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‘Make more Lego girl people and let them go on adventures’

A seven-year-old girl’s letter expressing her displeasure with Lego’s offerings for female fans has sparked the Danish toy company into action.

Thu, 07 Aug, 2014

NUI Maynooth to spend €2m to support post-grads

NUI Maynooth has announced €2 million a year in post-graduate student support. The university is to begin 12 new fully funded doctoral teaching scholarships worth around €84,000 each in September.

Wed, 27 Apr, 2011

Irish example convinced Scots on smoking ban

SCOTTISH First Minister Jack McConnell was finally convinced a total ban on smoking in indoor public places would work while visiting Ireland in August 2004.

Sat, 25 Mar, 2006

Only 20 prosecutions since start of smoking ban

LESS than 20 prosecutions have been made against premises for breaching the smoking ban since it was introduced almost a year ago, the Office of Tobacco Control (OTC) said yesterday.

Mon, 21 Mar, 2005