Article Index

Alexander von Humboldt: Personal Narrative of a Journey to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent, translated by Jason Wilson (Penguin, £799 in UK)

By By BRIAN FALLON

Parrott falls to Doherty

An Intimate History of Humanity, by Theodore Zeldin (Minerva, £7,99 in UK)

By By BRIAN FALLON

Here comes Peter Panic attack

By By MAEVE BINCHY

Toulouse fear Jones

Lyons brother calls for protest against murderers

UK business feels better

Father of all the satirists

By By PATRICK SKENE CATLING

Culture clashes

By By MARY MORRISSY

Alert for Princess Anne "stalker"

Israel on alert as Hamas pledges retribution for killing of bomber

Nature needs no help in quashing its killers

By Michael Viney

Leeds and Wilkinson under threat at Derby

By By PHIL SHAW

Two charged with murder of youth

Guatemala goes to polls today

Larne port has record year

O'Dea call on libel cases

D mark rallies as dollar surge falls profit taking

Heineken outrages parties other beers don't

Two remanded after attempted bank robbery

SF expects to have joint government talks within two weeks

By By DEAGLAN DE BREADUN

LDP leader could succeed Murayama

By By EUGENE MOOSA

A mixed bag . . . again

By By EDDIE HOLT

Homer worth remembering by Irish trio

By By DERMOT GILLECE

THE OLD-STYLE TEAPOT

By From DESMOND W. ANDERSON

Major let to plough on after festive siege

By By FRANK MILLAR

Farm groups seek rural policing review after attacks on elderly

By By NUALA HAUGHEY and KEVIN O'SULLIVAN

Bosnia says four still held as rising tension endangers Mostar

Express Gift all set for Ladbroke

Prima Donna: a history, by Rupert Christiansen (Pimlico, £12.50)

By Arminta Wallace

Holloway prison governor leaves

A simply delicious year in store

By By VINCENT BANVILLE

Mellow Yellow

Banks agree waiver on clearing Aran payments cheques

By By MARY CANNIFFE

Cadbury staff will return to work on Monday

By Marie O'Halloran

And the banned played on

By By PENELOPE DENING

The ESB must be raging

By By TONY CLAYTON LEA

Artful GAA pass hot potato from Liam to Jack

By By SEAN KILFEATHER

Tangerines in Eden

By By HUGH O'SHAUGHNESSY

St Patrick's still five clear despite Swan hat trick

By Gerry Thornley

Gay says "tooraloo to Tralee"

By By AUDREY MAGEE

MR MAJOR'S PROBLEMS

If you don't want to get the flu, go to Mars

By By ALISON O'CONNOR

Judge Dredd may head the board in corporate 2000

Attack from defence is Rocco's forte

By By VICTOR KUSS

Following close in brother's footsteps

Putting us right on our glorious gardening past

By By JIM REYNOLDS

Paramilitary killings, crimes on bail and economic bliss

By By CAROL COULTER

The Mental Fitness Guide, by Gillian Butler and Tony Hope (OUP, £7.99 in UK)

By Arminta Wallace

Trade given as expulsion reason

The wearer of masks unmasked

Collins painting sells for £120,000 and Irish art makes splash in London

"Hello" divorce, goodbye mummy

By By PENELOPE DENING

Strong squad for Mallusk

Merry Gale delayed

EU fraud arrests

West least likely to have tremors

The Night Before Christmas, by Alice Taylor (Brandon, IR£5.95)

By By BRIAN FALLON

Cleese-Jay buyout

10-year plan to bottle anti-matter

Hard hats required at Abbey as profit drops

The "Mr Yes" who was accused of allowing humiliation of Russia

Nicholson lands, double

Tom Brodie eases pain

Motorcyclist dies after accident

Decision by British airline to link Cork and Belfast welcomed by business sector

By Gerry Moriarty

Feely to retire next May after 17 years as Dublin City Manager

By Frank McDonald

HOW MANY ACORNS IN A PIGEON?

WOMEN AND JOBS

By From NOREEN BYRNE

No ban on oil exploration despite threat to seabirds

By By ANDY BOWMAN

£3,000 of drink seized by gardai,

UN condemns Burundi killings

BOTTLE OF THE WEEK

Low inflation the enemy of assurance savings

BSkyB may be a target

Switzerland to meet Croatia

Punk with attitude

THIS WEEK IN THE GARDEN

By By JIM REYNOLDS

Atherton looking for consolation

UNHCR denies closing camps

DROGHEDA UTD: 0, UCD: 1.

Designs on RTE

Pedal to the metal

By By GARRET ROWE

A merry new Yearwood

By By JOE BREEN

Suspensions to stand in finals

Sale of British lottery tickets for court

By By AUDREY MAGEE

Lottery brings tourism boost

Forget the codswallop - Quinn has a great chance for change

THIS WEEK IN THE MARKETS

Estate owner sends for yams

By By BRENDAN O CATHAOIR

Capital job suited man who bestrode city like a colossus

By Frank McDonald

Agree on Brave Fountain

By By MICHAEL O'FARRELL

Unbeaten record goes

By By PAUL BUTTNER

New Algerian PM forms government

Leading investment bankers plotted Lawrence's downfall

POLITICIANS AND PUBLIC

By From (CLLR) DAN BOYLE

Memo places Hilary Clinton at centre of White House travel office sackings

By By CONOR O'CONOR

The Man Who Planted Trees, by Jean Giono (Harvill, £5.99)

By Eileen Battersby

Gaeltacht firm to create 50 jobs

Bord Gais to drop fee for connection in new pricing plan

By By AUDREY MAGEE

Master Oats to clinch tricky King George

Ladies of the Kasbah, by Dave Mull ins (Warner Books, £5.99 in UK)

By Arminta Wallace

Russian pianist strikes gold

By Michael Dervan

UNEMPLOYMENT RISES AGAIN

Hive of activity as winners are chosen

By By ALISON O'CONNOR

Global warming may divert the Gulf Stream, leaving us in Baltic winters

By By BRENDAN MCWILLIAMS

555 stormy days after taking over, Murayama takes his leave

RUC says recent murders in North sanctioned at highest level of IRA

By Gerry Moriarty

Two charged with supplying ecstasy

England's selectors have little to go on

Murders may be a signal of strength

By By DICK WALSH

A tenor and a gentleman

By Arminta Wallace

Funds appeal by GOAL

Full time manager necessary

By Gerry Thornley

Admiralty Arch is 'not for sale'

Carlow man dies in road crash

MARKET REPORT - DUBLIN

By By BRENDAN MCGRATH

A BOOM IN TOURISM

By From JOHN F. BOURKE

Vamps and Tramps, by Camille Paglia (Penguin, £8.99 in UK)

By By BRIAN FALLON

Mortgage cut due?

Three on Keady murder charge

Blatter criticises Maradona

International rugby squad players could earn of £100,000 under deal

By By EDMUND VAN ESBECK

FLATLEY'S FLYING FEET

By From A. O'MAHONY

No solution to Cyprus without full commitment of Turkey

By By PATRICK COMERFORD

Government now under pressure on jobs

By By SIOBHAN CREATON

Bulls can thunder on this year

By By BRIAN O'LOUGHLIN

The Real Life of Sebastian Knight, by Vladimir Nabokov (Penguin, £6.99 in UK)

By By BRIAN FALLON

Number on live register is highest in two years

By By MARK BRENNOCK

Writer Pat Tierney dies on 39th birthday

By By ALISON O'CONNOR

Sobering thoughts for winter days

By By JOHN BOLAND

Rangers expecting hot reception at Falkirk

Altan, Ionad Cois Locha,

By By VICTORIA WHITE

Packard workers shorten week

By Marie O'Halloran

MARKET REPORT - LONDON

AN IRISHMAN'S DIARY

By By KEVIN MYERS

Rovers beaten by lowly Athlone

Back To The Foodure

By By JOHN McKENNA

Janzen sweeps into the lead with superb 65

EYE ON NATURE

By Michael Viney

One day sale record caps buoyant year for furniture

By By NIALL FALLON

Kidd believes an improving United States are ready to present formidable challenge

By By EDMUND VAN ESBECK

NEW YEAR, NEW IRELAND

By From JOHN MCDOWELL and JOHN ROBB

Birmingham seek to buy Irish club

By Emmet Malone

A fairly predictable season

By By SEAN MORAN

RUC makes three arrests after shooting

Arise . . . shine!

LEAPING INTO CYBERSPACE

By From T.H.V. GOOD

A curious case of history

By Eileen Battersby

MARKET REPORT - NEW YORK

Youth (15) on murder charge is remanded

Lights out in the cinema

By By MICHAEL FOLEY

Israeli ministers express delight at killing

By By DAVID HOROVITZ

Spring into ACTION!

By By MICHAEL DWYER

Warmer on a silvery moon

By By BRENDAN MCWILLIAMS

O'Sullivan captures award

`Good start' to Israel, Syria talks

Indulge your way to better health

By By MARY DOWNEY

Vicar arrested for Internet porn

The French collection

By By ROBERT O'BYRNE

Industrial output falls

Mitchell hoping to coach in Ireland

By By EDMUND VAN ESBECK

Gardai believe a foiled armed robbery

By By JIM CUSACK

McCarthy gets his men

Teenagers and adults can agree

You always remember the first one

By By PHIL SHAW

Turbulent priests challenge board of US conglomerate

PEOPLE

Byrne-ing Bright

By By KATIE DONOVAN

US target areas

Toasting the chill

The young crew that never made it home

Minister plans to hire new executive for Trade Board

By John McManus

The bug that stole Christmas

Granada weighs its options

Kozyrev sacrificed in appeasement move

By By HELEM WOMACK

Timor exiles on their way home

The Hite Report, by Shere-Hite (Pandora, £8.99 in UK)

By By BRIAN FALLON

MARKET REPORT - EUROPE

Political talks in Italy fail

Mortuary workers find living woman in bodybag

Woman still held after bank raid

Bee project wins top award for Laois schoolgirls

Search for missing trawler is extended

By By MAIREAD CAREY

New "fat free diet" could take the guilt out of gorging

By By CONOR O'CLERY

Behind the boys stands a shrewd man

By Kevin Courtney