Article Index

US-Europe relations in transition

By Paul Gillespie

Bank of Ireland in merger talks with UK bank

By Cliff Taylor

Merger may be best option for B of I and Alliance and Leicester

By Cliff Taylor

Syria `anxious' to resume peace negotiations

By Michael Jansen

Ecevit resumes talks with far right

Flight of fear (Part 2)

You're not singing any more . . .

By Arminta Wallace

Sunspangled to strike form

By Brian O'Connor

Presbyterian Notes

A bamboo curtain faces Hong Kong

Crisis In The Balkans

Hundreds attend Dando's funeral

By By RACHEL DONNELLY

Woy's Life of Bwian

By By RENAGH HOLOHAN

In summer pink

By By MARY DOWEY

Fact File Name: Paul Muldoon

Selling Sunshine

By By MARY DOWEY

Hang up your hats

By By LOUISE EAST

Antonia shows that Derry flair

By By EMILY O'SULLIVAN

Walsh visas put at risk over funding hiatus

By By JOE CARROLL

Call for revenue services to be adequately resourced

US success crucial for future flows, says Jarrett

By By EIBHIR MULQUEEN

No helicopter investment

Trimble's leadership in question in wake of summit

You, too, can be a poolside tycoon

By By SHEILA O'FLANAGAN

The other Keane

By By EDDIE HOLT

No present like time

By Frank McNally

TorcTelecom deal with Eurest in Spain

Army quits west Belfast as base is demolished

By By LOUISE FLANAGAN

Allied Domecq basks in the Buffet factor

By Dominic Coyle

United envy is reaching new heights

By Mary Hannigan

Best of Irish Tour

By By ALEX MOFFATT

Money demands alleged

Danube, by Claudio Magris, translated by Patrick Creagh (Harvill, £12.00 in UK)

Blanketed in feisty blather

By By THEO DORGAN

12 bodies found in bank vault

Start Of The Beat

By By JOHN KELLY

Upton's seat still vacant

By By RENAGH HOLOHAN

Cycling clubs welcome ruling

Lolling over a long, lazy lunch

By Orna Mulcahy

Approved cheque was blank

Farewell my concubine (Part 2)

Instonians edge home

Swinburne: the Poet in his World, by Donald Thomas (Allison and Busby, £9.99 in UK)

Still Me, by Christopher Reeve (Arrow, £6.99 in UK)

Jazz

Bike blues

By Johnny Watterson

Man expected in court over shots

Damien's serious comedy hits home

By By MICHAEL DWYER

Corrections And Clarifications

Who can upstage Harry Potter?

By By ANGELA LONG

Pioneering plane to be re-created

Crown prince of puns predicted to give the past new life

By By ROISIN INGLE

Mannesmann enlivens quiet day in Frankfurt

Regional Reporting

New initiatives approved

By Emmet Malone

The Words We Use

By By DIARMAID O MUIRITHE

Inshore fishing reform plan

By Lorna Siggins

Bottle Of The Week

By By MARY DOWEY

Getting well oiled

By By MARY DOWEY

Extradited financier is remanded

Flinching at excess

By By KATY HAYES

Staff action closes Ennis emergency department

By Gordon Deegan

GAA Referee

Cuisine as gaeilge

By By POL O MUIRI

Aylward to head new Prison Authority

By By JIM CUSACK

`The Keane Edge': striptease with a saleable asset

`Callous' students jailed for 69 years for firebomb plan

By By RACHEL DONNELLY

Ryanair one of the few stars on very slow day

By By BRENDAN MCGRATH

Grafton increases its Heiton stake again

By By BRENDAN MCGRATH

No name too big for local elections

By By RENAGH HOLOHAN

A host of hosts

By By MICHAEL DWYER

Blair names June deadline for devolution of power

By By ANDY POLLAK and KITTY HOLLAND

Wages Of Sin

Congo claims major victory against rebels

Searching for one perfect day

Transport Policy

Telecom pays £10m for stake in Trinity

By By BARRY O'KEEFFE

Rock

By Kevin Courtney

Theatre

By By GERRY COLGAN

Flight of fear (Part 1)

Forthcoming Auctions

Inflation fears prompt shift from big names

No run for Rabbitte

By By SEAN MORAN

Rats, cats, bears, banana skins

By By NIALL MACMONAGLE

Aaah! It's the Bisto

Ministers discuss report on regulation

By By EMMET OLIVER

An Irishman's Diary

By By WESLEY BOYD

Murphys ordered to give bank details

By Paul Cullen

Relaxed Orr-Els duo share lead

By By DERMOT GILLEECE

Allowance for carers to rise

Frieled out? Not yet

By By EMILY O'SULLIVAN

Green candidate dies

Joy and excitement tinged with the inevitable sadness

Meade celebrates

Weary Footsie ends busy week on subdued note

Mahler symphony in millennium season

Congress party faces split

Church Of Ireland Notes

The Man Who Loved Only Numbers, by Paul Hoffman (Fourth Estate, £7.99 in UK)

The consequences of yet another Drumcree on the Church of Ireland can only be profound

Rock

Last laugh for Uncle Gaybo and it's off on yer bike

By By ROISIN INGLE

Beauty at a brush stroke

By By JANE POWERS

Gay's last show may break records

By Patsy McGarry

The Keanest minds in the Dail

By By RENAGH HOLOHAN

Faberge Ball was, well, fab

By By EMILY O'SULLIVAN

Celebrations in Cork as Taoiseach opens first river tunnel

By By DICK HOGAN

Singing the healing song

Auction Results

Action demanded on shortage of housing, transportation problems

By By PADRAIG YEATES

Assessing the chances of positive feedback

By By BRENDAN MCWILLIAMS

Classical

By Michael Dervan

Jury out in cocaine case

Nepali Congress wins majority

Inside Terrorism, by Bruce Hoffmann (Indigo, £7.99 in UK)

Garden Work

By By JANE POWERS

No regrets as Schmeichel faces final tests

Choirs unite in Verdi work

By Eileen Battersby

Switching worlds

By By ROBERT DUNBAR

Forthcoming Fairs

Bertie's new spin doctor

By By RENAGH HOLOHAN

UN extends Iraq aid

Clontarf should finish off season in style against DLSP

By Johnny Watterson

Bringing passion to sax playing

Allied increases its share offer for European

By By BILL MURDOCH

Sports Activities deal with HTE

My Writing Day

By By MARITA CONLON-MCKENNA

Eye On Nature

By Michael Viney

Preparing for a finite season

The ultra-cool culchie

By Tony Clayton-Lea

A happy ending for the Midwife's Tale

Roots

Wheels of intrigue turn at a fast rate

Weekend exposure

By Brian Boyd

Barak brings hope for bitterly divided Israel

Ahern `told' not to discuss cheque

By By MARK BRENNOCK

Night Shot has clear chance

Portuguese results please Minmet

Wide of the mark

By Johnny Watterson

Unions struggle for closure on regulator

By Dominic Coyle

Championship Previews

By By SEAN MORAN

Sex on the couch

Good blood

Fischer calls for NATO to revise targets

By Denis Staunton

To whom it concerns - a disco death knell

Pavin back to fine form

`Strongman' Haughey looked after his interests

By By DICK WALSH

Here's the rub

By Johnny Watterson

Travel Log

By By JOAN SCALES

Dublin through the eyes of an idealistic artist

Gardai say computer system cost increases

By By JIM CUSACK

Soupers exploit traumatised refugees

Dual stars

By Johnny Watterson

Taxes force haulier to move business South

By By EIBHIR MULQUEEN

Clubbing

By By MARY DOWEY

Children And Catholic Church

Former ties to US in question as Blair bids to lead Europe

By By GARRET FITZGERALD

Carnival scenes lift Cup match

By By KARL JOHNSTON

Threat to close Thermo King factory

By By PADRAIG YEATES

Governments again try to plot a course between foes

Keane denies pay rumours

Ingram condemns continuing Portadown violence

Airtours in First Choice deal

Art

By Aidan Dunne

The byline as brand name is journalistic personation

By By MAIRE GEOGHEGAN-QUINN

The bliss of fish and chips

By By JOHN MCKENNA

Yeats painting sold for over £1m

By By RACHEL DONNELLY

Don Quijote, by Miguel de Cervantes, trans. Burton Raffel (Norton, £10.95 in UK)

Farewell my concubine (Part 1)

Service for Victor Bewley

Irish Life breaks ranks on disclosure

By Dominic Coyle

Into the heartland

Bewleys and the Behans

By By EMILY O'SULLIVAN

Champions keep on rolling

Britons recover after liner sinks

Pressure mounts for use of ground troops

By By JOE CARROLL and HELEN KINGHAN

Developers propose shared ownership housing scheme

By By JANE SUITER

Royal Tennis

`We are sleeping now without dreams'

Jack Lynch Tunnel

Guilt in the gut

`No evidence' that GM food is harmful

By By RACHEL DONNELLY

Early booking

Farmer demolished part of Clonmacnoise

Portrait of the artist as James Joyce

By By MICHAEL DWYER

United likely to complete double deal

By By MARK LAWRENSON

Students fight security forces

An exceedingly spirited wife

By By TERENCE BROWN

She has won the licence to do pretty much as she pleases. And it shows

By Eileen Battersby

Goliath prevails in unrelenting contest

By By KARL JOHNSTON

Telecom gets fit for the challenge ahead

By Dominic Coyle

Parker eyes next year's Oscar

By By MICHAEL DWYER

This Week They Said

The Road To Kells

War Briefing: Day 58

Buddha's tooth goes on show

Mus-If to beat English colts

By Brian O'Connor

Diary Dates

By By JANE POWERS

Indonesia changes Timor vote date

JP Corry buys UK timber distributor

By By EMMET OLIVER

Two ministers and a fish

By By RENAGH HOLOHAN

No end to the affair

By By HARRY BROWNE

Step out with small caps

By By LAURA DEVOY

How the left left Europe

By By RENAGH HOLOHAN

Controls to help tackle `superbugs'

By Kevin O'Sullivan

Lyric FM

Come Heller high water

Party to chase protest vote

By Kitty Holland

Attacks on bars and injuries to three men condemned

By By LOUISE FLANAGAN

House prices `bust' unlikely - economist

By By JANE SUITER

Wedding windfall

Blue notes for the blues on the Hill

By By SEAN KILFEATHER

Man's body was dumped in canal

Millennium Matters

Bruton wants poll for Dublin

By By AINE DE PAOR

Champagne fails to pop at Gaybo's grand finale

Piotr Anderszewski (piano)

By Michael Dervan

Elaine's a contender

By By MICHAEL DWYER

Young people take over the gallery

By By YVONNE DRYSDALE

The mountain that's upside-down

By Michael Viney

Richard, the uncrowned king of Britfilm

By By ANDREW PULVER

Programme For Refugees

Motorway capacity to be increased to six lanes

By Tim O'Brien

Trimble to start American tour

42 jobs lost in Tipperary

Fighting on floor of Chile Congress

Sports Speak

By Johnny Watterson

Defamation case against Minister

Shrieks and ribaldry on the trail of old Zozimus

What they really mean to say...

By By MICHAEL DWYER

Breath of Fresh Air

Germany is united in love of game

16th-century fireplace found

A Leap In The Dark

Two Moons, by Jennifer Johnston, (Review, £6.99 in UK)

This really is a record - your very own Top Ten

Don't take us lightly, says Gullit

Mobile Phones

Rebel, rebel

By By RENAGH HOLOHAN

50.2% Olivetti stake wins control of Telecom Italia

Missing the point on pay

By Dominic Coyle

Dunne refuses memory lane trip

When the media are subject to the same rules as politicians

Post offices are seen as heart of communities

A shooting star worth banking on

By By EMILY O'SULLIVAN

17 rescued from yacht

Cassidy burns off young pretenders

By By JIM MCARDLE

`Satanic' Sane deported

Honda link up with BAR

Coughlan and Lunney go through

By Philip Reid

O'Donnell will propose greater refugee intake by Ireland

By Patrick Smyth

Cinema

By Hugh Linehan

Big laughs from Little Wolf

By Eileen Battersby

A grumpy Mum in rainbow colours

By By GERALDINE WHELAN

Father, uncle of Brian Meehan remanded by Special Court

Trimble told no devolution unless UUP agree

By By DEAGLAN DE BREADUN

China bars US naval visits after bombing

By By CONOR O'CLERY

Gallagher handed over £300,000 out of `sense of duty' to Haughey

Savings, home lending are core activities

By By EIBHIR MULQUEEN

Foxhound case adjourned

Roy the rover

By Johnny Watterson

Director's €523,132 paper gain

Move to downgrade rural post offices

By By MARK BRENNOCK

Source Of Sandwiches

Search for more victims of rapist

Easy lies the head of a track prince in waiting to be crowned