Article Index

It's hell once again among the half-price handbags

By Frank McNally

Egyptian summit called off as Israel `accepts' US plan

By By DAVID HOROVITZ

Culture

The music of what happens

Chinese outraged by fire

Superior French repeat `vive la difference' looks at the notion of the l'exception

Soccer: Newslines

Financials gain most as index finishes stronger

By Arthur Beesley

Andrews on Saturday

State `should drop Sinnott appeal'

State can use UN seat to help Congo

By By JOHN O'SHEA

Budweiser `whassup' campaign leads the field

A way with waste

More bizarre than the recount

By By GEORGE KIMBALL

Goodbye to all that

Jamie Sinnott

Government says RUC reforms not enough yet

By By MARK BRENNOCK and MARY MINIHAN

A year of transition

GPs consider boycott of new drugs courts

By Kitty Holland

All-Ireland League team news

By John O'Sullivan

Latin American poor choking on easy optimism

Woman's body found in sea

Were you awake in the year 2000?

Plenty of keen shoppers on a cold and frosty morning

By By ANNE BYRNE

Council plans to encourage use of Irish

Ryan's heroics earn UCD a well-deserved point

By By PAUL BUTTNER

South Korean police stop strike

Cuba's bold experiment is unlikely to survive Fidel

From Cold War island to brash capitalist showcase

Joyce manuscript

Rely on Native Upmanship

By Brian O'Connor

Parents warned about dangers of scooters

By By ANNE BYRNE

Tyner enjoys moment of glory

By Brian O'Connor

Director of IMMA

Putin to exclude smaller parties

Digifone communicates with clarity, relevance

Australian charge frustrated

Culture

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

By By MIRIAM FITZPATRICK

Meaning of feminism

Rape crisis centres urge awareness of danger as number of drug rapes rises

Yeoman farmer: what's that?

Russia lurches from crisis to crisis

Summits aplenty, treaties galore, but where's the Sanity Clause?

Group to file genocide case

Cave `used' by John the Baptist

Tax motive alleged for massacre

Mitterrand bail plea rejected

Away day blues visit Spurs again

By By JON BRODKIN

Baker cooks up seasonal feast for Shelbourne

By By PAUL BUTTNER

Landmark equality ruling on dress to affect schools

By Paul Cullen

Youth killed by train in Belfast

Crowley enjoys biggest success on Jocks Cross

Kildare town bypass work to get under way early in the new year

By By SUE CARTER

RFU to decide on Johnson ban today

Rebuilding The Asgard

One Asian wall is breached, while another still stands solid

Education and natural resource wealth could produce a brighter future

A slow start in the cold

McGill aiming to show his worth

By By PAT ROCHE

Italian right ready to return on a promise of strength

Call for equality by Women's Coalition

By Mary Minihan

Co Offaly pupils present Handel's `Messiah'

By By EITHNE DONNELLAN

Smurfit firm cited in Holocaust victims' action

By Arthur Beesley

Weapons recovered following gun attack

By By ELAINE KEOGH

Super stocks drive on resurgent Footsie

Paedophile verdict appealed

Killings in North over holiday rise to five

By Mary Minihan

Taking the pain out of dentistry

By By DR WILLIAM REVILLE

South Africa fights to put the past to rest

Dempsey decision clears way for Spike obelisk

By Frank McDonald

Devolution debate has moved to Scots Nats' ground

Do `miracle cures' usurp the place of God?

Race seen as factor in US vote outcome

Best of times - worst of times for winners and losers at Westminster

By By FRANK MILLAR

ICTU unhappy with `hasty' training Bill

By By PADRAIG YEATES

Writing to The Irish Times

Hague told not to play `prison card'

Yugoslavia's future is in Europe - as soon as it sorts itself out

Rough seas, strong winds disrupt race

Votes for non-residents

Once-off payment

Time to set a limit

Reform or the abyss is the choice for Iran

The African renaissance that never was

US peace proposal details to be sought

By Michael Jansen

Provision for the review of coroners' decisions urged

By By CAROL COULTER

Death of Laois councillor

Sequencing of human genome ranked as top achievement by journal

By Dick Ahlstrom

Ballystone to boost Lungo's jumps tally

Irish killed off by late sting

By By ROBERT ARMSTRONG

Why so quiet, bogeyman Ken?

Making the poor pay

Anti-capitalists take to the streets

Cold snap puts oil stocks in thick of the action

Pressure on Thai candidate

Call for Stalin rehabilitation

Gardai step up searches for missing persons

By By CLARE MURPHY

An Irishman's Diary

By By BRENDAN O CATHAOIR

Planner says Spike is pivotal to renewal of O'Connell Street

Training initiative for food industry

By By ELLA SHANAHAN

Cracks in Spain's facade are etched in blood

Mortar attack on Serb police

From the brink of peace to the precipice of war

Russia gives US arms assurance

Euro secures strong gains against yen and dollar

Smart guy who could have done better

Contests for aspiring science writers

Antidote flown in from Liverpool

Rich socialists, poor Gaullists turn French politics on its head

No resting places

Victor meets vanquished after 18 years to make post-war amends

Rocket attack suspects arrested

Tracing movements of disappeared Bank of Ireland employee

Havel backing television staff

Debt relief effort speeds up

Spacecraft to beam back images of Jupiter, up close and personal

By Dick Ahlstrom

No early trial for Milosevic

The Festival of the Nativity

Fears grow for racing prospects

By Brian O'Connor

Civil Service to provide parents with option of term-time work

By By PADRAIG YEATES

Head Injuries

Catholics and ecumenism

Snowfalls and ice set to cause more travel disruption

By Joe Humphreys

Better class of pot-hole

Tribunals needed to hear appeals against detentions

By By CAROL COULTER

`You have no permission to conduct interviews.' `Will you give me permission?' `No.'

Group `kidnaps' statues of Jesus

Quotes of the Year

Drivers warned to avoid unnecessary travel

By Lorna Siggins

Oscar-winner Jason Robards dies at 78

How to guard against risk of drug rape

Reform of coroners' service urged

By By DR MUIRIS HOUSTON

Culture

Harry Sparnaay (bass clarinet), Crash Ensemble/David Brophy

By Michael Dervan

Some roads remain impassable after snowfall

By By THERESA JUDGE

Jack Frost's garden yields delicate art

By By BRENDAN MCWILLIAMS

Blaze in Derry home set deliberately

By Mary Minihan

`Supremo' sought for National Plan

By By PADRAIG YEATES

Post-Christmas bargain hunters push stocks up

Tourism takings rise by 21% to reach £3bn

By Joe Humphreys

Spry New Labour valiantly fights the froth

Stepping up into the big league

Middle East is facing the prospect of regional war

Burns doctor to stay on in North

California dreaming turns to winter-day nightmare

Consultant says letter to GP can face three-month delay

Walkers advised to have ice gear

By By ANNE LUCEY

Dramatic rise in cases recorded by Belfast centre

Planning chief determined to halt rural blight

By By EITHNE DONNELLAN

A duck's life

Intelligent handling of magazine launch

Poll finds politics is a big `turn-off' for young

By By DENIS COGHLAN

Poverty is the ultimate threat to global security

Girl who escaped from care unit goes to gardai

By By RAY MANAGH

Human cloning and conception