Reynolds fails to respond to chief whip's callFormer Taoiseach, Mr Albert Reynolds, has not responded to demands from the Fianna Fail chief whip, Mr Seamus Brennan, that he…Mon Nov 17 1997 - 00:00
Dempsey aims to amend law on party fundingThe Minister for the Environment has said he would like to remove key elements of the Electoral Act 1997, due to come into effect…Mon Nov 17 1997 - 00:00
Party members are told their trust will be repaidMr Ruairi Quinn said his election was the culmination of a life-long ambition and a dream come trueFri Nov 14 1997 - 00:00
Bula's Russian partners threaten to end talks unless Mir owner revealedBULA Resources plc has been threatened with the breaking off of negotiations by its Russian partners if it cannot produce a person…Fri Nov 14 1997 - 00:00
Quinn says target is for Labour to double Dail seatsThe new leader of the Labour Party, Mr Ruairi Quinn, said yesterday that under his leadership he believed the party could more…Fri Nov 14 1997 - 00:00
Woman arrested in connection with the murder of her brother-in-law in ConnecticutA woman from the United States wanted in connection with the murder of her brother-in-law in Connecticut in March 1994 was arrested…Thu Nov 13 1997 - 00:00
Stanley meets Russian businessman in MoscowThe former chairman and chief executive of Bula Resources plc, Mr Jim Stanley, had a meeting in Moscow on Monday with a Russian…Wed Nov 12 1997 - 00:00
Holders of high office shared £2,833,821 in state paymentsState pensions for former Presidents, Taoisigh, government ministers, members of the judiciary and Comptrollers and Auditors …Wed Nov 12 1997 - 00:00
Russian director of Bula resigns boardThe Russian director on the board of Bula Resources plc has resignedTue Nov 11 1997 - 00:00
Emerging picture is one of confusion and distrust between all the partiesIn the early 1990s, Alexandr Marichev, a former chief navigator with the Soviet navy's atomic icebreaker Lenin, was one of thousands…Fri Nov 07 1997 - 00:00
Stanley told Bula he set up Mir firmsThe former chairman and chief executive of Bula Resources, Mr Jim Stanley, told the company he set up British Virgin Islands- …Fri Nov 07 1997 - 00:00
Council of Europe agreement on au pairs is not included in Irish lawYoung Irish women who are travelling to the US to work as child-minders are vetted in accordance with regulations approved by…Thu Oct 30 1997 - 00:00
Officials meet rebels in attempt to have kidnapped priest freedNegotiations are under way in the Philippines to secure the release of an Irish Columban priest kidnapped by rebels on Monday…Thu Oct 30 1997 - 00:00
Vote count for Presidency to be carried out firstAbout 4,000 polling centres will be open between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. todayThu Oct 30 1997 - 00:00
State to seek order to have Haughey pay part of the tribunal costsThe State is to seek to have the former Taoiseach, Mr Charles Haughey, ordered to bear part of the costs of some of the parties…Wed Oct 29 1997 - 00:00
Haughey may have to pay own and other costsThe former Taoiseach, Mr Charles Haughey, may be ordered to pay not only his own costs but also part of those of other parties…Sat Oct 25 1997 - 01:00
Six-week survey of commuters in Dublin beginsThe biggest survey yet of Dublin's 650,000 commuters begins today and will continue over the next six weeksThu Oct 09 1997 - 01:00
TDs back youth registration campaignAlmost half a million young people will be eligible to vote for the first time in a presidential election on October 30th next…Thu Oct 09 1997 - 01:00
Former radio executive and MEP join Nally campaign teamIndependent MEP Mr Pat Cox and the former head of programmes with Radio Ireland, Mr John Caden, are part of the organisation …Mon Oct 06 1997 - 01:00
Debate on role of computers urged to ease fearsGreater awareness and public debate about the information age were needed if we were not to find ourselves living in a "polarised…Thu Oct 02 1997 - 01:00
Dublin councillors voted for rezoning contrary to adviceDublin county councillors voted, against the advice of planners in 1993, to rezone some of the lands which are at the centre …Sat Sept 27 1997 - 01:00
Haughey could face £1m bill for not co-operatingFormer Taoiseach, Mr Charles Haughey, could be facing a bill of more than £1 million as a result of his attitude towards the …Wed Aug 27 1997 - 01:00
Haughey is `not' in files on islandFiles on the Cayman Islands which the Dunnes tribunal would like to gain access to contain no mention of Mr Charles Haughey, …Wed Aug 27 1997 - 01:00
Haughey `failed' citizens by taking paymentsIt is "quite unacceptable" that Mr Charles Haughey or any member of the Oireachtas should receive personal gifts, such as the…Tue Aug 26 1997 - 01:00
Some evidence by Ciaran Haughey is not acceptedMr Justice McCracken said he did not accept some evidence by Mr Ciaran Haughey, Mr Charles Haughey's son and a director and major…Tue Aug 26 1997 - 01:00
Missing woman's boyfriend is critical of gardai over arrestsThe boyfriend of a pregnant Tullamore woman who has been missing since August of last year has criticised gardai for arresting…Thu Aug 21 1997 - 01:00
McCracken tribunal report to be published on MondayThe report of the chairman of the Dunnes Payments to Politicians Tribunal, Mr Justice McCracken, is to be published next Monday…Thu Aug 21 1997 - 01:00
Request for Dana campaign at Knock rejectedThe parish priest of Knock, Co Mayo, has turned down a request that Dana be allowed sing at the Basilica there to launch her …Fri Aug 15 1997 - 01:00
Mulkear River fish kill goes against trend of pollution disastersThe circumstances of the massive fish kill on the Mulkear River in Co Limerick is the opposite of the classic scenario for a …Fri Aug 15 1997 - 01:00
Return to power - and controversyThe Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Burke, must be much preoccupied this weekend - with the upcoming Stormont talks and the …Sat Aug 09 1997 - 01:00
Masonic theme at Furze funeralThere was a strong Masonic emphasis at a funeral service for the Cayman banker Mr John Furze, held in George Town, Grand Cayman…Mon Aug 04 1997 - 01:00
Files of companies linked to Haughey not at stated officeFiles relating to two Cayman Islands fund management companies linked to the financial affairs of the former Taoiseach, Mr Charles…Sat Aug 02 1997 - 01:00
Furze controlled flow of secret offshore money to HaugheyThe late Mr John Furze was, after the late Mr Des Traynor, the key figure in the secret dealings uncovered by the Dunnes payments…Tue Jul 29 1997 - 01:00
For the first time, counsel submits Haughey lied three times to tribunalYesterday, for the first time, it was said at the Dunnes payments-to-politicians tribunal that the former Taoiseach, MrTue Jul 22 1997 - 01:00
Haughey had loans exceeding £15,000 when bank collapsedThe former Taoiseach, Mr Charles Haughey, had outstanding loans for more than £15,000 with Patrick Gallagher's Merchant Banking…Thu Jul 17 1997 - 01:00
Judge tells Smyth he should reveal conversations with HaugheyTHE chairman of the Tribunal of Inquiry (Dunnes Payments), Mr Justice McCracken, has ruled that Mr Ben Dunne's solicitor, Mr …Tue Jul 08 1997 - 01:00
Ex-minister was told he would be made wealthyMEETING he had with Mr Ben Dunne in 1989 had since had a "devastating impact" on his life, Mr Michael Lowry TD told the tribunal…Fri Jul 04 1997 - 01:00
Cayman court rules against applicationA COURT in the Cayman Islands has refused an application from the Tribunal of Inquiry (Dunnes Payments) that it be allowed take…Wed Jul 02 1997 - 01:00
Former Taoiseach enjoyed all the trappings of wealthA PERSON must have a very lavish lifestyle for his legal representatives to make a comment such as that made by Mr Eoin McGonigal…Tue Jul 01 1997 - 01:00
Cayman court ruling today or tomorrowTHE decision of the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands on whether the tribunal will be able to hear evidence there will be delivered…Tue Jul 01 1997 - 01:00
Lowry to dispute claim on Dunnes site's tax statusTHE former transport, energy and communications minister, Mr Michael Lowry, will dispute claims that he intervened with a Fine…Mon Jun 30 1997 - 01:00
Tribunal to hear new details of Dunnes paymentsTHE Dunnes payments tribunal, which resumes today in Dublin Castle, will hear fresh details of what happened to the £1Mon Jun 30 1997 - 01:00
Gardai to extend "Temple Bar" crime reduction plan in DublinA crime reduction project which has been "spectacularly rewarding" in the Temple Bar area of Dublin is to be repeated in the …Thu Jun 26 1997 - 01:00
Dunnes tribunal to call Irish bankersTHE first item on the agenda of the Dunnes Stores tribunal, which resumes on Monday, will concern whether Mr Ben Dunne's solicitor…Thu Jun 26 1997 - 01:00
SFA told of reversal in Dublin's industrial slumpTHE industrial decline of Dublin has been reversed dramatically over the past two years, the Minister for Enterprise and Employment…Thu Jun 26 1997 - 01:00
Crean reassurance on dividend policyA 50 per cent cut in the amount of profit paid out in dividends to Crean shareholders would not necessarily mean a corresponding…Wed Jun 25 1997 - 01:00
Mortgage demand to continue buoyantDEMAND for housing and mortgages is likely to continue to expand to the end of the decade the chairman of the Irish Mortgage …Tue Jun 24 1997 - 01:00
Companies Registration Office upgradeADDITIONAL staffing and the proposed appointment of a chief executive and a legal affairs officer for the companies office were…Tue Jun 24 1997 - 01:00
US fraudsters shown no mercyBUSINESS activities which in Ireland are entirely legal would in the US lead to criminal conviction and jail, according to a …Mon Jun 16 1997 - 01:00
Tribunal likely to reconvene in two weekThe Dunnes payments tribunal is likely to reconvene in two weeks' time. A firm decision on an exact date may be taken today.Fri Jun 13 1997 - 01:00
