Count-down, wind upThis time last year I wrote about the growing phenomenon of "footpath rage" in our towns and citiesSat Nov 18 2000 - 00:00
Protective notice for Tara workersWorkers at Tara Mines have been placed under protective notice by the company after a strike by members of SIPTU went ahead yesterday…Sat Nov 18 2000 - 00:00
Land of the brave and free beer pulls in the massesAl Gore won by a landslide, Ralph Nader finished a surprise second, and George Bush was beaten into an ignominious third place…Wed Nov 08 2000 - 00:00
Further flooding is feared as rivers continue to riseMore flooding is feared in the east and south of the country today, even as the worst rains to hit Ireland since Hurricane Charlie…Tue Nov 07 2000 - 00:00
Rain in the east pushes river levels even higherHigh winds and the heaviest rains since Hurricane Charlie left widespread flooding and thousands of homes without power across…Tue Nov 07 2000 - 00:00
Terror of the totsCall me old-fashioned, but I worry sometimes about the song lyrics to which young people are exposed, with their amoral and often…Sat Nov 04 2000 - 00:00
Forests of huggable saplings under this year's treeThe citizens of Ireland can expect an early Christmas present in the next few weeks when millennium tree certificates are issued…Sat Nov 04 2000 - 00:00
Another deluge likely after respiteThe early part of the weekend will see a respite from yesterday's heavy rain but the country can brace itself for another deluge…Fri Nov 03 2000 - 00:00
Beckham keeps cool while fans lose theirsThere's a school of thought in football that says David Beckham can't handle a markerWed Nov 01 2000 - 00:00
Runners defy wind, rain in marathon of sufferingThe pride of Ireland won the women's race and a man called Pride from Scotland won the men'sTue Oct 31 2000 - 00:00
Extensive Dublin traffic diversions as 9,000 take to the streets in marathonMore than 9,000 people will take part in today's Dublin City Marathon, the biggest field in the annual event since the early …Mon Oct 30 2000 - 00:00
Craning sentinelsThere's a lot of concern these days about individual privacy and particularly the threat to it posed by media intrusion, big-…Sat Oct 28 2000 - 01:00
Book sales take off as angry passengers read the riot actThe strike was good news for novelists, if no one else.Sat Oct 28 2000 - 01:00
Poor gate fails to wipe smiles off Man U facesManchester United's troubled away form in Europe continued last night when, still smarting from defeat in Brussels, they pulled…Fri Oct 27 2000 - 01:00
Standard of illegal fireworks `scary'Fireworks on sale illegally in Ireland are substandard to the point of being "scary," an Army spokesman has said.Tue Oct 24 2000 - 01:00
Agreement failed to fix price and ensure delivery of suitable systemThe original estimate for Iarnrod Eireann's new rail signalling system was "quite unrealistic", consultants investigating the…Sat Oct 21 2000 - 01:00
Tipping: we need a probeYou know, if we're serious about introducing openness and transparency into every area of Irish life, it's time we had an inquiry…Sat Oct 21 2000 - 01:00
The Signalling ProjectThe Mini-CTC (Central Traffic Control) project is designed to introduce "power" signalling on four inter-city lines, with connections…Sat Oct 21 2000 - 01:00
Working widows seek `justice' in BudgetThe December Budget should address the injustice of working widows, who pay full PRSI but get only 50 per cent disability benefits…Sat Oct 21 2000 - 01:00
No State facilities suitable for girl - priestThe State has no suitable facilities to house the girl whose treatment led to a High Court contempt warning against three Ministers…Fri Oct 20 2000 - 01:00
Would-be millionaire survives Red Devils but is floored at £32,000 by `Guys and Dolls'The first question on the Irish Who Wants to be a Millionaire? concerned the nickname of Manchester UnitedWed Oct 18 2000 - 01:00
Gaybo fills Lassie role in bid to rival tribunalsIt's over-hyped, over-praised and, two years on, it's over hereTue Oct 17 2000 - 01:00
Maiden voyage to the bottom of the poolI'd been putting it off for a number of decadesSat Oct 14 2000 - 01:00
Brussels with sproutsAs you might recall from your school history books, one of Napoleon's right-hand men at the Battle of Waterloo was Marshal Grouchy…Sat Oct 07 2000 - 01:00
Ahern's ears ring to angry sound of phoneless TDsIt was supposed to be the day that openness and transparency became architectural features of Leinster House, but instead we …Wed Oct 04 2000 - 01:00
The fare was cheaper last time aroundThe unveiling of the Government's traffic plan was a bit like a taxi ride in a strange city.Tue Oct 03 2000 - 01:00
Abbey play absorbed by an audience impervious to shockThe Dublin Theatre Festival got off to a quiet start last night with a play featuring rape, incest, sacrilege and - in what many…Mon Oct 02 2000 - 01:00
Apeing around on the MetroJust back from a short family holiday in Paris, and I'm happy to report we survived the trip without mishap, despite the fact…Sat Sept 30 2000 - 01:00
Sombre air as North-South body meetsThis was never going to match the sense of occasion last December when the Irish Government swept into Armagh in the biggest …Wed Sept 27 2000 - 01:00
Council judged a success by both leadersTen months on from the establishment of the North/South Ministerial Council, both sides yesterday expressed satisfaction with…Wed Sept 27 2000 - 01:00
Instilling a fear of flyingMy first-ever speeding fine arrived in the post recently, and I can have no complaints about itSat Sept 23 2000 - 01:00
Giving a dog a bad nameLike many people, I have what used to be known as a Telecom Phonewatch alarm system at homeSat Sept 02 2000 - 01:00
Strains of summer to hit a noisy finaleFrom Slane to Slaneyside, the hills will be alive to the sound of music this weekend at the summer's last big festivals.Sat Aug 26 2000 - 01:00
Olympic bodies: the naked truthAs you probably saw, the organisers of the Sydney Olympics suffered the latest in a series of embarrassments this week when the…Sat Aug 26 2000 - 01:00
Parents told to check on childrenParents share some responsibility for the upsurge in physical assaults by and against young people, a senior garda has said.Fri Aug 25 2000 - 01:00
Leading INLA man is shot dead in DundalkThe man shot dead in Dundalk on Saturday night is thought to have been the leading INLA figure in the Co Louth town.Mon Aug 21 2000 - 01:00
Too cheerful by halfIt was Americans who forced the concept on us in the first place, God knowsSat Aug 19 2000 - 01:00
Rising land prices in south Dublin blamed for Dundrum bypass delaySoaring land prices in south Dublin have been blamed for a £12 million shortfall which is holding up the start of work on the…Fri Aug 18 2000 - 01:00
Bruton pays tribute to `a courageous and innovative politician'Politicians from all the main parties have praised the former Fine Gael TD and minister, Mr John Boland, who died yesterday after…Wed Aug 16 2000 - 01:00
A bite to rememberNever mind the Loch Ness monster, hard evidence of which has yet to be foundSat Aug 12 2000 - 01:00
TD looks to the east for solution to urban clutterNo sooner has the Government promised a light-rail system, a metro and whatever you're having yourself for Dublin, than a Fianna…Wed Aug 09 2000 - 01:00
Clean-up of polluted beach continuesPolluted sand and seaweed were removed from a stretch of shoreline in Dublin Bay yesterday as the clean-up after a weekend oil…Wed Aug 09 2000 - 01:00
High-wire walker traverses the LiffeyThe radio station broadcasting from Custom House Quay was playing "I get knocked down/But I get up again".Tue Aug 08 2000 - 01:00
Bay clean-up continues after Dublin oil spillA clean-up operation will continue in Dublin Bay today after the weekend leak of an estimated 200 tonnes of diesel from a storage…Mon Aug 07 2000 - 01:00
Discussions begin on introduction of no-fault cerebral palsy compensationThe Department of Health has begun discussions with concerned parties about introducing a no-fault compensation scheme for babies…Mon Aug 07 2000 - 01:00
Not Keane at allEven before the news of Robbie Keane's transfer to Inter Milan for £16 million - an incredible 1Sat Aug 05 2000 - 01:00
Publicans who flout price freeze may be prosecutedThe Director of Consumer Affairs has predicted that publicans who fail to prove they are complying with the Government order …Fri Aug 04 2000 - 01:00
Where did that go, now?It's a fact of life that when you have young children around the house, things go missing all the timeSat Jul 29 2000 - 01:00
