It's no vicarage tea party, judge warns jurorsMR Justice Moriarty warned the jury the case wouldn't fall "within the realms of a vicarage tea party", and he wasn't wrongThu Feb 06 1997 - 00:00
New ferry service carrying live cattle to Continent expectedTHE Minister for Agriculture has secured agreement from the Pandoro ferry company for a new service to carry live cattle to the…Wed Feb 05 1997 - 00:00
Free will scheme to aid charitiesSOLICITORS are to provide free assistance to people making wills over the next two months, in the third year of an initiative…Wed Feb 05 1997 - 00:00
Babies unchanged after dependency culture clashMICHAEL McDowell has never been a man to encourage the dependency culture, so it was a bit of a surprise yesterday when he turned…Tue Feb 04 1997 - 00:00
Action against arms trade urgedPEACE activists here should engage in "direct action" protests against Ireland's small but growing involvement in the international…Mon Feb 03 1997 - 00:00
Army marks 75th anniversary of Beggar's Bush handoverTHE Army staged a parade at Beggar's Bush Barracks in Dublin on Saturday to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the takeover …Mon Feb 03 1997 - 00:00
State's first divorcee dies after 10 days after remarryingTHE terminally ill man who was granted Ireland's first divorce in a High Court ruling two weeks ago has diedSat Feb 01 1997 - 00:00
Woman's inquest adjourned over newspaper reportAN inquest into the death of a psychiatric patient has been adjourned because the coroner said a newspaper report on the case…Thu Jan 30 1997 - 00:00
Council checked for oil spill hours before fatal accidentKILDARE County Council had carried out an inspection of a stretch of the Naas dual carriage way early on Thursday morning, only…Sat Jan 25 1997 - 00:00
TV soaps "polluting" young mindsTELEVISION soaps like Brookside are "polluting the minds" of our children, a Catholic magazine has claimed.Sat Jan 25 1997 - 00:00
Universities given £30m by US philanthropistFOUR Irish universities have between them received £30 million from the philanthropic foundations of the reclusive Irish American…Fri Jan 24 1997 - 00:00
Three injured, one critical after scaffolding collapsesTHREE men were injured, one critically, when scaffolding collapsed at a site on Dublin yesterday morningFri Jan 24 1997 - 00:00
Marriages with waiver may not be legal - ShatterCOUPLES who secured court permission to by pass the requirement for three months notice of marriage may not be legally wed, a…Thu Jan 23 1997 - 00:00
Protesters remind Dail of drugs crisisDUBLIN anti drugs campaigners picketed Dail Eireann yesterday afternoon to highlight the problem in communities throughout the…Thu Jan 23 1997 - 00:00
Master of hunt says stag freeTHE Ward Union Hunt has admitted that the stag hunted at Kilmessan, Co Meath, last week was not in fact capturedWed Jan 22 1997 - 00:00
Society has paid £3.3m to clients of solicitorTHE Law Society has already paid out £3Wed Jan 22 1997 - 00:00
Two women lose claims for equality of payTHE Labour Relations Commission has found against two women who claimed they were being paid less than male colleagues doing …Tue Jan 21 1997 - 00:00
Best sausages a sign of teamworkTHERE was a world of difference between Saturday's rugby international and yesterday's National Butchers Awards, but a fundamental…Mon Jan 20 1997 - 00:00
Calm before the Landsdowne stormingRUGBY tradition has it that the French, like oysters, are best had early in the seasonSat Jan 18 1997 - 00:00
Politics makes most of the running in huntAS spectator events go, a stag hunt is about on a par with a session of the Stormont talks.Wed Jan 15 1997 - 00:00
Board denies failing to act on hygiene breachesTHE Eastern Health Board has rejected claims by local authority vets that it failed to act against six Dublin meat outlets which…Tue Jan 14 1997 - 00:00
Sandyford halting site plan opposedA MAJOR halting site planned for Sandyford in South Co Dublin will be a ghetto for travellers and an environmental disaster for…Tue Jan 14 1997 - 00:00
Better funding and representation for youth demandedIRELAND has the youngest population in Europe but the interests of young people are not adequately represented in political and…Thu Jan 09 1997 - 00:00
Suicides linked to religious decline, new study saysTHE fall off in Catholic religious practice is a factor in the dramatic rise in Irish suicide rates, according to a study.Thu Jan 09 1997 - 00:00
Gardai and media alike seeking clues to uncovering the dramaPRISON officers and officials came and went from Mountjoy all day yesterday but there was little indication of what was going…Mon Jan 06 1997 - 00:00
Hostels full but cold has not claimed victimsHOSTELS for the homeless are full but the severe weather has not claimed any casualties so far, according to agencies working…Sat Jan 04 1997 - 00:00
Noonan urged to relinquish role as regulator of health insuranceTHE Consumers' Association of Ireland has called on the Minister for Health to separate his function as sole shareholder of the…Sat Jan 04 1997 - 00:00
Increased vigilance urged for elderly at riskORGANISATIONS working with the elderly have reiterated calls for the public to look after their more vulnerable neighbours while…Sat Jan 04 1997 - 00:00
No real flu here yet but plenty of lookalikesTHERE are still no confirmed cases of flu in the Republic, although doctors are reporting a recent rise in the number of respiratory…Fri Jan 03 1997 - 00:00
Aspiring medics face doctor's dilemmaDOCTORS have to answer calls in all kinds of weatherFri Jan 03 1997 - 00:00
Sales sprinters leap on jumpersTHE Christmas sales used to be a bit like the Dublin City MarathonSat Dec 28 1996 - 00:00
Denny favourite serves up a sizzlerLET'S get one thing straight. Danoli is only a horseFri Dec 27 1996 - 00:00
Oh! Won't you come home, Aunt Pauline, won't you come homeTHESE Christmas homecomings get earlier every yearTue Dec 24 1996 - 00:00
Fowl MouthIT'S only seven years since he was hatched, but 1996 has been yet another triumph in the life of Dustin - singing builder, television…Tue Dec 24 1996 - 00:00
Toying with being a real superheroWHEN we first met way back then in Andy's room, my impression of Buzz was not a good oneSat Dec 21 1996 - 00:00
Drink firms fall foul of advertising standardsALCOHOL advertisements are the main focus of the latest report of the Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland (ASAI), with…Thu Dec 19 1996 - 00:00
Telecom pledge of overall savings challengedTELECOM Eireann has predicted substantial savings to both domestic and business customers as a result of the capping of phone…Thu Dec 19 1996 - 00:00
Twelve charged with manslaughter of drug addictTWELVE Dublin men aged between 21 and 57 appeared in Kilmainham District Court yesterday, charged with the manslaughter in the…Wed Dec 18 1996 - 00:00
Accident personnel suffer also, seminar hearsEMERGENCY personnel who have to deal with accidents and disasters need careful psychological treatment afterwards if they are…Tue Dec 17 1996 - 00:00
Neat yogis promise to solve Europe's problems by "bubbling bliss"THEY looked like an ordinary bunch of suitsSat Dec 14 1996 - 00:00
Nine people in contact with nurse found to be HIV negativeNINE of the 13 people deemed at risk because of contact with a HIV positive nurse in St Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny, have already…Fri Dec 13 1996 - 00:00
Report highlights need for facility for radioactive wasteA CASE in which a radioactive source was dumped in a landfill site highlights the need for a national waste facility, the Radiological…Tue Dec 10 1996 - 00:00
New book exposes the origins of Sheela na GigsFOR WOMEN who've been exposing themselves for centuries, the State's collection of Sheela na Gigs has been leading a sheltered…Tue Dec 10 1996 - 00:00
De Rossa wants resources switched to poor schoolsSTATE funding for private schools should be diverted to education for the less well off, the Minister for Social Welfare told…Mon Dec 09 1996 - 00:00
Jury rules Frank Burke was pushed over the edge of lifeIT WAS a comment at Frank Burke's funeral that alerted his family to the possibility that his death might not have been a completely…Sat Dec 07 1996 - 00:00
Colleagues at hospital express shock at killingNEIGHBOURS of the dead woman were reluctant to talk yesterday as friends and relatives of the Diver family began arriving at …Wed Dec 04 1996 - 00:00
Ex minister to co operate with Revenue CommissionersMR Michael Lowry has said he will answer questions about the Dunnes Stores affair "when I'm ready" and not according to a timetable…Tue Dec 03 1996 - 00:00
Bus and rail strike averted by Labour Court recommendationsTHE threat of a national transport strike appears to have been avertedTue Dec 03 1996 - 00:00
Padre Pio life story holds the key for three more jackpot winnersA NUMBERS system based on the life of Padre Pio was the inspiration for both winners of last Saturday Lotto jackpot.Tue Dec 03 1996 - 00:00
