Friendly Fergie's tour hits Dublin to reveal all againIN the VIP lounge at Dublin Airport, we witness some verbal locking of horns between our local security boys and Fergie's, subject…Sat Nov 30 1996 - 00:00
Why do women still become sequels, not equals?WHAT luck. Just when it seemed that the world's most famous implants had vanished forever behind that terminally boring baby …Sat Nov 23 1996 - 00:00
Embracing less of the shamrock and more of the emotional idealIT'S not just a new logo, says Bord Failte. No, indeedSat Nov 16 1996 - 00:00
Flamboyant life and death of a billionaire butlerVIRTUALLY on the third anniversary of the death of the wealthy woman he had cared for, Bernard Lafferty, the Billionaire Butler…Sat Nov 09 1996 - 00:00
JAILHOUSE OPERAA WARM, functional auditorium. The throbbing Latin American rhythms of West Side Story. A break in rehearsalSat Nov 09 1996 - 00:00
Politicians and media bang the drum but fail to rouse votersIF YOU paid a surprise visit to the Washington bureau of a large European newspaper a couple of weeks before the presidential…Sat Nov 02 1996 - 00:00
Old wives taleSO. Your fortysomething husband has begun to work his abs. Drive a penis shaped carSat Nov 02 1996 - 00:00
A sop to public opinion or an attempt to outwit the criminal"THERE are moods and there are times when certain proposals will gain credence with the public" - the Minister for Justice, Mrs…Sat Oct 05 1996 - 01:00
Hepatitis C sufferers faced 20 year fight for their rightsNO ONE will ever know for sure what the fight for justice cost Brigid McColeThu Oct 03 1996 - 01:00
Are we willing to pay the price for child protection?STAND on any street in the capital this week, ask a passer by what he makes of the new Children Bill, and the response soon becomes…Sat Sept 28 1996 - 01:00
Television soap gets in the eyes of Ireland's dozy hicksTHE scene, you might think, should be dripping with menace the bewilderment of the old man duped into picking up a tough and …Mon Sept 16 1996 - 01:00
Ballot may settle bitter Kildare rezoning battleAS referendum counts go, it appeared to be a bit of a damp squibSat Sept 14 1996 - 01:00
PR disasters - Dunnes Stores Better Value Beats Them AllFOR a moment or two this week, it was possible to feel a smidgeon of sympathy for Margaret Heffernan and Frank Dunne.Sat Sept 07 1996 - 01:00
Taking arms in a see of controversyLIKE the prophet Jeremiah, who was a sensitive and shy man, I would much prefer to bring better tidings..Sat Aug 31 1996 - 01:00
Plane proseLOOK, that'll do ya", said the red faced woman slapping a grisly book viciously at her husband's chestTue Aug 20 1996 - 01:00
Back to the futureSTEPPING out in Roscrea is a bit like stepping back into the 1950sWed Aug 07 1996 - 01:00
TIME OF HER LIFEI'LL be frank. What I know about sport would fit on one corner of the back of Shaquille O'Neal's £115 million pay cheque (he …Sat Jul 27 1996 - 01:00
King of townsSTRIKE up the band. A colony once again? There is a monstrous ship heaving with military typesTue Jul 09 1996 - 01:00
King of townsSTRIKE up the band. A colony once again? There is a monstrous ship heaving with military typesSat Jul 06 1996 - 01:00
Are you EU?OUI indeed, here we are on sunny Grafton Street and there is a little brass band blasting out some rag time, all the way from…Sat Jun 29 1996 - 01:00
Tireless fighter whose good luck finally ran outWAS she frightened? There is no consensus, even among her closest friendsSat Jun 29 1996 - 01:00
Synnott shattered lives and dreams of dignityMAUREEN Hargadon's husband was already suffering from Alzheimer's disease in June 1991 when Mark Synnott suddenly pulled the …Sat May 11 1996 - 01:00
You won't send us PackingON Thursday evening Pauline Murphy went ballroom dancing as usual, hair fleshly done warm smile Firmly in place glamorous as …Sat May 04 1996 - 01:00
Sister Xaviera's defence only adds to the pain of orphanage womenIN a week that resolved nothing for the orphans of Goldenbridge, one issue, at least appears to have been settledSat Apr 27 1996 - 01:00
Could Chernobyl be the next Chernobyl?THE nuclear power establishment feels unloved, misunderstoodTue Apr 16 1996 - 01:00
Only the most devout can see butterflies in a valley of tearsTry not to despairSat Mar 16 1996 - 00:00
Don't hail, St Patrick, on our glorious £500,000 parade"OUR function is to promote Dublin as a tourist destination, not necessarily to entertain the people of Dublin..Sat Mar 16 1996 - 00:00
A Kennedy who made a name for herselfAS a woman about town - wealthy, single and a Kennedy - Jean remains an object of enormous curiositySat Mar 09 1996 - 00:00
THE ZOO BITES BACKTHE past is past. Dublin Zoo is not going to dwell on the past." The zoo fights backSat Feb 24 1996 - 00:00
Nursing a grievanceThe oncology ward at University College Hospital, Galway, is a miserably unappealing placeMon Feb 19 1996 - 00:00
Why mums actually liked Take That (well, until that Robbie one left)MAYBE they had reached their sell by date, said the punditsSat Feb 17 1996 - 00:00
Dread that all will suffer for crimes of the fewLAST week a senior police officer finally confirmed out loud, for the record, one of our worst kept secretsSat Feb 03 1996 - 00:00
"People have a right to live their lives""The four men bought nylon stockings which they used as masks and went to the home of four elderly brothersSat Jan 27 1996 - 00:00
Angels prepare to test their wingsTHE question clearly had been chewed over by the (traditionally male, militant) members of the Psychiatric Nurses Association…Sat Jan 20 1996 - 00:00
In fear of being alone, in fear of the dark"I DON'T walk borne alone at night. I'm afraid to. Aren't most women?"Sat Jan 13 1996 - 00:00
Woman who enriched lives of her family and colleaguesPHYSICALLY, Marilyn Rynn was slight just 5 feet 5 inches and very slim but spiritually, by any account, she was a well rounded…Sat Jan 13 1996 - 00:00
