Gardai set up fund to help NYPD after attacksMembers of the Garda are to contribute a portion of their wages over the next three weeks to the New York Police Department as…Wed Sept 19 2001 - 01:00
Man held over death of woman in BallymunA man has been arrested in connection with the death of a woman in Ballymun, Dublin last night.Wed Sept 19 2001 - 01:00
Woman's body found off Co Sligo coastAn air and sea rescue off the coast of Sligo has been called off this morning following the discovery of a woman’s body.Wed Sept 19 2001 - 01:00
Ahern warns of Aer Lingus plight after US attacksThe Taoiseach Mr Ahern today pointed to the "very grave consequences" created for Aer Lingus by the terrorist attacks on America…Wed Sept 19 2001 - 01:00
Ahern urges international cooperation against terrorismThe Taoiseach has said that the international community must work together to produce a measured response to the terrorist attacks…Sun Sept 16 2001 - 01:00
Protesting cyclists halt Dublin trafficTraffic was stopped along Westmoreland Street and O'Connell Street during rush hour this evening as the cyclists rode ten-abreast…Fri Aug 31 2001 - 01:00
O'Donoghue defends Garda performanceThe strength of An Garda Síochána is at its highest level ever and crime figures have dropped by 25 per cent under the current…Thu Aug 30 2001 - 01:00
Road 'carnage' prevention scheme launchedHibernian Group, the largest insurance company in Ireland, today launched a pilot scheme aimed at reducing what it called the…Wed Aug 29 2001 - 01:00
Two senior RUC officers travel to ColombiaThe RUC confirmed this evening that two of its senior officers have traveled to Bogota to assist the Colombian authorities investigating…Wed Aug 29 2001 - 01:00
Alert over Ballinasloe water contaminationA major operation is continuing on the water supply in Ballinasloe, Co Galway after traces of the potentially fatal e-coli bacteria…Wed Aug 29 2001 - 01:00
UDA ceasefire is over, claim nationalistsNationalists in Northern Ireland today claimed the UDA ceasefire is in some areas "completely nonexistent" following a number…Wed Aug 29 2001 - 01:00
Amnesty seeks talks with Chinese PremierThe Irish branch of Amnesty International is planning to ask the Government to raise the issue of human rights abuses with the…Thu Aug 23 2001 - 01:00
New gardai graduate at TemplemoreThe Garda Síochána has 113 new members following today’s graduation ceremony at Templemore.Thu Aug 23 2001 - 01:00
Driving test control passed to private sectorThe Government today confirmed that it is to establish a public sector agency to conduct driving tests.Thu Aug 23 2001 - 01:00
Speed spy for young drivers launchedAn pilot scheme using a satellite tracking device to monitor the speed of young drivers to reduce traffic deaths and insurance…Wed Aug 22 2001 - 01:00
Rotunda 'delighted' at progress of quinsThe quintuplets born last week at the Rotunda maternity hospital in Dublin are all doing extremely well, hospital staff said …Wed Aug 22 2001 - 01:00
Big Brother Brian sends Eason's crowd wildThey waited. And then they waited some moreTue Aug 21 2001 - 01:00
Fears Liffey oil spill could be more seriousA Dublin environmental group has reacted strongly to what it has described as the "inadequate response by the authorities" to…Tue Aug 21 2001 - 01:00
IRA statement does not go far enough, says TrimbleUlster Unionist leader Mr David Trimble said today this morning's IRA statement on weapons decommissioning does not go far enough…Thu Aug 09 2001 - 01:00
Thousands expected at Horse Show in DublinAs anyone with even the most passing interest in equine matters will be aware, the Kerrygold Horse Show kicks off in the RDS …Wed Aug 08 2001 - 01:00
Four remanded on membership chargesFour men charged with membership of an illegal organisation were further remanded in custody by the Special Criminal Court this…Wed Aug 08 2001 - 01:00
Ulster Unionists reject plan to save Belfast AgreementThe Ulster Unionist Party has rejected the IRA's movement on decommissioning and the Irish and British governments' peace plan…Tue Aug 07 2001 - 01:00
Sinn Fein says rejection is Trimble's 'biggest blunder'Sinn Féin has launched a scathing attack on Mr David Trimble following the Ulster Unionist Party's refusal to back the joint …Tue Aug 07 2001 - 01:00
Irish protesters head for Genoa G8 summitHundreds of Irish protesters will leave Dublin today to join an estimated 100,000 anti-globalisation activists at the G8 summit…Fri Jul 13 2001 - 01:00
Supreme Court overturns High Court ruling in Sinnott caseThe Supreme Court has ruled the State is not obliged to provide free primary education to anybody over the age of 18, overturning…Thu Jul 12 2001 - 01:00
Opposition disappointment at Sinnott rulingThe main Opposition parties have expressed disappointment at today’s Supreme Court ruling in the Sinnott case.Thu Jul 12 2001 - 01:00
Government to seek redundancy funds for Ispat workersThe Government is to seek funding from the European Coal and Steel Community to boost the redundancy payments for the 407 Ispat…Thu Jul 12 2001 - 01:00
ESAT worried over O'Brien allegations, tribunal hearsAllegations of financial impropriety by Mr Denis O’Brien were taken so seriously by the board of ESAT Digifone that they considered…Wed Jul 11 2001 - 01:00
Irish couple drowned in Sardinia namedThe Department of Foreign Affairs have named the Irish couple who drowned in a Sardinian hotel pool yesterday.Wed Jul 11 2001 - 01:00
SDLP condemns sectarian nail bomb attackThe SDLP has condemned last night’s nail bomb attack on a Catholic woman in Dunmurry, Co Down as a "return to the dark days of…Fri Jun 29 2001 - 01:00
Desmond tells Tribunal he suspected flotation deferralFinancier Mr Dermot Desmond was suspicious of attempts by former Esat Digifone chief executive Mr Barry Maloney to postpone the…Thu Jun 28 2001 - 01:00
Money motivated Maloney allegations, O'Brien claimsThe former chief executive of Esat Digifone was trying to force the flotation of the company when he made allegations of payments…Thu Jun 28 2001 - 01:00
O'Brien claims Maloney wanted to 'derail' Esat dealThe Moriarty tribunal heard accusations this afternoon that a former East Telecom chief executive was trying to "derail" the …Wed Jun 27 2001 - 01:00
O'Brien seriously considered payment, tribunal hearsThe admission came in the form of notes from a meeting of the board of Esat Digifone held in November 1997, read out at the tribunal…Wed Jun 27 2001 - 01:00
Forty per cent of Irish use Web regularlyNearly two in five Irish people are regular users of the Internet, and one in 14 use it for online purchases, a survey released…Wed Jun 27 2001 - 01:00
O'Brien angered at alleged 'oppressive' questioningThere were angry exchanges and accusations of "adversarial questioning" of Mr Denis O'Brien this morning as the Moriarty tribunal…Tue Jun 26 2001 - 01:00
Blair hails 'historic' victory as Hague resignsBritish Prime Minister Mr Tony Blair has easily won an historic second term in a landslide victory that prompted the resignation…Fri Jun 08 2001 - 01:00
Planning permission granted for Clifden airstripPlanning permission has been granted for the construction of an airstrip near Clifden, Co Galway, following what was described…Fri May 18 2001 - 01:00
Six remanded in custody over Dublin assaultSix men appeared in Dublin District Court this afternoon charged with a range of offences in connection with an attack last June…Fri May 18 2001 - 01:00
Priests refuse communion to unmarried parentsFr Patrick McCarthy of Abbeydorney, Co Kerry, said he had made the decision in accordance with the rules of the CatechismThu May 17 2001 - 01:00
Relatives seek answers on 1974 bombingsRelatives of those killed in the Dublin-Monaghan bombs in 1974 renewed calls today on the 27th anniversary of the atrocity for…Thu May 17 2001 - 01:00
Medical cards for all not practical, says MartinThe Minister for Health today said it may not be practical to extend the free medical card scheme to all citizens.Thu May 17 2001 - 01:00
Family fund moved money, Flood toldA family trust fund set up in Jersey by a builder who admitted making political donations to Mr Ray Burke moved hundreds of thousands…Wed May 16 2001 - 01:00
Quinn calls for tolerance after reception rowThe Labour Party leader this afteroon responded to controversy surrounding last night’s State reception hosted by the Taoiseach…Tue May 15 2001 - 01:00
Kitt calls for voluntary drinks price freezeRising pub and hotel drink prices were criticised by the Minister for Consumer Affairs today who called for a voluntary price…Tue May 15 2001 - 01:00
Taoiseach's advisor hits out at invitation refusalThe Taoiseach’s special adviser, Dr Martin Mansergh, has accused the Dean of St Patrick’s Cathedral, the Very RevTue May 15 2001 - 01:00
Builders retract evidence to Flood TribunalTwo businessmen who previously claimed in evidence to the Flood Tribunal that payments totalling £125,000 given to Mr Ray Burke…Tue May 15 2001 - 01:00
Trinity College names three Honorary FellowsTrinity College Dublin honoured three eminent Irish people today by announcing theyhave been elected Honorary Fellows of the …Mon May 14 2001 - 01:00
