Review of 'direct provision' to be soughtThe Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC) is to seek a judicial review of the Government's "direct provision" policy of payment to…Fri Nov 16 2001 - 00:00
Number of homeless increases by one-third in a yearThe number of people becoming homeless as a result of being evicted from private rented accommodation has increased by nearly…Fri Nov 16 2001 - 00:00
Vanishing Potter products are costing more and moreAll the love and money a parent can muster may not be enough this Christmas.Fri Nov 16 2001 - 00:00
Families escape war, but continue to sufferYouseff (not his real name) has five children aged between 18 months and 16 years, and a young wife who is expecting their seventh…Thu Nov 15 2001 - 00:00
Young fans go wild about Harry on film"The best bit was when the three-headed dog woke up" - the view of one 7-year-old critic from Templeogue in Dublin.Mon Nov 12 2001 - 00:00
Cinemas are overwhelmed - even at previewsThe Ster Century cineplex, at Dublin's Liffey Valley shopping centre, will take bookings up to four weeks in advance.Mon Nov 12 2001 - 00:00
Garda response blamed for fewer victims reporting racist attacksAn Increasing number of victims of racist attacks are not reporting the crimes to garda∅ because they are unhappy with the response…Fri Nov 09 2001 - 00:00
'Droughts and storms' facing Ireland from global warmingIreland could face "droughts in summers and excessive winter storminess and rainfall" as a result of climate change, the Minister…Fri Nov 09 2001 - 00:00
Murdered journalist remembered at national media awardsThe dedication to his craft of the murdered journalist Martin O'Hagan was recalled at the ESB National Media Awards yesterday…Thu Nov 08 2001 - 00:00
Protest as pregnant woman faces fatal stoningThe Minister for Justice, Mr O'Donoghue, must intervene in the case of a pregnant Nigerian woman who has been sentenced to death…Thu Nov 08 2001 - 00:00
Women 'cut off from prosperity'Women constitute the largest single group that has been excluded from economic prosperity, the chairwoman of the National Women…Wed Nov 07 2001 - 00:00
Tackling racism in workplace urgent, says equality chiefTackling racism in the workplace is becoming increasingly urgent, despite two years of campaigning on the issue, the Chief Executive…Tue Nov 06 2001 - 00:00
Work on Dublin Port Tunnel delays northside trafficCommuters leaving early for work and a fine morning appear to have kept delays on the N1/M1 to a minimum yesterday as construction…Tue Nov 06 2001 - 00:00
Gorilla tactics win jump in queueA Derry man who has been waiting almost six months for an ultrasound scan has been told there is no explanation for gorillas …Tue Nov 06 2001 - 00:00
Vulnerable lose out on entitlements due to lack of informationSome of the most vulnerable groups are losing out on their entitlements because they are not getting the information they need…Mon Nov 05 2001 - 00:00
Tyre company silent on Garda investigationThe tyre company at the centre of a Garda investigation into allegations of conspiracy and false pretences has refused to comment…Wed Oct 31 2001 - 00:00
Saints, sinners and stilts for city festivalSaints, sinners, young ghouls, glittering drummer-boys, daring stilt walkers, brilliant lantern bearers, fireworks and even a…Wed Oct 31 2001 - 00:00
Relative may be charged with killing of elderly Artane manA close relative may be charged with the killing of an elderly man in Dublin yesterday morning.Tue Oct 30 2001 - 00:00
Child (3) among seven killed in weekend accidentsSeven people, including a three-year-old child, were killed in road traffic accidents over the weekend.Mon Oct 29 2001 - 00:00
More gardai may be linked to tyre dealMore garda∅ may be questioned as part of an investigation into the relationship between the Garda S∅ochβna and a tyre company…Mon Oct 29 2001 - 00:00
Local anti-racism projects receive £199,000 in grantsThe first anti-racism grant scheme has distributed £199,000 and hopes to repeat that in the second round.Mon Oct 29 2001 - 00:00
Blood victims 'disappointed' at report deadlineThe Irish Haemophilia Society (IHS) "will not be rushed" into making an incomplete final submission to the Lindsay Tribunal, …Sat Oct 27 2001 - 01:00
Cowen to be asked about Thai prison caseThe Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Cowen, will be called upon to address the Seanad next month on the situation of an Irishman…Fri Oct 26 2001 - 01:00
Court threat over refusal of recall to 'Millionaire'A former contestant on the game-show, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, says he will go to court if the producers do not reinstate…Fri Oct 26 2001 - 01:00
'Millionaire' contestant seeks second chanceAnother disgruntled Who Wants to Be A Millionaire contestant is demanding that he be given another go.Tue Oct 23 2001 - 01:00
Missing woman's family to visit IrelandThe family of the missing German woman, Ms Bettina Poeschel, is expected in Ireland this week to help garda∅Mon Oct 22 2001 - 01:00
Defence Forces plan advertising campaign to inform new recruitsYour country needs you - but it wants brains as well as brawn.Mon Oct 22 2001 - 01:00
Witness not told of name on loan papersA former secretary of Mr Aidan Phelan, accountant and financial adviser to Mr Denis O'Brien, was not told for more than a year…Wed Oct 17 2001 - 01:00
Cattle farmer swaps wellies for glitter to harvest pedigree rewardShe'd be back in the wellies soon enough. But last night, Maura Horgan's plans were to paint Ballingeary red.Fri Oct 12 2001 - 01:00
Strong demand for cut-price airline seatsAer Lingus and Ryanair have reported "phenomenal" demand on the first day of seat sales, which has seen prices on key routes …Wed Oct 10 2001 - 01:00
Death of Palestinian envoy still under investigationGarda∅ in Dublin have confirmed they are still investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of the Palestinian ambassador…Tue Oct 09 2001 - 01:00
McAliskey calls for Dail to remove Turkish envoyA motion should be moved in the Dail to have the Turkish ambassador removed from Ireland, a rally in Dublin was told at the weekend…Mon Sept 10 2001 - 01:00
Home truths from abroadEvery direction we went in Dublin we were hitting brick wallsTue Sept 04 2001 - 01:00
MMR enforcement is `medical dictatorship'Forcing parents to have their children vaccinated with the MMR vaccine is a form of "medical dictatorship", according to the …Mon Aug 27 2001 - 01:00
Bono pays tribute to dad who inspired love of musicIt was Bono and his older brother, Norman, who used to tell their dad to turn the music down in the Hewson household.Sat Aug 25 2001 - 01:00
German company offers to treat Irish patients on short-term basisTreating patients on Irish waiting lists in German hospitals should be regarded as a "short-term solution only", according to…Thu Aug 23 2001 - 01:00
What Ecstasy Can DoThe number of people admitted to Accident and Emergency departments may be "negligible" compared to those admitted as a result…Wed Aug 22 2001 - 01:00
ICCL queries treatment of Irish held at GenoaThe Irish Council for Civil Liberties has asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Cowen, to call in the Italian ambassador…Mon Aug 20 2001 - 01:00
Sleeping rough increases as unit closesThere has been a "definite increase" in the number of people sleeping rough in Dublin since the closure of the Homeless Person…Thu Aug 16 2001 - 01:00
Editor of RTE's `Prime Time' resignsThe editor of RTE's flagship current affairs programme, Prime Time, Mr Gary Agnew, has resigned.Fri Aug 03 2001 - 01:00
Soldiers must give evidence to inquiry in DerrySeveral hundred soldiers who were in Derry on Bloody Sunday will have to return to the city to give evidence at the Saville inquiry…Fri Aug 03 2001 - 01:00
Farmleigh opened in sunshine and good humourIt may not be the most architecturally significant house (in some correspondents' opinions), but to anyone The Irish Times spoke…Mon Jul 30 2001 - 01:00
Discrimination complaints submitted to Government equality body up 1,700%The number of complaints to a Government equality body increased by 1,700 per cent between 2000 and 2001, according to its director…Sat Jul 28 2001 - 01:00
Genoa protesters to sue following beatingsTwo Irish protesters who have just returned from Genoa plan to take a case to the European Court of Human Rights following what…Wed Jul 25 2001 - 01:00
Gate production of Pinter plays receives rave Broadway reviewsDublin's Gate Theatre has received ecstatic reviews for its contribution to the Harold Pinter Festival in New YorkWed Jul 25 2001 - 01:00
Report criticises HSEA hospital roleThe departments of Health and Finance have too much control over the employment policies of hospitals, and that is damaging industrial…Tue Jul 24 2001 - 01:00
Family may sue hospital over death of woman sent homeThe family of a Dublin woman who died after being discharged from St James's Hospital in the city last year is considering suing…Fri Jul 20 2001 - 01:00
De Valera praises the Gate TheatreThe Arts Minister, Ms de Valera, congratulated Dublin's Gate Theatre, as a "beacon of excellence"Fri Jul 20 2001 - 01:00
James Joyce death mask not originalThe National Library is not going ahead with the purchase of a death mask of James Joyce after discovering that it is not an …Thu Jul 19 2001 - 01:00
GRA wants assurance on safety of new radio systemThe Garda Representative Association is to instruct its members not to use the force's new £85 million digital radio system if…Thu Jul 19 2001 - 01:00
