Skills key to competitive marketplace, says AhernIreland can no longer hope to compete on the basis of low wages, the Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, said at the weekend.Mon Feb 07 2000 - 00:00
Mulholland says Kenny does `a very good job'Pat Kenny is doing a "very good job" as host of The Late, Late Show, and the press should leave him and RTE alone, the managing…Mon Feb 07 2000 - 00:00
All Beckett's 19 plays to be filmed by RTE and Channel 4All 19 plays of Samuel Beckett are to be filmed for television and cinema, RTE announced at the weekend.Mon Feb 07 2000 - 00:00
Anti-abortion protests aimed at AhernThe Pro-Life group Youth Defence staged two protests in the presence of the Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, at the weekendMon Feb 07 2000 - 00:00
Survey finds 61% are sufferers from period syndromeSome 61 per cent of Irish women aged between 18 and 44 suffer, or have suffered, from premenstrual syndrome, and more than half…Thu Feb 03 2000 - 00:00
Ecumenical service for those who died of drug abuseThe Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, the Tanaiste, Ms Harney, and representatives of the main churches were among the attendance at an ecumenical…Wed Feb 02 2000 - 00:00
Protest to save last Yeats house from demolitionSome 50 protesters gathered outside the final residence in Ireland of William Butler Yeats yesterday, hoping to save it from …Wed Feb 02 2000 - 00:00
13.5% to gain from deal on hourly wagesSome 163,000 people in the State are likely to see their wages increase with the introduction of a national minimum wage.Thu Jan 27 2000 - 00:00
Campaign to save Yeats's home opensSome 18 of Ireland's leading writers and academics are heading a campaign to save the final residence of William Butler Yeats…Mon Jan 24 2000 - 00:00
Labour `not a populist party'The Labour Party would not be making any policy changes despite its poor showing in yesterday's Irish Times/MRBI opinion poll…Sat Jan 22 2000 - 00:00
£2m facelift for tidy towns millennium competition announcedNational participation in the Tidy Towns competition has been "patchy" while the number of urban villages entering has been disappointing…Tue Jan 18 2000 - 00:00
Circus attracts crowds despite protestersAround 30 animal-rights protesters failed to deter the hundreds of circus lovers, who streamed into the big top under the illuminated…Sat Jan 15 2000 - 00:00
`Angela's Ashes' stars leave Limerick in shadeIt's the story of a movie and two premieresTue Jan 11 2000 - 00:00
U2 concert announcement `misunderstanding'A misunderstanding led to the incorrect announcement that U2 would play a free concert in Dublin in the spring, the Lord Mayor…Sat Jan 08 2000 - 00:00
Council may ban circus due to animal welfare concernsOne of Europe's most famous circuses, due to begin a tour of Ireland next Friday, is facing a ban on the grounds of cruelty to…Sat Jan 08 2000 - 00:00
Author Patrick O'Brian dies in DublinPatrick O'Brian, author of some 33 books including a celebrated Napoleonic seafaring series, has died in Dublin, aged 85.Fri Jan 07 2000 - 00:00
Minister advised to close Dublin run of `The Rose Tattoo'The minister for justice in 1957 was advised to close a play being performed in Dublin before he was called upon to do so by "…Tue Jan 04 2000 - 00:00
Archbishop was against proposed Adoption BillProposals to introduce an Adoption Bill in 1945 were dropped following the disapproval of the then Catholic Archbishop of Dublin…Tue Jan 04 2000 - 00:00
Fears of `over-dramatic' TDsJack Lynch: turned down request to televise Dail openingTue Jan 04 2000 - 00:00
Wealth means less tolerance of outsiders - TRUST headOur new wealth has made us less tolerant of outsiders in our society, the director of the charity for the homeless, TRUST, has…Tue Dec 21 1999 - 00:00
The harsh realities of sleeping rough and drugs for the man in the streetPeter (18) misses his brothersTue Dec 21 1999 - 00:00
Drug `consumption rooms' urged for hostelsSpecial "consumption rooms", where homeless drug-users could use and store drug equipment should by provided in hostels, the …Fri Dec 17 1999 - 00:00
Woman begs for train fare to get family to DonegalSarah Kelly (29) was trying to put together the train fare to Donegal for herself and her two children yesterday.Thu Dec 16 1999 - 00:00
Drug addicts face harsh reality of exclusionPatrick Kelly (33) has a wife and six childrenTue Dec 14 1999 - 00:00
Our affluent times add to growing population on the streetMore than 3,000 people in Dublin, Kildare and Wicklow and more than 5,000 people around the State will be homeless this Christmas…Mon Dec 13 1999 - 00:00
People are good to me, says homeless AlAlan (43) - "Big Al" - has not slept in a bed since 1994Mon Dec 13 1999 - 00:00
Services `miss needs of homeless'Quality tended to be ignored when providing services to the homeless, the director of the Homeless Initiative has said.Sat Dec 11 1999 - 00:00
Ignore it or accept it: life behind the ShelbourneJack (41), from Co Mayo is one of our less successful returned emigrantsSat Dec 11 1999 - 00:00
Hoping for a dry blanket as a Christmas presentThe blanket and the mattress are soaking. The stench of vomit, alcohol and urine makes one want to retch.Fri Dec 10 1999 - 00:00
Campaign group will challenge BudgetA group called Citizens Against Budget 2000 was founded in Dublin last night.Thu Dec 09 1999 - 00:00
Millennium bug disasters may lurk abroadCancelled flights, telecommunications failures, disruption to medical services - such may be the dubious delights awaiting holiday…Tue Dec 07 1999 - 00:00
Cathedral installs woman chancellor vicarThe first woman Chancellor's Vicar of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, was installed yesterdayMon Dec 06 1999 - 00:00
Minister gives details of £250m childcare spendingSome £250 million will be spent on co-ordinating the provision of childcare over the next seven years, the Minister for Justice…Sat Dec 04 1999 - 00:00
Plans for Dublin's Christmas traffic announcedThe Garda authorities are drafting 155 recruits into Dublin city on Monday to help cope with the Christmas trafficFri Dec 03 1999 - 00:00
Taxi drivers defer any action for two weeksDublin taxi-drivers will continue to provide a service over the next two weeks while a steering committee considers proposals…Fri Dec 03 1999 - 00:00
New arrivals unable to depart by taxiTaxis, taxis everywhere and not a lift to be got.Thu Dec 02 1999 - 00:00
Dublin taxis withdrawn as drivers vote on strikeTaxis will not be available in Dublin from 10 a.m. today as drivers ballot on an all-out strikeThu Dec 02 1999 - 00:00
Dublin councils ponder waste collection feeHouseholders in the Dublin area will "almost certainly" have to pay for their refuse collection from the start of 2001.Fri Nov 26 1999 - 00:00
Public service workers are warned on sell-offsPublic Service workers must embrace partnership or face the privatisation of their industries, a director of the National Centre…Thu Nov 25 1999 - 00:00
Successful literacy radio classes planned for TV seriesAdult literacy classes are to be held on television from early next year, the Minister of State for Education and Science, Mr…Thu Nov 25 1999 - 00:00
Slain student rememberedBen Smyth was as bright, artistic and enthusiastic a 14-year-old boy as any other in the working-class community of Killinarden…Tue Nov 23 1999 - 00:00
Hard night's math brings forth a millennium primeA hard day's night of calculation has resulted in an international mathematical triumph for one Dublin numbers wizard - and all…Tue Nov 23 1999 - 00:00
Cushnahan calls on all EU states to back common defence policyThe establishment of a single EU defence policy is essential to genuine European integration, the Fine Gael MEP for Munster has…Thu Nov 18 1999 - 00:00
Parliament votes to cut junior doctors' hours to 48 per weekThe European Parliament has voted by a massive majority to reduce junior doctors' working hours to 48 hours per week within four…Wed Nov 17 1999 - 00:00
Services for asylum seekers are again curbed at centreServices for asylum-seekers were curtailed for a fourth day running at the Refugee Application Centre in Dublin yesterday.Fri Nov 12 1999 - 00:00
`Outreach' plan for asylum-seekers studiedThe Eastern Health Board is considering the setting up of "outreach clinics" to reduce pressure on the Refugee Application Centre…Thu Nov 11 1999 - 00:00
Results delight station chiefsManagement at TV3 is "delighted" with the station's first end-of-year results, spokeswoman Ms Gillian Rowntree said yesterday…Thu Nov 11 1999 - 00:00
Urgent prison service meeting called after two suicides within one weekTHE director-general of the Irish Prison Service will convene a meeting of the national steering group on deaths in prison "as…Thu Nov 11 1999 - 00:00
Attempts to house asylum-seekersLocal authorities around the State will be instructed "within the next few days" to begin assessing accommodation to house asylum…Wed Nov 10 1999 - 00:00
