IRA move is historic and welcome, Ahern claimsThe Taoiseach has described the statement by Gen John de Chastelain about IRA decommissioning proposals as a "historic breakthrough…Tue Aug 7 2001 - 01:00
Oireachtas committee may study surrogacyThe Oireachtas Committee on Health may consider the issue of surrogacy following reports that a gay Irish male couple became …Mon Aug 6 2001 - 01:00
Drivers advised to beat traffic earlyMotorists trying to avoid delays when travelling today should leave early, as AA Roadwatch predicts traffic chaos with up to …Mon Aug 6 2001 - 01:00
Sinn Fein calls for details of proposals to be publishedSinn Fein has called on the Irish and British governments to immediately publish the details of their proposals aimed at ending…Sat Aug 4 2001 - 01:00
Concerns raised about arrest of Dublin manFriends of a Dublin man arrested in Italy after G8 summit protests in Genoa have expressed concern about the manner of his arrest…Wed Aug 1 2001 - 01:00
Interpol, dentists, landlords to help identify dead manGardai have contacted Interpol as part of an extensive operation to identify the body found in a suitcase in Dublin's Royal Canal…Tue Jul 31 2001 - 01:00
Council may seek order to move TravellersSouth Dublin County Council may seek an injunction against a large number of Travellers who have moved into land at Bushy Park…Tue Jul 31 2001 - 01:00
Dublin golf club is told to stop clearance work on protected landKilliney Golf Club in south Co Dublin has been issued with a written order to stop clearance work on land it owns in an area …Tue Jul 31 2001 - 01:00
Oireachtas group establishes no link between MMR vaccine and autismThere is no evidence of a proven link between the MMR vaccine and autism, according to a report published yesterday by the Oireachtas…Fri Jul 27 2001 - 01:00
Irish drivers have `shameful' record of drink-drivingGarda Commissioner Pat Byrne has described drink-driving statistics for Irish motorists as "appalling" and "absolutely shameful…Thu Jul 26 2001 - 01:00
Garda steps up presence and alerts holiday driversMotorists have been urged to take extra care over the August bank holiday weekend, with the Garda warning that there will be …Thu Jul 26 2001 - 01:00
Law to let youths work more in pubsNew regulations signed yesterday will increase the number of hours people aged 16 and 17 can work in licensed premises.Wed Jul 25 2001 - 01:00
Youth Council says job code is worthless without more inspectorsA new code of practice for the employment of young people in licensed premises is worthless when there are only 17 labour inspectors…Wed Jul 25 2001 - 01:00
Tour operator leaves 109 stranded in LourdesOne hundred and nine Irish pilgrims have been stranded in the pilgrimage town of Lourdes in south-west France for two days after…Tue Jul 24 2001 - 01:00
Pay dispute cancels all evening operationsAll evening surgical operations at St Colmcille's Hospital in Loughlinstown, Co Dublin, have been cancelled in a dispute over…Tue Jul 24 2001 - 01:00
Tributes paid at service to remember Ewart-BiggsTributes were paid yesterday to the late British ambassador, Mr Christopher Ewart-Biggs, at a memorial service in St Patrick'…Mon Jul 23 2001 - 01:00
£130m rise in payments to medical professionalsDoctors, community pharmacists and other medical personnel received £644 million in payments last year for services provided …Fri Jul 20 2001 - 01:00
Traveller to get £500 compensationA Co Galway leisure centre was found guilty of discriminating against a Traveller by refusing him entry to play in a soccer competition…Wed Jul 18 2001 - 01:00
Call for new body to tackle Traveller housingResponsibility for the provision of Traveller accommodation should be taken from local authorities if they do not make progress…Wed Jul 18 2001 - 01:00
Library to renegotiate buying Joyce maskSotheby's auctioneers are expected to renegotiate the sale of a copy of a James Joyce death mask, incorrectly sold to the National…Fri Jul 13 2001 - 01:00
Groups to watch President's next plan for houseFriends of the Irish Environment and An Taisce, the National Trust for Ireland, are expected to closely monitor the second application…Wed Jul 11 2001 - 01:00
Ahern announces 125 new jobs during South Tipperary canvassAs the South Tipperary by-election campaign enters its final week, canvassing has intensified in a battle that will be seen as…Mon Jun 25 2001 - 01:00
`No enforcement' of tobacco sale lawsChildren have unfettered access to cigarettes from retail outlets and "enforcement is non existent", according to the Office …Fri Jun 8 2001 - 01:00
Formula 1 `gap' in advertising ban deploredFormula 1 Grand Prix motor racing is a "fundamental gap" in the State's ban on smoking advertising, an Oireachtas committee was…Fri Jun 8 2001 - 01:00
Brennan warns Cork TD on vote threatThe Government chief whip, Mr Seamus Brennan, has warned a Fianna Fail Cork TD that as a Government deputy he is expected to …Thu Jun 7 2001 - 01:00
Support for treaty from bishops is welcomedThe Tanaiste has welcomed the Irish Catholic Bishops' statement supporting the Nice Treaty.Sat Jun 2 2001 - 01:00
Dana joins No campaign with 58 independent politiciansVoting No to the Nice Treaty does not mean saying no to Europe, according to the Independent MEP Dana Rosemary Scallon, who is…Sat Jun 2 2001 - 01:00
Gardai forced to move into priest's houseKillybegs gardai in Co Donegal are to have a temporary new home in the local parish priest's houseFri May 25 2001 - 01:00
Crash between yacht and boat in Dublin Bay to be investigatedTwo investigations will be carried out into the collision in Dublin Bay at the weekend between a yacht and a work-boat in which…Mon May 14 2001 - 01:00
Motorist owed £4,615 in unpaid traffic finesA motorist who consistently failed to pay traffic offence fines owed a total of £4,615Fri Apr 27 2001 - 01:00
Motor tax may be refused to fine defaultersAn expert review group will consider whether people who do not pay traffic fines should be refused renewal of their motor-tax…Fri Apr 27 2001 - 01:00
`Free Derry' being built for Bloody Sunday in BallymunIt could be the real thing - burnt-out cars, the bleak flats complex, the gable wall with its scrawled message, "You are now …Mon Mar 26 2001 - 01:00
Cabinet to study plans for county managers to bring in incinerationProposals for legislation to give county managers authority to introduce incineration in their areas are likely to be brought…Mon Jan 29 2001 - 00:00
3 escape injury as shots fired from car into house in DublinShots were fired at a house in the Cabra area of Dublin in one of a number of incidents over the weekendMon Jan 29 2001 - 00:00
Risk of flooding once snow starts to melt awayAreas affected by heavy flooding in the past few months should be prepared for more flood waters once the snows start to melt…Sat Dec 30 2000 - 00:00
Temporary release granted to 250 prisonersSome 250 prisoners will be granted temporary release over the Christmas period, the Minister for Justice, Mr O'Donoghue, has …Sat Dec 23 2000 - 00:00
Food poisoning risk higher at ChristmasConsumers are more at risk from food poisoning in their homes at Christmas than at any other time of the year, according to the…Tue Dec 19 2000 - 00:00
Man claims he was publicly humiliated at Dublin churchAn English visitor has claimed he was publicly humiliated when asked to move his guide dog at Mass in DublinMon Dec 18 2000 - 00:00
Measures are lacking any fiscal planning, says NoonanThis year's Budget is a "camel of a budget with lumps and bumps but no underlying fiscal policy," Fine Gael's finance spokesman…Thu Dec 7 2000 - 00:00
Government rejects ban on bonemeal feedThe Government last night rejected a Labour Party motion calling for a ban on bonemeal feed for animals.Thu Nov 30 2000 - 00:00
CORI wants welfare payments tied to average incomesSocial welfare payments for a single unemployed person should be increased by £14 in the Budget, and by £24 for a couple, according…Mon Nov 20 2000 - 00:00
Five people die in road accidents over 48-hour periodFive people have died in the past 48 hours following road accidents, including an 80-year-old pedestrian, who died in hospital…Sat Nov 4 2000 - 00:00
MEP says sanctions against Iraq should be reconsideredThe Minister for Foreign Affairs and the European Council of Ministers should reconsider their attitude to sanctions against …Sat Nov 4 2000 - 00:00
`Not connected' - GAAThe GAA said in a statement after the sentence that the offences Michael Feeney was convicted of never had any connection with…Fri Nov 3 2000 - 00:00
`Elect of God' to get a long-delayed earthly burialTwenty-five years after his death, the "Lion of Judah" will finally be laid to rest this weekWed Nov 1 2000 - 00:00
Corporate crime Bill to toughen law, says HarneyStrict legislation to deal with corporate crime was introduced in the Dail yesterday by the Tanaiste and Minister for Enterprise…Fri Oct 6 2000 - 01:00
Work on farm is part-time activity for manyWhen Marianne McEvoy goes to discos or clubs and is asked what she does for a living, she always says she's a midwife or a veterinary…Thu Sep 28 2000 - 01:00
Ahern is willing to help TrimblePolicing was not the only issue causing difficulty for the North's First Minister, Mr David Trimble, the Taoiseach said yesterday…Thu Sep 28 2000 - 01:00
Bertie recalls ploughing days of yoreImagine - ploughing as an Olympic sport! The mind may boggle but the campaign has begun and the Taoiseach is a supporterThu Sep 28 2000 - 01:00
77% favour abortion referendum, survey findsA survey for the Pro-Life Campaign shows that 77 per cent of those polled favour a referendum on abortionWed Sep 27 2000 - 01:00