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 08 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 08 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 07 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 02 2001 - 01:00
Support for treaty from bishops is welcomedThe Tanaiste has welcomed the Irish Catholic Bishops' statement supporting the Nice Treaty.Sat Jun 02 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
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
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
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 07 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 04 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 04 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 03 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 01 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 06 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 Sept 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 Sept 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 Sept 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 Sept 27 2000 - 01:00
No escaping from traffic on `slightly car-free day'The great experiment of Car Free Day was more than a bit of a misnomer in DublinSat Sept 23 2000 - 01:00
Special treatment in settling debt after becoming Taoiseach deniedFormer Taoiseach Mr Charles Haughey insisted to the tribunal that he did not get preferential treatment from AIB when settling…Fri Sept 22 2000 - 01:00
Gallagher deal was `reasonable'Mr Haughey denied that a land agreement between him and the Gallagher Building Group which helped him to pay off his debts to…Fri Sept 22 2000 - 01:00
Cabinet to discuss fuel cost demands of fishing sectorThe Minister for the Marine, Mr Fahey, will put the case for fishermen at a three-hour Cabinet meeting tomorrow.Wed Sept 20 2000 - 01:00
Filling stations may delay price rises because of existing stockDiesel costs an average of 69.2p a litre in the Republic while the average for regular unleaded petrol is 73Sat Sept 16 2000 - 01:00
Irish oil distributors will announce price rises todayMost oil distributors here will increase prices within the next 24 hours following the lead of Irish Shell, which has announced…Wed Sept 13 2000 - 01:00
ILDA expected to escalate unofficial train disputeTrain-drivers are expected to escalate their unofficial dispute in the run-up to the weekendWed Aug 23 2000 - 01:00
Other drivers reject as `insulting' ILDA's claims on rail safetyTrain-drivers from two unions have appealed to the breakaway ILDA drivers to return to work.Fri Aug 18 2000 - 01:00
Labour Court, LRC to examine disputeMoves by the Labour Court and the Labour Relations Commission to investigate claims and counter-claims in the locomotive-drivers…Fri Aug 18 2000 - 01:00
Dutch drugs dealer loses mansion, its contents and island in one fell swoopThe Criminal Assets Bureau has seized a 19th-century mansion, its contents and an adjoining island near Sneem on the Ring of …Thu Aug 17 2000 - 01:00
Son of stabbing victim decides to leave Ireland after racist tauntsA man whose father was stabbed and critically injured in a attack in Dublin has left Ireland after a racist incident this week…Thu Aug 17 2000 - 01:00
Working drivers to respond on safetyTrain-drivers working the "new deal" at Iarnrod Eireann will hold a press conference in Dublin today to respond to allegations…Thu Aug 17 2000 - 01:00
Iarnrod Eireann plans new schedule around disputeIarnrod Eireann is planning a new train schedule in anticipation of a continuation of the dispute with the ILDA group of drivers…Wed Aug 16 2000 - 01:00
Wildlife group claims badger cull postponed after complaintThe Department of Agriculture has rejected claims that a proposed badger "cull" has been postponed because of complaints to an…Sat Aug 12 2000 - 01:00
Greyhound laws may be reviewedA Review of greyhound transport regulations is likely following a demonstration outside ail Leinster House by two animal rights…Fri Aug 11 2000 - 01:00
50,744 passports issued in June set new monthly recordRecord numbers of passports have been issued this yearThu Aug 10 2000 - 01:00
Manufacturer to decide on European tyre recallTyre manufacturer Bridgestone Firestone will decide within the next 24 hours whether to recall any European tyres following a…Thu Aug 10 2000 - 01:00
Rail protest warnings cause delayThe Enterprise Express train from Belfast to Dublin was delayed by 20 minutes yesterday morning following protest warnings by…Wed Aug 09 2000 - 01:00
Large Cork city centre site designated as shopping areaA substantial Cork city centre site has been designated as an area of renewal for shopping under Cork Corporation's development…Sat Aug 05 2000 - 01:00
