Probation for new tenants suggested in report on drugsDUBLIN Corporation is to consider giving probationary tenancies to new tenants to make it easier to evict suspected drug dealers…Thu Jul 03 1997 - 01:00
Challenge to ballot in prisons could cause union splitMEMBERS of the Prison Officers' Association (POA) are to challenge the validity of a ballot on pay and conditions concluded last…Wed Jul 02 1997 - 01:00
Teenage girls say no to meatONE in three teenage girls avoids, or would like to avoid, eating meat and almost two thirds of these girls say they "want to…Sat Jun 14 1997 - 01:00
Fatness fear leads to health risk - studyTHE majority of Irish teenage girls experience "fear of fatness" and dieting could lead to poor health in later life, according…Fri Jun 13 1997 - 01:00
Former UCD lecturer "victim of a history", tribunal hearsA FORMER college lecturer has claimed she was unfairly dismissed by University College Dublin in 1996Thu Jun 12 1997 - 01:00
The people had their say, just as Lowry promisedTHEY tried to heave him on to their shoulders but he wasn't having itMon Jun 09 1997 - 01:00
Harney in her Harneycopter tries to regain lost groundIF THE Progressive Democrats could clone her they wouldWed Jun 04 1997 - 01:00
Lowry's "gallows crowd" set to hang victory flagsTHERE is a peculiar Tipperary trait, one amateur pundit observed this weekMon Jun 02 1997 - 01:00
Politicians find a day's work can be hard goingTHE Progressive Democrat candidate for Dublin North Central was a lamb to the slaughterFri May 30 1997 - 01:00
Decision to leave chair makes seats safeBOUNDARY changes which turned the present four seat Tipperary South constituency into a three seater looked like producing a …Fri May 30 1997 - 01:00
NESF seeks changes in jobless statisticsTHE Government should produce a broader set of statistics to measure unemployment and analyse its causes, according to a report…Thu May 29 1997 - 01:00
Promise of radiators adds to the feel warm factorThey came, they canvassed and they promised. "We'd give you the sun, moon and stars if we couldThu May 29 1997 - 01:00
FG plans to introduce a single ticket system for all public transportFINE GAEL will rename the Department of Environment and introduce a singleticket system for all public transport, including taxis…Thu May 29 1997 - 01:00
Parties back curbs on tobacco advertisingLABOUR and Fianna Fail have said they would support an immediate ban on tobacco advertising on the front and back pages of newspapers…Wed May 28 1997 - 01:00
Jackie goes for it with both handsJACKIE HEALY-Rae has all the angles covered. He wears two watches, one on each wrist, just in case one of them stopsWed May 28 1997 - 01:00
Adams refuses to say who he would back in event of hung DailSINN Fein candidates elected to the Dail will support political parties committed to "inclusive dialogue" in Northern Ireland…Tue May 27 1997 - 01:00
Council monitors parties on gender policiesWOMEN will be advised how to vote on the Monday of election week, based on a survey of all political parties by the National …Mon May 26 1997 - 01:00
You know who I am, and what I stand forNORA BENNIS is nice. You can tell by the smile lines around her 56 year old eyesMon May 26 1997 - 01:00
Cattle dealers give no stick to the man without a partyAT FIRST, more handshakes were being taken than offeredTue May 20 1997 - 01:00
Parties are ready to fight for the hearts and minds of the electorateTHE phoney war is over, and the past months of meetings, brainstorming sessions and number crunching will shape the battle for…Thu May 15 1997 - 01:00
Minister turns up late to lecture on punctualityIT was not a promising start for the junior minister responsible for making civil servants more civil and servantSat May 10 1997 - 01:00
Children prefer cereals - surveyIRISH children are eating breakfast cereals morning, noon and night, according to new research on eating habitsSat May 10 1997 - 01:00
Britain to be pressed to reduce Sellafield dischargesGOVERNMENT officials and the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland (RPII) will demand a reduction of radioactive discharges…Fri May 09 1997 - 01:00
Noonan set to increase pay out to victims of hepatitis CTHE Minister for Health is understood to be considering increasing the proposed level of aggravated damages for victims of the…Mon May 05 1997 - 01:00
Gardai opted not to clear theatreGARDAI say they were sufficiently confident about security not to evacuate the Point Theatre after a coded bomb threat was received…Mon May 05 1997 - 01:00
Woman who would trade all damages for return of her healthSHE HAS kept the piece of paper safely for 20 yearsMon May 05 1997 - 01:00
Songfest circus comes to townLITTLE women with big hair, men wearing dark glasses indoors and a fake ostrich ridden by a man wearing a hat marked "Austrian…Sat May 03 1997 - 01:00
Agency gets 123 sexual harassment complaintsCOMPLAINTS to the Employment Equality Agency about sexual harassment outnumbered complaints about working conditions last year…Thu May 01 1997 - 01:00
Equality legislation and Labour Court judgementsA WOMAN clerical worker alleged she was sexually harassed by a male colleague with whom she shared an office.Thu May 01 1997 - 01:00
Two enterprise zones finalised for jobless black spotsTHE Government has decided to designate two enterprise zones in unemployment black spots in Dublin.Wed Apr 30 1997 - 01:00
Man led gardai to field where body laySHE was wearing a pink sweatshirt over floral leggings, trainers and a pink and black bum bagWed Apr 30 1997 - 01:00
All eyes on Big Envelope for Quiet Man of KinsealyFOR his eyes only. Just a few inches of glue on brown manila separated us from the Big Secret in the Big Envelope destined for…Sat Apr 26 1997 - 01:00
No strings attached by the hero with the zerosPOOR Ben. The only thing he ever got from those mean old politicians was a £1.50 penFri Apr 25 1997 - 01:00
Super savings on fridges enough to help out a cash strapped TaoiseachIT SEEMED Ben saveth and Ben gaveth away. Out of the mouth of his former chief accountant yesterday came a familiar numberThu Apr 24 1997 - 01:00
Tribunal power to summons Haughey to appear if it believes he is in a position to help the inquiryTHE Tribunal of Inquiry (Dunnes Payments) has the power to summons any individual it believes can help with its inquiry according…Thu Apr 24 1997 - 01:00
Tea, sympathy and £210,000 from a big fellaTRANSACTIONS spoke louder than words that day. The big fella shared tea and sympathy with the most powerful man in IrelandWed Apr 23 1997 - 01:00
Charlie's angel, a big man with big pockets and `fortunate in life'WITH enough gravel in his voice to cover an avenue leading to a country mansion, Ben Dunne played multiple roles at the start…Tue Apr 22 1997 - 01:00
Handicap survey shows gaps in careMORE than 26,000 people in Ireland suffer from a mental handicap, according to a Government studyMon Apr 14 1997 - 01:00
Public health doctors to discuss strike votePUBLIC health doctors will decide next week whether to ballot for strike actionSat Apr 12 1997 - 01:00
Governor says overcrowding in Mountjoy hits all-time highOVERCROWDING in Mountjoy Prison, Dublin, reached its worst level ever on Thursday night and 58 people were temporarily released…Sat Apr 12 1997 - 01:00
Pro Life Campaign urges members to lobby politiciansTHE Pro Life Campaign has urged its members to intensify their lobbying of politicians in order to obtain a third referendum …Tue Apr 08 1997 - 01:00
JFK back in DublinSOMEWHERE in downtown Malibu a song writer scratches his head, sucks his pen and mutters: "Grassy knoll, grassy knollSat Apr 05 1997 - 01:00
Gardai expect Guerin case arrests this weekGARDAI investigating the murder of journalist Veronica Guerin expect to arrest up to three more people by the end of the week…Thu Apr 03 1997 - 01:00
Minister considers making Tallaght a new Garda areaPROPOSALS to designate the Tallaght area as a separate Garda division and increase the number of police riot-control vehicles…Wed Apr 02 1997 - 01:00
Gardai reject criticism over handling of Tallaght clashGARDAI are investigating disturbances in Tallaght, Co Dublin, early yesterday morning in which four officers were injured.Tue Apr 01 1997 - 01:00
Residents feel trapped in the headlamps of death ridersAROUND 2 p.m. on Sunday the white convertible screeched round the estate, doing "hand brakers"Tue Apr 01 1997 - 01:00
Area where the terrorists hold all the acesBANDIT territory. The perfect terrain for a terrorist and the most difficult area to policeMon Mar 31 1997 - 01:00
