Exports may lose out to rivalsContinued gains by the euro against the US dollar are causing concerns among exporters and employers' groups, which claim the…Tue Jun 25 2002 - 01:00
Insurer considers sell-off as financial troubles loomA German insurance company with exposure to almost €75 million in reinsurance contracts in the Republic faces serious financial…Sat Jun 22 2002 - 01:00
Celtic gets €12.4m fundingEXPLORATION: Irish exploration company Celtic Resources yesterday announced that Standard Bank London had agreed to provide…Fri Jun 21 2002 - 01:00
Australia pledges to pay refugees if they go back to AfghanistanAUSTRALIA: The Australian government, under mounting pressure over its refugee detention policy, said yesterday it would pay…Fri Feb 01 2002 - 00:00
200 Australian asylum seekers end hunger strikeA group of over 200 refugees at the Woomera Detention Centre in South Australia yesterday agreed to end a 15-day hunger strike…Thu Jan 31 2002 - 00:00
Australia moves teenage asylum seekers out of controversial detention centreAUSTRALIA: Nine youths, who are threatening to commit suicide, were moved from Australia's controversial Woomera Detention Centre…Wed Jan 30 2002 - 00:00
Australian south coast remains on high alert in spite of weekend rainAUSTRALIA: Bush fires in New South Wales threatened homes for a fifteenth day yesterday when more than a thousand residents …Tue Jan 08 2002 - 00:00
Weather to fuel Bush fires after brief respiteAUSTRALIA: Fire crews battling the New South Wales bush fires were yesterday given some respite when temperatures in the state…Mon Jan 07 2002 - 00:00
A 'chopper' called Elvis saves livesElvis is alive and helping to fight raging summer fires which are now threatening Sydney suburbsSat Jan 05 2002 - 00:00
Fire teams airlifted to safety in AustraliaAUSTRALIA: A number of Australian firefighters were yesterday airlifted to safety by "water-bombing" helicopters from the paths…Fri Jan 04 2002 - 00:00
More houses destroyed as bush fires rage in New South WalesAUSTRALIA: The bush fire crisis in New South Wales claimed its first properties in four days yesterday, as thousands of residents…Thu Jan 03 2002 - 00:00
Firefighters still struggling with up to 70 bush firesFirefighters in New South Wales were struggling with as many as 70 bush fires across the state last night, with Sydney blanketed…Mon Dec 31 2001 - 00:00
Bonderman key player in €2bn airline rescue planRyanair chairman Mr David Bonderman yesterday became a key player in a 3Tue Dec 18 2001 - 00:00
Australian refugee policy blamed for drowningsThe Australian government was last night fighting off accusations that its new get tough policy on boat people arriving in Australian…Wed Oct 24 2001 - 01:00
Iraqi refugees reach Australian landfallA group of over 200 mainly Iraqi refugees yesterday became the first boat people to reach Australian territory since the Tampa…Fri Oct 12 2001 - 01:00
The only way is upAnyone who has ever inched towards their destination in a car in Dublin's city-centre rush-hour traffic will have some understanding…Tue Oct 09 2001 - 01:00
Australian navy monitors ship adrift with 200 Iraqi refugeesinto the sea on Sunday, having been refused entry to Australia, were still adrift off Australia last nightTue Oct 09 2001 - 01:00
Asylum seekers throw children overboard Australian navy forces ship to turn backA group of asylum seekers sailing from Indonesia to Australia yesterday threw children overboard into the Indian Ocean after …Mon Oct 08 2001 - 01:00
Refugees refuse to leave shipAustralia was last night edging closer to a second refugee stand-off in as many months after a group of over 200 mainly Iraqi…Sat Sept 22 2001 - 01:00
Afghan asylum seekers landThe first of the 433 mainly Afghan refugees rescued by the Norwegian freighter Tampa last month and refused entry to Australia…Thu Sept 20 2001 - 01:00
Refusal to take refugees is ruled legalThe Australian government yesterday won a vital federal court hearing upholding its decision to refuse entry to refugees turned…Tue Sept 18 2001 - 01:00
Australian court rules in favour of refugees' right to seek asylumThe Australian government's new iron fist approach of refusing entry to boatpeople arriving on its shores was in tatters last…Wed Sept 12 2001 - 01:00
Getting a sporting chanceIt may be more years than we care to remember since the Irish rugby team won the Five Nations, and we've never won an Olympic…Tue Sept 11 2001 - 01:00
Immigration a defining issue for AustraliaIn The 1950s newly arrived immigrants to Australian shores were introduced to their new lives here at Sydney's Westbridge Centre…Thu Sept 06 2001 - 01:00
Bullets and detonators posted to Australian politiciansPackages containing bullets and detonators addressed to the prominent Australian political figures who opposed Prime Minister…Wed Sept 05 2001 - 01:00
Refuge is on horizon for 438 left stranded at seaThe 438 mainly Afghan refugees who have spent nine days moored off Australia's Christmas Island on board the Norwegian freighter…Tue Sept 04 2001 - 01:00
Australian ships wait to take refugees off freighterTwo Australian naval vessels were last night on stand-by off Christmas Island close to the Norwegian freighter Tampa and were…Mon Sept 03 2001 - 01:00
From what are they fleeing?While little detail has been released about the estimated 460 refugees on board the MV Tampa most are reportedly from Afghanistan…Sat Sept 01 2001 - 01:00
Opposition to Australian PM grows amid ship crisisHopes that the Tampa refugee crisis may be coming to an end were dashed last night when the Australian Foreign Minister Alexander…Sat Sept 01 2001 - 01:00
Australia urged to respect human rights as Howard seeks UN helpThe Australian Prime Minister, Mr John Howard, last night turned to the UN Secretary-General, Mr Kofi Annan, for help in resolving…Fri Aug 31 2001 - 01:00
Opinion is divided on handling of crisisOpinion is divided in the Australian media as to whether Prime Minister John Howard is taking a brave stance against the people…Fri Aug 31 2001 - 01:00
Australia media move may aid O'ReillyPlans by Sir Anthony O'Reilly to take control of Australia's main newspaper group, Fairfax, were given a boost yesterday when…Thu Aug 30 2001 - 01:00
Australia to pass law allowing forced expulsion of asylum shipAustralia and Norway were last night embroiled in a major diplomatic row after the Australian government rushed legislation through…Thu Aug 30 2001 - 01:00
Australia criticised as asylum ship is blockedThe United Nations last night joined the Norwegian government in criticising Australia for its refusal to allow a ship carrying…Thu Aug 30 2001 - 01:00
Afghan boat people still adrift on Norwegian shipMore than 400 refugees, mostly Afghan, some suffering from scabies and acute diarrhoea, were still adrift in the sea between …Tue Aug 28 2001 - 01:00
Rose from South Australia with roundabout link to the Ould SodEvery year they travel from the four corners of the world to the Rose of Tralee Festival and they say they feel like they are…Thu Aug 23 2001 - 01:00
Australian police take search for killer to IrelandAustralian police looking for a gunman suspected of killing English backpacker Mr Peter Falconio in the Northern Territory last…Wed Aug 15 2001 - 01:00
Police hunting backpacker's attacker may have found his DNAAustralian police hunting for a gunman believed to have killed a British backpacker nearly three weeks ago have found DNA that…Fri Aug 03 2001 - 01:00
That sinking feelingThe Kyoto Protocol on reducing greenhouse gas emissions may have been partially salvaged in Bonn last week, but for one of the…Tue Jul 31 2001 - 01:00
Banned for being pregnantTheir anger follows a ban by Netball Australia, the sport's governing body, on pregnant womenTue Jul 03 2001 - 01:00
Speculation on Australian bid for B of IThe appointment of National Australia Bank (NAB) executive Mr Michael Soden as chief executive designate at Bank of Ireland has…Sat Jun 16 2001 - 01:00
Australia knew of Timor massacre plan - officerA high-ranking member of the Australian army's crack intelligence squad has accused the Australian government of having suppressed…Thu May 10 2001 - 01:00
Anger at rangers follows mauling and killing of 9-year-old by dingoesA nine-year-old boy was yesterday mauled and killed by dingoes in Queensland, Australia, during an attack in which his seven-…Tue May 01 2001 - 01:00
Crozier powerWalk down Sydney's Oxford Street on any given Sunday morning and you will see them spilling out of the night clubs in their thousands…Tue May 01 2001 - 01:00
More losers than winners in business communityIn 1993 when International Olympic Council president Mr Juan Antonio Samaranch announced Sydney was to stage the 2000 Olympic…Mon Apr 09 2001 - 01:00
Aer Rianta considered bid for Sydney AirportAer Rianta has confirmed it considered bidding for Sydney International Airport in a deal likely to be worth more than £2 billion…Sat Apr 07 2001 - 01:00
`Mir' hurtles into PacificAfter all the hype of recent weeks the life of the Russian space station, Mir, ended with a spectacular orange glow in the South…Sat Mar 24 2001 - 00:00
Experience puts Australia on alert as "Mir' makes descent to EarthAustralian emergency services and armed forces have been placed on alert as the troubled Russian space station Mir makes its …Mon Mar 19 2001 - 00:00
Experience puts Australia on alert as "Mir' makes descent to EarthAustralian emergency services and armed forces have been placed on alert as the troubled Russian space station Mir makes its …Sat Mar 17 2001 - 00:00
