Law to make it easier to hire and fire civil servantsCivil servants will be subject to more flexible hiring and firing arrangements as a result of new legislation published yesterday…Sat Sept 18 2004 - 01:00
Incumbent ready for campaign trailAfter seven years of bridge-building, the engineering firm of Mary McAleese & Co shows no signs of slowing down.Wed Sept 15 2004 - 01:00
No-frills theatreThe Last Straw: One obvious solution to the National Theatre's financial problems would be to follow the lead of the national…Sat Sept 11 2004 - 01:00
Three sites shortlisted for new AbbeyThe Office of Public Works has shortlisted three Dublin city-centre sites for a new Abbey Theatre, and the options are now being…Thu Sept 09 2004 - 01:00
Taking a sheep shotThe Last Straw: God knows we're used to being misrepresented in the British mediaSat Sept 04 2004 - 01:00
Olympic hero's lap of honour ends in the ArasCian O'Connor's marathon lap of honour reached the Phoenix Park last night, when Ireland's first citizen hosted Ireland's first…Thu Sept 02 2004 - 01:00
High excitement as Cian clears celebration roundThe return of Ireland's Olympic hero brought a welcome change of focus yesterday.Tue Aug 31 2004 - 01:00
Hickey 'an embarrassment', says McDaidThe president of the Olympic Council of Ireland, Mr Pat Hickey, is "divisive, corrosive, and a national embarrassment", the former…Mon Aug 30 2004 - 01:00
O'Connor will lead homecoming today of Irish OlympiansGold medal winner Cian O'Connor will lead the homecoming of Ireland's Olympians when their plane lands at Dublin Airport this…Mon Aug 30 2004 - 01:00
Off-licence trade says adults buy minors drinkThe association representing off-licence owners has blamed under-age drinking on the "despicable practice" of adults buying alcohol…Sat Aug 28 2004 - 01:00
Kilkenny teacher wins Rose of Tralee titleThe Kilkenny Rose, Orla O'Shea, last night won the 2004 Rose of Tralee title.Wed Aug 25 2004 - 01:00
Rose of Tralee festival emerges from mid-life crisis in fine shapeThe Rose of Tralee festival has emerged from its mid-life crisis looking leaner and fitter than it has done for years.Tue Aug 24 2004 - 01:00
Digging of Dublin Port Tunnel is completedTwo years after the digging began in a blaze of publicity, the media glare returned to a large hole in north Dublin yesterday…Thu Aug 19 2004 - 01:00
Church's loss of authority started in 1950s, says academicParnell Summer School: The extent of the recent decline in the Irish Catholic Church's authority can be blamed in part on the…Wed Aug 18 2004 - 01:00
State's 'neglect' of Irish in Britain criticisedHostility to Irish emigrants in England was until very recently compounded by "the myopia of the Irish state and the neglect …Mon Aug 16 2004 - 01:00
Armed stand-off man admitted to hospitalA man who caused a tense stand-off in a south Dublin Garda station on Saturday was being treated yesterday at the St John of …Mon Aug 16 2004 - 01:00
3,000 left stranded by ferry faultUp to 3,000 holiday-makers have had to revise their travel arrangements after a mechanical problem forced the cancellation of…Wed Aug 04 2004 - 01:00
How to take the roughy with the smoothyTwo centuries of Irish history collided in the first race at Ballybrit last night, when a horse called Ocras Mor could finish…Wed Jul 28 2004 - 01:00
Prospect of answers fades into blackIn the same week we learned that information can be recovered from black holes in space, the prospect of recovering it from members…Fri Jul 23 2004 - 01:00
In an era of spin, McCreevy 'got on with job'Charlie McCreevy's departure from the Department of Finance could mark a shift in public perception of the Government rather …Thu Jul 22 2004 - 01:00
Battle of the bendersThe Last Straw: It's always a poignant moment for soccer fans when a major international soccer championship ends and, no matter…Sat Jul 03 2004 - 01:00
Cultural economicsThe Last Straw: There was an ad in The Irish Times Magazine one Saturday a while back - for men's clothes, I think - and instead…Sat Jun 26 2004 - 01:00
Sentry fires warning shot to stop attack on officerGardaí are investigating an alleged assault at an Army barracks in Dublin, during which a warning shot was fired.Tue Jun 22 2004 - 01:00
New 'way forward' for airport provisionTánaiste's view: The agreement on the future of Aer Rianta includes provision for increasing passenger capacity at Dublin airport…Sat Jun 19 2004 - 01:00
Mary Lou's campaign zeal not diminished by victoryDublin count: Sinn Féin supporters never skimp on the celebrations, and for the party's first MEP, North or South, there was…Tue Jun 15 2004 - 01:00
Anyone but . . .We're out of Euro 2004, but we can still support the teams who, by complete chance, are playing England, writes Frank McNally…Sat Jun 12 2004 - 01:00
Warmest weekend of year so farA mostly dry Bank Holiday Monday capped the warmest weekend of the year so far, during which all parts of the country saw some…Tue Jun 08 2004 - 01:00
Shift of power in Limerick likely after electionLocal area profile - Limerick City: Everyone agrees about the big issue in LimerickMon Jun 07 2004 - 01:00
Galway campus finishes bottom in college litter leagueA campus in Galway City has finished bottom of a State-wide college litter league, with a verdict of "truly awful" from the judges…Mon Jun 07 2004 - 01:00
Irish tributes to troops who took part in landingsMere words "are totally inadequate to describe the great events of D-Day", the chaplain of Ireland's Naval Service told a ceremony…Mon Jun 07 2004 - 01:00
The accent is on the other footThe Last Straw: When the Ulster Scots Agency - or the Boord o Ulstèr-Scotch - came to Dublin on a charm offensive last year, …Sat Jun 05 2004 - 01:00
Taoiseach identifies with Joyce's talent for constructing DublinTwo prominent Dubliners last night modestly declined to claim any expertise in the work of the city's most famous writer.Tue Jun 01 2004 - 01:00
Repentant PDs are forced to retreat from St Stephen's GreenIt may seem like there's no escape from elections in Dublin, but confirmation that St Stephen's Green is a haven for more than…Tue Jun 01 2004 - 01:00
Poster boys for EuropeThe Last Straw: I was alarmed to read in the Sunday Independent last weekend that Fianna Fáil has accused Labour of "sanctimonious…Sat May 29 2004 - 01:00
Holding status quo will be a resultCouncil area profile: The civil war parties, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, would completely dominate the outgoing county council…Thu May 27 2004 - 01:00
Electricians vote in favour of actionElectricians in the contracting sector have voted overwhelmingly in favour of State-wide industrial action over pay ratesMon May 24 2004 - 01:00
On the tourist trailThe Last Straw: A number of Monaghan football supporters have asked if I could, please, please, write off the team's chances…Sat May 22 2004 - 01:00
Backhanders and low turnout at politicians' charity tennis matchLow turnouts are nothing new in politics, but we can only hope the electorate does better on June 11th than its public representatives…Sat May 22 2004 - 01:00
Smaller parties aim to break FF/FG holdCOUNCIL PROFILE: Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown: Bringing down the ruling coalition is the great dream of the smaller parties in Dún…Wed May 19 2004 - 01:00
A hurl of a contestThe Lasst Strw: I don't know much about Irish cricket, but I was thrilled to read the Daily Telegraph 's report of events in…Sat May 15 2004 - 01:00
TV timing is a relief for TaoiseachYou knew Bertie Ahern really meant it when he said last night's launch of Sky News Ireland was "timely".Tue May 11 2004 - 01:00
Bertie presides over the enlargement like tense father of brideBertie Ahern paced the doorway at Farmleigh like a nervous father at a weddingMon May 03 2004 - 01:00
'Time to give something back'It was exactly 10 years since the first Riverdance performance, and in some ways nothing had changed.Sat May 01 2004 - 01:00
Hand over your name, GreenlandThe Last Straw: I'd never given much thought to why the country known as Greenland is called Greenland until I came across an…Sat May 01 2004 - 01:00
'Not a good day' financially, says Cooper-FlynnReaction: Ms Beverley Cooper-Flynn expressed disappointment at the Supreme Court decision and admitted it was "not a good day…Thu Apr 29 2004 - 01:00
Mood as upbeat as tunes of the Artane Boys BandIt was more like Croke Park on Leinster Final day than a Fine Gael Ardfheis.Mon Apr 26 2004 - 01:00
How to find yourself on the streetThe Last Straw: It may be too early yet for definitive pronouncements about the smoking ban, but I think we can tentatively …Sat Apr 24 2004 - 01:00
Wanting to be heard not 'herded'Dáil Sketch: The divisions were clear but the language was occasionally confused on the second day of the citizenship debate…Fri Apr 23 2004 - 01:00
Rabbitte keen to score by using former soccer starsDáil Sketch: The term "political football" acquired new meaning on the first day of the Dáil's citizenship debate when Labour…Thu Apr 22 2004 - 01:00
Harney defends date of poll on citizensThe Tánaiste, Ms Harney, has defended the decision to hold the citizenship referendum the same day as the European and local …Wed Apr 21 2004 - 01:00
