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Still championing Clare after all these years

It's a long, long way from the Clare Champion's origins to here

Fri Mar 28 2003 - 00:00

Ahern concedes we might be on B-list

DAIL SKETCH: Unlike one of his predecessors, who famously derided a Fianna Fáil-PD government as "a temporary little arrangement…

Wed Mar 26 2003 - 00:00

Ahern to meet Giscard tomorrow

The chairman of the Convention on the Future of Europe, Mr Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, is to meet the Taoiseach in Dublin tomorrow…

Tue Mar 25 2003 - 00:00

Hauliers warn of action over fuel costs

Road hauliers are facing "melt-down" because of rising fuel costs, and will mount industrial action unless the Government intervenes…

Wed Mar 19 2003 - 00:00

Monaghan steals saint's day march on the rest

Around the country: Monaghan stole a march on the rest of the country yesterday when it held its St Patrick's Day parade 24 …

Mon Mar 17 2003 - 00:00

Cheltenham tinged with tragedy as Dorans Pride suffers fatal fall

Mere disappointment turned to tragedy for trainer Michael Hourigan at Cheltenham yesterday when Beef or Salmon's early fall in…

Fri Mar 14 2003 - 00:00

Flyer successfully carries the weight of Irish hopes

The monarchy turned up for Day Two at Cheltenham, but nearly everything else went in favour of the Republic

Thu Mar 13 2003 - 00:00

Under starter's orders, then off to a flying start

The conditions and the pints were soft in Dublin Airport's Sky-view Bar yesterday, and as Cheltenham-goers downed pre-flight …

Tue Mar 11 2003 - 00:00

Harmonious night for pop's novices and troupers

In a year in which they didn't have a new album out, U2 could hardly dominate the Meteor Ireland Music Awards yet again

Tue Mar 04 2003 - 00:00

CAB freezes drugs gang's Eur 250,000

The Criminal Assets Bureau has frozen €250,000 in accounts held by one of Dublin's biggest cocaine gangs.

Sat Mar 01 2003 - 00:00

Confident Irish easier to deal with, says envoy

Success has made Ireland "easier to deal with", the outgoing British Ambassador said last night.

Sat Mar 01 2003 - 00:00

Church sets up new service for victims

The Archdiocese of Dublin is to set up a new support system for victims of clerical sex abuse, after it emerged it was in breach…

Sat Feb 22 2003 - 00:00

UCD team win Irish Times debating trophy

A team from University College Dublin has won the Irish Times debate final 2003

Sat Feb 22 2003 - 00:00

Abuse inquiry places ad seeking witnesses

The Laffoy inquiry into institutional child abuse has invited evidence about an industrial school in Co Longford from witnesses…

Tue Feb 18 2003 - 00:00

Massive turnout expected

Dublin:   One of the biggest street demonstrations in recent decades is expected today when thousands of anti-war protesters…

Sat Feb 15 2003 - 00:00

Gulf between Bertie and straight answer

DAIL SKETCH: Week three of the inspections, and another question time passed yesterday without the emergence of any conclusive…

Thu Feb 13 2003 - 00:00

Transport planners say Dubliners will see dramatic changes by 2005

Dublin's  transport planners admit they have failed to persuade the public that any progress has being made in the city, but …

Wed Feb 12 2003 - 00:00

TD denies trip to Australia conference a 'mega-junket'

A trip to Australia last week by four TDs was "no fun" and definitely not a junket, according to the chairman of the Dáil Public…

Mon Feb 10 2003 - 00:00

Greens call for EU-wide poll on constitution

The proposed European constitution must be put to the peoples of Europe in an EU-wide referendum, the Green Party has urged.

Mon Feb 10 2003 - 00:00

Shergar, 20 years gone but not forgotten

He was described as "bomb-proof", because of his combination of talent and temperament

Sat Feb 08 2003 - 00:00

Bigger and louder St Patrick's Festival to last six days

The boom years may be over, but the revamped St Patrick's Festival which came with them shows no sign yet of slowing down.

Tue Feb 04 2003 - 00:00

Events that clouded most of man's life finally over

A saga that has dominated Mervyn Rundle's life for 18 of his 28 years ended with a two-minute statement in the High Court yesterday…

Wed Jan 29 2003 - 00:00

Playground gives Bertie a taste of Dail games to come

In a week that sees the start of a new Dáil session, the Taoiseach got in a bit of early practice yesterday when he opened a …

Tue Jan 28 2003 - 00:00

More time needed for inspections, TDs insist

IRELAND: Opposition parties here have called for the UN weapons inspectors to be given more time to complete their job, and …

Tue Jan 28 2003 - 00:00

Ireland 'betrayed' its Constitution in failing to protect Jews

Ireland betrayed its own Constitution in failing to protect Jews during the second World War, the Minister for Justice has told…

Mon Jan 27 2003 - 00:00

'Tribune' manager appointed new editor

The Sunday Tribune has appointed its managing director as editor-in-chief in a reorganisation following the departure of former…

Mon Jan 27 2003 - 00:00

Time to raise a glass to Dublin's other monument

In a week when Dublin acquired what architects call a "signature" monument, today marks the bicentenary of the death of a man…

Thu Jan 23 2003 - 00:00

Cheering onlookers crane to see new Spire installed

After many delays, the monument designed to represent a modern Ireland reaching for the sky finally got off the ground yesterday…

Wed Jan 22 2003 - 00:00

Thousands give a standing ovation as they watch the final act of Dublin's Spire

Street theatre is traditionally a low-budget activity. So having splashed out €4

Wed Jan 22 2003 - 00:00

Multinational effort needed to put it in its place

The creation of the Spire of Dublin was a multinational operation, with contributions by France, Germany, Canada, the UK and, …

Wed Jan 22 2003 - 00:00

City council moves to find new developer for Carlton cinema site

Dublin City Council is to seek a new developer for the site of the old Carlton cinema in O'Connell Street, after An Bord Pleanála…

Tue Jan 21 2003 - 00:00

Irish delegation to press Baghdad to co-operate

IRAQ: An Oireachtas delegation visiting Baghdad this week will press the regime for full co-operation with weapons inspectors…

Tue Jan 21 2003 - 00:00

Sir Bob finally makes it to conferring ceremony

More than a quarter of a century later than his father would have liked, Bob Geldof finally made it to a conferring ceremony …

Sat Jan 18 2003 - 00:00

With the right winds, spire may be all done today

Windy conditions have further delayed work on the Dublin Spire, which is not expected to be completed until today at the earliest…

Thu Jan 16 2003 - 00:00

Struggling with the ballcock of life

THE LAST STRAW: I was half-planning a winter break this week in the Canaries, a place I haven't been before

Sat Jan 04 2003 - 00:00

Fitting end to year which threw up a lot of mud

It was more like the National Ploughing Championships than a race meeting, but the last day of the Leopardstown Christmas Festival…

Mon Dec 30 2002 - 00:00

The winter scavenging virus strikes again

If Christmas is about anything at all these days, it's about families spending time together

Sat Dec 28 2002 - 00:00

Wide awake in 2002 . . .

THE LAST STRAW: If you were, this little quiz should be no problem

Sat Dec 28 2002 - 00:00

'Holly and ivy' punters have their best day for years

Sleet and snow were non-runners at Leopardstown yesterday

Fri Dec 27 2002 - 00:00

Cardinal offers to meet abuse victims

Cardinal Desmond Connell has invited two victims of clerical child sex abuse to meet him in advance of a planned protest during…

Tue Dec 24 2002 - 00:00

Man strapped to aircraft seat after air rage attack

A Chicago firefighter had to be handcuffed and strapped into an aircraft seat after becoming violent and abusive on a flight …

Tue Dec 24 2002 - 00:00

Christ Church to chime in with repaired bell

Fears that 2003 would not be welcomed in the traditional manner in Dublin have been allayed, after Christ Church Cathedral succeeded…

Sat Dec 21 2002 - 00:00

Wolfe Tones' rebel ballad beats off Bollywood classic to be top choice

The Irish diaspora has topped a world-wide poll to establish which representatives of a former British colony are best at hijacking…

Sat Dec 21 2002 - 00:00

When it comes to Lotto luck it's better late than never

A €1.6 million Lotto jackpot was claimed within 90 minutes of the deadline yesterday, when a Dublin man found the three-month…

Wed Dec 18 2002 - 00:00

Gardai are barred from other security work - Byrne

Gardai are not permitted to double-job for private security firms, and such activity is not widespread, the Garda Commissioner…

Wed Dec 18 2002 - 00:00

Estate agency ad banned by watchdog

An estate agency advertisement which underestimated the distance and driving time between Carlow and Dublin has earned a ban …

Tue Dec 17 2002 - 00:00

Jail's new rules on visits 'cause family hardship'

The former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mrs Mary Robinson, has criticised new visiting restrictions in Mountjoy jail…

Mon Dec 16 2002 - 00:00

Organs group requests return of files

A group calling for a statutory investigation into the retention of organs by hospitals has formally requested the return of …

Wed Dec 11 2002 - 00:00

When sheep spin their own yarns

THE LAST STRAW: The poem's wordswill be rearranged by the random behaviour of the tiny particles known as 'sheep brains'

Sat Dec 07 2002 - 00:00

UN food aid group warns of famine in Ethiopia

Up to 14 million people may need food aid in Ethiopia alone by next March, the deputy executive director of the UN World Food…

Fri Dec 06 2002 - 00:00
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