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Activist honoured for education work

The Irish winner of the 1997 Women of Europe award is Ms Mary Horkan, president of both the University of Women of Europe (UWE…

Sat Nov 22 1997 - 00:00

Heavy rain likely over next few days

The weather will continue to be unsettled today and into the weekend, but there is little prospect of a repeat of the unusually…

Thu Nov 20 1997 - 00:00

Guinness four on probation prior to release

It will surprise nobody to learn that there is a middle-aged bulge in the Irish beer market

Tue Nov 18 1997 - 00:00

`Criminal company' aimed to keep prices low

The company described by Mr Justice Kelly as a "recidivist criminal" is easily the biggest apartment builder in the State

Tue Nov 18 1997 - 00:00

The day belonged to Star of the Co Down

The inauguration of a President is a day for pulling out all the stops, and St Patrick's Hall in Dublin Castle has more stops…

Wed Nov 12 1997 - 00:00

Special People of the Year award for Robinson

The former president, Mrs Mary Robinson, has been given the special prize at the 1997 People of the Year Awards

Tue Nov 11 1997 - 00:00

25% increase for Arts Council funding

The Arts Council has expressed delight at the announcement that it will get a 25 per cent increase in funding next year

Mon Nov 10 1997 - 00:00

Warm welcome for President-elect

The President-elect, Mrs Mary McAleese, was applauded by onlookers as she arrived to attend the Remembrance Day ceremonies in…

Mon Nov 10 1997 - 00:00

Louth SF veteran says 30 members have quit over Mitchell Principles

A Louth Sinn Fein veteran who resigned from the party last Thursday has claimed that up to 30 members in the county have now …

Sat Nov 08 1997 - 00:00

Contenders jockey for position as race begins

There was a double floral tribute at the press conference to mark the end of Dick Spring's era as Labour leader

Thu Nov 06 1997 - 00:00

Cook to aim for concrete agenda in EU presidency

Britain's mission during its coming EU presidency will be to "give Europe back to the people", the British Foreign Secretary …

Tue Nov 04 1997 - 00:00

Weekend Travel

To the north of Dublin, work on the Balbriggan by-pass is causing obstruction to eastbound traffic at the five-roads junction…

Fri Oct 31 1997 - 00:00

Taxi-drivers and gardai swap blame for chaos in Dublin

Dublin taxi-drivers and the gardai have blamed each other for the traffic chaos which engulfed the centre of the capital yesterday…

Fri Oct 31 1997 - 00:00

A booster from Boston gives all a help over at the jailhouse wall

Veronica Murray from Boston had stationed herself outside Kilmainham Jail, the 21mile mark in the Dublin City Marathon

Tue Oct 28 1997 - 00:00

New Lottery millionaires give Birr a whirr

Ireland's latest lottery millionaires were busy celebrating last night and, it seemed, the whole town of Birr in Co Offaly was…

Mon Oct 27 1997 - 00:00

North is most important issue, says Nally

The next President should embody the Wolfe Tone ideals of being "equidistant and openly accessible to Catholic, Protestant and…

Mon Oct 27 1997 - 00:00

4,000 runners ready for Dublin marathon

More than 4,000 people are expected to compete in the Dublin City marathon today, which will result in major traffic diversions…

Mon Oct 27 1997 - 00:00

Dangerous Dana's confessional state

So now we know. The innocent face of Dana hides a misspent youth that involved swigging vodka in the bath at the age of 10, running…

Thu Oct 23 1997 - 01:00

McAleese envisages `fully pluralist society'

The role of the next President will be to bring "all of Ireland into the 21st century, the information age, as a fully pluralist…

Thu Oct 23 1997 - 01:00

Roche campaigners miss breakfast in market but still manage to be upbeat in Grafton Street

Adi Roche was supposed to be having breakfast in Paddy's Place, the little cafe in Dublin's fish, fruit and vegetable market

Thu Oct 16 1997 - 01:00

Cultures clash but the sisters jell

Mary Banotti started her question-and-answer session among the women of Ballymun with a note of apology about the large media…

Wed Oct 15 1997 - 01:00

McAleese avoids drink from Fijian chalice

There was a tense moment during Mary McAleese's visit to the Columban Fathers' Open Day when, touring the multicultural exhibit…

Mon Oct 13 1997 - 01:00

McAleese not in Robinson mould - Spring

The Labour Party leader, Mr Dick Spring, has suggested Prof Mary McAleese is "greatly mistaken" if she thinks she is the natural…

Sat Oct 11 1997 - 01:00

Mother told dead baby `only a child'

The mother of the child who died after suffering burns in the Goldenbridge orphanage in 1955 said she learned only from her neighbours…

Sat Oct 11 1997 - 01:00

Burke goes, but FF bitterness and anger linger in Dail

Saturday/Sunday: Government sources were accepting last weekend that Mr Ray Burke's future as Minister for Foreign Affairs was…

Sat Oct 11 1997 - 01:00

Gardai send file on raids to DPP

Part of the State's largest seizure of illegal fireworks was put on display at Garda Headquarters yesterday, after an operation…

Fri Oct 10 1997 - 01:00

McCreevy questions `Irish Times' coverage

The Minister for Finance has criticised The Irish Times for its treatment of the passports affair

Fri Oct 10 1997 - 01:00

Labour says feasibility study is an attempt to scuttle Luas

The Labour Party has accused the Government of trying to "scuttle" the Dublin light rail transport system by using a feasibility…

Sat Oct 04 1997 - 01:00

Nally has little time for rhetoric, but then he has little time . . . full stop

Derek Nally eats bran flakes for breakfast and, although he's not making an issue out of it, this is in keeping with the sensible…

Sat Oct 04 1997 - 01:00

Muddy strut in plough field makes Nally cock of walk

Farming people don't beat around the bush, and the woman who approached Derek Nally at the Ploughing Championships yesterday …

Fri Oct 03 1997 - 01:00

Women twice as vulnerable to arthritis

Women are twice as likely as men to suffer from arthritis and more than 305,000 women are affected by the problem, according …

Thu Oct 02 1997 - 01:00

Call for system to track `superbugs'

Ireland has no means of tracking the progress of so-called "superbugs", and a national surveillance system which would do this…

Thu Oct 02 1997 - 01:00

`Wild card' Nally set to shake up presidential campaign

The newest entrant into the Presidential race says he is a "wild card" who will shake up the campaign by attracting votes from…

Tue Sept 30 1997 - 01:00

Nally may get vital council backing today

Mr Derek Nally could become the fifth candidate in the presidential race today, following votes on his nomination by eight county…

Mon Sept 29 1997 - 01:00

People of Louth, Meath touched by McAleese visit

Aleese's campaign earlier this week, Mary Harney said a president "needs to touch everybody"

Sat Sept 27 1997 - 01:00

Bridges for all in McAleese County

Leaving aside the planning controversies, Fianna Fail has always been the party of the construction industry, the party that …

Fri Sept 26 1997 - 01:00

Stuck in time warp en route to Clontarf

It was National Public Transport Day yesterday, a day on which we remember the suffering of generations of Irish public transport…

Wed Sept 24 1997 - 01:00

Hospital may need 10 years to overcome problems, board told

The Tallaght Hospital Board has been told it could take up to 10 years to iron out all the problems associated with merging three…

Tue Sept 23 1997 - 01:00

15,000 fans turn out for Banner boys

Clare captain Anthony Daly was shouldered through his native Clarecastle last night, and on an evening when all approach roads…

Tue Sept 16 1997 - 01:00

Tipperary find the back door slammed shut at last minute

A Tipperary supporter looked for consolation as the crowds drifted away from Croke Park, and found it in the very mechanism which…

Mon Sept 15 1997 - 01:00

McCreevy bats for Burke as Rabbitte gets in a stew

It had been a good debate, Mary Harney said, with a "great deal of unanimity". She wasn't wrong

Fri Sept 12 1997 - 01:00

Dublin taxi drivers take 1,000 children on annual trip

The annual Dublin taxi drivers' outing for handicapped children serves two very useful purposes

Wed Sept 10 1997 - 01:00

`Wild card' Nally set to shake up presidential campaign

The newest entrant into the Presidential race says he is a "wild card" who will shake up the campaign by attracting votes from…

Sat Sept 06 1997 - 01:00

Health board is urged to sell two Kilkenny hospitals

The South Eastern Health Board has been advised to sell two of Kilkenny's three hospitals and use the money to develop facilities…

Fri Sept 05 1997 - 01:00

IFA requests aid to offset grain harvest losses

Rains of monsoon ferocity in southern areas of the State have resulted in the worst grain harvest in decades, the Irish Farmers…

Wed Sept 03 1997 - 01:00

The man who made sure U2 did the business

There are two Paul McGuinnesses listed in The Irish Times library

Sat Aug 30 1997 - 01:00

U2 to play underneath the arches

U2 will be playing into the Havelock Square end of the Lansdowne Road ground before a total of 80,000 fans tonight and tomorrow…

Sat Aug 30 1997 - 01:00

Department details changes to old age pension criteria

Women working in the home, returned emigrants and the self-employed are among the people expected to qualify for old age contributory…

Thu Aug 28 1997 - 01:00

De Bruin is greeted near the airport by McDaid and his roses

The sun shone on Michelle de Bruin's homecoming yesterday, a marked contrast to the post-Atlanta celebrations when she could …

Tue Aug 26 1997 - 01:00

Centenarian re-invents itself as help for hearts

Considering it emerged from the same stable as heroin, aspirin has lived to a surprisingly respectable old age

Sat Aug 16 1997 - 01:00
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