Few masts erected in Esat's deal with forceWhen Esat signed a deal last February with the Garda for the use of its stations for the erection of telecommunications masts…Thu Jan 29 1998 - 00:00
£1m damage done to trawlers at HowthThe Fleetwood lying on its side in Howth Harbour after it was untied from its moorings early yesterday morning and capsized when…Sat Jan 03 1998 - 00:00
Dump group may run candidateA group of North Dublin residents is threatening to run a candidate in the forthcoming byelection, in protest against the continuing…Sat Jan 03 1998 - 00:00
Fair-trade group targets supermarketsThe concept of ethical shopping has been developing slowly but unspectacularly in Ireland over the past 20 yearsFri Dec 19 1997 - 00:00
Pretty Polly pulled up over billboard ad for tightsA complaint against Pretty Polly tights over a recent billboard advertisement which featured a semi-naked woman has been upheld…Thu Dec 18 1997 - 00:00
Report criticises planning of £30m museum projectThe Committee of Public Accounts has expressed concern at "the lack of proper planning and management" in the initial stages …Thu Dec 18 1997 - 00:00
Dublin baby world's youngest transplant patientA baby girl from Dublin has become at five days old the world's youngest transplant patient, thanks to a new technique which …Tue Dec 09 1997 - 00:00
Customers ignoring warning on boned cuts"I've been eating it all my life, I'm not going to stop now," said Ms Mandy Lawlor from Sallynoggin in Dublin, holding up a bag…Mon Dec 08 1997 - 00:00
Priest lost limbs fighting apartheid regime in S AfricaFather Michael Lapsley admits forgiveness is not easy when he is reminded "a million times a day" of the limbs he has lost fighting…Mon Dec 01 1997 - 00:00
Pro-choice rally for actionPro-choice activists have urged the Government to stop "stalling" on abortion and introduce legislation following last week's…Mon Dec 01 1997 - 00:00
ID card scheme to combat under-age drinking plannedA new national identification card scheme aimed at combating under-age drinking is expected to be introduced before Christmas…Fri Nov 28 1997 - 00:00
An Irishman's DiaryFor far too many years, I kept finding some excuse not to give bloodThu Nov 27 1997 - 00:00
Long-term impact on landscape a concernEnvironmental concerns are now central to the production process due to the protracted Galmoy mine planning rowFri Nov 21 1997 - 00:00
Mine a boost for KilkennyThe Galmoy mine has given a well-needed economic boost to the north Kilkenny area, not least through the creation of 350 jobs…Fri Nov 21 1997 - 00:00
Teletubbies send parents ga ga as queues lengthenBuying Christmas toys can be a frustrating businessFri Nov 21 1997 - 00:00
Firm applying to build Dublin Airport runway wants court to order release of Aer Rianta planA private company which is proposing to build a £50 million second terminal at Dublin Airport is to seek a High Court order this…Tue Nov 18 1997 - 00:00
Band urged not to tour IndonesiaThe Irish boy band OTT has been criticised for its decision to include Indonesia on a promotional tour of South East AsiaTue Nov 11 1997 - 00:00
Local authorities have yet to issue licences to horseownersDublin's local authorities have yet to issue a single licence to horse-owners under new regulations aimed at controlling wandering…Fri Nov 07 1997 - 00:00
Parents' group seeks school-bus safety reviewSafety standards on school buses and coaches must be reviewed urgently following the road accident in which almost 50 schoolboys…Fri Nov 07 1997 - 00:00
50 taken to hospital after school bus and truck collide on Dublin by-passMore than 50 people were taken to hospital yesterday after a lorry and a double-decker bus collided on the Clondalkin By-pass…Thu Nov 06 1997 - 00:00
Smiling Roche returns to her aid workExhausted? Demoralised? Dejected? Ms Adi Roche was having none of it yesterday as she returned as head of the Chernobyl Children…Thu Nov 06 1997 - 00:00
Project could create 2,000 jobsFor every job provided by Tallaght Hospital another should be created in spin-off enterprises and ancillary services, according…Fri Oct 24 1997 - 01:00
Tallaght Hospital close to awarding key contractsThe new Tallaght Hospital is expected to award contracts for core operational services such as security, cleaning and maintenance…Fri Oct 24 1997 - 01:00
Price of the pint and soft drinks goes up by 5p outside DublinThe price of the pint rose by 5p in thousands of pubs throughout the State yesterdayTue Oct 14 1997 - 01:00
Eight weekend road accidents bring year's death toll to 346The number of people killed on roads in the Republic so far this year has risen to 346 after eight people died in weekend accidents…Tue Oct 14 1997 - 01:00
O'Rourke insists Luas on track despite inquiry adjournmentThe Minister for Public Enterprise, Ms O'Rourke, has rejected claims that the £220 million Dublin light rail project, Luas, is…Tue Sept 30 1997 - 01:00
CIE warns Luas plan may be abandonedCIE has warned there was "a real risk" that its planned £220 million Dublin light rail system, Luas, may be abandonedTue Sept 30 1997 - 01:00
Religious change `not dramatic', priests are toldIreland remains more religious than other EU member-states despite recent setbacks suffered by the Catholic Church here, the …Tue Sept 16 1997 - 01:00
Gardai in Drogheda investigate double fatal shootingGardai in Drogheda, Co Louth, are investigating a double shooting which took place at a house in the town late last nightThu Sept 11 1997 - 01:00
CIE warns Luas plan may be abandonedCIE has warned there was "a real risk" that its planned £220 million Dublin light rail system, Luas, may be abandonedSat Sept 06 1997 - 01:00
O'Rourke insists Luas on track despite inquiry adjournmentThe Minister for Public Enterprise, Ms O'Rourke, has rejected claims that the £220 million Dublin light rail project, Luas, is…Sat Sept 06 1997 - 01:00
Gardai try to identify girls who died in derelict building fireGardai are checking the dental records of missing teenagers in an effort to identify the two girls killed while sleeping rough…Mon Sept 01 1997 - 01:00
Jobless caution against curb on benefitsThe Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed has warned against tightening the conditions for obtaining unemployment payments…Mon Aug 11 1997 - 01:00
Olympian prepared to go the distance for GoalWhen the news broke last week that the Department of Foreign Affairs had suspended funds to Goal, Noel Carroll chose not to tell…Sat Aug 02 1997 - 01:00
Council unveils cycleway plansDUN Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council has announced plans for a 2Wed Jul 09 1997 - 01:00
New Luas study 'posturing', says DukesTHE Government's decision to commission an independent study to assess the option of running the proposed Dublin light rail system…Wed Jul 09 1997 - 01:00
New head of An Taisce is electedTHE new president of An Taisce, Dr David Jeffrey, has said he will place an emphasis on "building bridges" between industrialists…Mon Jul 07 1997 - 01:00
Parade to celebrate gay sexuality adds splash of colour to drab dayKEEPING its promise to bring summer to the city, Saturday's Dublin Pride parade turned O'Connell Street into a Mardi Gras scene…Mon Jun 30 1997 - 01:00
Joyce disc sold for £10,000AN acoustic disc with the voice of James Joyce reading the Ulysses passage from Ulysses was sold for £9,775 sterling at Christie…Thu Jun 26 1997 - 01:00
22.2% of babies are born to single womenBETWEEN a fifth and a quarter of all births in Ireland take place outside marriage, according to a new report from the Central…Sat Jun 14 1997 - 01:00
RTE winner in hot seat over chairIT HAS been dubbed Chairgate, the Chairgar mystery and the Tale of Two ChairsThu May 29 1997 - 01:00
£6m lure to bring out the voteTHE booths will be busy today, catering for the last-minute rush as thousands of people mark their slips to decide the National…Wed May 21 1997 - 01:00
Relief as "very eventful" battle loomsAFTER enduring weeks of the phoney war, a strong sense of relief greeted the official launch of the general election contest, …Mon May 19 1997 - 01:00
Irish politicians send messages of goodwillIRISH politicians were quick to send messages of goodwill and congratulations to the Labour leader, Mr Tony Blair, and the British…Fri May 02 1997 - 01:00
Drought record looms if dry spell persistsPARTS of the south and south west will officially become areas of drought this week as the warm, dry spell continues, with no…Mon Apr 14 1997 - 01:00
Ban on live poultry imports from NorthThe Government has announced a temporary ban on the importation of live poultry from Northern Ireland, following a review of …Tue Apr 08 1997 - 01:00
A New BeginningWHAT'S IN a word? Quite a lot it would seem, judging by last week's Union of Students in Ireland annual congress in Westport, …Tue Apr 08 1997 - 01:00
Man charged with the murder of woman found dead in TullamoreA MAN appeared at Tullamore District Court last night charged with the murder of a middle aged woman whose body was found in …Mon Apr 07 1997 - 01:00
