Food trade hit by salmonella and tight EU rulesIt makes for frightening reading for anybody working in the food sector, never mind consumers: seven major food poisoning outbreaks…Fri Jul 31 1998 - 01:00
Food safety body plans national facility to control contaminationThe Food Safety Authority is drafting plans to set up a "reference laboratory" to identify food poisoning microbes, rather than…Wed Jul 29 1998 - 01:00
£70m Libyan cattle trade to resumeThe way has been cleared for a resumption by the end of September of the live cattle trade worth £70 million a year with Libya…Tue Jul 28 1998 - 01:00
More funds for pesticide control service urgedThere is an urgent need to provide increased funding for the State's pesticide control services, according to the Green Party…Mon Jul 27 1998 - 01:00
Group queries genetic food labellingAs little as 10 per cent of foods produced in some way by genetic engineering will be labelled as such under a new EU labelling…Mon Jul 27 1998 - 01:00
Sellafield ordered to curb discharges as states agree sea pollution pactThe outcome of the European convention on marine pollution meeting in Portugal has signalled the closure of the Sellafield nuclear…Fri Jul 24 1998 - 01:00
Greenpeace delegate deplores Irish stanceGreenpeace's main negotiator at the OSPAR convention was highly critical of the Irish stance, and accused the delegation of being…Fri Jul 24 1998 - 01:00
Cloning of mice confirms Dolly's pedigreeConfirmation that researchers have cloned three generations of mice, all of 22 offspring with exactly the same genetic make-up…Fri Jul 24 1998 - 01:00
British climbdown on discharges of radioactive waste into sea leads to breakthrough dealThe most significant agreement adopted on controlling the discharge of radioactive waste into the sea has resulted from a dramatic…Fri Jul 24 1998 - 01:00
Salmonella investigation stepped upThe Food Safety Authority (FSA) has sent a support team to Galway to help trace the source of the salmonella outbreak at an Army…Thu Jul 23 1998 - 01:00
Proponents say new technique saferModification of foodstuffs and crops is a process that has gone on for thousands of yearsWed Jul 22 1998 - 01:00
Store assures customers on GM foodsIndependent scientific evidence suggests there is no risk from genetically-modified (GM) food above conventional foods, the supermarket…Wed Jul 22 1998 - 01:00
BNFL dismisses idea of zero nuclear discharges into seaBritish Nuclear Fuels has dismissed the possibility that "zero discharges" into the sea from nuclear installations is achievable…Wed Jul 22 1998 - 01:00
Action on sea pollution sought to ensure survival of marine speciesThe sight of dolphins and other rare marine species on the Irish coastline could soon be no more, unless the OSPAR commission…Tue Jul 21 1998 - 01:00
Britain may significantly reduce Sellafield radioactive dischargesThere are growing indications that the British government will adopt measures to significantly reduce radioactive discharges …Tue Jul 21 1998 - 01:00
13 soldiers in hospital following salmonella outbreakThirteen soldiers are in hospital in the west following a salmonella poisoning outbreak, which is being linked to food consumed…Tue Jul 21 1998 - 01:00
New case taken on genetic crop trialsOpponents of genetically modified (GM) crops have stepped up their campaign by initiating legal proceedings against the Environmental…Tue Jul 21 1998 - 01:00
Disease detection service is offeredAs early detection is increasingly vital for disease control, the ability to identify as quickly as possible human viruses and…Mon Jul 20 1998 - 01:00
Three more hospitalised in salmonella outbreakThree more people have been hospitalised due to the salmonella food poisoning outbreak linked to a Chinese restaurant in Co Wicklow…Sat Jul 18 1998 - 01:00
Contaminated eggs which caused salmonella traced to farms in the NorthThe Department of Agriculture confirmed last night it had traced contaminated eggs from recent salmonella outbreaks to three …Fri Jul 17 1998 - 01:00
3 people seriously ill after outbreak of food poisoningAnother major outbreak of salmonella food poisoning linked to eggs has infected 41 people in Co Wicklow and Co Dublin, including…Thu Jul 16 1998 - 01:00
Exhibition targets sustainable resourcesAn exhibition for the generation not familiar with the milk bottle, or those who have forgotten its environmental significance…Thu Jul 16 1998 - 01:00
Firm says new tests justify fears over productA major British building supplies company has claimed new scientific evidence justifies its decision to withdraw a damp-proofing…Wed Jul 15 1998 - 01:00
Scientist says evidence supports case for deferring growing genetic cropsThe latest scientific evidence strengthens the case for an Irish moratorium on the growing of genetically modified (GM) crops…Mon Jul 13 1998 - 01:00
Taoiseach condemns savage, callous and sectarian murdersThe Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, led condemnation in the Republic of the killing of the three Quinn children by describing "these savage…Mon Jul 13 1998 - 01:00
Delay on babyfood pesticide limits criticisedA decision by the European Commission to postpone the introduction of new limits on the level of pesticides in babyfoods sold…Mon Jul 13 1998 - 01:00
Donegal outbreak of salmonella linked to eggsContaminated eggs are believed to have caused three outbreaks of salmonella poisoning which infected 66 people in Co Donegal, …Sat Jul 11 1998 - 01:00
An Irishman' DiaryMy family used to regard me as the ultimate football fanatic. They had some evidence to justify the classificationSat Jul 11 1998 - 01:00
Demand for work rights while asylum applications are pendingA campaign to allow asylumseekers to work in Ireland while their applications are being processed has been endorsed by more than…Fri Jul 10 1998 - 01:00
Dublin-based study to seek genetic links worldwide to heart diseaseA new research facility in Dublin is to act as the base for the most extensive scientific study undertaken on genetic links associated…Thu Jul 09 1998 - 01:00
UNICEF concerned at increasing numbers of young homeless peopleAt a time when European countries including Ireland have been "reaching dazzling levels of economic prosperity", there are an…Wed Jul 08 1998 - 01:00
Vaccines failing to reach those most in need, UNICEF warnsThe momentum required to sustain global immunisation is faltering due to the high cost of powerful new vaccines, UNICEF has warned…Wed Jul 08 1998 - 01:00
Inter-church service pays tribute to ideals of 1798Irish people, North and South, may finally be moving towards a society which can respect difference and provide diverse people…Mon Jun 15 1998 - 01:00
Genetic Concern to picket foodstoresThe environmental group Genetic Concern is to step up its campaign against genetically-modified foods by protesting outside selected…Sat Jun 13 1998 - 01:00
Stress threatens value of nursing care, says expertMany nurses working in Irish hospitals are subjected to "abnormal levels of stress" which, if not responded to adequately, threaten…Thu Jun 11 1998 - 01:00
Irish team finds way to ensure safer treatments for cancerIrish scientists have found a new way to protect normal healthy cells from the harmful effects of irradiation or chemotherapy…Thu Jun 11 1998 - 01:00
Salmonella found in 12% of pig samplesThe Department of Agriculture has confirmed that a survey of Irish pigs has found the presence of salmonella in more than 12 …Thu Jun 11 1998 - 01:00
Earthwatch goes electric to cut exhaust fumesEarthwatch has unveiled its new acquisition, a custom-built electric car, with the message that "it's the way to go" in increasingly…Fri Jun 05 1998 - 01:00
De Bruin lawyer dismisses urine test claimsReports that traces of artificially-produced testosterone have been discovered in the urine of triple Olympic swimming champion…Fri Jun 05 1998 - 01:00
Weapon found `not in working order'An initial Garda examination suggests that a loaded machinegun found by two boys while playing in a Dublin suburb "was not in…Wed Jun 03 1998 - 01:00
Cowen opens first of new medical centres networkThe first of a network of community-based medical centres, set up in partnership with general practitioners, has been opened …Wed Jun 03 1998 - 01:00
Professor warns against entry of corporations into health careIreland should give careful consideration to the implications of "corporatisation" of health care as has happened in the US, …Wed Jun 03 1998 - 01:00
EU regulations on genetic foods criticisedGroups opposed to the introduction of genetically-modified (GM) foods to Europe have expressed outrage at a new labelling system…Tue Jun 02 1998 - 01:00
New licence for alumina plant raises farmers' ireFarmers living in the vicinity of the giant Aughinish Alumina plant in the Shannon estuary have reacted with dismay to the company…Fri May 29 1998 - 01:00
Health crisis system is set upThe Government has put in place a new "early response system" to deal with incidents of serious animal and human health problems…Thu May 28 1998 - 01:00
Aughinish Alumina pollution terms are eased by EPAThe Environmental Protection Agency has eased some of the terms of an integrated pollution control (IPC) licence proposed for…Thu May 28 1998 - 01:00
US multinational found guilty of polluting water supply in NenaghThe US multinational Procter & Gamble has been convicted on three counts of polluting the public water supply in Nenagh, …Wed May 20 1998 - 01:00
Environmental groups not happy with size of fineAs environmental groups last night criticised the £1,500 fine imposed on Procter & Gamble, the company indicated that it …Wed May 20 1998 - 01:00
Ireland `sleepwalking' into military allianceThe Green MEP, Ms Patricia McKenna, has claimed that the adoption by the Parliament of the Tindemans report on increased security…Fri May 15 1998 - 01:00
Commission expects to see off challenges to EU ban on tobacco adsThe European Commission is confident it will see off inevitable legal challenges to the EU's controversial directive banning …Thu May 14 1998 - 01:00
