Reduce average red meat consumption, report warnsAverage consumption of red and processed meat should be reduced, one of Britain's most important scientific committees has urged…Fri Sept 26 1997 - 01:00
Anglers go to Europe to protect lakes and riversNew anti-water pollution initiatives are doomed if they are not reinforced by an environmental tax on phosphate fertilisers, …Thu Sept 25 1997 - 01:00
SE motorway study rules out all alternative route optionsAll alternative route options for the proposed £91 million South Eastern Motorway, including the possibility of tunnelling under…Thu Sept 25 1997 - 01:00
Vets call on State to back food safety planThe controversial new food assurance scheme announced by the country's four veterinary organisations to ensure that "food right…Wed Sept 24 1997 - 01:00
Licensing may be needed to counter phosphate pollution, warns TeagascTeagasc, the farm advisory body, has warned farmers that fertiliser application on land may soon be licensed because of damage…Tue Sept 23 1997 - 01:00
Salmon farmers criticise research on increasing sea trout as misdirectedIrish research efforts to protect the sea trout species and restore its stock numbers are misdirected and a waste of taxpayers…Tue Sept 23 1997 - 01:00
Manufacturer dismisses health risk from wood substituteThe only major manufacturer in Ireland of a highly successful wood substitute known as medium-density fibreboard has dismissed…Tue Sept 23 1997 - 01:00
Department studying challenge to lotteryThe Department of Justice has confirmed it is studying the implications of a European Commission demand that foreign lotteries…Mon Sept 22 1997 - 01:00
Bishops face `daunting mission'The role of a bishop today requires ability to "encourage and support priests as they face the complexities of change, contention…Mon Sept 22 1997 - 01:00
Science medal for TCD expertA mathematician from Trinity College, Dublin, who helped chart the characteristics of newly discovered forms of sub-atomic matter…Mon Sept 22 1997 - 01:00
New group to replace GreenpeaceGreenpeace Ireland is being disbanded and replaced by a new environmental campaign group as part of an agreement with its parent…Mon Sept 22 1997 - 01:00
Interference deniedFianna Fail Ministers decided whom they would nominate for the Presidency without any interference from the party leadership, …Fri Sept 19 1997 - 01:00
Opening of museum in Collins Barracks hailed as new chapterThe National Museum's new premises at Collins Barracks in Dublin were officially opened yesterday by the Minister for the Arts…Fri Sept 19 1997 - 01:00
Self-styled environmental group claims sabotage of genetically modified sugar beetA group calling itself the Gaelic Earth Liberation Front has sabotaged the first genetically modified crop grown in this country…Sat Sept 06 1997 - 01:00
UCG develops test for rapid detection of TB and HIVA test that can rapidly detect infections such as TB and HIV has been devised by scientists attached to University College, Galway…Sat Sept 06 1997 - 01:00
French claim on cattle rejectedThe Department of Agriculture said it is not aware of any Irish case of cattle being injected with rat poison to mask the use…Sat Sept 06 1997 - 01:00
Procter & Gamble disputes charges of polluting Nenagh public water supplyThe US-owned multinational Procter & Gamble yesterday disputed findings in an Environmental Protection Agency investigation…Thu Sept 04 1997 - 01:00
Contaminant could have come from leaking pipe at factory, geologist saysA test using fluoride established that contaminant could have flowed through the ground from a leaking pipe system at the Procter…Thu Sept 04 1997 - 01:00
Woods announces expansion of plan to prevent river pollutionThe Government's action plan to prevent water pollution, announced after a summer of high profile water contamination incidents…Tue Sept 02 1997 - 01:00
Business drive by BUPAThe new health insurer in the Irish market, BUPA Ireland, plans to intensify its drive for new members and group schemes to coincide…Mon Sept 01 1997 - 01:00
Irish tobacco firms may soon be facing actions on health claimsThe first cases for damages against tobacco companies in the Republic are believed to be in preparation by individuals with smoking…Sat Aug 30 1997 - 01:00
Animal welfare group calls for total ban on live cattle tradeA complete ban on the live cattle trade from Ireland would make compelling economic sense in addition to saving the animals distress…Fri Aug 29 1997 - 01:00
Response `fair and unbiased'The Marine Institute has declined to respond to controversy over the findings of the Cowx re port, which it commissionedThu Aug 28 1997 - 01:00
IFA says Walsh should travel to Cairo to resolve live trade issuesProgress was reported yesterday towards resuming the live cattle trade with Egypt - potentially worth more than £100 million …Wed Aug 27 1997 - 01:00
Briefing for Cabinet on case against Thorp plantThe Cabinet is to be briefed "this week" on its options in a case being brought to the Irish courts by four Co Louth residents…Tue Aug 26 1997 - 01:00
Visit may signal end to curb on beef sales to RussiaConfirmation that a Russian Ministry of Agriculture delegation is to come to Ireland earlier than planned has heightened expectations…Tue Aug 26 1997 - 01:00
Action urged to reopen Egyptian cattle tradeThe Government was accused yesterday of failing to adopt "a more imaginative approach" to reopen the £100 million live cattle…Tue Aug 26 1997 - 01:00
Minister condemns move to step up Thorp nuclear reprocessingThe decision to permit the Thorp nuclear reprocessing plant at Sellafield to go into full production exposes Ireland to "unacceptable…Sat Aug 23 1997 - 01:00
Rising costs of milk production threat to dairy farms - TeagascThe cost of producing milk on Irish farms is "heading in the wrong direction", according to Dr Liam Downey, director of Teagasc…Fri Aug 22 1997 - 01:00
Food safety and use of grassland the keys to future success for food sectorThe Irish agriculture and food sector must develop a vision for its future based on food safety, says Dr Liam Downey, director…Fri Aug 22 1997 - 01:00
Health food stores seek full-disclosure labellingIrish health food stores yesterday began a campaign seeking full-disclosure labelling of all foods which may by affected by genetically…Tue Aug 19 1997 - 01:00
90 per cent of former smokers quit without outside help, specialist saysThe existence of about 300 methods for giving-up smoking reflects the extent of the difficulty in trying to overcome nicotine…Fri Aug 15 1997 - 01:00
Cancer treatments promising, conference toldSurgery will continue to be "the mainstay" for lung cancer cure strategies, but promising results are emerging when it is combined…Fri Aug 15 1997 - 01:00
Virus adapted to treat lung cancerScientists have adapted a virus responsible for the common cold to treat lung cancerThu Aug 14 1997 - 01:00
Drug expected to play important rolePatients who have one of the most virulent forms of lung cancer are set to benefit from a new drug which has been described as…Thu Aug 14 1997 - 01:00
Women more susceptible than male smokersWomen are more susceptible to lung cancer than men, even if they smoke lessThu Aug 14 1997 - 01:00
New drugs to aid lung cancer fight, says doctorNew drugs delivered to patients in aerosol form are set to "greatly improve the prospects of controlling early lung cancer"Wed Aug 13 1997 - 01:00
Attempting to cope with smokers' guiltLung cancer not only causes patients severe physical strain, but if they are smokers it also comes with its own hard brand of…Wed Aug 13 1997 - 01:00
Oncologist says young need education against smokingConsistent health and lifestyle education focusing on the effects of smoking needs to be initiated and aimed at people as young…Wed Aug 13 1997 - 01:00
Conference told cigarettes designed to be addictiveThe vast majority of cigarettes are designed by manufacturers to cause and enhance addiction, according to a key figure in the…Tue Aug 12 1997 - 01:00
US aims to halve young people's use by curbing access and advertisingAuthorities in the US aim to halve smoking among young people in seven years through curbing access to cigarettes and severely…Tue Aug 12 1997 - 01:00
Settlement lacks `global restraint'The US tobacco industry may be settling legal actions against it by agreeing to pay $358 billion over 25 years, but "it's not…Tue Aug 12 1997 - 01:00
Lung cancer killed 20 million people in 20th centuryLung cancer has caused 20 million deaths in the 20th centuryMon Aug 11 1997 - 01:00
Action sought to avoid cancer epidemicDespite evidence that more young and middle-aged women are smoking, there is still time to avoid a major lung cancer epidemic…Mon Aug 11 1997 - 01:00
Gene linked to child hyperactivityAttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - which affects boys more than girls and makes them inattentive, highly-impulsive and…Mon Aug 11 1997 - 01:00
Blood donations drop by 15% as hepatitis C scandal scares off donorsBlood donation levels have fallen by 15 per cent over the past three years, largely because of fallout from the hepatitis C scandal…Sat Aug 09 1997 - 01:00
`Dramatic decline' in use of illegal growth promotersThere has been "a dramatic decline" in the use of illegal growth promoters in Irish meat production, according to the Minister…Sat Aug 09 1997 - 01:00
Exotic deep-sea cousins a threat to the humble codThe humble cod, much loved but much over-fished, may soon be getting the nudge from the roughhead grenadier, the kitefin shark…Sat Aug 09 1997 - 01:00
Experts isolate gene affecting babiesA Dublin-based genetics specialist has helped trace a gene responsible for a condition affecting one in 6,000 new babies, often…Fri Aug 08 1997 - 01:00
Man on home respirator died after accidental power failureA woman described yesterday how she was helpless when her 37year-old husband collapsed with respiratory failure in their home…Fri Aug 08 1997 - 01:00
