Australia's detention system under strainAnyone who arrives in Australia without a visa is either sent back to where they came from or is detained in one of six immigration…Tue Mar 14 2000 - 00:00
Trocaire opens Lenten campaign with land themeIt was a tragic irony that the first Lenten campaign of the 21st century should have "Land" as its theme, the chairman of Trocaire…Wed Mar 08 2000 - 00:00
Nursing students threaten to walk out on fees issueStudent nurses will walk off ward duty from Wednesday if the issue of their fees is not "significantly on the way to resolution…Wed Mar 08 2000 - 00:00
Bridging gap with Traveller communityBridge-building - it's a phrase we hear often on this island though rarely, if ever, in relation to our own indigenous ethnic…Mon Feb 28 2000 - 00:00
Boost sought in number of syringe exchangesSyringe-vending machines, involving pharmacies in distributing syringes and providing mobile needle exchanges are among the recommendations…Tue Feb 22 2000 - 00:00
Younger heroin addicts more likely to take risks with drugsYounger heroin addicts are more likely to take risks with drugs, while women are more likely both to take risks and engage in…Tue Feb 22 2000 - 00:00
Officials to seek Sellafield safety promiseTwo senior officials from the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland will travel to London this morning seeking assurances…Mon Feb 21 2000 - 00:00
Talks unlikely to stop planned two-day strike at Dublin BusA two-day bus strike in Dublin looks set to go ahead this week although talks between the main unions and Dublin Bus resume at…Mon Feb 21 2000 - 00:00
Creative shelter for one elderly man in Dublin is no pipe-dreamIt's only in the last while that Maurice Ryan (66) has been able to do a few things with his Blackrock homeMon Feb 21 2000 - 00:00
Findings are serious indictment of management culture - CurrieFindings in the report by the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate were a "serious indictment of management culture" at the Sellafield…Sat Feb 19 2000 - 00:00
Ryanair refuses compensation for travel delayRyanair has said it will not compensate the 104 passengers who were kept on the ground aboard one of its aircraft for more than…Sat Feb 19 2000 - 00:00
Irish doctor and friend drowned in AustraliaA young Irish doctor who was drowned off the coast of Australia on Thursday afternoon has been named as Ms Susan Clarke (29)Sat Feb 19 2000 - 00:00
Fears of nuclear accident `clearly well-founded'The fears held by many Irish people over the years that an accident might happen at Sellafield were "clearly well-founded", the…Sat Feb 19 2000 - 00:00
History of plant is catalogue of leaks, fires and explosionsChanging the name of the Windscale nuclear reprocessing plant to Sellafield in May 1981 did nothing to end its being continually…Sat Feb 19 2000 - 00:00
Bodies of four soldiers to arrive from LebanonThe bodies of the four Irish soldiers killed in a road crash in Lebanon this week will arrive this afternoon at BaldonnelFri Feb 18 2000 - 00:00
A tough day for Dublin commuters, but some sympathy for bus-driversPerhaps the most put-out person in the capital yesterday was the man who had travelled for nine hours and could not find a bus…Wed Feb 16 2000 - 00:00
Labour Bill to tackle `joyriders'A bill which would outlaw so-called joyriding has been published by the Labour PartyTue Feb 15 2000 - 00:00
Theatre stars rush into Dublin, ready to rush out againIf all the world's a stage, the spotlight was certainly on the Leeson Street part of it last night as the theatre world gathered…Mon Feb 14 2000 - 00:00
Figures show reported crime fell 5%A fall of 5 per cent in the number of crimes over the last year was tangible evidence that the Government's anti-crime policies…Thu Feb 10 2000 - 00:00
Irish in Lebanon on alert after bombingIrish troops in south Lebanon are on high alert this morning following bombing in their neighbouring Ghanaian battalion area …Thu Feb 10 2000 - 00:00
Elections for Dublin mayor urged by GreensThe Green Party wants a directly elected lord mayor for Dublin, heading a city cabinet, and a deregulated pub market, party councillors…Tue Feb 08 2000 - 00:00
Mulholland says Kenny does `a very good job'Pat Kenny is doing a "very good job" as host of The Late, Late Show, and the press should leave him and RTE alone, the managing…Mon Feb 07 2000 - 00:00
All Beckett's 19 plays to be filmed by RTE and Channel 4All 19 plays of Samuel Beckett are to be filmed for television and cinema, RTE announced at the weekend.Mon Feb 07 2000 - 00:00
Skills key to competitive marketplace, says AhernIreland can no longer hope to compete on the basis of low wages, the Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, said at the weekend.Mon Feb 07 2000 - 00:00
Anti-abortion protests aimed at AhernThe Pro-Life group Youth Defence staged two protests in the presence of the Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, at the weekendMon Feb 07 2000 - 00:00
Survey finds 61% are sufferers from period syndromeSome 61 per cent of Irish women aged between 18 and 44 suffer, or have suffered, from premenstrual syndrome, and more than half…Thu Feb 03 2000 - 00:00
Ecumenical service for those who died of drug abuseThe Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, the Tanaiste, Ms Harney, and representatives of the main churches were among the attendance at an ecumenical…Wed Feb 02 2000 - 00:00
Protest to save last Yeats house from demolitionSome 50 protesters gathered outside the final residence in Ireland of William Butler Yeats yesterday, hoping to save it from …Wed Feb 02 2000 - 00:00
13.5% to gain from deal on hourly wagesSome 163,000 people in the State are likely to see their wages increase with the introduction of a national minimum wage.Thu Jan 27 2000 - 00:00
Campaign to save Yeats's home opensSome 18 of Ireland's leading writers and academics are heading a campaign to save the final residence of William Butler Yeats…Mon Jan 24 2000 - 00:00
Labour `not a populist party'The Labour Party would not be making any policy changes despite its poor showing in yesterday's Irish Times/MRBI opinion poll…Sat Jan 22 2000 - 00:00
£2m facelift for tidy towns millennium competition announcedNational participation in the Tidy Towns competition has been "patchy" while the number of urban villages entering has been disappointing…Tue Jan 18 2000 - 00:00
Circus attracts crowds despite protestersAround 30 animal-rights protesters failed to deter the hundreds of circus lovers, who streamed into the big top under the illuminated…Sat Jan 15 2000 - 00:00
`Angela's Ashes' stars leave Limerick in shadeIt's the story of a movie and two premieresTue Jan 11 2000 - 00:00
U2 concert announcement `misunderstanding'A misunderstanding led to the incorrect announcement that U2 would play a free concert in Dublin in the spring, the Lord Mayor…Sat Jan 08 2000 - 00:00
Council may ban circus due to animal welfare concernsOne of Europe's most famous circuses, due to begin a tour of Ireland next Friday, is facing a ban on the grounds of cruelty to…Sat Jan 08 2000 - 00:00
Author Patrick O'Brian dies in DublinPatrick O'Brian, author of some 33 books including a celebrated Napoleonic seafaring series, has died in Dublin, aged 85.Fri Jan 07 2000 - 00:00
Archbishop was against proposed Adoption BillProposals to introduce an Adoption Bill in 1945 were dropped following the disapproval of the then Catholic Archbishop of Dublin…Tue Jan 04 2000 - 00:00
Fears of `over-dramatic' TDsJack Lynch: turned down request to televise Dail openingTue Jan 04 2000 - 00:00
Minister advised to close Dublin run of `The Rose Tattoo'The minister for justice in 1957 was advised to close a play being performed in Dublin before he was called upon to do so by "…Tue Jan 04 2000 - 00:00
Wealth means less tolerance of outsiders - TRUST headOur new wealth has made us less tolerant of outsiders in our society, the director of the charity for the homeless, TRUST, has…Tue Dec 21 1999 - 00:00
The harsh realities of sleeping rough and drugs for the man in the streetPeter (18) misses his brothersTue Dec 21 1999 - 00:00
Drug `consumption rooms' urged for hostelsSpecial "consumption rooms", where homeless drug-users could use and store drug equipment should by provided in hostels, the …Fri Dec 17 1999 - 00:00
Woman begs for train fare to get family to DonegalSarah Kelly (29) was trying to put together the train fare to Donegal for herself and her two children yesterday.Thu Dec 16 1999 - 00:00
Drug addicts face harsh reality of exclusionPatrick Kelly (33) has a wife and six childrenTue Dec 14 1999 - 00:00
Our affluent times add to growing population on the streetMore than 3,000 people in Dublin, Kildare and Wicklow and more than 5,000 people around the State will be homeless this Christmas…Mon Dec 13 1999 - 00:00
People are good to me, says homeless AlAlan (43) - "Big Al" - has not slept in a bed since 1994Mon Dec 13 1999 - 00:00
Services `miss needs of homeless'Quality tended to be ignored when providing services to the homeless, the director of the Homeless Initiative has said.Sat Dec 11 1999 - 00:00
Ignore it or accept it: life behind the ShelbourneJack (41), from Co Mayo is one of our less successful returned emigrantsSat Dec 11 1999 - 00:00
Hoping for a dry blanket as a Christmas presentThe blanket and the mattress are soaking. The stench of vomit, alcohol and urine makes one want to retch.Fri Dec 10 1999 - 00:00
