No regulations to ensure safety of mobile phonesARE mobile phones and base stations capable of "frying" heads"? No, says informed scientific opinion, which dismisses such emotive…Fri Nov 15 1996 - 00:00
Report backs £4m rescue helicopter service in DublinA GOVERNMENT report on east coast search and rescue is to recommend leasing a medium load Dublin based helicopter at an estimated…Thu Nov 14 1996 - 00:00
Minister sets out £30m plan for development of Naval ServiceTHE Government's financial package for expanding the Naval Service fleet is expected to be about £30 million, the Minister for…Wed Nov 13 1996 - 00:00
AN IRISHWOMAN'S DIARYSHE was deaf, she was dumb, she was all of 12 years, and she made the crossing by currach from InishturkMon Nov 11 1996 - 00:00
Premier praises EU Canada fisheries dealTHE European Union's fisheries agreement with Canada was one of the world's best enforcement regimes and could be a model for…Mon Nov 11 1996 - 00:00
Barrett seeks three more ships for Naval Service under strainTHE Minister for Defence and the Marine, Mr Barrett, is seeking up to three additional ships for the Naval ServiceMon Nov 11 1996 - 00:00
Parents voice anger and bewilderment at mistakeANGER, bewilderment, curiosity, concern parents of 66 senior infants were running the gamut of emotions in Newbridge, Co Kildare…Sat Nov 09 1996 - 00:00
Gilmore pleased with judgmentTHE Minister of State for the Marine, Mr Eamon Gilmore, said yesterday he was pleased with the High Court judgment on sea trout…Thu Nov 07 1996 - 00:00
EU funding sought for new Naval Service £25m vesselTHE Government has taken the first step towards buying a new ship for the Naval Service at a cost of £25 millionThu Nov 07 1996 - 00:00
Government backs Louth group in BNFL actionTHE Government is to support four Co Louth residents in their legal action against British Nuclear Fuels Ltd over Sellafield, …Wed Nov 06 1996 - 00:00
Applicant numbers for Naval Service, Army fall sharplyTHE Defence Forces Press Office has confirmed that only 1,700 applications have been received in the latest recruitment campaign…Wed Nov 06 1996 - 00:00
Air Corps fears expressedTHE Air Corps may fare badly in the Government's latest consultancy review, while the case in favour of the Naval Service is …Wed Nov 06 1996 - 00:00
Gear could stretch from Blaskets to Aran Islands"NOT unduly high fines, but it does indicate the value of the fish out thereTue Nov 05 1996 - 00:00
Irish Minister welcomes ceasefire but warns of danger in Great Lakes areaTHE Minister of State for Overseas Aid, Ms Joan Burton, has welcomed as a "very positive move" the three week unilateral ceasefire…Tue Nov 05 1996 - 00:00
Extended helicopter cover may be provided for east coastTHE Government is "actively considering" providing a medium range search and rescue helicopter service for the first time on …Mon Nov 04 1996 - 00:00
Burton seeks cross-party support for overseas aidTHE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ms Joan Burton, has appealed for all-party commitment to Irish aid, while admitting…Wed Oct 30 1996 - 00:00
Angling tourism's potential citedIF a factory opened in north Mayo its employment potential would be "heralded far and wide"Wed Oct 30 1996 - 00:00
Deal on access to Channel Tunnel welcomedTHE Irish Exporters' Association has welcomed Britain's decision to lift the threatened ban on passage of Irish goods using the…Tue Oct 29 1996 - 00:00
Antibiotic levels in Irish pork highest in EUTHE Department of Agriculture has moved to reassure consumers on the safety of pork, following an EU wide survey which found …Mon Oct 28 1996 - 00:00
Britain lifts threatened ban on Irish exports through Channel Tunnel after dealBRITAIN is to lift its threatened ban on Irish exports through the Channel Tunnel, following agreement on a security system which…Mon Oct 28 1996 - 00:00
Report calls for 6 mile fishing limit and rejects drift net banTHE Government's salmon management task force has said that a ban on drift nets would be unenforceable and has called for a change…Thu Sept 12 1996 - 01:00
Rights of coastal communities must be observedTHE international climate of opinion is "increasingly hostile" to non recreational salmon fishingThu Sept 12 1996 - 01:00
A female in the frozen wastesWHEN Beryl Bainbridge delivered a lecture to the Captain Scott Society in Cardiff, she wasn't allowed to use the lavatoryTue Sept 03 1996 - 01:00
Japan asks fishing fleet to respect agreements on limitsJAPANESE tuna vessels fishing close to the 200 mile Irish exclusive limits have been asked to "respect international law", the…Fri Aug 30 1996 - 01:00
Call for radical reform of EU fisheries policyIRISH and British fishing industry representatives have made a united call for "radical" reform of Europe's Common Fisheries …Fri Aug 30 1996 - 01:00
Factors listed to guide judges in deciding sentence"LEGISLATIVELY imposed fixed penalties for serious crimes will require the frequent intervention of executive clemency."Thu Aug 29 1996 - 01:00
Abolition of the mandatory term for murder advisedTHE mandatory life sentence for murder and treason should be abolished, according to a Law Reform Commission report on sentencing…Thu Aug 29 1996 - 01:00
Abolition of mandatory life term for murder proposedMANDATORY life sentences for murder and treason and minimum sentences for indictable offences should be eliminated, according…Thu Aug 29 1996 - 01:00
Marina planned for FenitTHE Kerry port of Fenit is planning to build a 100 berth marina as part of a £3.5 million harbour development.Thu Aug 29 1996 - 01:00
`Titanic' salvage is vandalism, relatives sayRELATIVES of Belfast shipyard workers involved in building the Titanic have described a venture to raise a section of the ship…Wed Aug 28 1996 - 01:00
How the Irish saved Latin and schooled the EnglishIRISH monks discovered America. Irish monks taught the English to readWed Aug 28 1996 - 01:00
Japanese tuna vessel returns to sea today following bail bond lodgment of almost £1mSHE second Japanese vessel detained for illegal fishing in Irish waters is returning to sea today, following a bail bond lodgment…Tue Aug 27 1996 - 01:00
Decision on sale of yacht to be made after consultancy review on Naval ServiceTHE Department of Defence says it does not intend to sell off the confiscated yacht, Brime, before completion of the Government…Mon Aug 26 1996 - 01:00
Deaths may influence Irish resolve to enforce fishery limitsAS THE Japanese fishing vessel with five dead crew on board makes its way to Cork today, a fleet of up to 30 tuna ships is still…Mon Aug 26 1996 - 01:00
State urged to buy oils of Shackleton's epic Antartic trekFIVE paintings depicting Sir Ernest Shackleton's 1914-17 Trans Antarctic Expedition "should not be lost to Ireland" when auctioned…Mon Aug 26 1996 - 01:00
Sellafield waste rise reports worry Irish watchdogBRITISH Nuclear Fuels Ltd in Sellafield has described as "premature" a report that it may be seeking to increase radioactive …Mon Aug 26 1996 - 01:00
Cause of Nenagh water contamination still unknownTHE Tipperary town of Nenagh faces a weekend without a full drinking water supply as efforts continue to identify the full extent…Sat Aug 24 1996 - 01:00
A second tuna vessel skipper is expected in courtAS efforts continue to assist the Japanese tuna vessel, Tasei Maru, which lost five crewmen in a gas leak while off the Irish…Sat Aug 24 1996 - 01:00
Soviet submarines will lighten the way on Irish shipping lanesEIGHT former Soviet nuclear submarines take to Irish waters within the next week - not as hazardous scrap, but as a floating …Sat Aug 24 1996 - 01:00
5 Japanese crew die in tuna ship accidentTHE bodies of five Japanese fishing crew are expected to be brought to Cork this weekend, following a gas leak on their tuna …Sat Aug 24 1996 - 01:00
No local animosity against Japanese as tuna ship is caughtFAIR play to the Naval Service... but also to the JapaneseFri Aug 23 1996 - 01:00
Tuna vessel skipper to be charged with illegal fishingTHE skipper of a Japanese tuna vessel is expected to be charged in Co Cork today with alleged fishery offencesFri Aug 23 1996 - 01:00
And what did we sea?LIFE after Fungi. Perish the thought... or the dolphin, indeedThu Aug 22 1996 - 01:00
Naval Service arrests first Japanese shipA LARGE Japanese tuna fishing fleet was reported to be standing of Irish fishery limits last night, following the Naval Service…Thu Aug 22 1996 - 01:00
Rich prize for Japanese in wide demand for tunaTHE Naval Service detention of a Japanese tuna fishing vessel, Minato Maru, yesterday is not only one of the most significant…Thu Aug 22 1996 - 01:00
Dignity and freedom are focus of new aid charterDONOR states and aid agencies should not "force" foreign models of development on recipients, and the role of the overseas aid…Wed Aug 21 1996 - 01:00
LIGHTS FANTASTICONE midsummer Dun Laoghaire morning, the rock roost enjoyed by a few pigeons and terns was rudely interruptedWed Aug 21 1996 - 01:00
Expert starts work to prevent super ferry making wavesA NAVAL architect is due to begin work in Dublin Bay shortly in a "King Canute" attempt to reduce the large wave generated by…Mon Aug 19 1996 - 01:00
