Cardinal visited priests in prisonCardinal Desmond Connell has visited paedophile priests in prison, a Church spokesman has confirmed.Thu Oct 31 2002 - 00:00
Street violence 'a serious cause for concern'-AhernThe Taoiseach expressed the Government's "grief and sadness" at the stabbing to death of teenager Alan Higgins in Coolock, Dublin…Wed Oct 16 2002 - 01:00
Agreement has not been suspended - CowenThe Belfast Agreement has not been suspended, the Minister for Foreign Affairs insisted last nightWed Oct 16 2002 - 01:00
Hundreds of FF posters 'go missing'At least 500 of Fianna Fáil's pro-Nice Treaty posters which were put up on lamposts since the start of the campaign have "gone…Mon Oct 14 2002 - 01:00
Ahern facing challenge in his own backyardAll Cabinet and junior ministers are under pressure to deliver a Yes vote in the Nice referendum, but perhaps the biggest pressure…Mon Oct 14 2002 - 01:00
Ahern consulted gardai over rumoursThe Taoiseach consulted the Garda Commissioner before the appointment of former minister Mr Ray Burke to his Cabinet in 1997, …Fri Oct 11 2002 - 01:00
Howlin challenges Harney about BurkeThe Tánaiste, Ms Harney, told the Dáil she accepted the Taoiseach's assurances about Mr Ray Burke and agreed to his appointment…Thu Oct 10 2002 - 01:00
Kenny says highest office brought into lowest reputeThe Taoiseach has brought the "highest political office in the land into the lowest-possible public repute", the Fine Gael leader…Thu Oct 10 2002 - 01:00
Immigration group urges No vote over sovereigntyThe Immigration Control Platform has called for a rejection of the Nice Treaty because it would lead to a common EU asylum and…Mon Oct 07 2002 - 01:00
Residents oppose ESB communications mastA proposed telecommunications mast will be a "complete eyesore", ruining the view of the "spectacular" Luas bridge in south Dublin…Mon Oct 07 2002 - 01:00
Some world-weary demonstrators sceptical of unions' fighting talkRose Eston is not impressed with her unionSat Oct 05 2002 - 01:00
Neutrality 'protocol' amendment is rejectedIrish neutrality no longer exists, the Green party chairman claimed in the DailThu Sept 12 2002 - 01:00
TDs give go-ahead for Nice poll by 98 votes to 13TDs should have no fears about the ability of applicant countries to negotiate with the European Union, the Minister of State…Thu Sept 12 2002 - 01:00
Impassioned plea for Yes vote by FG leaderThe leader of Fine Gael has asked the public to "do the decent thing" and vote Yes in the forthcoming referendum on the Nice …Wed Sept 11 2002 - 01:00
Decision should be based on future of EuropePeople should not make their choices in the referendum on "guff" from the Government but on the basis of what was good for the…Wed Sept 11 2002 - 01:00
Navy to monitor nuclear ship without protestIrish naval vessels and the Air Corps will be monitoring the passage of a controversial shipment of rejected nuclear fuel through…Tue Sept 10 2002 - 01:00
Overseas aid goal will be negotiated yearly, says KittThe new schedule for increases in Ireland's overseas aid budget will be negotiated year by year, according to the Minister of…Mon Sept 09 2002 - 01:00
New plans due for Monaghan hospitalNew proposals aimed at restoring a "significant level of acute services" at Monaghan General Hospital will be drafted "in the…Sat Sept 07 2002 - 01:00
'Buy nothing' day on the cards to protest at rising pricesThe Consumers' Association of Ireland will decide within the next 10 days whether to follow the example of Greek consumers and…Sat Sept 07 2002 - 01:00
Nice outcome not ignored, McDowell claimsThe Government has not ignored or dismissed the outcome of the Nice Treaty referendum last year, the Minister for Justice, Mr…Fri Sept 06 2002 - 01:00
Opposition fails to win time for other issuesOpposition leaders failed to secure extended Dáil sitting time to discuss Exchequer cutbacks and political developments during…Fri Sept 06 2002 - 01:00
Voters urged to wait to 'bloody' coalitionThe electorate should "wait in the long grass" and deliver a "bloody nose" to the Government where it was needed - at the European…Thu Sept 05 2002 - 01:00
Politicians 'running' from defenceIreland must become one of the architects of European security and defence, according to Fine Gael's foreign affairs spokesman…Thu Sept 05 2002 - 01:00
Economy warning a red herring - BoyleThe economic argument about the Nice Treaty is "the ultimate in red herrings", according to the Green PartyThu Sept 05 2002 - 01:00
Gardai charge 27 with drugs offencesTwenty-seven people have been arrested and are expected to appear in court this week on drugs-related charges, as part of the…Wed Sept 04 2002 - 01:00
Minister tells meeting treaty has nothing to do with taxes, neutrality, culture or abortionThe Nice Treaty had nothing to do with neutrality, taxes, culture or abortion, the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural…Wed Sept 04 2002 - 01:00
US emigrant group says funding dwindlingMore funding for Irish emigrant organisations in the US is crucial in the wake of the September 11th attacks, according to one…Fri Aug 30 2002 - 01:00
Ireland slips down the world index of corruptionIreland's ranking on an international corruption perception index has dropped five places from 18th last year to 23rd, out of…Fri Aug 30 2002 - 01:00
Residents lodge 300 objections to proposed housing developmentFurious residents in south Dublin have lodged at least 300 planning objections to a proposed housing development at a former …Fri Aug 30 2002 - 01:00
Groups abroad welcome task force reportIrish organisations abroad have welcomed the task force report on emigration as a watershed in the State's relationship with …Thu Aug 29 2002 - 01:00
Warning on rapid decline of herring gullsDuchas, the heritage service, is considering putting herring gulls on its endangered species list because of its rapidly declining…Thu Aug 29 2002 - 01:00
Department fails to respond to dental associationThe Irish Dental Association has expressed its concern that the Department of Social and Family Affairs has failed to respond…Thu Aug 29 2002 - 01:00
Woman at centre of landmark case on legal aid diesThe woman whose landmark European Court case in 1979 forced the Government to introduce free legal aid in family law matters, …Tue Aug 27 2002 - 01:00
Dispute is unlikely to disrupt schools - ASTISchools are not expected to be disrupted by the ongoing ASTI ban on supervision and substitution once they reopen in the coming…Mon Aug 26 2002 - 01:00
Four deaths in road accidents and drowning at weekendThree people have died in road accidents over the weekend and a 25-year-old man drowned.Mon Aug 26 2002 - 01:00
Post dispute may hit Nice literatureDeliveries of Nice referendum literature could be affected if the pay dispute between the Irish Postmasters' Union (IPU) and …Thu Aug 22 2002 - 01:00
Trocaire calls on Taoiseach to confirm aid targetTrócaire, the Catholic relief agency, has called on the Government to publicly confirm at the earth summit, its commitment to…Thu Aug 22 2002 - 01:00
Minister urged to recall hepatitis tribunalFine Gael has called on the Minister for Health to consider reconvening the hepatitis C compensation tribunal.Thu Aug 22 2002 - 01:00
Children's cases struck out due to lack of places for offendersThe number of cases struck out in the children's courts in Dublin due to the lack of detention places has almost quadrupled, …Wed Aug 21 2002 - 01:00
Hundreds sign Dublin book of condolencesHundreds of people went to St Ann's Church of Ireland church in Dawson Street, Dublin, yesterday to sign a book of condolences…Wed Aug 21 2002 - 01:00
GP says junkets, perks and expenses must endHealth boards should stop paying members' expenses instead of cutting jobs, a member of the Eastern Regional Health Authority…Sat Aug 17 2002 - 01:00
'Non-filling' of 800 health board jobs to save €7.75mThe "employment savings" the Department of Health expects health boards to make vary from 40 jobs in the Midland Health Board…Sat Aug 17 2002 - 01:00
Health services a worry for only 3% of south DublinersHealth services were of major concern to and impacted on the lives of only 3 per cent of people in the south Dublin area, according…Fri Aug 16 2002 - 01:00
Dublin poll shows most think area improvedAlmost half the population of south Dublin believe the area has improved in the past five years and 42 per cent believe it is…Fri Aug 16 2002 - 01:00
Suburban residents shocked to learn of brutality of Goatstown attackA Garda tape cordoned off most of the Shell garage on Taney Road for much of yesterday following the late-night assault in which…Thu Aug 15 2002 - 01:00
EU influx of 800,000 Hungarian migrants queriedThe Government has dismissed a survey which suggests that up to 800,000 Hungarians will seek work in wealthier countries once…Tue Aug 13 2002 - 01:00
Anti-Nice Treaty group to hold public meetingsThe No to Nice Campaign yesterday published a new poster and announced a series of public meetings to oppose the Nice Treaty …Fri Aug 09 2002 - 01:00
Three former TDs and four outgoing senators appointedThe Taoiseach's right-hand man in his constituency, three former TDs and four outgoing senators are among the 11 nominees to …Sat Jul 27 2002 - 01:00
Population rises by 8% to slightly less than 4mIreland's population increase over the past six years far outstrips any other EU country, according to preliminary Irish census…Thu Jul 25 2002 - 01:00
Numbers in State now just under 4 millionPopulation levels have increased in every major town and city in the Republic apart from Cork, with the biggest increases in …Thu Jul 25 2002 - 01:00
