We will discourage London on Border poll, Ahern saysThe Government will actively discourage the British government from acceding to a Border poll, the Taoiseach has confirmedWed Mar 13 2002 - 00:00
Border poll would be premature, Ahern says in USThe Taoiseach last night made it clear that he would regard a referendum on Irish unity in the North in the near future as premature…Tue Mar 12 2002 - 00:00
Bush pays tribute to allies at memorial ceremonyUS: President Bush yesterday paid warm tribute to America's allies as he commemorated September 11th six months on.Tue Mar 12 2002 - 00:00
Bush pays tribute to spirit of Irish emigrants in US historyPresident George W. Bush yesterday decreed March as Irish-American Heritage Month with a proclamation that paid tribute to the…Tue Mar 12 2002 - 00:00
US Irish-born bishop offers to resign over an improper relationshipTHE US: The Irish-born Bishop of Palm Beach, Florida, has offered the Pope his resignation after admitting to an inappropriate…Mon Mar 11 2002 - 00:00
Sex may be the spur, but love is worth moreTHE US: In the Los Angeles court witness box the former Playboy centrefold Ms Anna Nicole Smith was asked how she could have…Sat Mar 09 2002 - 00:00
Bush proposes more controls on company executivesRESPONSIBILITY: Company chief executives should be held responsible for misleading company financial statements, President George…Fri Mar 08 2002 - 00:00
US sends more troops and helicopters into Afghanistan to join battle against al-QaedaAFGHANISTAN: Six days into the most prolonged and fiercely contested battle of the Afghan campaign, the US yesterday sent in…Fri Mar 08 2002 - 00:00
Trying to get the message across without the liesLETTER FROM AMERICA: It was a spectacular own goalSat Mar 02 2002 - 00:00
Shadow government in bunker set to take over in event of attackTHE US: Deep underground in two undisclosed locations on the US east coast, cut off from family and friends, between 75 and …Sat Mar 02 2002 - 00:00
Enron players in head-to-head clash over evidence at Senate hearingTwo of the key figures in the Enron saga yesterday collided face to face over their very different explanations for the company…Wed Feb 27 2002 - 00:00
Yates said children were 'doomed to suffer in the fires of hell', court toldTHE US: A psychiatrist who examined Ms Andrea Yates, the day after she drowned her five children, described her at her Houston…Wed Feb 27 2002 - 00:00
Execution of mentally-ill man to be carried out todayTHE US: The execution in Georgia by lethal injection of a man who believes Sigourney Weaver is God and sees little red men in…Tue Feb 26 2002 - 00:00
Anthrax killer search focuses on dismissed scientistTHE US: The focus of the FBI search for the country's anthrax killer has narrowed to one specific former government research…Tue Feb 26 2002 - 00:00
Video challenges Enron evidenceNew evidence appears to show that Enron advised its employees to invest their pension funds, known as "401(k) funds", exclusively…Sat Feb 23 2002 - 00:00
Trial following killing by dog contains all of human lifeLETTER FROM AMERICA: For sheer theatricality this grisliest of Los Angeles murder trials has it all.Sat Feb 23 2002 - 00:00
Woman who drowned children goes on trial for her life in TexasUS: A Houston jury yesterday heard opening statements from lawyers in the trial of the woman who drowned her five children last…Tue Feb 19 2002 - 00:00
No military plan decided for Iraq - PowellUS: President Bush is still examining all his options on Iraq and "no attack option or military option has been brought forward…Mon Feb 18 2002 - 00:00
Lay sold $100m in Enron stockEnron's former chairman Mr Kenneth Lay sold shares worth $16.3 million (€18Mon Feb 18 2002 - 00:00
Bodies littering woods at crematorium in Georgia may never be identifiedUS: She was just walking her dog in the woods on Friday when she stumbled on a skullMon Feb 18 2002 - 00:00
Pleading the Fifth is no guarantee of protectionLetter From America : Kenny-boy Lay and the Enron Five were not the only ones on the Hill this week pleading the Fifth, writes…Sat Feb 16 2002 - 00:00
Enron board and chairman 'duped'The board and then chairman of Enron, Mr Kenneth Lay, were "duped" by his two most senior executives, Mr Jeffrey Skilling and…Fri Feb 15 2002 - 00:00
Bill radically reforming US campaign spending is passedTHE US: The US House of Representatives yesterday approved by 249 to 189 the most radical reform of campaign finance spending…Fri Feb 15 2002 - 00:00
US reviews disclosure rulesUS regulators yesterday proposed rules on corporate disclosure and accounting in the wake of the Enron scandalThu Feb 14 2002 - 00:00
Bush unlikely to use veto on campaign finance reformTHE US: Supporters and opponents of campaign finance reform in the House of Representatives yesterday scrambled desperately …Thu Feb 14 2002 - 00:00
Enron's ex-chief delivers robust defenceThe appearance of Mr Jeffrey Skilling, the "control freak" and combative former chief executive officer of Enron, before the …Sat Feb 09 2002 - 00:00
Bush applies Geneva Convention to the TalibanTHE US: Succumbing to international pressure, President George Bush yesterday announced that the Geneva Convention will apply…Fri Feb 08 2002 - 00:00
Bush revival plan bites the dustUS President George W Bush's economic stimulus package, which would have pumped some $89 billion (€103Thu Feb 07 2002 - 00:00
US group calls on Virginia to speed up Exoo extraditionA US disability rights group has called for the state of Virginia to expedite the "expected Irish extradition request" for the…Wed Feb 06 2002 - 00:00
Minister says he gave 'spiritual direction' to suicide womanThe Rev George Exoo insists that he did not "assist" in the death of Rosemary Toole, but attended it to provide a dying woman…Mon Feb 04 2002 - 00:00
Salt Lake City and Mormons to curb religious zeal for OlympicsLETTER FROM AMERICA: My friend Anton used to have his own way of dealing with Mormons and others who accosted him on the streets…Sat Feb 02 2002 - 00:00
Bin Laden defends 'battle' in interviewTHE US: "We kill the kings of the infidels, kings of the crusaders and civilian infidels in exchange for those of our children…Sat Feb 02 2002 - 00:00
Two Enron nominees on energy control bodyCollapsed energy giant Enron submitted a list of potential candidates for a key industry regulatory body to the Bush White House…Sat Feb 02 2002 - 00:00
House moves against CheneyIn what has become an important trial of strength between the legislature and the presidency, Congress's General Accounting Office…Thu Jan 31 2002 - 00:00
Bush extends aims of war against terror"The price of indifference would be catastrophic," President Bush has warned the American peopleThu Jan 31 2002 - 00:00
12 US students awarded Mitchell scholarships to study in IrelandTwelve new George J. Mitchell scholars have been nominated after a US-wide competition for a year of post-graduate study at universities…Wed Jan 30 2002 - 00:00
Bush appeals for unity in anti-terror warPresident Bush last night called on the American people to recognise that the war against terrorism would be long and dangerous…Wed Jan 30 2002 - 00:00
Bush warns Americans of long war against terrorismUS: President Bush last night called on the American people to recognise that the war against terrorism would be long and dangerous…Wed Jan 30 2002 - 00:00
Bush rules out POW status for detainees at US baseUS/CUBA: The prisoners in Guantanamo will not be given prisoner of war status, President Bush yesterday decidedTue Jan 29 2002 - 00:00
Afghan leader to ask US for help in peacekeepingTHE US: The US will today be asked to contribute to the British-led UN-mandated peacekeeping force in Afghanistan by the country…Mon Jan 28 2002 - 00:00
University head leads fight to ban guns in classTHE US: It is a role that Prof Bernard Machen, like most university presidents, would surely never have dreamed would be part…Mon Jan 28 2002 - 00:00
Cardinal refuses to resign after priest convicted of abuseTHE US: Following the release of a huge volume of documentation on the Catholic Church's protection and regular reassignment…Sat Jan 26 2002 - 00:00
Bush plans to double home defence spend to $38bnTHE US: President Bush has announced his intention to double spending on homeland security next year to nearly $38 billion, …Fri Jan 25 2002 - 00:00
Walker was denied access to counsel, says lawyerTHE US: The lawyer for the alleged American Taliban, Mr John Walker Lindh (20), has told a Virginia court that his client has…Fri Jan 25 2002 - 00:00
'American Taliban' man is flown back to the USUS: The "American Taliban" John Walker Lindh (20) was returning to US soil last night on a flight to Dulles Airport outside …Thu Jan 24 2002 - 00:00
Fired executive says Enron shredded papersShe had been fired. One of thousandsWed Jan 23 2002 - 00:00
US defence chief stands firm on prisoner issueTHE US: In a robust and unapologetic defence of the "humane" treatment by the United States of detainees in Guantanamo Base,…Wed Jan 23 2002 - 00:00
'Washington Post' says anthrax was taken from US army facilityTHE US: Samples of anthrax and other biological warfare specimens went missing from the US army's main research facility at …Tue Jan 22 2002 - 00:00
Human rights groups express concern at Guantanamo conditionsUS: Concern has been expressed by human rights organisations and the UN Human Rights Commissioner, Mrs Mary Robinson, about …Thu Jan 17 2002 - 00:00
Enron auditor co-operating 'fully'The Arthur Andersen employee in charge of the Enron audit, who was fired on Tuesday, was yesterday co-operating "fully" with …Thu Jan 17 2002 - 00:00
