Delegates pass motions to promote a change in attitude towards drinkingThe AGSI has urged the Minister for Justice, Mr McDowell, to embark on a major crackdown on teenage drinking and drink- related…Thu Apr 17 2003 - 01:00
Anti-globalisation protesters threatIreland's hosting of the EU presidency next year is likely to attract thousands of militant anti-globalisation protesters from…Wed Apr 16 2003 - 01:00
Garda unwilling to work penalty points systemGarda sergeants and inspectors say they are unwilling to participate in the full roll-out of the penalty points system for drivers…Wed Apr 16 2003 - 01:00
AGSI hears of increase in drug offencesOrganised crime gangs involved in the State's drugs trade have grown as arrogant as they were in the years before Veronica Guerin…Tue Apr 15 2003 - 01:00
McDowell to hear delegates criticise Garda payThe Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Mr McDowell, will come under pressure today on pay and benchmarking at the…Mon Apr 14 2003 - 01:00
Kitt to allot Eur 5m in assistance for civilian reliefThe Government is to set aside €5 million for humanitarian assistance to help alleviate the suffering of Iraqi civilians.Wed Mar 26 2003 - 00:00
Drugs war a possible motive for murderGardaí say they are looking for a "cold, calculated and highly dangerous criminal" in their hunt for the killer of a young Dublin…Tue Mar 25 2003 - 00:00
Group says council may have to buy homes above tunnelDublin City Council could be forced to buy the homes of Marino residents because work on the Dublin Port Tunnel may have damaged…Sat Mar 22 2003 - 00:00
'Tactical marketing' plan to attract visitorsECONOMIC FALLOUT/Tourism: Irish tourism chiefs have promised to increase spending on overseas marketing once war-related consumer…Sat Mar 22 2003 - 00:00
Irish Eurovision song is deemed to be an original compositionThe long-running controversy over Ireland's entry for this years Eurovision Song Contest has come to a close following news from…Fri Mar 21 2003 - 00:00
No case to answer over vaccine trials, religious orders claimThe Vaccine Trials Inquiry: Five religious institutions at the centre of the 1960-61 four-in-one vaccine controversy believe…Fri Mar 21 2003 - 00:00
Kitchen column cracked right through with bang in the nightShortly before midnight just over two weeks ago, Mr Stephen McQuillan heard a loud bang in the downstairs of his home at Annadale…Thu Mar 20 2003 - 00:00
Locals may protest at tunnel sitesNorth Dublin residents are considering a series of sit-ins at Dublin Port Tunnel work sites to protest at damage caused to two…Thu Mar 20 2003 - 00:00
Search of river to resume for missing manMembers of the Garda sub-aqua unit will this morning resume their search for the body of a man who fell from a bridge in Galway…Wed Mar 19 2003 - 00:00
Four die on roads over St Patrick's weekendFour people were killed in road accidents in the Republic over the St Patrick's Day bank holiday weekend, less than half the …Wed Mar 19 2003 - 00:00
Irish aid agencies get set to aid civiliansIrish aid agency GOAL has begun to move a team of aid workers into Kuwait and Jordan and will enter southern Iraq "as soon as…Wed Mar 19 2003 - 00:00
Action to disinherit Nevin will be reactivatedThe failure of Catherine Nevin to have her conviction for the murder of her husband overturned clears the way for the Nevin family…Sat Mar 15 2003 - 00:00
Strict new legislation to curtail smugglingStrict new EU laws due to come into force in weeks will curtail the smuggling of counterfeit goods into the State.Fri Mar 14 2003 - 00:00
Doctor in binge drink warningThe Irish community in the UK are the only ethnic minority who experience worse health in Britain than in their homeland, according…Fri Mar 14 2003 - 00:00
Register of sex offenders here growing four times as fast as UKThe Irish sex offenders register is growing almost four times as fast per capita as a similar register in the UK, it has emerged…Wed Mar 12 2003 - 00:00
Meeting today after prison walkoutSenior officials from the Irish Prisons Service will today meet representatives of the Prison Officers Association in Dublin …Wed Mar 12 2003 - 00:00
Sister of missing woman to seek US helpThe sister of missing Kilkenny woman Ms Jo Jo Dullard will today begin an eight-day visit to the US to highlight the lack of …Tue Mar 11 2003 - 00:00
Judge criticised cosmetic surgery founderThe co-founder and former director of Irish firm Advanced Cosmetic Institute was found in a UK court to have "showed a cynical…Tue Mar 11 2003 - 00:00
Director of cosmetic surgery firm resignsThe State's biggest cosmetic surgery group, Advanced Cosmetic Institute, has announced that a director of the company who faces…Wed Mar 05 2003 - 00:00
Drug seizures by Customs fall by 50%The Customs and Excise Service last year seized drugs with a street value of €33Mon Mar 03 2003 - 00:00
Cosmetic surgery firm director faces arrestA bench warrant was issued yesterday for the arrest of a director of the State's biggest cosmetic surgery group after it was …Fri Feb 28 2003 - 00:00
Motorists likely to benefit from premium savingsThe State's largest motor insurers have signalled that the days of high premium increases are over.Fri Feb 28 2003 - 00:00
Belfast firm plans to tender for contract to supply jetNorthern Ireland's largest manufacturing company, Bombardier Aerospace, plans to tender to supply the new jet to the Irish Government…Thu Feb 27 2003 - 00:00
€60m projects right up there with the jetSome €60 million, the possible cost of a Government jet, would pay for an extension of the BreastCheck national cancer-screening…Wed Feb 26 2003 - 00:00
Dentists will now set own fee for fillingsUntil now a PRSI-insured patient was required to pay no more than €13.50 for a fillingWed Feb 26 2003 - 00:00
Director of cosmetic surgery group chargedA director of the State's biggest cosmetic surgery group was yesterday charged with working as a director of a company while …Wed Feb 26 2003 - 00:00
Warning of steep price rises after deal with dentistsOpposition parties have strongly criticised a new deal between the Government and Irish Dental Association (IDA) on the provision…Wed Feb 26 2003 - 00:00
Vaccine reduces meningitis tollThe introduction of the MenC vaccine in 2000 has resulted in a 90 per cent reduction in cases of group C meningitis and septicaemia…Tue Feb 25 2003 - 00:00
Licensee sold counterfeit vodkaThe former licensee of the Shakespeare Pub, in Parnell St, Dublin, was yesterday convicted of selling counterfeit vodka.Tue Feb 25 2003 - 00:00
Accountant pays EUR80,000 to Revenue after five-year probe into unpaid taxA Dublin-based accountant has paid €80,000 to the Revenue Commissioners on foot of unpaid taxes, interest and penalties after…Tue Feb 25 2003 - 00:00
VdeP society confronts educational disadvantageThe St Vincent de Paul Society thinks the Department of Education should introduce a book rental scheme to tackle educational…Mon Feb 24 2003 - 00:00
Gardai identify body of man found in Tallaght following appealGardaí have identified a man who was found dead in Tallaght on Tuesday and have issued a public appeal for anyone with information…Sat Feb 22 2003 - 00:00
Islamic Jihad: Who they arePalestine Islamic Jihad (PIJ) originated in the Gaza Strip in the 1970sSat Feb 22 2003 - 00:00
Greens seek anti-racism training for judiciaryImmediate action needs to be taken in the form of anti-racism training and awareness raising for judges, according to the Green…Fri Feb 21 2003 - 00:00
Eur 1.27m worth of the drug khat seized at airportOfficers from the Customs Service yesterday seized 500kg of the drug khat with an estimated street value of €1.27 million.Thu Feb 20 2003 - 00:00
Social cocaine use in Dublin uncoveredSwabs taken by RTÉ's Prime Time programme from 20 toilets in "middle class" Dublin pubs, clubs and hotels all showed traces of…Thu Feb 20 2003 - 00:00
Judge's remarks on immigrants criticisedThe majority of shopping centres in Longford would introduce a ban on "coloured" people entering their premises if a spate of…Thu Feb 20 2003 - 00:00
McCartney to play gig at RDS in MayEx-Beatle Sir Paul McCartney will play his first gig on Irish soil in almost 40 years when he takes his European tour to Dublin…Wed Feb 19 2003 - 00:00
Prisoners are taking the law into their own handsMr Justice Paul Carney, a judge of the High Court, yesterday presented 12 prisoners in Mountjoy with legal certificates after…Wed Feb 19 2003 - 00:00
Number of primary schools offering foreign language classes rises to 390The number of primary schools offering a foreign language as a subject has increased to 390 from 270 in 1998, when schools first…Tue Feb 18 2003 - 00:00
Prison officers' overtime to be tackledThe Minister for Justice, Mr McDowell, is to hold a series of meetings with the Prison Officers' Association (POA) in an effort…Tue Feb 18 2003 - 00:00
Minister moves to allay 'terrorist strike' fearsThe Minister for Defence, Mr Smith, has denied he is in receipt of any intelligence about a possible terrorist strike.Tue Feb 18 2003 - 00:00
St Patrick's Day travel plans of politiciansBrazil, China, Japan, Hong Kong and the US west coast are among the destinations chosen for this year's St Patrick's Day trips…Mon Feb 17 2003 - 00:00
Road building plan is years behindThe national road building programme will not be complete until around 2009 and not 2006 as previously envisaged, the Minister…Fri Feb 14 2003 - 00:00
Number of toll roads will rise to 13The number of toll roads in the State is to rise to 13 before the end of the decade, compared to just two at present, the National…Fri Feb 14 2003 - 00:00
