Legal experts say EU law prevents Dukes limiting TV deflectors servicesNEW regulations to control television deflector services are not necessary since deflectors are permitted to operate under EU…Thu Apr 17 1997 - 01:00
Zoo advised to creep down the `small is beautiful' routeA HISSING cockroach or a giant African millepede doesn't have the panache of a cheetah or a tigerWed Apr 16 1997 - 01:00
No longer any military activity at Sellafield, say plant operatorsTHE operators of the Sellafield nuclear complex have given a "categorical assurance" that there is no longer any military activity…Mon Apr 14 1997 - 01:00
Department informed dead woman had CJDA CASE of Creutzfeld-Jakob Disease has been notified to the Department of Health following the death of a woman last monthSat Apr 12 1997 - 01:00
Sun spectacular leaves TV and radio in the shadeIF your satellite television signal misbehaves over the next day or two don't bother complaining to the supplier, blame it on…Fri Apr 11 1997 - 01:00
Programme aimed at moving up information technology ladderHERBERT HOOVER, in the 1930s, promised the US electorate two cars in every garage and a chicken in every pot in his efforts to…Thu Apr 10 1997 - 01:00
Rabbitte to ask EU for additional £50m for research.THE Government is to seek the transfer of additional EU funding worth £50 million to support industrial research and development…Wed Apr 09 1997 - 01:00
HALE TO THE COMETENJOYING the delights of the Podkamennaya Tunguska river valley in central Siberia was not a good idea on the morning of June…Sat Mar 29 1997 - 00:00
New science council is criticised as academics' talking shopTHE body set up to advise the Government on science policy has been strongly criticised by industrial researchers, who believe…Wed Mar 26 1997 - 00:00
Members of new council on science namedTHE membership of the new 23 member council established to advise the Government on science policy represents a strong mix of…Tue Mar 25 1997 - 00:00
Irish team to lead research on leukaemia "suicide cells"AN Irish group has been chosen to head a European research effort to improve the treatment of leukaemia by causing specific cells…Tue Mar 25 1997 - 00:00
Cloudy skies to obscure view of cometTHE weather over the next few days will serve to confound would be astronomers hoping for a look at the Hale Bopp cometFri Mar 21 1997 - 00:00
Physics school marks 50 years of researchFIVE decades of distinguished physics research are marked this evening as the School of Cosmic Physics celebrates the golden …Thu Mar 20 1997 - 00:00
Old Pigeon House power station may be science museumTHE old Pigeon House power station, which came within a whisker of demolition a few years ago, may soon enjoy a new lease of …Thu Mar 20 1997 - 00:00
Scientists find that tobacco is no noxious weedTHE anti-smoking lobby will have to rethink its view of the tobacco plantWed Mar 19 1997 - 00:00
Rare comet coming to the sky near youPOLITICIANS of all hues have been searching the night sky for the latest portent of a forthcoming election, a visiting cometTue Mar 18 1997 - 00:00
Access to judge's number raises issues of mobile phone useMOBILE phones were described as "lethal in the extreme" by Judge John Neilan during a sitting, of the Tuam District Court on …Fri Mar 14 1997 - 00:00
Innovation in genetics now racing far ahead of ethicsTHE year is 2050, and the genetic technologies have wrought wonderful changes for humanity.Sat Mar 01 1997 - 00:00
Genetic engineering: way forward for medical science or sinister threat to all our futures?THE phrase, a chip off the old block, takes on fresh meaning following the announcement this week that scientists in Scotland…Wed Feb 26 1997 - 00:00
Regulations favour research on humansIT would be easier to conduct genetic engineering research on humans than on animals, given the limits of Irish regulations.Wed Feb 26 1997 - 00:00
Science brought to wider publicTHE Minister of State for Science and Technology, Mr Pat Rabbitte," has praised an initiative which aims to make science more…Tue Feb 11 1997 - 00:00
Research funding should be made election issue, says university scientistTHE failure by Government to provide adequate funding for scientific research should be made an election issue, according to …Wed Feb 05 1997 - 00:00
MS group cautions against US drugTHE Multiple Sclerosis Society of Ireland has said it could not recommend the use of a drug claimed by an American company to…Tue Feb 04 1997 - 00:00
Safeguards with vaccinations rarely failPARENTS with small children are familiar with the terminology of vaccination - three in one, two in one, RIB, oral polio - and…Sat Nov 09 1996 - 00:00
Tumbling Chinese satellite not to end with a bang but a splashTHE errant Chinese satellite is expected to land this morning with a splash rather than a bang.Tue Mar 12 1996 - 00:00
Radon study fuels debate about risk from cancerPUBLIC fears that overhead power lines pose a cancer risk have been stirred up again following research published by scientists…Sat Feb 17 1996 - 00:00
Man's death prompts call for users to be told of sunbed risks"A SUNTAN generally is an indication of damage to the skin. It is a sign of skin damage, not of health."Wed Feb 07 1996 - 00:00
