Mayor butts into smoking debate at launch of portable ashtray"Butts out" read the slogans on the Liffey boardwalk yesterday as Dublin City Council promoted a new "portable ashtray" to stop…Wed Sept 10 2003 - 01:00
Plan to cut 5,000 jobs in social schemes criticisedA proposed cut of 5,000 social employment scheme jobs could have a "catastrophic" effect on Ireland's poorest communities.Tue Sept 09 2003 - 01:00
Parental school-day bluesOur daughter Roisín started school this week - a traumatic event, as you can imagineSat Sept 06 2003 - 01:00
Fashion victims find unlikely ally in scienceIt's a question that has long preyed on the minds of women in the changing rooms of clothes shops.Tue Aug 19 2003 - 01:00
The curse of the cold pintThe Last Straw: The New York Times was reporting from Dublin during the week about the effects of the proposed smoking ban on…Sat Aug 16 2003 - 01:00
FAI challenged over stance on booing of Rangers playersA group formed to assert the right of Irish soccer fans to boo Glasgow Rangers players at Lansdowne Road is seeking a meeting…Sat Aug 16 2003 - 01:00
Quinn receives honorary MBE in DublinStanding outside the British ambassador's residence yesterday, Niall Quinn looked every inch a diplomat.Thu Aug 14 2003 - 01:00
Magazine hopes to triple its sales this weekHello! magazine hopes to triple its normal Irish circulation when the Nicky Byrne-Georgina Ahern wedding edition goes on sale…Wed Aug 13 2003 - 01:00
Clifden welcomes a new role model in the history of flyingFor the second time in a century, the bogs around Clifden, Co Galway, have found themselves on the receiving end of a piece of…Wed Aug 13 2003 - 01:00
Parkinson's drug linked to gambling addictionA drug used to treat Parkinson's disease may turn a small number of patients into compulsive gamblers, US researchers believe…Wed Aug 13 2003 - 01:00
Man dies in jet-ski accidentA man died and another was seriously injured in a crash between a jet ski and a motor boat off the coast of Cork last night.Tue Aug 12 2003 - 01:00
Remains of Viking warrior uncovered on building siteThe remains of a Viking warrior have been uncovered on a building site in central Dublin.Tue Aug 12 2003 - 01:00
'Misinformation' claim on pub smoking banPromoters of the ban on smoking in pubs and restaurants are using "misinformation" to support their case, a lobby group opposing…Mon Jul 28 2003 - 01:00
The cyclical revolutions of FranceThe Last Straw: It is now 16 or 17 years since I saw the Tour de France, then led by Greg LeMond, at VersaillesSat Jul 26 2003 - 01:00
18% fall in claims against Dublin councilThe number of new compensation cases taken against Dublin City Council is down 18 per cent for the first half of this year, while…Thu Jul 24 2003 - 01:00
Irish enthusiasm for EU continues to fallIreland's enthusiasm for the European Union is continuing to fall sharply, according to the latest Eurobarometer opinion poll…Thu Jul 24 2003 - 01:00
Papal texting serviceIt's not quite a message from Heaven. But, for Catholics, it is probably the next best thing at only 20 cent a day.Thu Jul 24 2003 - 01:00
EU case against Ireland over fees for planning objectionsThe Government is to be referred to the European Court of Justice for charging fees for third-party planning objections.Wed Jul 23 2003 - 01:00
Festivities planned for famine ship in BostonThe replica famine ship, the Jeanie Johnston , is due to arrive in Boston on Thursday on the latest leg of its North American…Tue Jul 22 2003 - 01:00
Day when citizens were offered freedom of Dublin and declinedIt was the day when thousands of ordinary Irish citizens were offered the freedom of Dublin, and politely declinedSat Jul 19 2003 - 01:00
Call for insurance market reformThe value of personal injury settlements has fallen dramatically since the introduction of the euro, but the savings have not…Thu Jul 17 2003 - 01:00
St Swithin brings the bad news of more rainSummertime, and St Swithin's uneasy. Fish are jumpin', and the temperature is highWed Jul 16 2003 - 01:00
Call for cap on fees for apartment dwellersThe new Lord Mayor of Dublin has called for a cap on apartment management fees, to combat what he called "outrageous" increases…Mon Jul 14 2003 - 01:00
Some famous names are honoured at Trinity CollegeU2 frontman Bono and actress Dame Judi Dench were among a group of luminaries conferred with honorary doctorates in Trinity College…Sat Jul 12 2003 - 01:00
Opposition pleas for early recall fall on stony groundDail Sketch: If there's one thing the Opposition can't stand, it's a holidayFri Jul 04 2003 - 01:00
The event was popular, the action hotBASKETBALL: You could have fried eggs on the roof of the National Basketball Arena on Saturday.Mon Jun 30 2003 - 01:00
One small and determined girl makes a big splash with the galleryAQUATICS: You like to think you're hard. You've never shed a tear watching Lassie Come HomeThu Jun 26 2003 - 01:00
Little matter of a coup couldn't stop MauritaniaHANDBALL: The worst most teams have to worry about before a major championship is having plans disrupted by last-minute injury…Wed Jun 25 2003 - 01:00
Sealing off the happy campersTHE LAST STRAW: In former times, French seaside towns built walls to keep the English outSat Jun 21 2003 - 01:00
Not caring two hells twice overTHE LAST STRAW/Frank McNally: When, during the Dáil row over college fees, Bertie Ahern first accused the Opposition of not …Sat May 31 2003 - 01:00
Singer says we need to 'get smart'Mickey Joe Harte and his fan club were preparing to fly home from Latvia last night after a disappointing result in Saturday'…Mon May 26 2003 - 01:00
Kenny relishes a rare momentDail Sketch: It's not often these days that Enda Kenny finds himself at the head of a popular movementWed May 21 2003 - 01:00
OK, I was wrong about MonaghanThe Last Straw: I'd like to begin this week by clarifying certain comments that appeared in this column last SaturdaySat May 17 2003 - 01:00
Writing on wall for the pen as keyboard and texting take overThe writing is on the wall for the art of calligraphy, according to a new survey of primary schoolteachers.Sat May 17 2003 - 01:00
Witness claims noisy tools used partly to annoy sleeping gardaA Donegal man used noisy metal-cutting equipment in a flat in the middle of the night, partly to annoy a garda who was sleeping…Wed May 14 2003 - 01:00
Man to appear in court over double stabbing incidentA 23-year-old man will appear in court in Dublin this morning to answer charges connected to a double stabbing incident at the…Tue May 13 2003 - 01:00
Prison officers to discuss proposals to scrap overtimeThe governing body of the Prison Officers' Association will meet today to consider management proposals to scrap overtime.Tue May 13 2003 - 01:00
State to spend €276 million on water systemThe Government is to spend €276 million on a State-wide water conservation programme aimed at reducing the vast quantities of…Sat May 10 2003 - 01:00
We're four provinces once againProvincialism used to be considered an unfortunate feature of Irish life, something membership of the EU would hopefully eradicate…Sat Apr 26 2003 - 01:00
Bertie may not be what he seems to beA previous controversy about Bertie Ahern centred on whether he should have letters after his nameSat Apr 26 2003 - 01:00
Hundreds at removal of guardsmanHundreds of mourners attended the removal yesterday of the remains of Lance Cpl Ian Malone, the Dublin-born soldier killed earlier…Thu Apr 24 2003 - 01:00
Brennan wants viability plan for Western Rail CorridorThe Minister for Transport has asked the relevant local authorities to produce detailed plans showing how the proposed Western…Wed Apr 23 2003 - 01:00
US policy 'affects EU defence debate'Many Europeans feel themselves "increasingly marginalised" by what they see as the White House's newly unilateralist foreign …Tue Apr 15 2003 - 01:00
Mandela likely to open Special Olympics at Croke Park in JuneThe former South African president Mr Nelson Mandela is likely to perform the official opening of the World Special Olympic Games…Mon Apr 14 2003 - 01:00
Report shows fewer foster parentsA protracted application process and increased pressures of modern life are factors in the declining numbers of people willing…Sat Apr 05 2003 - 01:00
England favourites, but history makes it a whole new ball gameWeather conditions at Lansdowne Road tomorrow are expected to be perfect for rugby. But it's not all bad news for Ireland.Sat Mar 29 2003 - 00:00
Still championing Clare after all these yearsIt's a long, long way from the Clare Champion's origins to hereFri Mar 28 2003 - 00:00
Ahern concedes we might be on B-listDAIL SKETCH: Unlike one of his predecessors, who famously derided a Fianna Fáil-PD government as "a temporary little arrangement…Wed Mar 26 2003 - 00:00
Ahern to meet Giscard tomorrowThe chairman of the Convention on the Future of Europe, Mr Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, is to meet the Taoiseach in Dublin tomorrow…Tue Mar 25 2003 - 00:00
Hauliers warn of action over fuel costsRoad hauliers are facing "melt-down" because of rising fuel costs, and will mount industrial action unless the Government intervenes…Wed Mar 19 2003 - 00:00
