Big improvement in food safety evidentFood businesses are displaying dramatically improved standards of hygiene this year, reflecting the effects of both public demand…Fri Jul 05 2002 - 01:00
Humbert school ponders the realities of a changed and changing worldThe presidency of George WWed Jul 03 2002 - 01:00
Travellers in protest outside Leinster HouseTravller groups mounted a picket outside Leinster House yesterday after legislation creating the offence of criminal trespass…Tue Jul 02 2002 - 01:00
6,000 likely to join gay pride marchSome 6,000 people are expected to participate in the annual Dublin Pride parade, which takes place on the streets of the capital…Sat Jun 29 2002 - 01:00
Greens, SF to campaign against amendmentThe Green Party and Sinn Féin led the opposition to the the Government's proposed amendment and promised to campaign strongly…Fri Jun 28 2002 - 01:00
Grocers' group rejects claims of rising pricesDetails of the euro zone price survey brought contrasting reactions from either side of the retail counter yesterday, with the…Thu Jun 27 2002 - 01:00
Cost of running a car up by 10%, AA findsThe cost of running a family car has risen by 10 per cent for the second consecutive year, according to the Automobile Association…Thu Jun 27 2002 - 01:00
Report alleges unsafe sterilisationThe Irish Patients Association has called for an independent inquiry to establish if inadequate sterilisation of equipment at…Mon Jun 24 2002 - 01:00
Week ahead should be dry but cloudyThe good news is that the next few days should be mainly dry, thanks to the Azores High, the Atlantic pressure system whose movement…Mon Jun 24 2002 - 01:00
Dublin golf club approves move to Enniskerry siteThe members of Dún Laoghaire Golf Club have overwhelmingly approved a deal with a Dublin development company which will see them…Sat Jun 22 2002 - 01:00
Bord Pleanala puts an end to U2 fight to save studioU2 have lost the battle to save their studio in Dublin's docklands, after An Bord Pleanála approved plans for development of …Tue Jun 18 2002 - 01:00
Tough job being a fanThe behaviour of our fans in Japan and Korea is, of course, a source of pride and joy to us allSat Jun 15 2002 - 01:00
FG grabs a share of Irish feelgood factorFine Gael doesn't believe in making life easy for itselfThu Jun 06 2002 - 01:00
Anti-tobacco day is no match for smokersIt was World No Tobacco Day yesterday, an annual event organised by the World Health OrganisationSat Jun 01 2002 - 01:00
PDs' shopping basket proves most nourishing on a €14 budgetThe Progressive Democrats emerged victorious in a shopping basket competition yesterday, but Fianna Fáil will be happy to hear…Fri May 31 2002 - 01:00
Harney beats the odds to confound punditsIt was an otherwise quiet day for the bookmakers when the Tánaiste called to collect her election winnings at the Paddy Power…Wed May 22 2002 - 01:00
Art moves centre stage as politicians bow outFresh from hosting the Labour Party's election press centre, the Royal Hibernian Academy opened its annual exhibition last night…Tue May 21 2002 - 01:00
Day threatens to give new meaning to term 'floating voter'ANALYSIS: So much for the Fianna Fáil election machineSat May 18 2002 - 01:00
Feathers fail to fly as fox confronts chickenIn the protracted run-up to last night's debate, Fine Gael sought to portray the Taoiseach as a debate-fearing chicken, confident…Wed May 15 2002 - 01:00
Mother tells of hour of terrorMargaret Kelly Ffrench has often wondered how parents of abducted children cope.Sat May 11 2002 - 01:00
Almighty bore as Bertie goes undergroundConventional political wisdom has it that when you're in a hole you should stop diggingWed May 08 2002 - 01:00
IRFU, FAI call for new national stadiumThe governing bodies of soccer and rugby have said they need a new national stadium with a 60,000 to 65,000 capacity.Sat May 04 2002 - 01:00
Bouncing ideas off the votersNothing summed up the first week of the election campaign like the incident in Maynooth in which a man was attacked by a Fine…Sat May 04 2002 - 01:00
Labour promises to build 50,000 houses in five yearsLabour has promised to build 50,000 social housing units in five years, if part of the next government.Sat May 04 2002 - 01:00
McDaid sorry for hurt of suicide remarksThe Minister for Tourism and Sport has apologised for hurt caused by comments in which he claimed people who commit suicide are…Thu May 02 2002 - 01:00
All parties dance to Bertie's signature tune of avoiding conflict at all costsThe battle lines are supposed to be drawn on the first day of an election campaign, and sure enough, in their choice of theme…Fri Apr 26 2002 - 01:00
Greek tragedy presents its comic dimensionsJournalists are the modern-day equivalent of the "Greek chorus", a woman told John Waters after his add-ress on Medea in the …Fri Apr 19 2002 - 01:00
Winning 'Rose' portrait is pick of the bunchThe Texaco Children's Art Competition is getting on a bit now, having begun life in 1955Wed Apr 17 2002 - 01:00
Protest at Israeli action passes off peacefullyPro-Palestinian groups protested last night outside a Dublin hotel in which the Israeli ambassador hosted an annual celebration…Wed Apr 17 2002 - 01:00
Rail passengers leave time to catch a drinkSometimes you'd wonder how Irish people ever got a reputation for being late all the time.Sat Mar 30 2002 - 00:00
Up-tempo Hillary gets down to businessFormer US president Bill Clinton has lost none of his enthusiasm for Ireland, his wife Hillary confirmed yesterdayWed Mar 27 2002 - 00:00
Kiri to serenade at Luttrellstown CastleThe last time most Irish people will have seen Kiri Te Kanawa perform was January 1st 2000, when she greeted the sunrise at Poverty…Tue Mar 26 2002 - 00:00
Dubliners enjoy a dreamtime day under dark skiesIt was the proverbial soft day for the Dublin parade, in which the Latin exuberance of the pageantry and the traditional Irish…Mon Mar 18 2002 - 00:00
Mick will marshal his forces for Ireland and St PatrickMickMcCarthy will lead the Republic of Ireland to win the World Cup at least once this year, if only in a pageant.Wed Mar 13 2002 - 00:00
Glimmer of a partyTHE LAST STRAW: Next Friday sees the start of a truly historic St Patrick's Day Festival, an event being held in March for the…Sat Mar 09 2002 - 00:00
Actor claims amendment 'tampers' with ConstitutionThe proposed amendment on abortion would be an abuse of the Constitution's proper role, the actor Frank Kelly has told a No campaign…Mon Mar 04 2002 - 00:00
Liberties is worst area for litter - An TaisceDublin's historic Liberties area has the worst litter problem of 29 Irish urban centres surveyed by An Taisce.Mon Mar 04 2002 - 00:00
Family-friendly work supportedThe need for family-friendly work arrangements concerns men as much as women, and extends well beyond the issue of childcare, …Sat Mar 02 2002 - 00:00
Amendment is cruel and naive, bishop saysThe proposed constitutional amendment on abortion is "irresponsible" and, in one respect, "cruel and naive," the Church of Ireland…Wed Feb 20 2002 - 00:00
Vote Yes in a 'stark choice' - BinchyThe alternative to a Yes vote in next month's referendum is legislation for abortion up to birth, according to Prof William Binchy…Wed Feb 20 2002 - 00:00
'Irish Times' photographer scoops the top prizeBrenda Fitzsimons of The Irish Times has been named the Eircell Vodafone Press Photographer of the Year for 2001Sat Feb 16 2002 - 00:00
National Gallery offers prince a royal displayMost venues for a royal visit make do with a fresh coat of paint for the occasion, but not the National Gallery.Fri Feb 15 2002 - 00:00
Phyllis Ryan honoured for an illustrious life dedicated to Irish theatreDescribed both as "a living link with the legendary Abbey actors of the 1930s" and as "Ireland's most famous freelance theatrical…Tue Feb 12 2002 - 00:00
Dublin theatre proves best as scarcity of new plays lamentedThe big guns of Irish theatre dominated The Irish Times/ESB Irish Theatre Awards for 2001, with the National Theatre and the …Tue Feb 12 2002 - 00:00
Gate takes three awards for Pinter playThe Gate Theatre's staging of a Harold Pinter classic has won three prizes at the Irish Times/ESB Irish Theatre Awards for 2001…Mon Feb 11 2002 - 00:00
How early Irish radio made political waves2RN and the Origins of Irish Radio, one of a series of books on "Broadcasting and Irish Society", which was launched last night…Wed Feb 06 2002 - 00:00
Disadvantaged towns to receive funds boostTwenty of the State's most disadvantaged towns have been chosen for special investment in facilities and services over the next…Tue Feb 05 2002 - 00:00
Childcare unit faces crisis after spate of staff resignationsA spate of resignations among childcare staff has caused the worst crisis yet at Ballydowd special care unit in Dublin, the State…Mon Feb 04 2002 - 00:00
Leinster House puts on its own show to pull in the puntersThe National Gallery is packing them in with "Monet, Renoir and the Impressionist landscape", running until the middle of April…Thu Jan 31 2002 - 00:00
SFA challenges Kitt on higher pricesPrices for certain goods are higher here than elsewhere in the EU because of higher costs, many of them applied by the Government…Tue Jan 29 2002 - 00:00
