Trouble on the doubleIt was a traumatic moment in our household last week, when my wife's maternity leave came to an endSat Apr 01 2000 - 01:00
Taken for a rideI see Aer Lingus is one of 12 airlines complaining to the European Commission about an Italian government decision to transfer…Sat Mar 25 2000 - 00:00
Flower power sets the scene for record-breaking Daffodil DayThere were only 10,000 daffodils in William Wordsworth's poem, not nearly adequate for an assault on the record for the world…Fri Mar 24 2000 - 00:00
Cahill apologises to TravellersThe chairman of the Southern Health Board, Mr Michael Cahill, has apologised to the Travelling community for offence caused by…Fri Mar 24 2000 - 00:00
Permission granted for new Dublin crematoriumA new crematorium, only the second in the Republic, has been given planning permission for a site in west Dublin and will be …Thu Mar 23 2000 - 00:00
FF rejects remarks by councillor on loans to TravellersFianna Fail has distanced itself from comments by a party councillor in Co Kerry, who said Traveller caravans purchased under…Thu Mar 23 2000 - 00:00
Spirit power at the RDS, but real miracles elsewhereIt was like closing time in a nightclub at the sixth annual Mind Body Spirit Festival in the RDS yesterday afternoon.Mon Mar 20 2000 - 00:00
Dicing with the `g' wordA reader from the US has taken me to task over my use in a recent column of a certain four-letterwordSat Mar 18 2000 - 00:00
Fireworks at home and in Paris can keep party goingIreland remains seriously en fete this weekend, with events including a scheduled fireworks display in Dublin and a hoped-for…Sat Mar 18 2000 - 00:00
ASTI denies blocking unionsThe Association of Secondary Teachers, Ireland (ASTI) has denied a claim it is trying to block other teacher unions from getting…Thu Mar 16 2000 - 00:00
Shakespeare trounced by Binchy in book-day pollJames Joyce finished nowhere and Shakespeare only scraped in, but Roald Dahl has easily topped the list of Britain's 50 favourite…Sat Mar 11 2000 - 00:00
Life in the wild lanePicking one's path through the chaos that is Dublin traffic these days, it's hard not to feel nostalgic for a bygone age when…Sat Mar 11 2000 - 00:00
They're playing your song, MandyBarry Manilow was not among the attendance when Peter Mandelson launched a song promoting peace and reconciliation in Ireland…Sat Mar 11 2000 - 00:00
Late journalist turned Dublin `into a village'The late Jonathan Philbin Bowman's talent for friendship turned Dublin "into a village," his father, the broadcaster and historian…Fri Mar 10 2000 - 00:00
Amnesty urges international courtAmnesty International is lobbying the Government to ratify, by the end of September, the statute establishing a permanent International…Sat Mar 04 2000 - 00:00
A case of har har, HerrThe obstacles facing closer European Union were starkly illustrated by a story in the foreign pages this weekSat Mar 04 2000 - 00:00
Call for sacking of drug project headThe director of the Merchants Quay Project should be removed from his post for advocating the distribution of free heroin to …Fri Mar 03 2000 - 00:00
Gardai hold young man after killing of childA young man remained in Garda custody in Drogheda last night as an investigation continued into the brutal murder of a baby in…Thu Mar 02 2000 - 00:00
Dressing for democracyAll right-thinking people will have been heartened this week by the news that the international fashion industry has joined the…Sat Feb 26 2000 - 00:00
Stanley Matthews, the £50-a-week soccer wizard, dies a legend at 85His retirement lasted 35 years, only a little longer than his playing careerThu Feb 24 2000 - 00:00
Planet Hollywood decides it won't be back in DublinLittle more than two years after it opened, Dublin's Planet Hollywood is to close.Wed Feb 23 2000 - 00:00
It could happen to a bishop as prolific conman strikes againIt's a well-documented fact in this country that it can happen to a bishopFri Feb 18 2000 - 00:00
Construction firms unable for large road projectsIrish construction companies lack the capacity to deliver the large-scale road-building projects envisaged in the National Plan…Thu Feb 17 2000 - 00:00
Chairman of SF says suspension is `illegal'The suspension of the Northern executive was an "illegal, antidemocratic act" and the IRA's disengagement from the decommissioning…Wed Feb 16 2000 - 00:00
Hair, hair everywhereYears ago, at a party among theatrical types, I got chatting to a girl who said her job was - in her exact words - "working with…Sat Feb 12 2000 - 00:00
Local authority cost overruns anger MitchellThe "disgraceful" extent of cost overruns in local authority development projects reflected "a culture of softness" in the area…Fri Feb 11 2000 - 00:00
Armchair's sitting is all too shortIt was just after lunch in the High Court when the star witness of what would have been one of Ireland's oddest libel cases was…Wed Feb 09 2000 - 00:00
Partners toast arrival of new siblingIt may not have been a painful labour, or even a protracted one as these things goTue Feb 08 2000 - 00:00
Actor Tony Doyle remembered for his friendship and skillThe parish priest of Avoca, Co Wicklow, the real-life location of the BBC series Ballykissangel, led the tributes yesterday at…Sat Feb 05 2000 - 00:00
My Napoleon complexI was interested this week to learn that, contrary to popular belief, Napoleon was not shortSat Feb 05 2000 - 00:00
Olympic pool for Dublin stadium likelyIreland could end up having three 50-metre swimming pools, if a feasibility study requested by Government supports the siting…Mon Jan 31 2000 - 00:00
Tyson left exposed as the seconds tick awayThe former world heavyweight boxing champion was left waiting for 10 minutes in his underpants yesterday, when his opponent for…Sat Jan 29 2000 - 00:00
TV drops film after threat of legal actionTV3 has abandoned plans to screen the film Natural Born Killers tonight after being threatened with an injunction by the Department…Sat Jan 29 2000 - 00:00
Whip left at post to keep rein on partyHad this been a horse race, the bookies would have been slaughteredFri Jan 28 2000 - 00:00
First night falls a bit flat as Dail returns to townIt was the opening night of a new Dail season, and the Government players were understandably nervous.Thu Jan 27 2000 - 00:00
Clutter little childrenI almost wept during the week when I read an article in the London Independent about an architect called John Pawson.Sat Jan 22 2000 - 00:00
Technology cuts staff at Castlerea PrisonThe use of palm-print readers and other new technology on doors and gates in Castlerea Prison has eliminated 20 staff jobs at…Fri Jan 21 2000 - 00:00
Classic gambitsIn bed with the flu (or an unidentified viral agent) a few days ago, I tuned into a radio interview with Maire Geoghegan Quinn…Sat Jan 15 2000 - 00:00
Compromise proposals submitted on glen roadThe road through the Glen of the Downs in Co Wicklow should be included in the State's Village Protection Scheme, with traffic…Sat Jan 15 2000 - 00:00
Plans to run Luas via IFSC criticisedPlans by CIE to run the Luas light railway to Connolly Station via the International Financial Services Centre have been strongly…Fri Jan 14 2000 - 00:00
Author and lead actor miss `Angela's Ashes' premiereThree of the four Corrs joined film director Alan Parker and the cast of Angela's Ashes when the film had its Irish ere premiere…Thu Jan 13 2000 - 00:00
`Ashes' a work of art, says film directorAlan Parker didn't hide his impatience when asked about the opposition to Angela's Ashes led by Limerick bookseller and part-…Thu Jan 13 2000 - 00:00
Move to ban Italian circus is narrowly rejected by councilAn Italian circus will open as planned in Dublin later this week, after councillors last night narrowly rejected a ban on such…Tue Jan 11 2000 - 00:00
First cars to undergo road safety tests todayAbout 300 vehicles will undergo inspection at centres around the State today when the compulsory national car test finally gets…Tue Jan 04 2000 - 00:00
Betting at races as brisk as the weatherThe Minister for Agriculture was trying to pick his first winner of the day at Leopardstown when a woman approached him and, …Mon Dec 27 1999 - 00:00
Shopping by night is no soft optionThere is a downside to doing your Christmas shopping in the middle of the nightFri Dec 24 1999 - 00:00
The Last Straw1. The Government, controversially and without a referendum, joined what earlier this month?Fri Dec 24 1999 - 00:00
Counterfeit sportswear worth £900,000 seizedAlmost £900,000 worth of counterfeit branded sportswear, including Manchester United, Liverpool and Celtic football kits, has…Thu Dec 23 1999 - 00:00
Investigation may ease suffering of relativesThe announcement of an investigation into the Dublin, Monaghan and Dundalk bombings may be the beginning of the end of a long…Mon Dec 20 1999 - 00:00
