Heavy going for glum puntersThe going was heavy at Leopardstown yesterday, and that was only in the car parkSat Dec 27 1997 - 00:00
City's traffic is halted by shopping rushA surge of late Christmas shoppers caused gridlock in Dublin city centre yesterday afternoon, with all shopping centre car parks…Tue Dec 23 1997 - 00:00
Chamber study backs scrapping limit on Dublin taxi numbersThe Dublin taxi service should be deregulated, with no limit on numbers, the Dublin Chamber of Commerce has urged in a report…Tue Dec 23 1997 - 00:00
Big increase in visitors over mild, wet holidayMore people than ever will be on the move this Christmas, and the expected mild and wet weather is unlikely to hinder the mass…Tue Dec 23 1997 - 00:00
Dempsey decides to postpone local elections to 1999The local elections scheduled for next June have been postponed until 1999 so that the main elements of a reform programme can…Sat Dec 13 1997 - 00:00
Gardai to continue search operation today after arms find near BorderA search of a wooded area in Co Monaghan will resume this morning following yesterday's discovery of a rifle, several hundred…Fri Dec 12 1997 - 00:00
DSPCA asks for voluntary redundancies as funds run outThe Dublin Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is seeking voluntary redundancies from "as many as possible" of its nine…Fri Dec 12 1997 - 00:00
Andrews raises rights issue with ZeroualThe Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Andrews, met the Algerian President, Mr Liamine Zeroual, yesterday morning to express the…Thu Dec 11 1997 - 00:00
Activist honoured for education workThe Irish winner of the 1997 Women of Europe award is Ms Mary Horkan, president of both the University of Women of Europe (UWE…Sat Nov 22 1997 - 00:00
Heavy rain likely over next few daysThe weather will continue to be unsettled today and into the weekend, but there is little prospect of a repeat of the unusually…Thu Nov 20 1997 - 00:00
`Criminal company' aimed to keep prices lowThe company described by Mr Justice Kelly as a "recidivist criminal" is easily the biggest apartment builder in the StateTue Nov 18 1997 - 00:00
Guinness four on probation prior to releaseIt will surprise nobody to learn that there is a middle-aged bulge in the Irish beer marketTue Nov 18 1997 - 00:00
The day belonged to Star of the Co DownThe inauguration of a President is a day for pulling out all the stops, and St Patrick's Hall in Dublin Castle has more stops…Wed Nov 12 1997 - 00:00
Special People of the Year award for RobinsonThe former president, Mrs Mary Robinson, has been given the special prize at the 1997 People of the Year AwardsTue Nov 11 1997 - 00:00
25% increase for Arts Council fundingThe Arts Council has expressed delight at the announcement that it will get a 25 per cent increase in funding next yearMon Nov 10 1997 - 00:00
Warm welcome for President-electThe President-elect, Mrs Mary McAleese, was applauded by onlookers as she arrived to attend the Remembrance Day ceremonies in…Mon Nov 10 1997 - 00:00
Louth SF veteran says 30 members have quit over Mitchell PrinciplesA Louth Sinn Fein veteran who resigned from the party last Thursday has claimed that up to 30 members in the county have now …Sat Nov 08 1997 - 00:00
Contenders jockey for position as race beginsThere was a double floral tribute at the press conference to mark the end of Dick Spring's era as Labour leaderThu Nov 06 1997 - 00:00
Cook to aim for concrete agenda in EU presidencyBritain's mission during its coming EU presidency will be to "give Europe back to the people", the British Foreign Secretary …Tue Nov 04 1997 - 00:00
Weekend TravelTo the north of Dublin, work on the Balbriggan by-pass is causing obstruction to eastbound traffic at the five-roads junction…Fri Oct 31 1997 - 00:00
Taxi-drivers and gardai swap blame for chaos in DublinDublin taxi-drivers and the gardai have blamed each other for the traffic chaos which engulfed the centre of the capital yesterday…Fri Oct 31 1997 - 00:00
A booster from Boston gives all a help over at the jailhouse wallVeronica Murray from Boston had stationed herself outside Kilmainham Jail, the 21mile mark in the Dublin City MarathonTue Oct 28 1997 - 00:00
North is most important issue, says NallyThe next President should embody the Wolfe Tone ideals of being "equidistant and openly accessible to Catholic, Protestant and…Mon Oct 27 1997 - 00:00
New Lottery millionaires give Birr a whirrIreland's latest lottery millionaires were busy celebrating last night and, it seemed, the whole town of Birr in Co Offaly was…Mon Oct 27 1997 - 00:00
4,000 runners ready for Dublin marathonMore than 4,000 people are expected to compete in the Dublin City marathon today, which will result in major traffic diversions…Mon Oct 27 1997 - 00:00
Dangerous Dana's confessional stateSo now we know. The innocent face of Dana hides a misspent youth that involved swigging vodka in the bath at the age of 10, running…Thu Oct 23 1997 - 01:00
McAleese envisages `fully pluralist society'The role of the next President will be to bring "all of Ireland into the 21st century, the information age, as a fully pluralist…Thu Oct 23 1997 - 01:00
Roche campaigners miss breakfast in market but still manage to be upbeat in Grafton StreetAdi Roche was supposed to be having breakfast in Paddy's Place, the little cafe in Dublin's fish, fruit and vegetable marketThu Oct 16 1997 - 01:00
Cultures clash but the sisters jellMary Banotti started her question-and-answer session among the women of Ballymun with a note of apology about the large media…Wed Oct 15 1997 - 01:00
McAleese avoids drink from Fijian chaliceThere was a tense moment during Mary McAleese's visit to the Columban Fathers' Open Day when, touring the multicultural exhibit…Mon Oct 13 1997 - 01:00
Mother told dead baby `only a child'The mother of the child who died after suffering burns in the Goldenbridge orphanage in 1955 said she learned only from her neighbours…Sat Oct 11 1997 - 01:00
McAleese not in Robinson mould - SpringThe Labour Party leader, Mr Dick Spring, has suggested Prof Mary McAleese is "greatly mistaken" if she thinks she is the natural…Sat Oct 11 1997 - 01:00
Burke goes, but FF bitterness and anger linger in DailSaturday/Sunday: Government sources were accepting last weekend that Mr Ray Burke's future as Minister for Foreign Affairs was…Sat Oct 11 1997 - 01:00
Gardai send file on raids to DPPPart of the State's largest seizure of illegal fireworks was put on display at Garda Headquarters yesterday, after an operation…Fri Oct 10 1997 - 01:00
McCreevy questions `Irish Times' coverageThe Minister for Finance has criticised The Irish Times for its treatment of the passports affairFri Oct 10 1997 - 01:00
Nally has little time for rhetoric, but then he has little time . . . full stopDerek Nally eats bran flakes for breakfast and, although he's not making an issue out of it, this is in keeping with the sensible…Sat Oct 04 1997 - 01:00
Labour says feasibility study is an attempt to scuttle LuasThe Labour Party has accused the Government of trying to "scuttle" the Dublin light rail transport system by using a feasibility…Sat Oct 04 1997 - 01:00
Muddy strut in plough field makes Nally cock of walkFarming people don't beat around the bush, and the woman who approached Derek Nally at the Ploughing Championships yesterday …Fri Oct 03 1997 - 01:00
Women twice as vulnerable to arthritisWomen are twice as likely as men to suffer from arthritis and more than 305,000 women are affected by the problem, according …Thu Oct 02 1997 - 01:00
Call for system to track `superbugs'Ireland has no means of tracking the progress of so-called "superbugs", and a national surveillance system which would do this…Thu Oct 02 1997 - 01:00
`Wild card' Nally set to shake up presidential campaignThe newest entrant into the Presidential race says he is a "wild card" who will shake up the campaign by attracting votes from…Tue Sept 30 1997 - 01:00
Nally may get vital council backing todayMr Derek Nally could become the fifth candidate in the presidential race today, following votes on his nomination by eight county…Mon Sept 29 1997 - 01:00
People of Louth, Meath touched by McAleese visitAleese's campaign earlier this week, Mary Harney said a president "needs to touch everybody"Sat Sept 27 1997 - 01:00
Bridges for all in McAleese CountyLeaving aside the planning controversies, Fianna Fail has always been the party of the construction industry, the party that …Fri Sept 26 1997 - 01:00
Stuck in time warp en route to ClontarfIt was National Public Transport Day yesterday, a day on which we remember the suffering of generations of Irish public transport…Wed Sept 24 1997 - 01:00
Hospital may need 10 years to overcome problems, board toldThe Tallaght Hospital Board has been told it could take up to 10 years to iron out all the problems associated with merging three…Tue Sept 23 1997 - 01:00
15,000 fans turn out for Banner boysClare captain Anthony Daly was shouldered through his native Clarecastle last night, and on an evening when all approach roads…Tue Sept 16 1997 - 01:00
Tipperary find the back door slammed shut at last minuteA Tipperary supporter looked for consolation as the crowds drifted away from Croke Park, and found it in the very mechanism which…Mon Sept 15 1997 - 01:00
McCreevy bats for Burke as Rabbitte gets in a stewIt had been a good debate, Mary Harney said, with a "great deal of unanimity". She wasn't wrongFri Sept 12 1997 - 01:00
Dublin taxi drivers take 1,000 children on annual tripThe annual Dublin taxi drivers' outing for handicapped children serves two very useful purposesWed Sept 10 1997 - 01:00
