Talks planned on barristers' threat to quit legal aidBar Council representatives are meeting Department of Justice officials this morning in an attempt to avert the threatened withdrawal…Fri Jul 18 1997 - 01:00
Draft strategy on hazardous waste expected next yearThe process of devising a national hazardous waste management plan begins today, with advertisements in the national newspapers…Thu Jul 17 1997 - 01:00
Only Kafka could do justice to castle trialYOU didn't have to ask to know that something was afootWed Jul 09 1997 - 01:00
Kinsealy mission finally finds signs of lifeWE turned up hoping for the first glimpses of life on the Planet Kinsealy, but in the event we had to wait at least another day…Tue Jul 08 1997 - 01:00
Big chill descends as Lowry keeps his coolMICHAEL LOWRY was demonstrating Boyle's Law of Courtroom PressureFri Jul 04 1997 - 01:00
Small potatoes maybe, but a packed house stayedAFTER Monday's revelations, many of us had suspected there was something rotten in the state of IrelandThu Jul 03 1997 - 01:00
The dogged posse that crossed the badlandsCOUNSEL for the tribunal was matter-of-fact in his delivery, but if he had bitten the ear off one of the other barristers the…Tue Jul 01 1997 - 01:00
Former chairman and chief executive of ESB dies aged 71THE former chairman and chief executive of the ESB, Dr Paddy Moriarty, has died at the age of 71Mon Jun 30 1997 - 01:00
WEB FEATHAPPY Irish Times reader Barbara J Wiliiams from California had dreamed of a trip to Ireland all her life and about 10 months…Sat Jun 28 1997 - 01:00
Kerry messiah cometh to save Ahern"DON'T pay the Kerryman till he gets you to the other side" was the popular joke yesterdayFri Jun 27 1997 - 01:00
Ceasefire sole reason for talks with SF, says AhernTHE Fianna Fail leader, Mr Bertie Ahern, has said the only point of a further meeting with Sinn Fein would be to discuss plans…Wed Jun 18 1997 - 01:00
Pun my word, it's Orange hats and lemon soap for Jim's joysWHEN you think about it, Joyceans have a lot in common with OrangemenTue Jun 17 1997 - 01:00
No hiding places as Dubliners break out in a rejoicing rashDUBLINERS with an aversion to literature are advised to flee the city today as the annual Bloomsday festival brings the usual…Mon Jun 16 1997 - 01:00
You don't have to be a woman to run in the mini marathon, but it helpsTHEY came in all shapes and sizes, the 29,000 competitors in yesterday's women's mini marathon, but you had to be a little bit…Mon Jun 16 1997 - 01:00
Moment of reported drama at RDS proves not to countJOHN GORMLEY was listening to his radio yesterday morning when Pat Kenny reported the news that 30 PD votes had been uncovered…Thu Jun 12 1997 - 01:00
Tedium fails to dim loyalty of supportersMICHAEL McDowell's political fate was in the hands of a jury of his peers last night, as the validity of hundreds of votes isolated…Wed Jun 11 1997 - 01:00
Each vote, valid and invalid, has been recheckedTHE recheck of ballots in Dublin South East has involved a painstaking examination of each of the 36,671 valid and 361 invalid…Wed Jun 11 1997 - 01:00
FF heavies weigh in to boost McDowellSEAN Sherwin rallied his troops. "There'll be no arguments and no fisticuffs," he told the team of vote scrutineersTue Jun 10 1997 - 01:00
Praying for salvation on the Day of ReckoningTHE general election count is a lot like Judgment DayMon Jun 09 1997 - 01:00
Bertie's first preference is a trip to Croke ParkIT was just another Sunday for Bertie Ahern, man of the people and Taoiseach in waitingMon Jun 09 1997 - 01:00
Squaring up for a grudge Meath-Dublin matchTHEY should have held it in Croke ParkThu Jun 05 1997 - 01:00
IRTC warns stations against support for FFTHE Independent Radio and Television Commission (IRTC) has warned against a suggestion by the chairman of the Association of …Wed Jun 04 1997 - 01:00
No blood as two Tanaistes play for a drawPOLITICAL debates are usually billed as blood sports, but more often than not they turn out rather like chess games: frosty handshakes…Tue Jun 03 1997 - 01:00
A little bit of history in the makingWHATEVER happens on June 6th, Cavan Monaghan will make a little bit of historyMon Jun 02 1997 - 01:00
Not quite politically correctBRENDAN O'Carroll is the ideal choice to make a Rainbow Coalition videoSat May 31 1997 - 01:00
Boy (13) critical as friend drowns in canalONE young boy was dead and a second "extremely critical" in a Dublin hospital last night, after a swimming tragedy earlier in…Fri May 30 1997 - 01:00
Freak accident in canal lock one boy deadAN old, rusting shopping trolley lying on the canal bank at the Ninth Lock in Clondalkin, Dublin, was the only clue yesterday…Fri May 30 1997 - 01:00
Western Command dents British pride in shoot out at the Curragh CorralIRISH and British soldiers exchanged gunfire for over an hour yesterday, but there were no serious injuries and the event didn…Thu May 29 1997 - 01:00
Hoping to rise all the way to the topWE'VE heard plenty about the floating voter over the past couple of weeks, so it was a bit of a relief yesterday when a few floating…Tue May 27 1997 - 01:00
Sharp suited Sinn Fein candidate a little at odds with local lifestylesSINN FEIN councillor Jackie Crowe seizes the hand of yet another female constituent on Castleblayney's Main StreetMon May 26 1997 - 01:00
PDs passion for FF breaks all the barriersIT WILL have come as no surprise to unionists that the Progressive Democrats launched their election manifesto in a hotel in …Fri May 23 1997 - 01:00
Rocky's road to Dublin enables FF's Bertie to outpoint rival party leadersTHE theme from Rocky rang around St Stephen's Green as the limo pulled in. Fans pressed forward for a glimpse of their heroThu May 22 1997 - 01:00
Keeping low on gloss and high on economyNOBODY can accuse Democratic Left of forgetting its humble originsThu May 22 1997 - 01:00
Spin-doctor lays down mood-altering adviceLABOUR introduced its election manifesto against a grey backdrop in the Gresham Hotel, seated at tables covered with grey table…Wed May 21 1997 - 01:00
Coalition Ministers round on Progressive Democrats' plans for social welfare reformTHE Minister for Social Welfare Mr De Rossa, has criticised a Progressive Democrats plan for a major increase in old-age pensions…Wed May 21 1997 - 01:00
£100 weekly allowance for mothers cost of party's supportA £100 weekly allowance for mothers working fulltime in the home would be a condition of the National Party's support for the…Tue May 20 1997 - 01:00
Rainbow warriors' first campaign move is a strollDUBLIN can be heaven, with a Dail dissolution around eleven and a stroll in Stephen's GreenFri May 16 1997 - 01:00
2.7m people are registered to cast their votes on June 6thJUST over 2.7 million people are registered to vote in the June 6th election, an increase of more than 150,000 on 1992Fri May 16 1997 - 01:00
FF and PDs differ sharply after Ahern Adams meetFIANNA Fail and the Progressive Democrats have differed sharply over a meeting yesterday between Mr Bertie Ahern and the Sinn…Thu May 15 1997 - 01:00
Angling projects qualify for EU fundingTHIRTEEN angling projects have qualified for a combined £600,000 in the latest round of funding under the EU Tourism Angling …Wed May 14 1997 - 01:00
Poll shows over 70% oppose legalising abortionMORE than 70 per cent of the electorate is opposed to the legalisation of abortion in any circumstances and 62 per cent want …Wed May 14 1997 - 01:00
TDs jostle for pole position on ideas for fighting crimeWHILE the official go ahead is not expected until Thursday, the election race has already resulted in a pileup at the first corner…Tue May 13 1997 - 01:00
Guinness and Grand Met blend to product cocktail worth £24bnTHERE could be a few sore heads on the London Stock Exchange this morning, after yesterday's staggering merger between the drinks…Tue May 13 1997 - 01:00
Donegal wind farm will give power to 100,000A WIND farm which will generate enough electricity to meet the needs of 100,000 people was formally switched on yesterday by …Sat May 10 1997 - 01:00
The British are taking Ireland's good nameSHE might by any other name smell just as sweet, but she's as likely to be called Roisin as Rose, according to the latest Oxford…Sat May 10 1997 - 01:00
Doherty to be welcomed home todayIRELAND'S newest world champion, Ken Doherty, is expected to touch down at Dublin Airport at 1.50 p.mWed May 07 1997 - 01:00
SF celebrates as SDLP asks just what happenedFOR a party which has famously embraced the ballot box with only one of its hands, Sinn Fein is second to none when it comes …Sat May 03 1997 - 01:00
SF must be allowed place in talks, says AdamsTHE election result in West Belfast has sent a clear message to "those in high places in Dublin and London that Sinn Fein voters…Sat May 03 1997 - 01:00
Loyalists agree deal to end Maze protestsTHE three day protest by loyalists in the Maze prison ended last night after the prisoners' political representatives brokered…Fri May 02 1997 - 01:00
DUP scotches old habits wi a le'al wye o talkin agin a yin-cleekit AirlannAFTER years of producing election literature in English only, the Rev Ian Paisley's DUP has finally relented and translated its…Thu May 01 1997 - 01:00
