Mbeki defends health ministerSOUTH AFRICA: South African president Thabo Mbeki has come to the defence of his beleaguered health minister Manto Tshabalala…Tue Aug 14 2007 - 01:00
Going mobile across AfricaNEW MARKETS: When business-man Alieu Conteh decided to build a cellular network in Congo there was a civil war raging.Mon Jul 09 2007 - 01:00
Reform must accompany regime change in ZimbabweWorldView: How Robert Mugabe has fallenSat Mar 17 2007 - 00:00
Song helps disaffected Afrikaners find their voiceLetter from Pretoria: A young white man, bloodied from battle, takes shelter in a ditchThu Mar 08 2007 - 00:00
South Africa in danger of betraying its noble pastLetter from Pretoria: Just a few weeks into its inaugural posting to the United Nations Security Council, South Africa has quickly…Sat Jan 27 2007 - 00:00
Anti-abuse activists battling against oddsSouth Africa Letter: A five-year-old girl drowns while attempting to flee a rapistWed Jan 03 2007 - 00:00
Halo of 'Angel of Soweto' slips following exposé of schoolSouth Africa Letter : If only Jackey Maarohanye had learnt from her mentor Nelson Mandela.Fri Dec 08 2006 - 00:00
South Africans indifferent over death of BothaSOUTH AFRICA: There was no outpouring of emotion, little bitterness and less sorrowThu Nov 02 2006 - 00:00
World Cup offers opportunities for Irish firmsCompanies working in construction, environmental services and project management could find significant business opportunities…Sat Sept 23 2006 - 01:00
Trade mission bears fruitSeveral multimillion euro deals are expected to be closed in the coming days by Irish companies participating in an official …Tue Sept 19 2006 - 01:00
Mixed feelings on Pretoria's name changeLetter from Pretoria/Tshwane: For a figure who is meant to be bequeathing his name to South Africa's capital, Chief Tshwane …Wed Jul 12 2006 - 01:00
Soweto memorials reflect deep rifts in ANCSouth Africa: The opening shots in what may prove to be a new battle for the hearts and minds of South Africa's youth were fired…Sat Jun 17 2006 - 01:00
Africa takes new pride in being cradle of human raceSouth Africa Letter: The president of the world's most scientifically advanced nation may be reluctant to endorse the theory…Wed Apr 26 2006 - 01:00
Labour, FG MEPs clash on services directiveFine Gael and Labour MEPs have clashed over the proposed new EU services directive, which critics claim will lead to a "race …Sat Jan 28 2006 - 00:00
Ikea plans to open two outletsSwedish retailer Ikea says it plans to lodge separate planning applications for new stores in Dublin and Belfast within the next…Fri Jan 27 2006 - 00:00
Need for peaceful means stressedIrish reaction: The EU should make clear to Hamas that there is an "absolute incompatibility" between violence and democracy…Fri Jan 27 2006 - 00:00
RTE tightens rules on 'political' advertisingRTÉ has introduced tighter rules on the broadcasting of advertisements with "political content" following a ruling of the Broadcasting…Fri Jan 27 2006 - 00:00
Trocaire welcomes encyclicalIRELAND: The Catholic Third World development agency Trócaire has welcomed the Pope's encyclical, saying it backs the case for…Thu Jan 26 2006 - 00:00
Negative reaction from interest groupsInterest groups which made submissions to the All Party Oireachtas Committee on the Constitution were unified in their dissatisfaction…Wed Jan 25 2006 - 00:00
Thornton's lose one Michelin star in bad year for Irish restaurateursThe owners of one of Dublin's best restaurants have said they are "devastated" at the loss of one of their two Michelin stars…Sat Jan 21 2006 - 00:00
Chomsky warns against 'Armageddon of our own making'America's unilateral policy on nuclear defence is increasing the likelihood of "an Armageddon of our own making", the controversial…Fri Jan 20 2006 - 00:00
7% November increase in touristsAn intensive campaign of marketing Ireland overseas last autumn and winter has been cited as a key factor in the recent surge…Thu Jan 19 2006 - 00:00
Battle to shut Sellafield not over, says RocheMinister for the Environment Dick Roche has promised to continue to fight for the closure of Sellafield despite the legal setback…Thu Jan 19 2006 - 00:00
C&D pet food managers to outline plans to unions todayWorkers at the C&D Foods plant in Edgeworthstown, Co Longford will learn this morning whether any of their jobs will be saved…Thu Jan 19 2006 - 00:00
Mix-up over controls led to air crashAn experienced amateur pilot nosedived his friend's aircraft into the ground following a mid-air mix-up over the controls, according…Thu Jan 19 2006 - 00:00
Chomsky blames US for Iran crisisIran would be "crazy" if it did not develop nuclear weapons, the controversial US academic Noam Chomsky told an audience in Dublin…Wed Jan 18 2006 - 00:00
Nurses refuse to work with pay review processThe Government-sponsored benchmarking body has hit an early obstacle with a decision by the Irish Nurses' Organisation to refuse…Sat Jan 14 2006 - 00:00
Irish seen as gone from savage to sexyWhere once the Irish were perceived abroad as marauding savages, they now have a sex appeal of which even the Italians would …Sat Jan 14 2006 - 00:00
Health officials play down fears of vCJD 'cluster' amid calls for inquiryHealth officials are playing down fears of a vCJD "cluster" in the south Dublin/Wicklow area amid calls for an inquiry into the…Thu Jan 12 2006 - 00:00
Non-life profits up sixfold for insurers since 2002Insurers have increased profits on non-life business more than sixfold since 2002 despite a series of reforms in the industry…Thu Jan 12 2006 - 00:00
'Desecration' at motorway site deniedThe National Roads Authority has rejected claims that it is "desecrating" an ancient burial site in Co Laois as part of works…Thu Jan 12 2006 - 00:00
Stardust fire leads will be examinedThe Department of Justice says it will "carefully examine" any new evidence on the Stardust disaster amid pleas for a fresh inquiry…Sat Jan 07 2006 - 00:00
Stringfellow bar licence not legally acquired, court toldThe owners of a proposed new Stringfellows lapdancing club in Dublin were accused yesterday of "stealing" a bar licence from …Thu Jan 05 2006 - 00:00
Naas skydiver (34) who died in crash 'larger than life'Ireland's close-knit skydiving community paid tribute yesterday to a Co Kildare instructor who died in a plane crash in Australia…Wed Jan 04 2006 - 00:00
Man arrested over fatal stabbingA Dublin man was arrested yesterday for questioning in relation to the fatal stabbing of Dublin man Martin McLoughlin in a city…Wed Jan 04 2006 - 00:00
Families of missing allege State neglectA support group representing families of people who have gone missing without trace have accused the Government of neglecting…Wed Jan 04 2006 - 00:00
Papers criticise FF deputies for 'invading' cemeteryDe Valera's funeral / Dublin view: Chaotic scenes at the burial of Eamon de Valera were caused by a group of Fianna Fáil politicians…Fri Dec 30 2005 - 00:00
IRA aimed for 'full strength' assault on LoyalistsSecurity of the State: The IRA was re-arming for a "full strength" assault on loyalists during the 1975 ceasefire, according…Thu Dec 29 2005 - 00:00
Search for missing woman moves to Bray HeadGardaí who are seeking an elderly woman who went missing from a nursing home in Bray, Co Wicklow, over Christmas are now concentrating…Thu Dec 29 2005 - 00:00
Cities benefit most from rise in tourismThe Dublin tourism market continued to expand in 2005 but growth in rural Ireland was "static", according to an end-of-year review…Wed Dec 28 2005 - 00:00
Family losing hope in search for nursing home residentThe family of an elderly woman who went missing from a nursing home in Co Wicklow in the early hours of St Stephen's Day fear…Wed Dec 28 2005 - 00:00
Irish Ferries vessel to resume sailings to France next weekThe Irish Ferries vessel the MV Normandy is to resume sailings to France next week after spending three days in detention in …Sat Dec 24 2005 - 00:00
Poorer people more likely to smoke, EU study findsTobacco smoking in Europe is becoming increasingly concentrated in lower socio-economic groups, according to new research on …Fri Dec 23 2005 - 00:00
McDowell denies relocation scheme is a 'stunt'Minister for Justice Michael McDowell has rejected suggestions that the Government's decentralisation policy is an "electoral…Thu Dec 22 2005 - 00:00
Aer Lingus flight evacuated before take-off after smoke alertPassengers on a flight to Italy were evacuated before take-off at Dublin airport yesterday after smoke was discovered in the …Fri Dec 02 2005 - 00:00
Cullen criticises M50 toll plazaMinister for Transport Martin Cullen has strongly criticised the operation of the M50 West-Link toll plaza, saying it was "a …Thu Dec 01 2005 - 00:00
Archive includes drafts of 1937 ConstitutionEarly drafts of the 1937 Constitution and secret British intelligence reports allegedly "suppressed" after the 1916 Rising are…Thu Dec 01 2005 - 00:00
Peak time rail line capacity to increase 40%Capacity on the notoriously overcrowded Dublin-Maynooth railway line will increase by 40 per cent at peak times from early next…Wed Nov 30 2005 - 00:00
Gardai investigate car airbag theftsGardaí in the midlands are investigating an unprecedented spate of airbag thefts from parked cars.Wed Nov 30 2005 - 00:00
File on Waterford council official for DPPAn official at Waterford County Council was arrested yesterday by gardaí investigating alleged irregularities in the local authority…Wed Nov 30 2005 - 00:00
