An Irishman's DiaryWhat have all these activities in common? Picnicking with a bottle of wine on Portmarnock strand; strolling down the South Wall…Mon Dec 17 2001 - 00:00
Council now admits it knew of second dumpFingal County Council has admitted it is aware there is a second illegal dump in its administrative area, contrary to claims …Fri Dec 07 2001 - 00:00
Dental dispute affecting waiting lists, TDs hearA dispute between the State's main dental schools and consultant orthodontists in the public sector is undermining efforts aimed…Fri Dec 07 2001 - 00:00
Cider industry in talks with officials over 21p increaseCider industry representatives met Department of Finance officials last night to discuss the Budget increase in excise duty on…Fri Dec 07 2001 - 00:00
Most flights between Ireland, France today cancelled due to strikeAlmost all flights between Ireland and France have been cancelled today due to industrial action by French air traffic controllers…Thu Dec 06 2001 - 00:00
Taxi-drivers dismiss £20m compensation plan as 'paltry'Fine Gael has pledged to establish, if elected, a £20 million fund to compensate taxi-drivers who have suffered losses from the…Thu Dec 06 2001 - 00:00
Smokers on a spree to beat the BudgetFears of a steep increase in the price of packet of 20 cigarettes has prompted a pre-Budget surge in tobacco purchases, according…Wed Dec 05 2001 - 00:00
New HIV warning for heterosexuals as 12% rise in infections is recordedSexually active young men and women have been warned against complacency regarding the risk of HIV following a 12 per cent rise…Sat Dec 01 2001 - 00:00
Healthcare, politicians, get low approval ratingsPublic dissatisfaction with the healthcare system is much higher in the Republic than in other EU member-states, according to…Fri Nov 30 2001 - 00:00
Over-50 age group will double in next 15 years, social report saysThe Republic's population is ageing faster than any other in the European Union, an EU report showsFri Nov 30 2001 - 00:00
'Stories will stay with me forever' - Judge LindsayThe chairwoman of the Lindsay tribunal paid tribute yesterday, at the close of the two-year inquiry, to those who gave evidence…Thu Nov 29 2001 - 00:00
Martin expresses 'profound regret'The Minister for Health and Children, Mr Martin, and his Department have expressed "profound regret" and sorrow for the suffering…Wed Nov 28 2001 - 00:00
BTSB board 'not told' of infectionsIt was reasonable to conclude from the evidence before the tribunal that the decision-making board of the Blood Transfusion Service…Wed Nov 28 2001 - 00:00
Drug board's response to AIDS crisis 'adequate and timely'Counsel for the Irish Medicines Board (IMB) yesterday described as "unwarranted and unjust" a claim that it "rubber-stamped" …Tue Nov 27 2001 - 00:00
Counsel accused of making 'cheap jibes' against doctorSenior counsel for the Irish Haemophilia Society was accused yesterday of making "cheap jibes" and "glib allegations" against…Sat Nov 24 2001 - 00:00
'Character assassination' chargeThe chairwoman of the Lindsay tribunal has been urged not to "scapegoat" Prof Ian Temperley, the former medical director of the…Sat Nov 24 2001 - 00:00
Blood service not motivated by profits, tribunal is toldDecisions of the Blood Transfusion Service Board were never improperly compromised by financial considerations, counsel for the…Fri Nov 23 2001 - 00:00
IHS counsel 'made outlandish' claimsThe Irish Haemophilia Society's legal counsel was accused yesterday of making "outlandish" and "unfounded" allegations against…Fri Nov 23 2001 - 00:00
Doctor's failure to inform board 'gross negligence'The failure of a consultant haematologist at Cork University Hospital to inform the Blood Transfusion Service Board (BTSB) that…Wed Nov 21 2001 - 00:00
Temperley accused of 'abandoning' his patientsThe former medical director of the National Haemophilia Treatment Centre, Prof Ian Temperley, was accused yesterday of "abandoning…Wed Nov 21 2001 - 00:00
Hayden says officials joined in 'corruption of the truth'The State's failure to properly regulate the licensing of blood products in the 1980s rests with former ministers for health …Wed Nov 21 2001 - 00:00
BTSB 'ignored its duty of care'By waiting until 1996 to find out what happened to HIV-positive blood donations, the BTSB not only ignored its duty of care to…Fri Nov 16 2001 - 00:00
Aid funds enjoy big increaseThe Department of Foreign Affairs' development aid budget is to increase by 55 per cent, to €372 million (£293 million) next …Fri Nov 16 2001 - 00:00
Haemophiliacs' evidence 'central' to tribunalThe evidence of haemophiliacs and their next-of-kin to the Lindsay tribunal was "central" to its work, counsel for the inquiry…Thu Nov 15 2001 - 00:00
Soccer fans make plans for summer trip to the Far EastThere may be the small matter of a second-leg tie in Tehran this Thursday, but that hasn't stopped Irish soccer fans from starting…Mon Nov 12 2001 - 00:00
Haemophiliac with hepatitis C dies before being able to give evidenceA Haemophiliac who was infected with hepatitis C, and had planned to give evidence to the Lindsay tribunal, has died, the Irish…Sat Nov 10 2001 - 00:00
Vandalised crane in the Liffey leads to gridlockThere was major traffic disruption in Dublin city yesterday after vandals drove a crane into the River Liffey, causing the closure…Fri Nov 09 2001 - 00:00
Drug centre urges doctors to be vigilant on prescriptionsThe State's largest drug treatment centre has urged doctors to be more careful in prescribing benzodiazepines due to their link…Fri Nov 09 2001 - 00:00
Teenagers make up half of those fined for public alcohol drinkingTeenagers accounted for more than half of all people fined by Dublin Corporation in the first year of new by-laws banning the…Fri Nov 09 2001 - 00:00
New Best book a blessing for fansStephen Doherty was just five when he saw George Best play for Manchester United against his local team NorthamptonThu Nov 08 2001 - 00:00
September 11th 'catalyst' for many Irish emigrants returning from USA clamp-down on illegal immigration in the US following the September 11th attacks has boosted migration to the Republic, the…Wed Nov 07 2001 - 00:00
Haemophiliac again not well enough to give his evidenceA special sitting of the Lindsay tribunal to hear evidence from a haemophiliac infected with hepatitis C was adjourned yesterday…Thu Nov 01 2001 - 00:00
U2 guitarist denied planning permission for house extensionThere is a down side to living in Dublin's most exclusive suburb of Dalkey, as U2 guitarist The Edge has just discovered.Sat Oct 20 2001 - 01:00
Family treated 'like lepers' after father's HIV diagnosisA woman whose husband was infected with HIV through contaminated blood products spoke yesterday about how her family were treated…Sat Oct 20 2001 - 01:00
Martin considers setting up a new blood tribunalThe Minister for Health, Mr Martin, is examining the possibility of establishing a new tribunal of inquiryFri Oct 19 2001 - 01:00
Mother believes that her son was murderedThe mother of a child who was infected with HIV through a Pelican House blood product and has since died of AIDS said yesterday…Wed Oct 17 2001 - 01:00
Ireland 'discharges a debt of honour'In commemorating the deaths of the 10 IRA volunteers yesterday, the Irish State was "discharging a debt of honour that stretches…Mon Oct 15 2001 - 01:00
Doctor defends treatment of nosebleed patientA doctor yesterday defended her decision more than 20 years ago to give an imported concentrate to a haemophiliac with a nosebleed…Thu Oct 11 2001 - 01:00
New coalition begins No campaignA new coalition of pro-choice and civil liberties groups has been formed to campaign against the proposed abortion referendum…Mon Oct 08 2001 - 01:00
Expert says $2 test kits could have prevented HIVThree out of four cases of HIV infection caused by the transfusion of blood products or plasma from 1983 onwards would have been…Fri Oct 05 2001 - 01:00
Low iodine diet means Irish vulnerable to nuclear effectsIrish people are more vulnerable to suffering ill-effects from a nuclear accident than other nationalities due to the low iodine…Thu Oct 04 2001 - 01:00
Pro-choice lobby condemns Government movePro-choice campaigners have labelled the Government's decision to hold a further referendum on abortion as a "cynical political…Wed Oct 03 2001 - 01:00
Anti-abortion group to study plansThe Pro-Life Campaign has expressed pleasure at the Government's plans to hold a referendum and legislate on abortion, although…Wed Oct 03 2001 - 01:00
Government committee to meet on response to chemicals attackAn inter-departmental committee is to meet today to consider what measures can be introduced to protect the State against the…Tue Oct 02 2001 - 01:00
Minister considers extending terms of Lindsay tribunalThe Minister for Health and Children, Mr Martin, has said he is sympathetic to an appeal by the Irish Haemophilia Society for…Fri Sept 28 2001 - 01:00
High cost overruns by Garda air unit citedThe Garda Air Support Unit's operating costs are running "far in excess of what was envisaged" when it was established four years…Fri Sept 28 2001 - 01:00
Government criticised for allowing digital village to remain in private company's handsThe Comptroller and Auditor General has criticised the Government for continuing to have a multi-million pound digital village…Fri Sept 28 2001 - 01:00
Jacob's radio performance fails to reassure publicThe Government's national emergency plan for nuclear accidents ranked among the best in Europe, the Minister of State for energy…Thu Sept 27 2001 - 01:00
Prompt counselling would have helped HIV haemophiliacsEarly counselling of haemophiliacs diagnosed with HIV and hepatitis C could have limited the psychological damage resulting from…Sat Sept 22 2001 - 01:00
