Taoiseach's plea on houses for Travelling communityThe Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, has urged local authorities and settled communities to stop blocking efforts to house Travellers.Tue May 09 2000 - 01:00
O'Donoghue confirms deportation numbers will be increasedThe deportation of failed asylum applicants is to be stepped up shortly, the Minister for Justice, Mr O'Donoghue, confirmed yesterday…Sat Apr 29 2000 - 01:00
£250m allocated for childcare developmentA £250 million strategy for the development of childcare services was presented yesterday by the Minister for Justice, Equality…Sat Apr 29 2000 - 01:00
Greens blame GovernmentGovernment policy is to blame for "the litany of growing environmental problems" in the EPA report, according to the Green Party…Fri Apr 28 2000 - 01:00
Minister warns on energy taxes as report publishedEnergy taxes or pollution charges which hit people "in their pockets" need to be introduced if the Republic wishes to meet its…Fri Apr 28 2000 - 01:00
Wicklow father of two is charged with rapes and attempted murderA 35-year-old man appeared in court yesterday charged with abducting, repeatedly raping and attempting to murder a woman at locations…Thu Apr 27 2000 - 01:00
Report criticises aftercare for brain injuriesSome 78 per cent of brain-injured patients who were discharged from the National Rehabilitation Centre failed to receive the …Wed Apr 26 2000 - 01:00
Release of Garda details on death will await inquestThe Garda Siochana confirmed yesterday it would not be making public any details of its inquiry into the shooting dead by gardai…Wed Apr 26 2000 - 01:00
External inquiry into Longford shooting soughtThere have been calls for an independent inquiry into the fatal shooting by gardai of John Carthy outside his Co Longford home…Sat Apr 22 2000 - 01:00
Carthy troubled but had no death wish - localsTroubled, eccentric and moody he may have beenSat Apr 22 2000 - 01:00
Angry locals question gardai's use of force to end Carthy siegeShock turned into anger yesterday in the Co Longford village of Abbeylara where a local man, Mr John Carthy, was shot dead by…Sat Apr 22 2000 - 01:00
Inquiry set to proceed as haemophilia group gets extra fundsA dispute over legal costs which threatened to delay the start next month of the tribunal of inquiry into HIV and hepatitis C…Sat Apr 15 2000 - 01:00
President warns of challenge of wealthIreland's greatest challenge and opportunity in an era of economic success lay in how its people spent their wealth, the President…Sat Apr 15 2000 - 01:00
County manager could impose plan for Traveller accommodationConflict among Dun Laoghaire Rathdown county councillors over identifying locations for halting sites could lead to the county…Fri Mar 31 2000 - 01:00
Door to integration of non-Irish locked, conference is toldThe door to integrating refugees will remain locked until there is an acknowledgment of the continuing and legitimate presence…Fri Mar 24 2000 - 00:00
Refugees believe language is major barrierAlmost three years after arriving in Ireland from Cuba, Mr Vladimir Villazon (46) has finally got a place on a formal language…Fri Mar 24 2000 - 00:00
Threatened Dublin Bus strike could cost businesses £14mThis weekend's two-day Dublin Bus strike could cost city businesses as much as £14 million, the Dublin Chamber of Commerce has…Thu Mar 23 2000 - 00:00
Orangemen to hold first Dublin march since 1937Orangemen are preparing to march in Dublin city for the first time in over 60 years.Wed Mar 22 2000 - 00:00
Anxious parents await outcome of the Feis CeoilFidgeting nervously in their seats, they await the adjudicator's findings. They bite their fingernailsTue Mar 21 2000 - 00:00
Bono leads U2 on freedom trail and delivers edgy punchlineIt was a tribute to Dublin and its people which only Bono could have pulled offMon Mar 20 2000 - 00:00
Burma activist is freewoman of DublinBurmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi said she hoped her freedom of Dublin award would lead to closer links between Ireland…Mon Mar 20 2000 - 00:00
Ireland faces UN pressure to reform libel lawsIreland is to come under pressure from two separate United Nations human rights agencies to reform its strict libel laws.Sat Mar 18 2000 - 00:00
Suu Kyi becomes freewoman of Dublin todayEffectively a prisoner in her homeland of Burma, the pro-democracy activist Ms Aung San Suu Kyi will today become a freewoman…Sat Mar 18 2000 - 00:00
President calls for saint's ethos of tolerance to inspire all Irish peopleThe President, Mrs McAleese, has called for St Patrick's "ethos of respectful tolerance" to continue to inspire Irish people …Fri Mar 17 2000 - 00:00
Holiday festival builds up to the big bangMore than half a million people are expected on the streets of Dublin today for what has been billed as the biggest St Patrick…Fri Mar 17 2000 - 00:00
Macnas farms out acting work to inner city childrenIf working with animals or children is meant to be tough what about children dressed as animals?Thu Mar 16 2000 - 00:00
More rockets and room for fireworks displayThe St Patrick's Festival organisers have promised there will be no repeat of last year's crush in the city centre for the Skyfest…Thu Mar 16 2000 - 00:00
Fine Gael calls for end to turf wars on child welfareState policy on child welfare is "dominated by reactive fire-fighting" and has been "relegated to the fringes within Departments…Wed Mar 15 2000 - 00:00
Did Old Moore foresee the lifting of the ban on his Almanac in 2000?More than two-thirds of all books on the Censorship of Publications Board's prohibited list have been un-banned after an appeal…Wed Mar 15 2000 - 00:00
Tributes paid to journalistEntertaining, exasperating and mischievous: "but never dull"Thu Mar 09 2000 - 00:00
Former model gets 6 months in drugs caseA former model was sentenced to six months in prison at Dublin District Court yesterday for having cocaine for supply in a Dublin…Tue Mar 07 2000 - 00:00
Lawyers debate jury's decision in stabbing caseQuestions have been raised in legal circles about the circumstances surrounding the acquittal in the Central Criminal Court this…Sat Mar 04 2000 - 00:00
Man charged with murdering nephew had been referred for psychiatric careThe young man charged with murdering his 18-month-old nephew in Drogheda, Co Louth, had been referred by his doctor to a psychiatric…Fri Mar 03 2000 - 00:00
Centres for asylum seekers too costly, says MinisterThe Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform has rejected a recommendation from an expert study on asylum law that asylum…Thu Mar 02 2000 - 00:00
Bank feared Traynor funds withdrawal after errorMr Des Traynor became "irritated" and "annoyed" with Bank of Ireland after letters about Ansbacher funds were mistakenly sent…Fri Feb 25 2000 - 00:00
Traynor repatriated up to £3m to avail of amnestyMr Des Traynor repatriated up to £3 million sterling in offshore funds in 1993 to avail of the tax amnesty, the Moriarty tribunal…Fri Feb 25 2000 - 00:00
Deposits dipped from £17m to £2m after McCrackenAnsbacher deposits held with Irish Intercontinental Bank (IIB) shrank from £17 million to just over £2 million after the publication…Thu Feb 24 2000 - 00:00
Ex-secretary tells of account `gifts'Mr Des Traynor's former secretary said she received no remuneration for work she did on the Ansbacher accounts but that "gifts…Wed Feb 23 2000 - 00:00
Office used after TraynorTransactions continued to be conducted on the Ansbacher accounts from the Cement Roadstone Holdings offices at Fitzwilliam Square…Wed Feb 23 2000 - 00:00
Village at a standstill as private is laid to restThe picturesque village of Nurney, Co Kildare, came to a standstill on Saturday as one of its sons, Pte Matthew John Lawler, …Mon Feb 21 2000 - 00:00
Friends who died in Lebanon buried side by sideThey grew up together, they joined the Army together and this weekend they were buried together.Mon Feb 21 2000 - 00:00
Confidentiality was vital for Traynor, says clientConfidentiality was of the utmost importance to the Ansbacher banker, Mr Des Traynor, the tribunal was told yesterday.Sat Feb 19 2000 - 00:00
Furze `misled' US lawyersThe Cayman banker Mr John Furze gave "erroneous" information to lawyers acting for the US authorities seeking to prosecute Mr…Fri Feb 18 2000 - 00:00
Witness `did not offer' bridging adviceMr Don Reid, a former tax partner with Stokes Kennedy Crowley, told the tribunal yesterday that he had not been consulted, nor…Sat Feb 12 2000 - 00:00
Bank employee says Collery asked her to store documentsThe bank worker who brought secret documents revealing the names of Ansbacher depositors including Mr Denis Foley TD to the attention…Fri Feb 11 2000 - 00:00
Data gave misleading impressionInformation furnished to the Revenue Commissioners by Central Tourism Holdings (CTH), the company of which Mr Denis Foley TD …Thu Feb 10 2000 - 00:00
TD cannot recall how he got Collery's new numberThe Fianna Fail TD, Mr Denis Foley, was unable to explain to the tribunal yesterday how he obtained a contact number for Mr Padraig…Wed Feb 09 2000 - 00:00
Funeral of chairwoman of Heritage Council takes place in Birr todayThe funeral will take place in Birr, Co Offaly, today of Ms Freda Rountree, the environmentalist and chairwoman of the Heritage…Tue Feb 08 2000 - 00:00
500 civilians killed in bombing of Yugoslavia, report saysAt least 500 civilians died in 90 separate NATO bombing incidents in Yugoslavia during the Kosovo conflict, Human Rights Watch…Tue Feb 08 2000 - 00:00
Crisis prevents 10,000 passengers from travellingMore than 10,000 passengers scheduled to fly through Stansted airport yesterday were unable to travel due to runway restrictions…Tue Feb 08 2000 - 00:00
