10,000 now homeless here, seminar is toldThe number of homeless people in the State has quadrupled in six years, a seminar in Dublin was told yesterday.Thu Apr 04 2002 - 01:00
Expelled refugee on fast in coma, says wifeA failed asylum-seeker deported to Nigeria last Thursday while on hunger strike has been taken to hospital in a coma, according…Mon Apr 01 2002 - 01:00
Irishwoman to remain inside Arafat compound despite warnings from Israeli armyThe young Irishwoman inside President Yasser Arafat's compound in Ramallah is determined to stay there, despite warnings by the…Mon Apr 01 2002 - 01:00
Refugee council calls for halt to deportationsThe deportation of asylum-seekers who are also the parents of Irish-born children should be halted until the legal situation …Sat Mar 30 2002 - 00:00
Hunger-striker among six deportedThe Irish State does not want the Irish-born children of failed asylum-seekers, the wife of a Nigerian national deported yesterday…Fri Mar 29 2002 - 00:00
Deportee on 15th day of starvation protest in jailA Nigerian who enters his 15th day on hunger-strike in Mountjoy Prison this morning has said his sight is beginning to fail…Thu Mar 28 2002 - 00:00
State's Roma community is marginalised - reportThe 2,000-strong Roma community is more marginalised than many other ethnic groups in Ireland, a new report claimsWed Mar 27 2002 - 00:00
Labour camp victim wants China to be pressured to improve rightsThe Government must continue to press the Chinese authorities to improve human rights, a Trinity College postgraduate student…Tue Mar 26 2002 - 00:00
New care unit for people with Alzheimer's diseaseThe first purpose-built unit for the care of people with Alzheimer's disease and learning difficulties was opened in north Dublin…Tue Mar 26 2002 - 00:00
Delays threaten national cervical screening planA lack of qualified personnel to examine cervical smear tests is resulting in waiting times for results of up to four months …Wed Mar 20 2002 - 00:00
Seeking inspiration? Just invite an angel in todayJackie Comerford will connect you with your angel. "It's very simple," she explains. "All you do is invite your angel in."Mon Mar 18 2002 - 00:00
Family of Irish victim to visit hostelThe family of the young Irish backpacker who died in an Australian hostel fire two years ago will travel to the scene of her …Sat Mar 16 2002 - 00:00
Some fish oil products contain excessive levels of dioxinsSome fish oil and fish liver oil capsules products contain levels of dioxins which will exceed new European maximum levels, the…Thu Mar 14 2002 - 00:00
Man flees custody for second time in 6 monthsGardai in Cork were last night searching for a man who escaped from custody for the second time in three months.Thu Mar 14 2002 - 00:00
Poverty strategy has done little for the likes of MaryLife for Mary (56) has not changed much over the past five years since the Government's poverty strategy was publishedThu Feb 28 2002 - 00:00
Government introduces strategy on Travellers' health needsTravellers' health needs will never be addressed until their accommodation needs are resolved, one of the consultants to a new…Wed Feb 27 2002 - 00:00
Abnormalities are not covered in amendmentThe main proponents of a Yes vote in the forthcoming referendum have declined to respond to a woman who is seeking an abortion…Tue Feb 26 2002 - 00:00
Medals for heroes who kept supply lines openFor Sheila Fritzson, receiving the award was like her father "had come to life again"Mon Feb 25 2002 - 00:00
Pro-Life Campaign says issue is rightsThe leaders of the two main Opposition parties should outline their alternative to the proposed referendum on abortion, a press…Sat Feb 23 2002 - 00:00
A 'dream come true' in BallymunWhen Ms Margaret Fallon was asked if she'd have the Taoiseach round for tea, she realised that she didn't have a teapotSat Feb 23 2002 - 00:00
Irish trapped in Bolivia protest may soon be freeThe Department of Foreign Affairs is hopeful that a resolution of a Bolivian blockade in which three Irish nationals are caught…Fri Feb 22 2002 - 00:00
Noonan's debate call 'a political ploy' to win votesThe Fine Gael leader, Mr Michael Noonan, has been criticised by the Pro-Life Movement for his repeated calls for a television…Thu Feb 21 2002 - 00:00
3 Irish tourists may be in group trapped in BoliviaThree Irish nationals are believed to be among a group of tourists trapped in a remote area of Bolivia, amid blockades by protesting…Thu Feb 21 2002 - 00:00
Two herbal medicines are recalled in scareAll batches of two herbal medicines have been recalled by the Irish Medicines Board.Sat Feb 16 2002 - 00:00
Expressing love through good textToday, show someone how much you love them by giving them some really good text.Thu Feb 14 2002 - 00:00
RTE criticised over funding for Oscar-nominated animated filmRTÉ has been severely criticised as the "main stumbling block" to the development of animation in the State by one of the producers…Thu Feb 14 2002 - 00:00
€28m for local drugs task forcesSome €28 million has been allocated to fund local initiatives aimed at "diverting young people away from drugs", it was announced…Mon Feb 11 2002 - 00:00
Taoiseach bets old money on new governmentThe Taoiseach and his Minister for Finance spent their last punts betting on themselves yesterdaySat Feb 09 2002 - 00:00
Priest gives €170,000 to victims of flooding in RingsendSt Patrick's Church in Dublin's Ringsend had to close its doors to flood victims yesterday as the curate ran out of chequesFri Feb 08 2002 - 00:00
Taoiseach applies for Olympics jobThe Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, will undergo a security check by the Garda after becoming the first person to apply to become a Special…Fri Feb 08 2002 - 00:00
Lung cancer among women in State 66% above EU averageThe incidence of lung cancer among women in the State is 66 per cent above the EU average, while that of skin cancer is up to…Wed Feb 06 2002 - 00:00
Taxi compensation scheme rejectedThe Government will not be establishing a compensation scheme for taxi licence holders, a spokesman for the Department of the…Tue Feb 05 2002 - 00:00
Norris rejects 'Ireland on Sunday' child abuse claimSenator David Norris finds the abuse of children "absolutely abhorrent", he has saidMon Jan 28 2002 - 00:00
I think he knew what he was doing, says relativeHe got fewer than six months for each of those that died in Omagh, one afternoon in August four years agoSat Jan 26 2002 - 00:00
O'Leary: I won't quit airports boardMr Dermot O'Leary, the Aer Rianta director who arranged for Mr Liam Lawlor TD and his wife to pass through Dublin Airport away…Sat Jan 12 2002 - 00:00
O'Rourke to query Lawlor VIP treatmentA Government Minister is to make formal inquiries into how special arrangements were made to bring the disgraced TD Mr Liam Lawlor…Fri Jan 11 2002 - 00:00
Taxi fares in Dublin found to be half the price charged in LondonA comparison of taxi fares has found them to be as much as twice as high in London as in DublinThu Jan 10 2002 - 00:00
Claim that Lawlor assisted through airportThere is "no doubt that intervention at the highest level" was made to ensure Liam Lawlor and his wife were facilitated in their…Thu Jan 10 2002 - 00:00
Freight survivors plan to stay hereThree of the people who survived the tragedy, in which eight stowaways died in a freight container in Wexford last month, have…Wed Jan 09 2002 - 00:00
Carton claimed to be risk to hedgehogsIt's a prickly subject, but hedgehogs are at risk of death by ice-cream container.Wed Jan 09 2002 - 00:00
Time to shed the Christmas tree at a recycling centreChristmas really comes to an end tomorrow on "Little Christmas"Sat Jan 05 2002 - 00:00
Lotto syndicate paid by bank after ticket goes missingNow you've won it, now you haven't. That was the case, it seemed, yesterday for a 29-member Lotto syndicate.Sat Jan 05 2002 - 00:00
Safety chief says targets for reducing road deaths can be metThe chief executive of the National Safety Council has said he is "quite confident" that Government targets on reducing road …Mon Dec 31 2001 - 00:00
What happened to the penalty points system?The penalty points system, according to which a driver can accumulate points each time he or she commits a motoring offence, …Mon Dec 31 2001 - 00:00
Local authorities prepare for recycling of Christmas trees, other household leftoversLocal authorities around the State are getting ready to receive Christmas leftovers.Sat Dec 29 2001 - 00:00
Queues at most stores as sales fever grips public awaiting euro arrivalMs Deirdre Reilly drove from Termonfeckin, Co Louth, for the opening of the Arnotts sale in Dublin yesterday, but couldn't see…Sat Dec 29 2001 - 00:00
Hopes of 50% recovery for tourism industryThe "best case" scenario for Ireland's tourism industry in the coming year is that it will recover half of this year's loss in…Fri Dec 28 2001 - 00:00
No one in peace process can rest on laurels - HaasNo one in the Northern peace process could "rest on their laurels" and last week's visit to Cuba by the Sinn FΘin President, …Mon Dec 24 2001 - 00:00
Jeweller's shop to lose its finest gemIn his 63 years' work, Noel Gerety (77) has missed just two weeks because of sickness, to have his appendix out in 1944.Mon Dec 24 2001 - 00:00
Icy waters in store for Christmas swimmersTemperatures are unlikely to rise above 4<MD+>0 tomorrow, as thousands of hardy water-sports enthusiasts strip down for…Mon Dec 24 2001 - 00:00
