Most gardai would like more training in ethnic policingMore than 85 per cent of gardai believe there is a need for further training to help them with multiethnic policingWed Apr 28 1999 - 01:00
Seanad move for inquiry into cervical smear crisisThe Seanad heard last night there must be an independent inquiry into the cervical smear testing crisis.Thu Apr 22 1999 - 01:00
Banotti's call to suspend PfP move contradicts FG policyA leading member of Fine Gael has broken ranks with the party by proposing a suspension of the Government decision to join Partnership…Tue Apr 20 1999 - 01:00
Powerscourt spends £2m on minimalist transformationEven the promotional bumph is stylishly minimalist. "Rediscover Powerscourt," its pale, uncluttered type breathesFri Apr 16 1999 - 01:00
Ticket sales already taking off for millennium flightsAs the year 2000 ticks into being, airline operators will be popping champagne corks to celebrateFri Apr 16 1999 - 01:00
Mandate workers in Dunnes' Galway branch to strikeMandate workers at Dunnes Stores' Terryland branch in Galway will start industrial action next MondayMon Apr 12 1999 - 01:00
Call for more research on mobile-phone health effectsThe chief executive of the Consumer Affairs Association has called for an independent international body to research the health…Fri Apr 09 1999 - 01:00
I am numb now, can't cry any moreGani Sejdiu hopes his wife and 10-year-old son are in a refugee campThu Apr 08 1999 - 01:00
Eight people killed in bank holiday accidentsEight people were killed in accidents over the bank holiday weekendTue Apr 06 1999 - 01:00
Corrs score first for an Irish band in British chartsThe Corrs have become the first Irish band to reach No 1 and No 2 simultaneously in the British album chartsTue Apr 06 1999 - 01:00
Adams praises IRA `discipline' and pledges to try to end impasseTHE Sinn Fein president has described the Belfast Agreement as "clearly in crisis"Mon Apr 05 1999 - 01:00
Court decision may end lottery monopolyAn end to the National Lottery's monopoly here is possible, a lottery spokeswoman has confirmedThu Mar 25 1999 - 00:00
Quinn calls for informed debate about genetically modified foodsConsumers may be throwing "the baby out with the bath-water" if they take a position against genetically modified (GM) foods, …Thu Mar 25 1999 - 00:00
Making business of wall painting a fine artColour and light and all things bright - that's what this business is made ofFri Mar 19 1999 - 00:00
Downing the black and set for men in greenFleets of taxis pulling up in Fleet Street, legions of rugby fans being dropped off at the Temple Bar corner, ready for a hard…Sat Mar 06 1999 - 00:00
Ferry holed below waterline docking in Dun LaoghaireAn investigation has started into how a ferry carrying more than 300 passengers was holed below the waterline in Dun Laoghaire…Fri Mar 05 1999 - 00:00
Avon closure ushers in twelfth jobs task forceThe establishment of a jobs task force in Portarlington on Tuesday, in response to almost 400 job losses at the Avon Arlington…Fri Mar 05 1999 - 00:00
Pakistani puts the exotic scents and spices of Bengal on plates of PortlaoiseHeady aromas - great heaps of crimson chilli, bright vibrant mounds of turmeric, fresh coriander dizzyingly fragrant - marry …Thu Feb 18 1999 - 00:00
Horse power`It's nice to see both sides of society coming together," commented one proud mum at the Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery of Modern…Sat Feb 13 1999 - 00:00
Aah, that's BassAfter the dreaminess of BT's, it was down to Bass-ics at the Kitchen on Thursday nightSat Feb 13 1999 - 00:00
Sleuth nightTHEATRE to die for was the order of the day on Tuesday night, with thrill-seekers riddling whodunnit at the Gaiety theatreSat Feb 13 1999 - 00:00
Cool SpringSpring is truly in the air when the darling buds of fashion begin to unfold on the catwalkSat Feb 13 1999 - 00:00
Health board auditors to review ISPCC accountsAuditors from the Eastern Health Board are to review the accounts of the Irish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to ChildrenFri Feb 05 1999 - 00:00
Councillor hands `fraud list' to gardaiA Dublin city councillor has given the gardai a list of building contractors he alleges have been involved in fraud and negligent…Wed Feb 03 1999 - 00:00
Jail for corrupt politicians and a niche in the Mass card market"Jail may be the answer."Mon Feb 01 1999 - 00:00
Ulster marches on Dublin for big match celebrationThe scrums of Ulster could be observed even before they had marched beyond the station door.Sat Jan 30 1999 - 00:00
Prozac's Irish lifeProzac has become the most prescribed branded antidepressant in the Republic since its launch here in June 1989Sat Jan 30 1999 - 00:00
Today FM marketing chief upbeat on changing fortunesElaine Quinn has helped bring 324,000 people into an Abbey Street "bed" and says confidently that they all "wake up with a smile…Fri Jan 29 1999 - 00:00
Pop lyrics, not controversy, at Childline gigPopcorn, glittered hair, shiny sandals, painted toes and boyz in bandz were the main concerns of the young audience at the Point…Mon Jan 25 1999 - 00:00
Annie Murphy says Dr Casey should be allowed homeDr Eamonn Casey should be supported in his desire to return to Ireland, Ms Annie Murphy said last night.Thu Jan 21 1999 - 00:00
Relatives gather to remember victims of drugsResidents of Dublin's south inner city gathered last night to take down the decorations from their Christmas treeFri Jan 08 1999 - 00:00
Loyalty precludes place in the sunSuch is consumer loyalty these days that even the promise of a free holiday could not lure a steadfast queuer away from another…Thu Jan 07 1999 - 00:00
Wheelchair users must wait 18 months for suitable Dublin busesThere will be no wheelchair accessible double-decker buses in Dublin for at least 18 months, a spokesman for Dublin Bus has told…Thu Dec 10 1998 - 00:00
Widespread abuses tarnish Ghandi's legacyThe foundation of India in 1947, a year before the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was signed, was inspired by a man whom…Wed Dec 09 1998 - 00:00
DSPCA closes to beat Christmas pets rushThe DSPCA will be shutting its doors to would-be pet-owners later this week until after Christmas.Tue Dec 08 1998 - 00:00
Dublin stores set for teenage influxDublin city centre stores are this morning bracing themselves for the biggest shopping day of the year - for teenagers.Tue Dec 08 1998 - 00:00
Taxi licence holders thin on ground for hackney protestFewer than 50 taxi licence holders attended yesterday's meeting in Phoenix Park to oppose what they claim are Dublin Corporation…Mon Dec 07 1998 - 00:00
Campaign to highlight human rights abuses suffered by womenThere is a danger, because the economy is doing so well, that people will ignore the human rights abuses suffered by Irish women…Thu Dec 03 1998 - 00:00
Bookseller uses toys to draw young customers to shopThere are ways and means of encouraging children to read, and Jim Byrne seems to have cracked the code: youngsters and their …Wed Nov 25 1998 - 00:00
Irish lords face loss of red leather seatsIrish lords are a-leaping at the prospect of losing their red leather seats at the Palace of WestminsterWed Nov 25 1998 - 00:00
Care system failing young, says reportA third of young people experience homelessness within six months of leaving the care of health boards or special schools, Sister…Tue Nov 24 1998 - 00:00
State-sponsored child care demandedChildren should not grow up in a world where their parents have to turn to the black economy for child care, the actress Pauline…Mon Nov 16 1998 - 00:00
Picketers at Botanic Gardens concerned about plants and beesThousands of rare plants, some of which are the only examples in Europe, are in imminent danger, it has been claimed, as an industrial…Thu Nov 12 1998 - 00:00
Councillor's ambition is to see Cashel cathedral crowned againMillenniums have an awful habit of bringing things to a head. At least that's what Cashel councillor Tom Wood is hopingWed Oct 21 1998 - 01:00
Fishermen fear weather service downgradingA downgrading in the standard of weather forecasting could put lives at risk, according to the Irish Fishermen's Organisation…Sat Oct 03 1998 - 01:00
Stricter rules come into force for dispensing of heroin substitutes"It's no use, I'm going to have to go back on heroin," said Noel Lynch, a 24-year-old heroin/ physeptone addict, as he emerged…Fri Oct 02 1998 - 01:00
Elegant Meryl Streep glides in for film premiere"Oh my God, I hope we have a lot to say," gasped Meryl Streep as she glided into a packed press conference in Dublin yesterday…Thu Sept 24 1998 - 01:00
