Scramble for seats in a volatile marginalIF anything is certain in Dublin North West, it is that Noel Ahern of Fianna Fail will be elected easilyTue Jun 03 1997 - 01:00
Spring in his KingdomBY LAST night Dick Spring and his party supporters had canvassed 90 per cent of his Kerry North constituency.Mon Jun 02 1997 - 01:00
Independent campaigns with military precisionGENERAL Montgomery sits in the war room at a map covered table, planning the logisticsMon Jun 02 1997 - 01:00
Ming puts a A in the ringA SEAT in the 28th Dail is the aim of A Ming, one of the more colourfully named of the 484 candidates in the general election…Fri May 30 1997 - 01:00
Bhamjee reflects on "high" and "lows" of Irish politicsNOW that I've decided not to go again, I will miss the DailThu May 15 1997 - 01:00
Harney claims no substantial difference with FF on NorthTHERE is only a difference of emphasis and language between the Progressive Democrats and Fianna Fail on Northern Ireland, the…Mon May 12 1997 - 01:00
Brigid McCole's daughter calls for Noonan to resignTHE daughter of Mrs Brigid McCole, who died from hepatitis C infection, has said the Minister for Health, Mr Noonan, should resign…Mon May 12 1997 - 01:00
Search goes on for body of man swept from yachtA SHORELINE search continued late last nights for the body of a man washed overboard yesterday from a yacht moored at Clogher…Tue May 06 1997 - 01:00
Nine road deaths as 13 killed in holiday weekend accidentsIN A weekend of road carnage, six motorcyclists were among nine people killed on the roads over the bank holidayTue May 06 1997 - 01:00
Certificate requirement on TDs' tax advocatedALL prospective general election candidates should be obliged to have tax clearance certificates before they can become TDs, …Fri Apr 25 1997 - 01:00
Woman denies attack on her son was to do with stolen carsTHE woman who was beaten by masked men at her home in Blanchardstown, west Dublin, early yesterday has denied the attack had …Sat Mar 29 1997 - 00:00
Half a million expected to travel over Easter weekendAT least 500,000 people are expected to travel into, out of and around the State for the Easter bank holiday weekendSat Mar 29 1997 - 00:00
Expert warns on street traders' demiseIRELAND will soon be Europe's only country without street markets unless there is immediate Government action to regulate and…Fri Mar 28 1997 - 00:00
Street markets accepted "on sufferance""LOCAL authorities look on market and street traders in the same way an ordinary person looks on warts," says Mr Tommy LyonsFri Mar 28 1997 - 00:00
A lot of Lotto can make little differenceBOLLINGER champagne, bacon and sausage brunch with strawberries afterwards were the order of the day as the National Lottery …Mon Mar 24 1997 - 00:00
Disjointed FF leader will face three ways in election run upBERTIE AHERN's nose was out of joint. TwiceMon Mar 24 1997 - 00:00
SF declines to withdraw McGuinness but seeks consultationTHE Sinn Fein president signalled yesterday that the party's Mid Ulster candidate in the Westminster elections, Mr Martin McGuinness…Sat Mar 22 1997 - 00:00
McAliskey may stand for electionIT APPEARS unlikely that either Sinn Fein or the SDLP will withdraw their candidates from the Mid-Ulster constituency in the …Fri Mar 21 1997 - 00:00
Family of dead soldier visit area of shootingTHE parents of the British soldier shot dead by an IRA sniper last month yesterday visited the checkpoint in Bessbrook, south…Wed Mar 19 1997 - 00:00
Doyle meets Orange Order members to speak of '98A RENEWED alliance of Protestant, Catholic and Dissenter looks increasingly likely after a "very pleasant lunch" between Minister…Thu Mar 06 1997 - 00:00
SF should return to acceptance of consent principle, says BrutonSINN Fein accepted the principle of consent in 1994 and if it could go back to that agreement it could unlock the problem of …Sat Mar 01 1997 - 00:00
Unionists to demand continuation of forum during the election campaignUNIONISTS are expected to argue strenuously for the continuation of the Northern Ireland Forum during the British general election…Thu Feb 27 1997 - 00:00
Echoes of elders as young discuss NorthIT could have been the Dail, the House of Commons or even the Northern Ireland Forum in Belfast.Mon Feb 24 1997 - 00:00
Consent is key principle, says BrutonREAL progress in the peace process could be made if the republican movement accepted the fundamental principle of consent, the…Mon Feb 24 1997 - 00:00
Ballymun residents to start drugs watchRESIDENTS of a Ballymun tower block are beginning a "block watch" to prevent drug addicts using the building's public landings…Thu Feb 20 1997 - 00:00
Rural publicans warned on price increasePUBLICANS outside Dublin have been warned to reverse the latest five pence increase on a pint of stout, if they want to avoid…Wed Feb 19 1997 - 00:00
Many cuppas are quaffed in style at a tea party in Moore StreetPEGGY MAGUIRE and Mary Manley have drunk 250,000 cups of tea between themWed Feb 19 1997 - 00:00
Young soldier was smiling as sniper's bullet struck"EVERY time I close my eyes," said Ms Lorraine McElroy yesterday, "I see the young soldier and his smiling faceFri Feb 14 1997 - 00:00
Shock at heavily guarded Armagh villageAn eerie silence prevails at the checkpoint on Green RoadFri Feb 14 1997 - 00:00
UDP leader condemns "premeditated" attackMR GARY McMichael, the leader of the Ulster Democratic Party, which has links to loyalist paramilitaries, said the shooting was…Thu Feb 13 1997 - 00:00
Women's group drafts parade legislationTHE Northern Ireland Women's Coalition has produced sample legislation to deal with contentious paradesTue Feb 11 1997 - 00:00
Policeman hurt by explosion in nationalist area of TyroneAN RUC officer escaped with minor injuries last night after an explosion in the nationalist village of Pomeroy, Co TyroneMon Feb 10 1997 - 00:00
Funding rules altered to boost NI integrated schoolsNEW rules for integrated education in Northern Ireland will require schools to have a minimum of 10 per cent of their pupils …Thu Feb 06 1997 - 00:00
McGuinness calls proposed loyalist march provocativeTHERE have been calls for the banning of a planned loyalist band parade outside a Catholic church in Harryville, in Ballymena…Thu Feb 06 1997 - 00:00
RUC officers held in car fraudTHE arrest of five RUC officers following an alleged car fraud did not indicate a wider problem in the force, the Chief Constable…Wed Feb 05 1997 - 00:00
Tower Group pulling out of discussions on new Laganside hotelAN Irish hotel group has withdrawn from a planned 120 bedroom budget hotel project at Laganside near the new Waterfront concert…Tue Feb 04 1997 - 00:00
"News Letter" says apology for Bloody Sunday overdueTHE Belfast News Letter has called for an official apology for the events of Bloody SundayTue Feb 04 1997 - 00:00
Bishops to seek advice on equality legislationTHE Catholic Hierarchy is seeking legal advice about an amendment made in anti discrimination legislation by the Minister for…Fri Jan 31 1997 - 00:00
Publicans told to drop pint price rise - or elsePUBLICANS have been warned that beer prices will be fixed at last year's levels if they do not immediately reverse the latest…Fri Jan 31 1997 - 00:00
Appeal for witnesses as 60 gardai investigate deathUP to 60 detectives are involved in a full-scale investigation into the death of a 42-year-old woman whose body was discovered…Wed Jan 29 1997 - 00:00
BUPASir, - In the "Information Guide to our Health Services" issued by the Department of Health, which is freely available to members…Tue Jan 28 1997 - 00:00
DUP, UK Unionists to drop talks complaintTHE DUP and the UK Unionist party will not be making a formal complaint about the participation of the two loyalist fringe parties…Sat Jan 25 1997 - 00:00
Orange Order refuses to meet residentsCONCERNS about a possible repeat of last summer's Drumcree stand off increased yesterday following the Orange Order's decision…Fri Jan 24 1997 - 00:00
Libery Mutual invest in NorthNORTHERN Ireland has secured a 124 job US investment worth £3.5 millionFri Jan 24 1997 - 00:00
Prospect of election reduces NI "flexibility"THE British Prime Minister, Mr Major, appeared to confirm that there will be no developments in the peace process until after…Thu Jan 23 1997 - 00:00
600 jobs in the pipelline at ShortsTHE embattled aerospace company Shorts will create up to 600 jobs with the announcement by its parent company Bombardier of plans…Thu Jan 23 1997 - 00:00
Mother rejected by fire brigade wins caseA MOTHER of five who was turned down for a job as a firefighter because she was not tall enough might reapply to the service …Tue Jan 21 1997 - 00:00
