Keane, Nevin documentaries big successes for Irish TVDocumentaries on Terry Keane and Catherine Nevin were major successes for Irish television stations in last month's A. CThu May 04 2000 - 01:00
Attempt to avert action by junior doctorsRepresentatives of junior doctors plan to meet the Health Service Employers' Agency (HSEA) today in a final effort to avert industrial…Wed May 03 2000 - 01:00
RTE may refuse to reveal wages, despite FOI ActRTE says it will go to the High Court if necessary, to prevent information on what it pays for certain programmes being released…Tue May 02 2000 - 01:00
Escort adverts which led to ban appearing againAn Irish website and a British magazine on sale in the Republic both carry the "escort agency" advertisements which caused In…Tue May 02 2000 - 01:00
Garda unsure of INLA feud link in murderGardai have described as "speculation" reports that the murder of an Inchicore man on Saturday was connected to a feud between…Mon May 01 2000 - 01:00
Gardai examine Galway weaponsA number of weapons found in a bog near the home of a Galway murder victim, Mrs Nancy Nolan, are being examined at Garda headquarters…Sat Apr 29 2000 - 01:00
Labour returned developer's donationThe Labour Party in Dun Laoghaire has confirmed it returned £1,450 in donations from a property developer because it felt the…Thu Apr 27 2000 - 01:00
Reynolds to visit Abbeylara to investigate Garda shootingThe former Taoiseach Mr Albert Reynolds TD will visit Abbeylara, Co Longford, today to make inquiries about the fatal shooting…Wed Apr 26 2000 - 01:00
Michael Ferris dies in LisbonThe Labour Party leader, Mr Ruairi Quinn TD has paid tribute to South Tipperary Dail deputy, Mr Michael Ferris, who died yesterday…Tue Mar 21 2000 - 00:00
Thousands watch as gigantic fireworks display concludes St Patrick's weekendIt started with a burst of green and gold and ended in a series of explosions so loud it seemed every window in Dublin would …Mon Mar 20 2000 - 00:00
Kubrick film fails to shock 29 years onStanley Kubrick's controversial film, A Clockwork Orange, opened in the Republic yesterday 29 years after it was first released…Sat Mar 18 2000 - 00:00
IRTC warns of crackdown on covert radio, TV advertisingThe new broadcasting code on television and radio advertising will strengthen regulations designed to prevent advertisers from…Sat Mar 11 2000 - 00:00
Commission to offer independent radio licences in Dublin and CorkDublin could have five new independent radio stations by the end of next year.Sat Mar 11 2000 - 00:00
Complaints over radio and TV chat showsThe Independent Radio and Television Commission (IRTC) has received many complaints about The Jerry Springer Show on TV3 and …Sat Mar 11 2000 - 00:00
County-based radio `at risk' in digital ageCounty-based radio stations would not survive a full switchover to digital transmission, local radio station executives have …Fri Mar 10 2000 - 00:00
RTE puts digital plans on pause due to budget pressure and Bill debateRTE has abandoned its plan to begin digital television services in October, and will not now provide digital channels until early…Fri Mar 10 2000 - 00:00
Survey shows daily papers gained 71,000 extra readersDaily newspaper readership in the Republic went up by 71,000 last year, with a total of 1Wed Mar 08 2000 - 00:00
Philbin Bowman post-mortem results will not be releasedThe garda will not release to the press the results of the post-mortem examination of the body of Mr Jonathan Philbin Bowman.Wed Mar 08 2000 - 00:00
Career punctuated by controversy, acclaimMr Joe Mulholland's announcement that he will retire as managing director of RTE Television ends a management career that has…Mon Mar 06 2000 - 00:00
Impressive track record of shoestring schedulingCathal Goan comes to RTE with an impressive track record of running a public service broadcaster on a shoestring in the face …Mon Mar 06 2000 - 00:00
Mulholland says he was unfairly identified with others' mistakes at RTEMr Joe Mulholland, who has announced he will resign as managing director of RTE television, said yesterday he has been unfairly…Mon Mar 06 2000 - 00:00
Difficulties for RTE's effort to get 40% share of digital TVRTE faces difficult negotiations in its effort to secure a 40 per cent share of the company which will control the digital television…Sat Mar 04 2000 - 00:00
Ahern criticised in Dail for RTE remarkThe Taoiseach was heavily criticised in the Dail yesterday over his remark on RTE television that the Spencer Dock development…Fri Mar 03 2000 - 00:00
Average wage `too low to buy a home'Somebody on the average industrial wage no longer earns enough to buy their own home, one of the State's leading experts on the…Thu Mar 02 2000 - 00:00
Credit union head dies in car crashThe Taoiseach has paid tribute to the president of the Irish League of Credit Unions, who died yesterday in a car crash.Wed Mar 01 2000 - 00:00
Irish Jesuits get into spirit of the InternetThe Irish Jesuits are claiming a World Wide Web hit with a site that invites you to let your fingers do the praying.Wed Mar 01 2000 - 00:00
Representative body sharply critical of proposals for reformAn organisation representing soldiers claims that the Defence White Paper falls well short of what is required if the Defence…Wed Mar 01 2000 - 00:00
Hints of progress in bus dispute as new talks agreedThere were signs of progress in the Dublin Bus dispute yesterday when the Labour Court invited management and unions for separate…Thu Feb 17 2000 - 00:00
Dungan asked to front RTE's new arts showRTE presenter Myles Dungan has been approached by RTE executives to succeed Mike Murphy as presenter of Radio One's afternoon…Thu Feb 17 2000 - 00:00
Temple Street says it removed glandsTemple Street Children's Hospital in Dublin has admitted that pituitary glands were removed from children in the course of post…Thu Feb 17 2000 - 00:00
US firm to set up plant in Longford with 160 jobsThe town of Longford is to get 160 jobs over the next three years, the Tanaiste announced yesterday.Wed Feb 16 2000 - 00:00
Stand-off between Dublin Bus and union continuesUnion representatives and management at Dublin Bus were still refusing to talk to each other yesterday as 2,100 drivers withdrew…Wed Feb 16 2000 - 00:00
AA says traffic in Dublin was `not as bad as first thought'The traffic problems in Dublin caused by yesterday's bus strike "were not as bad as first thought", the Automobile Association…Wed Feb 16 2000 - 00:00
Dublin will be without buses todayMore than 2,000 Dublin Bus drivers will withdraw their labour this morning in pursuit of a 20 per cent pay rise.Tue Feb 15 2000 - 00:00
Car drivers will be allowed to use bus lanesDublin commuters face long delays this morning as a result of the bus disputeTue Feb 15 2000 - 00:00
Offshore account was used to secure Sutherland's house loanA £37,000 house loan from Guinness & Mahon bank to former attorney general Mr Peter Sutherland was secured by an offshore…Sat Feb 12 2000 - 00:00
Coveney account detailedFormer Fine Gael minister Mr Hugh Coveney held an Ansbacher account in the 1970s through Guinness & Mahon and also received…Fri Feb 11 2000 - 00:00
Backing of loan `not authorised'The property developer Mr John Byrne said he never authorised his financial adviser, Mr Des Traynor, to back a loan to a company…Thu Feb 10 2000 - 00:00
Witness says loan statements would appear to be falsifiedTwo statements from a loan account in the name of a company controlled by Mr Denis Foley and Mr John Byrne are a tissue of lies…Wed Feb 09 2000 - 00:00
Horse-owners consider court action over Smithfield marketHorse-owners may go to the High Court in an attempt to ensure they can hold a horse market in Dublin.Mon Feb 07 2000 - 00:00
TD's explanations are greeted with raucous laughter in the public galleryMr Justice Moriarty was not impressedSat Feb 05 2000 - 00:00
Foley held on to £50,000 for 4 yearsMr Denis Foley held £50,000 in bank drafts in his home for four years before giving the money to the Revenue Commissioners less…Fri Feb 04 2000 - 00:00
Fianna Fail TD knew about offshore account since the 1980sMr Denis Foley TD knew since the early 1980s that he held tens of thousands of pounds in an offshore account, he told the Moriarty…Fri Feb 04 2000 - 00:00
Collery paid £0.4m for work on offshore bank accountsFormer Guinness & Mahon banker, Mr Padraig Collery, received more than £400,000 sterling for helping administer offshore …Thu Feb 03 2000 - 00:00
Collery comes under sustained pressure on TD's offshore accountThe chairman of the Moriarty tribunal has told former Guinness & Mahon banker Mr Padraig Collery that some of his evidence…Wed Feb 02 2000 - 00:00
Judge rules article could assist `fact-finding task'Mr Justice Moriarty ruled yesterday that Mr Padraig Collery's response to an article in The Irish Times on Monday could assist…Wed Feb 02 2000 - 00:00
Companies `unhelpful' to tribunalCompanies associated with the Ansbacher deposits have been so unhelpful to officers of the Moriarty tribunal that it may never…Fri Jan 28 2000 - 00:00
Coveney used loans for failed park dealThe late Fine Gael TD Mr Hugh Coveney was an Ansbacher deposit-holder in the 1970s and borrowed a substantial sum from Guinness…Fri Jan 28 2000 - 00:00
Offshore account was used as security for Sutherland bridging loanAn offshore bank deposit was used as security to back a bridging loan taken out by the former EU commissioner, Mr Peter Sutherland…Fri Jan 28 2000 - 00:00
Building contractors are blamed for many Dublin power cutsThere were at least four power cuts in Dublin yesterday, caused by problems with underground electricity cablesWed Jan 26 2000 - 00:00
