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
GAA urged to rethink attitude to NI policeThe Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation has called on GAA members to reconsider their attitudes to the police force in…Mon Jan 24 2000 - 00:00
Eleven private hospitals to bill patients directlyNegotiations between the Voluntary Health Insurance board (VHI) and many private hospitals around the State have run into difficulties…Fri Jan 21 2000 - 00:00
Competition Authority is criticised for silenceThe Minister for Agriculture has said it is "most unsatisfactory" that the Competition Authority has not made a finding on allegations…Wed Jan 19 2000 - 00:00
Tesco to ask growers to avoid fields used in GM crop trialsOne of the State's largest supermarket chains, Tesco Ireland, is to write to its vegetable-growers to ask them to plan their …Sat Jan 08 2000 - 00:00
Women reassured on value of breast screeningThe director of the National Breast Screening Programme has called on women not to be alarmed by a study claiming that breast…Sat Jan 08 2000 - 00:00
30,000 clamped or towed awayDublin's clampers have punished errant motorists more than 30,000 times this year, according to Dublin Corporation figures.Thu Dec 30 1999 - 00:00
Mother appeals to owners of accommodation over missing girlThe mother of a four-year-old girl who disappeared nearly a month ago has appealed to owners of rented houses and apartments …Thu Dec 30 1999 - 00:00
Heavy shelling near Irish base in LebanonShelling near Irish troop positions in South Lebanon yesterday forced all non-essential Irish personnel undergroundTue Dec 28 1999 - 00:00
Fee-paying schools got £38m grants for salaries of teachersTen of the State's most exclusive fee-paying secondary schools benefited from more than £1 million each in State funding in the…Fri Dec 24 1999 - 00:00
Return to normal at Stansted expectedTravellers using Stansted Airport can expect normal service to resume today, according to the State's two main airlinesFri Dec 24 1999 - 00:00
Public transport winds down to near point of stoppage from 9 p.m. tonightDrivers are being urged to avail of the late-night public transport facilities available over Christmas and not to drink and …Fri Dec 24 1999 - 00:00
Schools defend aid they get from StateFee-charging secondary schools have defended the fact that many of their teachers' salaries are paid by the State.Fri Dec 24 1999 - 00:00
Aer Lingus pilots' pay skyrockets to £1,600 for millennium holidayAer Lingus pilots are looking forward to a prosperous new year after the company agreed yesterday to pay some of them more than…Thu Dec 23 1999 - 00:00
Three ambulance men suspendedThree ambulance men who refused to transfer a seriously ill child from Limerick to Dublin have been suspended for a fortnight…Thu Dec 23 1999 - 00:00
RTE switchboard lit up by angry solstice viewersA senior RTE executive admitted yesterday that its live television broadcast of the winter solstice at Newgrange might have been…Wed Dec 22 1999 - 00:00
`Slight chance' of light at end of tunnel in NewgrangeMet Eireann says there is only a "slight chance" that the sun will be visible for the winter solstice at the Neolithic burial…Tue Dec 21 1999 - 00:00
Council calls for vigilance on Garda use of forceA council of Europe committee has expressed concern about Garda violence against persons in custody.Fri Dec 17 1999 - 00:00
Mental hospital improvements soughtUrgent priority should be given to upgrading the quality of patient accommodation in the older sections of the Central Mental…Fri Dec 17 1999 - 00:00
MEPs in clash over Irish fundIrish MEPs have clashed over an EU grant to the International Fund for IrelandThu Dec 16 1999 - 00:00
British MEPs walk out on Chirac's address as beef ban dispute intensifiesThe diplomatic row between France and Britain intensified yesterday when British MEPs walked out on President Chirac's keynote…Wed Dec 15 1999 - 00:00
Group warns on haemophilia inquiryThe Irish Haemophilia Society says that if its concerns about the procedures at the public inquiry are not addressed, it could…Mon Dec 13 1999 - 00:00
Minister goes through rubbish to promote the case for recyclingThe Minister for the Environment went through the rubbish bins of two neighbours yesterday in an attempt to encourage the public…Sat Dec 11 1999 - 00:00
State opposed to interim payments for societyLegal representatives for the State have argued that the Irish Haemophilia Society should not have costs awarded to its legal…Fri Dec 10 1999 - 00:00
Children benefit directly from child benefit, says economistAn analysis of figures from the Irish Household Budget Survey suggests children benefit proportionately more from child benefit…Thu Dec 09 1999 - 00:00
Haughey plans eventually to repay loan for refurbishment of yacht `some time in the future'Mr Conor Haughey will eventually "settle" the money given to him by financier Mr Dermot Desmond to pay for the renovation of …Wed Dec 08 1999 - 00:00
Accountant used secret agent-style technology to pay Haughey billsThe accountant who paid Mr Charles Haughey's bills employed technology worthy of a secret agent in an effort to keep the former…Fri Dec 03 1999 - 00:00
Bills account cleared £2mSome £2 million passed through accounts used to pay farm and household expenses of former Taoiseach Mr Charles Haughey from 1991…Fri Dec 03 1999 - 00:00
Traynor's personal account used to pay Haughey's billsMr Des Traynor withdrew £41,000 from his personal bank account to pay Mr Charles Haughey's bills when the then Fianna Fail leader…Thu Dec 02 1999 - 00:00
Ex-NCB chairman `contact point' for accountMr Dermot Desmond was the "contact point" for an NCB Stockbrokers nominee account from which money was transferred apparently…Wed Dec 01 1999 - 00:00
Fine Gael TD calls for inquiry into Red CrossReports of "unrest and low morale" among staff at the headquarters of the Irish Red Cross have dismayed the general public, the…Thu Nov 25 1999 - 00:00
Two kinds of poor unacceptable, says CORIDistinguishing "between the deserving and undeserving poor" is "completely unacceptable", the Conference of Religious in Ireland…Thu Nov 25 1999 - 00:00
Book-keeper unable to explain chequesThe wife of one of the directors of Bovale Developments cannot account for cheques totalling £100,000Tue Nov 23 1999 - 00:00
Inquiry into activities of drugs gang uncovers weapons in Dublin woodGardai investigating the activities of west Dublin drugs gangs have uncovered weapons during their search of an area of woodland…Mon Nov 22 1999 - 00:00
Blood found in wood that of missing man, DNA tests confirmDNA tests have confirmed that the blood found in Ballygarron Wood near Waterford Regional Airport was that of Tramore man Mr …Sat Nov 20 1999 - 00:00
Major review of criminal justice system commissionedThe Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) is to conduct a 12-month "root and branch review" of the Irish criminal justice system which…Fri Nov 19 1999 - 00:00
Controversial discussion programme to be droppedThe controversial political discussion programme, Later with Finlay and Gallagher, is to be dropped from RTE before Christmas…Wed Nov 17 1999 - 00:00
Plan to target disadvantaged studentsAn initiative to tackle educational disadvantage will be launched by the Minister for Education next week.Fri Nov 12 1999 - 00:00
Protest by razor firm over RTE film is upheldAn RTE consumer programme accused of using a razor in "a wild slashing and dangerous manner" and of faking a scene in which a…Wed Nov 10 1999 - 00:00
Prison suicide victim tried beforeAn internal inquiry has been launched at Wheatfield Prison in Dublin into the suicide of a prisoner in the early hours of yesterday…Fri Nov 05 1999 - 00:00
School league tables ruling wrong in law DepartmentThe Information Commissioner erred in law in ruling that newspapers should be given information which would enable them to compile…Fri Nov 05 1999 - 00:00
Minister seeks court ban on schools exam tableThe group which officially represents parents' views to the Department of Education has split on the Minister for Education's…Wed Nov 03 1999 - 00:00
Martin to contest `league tables' decision in courtThe publication of league tables will have a very damaging impact on secondary schools and their pupils, the Minister for Education…Wed Nov 03 1999 - 00:00
Employers urged to allow time for childcareEmployers have a responsibility to facilitate their employees' family life, the leader of Fine Gael has said.Tue Nov 02 1999 - 00:00
Republic's childcare crisis deploredIreland is the only state in the European Union to have a childcare crisis, according to a social policy academic.Tue Nov 02 1999 - 00:00
Senior garda to conduct internal inquiryThe Garda Commissioner has asked a chief superintendent to conduct an internal investigation into the circumstances surrounding…Mon Nov 01 1999 - 00:00
Dublin church targeting students for membership, group claimsA religious group which seeks one-tenth of its members' pre-tax income is specifically targeting universities for student recruits…Mon Nov 01 1999 - 00:00
Protest at delay in reply to crime inquiryThe leader of Fine Gael has called on the Taoiseach to make a statement about the time it took the Department of Justice to reply…Sat Oct 30 1999 - 01:00
Garda silence on Griffin acquittalA GARDA spokeswoman last night refused to comment on the acquittal of Garda informant Mr Declan Griffin on charges that he imported…Sat Oct 30 1999 - 01:00
