Minister ponders examining NIB bonds saleThe appointment of an authorised officer to examine the sale of Isle of Man investment bonds by National Irish Bank (NIB) is …Thu Mar 19 1998 - 00:00
Credit unions are hopeful McCreevy will accept amendmentsThe Irish League of Credit Unions is hopeful that the Minister for Finance, Mr McCreevy, will accept amendments to the Finance…Sat Feb 14 1998 - 00:00
Little light visible in mining disputeWhenever it does manage a year's production at full capacity, the Arcon Mines operation at Galmoy, Co Kilkenny, is likely to …Fri Feb 13 1998 - 00:00
Credit unions object to new rulesThose who put their money into credit unions normally put funds into shares, on which they earn dividends and against which they…Fri Feb 13 1998 - 00:00
Tax consultants in fear of being forced to testify against clientsTaxation consultants could end up being called as witnesses against their clients as a result of the Revenue Commissioners' new…Thu Feb 12 1998 - 00:00
Inspector to report on Bula shortlyThe Government-appointed inspector investigating the Bula Resources/Mir Oil deal expects to finish his report by the end of this…Wed Feb 11 1998 - 00:00
The Moriarty Tribunal serves order of discovery on MinisterIt was confirmed last night that the Moriarty Tribunal has served an order of discovery on the Minister for Finance, Mr McCreevy…Mon Feb 02 1998 - 00:00
NIB believes disgruntled workers are behind media leaksNational Irish Bank believes disgruntled staff still working with the bank are behind the leaking of confidential customer documents…Sat Jan 31 1998 - 00:00
NIB withdraws from CMI bond sales schemeNational Irish Bank (NIB) has withdrawn from the controversial investment bond sales scheme which is being investigated by the…Fri Jan 30 1998 - 00:00
`Tax prosecutions are pending: people will go to jail'Fear of the Revenue Commissioners has grown significantly in recent years and tax evasion - the illegal non-payment of taxes - …Fri Jan 30 1998 - 00:00
Collery `co-operating' as investigator pieces together the Ansbacher jigsawThe former Guinness & Mahon banker, Mr Padraig Collery, has said he is co-operating fully with the inquiry into the Ansbacher…Tue Jan 27 1998 - 00:00
Government inquiry into NIB bond salesThe Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment is to investigate the relationship between National Irish Bank and the Isle…Tue Jan 27 1998 - 00:00
Harney may institute investigation of bankThe Tanaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Ms Harney, will consider appointing an official to investigate…Mon Jan 26 1998 - 00:00
Harney inquiry to question exbankerA former Guinness & Mahon banker who maintained coded client records for the Ansbacher deposits is to be approached as part…Mon Jan 26 1998 - 00:00
Revenue inquiry into NIB depositsThe Revenue Commissioners are examining details of offshore deposits held by National Irish Bank account-holders, which amount…Sat Jan 24 1998 - 00:00
Jersey appoints inspector to look at Bula/Mir dealAn inspector has been appointed on the island of Jersey to investigate aspects of the controversial Bula Resources/ Mir Oil deal…Fri Jan 23 1998 - 00:00
Officer for Harney to get 40 Ansbacher files as IIB drops its caseFurther extensive files on the Ansbacher deposits are to be handed over today to the officer appointed by the Tanaiste, Ms Harney…Thu Jan 22 1998 - 00:00
IIB freezes cash over AnsbacherSome deposit-holders with money in the Ansbacher deposits have had their accounts here frozen by the Irish Intercontinental Bank…Tue Jan 20 1998 - 00:00
Ansbacher facts will be made available to Harney officialExtensive details of the Ansbacher deposits are now to be made available to an officer appointed by the Tanaiste, Ms HarneyThu Jan 15 1998 - 00:00
Bahamian says he has sole directorship of Mir OilThe Government-appointed inspector into the Bula affair, Mr Lyndon McCann, has been contacted by an executive from a firm of …Wed Jan 14 1998 - 00:00
Desmond paid nothing to Haughey `prior to 1994'Financier Mr Dermot Desmond has indicated strongly that he made financial payments to Mr Charles Haughey after 1994, two years…Fri Jan 09 1998 - 00:00
Haughey deals investigatedThe Revenue Commissioners are carrying out an investigation into all lands currently or previously owned by the former Taoiseach…Fri Jan 09 1998 - 00:00
IRTC uneasy over direction of Today FMThe Independent Radio and Television Commission (IRTC) is "uneasy" about the direction being taken by Radio Ireland/Today FM, …Fri Jan 09 1998 - 00:00
Bond agrees to meet Bula inspector next TuesdayThe inspector into the Bula Resources controversy, Mr Lyndon McCann, has been told the Australian businessman, Mr Craig Bond, …Wed Jan 07 1998 - 00:00
Garda document details IRA links with Sinn Fein and other groupsThe former TD and leader of the Workers' Party, Mr Tomas Mac Giolla, was on the army council of the IRA in 1966, according to…Fri Jan 02 1998 - 00:00
Project to increase archives' capacityA £13 million project to increase the amount of storage space available at the National Archives was announced yesterday by the…Wed Dec 31 1997 - 00:00
An Irishman's DiaryNikolai, a "new Russian" doing well for himself in business, invited me to a family lunchMon Dec 22 1997 - 00:00
Hearing loss test for soldiers is `misinterpreted'Lawyers representing soldiers pursuing compensation for hearing loss have been misinterpreting a hearing test designed by the…Fri Dec 19 1997 - 00:00
Disposals net Jim Stanley £120,000The former chairman of Bula Resources, Mr Jim Stanley, sold off just under four million shares in the company in June and July…Fri Dec 19 1997 - 00:00
Tribunal costs ruling saves Lowry £100,000The former Fine Gael minister, Mr Michael Lowry, has had his costs awarded to him by the chairman of the Dunnes Stores (Payments…Thu Dec 18 1997 - 00:00
INOU critical of Budget incentivesThe Budget has lowered the financial incentive for going back to work for many categories of unemployed persons, the Irish National…Thu Dec 18 1997 - 00:00
Report shows an increase in third-party planning appealsThe number of third-party appeals being received by An Bord Pleanala is continuing to increaseWed Dec 17 1997 - 00:00
Former chairman of Bula fails to meet Government inspectorThe former chairman and chief executive of Bula Resources, Mr Jim Stanley, did not meet with the Government appointed inspector…Sat Dec 13 1997 - 00:00
Dublin horse owners protest over conditionsHorse-owners protesting against the conditions laid down for horse-ownership in the city yesterday held a protest in DublinThu Dec 11 1997 - 00:00
Tinnitus claim soldier gets £15,000A soldier who has suffered no hearing loss but who says he has ringing in his ears has been awarded £15,000 compensationSat Dec 06 1997 - 00:00
Four solicitors' firms may earn £16m from Army hearing-loss actionsFour firms of solicitors stand to earn fees of up to £16 million from handling about 3,000 claims for hearing loss suffered in…Sat Nov 29 1997 - 00:00
Internet access for teachers and pupils plannedTelecommunication lines, Internet access and an email address for every teacher and student at primary and post-primary level…Sat Nov 29 1997 - 00:00
Mir Oil `owner' meets Bula boardMr Craig Bond, son of the disgraced Australian tycoon, Alan Bond, has met the Bula Resources board in Dublin to tell them of …Fri Nov 28 1997 - 00:00
Murder accused refused renewal of early opening hours licence for pubMrs Catherine Nevin, widow of Mr Tom Nevin who was murdered in the couple's Co Wicklow pub in March last year, was yesterday …Tue Nov 25 1997 - 00:00
42% of heroin users in group now dead, Dublin seminar toldMore than 40 per cent of 57 young people identified as heroin users in a 1981 study of a Dublin community have since died, a …Mon Nov 24 1997 - 00:00
Future of partnership could be in doubt without sharing of profits, says QuinnThere is only a 50-50 chance that a replacement for Partnership 2000 will be agreed in two years' time if employers do not introduce…Mon Nov 24 1997 - 00:00
Normalisation of use of recreational drugs is fearedThe number of young people in Britain experimenting with drugs is growing and that country is now moving towards "the normalisation…Mon Nov 24 1997 - 00:00
Russian links Alan Bond's son to takeover bid for BulaMr Craig Bond, the son of the disgraced Australian tycoon Alan Bond, was at one time contemplating the takeover of Bula Resources…Mon Nov 24 1997 - 00:00
Jailed tycoon's son says he represents MirMr Craig David Bond, son of the jailed Australian tycoon, Mr Alan Bond, is presenting himself as a representative for Mir Oil…Sat Nov 22 1997 - 00:00
Group criticises media coverage of girl's rapeThe Irish Traveller Movement has criticised media coverage of the controversy surrounding the 13-year-old traveller girl pregnant…Thu Nov 20 1997 - 00:00
Debt links families in teenage rape caseThe family of the girl pregnant as a result of rape are in debt to the family of the man alleged to have raped her, according…Thu Nov 20 1997 - 00:00
Two caravans in an Ireland of no welcomesThe family of the girl at the centre of the abortion controversy live in two small caravans parked beside each other on the roadside…Wed Nov 19 1997 - 00:00
Poverty Agency seeks Budget rise in personal tax allowancesAll the money available for tax reductions in the Budget should be channelled into increases in personal allowances, the Combat…Tue Nov 18 1997 - 00:00
Reynolds fails to respond to chief whip's callFormer Taoiseach, Mr Albert Reynolds, has not responded to demands from the Fianna Fail chief whip, Mr Seamus Brennan, that he…Mon Nov 17 1997 - 00:00
Dempsey aims to amend law on party fundingThe Minister for the Environment has said he would like to remove key elements of the Electoral Act 1997, due to come into effect…Mon Nov 17 1997 - 00:00
