Beginner's guide to inquiries and everything elseLucy from New Zealand was in touch again recently, seeking further updates from the old countrySat Apr 14 2001 - 01:00
Curbs are eased on events and facilitiesMany attractions remain open this weekend. Shops will operate as normal today and many larger stores will open on Monday.Sat Apr 14 2001 - 01:00
Bertie battles with Hill Street blues as he meets music criticThe Taoiseach was opening a family resource centre at Hill Street in north inner Dublin and he seemed determined to be cheerful…Fri Apr 13 2001 - 01:00
Switch to smile modeThere was a small but perfectly formed debate in the letters pages recently on the subject of smiling which, in case you missed…Sat Apr 07 2001 - 01:00
Yacht club's moorings scuttled in Dun Laoghaire marina battleTrustees of one of Ireland's most exclusive yacht clubs were holding a crisis meeting last night after losing most of their moorings…Sat Apr 07 2001 - 01:00
Queueing up but going nowhereA long queue at the customer service desk was the only sign of life in the Aer Lingus departures area of Dublin airport as the…Sat Mar 31 2001 - 01:00
Notable quotables and other irrelevanciesOne of the variables this time around was whether to include my wife as named driverSat Mar 31 2001 - 01:00
Gallagher joins Guilbaud in failing to make McKennas' listConrad Gallagher is the highest-profile casualty in the latest Bridgestone 100 Best Restaurants in Ireland, the annual guide …Tue Mar 27 2001 - 01:00
Bonus club rebel songsThere being little else to do on St Patrick's Day, I went to the supermarketSat Mar 24 2001 - 00:00
Bargains in cross-Border phone jungle highlightedIrish users of mobile phones will find it easier to cut through the near impenetrable jungle of call costs, thanks to an interactive…Wed Mar 21 2001 - 00:00
Member of Westlife attacked in SligoThe first of Westlife's Dublin concerts went ahead last night as planned despite an incident in which one of the band's members…Tue Mar 20 2001 - 00:00
Avoiding a BarneyWhen Sweden took over the EU presidency in January, one of the things it was expected to push for was tighter control of television…Mon Mar 19 2001 - 00:00
Avoiding a BarneyWhen Sweden took over the EU presidency in January, one of the things it was expected to push for was tighter control of television…Sat Mar 17 2001 - 00:00
Gilligan turns his eyes to court's skylightJohn Gilligan gazed up at the skylight in the Special Criminal Court as Mr Justice Diarmuid O'Donovan sentenced him to 28 years…Fri Mar 16 2001 - 00:00
Frontline TV reporter makes his case in courtHe's been on the box for 20 years, but Ireland's best-known journalist was finally in it yesterday as Beverley Cooper-Flynn's…Wed Mar 14 2001 - 00:00
Fans sit it out to get tickets to see U2 at SlaneTickets for U2 at Slane in August go on sale this morning, 46 hours after one Dublin fan began queuing.Sat Mar 10 2001 - 00:00
Prudence nobbledWhen the Economist berated Britain's political parties this week for their "periphrastic ways", journalists everywhere will have…Sat Mar 10 2001 - 00:00
A sheepish An Post hopes cool Minty's greeting won't offendAnglo-Irish relations could come under renewed strain next week, thanks to a St Patrick's Day greeting card from An Post.Fri Mar 09 2001 - 00:00
UK election should aid peace process, says AhernProgress in Northern Ireland will be made "when people allow their political representatives to make deals and keep them", the…Wed Mar 07 2001 - 00:00
Cause for real public disquiet, says FFNews of Telenor's donation to Fine Gael was a cause for "real public disquiet", and the party's account of the matter raised …Tue Mar 06 2001 - 00:00
Wardens learn what happens to nice guysDublin can be heaven, as everyone knows, with coffee at eleven and a stroll in Stephen's GreenMon Mar 05 2001 - 00:00
Weekend Masses cancelled in Border area due to disease fearsWeekend Masses in the Louth-Armagh Border area have been cancelled, and Catholic bishops have been asked to review the situation…Sat Mar 03 2001 - 00:00
Potter film gets Internet previewConfirmation that Christmas will be the second most-hyped children's event of this year arrived early yesterday, when Internet…Fri Mar 02 2001 - 00:00
Ewart-Biggs prize for authors of book on deaths in North violenceThe authors of a book chronicling the deaths of Northern Ireland's 30 years of violence were last night presented with the 16th…Sat Feb 24 2001 - 00:00
Exit from GuyvilleMuch as we'd like to think otherwise, the Irish male is not a unique speciesSat Feb 24 2001 - 00:00
Burke is clearly not on the best of termsRay Burke began by describing his former council colleague, Jim Geraghty, as a "one-term" politicianFri Feb 23 2001 - 00:00
Father Dougal rows in to publicise Daffodil DayThe deep end of Jurys swimming pool is about as deep as Father Dougal MaguireTue Feb 20 2001 - 00:00
Confident Irish are ready to take on the French who speak only of revengeBarring a last-minute upset, the worst fears of the French rugby team will be confirmed this morning when Dublin wakes to a dry…Sat Feb 17 2001 - 00:00
`The Irish humour' - consumed by the tiger?A reader from New Zealand e-mailed this the week with kind words and a pleaSat Feb 17 2001 - 00:00
Coolness itself on the `hot money' questionsBeverley Cooper-Flynn must have been confusedWed Feb 14 2001 - 00:00
Iron Mike promises a clean fight `on basis of policies'Michael Noonan and Enda Kenny stood on either side of party chairman Phil Hogan, who looked uncomfortably like a boxing referee…Sat Feb 10 2001 - 00:00
The oddest, greenest question of allThis column does not endorse political parties or products, as you knowSat Feb 10 2001 - 00:00
Irish former prisoners of war in Japan urged to seek compensationThe British government has appealed to Irish residents entitled to compensation as former prisoners of war in Japan to make themselves…Tue Feb 06 2001 - 00:00
Sadness at Bruton's exit goes beyond party faithfulJohn Bruton's defeat as Fine Gael leader was "worse than Meath losing the Sam Maguire", according to a long-time supporter, William…Fri Feb 02 2001 - 00:00
Time means money for beleaguered TDNo wonder Liam Lawlor was reluctant to resign his seat. When he began his speech to the Dail at 6.35 p.mWed Jan 31 2001 - 00:00
Minister brings in new arrangementsAfter much criticism of the authorities about the treatment of the Moldovans the Minister for Justice, Mr O Donoghue, last night…Sat Jan 27 2001 - 00:00
The Scent Of BloodWhen Peter Mandelson announced his resignation on Wednesday, he implied his decision had less to do with the passport affair …Sat Jan 27 2001 - 00:00
Publicans criticise MinisterThe organisation representing Dublin publicans has reacted angrily to suggestions by the Minister for Consumer Affairs that pub…Wed Jan 24 2001 - 00:00
Nuns' plans to sell 14.5 acres opposedA row has broken out between the National Council of the Blind and the Sisters of Charity, over the order's plans to dispose …Wed Jan 24 2001 - 00:00
Entire Glenroe cast is to be axed - and this time it's no accidentFirst it was Biddy Byrne, in a carefully choreographed car crashSat Jan 20 2001 - 00:00
Troubled watersI've been learning to swim these past few months, a period during which, by coincidence, my son has been learning to walkSat Jan 20 2001 - 00:00
Old Lady gets a name-changeDublin people have a proud tradition of thinking up creative new names for city landmarksSat Jan 20 2001 - 00:00
Parrot whose colours they are fine set to parade home after court battleTensions were easing in a loyalist area of Belfast last night, after the issue of who legally owns a parrot that can sing The…Fri Jan 19 2001 - 00:00
Lawlor misses out on real Mountjoy dramaLiam Lawlor's punishment will be somewhat compounded tonight when he misses a rare opportunity to experience a theatrical event…Thu Jan 18 2001 - 00:00
Shakespeare called as an expert witnessWilliam Shakespeare has been a familiar figure in Irish political controversy, ever since he was famously implicated in Charles…Tue Jan 16 2001 - 00:00
Death of Asian man in Dublin cafe is treated as suspiciousThe assistant chief State pathologist was called last night to the scene of the suspected murder of an Asian man at a cafe in…Sat Jan 13 2001 - 00:00
Chasing carrotsThe Leinster rugby coach was interviewed on RTE last weekend and, speaking of his team's chances in the European Cup, he described…Sat Jan 13 2001 - 00:00
Discovery order on Barry changed due to huge number of cash transactionsThe tribunal has amended a discovery order made against Mr Oliver Barry, after hearing it would involve tracing "tens of thousands…Fri Jan 12 2001 - 00:00
