2,000 seek taxi licencesMore than 2,000 people have applied for new taxi licences in Dublin since deregulation, and 450 new plates have already been …Sat Jan 06 2001 - 00:00
Before you phone that friend, phone a solicitorPhone a friend by all means, but if you're a contestant on the quiz show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? you should consider phoning…Thu Jan 04 2001 - 00:00
Memories are made of thisYes, it's that time again when we test your memory of the events of the past 12 monthsSat Dec 30 2000 - 00:00
It's hell once again among the half-price handbagsIt's hard to believe it, but there are fewer than 360 shopping days left till ChristmasThu Dec 28 2000 - 00:00
Christmas favourites fail to deliver at Leopardstown racesThe ground was "soft to heavy" for the start of the Leopardstown post-Christmas meeting, and after the excesses of recent weeks…Wed Dec 27 2000 - 00:00
Mayor ChristmasEditorial writers have to grapple with many great questions, but few are so potentially difficult as the one that faced editors…Sat Dec 23 2000 - 00:00
Archive on Rising to become availableA huge archive of eyewitness accounts from the years immediately before and after the 1916 Rising will be available to the public…Wed Dec 20 2000 - 00:00
Zero tolerance from a tiny tot as the Minister deputises for SantaSanta Claus is the leading expert in the field, as we all knowTue Dec 19 2000 - 00:00
Bars and stripesIt was some week. The sight of Gerry Adams and David Ervine joining in a Mexican wave at a Clinton event in the North was one…Sat Dec 16 2000 - 00:00
Cheque mate as Lawlor's refusal to answer is put in cold storageIt was another day of Czechs and balances at the Flood tribunal yesterday as Liam Lawlor's business dealings in Prague and bank…Fri Dec 15 2000 - 00:00
Like white-headed pint, Clinton worth the waitIf Bill Clinton is short of work in his retirement years, he might consider a role as a walking Guinness advertisement.Wed Dec 13 2000 - 00:00
Strapped for cashIt's an established fact of women's fashion that hem-lines change with economic circumstancesSat Dec 09 2000 - 00:00
Disability federation disputes Martin view of BudgetThe elderly and people with intellectual disabilities will be among the main beneficiaries of the Budget's health measures, the…Fri Dec 08 2000 - 00:00
Parrot who sings `The Sash' at heart of Drumcree-style impasseEveryone knows why the chicken crossed Garvaghy Road: because his feathers and forefeathers had been crossing it for generations…Fri Dec 08 2000 - 00:00
French frightsAs someone who in French conversation class once attempted to use the endearment mon petit chou ("my little cabbage") and said…Sat Dec 02 2000 - 00:00
Faithful dine in `house of saints'Bertie Ahern has persistently quashed suggestions that he will be going to the country anytime soonFri Dec 01 2000 - 00:00
Tributes paid to controversial former minister Paddy DoneganThe former Fine Gael politician Mr Paddy Donegan, who died yesterday aged 77, was "one of the best ministers for defence the …Mon Nov 27 2000 - 00:00
Quibbling rivalryUnlike many people, I have no idea where I was on November 22nd, 1963Sat Nov 25 2000 - 00:00
Smart cards to be brought in for Dublin bus and railDublin can expect cheaper public transport in two years time thanks to an integrated ticketing system using smart card technology…Wed Nov 22 2000 - 00:00
Count-down, wind upThis time last year I wrote about the growing phenomenon of "footpath rage" in our towns and citiesSat Nov 18 2000 - 00:00
Protective notice for Tara workersWorkers at Tara Mines have been placed under protective notice by the company after a strike by members of SIPTU went ahead yesterday…Sat Nov 18 2000 - 00:00
Land of the brave and free beer pulls in the massesAl Gore won by a landslide, Ralph Nader finished a surprise second, and George Bush was beaten into an ignominious third place…Wed Nov 08 2000 - 00:00
Rain in the east pushes river levels even higherHigh winds and the heaviest rains since Hurricane Charlie left widespread flooding and thousands of homes without power across…Tue Nov 07 2000 - 00:00
Further flooding is feared as rivers continue to riseMore flooding is feared in the east and south of the country today, even as the worst rains to hit Ireland since Hurricane Charlie…Tue Nov 07 2000 - 00:00
Terror of the totsCall me old-fashioned, but I worry sometimes about the song lyrics to which young people are exposed, with their amoral and often…Sat Nov 04 2000 - 00:00
Forests of huggable saplings under this year's treeThe citizens of Ireland can expect an early Christmas present in the next few weeks when millennium tree certificates are issued…Sat Nov 04 2000 - 00:00
Another deluge likely after respiteThe early part of the weekend will see a respite from yesterday's heavy rain but the country can brace itself for another deluge…Fri Nov 03 2000 - 00:00
Beckham keeps cool while fans lose theirsThere's a school of thought in football that says David Beckham can't handle a markerWed Nov 01 2000 - 00:00
Runners defy wind, rain in marathon of sufferingThe pride of Ireland won the women's race and a man called Pride from Scotland won the men'sTue Oct 31 2000 - 00:00
Extensive Dublin traffic diversions as 9,000 take to the streets in marathonMore than 9,000 people will take part in today's Dublin City Marathon, the biggest field in the annual event since the early …Mon Oct 30 2000 - 00:00
Book sales take off as angry passengers read the riot actThe strike was good news for novelists, if no one else.Sat Oct 28 2000 - 01:00
Craning sentinelsThere's a lot of concern these days about individual privacy and particularly the threat to it posed by media intrusion, big-…Sat Oct 28 2000 - 01:00
Poor gate fails to wipe smiles off Man U facesManchester United's troubled away form in Europe continued last night when, still smarting from defeat in Brussels, they pulled…Fri Oct 27 2000 - 01:00
Standard of illegal fireworks `scary'Fireworks on sale illegally in Ireland are substandard to the point of being "scary," an Army spokesman has said.Tue Oct 24 2000 - 01:00
Agreement failed to fix price and ensure delivery of suitable systemThe original estimate for Iarnrod Eireann's new rail signalling system was "quite unrealistic", consultants investigating the…Sat Oct 21 2000 - 01:00
Tipping: we need a probeYou know, if we're serious about introducing openness and transparency into every area of Irish life, it's time we had an inquiry…Sat Oct 21 2000 - 01:00
The Signalling ProjectThe Mini-CTC (Central Traffic Control) project is designed to introduce "power" signalling on four inter-city lines, with connections…Sat Oct 21 2000 - 01:00
Working widows seek `justice' in BudgetThe December Budget should address the injustice of working widows, who pay full PRSI but get only 50 per cent disability benefits…Sat Oct 21 2000 - 01:00
No State facilities suitable for girl - priestThe State has no suitable facilities to house the girl whose treatment led to a High Court contempt warning against three Ministers…Fri Oct 20 2000 - 01:00
Would-be millionaire survives Red Devils but is floored at £32,000 by `Guys and Dolls'The first question on the Irish Who Wants to be a Millionaire? concerned the nickname of Manchester UnitedWed Oct 18 2000 - 01:00
Gaybo fills Lassie role in bid to rival tribunalsIt's over-hyped, over-praised and, two years on, it's over hereTue Oct 17 2000 - 01:00
Maiden voyage to the bottom of the poolI'd been putting it off for a number of decadesSat Oct 14 2000 - 01:00
Brussels with sproutsAs you might recall from your school history books, one of Napoleon's right-hand men at the Battle of Waterloo was Marshal Grouchy…Sat Oct 07 2000 - 01:00
Ahern's ears ring to angry sound of phoneless TDsIt was supposed to be the day that openness and transparency became architectural features of Leinster House, but instead we …Wed Oct 04 2000 - 01:00
The fare was cheaper last time aroundThe unveiling of the Government's traffic plan was a bit like a taxi ride in a strange city.Tue Oct 03 2000 - 01:00
Abbey play absorbed by an audience impervious to shockThe Dublin Theatre Festival got off to a quiet start last night with a play featuring rape, incest, sacrilege and - in what many…Mon Oct 02 2000 - 01:00
Apeing around on the MetroJust back from a short family holiday in Paris, and I'm happy to report we survived the trip without mishap, despite the fact…Sat Sept 30 2000 - 01:00
Sombre air as North-South body meetsThis was never going to match the sense of occasion last December when the Irish Government swept into Armagh in the biggest …Wed Sept 27 2000 - 01:00
