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Flower power sets the scene for record-breaking Daffodil Day

There were only 10,000 daffodils in William Wordsworth's poem, not nearly adequate for an assault on the record for the world…

Fri Mar 24 2000 - 00:00

Cahill apologises to Travellers

The chairman of the Southern Health Board, Mr Michael Cahill, has apologised to the Travelling community for offence caused by…

Fri Mar 24 2000 - 00:00

FF rejects remarks by councillor on loans to Travellers

Fianna Fail has distanced itself from comments by a party councillor in Co Kerry, who said Traveller caravans purchased under…

Thu Mar 23 2000 - 00:00

Permission granted for new Dublin crematorium

A new crematorium, only the second in the Republic, has been given planning permission for a site in west Dublin and will be …

Thu Mar 23 2000 - 00:00

Spirit power at the RDS, but real miracles elsewhere

It was like closing time in a nightclub at the sixth annual Mind Body Spirit Festival in the RDS yesterday afternoon.

Mon Mar 20 2000 - 00:00

Dicing with the `g' word

A reader from the US has taken me to task over my use in a recent column of a certain four-letterword

Sat Mar 18 2000 - 00:00

Fireworks at home and in Paris can keep party going

Ireland remains seriously en fete this weekend, with events including a scheduled fireworks display in Dublin and a hoped-for…

Sat Mar 18 2000 - 00:00

ASTI denies blocking unions

The Association of Secondary Teachers, Ireland (ASTI) has denied a claim it is trying to block other teacher unions from getting…

Thu Mar 16 2000 - 00:00

Shakespeare trounced by Binchy in book-day poll

James Joyce finished nowhere and Shakespeare only scraped in, but Roald Dahl has easily topped the list of Britain's 50 favourite…

Sat Mar 11 2000 - 00:00

Life in the wild lane

Picking one's path through the chaos that is Dublin traffic these days, it's hard not to feel nostalgic for a bygone age when…

Sat Mar 11 2000 - 00:00

They're playing your song, Mandy

Barry Manilow was not among the attendance when Peter Mandelson launched a song promoting peace and reconciliation in Ireland…

Sat Mar 11 2000 - 00:00

Late journalist turned Dublin `into a village'

The late Jonathan Philbin Bowman's talent for friendship turned Dublin "into a village," his father, the broadcaster and historian…

Fri Mar 10 2000 - 00:00

Amnesty urges international court

Amnesty International is lobbying the Government to ratify, by the end of September, the statute establishing a permanent International…

Sat Mar 04 2000 - 00:00

A case of har har, Herr

The obstacles facing closer European Union were starkly illustrated by a story in the foreign pages this week

Sat Mar 04 2000 - 00:00

Call for sacking of drug project head

The director of the Merchants Quay Project should be removed from his post for advocating the distribution of free heroin to …

Fri Mar 03 2000 - 00:00

Gardai hold young man after killing of child

A young man remained in Garda custody in Drogheda last night as an investigation continued into the brutal murder of a baby in…

Thu Mar 02 2000 - 00:00

Dressing for democracy

All right-thinking people will have been heartened this week by the news that the international fashion industry has joined the…

Sat Feb 26 2000 - 00:00

Stanley Matthews, the £50-a-week soccer wizard, dies a legend at 85

His retirement lasted 35 years, only a little longer than his playing career

Thu Feb 24 2000 - 00:00

Planet Hollywood decides it won't be back in Dublin

Little more than two years after it opened, Dublin's Planet Hollywood is to close.

Wed Feb 23 2000 - 00:00

Love against the odds

We live in a very cynical age, as you know

Sat Feb 19 2000 - 00:00

It could happen to a bishop as prolific conman strikes again

It's a well-documented fact in this country that it can happen to a bishop

Fri Feb 18 2000 - 00:00

Construction firms unable for large road projects

Irish construction companies lack the capacity to deliver the large-scale road-building projects envisaged in the National Plan…

Thu Feb 17 2000 - 00:00

Chairman of SF says suspension is `illegal'

The suspension of the Northern executive was an "illegal, antidemocratic act" and the IRA's disengagement from the decommissioning…

Wed Feb 16 2000 - 00:00

Hair, hair everywhere

Years ago, at a party among theatrical types, I got chatting to a girl who said her job was - in her exact words - "working with…

Sat Feb 12 2000 - 00:00

Local authority cost overruns anger Mitchell

The "disgraceful" extent of cost overruns in local authority development projects reflected "a culture of softness" in the area…

Fri Feb 11 2000 - 00:00

Armchair's sitting is all too short

It was just after lunch in the High Court when the star witness of what would have been one of Ireland's oddest libel cases was…

Wed Feb 09 2000 - 00:00

Partners toast arrival of new sibling

It may not have been a painful labour, or even a protracted one as these things go

Tue Feb 08 2000 - 00:00

My Napoleon complex

I was interested this week to learn that, contrary to popular belief, Napoleon was not short

Sat Feb 05 2000 - 00:00

Actor Tony Doyle remembered for his friendship and skill

The parish priest of Avoca, Co Wicklow, the real-life location of the BBC series Ballykissangel, led the tributes yesterday at…

Sat Feb 05 2000 - 00:00

Olympic pool for Dublin stadium likely

Ireland could end up having three 50-metre swimming pools, if a feasibility study requested by Government supports the siting…

Mon Jan 31 2000 - 00:00

Tyson left exposed as the seconds tick away

The former world heavyweight boxing champion was left waiting for 10 minutes in his underpants yesterday, when his opponent for…

Sat Jan 29 2000 - 00:00

TV drops film after threat of legal action

TV3 has abandoned plans to screen the film Natural Born Killers tonight after being threatened with an injunction by the Department…

Sat Jan 29 2000 - 00:00

Whip left at post to keep rein on party

Had this been a horse race, the bookies would have been slaughtered

Fri Jan 28 2000 - 00:00

First night falls a bit flat as Dail returns to town

It was the opening night of a new Dail season, and the Government players were understandably nervous.

Thu Jan 27 2000 - 00:00

Clutter little children

I almost wept during the week when I read an article in the London Independent about an architect called John Pawson.

Sat Jan 22 2000 - 00:00

Technology cuts staff at Castlerea Prison

The use of palm-print readers and other new technology on doors and gates in Castlerea Prison has eliminated 20 staff jobs at…

Fri Jan 21 2000 - 00:00

Classic gambits

In bed with the flu (or an unidentified viral agent) a few days ago, I tuned into a radio interview with Maire Geoghegan Quinn…

Sat Jan 15 2000 - 00:00

Compromise proposals submitted on glen road

The road through the Glen of the Downs in Co Wicklow should be included in the State's Village Protection Scheme, with traffic…

Sat Jan 15 2000 - 00:00

Plans to run Luas via IFSC criticised

Plans by CIE to run the Luas light railway to Connolly Station via the International Financial Services Centre have been strongly…

Fri Jan 14 2000 - 00:00

Author and lead actor miss `Angela's Ashes' premiere

Three of the four Corrs joined film director Alan Parker and the cast of Angela's Ashes when the film had its Irish ere premiere…

Thu Jan 13 2000 - 00:00

`Ashes' a work of art, says film director

Alan Parker didn't hide his impatience when asked about the opposition to Angela's Ashes led by Limerick bookseller and part-…

Thu Jan 13 2000 - 00:00

Move to ban Italian circus is narrowly rejected by council

An Italian circus will open as planned in Dublin later this week, after councillors last night narrowly rejected a ban on such…

Tue Jan 11 2000 - 00:00

First cars to undergo road safety tests today

About 300 vehicles will undergo inspection at centres around the State today when the compulsory national car test finally gets…

Tue Jan 04 2000 - 00:00

Betting at races as brisk as the weather

The Minister for Agriculture was trying to pick his first winner of the day at Leopardstown when a woman approached him and, …

Mon Dec 27 1999 - 00:00

Shopping by night is no soft option

There is a downside to doing your Christmas shopping in the middle of the night

Fri Dec 24 1999 - 00:00

The Last Straw

1. The Government, controversially and without a referendum, joined what earlier this month?

Fri Dec 24 1999 - 00:00

Counterfeit sportswear worth £900,000 seized

Almost £900,000 worth of counterfeit branded sportswear, including Manchester United, Liverpool and Celtic football kits, has…

Thu Dec 23 1999 - 00:00

Investigation may ease suffering of relatives

The announcement of an investigation into the Dublin, Monaghan and Dundalk bombings may be the beginning of the end of a long…

Mon Dec 20 1999 - 00:00

In a moment of millennial magic, President predicts second golden age

The President wore red for her address to the joint Houses, a seasonal choice mirrored around the chamber, where Mary O'Rourke…

Fri Dec 17 1999 - 00:00

Community anti-racism practice code introduced

A new anti-racism code of practice for participants in the Community Development Programme (CDP) will be an "essential tool" …

Sat Dec 11 1999 - 00:00
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