Success of economy will be election issue - AhernThe success of the economy will be the dominant issue on the doorsteps in the forthcoming elections, despite the recent negative…Fri May 14 1999 - 01:00
Smith urged to boycott EU meetingIreland should boycott a proposed informal meeting of EU defence ministers, because the purpose of the meeting will be "to forge…Fri May 14 1999 - 01:00
Picket on Dail over dump planA proposed "mega-dump" in Silvermines, Co Tipperary, could be "the death knell of one of the most beautiful landscapes in the…Thu May 13 1999 - 01:00
No place for ex-PD councillorA former Progressive Democrat councillor who joined Fianna Fail has been refused a nomination for the local elections as part…Wed May 12 1999 - 01:00
Antz II - the sequelThe ants have disappeared. Vanished completely, without leaving so much as a noteSat May 08 1999 - 01:00
Greens prepare for local pollThe Green Party has pledged to pursue a "complete overhaul of local government structures" during and after next month's elections…Thu May 06 1999 - 01:00
Bertie's foes let another skeleton rattle byIt was a debate rich in irony, if little elseThu May 06 1999 - 01:00
UN called in for De Rossa and Malone's ground warThe issue of European peacekeeping had the potential to split the Labour Party conference down the middleMon May 03 1999 - 01:00
Earth doesn't quite move for political newlywedsIt's not so long since the idea of Labour and Democratic Left spending two nights together under the same roof would have meant…Sat May 01 1999 - 01:00
Committee's hearings on Sheedy case are delayedThe Oireachtas committee dealing with the Sheedy affair has conceded that it cannot hold hearings next week with the three men…Fri Apr 30 1999 - 01:00
National plan to include impact on women - AhernThe new National Development Plan will incorporate "gender mainstreaming" in the application of structural funds, the Taoiseach…Fri Apr 30 1999 - 01:00
Response by Chief Justice welcomedThe Minister for Justice warmly welcomed the Chief Justice's announcement of a judicial committee, but Opposition politicians…Thu Apr 29 1999 - 01:00
O'Flaherty queries privilege issue for appearance before Oireachtas groupThe former Supreme Court judge, Mr Hugh O'Flaherty, is believed to be seeking clarifications about privilege before he agrees…Tue Apr 27 1999 - 01:00
Solicitor out of room when Sheedy case calledA state solicitor was temporarily out of the courtroom when Judge Cyril Kelly called the Philip Sheedy case out of turn last …Sat Apr 24 1999 - 01:00
Chief State Solicitor's office acknowledges `human error'The Chief State Solicitor's report on the Sheedy affair has acknowledged "human error" in his office's handling of it, but says…Sat Apr 24 1999 - 01:00
The Last StrawSitting in a cafe recently, I found myself wondering why it is that so many people smoke cigarettes - to relax - while at the…Sat Apr 24 1999 - 01:00
£3.5m in false claims made by councilsThe Committee for Public Accounts is to ask the Garda Commissioner to investigate whether crimes were committed in the cases …Fri Apr 23 1999 - 01:00
Oireachtas report urges a five-year maximum period between local pollsAgriculture, small enterprise, transport and the environment are among the areas suitable for greater devolution to local authorities…Thu Apr 22 1999 - 01:00
Dail inquiry rejects official Glen Ding sale explanationThe Dail Committee of Public Accounts has refused to accept the explanations of former Department of Energy officials on why …Thu Apr 22 1999 - 01:00
Job and pay prospects are limitedAs MR Justice Cyril Kelly continued to seek clarification of certain issues from the Government last night ahead of his expected…Tue Apr 20 1999 - 01:00
Government publishes updated anti-discrimination BillDiscrimination on the grounds of gender, marital status, sexual orientation, age or disability will be outlawed under the Equal…Tue Apr 20 1999 - 01:00
Politicians respond to judge's departurePoliticians from across the spectrum have praised Mr Justice Hugh O'Flaherty's contribution to the judiciary while saying at …Mon Apr 19 1999 - 01:00
PDs angry as details of debt appear in paperThe Progressive Democrats have demanded an explanation from National Irish Bank about how details of the party's indebtedness…Mon Apr 19 1999 - 01:00
Good on paperA few years back I read an article about the coming of the paperless officeSat Apr 17 1999 - 01:00
Dog tiredRegular readers have been asking for an update on the progress of the greyhoundSat Apr 17 1999 - 01:00
Referendum on local government to be heldThe Government is to hold a referendum on the same day as the local and European elections, aimed at giving Constitutional recognition…Fri Apr 16 1999 - 01:00
Psychologist's report cited at Sheedy hearingConcern about the mental condition of Philip Sheedy is believed to have been cited by the Circuit Criminal Court judge who last…Sat Apr 10 1999 - 01:00
Bruton insists Republic could take 2,000 refugeesThe irresponsibility of NATO's bombing campaign in Yugoslavia strengthened rather than weakened the case for Ireland's membership…Wed Apr 07 1999 - 01:00
Political standards commission debatedPublic confidence in politics is too low to tolerate self-regulation by the profession, but politicians should be represented…Thu Mar 25 1999 - 00:00
Shortlist goes on show as designers try to brand the new millenniumThe millennium bug problem may be occupying many of the country's best minds, but the problem of the millennium logo is not too…Sat Mar 20 1999 - 00:00
City protest to aid asylum-seekersAsylum-seekers and their supporters protested outside the Department of Justice in Dublin yesterday to mark the founding of a…Sat Mar 20 1999 - 00:00
Old friends have a holiday as parade takes a new turnThis modernised St Patrick's Day parade in Dublin was all very well, but you couldn't help feeling a bit nostalgic for absent…Thu Mar 18 1999 - 00:00
Report on standards `had to be scrapped'A draft report on standards in public office legislation had to be scrapped after its authors saw similar proposals in action…Thu Mar 11 1999 - 00:00
Amendment to motion on Flynn could bring daughter back on boardMs Beverly Cooper-Flynn may vote with the Government tomorrow night when the Dail concludes debate on a Fine Gael motion concerning…Tue Mar 09 1999 - 00:00
Labour's charter for womenThe reinstatement of the department of equality and law reform, payment for parental leave and separate legal representation …Tue Mar 09 1999 - 00:00
Solemnity and silver mark a formal occasion in the castleGifts of silver have become a bit of a tradition on major Anglo-Irish occasions, but the size of the present seems to be in inverse…Tue Mar 09 1999 - 00:00
Belfast accord treaties to be signed todayThe signing of four treaties this morning at Dublin Castle will be one of the last formal acts in implementing the terms of the…Mon Mar 08 1999 - 00:00
Permanent corruption body opposedA Dail committee has recommended against the Taoiseach's proposal for a permanent commission to investigate complaints of corruption…Mon Mar 08 1999 - 00:00
Cabinet fails to agree on refugees' work rightTHE Government has failed to agree proposals to allow work permits for asylum-seekers, despite discussing the issue for three…Tue Mar 02 1999 - 00:00
PDs' plan for transport includes taxi deregulationDeregulation of taxis and the introduction of competition for Dublin Bus are the main features of a transport plan for the capital…Sat Feb 27 1999 - 00:00
Superquinn chief defends `strategy' to avoid OrderSuperquinn made a "careful legal analysis" of the 1987 Groceries Order before devising a strategy to circumvent its ban on support…Fri Feb 26 1999 - 00:00
Doctored report claims `bizarre'Allegations that she had doctored a report on rail safety were "bizarre", "untenable" and "very, very strange," the Minister …Thu Feb 25 1999 - 00:00
Tributes to TD who was `tireless campaigner'The President, Mrs McAleese, led the political tributes to Dr Pat Upton yesterdayTue Feb 23 1999 - 00:00
Bruton rejects phasing out of mortgage tax reliefThe Fine Gael leader has criticised a reported proposal by the Economic and Social Research Institute that tax relief on mortgage…Tue Feb 23 1999 - 00:00
Farmers warn of doomsday scenario for Irish economySmaller price reductions, higher compensation, and fairness in the distribution of milk quota increases will dominate Ireland…Thu Feb 18 1999 - 00:00
FG prepares for the floodFine Gael may be taking the Flood tribunal too literallyMon Feb 15 1999 - 00:00
Bruton wants new patriotism and an end to `Haughey era'Ireland needs to redefine the concept of patriotism for the era following the Belfast Agreement and the establishment of the …Sat Feb 13 1999 - 00:00
Master of the FG hounds gets up on his high horseIt was a big Meath night out in Dublin 4Sat Feb 13 1999 - 00:00
Banks and farm-feed suppliers criticised by Dail committee membersDelegations from the banks and the animal feed industry faced accusations of extortionate interest rates and opportunistic price…Thu Feb 11 1999 - 00:00
