Boy (13) critical as friend drowns in canalONE young boy was dead and a second "extremely critical" in a Dublin hospital last night, after a swimming tragedy earlier in…Fri May 30 1997 - 01:00
Freak accident in canal lock one boy deadAN old, rusting shopping trolley lying on the canal bank at the Ninth Lock in Clondalkin, Dublin, was the only clue yesterday…Fri May 30 1997 - 01:00
Western Command dents British pride in shoot out at the Curragh CorralIRISH and British soldiers exchanged gunfire for over an hour yesterday, but there were no serious injuries and the event didn…Thu May 29 1997 - 01:00
Hoping to rise all the way to the topWE'VE heard plenty about the floating voter over the past couple of weeks, so it was a bit of a relief yesterday when a few floating…Tue May 27 1997 - 01:00
Sharp suited Sinn Fein candidate a little at odds with local lifestylesSINN FEIN councillor Jackie Crowe seizes the hand of yet another female constituent on Castleblayney's Main StreetMon May 26 1997 - 01:00
PDs passion for FF breaks all the barriersIT WILL have come as no surprise to unionists that the Progressive Democrats launched their election manifesto in a hotel in …Fri May 23 1997 - 01:00
Rocky's road to Dublin enables FF's Bertie to outpoint rival party leadersTHE theme from Rocky rang around St Stephen's Green as the limo pulled in. Fans pressed forward for a glimpse of their heroThu May 22 1997 - 01:00
Keeping low on gloss and high on economyNOBODY can accuse Democratic Left of forgetting its humble originsThu May 22 1997 - 01:00
Spin-doctor lays down mood-altering adviceLABOUR introduced its election manifesto against a grey backdrop in the Gresham Hotel, seated at tables covered with grey table…Wed May 21 1997 - 01:00
Coalition Ministers round on Progressive Democrats' plans for social welfare reformTHE Minister for Social Welfare Mr De Rossa, has criticised a Progressive Democrats plan for a major increase in old-age pensions…Wed May 21 1997 - 01:00
£100 weekly allowance for mothers cost of party's supportA £100 weekly allowance for mothers working fulltime in the home would be a condition of the National Party's support for the…Tue May 20 1997 - 01:00
Rainbow warriors' first campaign move is a strollDUBLIN can be heaven, with a Dail dissolution around eleven and a stroll in Stephen's GreenFri May 16 1997 - 01:00
2.7m people are registered to cast their votes on June 6thJUST over 2.7 million people are registered to vote in the June 6th election, an increase of more than 150,000 on 1992Fri May 16 1997 - 01:00
FF and PDs differ sharply after Ahern Adams meetFIANNA Fail and the Progressive Democrats have differed sharply over a meeting yesterday between Mr Bertie Ahern and the Sinn…Thu May 15 1997 - 01:00
Angling projects qualify for EU fundingTHIRTEEN angling projects have qualified for a combined £600,000 in the latest round of funding under the EU Tourism Angling …Wed May 14 1997 - 01:00
Poll shows over 70% oppose legalising abortionMORE than 70 per cent of the electorate is opposed to the legalisation of abortion in any circumstances and 62 per cent want …Wed May 14 1997 - 01:00
TDs jostle for pole position on ideas for fighting crimeWHILE the official go ahead is not expected until Thursday, the election race has already resulted in a pileup at the first corner…Tue May 13 1997 - 01:00
Guinness and Grand Met blend to product cocktail worth £24bnTHERE could be a few sore heads on the London Stock Exchange this morning, after yesterday's staggering merger between the drinks…Tue May 13 1997 - 01:00
Donegal wind farm will give power to 100,000A WIND farm which will generate enough electricity to meet the needs of 100,000 people was formally switched on yesterday by …Sat May 10 1997 - 01:00
The British are taking Ireland's good nameSHE might by any other name smell just as sweet, but she's as likely to be called Roisin as Rose, according to the latest Oxford…Sat May 10 1997 - 01:00
Doherty to be welcomed home todayIRELAND'S newest world champion, Ken Doherty, is expected to touch down at Dublin Airport at 1.50 p.mWed May 07 1997 - 01:00
SF celebrates as SDLP asks just what happenedFOR a party which has famously embraced the ballot box with only one of its hands, Sinn Fein is second to none when it comes …Sat May 03 1997 - 01:00
SF must be allowed place in talks, says AdamsTHE election result in West Belfast has sent a clear message to "those in high places in Dublin and London that Sinn Fein voters…Sat May 03 1997 - 01:00
Loyalists agree deal to end Maze protestsTHE three day protest by loyalists in the Maze prison ended last night after the prisoners' political representatives brokered…Fri May 02 1997 - 01:00
DUP scotches old habits wi a le'al wye o talkin agin a yin-cleekit AirlannAFTER years of producing election literature in English only, the Rev Ian Paisley's DUP has finally relented and translated its…Thu May 01 1997 - 01:00
RUC says devices were both hoaxesSECURITY forces carried out controlled explosions on suspicious devices in Belfast and Derry yesterday, but both packages were…Thu May 01 1997 - 01:00
Talks fail to end Maze prison disputeTALKS between prisoners' representatives and the Northern Ireland Office will resume this afternoon as the protest by loyalists…Thu May 01 1997 - 01:00
NLP faces a huge credibility leapIT'S one of only two parties contesting every seat in the Northern Ireland elections it has more women candidates than the Women…Wed Apr 30 1997 - 01:00
Economic disaster if union ends - TaylorBREAKING the union between Northern Ireland and Britain would result in massive emigration from the North, with the poorer sections…Wed Apr 30 1997 - 01:00
Loyalist inmates take over two H-blocks in protestsLOYALIST prisoners remained in control of two Maze Prison H-blocks last night after a day of protests over new security measures…Wed Apr 30 1997 - 01:00
Investigation begins after prison officer held by inmatesA PRISON officer was held at gunpoint at Northern Ireland's Maghaberry Prison yesterday by INLA men who were apparently protesting…Tue Apr 29 1997 - 01:00
Major dodges pitfalls in dug up streetCRITICS would say it was typical of John Major's political judgment that his Belfast walkabout took place in a street that was…Tue Apr 29 1997 - 01:00
Reject compromises on marches - PattonORANGEMEN throughout the North should follow the lead of the Co Antrim lodge in refusing to negotiate with community groups for…Sat Apr 26 1997 - 01:00
Maginnis calls apparent `de facto' ceasefire an insult to nationalistsAN apparent "de facto" IRA ceasefire in the North is an offence to unionists and a blatant insult to nationalists, according …Sat Apr 26 1997 - 01:00
Sinn Fein accuses BBC of censoring broadcastsSINN Fein says it will mount a High Court challenge in Belfast this morning to prevent what it says is censorship of its political…Fri Apr 25 1997 - 01:00
Unionism's two main camps keep sniping in their war of wordsTHE in-fighting between unionism's two main camps continued yesterday, with the DUP's Gregory Campbell accused of opportunism…Fri Apr 25 1997 - 01:00
Florist fails to say it with flowers for womenA FLORIST who didn't just say it with flowers on St Valentines Day drew complaints that its advertisements insulted women, according…Thu Apr 24 1997 - 01:00
Fishermen fear village saved in war could fall to EU quotaA PLAQUE on a wall in Newlyn Harbour commemorates the departure from the port in 1937 of a fishing boat bearing a petition to…Wed Apr 16 1997 - 01:00
Superbrits march up to Ally Pally to look down on the foul EurothreatYOU could have bottled the Dunkirk spirit at the Referendum Party's election rally yesterday, as Sir James Goldsmith unveiled…Mon Apr 14 1997 - 01:00
Ultimate baddie convicted despite lack of evidenceFOR a man whose name is a by-word for treachery, remarkably little is, known about the real life JudasSat Mar 29 1997 - 00:00
Daughter mourns `beautiful life' ended by collision with stolen carTHE daughter of a woman who died yesterday two days after she was thrown through a windscreen in a collision with a stolen car…Fri Mar 28 1997 - 00:00
McKenna will chair complaints board againMR Seamus McKenna SC has been reappointed chairman of the Garda Siochana Complaints Board, membership of which was announced …Fri Mar 28 1997 - 00:00
North England target of several IRA attacksDESPITE its large Irish population, Manchester and the surrounding area have been a popular target for the IRA in recent times…Thu Mar 27 1997 - 00:00
Spring outlines future foreign policy strategiesA CHANGE of government in advance of the Amsterdam EU summit in June would not greatly affect Ireland's negotiating stance as…Thu Mar 27 1997 - 00:00
Hurricane Bruton scatters financial handouts and poll seeds on home soil"RELAX" was John Bruton's response yesterday when anybody asked him about the general electionTue Mar 25 1997 - 00:00
Talks in health care disputeTHE Health Service Employers Association is to meet the trade union IMPACT on Thursday in an attempt to avert strike action next…Mon Mar 24 1997 - 00:00
American over-40s begin Irish sweetheart tourTHEY'RE over-40 (mostly), over their first marriages (mostly) and over here (again)Sat Mar 22 1997 - 00:00
Four Courts had all the gaiety of a hangingTHE morning after was a repeat of the night before but, with everybody renewed by a night's sleep, the Four Courts again had …Fri Mar 21 1997 - 00:00
Give me your answer, do drama has them moaning in the aisles at the Four CourtsAT THE end of a hearing which in the judge's words was not marked by "economies of scale", it was always likely that the jury…Thu Mar 20 1997 - 00:00
