World media watch Adams voteHIS participation in the eventual talks may still be in doubt but the world's press descended on a school in West Belfast yesterday…Fri May 31 1996 - 01:00
Graffiti seen as the main security to electionsWITH almost all of Northern Ireland's paramilitary groupings represented by their political wings in the elections, the security…Thu May 30 1996 - 01:00
Meat plants may be shut by dispute over chargesTHE State's meat processing plants could be forced to close over the next two days if a dispute between processors and renderers…Tue May 28 1996 - 01:00
Bleary eyed breakfast audience find it hard to see funny sideCOMEDIAN Bill Murray has the face of a man who never gets enough sleepMon May 27 1996 - 01:00
Anglo German BSE groupAN Anglo German working group on the BSE crisis was inaugurated in Strasbourg yesterday, as MEPs from both countries moved to…Fri May 24 1996 - 01:00
Socialists lead attack on MEPs round on Major for "mad cow war"MEPs ROUNDED on the British prime minister yesterday, with the Socialists leading the attack on what they dubbed Mr John Major…Thu May 23 1996 - 01:00
Dump hazards debatedA DOUBLING of the minimum distance between dumps and residential areas and a statutory duty on operators to minimise hazards …Wed May 22 1996 - 01:00
MEPs move on soccer hooligansFOOTBALL fans travelling to matches abroad should in future be accompanied by members of their own national police forces, under…Wed May 22 1996 - 01:00
Gardai search pub for clues to murder of ownerGARDAI in Co Wicklow have carried out an extensive search of Jack White's pub near Brittas Bay, scene of the murder two months…Mon May 20 1996 - 01:00
More dropped H's than EastendersIT WAS an exercise in showing Ireland's best face to the worldMon May 20 1996 - 01:00
`Oops, ah, Cantona' as Eric keeps his peaceONE of the more cryptic post match quotes from last Saturday's English FA Cup Final was Eric Cantona's comment that he felt "…Thu May 16 1996 - 01:00
Government welcomes Kelly transfer to PortlaoiseTHE Government has welcomed the transfer of the IRA prisoner Patrick Kelly to Portlaoise Prison, saying the move would create…Wed May 15 1996 - 01:00
Heavenly bodies plan series of summer spectacularsIF UNUSUAL activity in the sky is a portent of doom, it could be time for all of us to consider cashing in those old prize bonds…Sat May 04 1996 - 01:00
Strategy to win Tallaght jobs set down by MinisterSECURING the use of the Packard plant is a key objective in the plan to replace the lost jobs there, the Minister for Enterprise…Fri May 03 1996 - 01:00
Action on Airmotive dispute demandedSOUTH WEST Dublin could be facing its second industrial disaster in a week if the Government does not intervene in the dispute…Fri May 03 1996 - 01:00
Bitterness over refusal to divulge data behind the closureUNIONS at Packard continued to insist last night that jobs at the plant could be saved, while bitterly criticising the company…Wed May 01 1996 - 01:00
FF set to look into arrest of senatorFIANNA Fail has described as "regrettable" a weekend incident in which Senator Dan Kiely was arrested outside a bar in Listowel…Tue Apr 30 1996 - 01:00
Schizophrenia in the familyROBERT (all family names have been changed) was discharged from St Ita's Psychiatric Hospital in Portrane, Co Dublin, last month…Mon Apr 29 1996 - 01:00
Other churches warmly welcome C of I electionTHE Catholic Archbishop of Dublin, Dr Desmond Connell, last night said he looked forward to a "happy ecumenical collaboration…Sat Apr 27 1996 - 01:00
EU focus on unemployment stressedTHE approach to unemployment is now the defining issue between two contradictory visions of the European Union, the annual conference…Sat Apr 27 1996 - 01:00
1.2m census forms due for completion tomorrowFORMS for the 1996 Census of Population must be completed tomorrow night, and their collection will begin on MondaySat Apr 27 1996 - 01:00
ISPCC "confused" over timing of TV report on GoldenbridgeTHE IRISH Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children has said is "confused" about why Monday's Prime Time report on Goldenbridge…Thu Apr 25 1996 - 01:00
"Ill gotten gains" raise £1m in taxesTHE Revenue Commissioners have raised about £1 million in taxes from the "ill-gotten gains of suspected or known criminals, Dublin…Wed Apr 24 1996 - 01:00
Villages in Irish Unifil zone under attackMOST of the Irish troops in South Lebanon were sheltering in secure underground bunkers yesterday as Israeli shells rained down…Sat Apr 13 1996 - 01:00
Poll boost for anti charges campaignSUCCESSIVE governments have rued the day that domestic rates were abolished, and the issue of local government has ever since…Sat Apr 06 1996 - 01:00
Assurance given on beef derivativesPRODUCTS with a minimal British beef derivative which are still on shop shelves are safe and should cause no public concern, …Sat Mar 30 1996 - 00:00
Bard and lodgingTHE house that Shakespeare was born in is still standing, but the one that he died in is notSat Mar 30 1996 - 00:00
Border checks low-keyGARDAI and customs officials stepped up their vigilance along the Border yesterday, but the operation remained a decidedly low…Wed Mar 27 1996 - 00:00
Abortion issue provokes most passionate debateTHE ardfheis passed more than 100 motions on subjects such as the peace process, policing, prisoners and the economy, but it …Mon Mar 25 1996 - 00:00
Abbey executive rejects fund raising criticismTHE director of public relations and marketing at the Abbey Theatre has rejected criticisms of her involvement in a fund raising…Sat Mar 23 1996 - 00:00
The hot line to what?FROM the end of this month, sexually curious teenagers will no longer be able to run up massive phone bills ringing sex lines…Wed Mar 20 1996 - 00:00
Village residents prepare for fight to save investmentTHE beleaguered residents of Clonmannon Retirement Village in Co Wicklow are bracing themselves for another round in the fight…Mon Mar 18 1996 - 00:00
Congressmen back FF call on ill IRA manSIX US Congressmen have responded to a plea from the Fianna Fail leader, Mr Bertie Ahern, by urging the British government to…Fri Mar 15 1996 - 00:00
Rise and rise of the welfare motherIT'S the despair of conservatives the world over, but the rise of the welfare mother shows no sign of abatingWed Mar 06 1996 - 00:00
Mourners wear peace ribbons as IRA man is buriedTEN days after the London explosion in which he died, the young IRA man, Mr Edward O'Brien, was buried yesterday in his home …Thu Feb 29 1996 - 00:00
Clonmannon House for sale at receiver's requestCLONMANNON House, the focal point of the retirement village at Ashford, Co Wicklow is to be sold at the request of its receiver…Wed Feb 28 1996 - 00:00
Brothers to raise case of their parents' carbon monoxide poisoning in BrusselsTWO Irish brothers whose parents died of gas poisoning while on holiday in the Canary Islands in 1994 will again raise the issue…Tue Feb 27 1996 - 00:00
Media exceed limits in pursuit of newTHE return of Bishop Brendan Comiskey and the death of what the British tabloids called the "boy" moved the centre of gravity…Mon Feb 26 1996 - 00:00
Boy (11) hit by motorcycle diesAN 11 year old boy who was, badly injured in an accident on Wednesday died in Beaumont Hospital last night, a spokeswoman for…Fri Feb 23 1996 - 00:00
Support for weekend peace ralliesTHE employers' organisation, IBEC, has lent its support to peace demonstrations throughout the country this weekend, but has …Fri Feb 23 1996 - 00:00
Dublin may get deep-fat friary in Temple BarARCHAEOLOGISTS excavating a site in Dublin's Temple Bar have found the remains of a 13th century Augustinian friaryTue Feb 20 1996 - 00:00
Great DaneCOPENHAGEN quietly donned the mantle of European City of Culture last month, even as it attempted to shrug off the effects of…Sat Feb 03 1996 - 00:00
Former Cahill associate again shot in DublinA FORMER associate of Martin Cahill was again in hospital last night after surviving the second attempt on his life in two months…Fri Feb 02 1996 - 00:00
US mayor backs Bushmills boycottTHE newly elected mayor of San Francisco has thrown himself behind a campaign to boycott Bushmills whiskey, by pouring a bottle…Fri Feb 02 1996 - 00:00
Putting the wind up Scotland's braveheartsIT WAS cool weather for kilts in Dublin last nightSat Jan 20 1996 - 00:00
Gardai trying to find cause of Dublin house fireGARDAI were yesterday trying to establish the cause of a fire at a house in Ballymun, Dublin, which claimed the lives of a mother…Sat Jan 20 1996 - 00:00
Blood withdrawal latest controversyYESTERDAY'S withdrawal of potentially infected blood supplies from Irish hospitals is just the latest in a series of controversies…Sat Jan 13 1996 - 00:00
Supplies of blood replaced in alert over infectionTHE Blood Transfusion Service Board (BTSB) has recalled all blood products from hospitals supplied by Pelican House in Dublin…Sat Jan 13 1996 - 00:00
