Water charges urged to reduce demandReservoirs may be benefiting from a wet summer but demand for water in Dublin is outstripping supply, a conference on water conservation…Tue Oct 20 1998 - 01:00
EU may require charge for water useIreland may be joining with some other EU states in stubbornly resisting full charges for water use, but the Amsterdam Treaty…Tue Oct 20 1998 - 01:00
Irish feature strongly on listSince Nobel Prizes were first awarded in 1901, Irish people have been among the winners for their work in literature and physics…Sat Oct 17 1998 - 01:00
EU committee wants new GM crops stalledOne of the European Parliament's most powerful committees has called for a moratorium on commercial growing of new forms of genetically…Sat Oct 17 1998 - 01:00
Commission pressing for return of water chargesThe Government is under renewed pressure from the European Commission to reintroduce domestic water charges, it emerged at a …Tue Oct 13 1998 - 01:00
Britain may ban genetic crops for research on possible health impactThe British government is re-examining the possibility of a three-year moratorium on commercial planting of genetically modified…Mon Oct 12 1998 - 01:00
Irish discovery could reinstate penicillin's primacy in fight against bacterial infectionIrish scientists have made a ground-breaking discovery which could reinstate penicillin as the single most important drug in …Sat Oct 10 1998 - 01:00
Gang abducts and beats manThe RUC in Derry yesterday described as horrific the injuries suffered by a 29-year-old man who was abducted from his home by…Sat Oct 10 1998 - 01:00
Livestock tests find no clenbuterolThe Department of Agriculture has defended its enforcement policies on illegal substances despite the latest figures on residues…Sat Oct 10 1998 - 01:00
Waste firm outlines plan for £16 m dump in Silvermines quarryPlans for a large modern landfill in Silvermines, Co Tipperary, to serve local authorities throughout the State have been outlined…Fri Oct 09 1998 - 01:00
Teagasc research helps launch 90 new food productsThe creation of more than 90 new Irish food products over the past five years has resulted from sustained investment in innovation…Thu Oct 08 1998 - 01:00
Case not seen as a total wasteGenetic Concern may have lost its legal challenge, but it was claiming victory in highlighting issues of concern surrounding …Wed Oct 07 1998 - 01:00
Court judgment likely to decide future of GM foodsThe future of radical but controversial genetically-modified (GM) food production within Ireland will be largely determined by…Tue Oct 06 1998 - 01:00
Farmers press for review of investigations by EPAFarmers in the Shannon estuary have repeated their demand that the Government review the EPA investigations of the deaths of …Sat Oct 03 1998 - 01:00
EPA rejects findings on death of Limerick horsesThe Environmental Protection Agency has strongly rejected much of the findings of a controversial research paper published in…Sat Oct 03 1998 - 01:00
Labour attacks Government plan on waste disposalThe Government has been accused by the Labour Party of "reintroducing service charges through the back door" as householders …Sat Oct 03 1998 - 01:00
Minister condemns `parochial' approachWaste management strategies in Ireland have failed lamentably because of a "parochial approach" whereby local authorities were…Fri Oct 02 1998 - 01:00
Dempsey announces 15-year plan for waste disposal to reduce local landfillsThe failure to reduce Irish waste mountains accumulating in landfills and a lack of success in promoting change to recycling …Fri Oct 02 1998 - 01:00
Biotechnology industry denies health risks linkThe widespread production of genetically modified (GM) crops and the use of biotechnology in medicines and diagnostic therapies…Thu Oct 01 1998 - 01:00
TD claims councils pick quiet areas for big dumpsThe extent of opposition to landfill is pushing local authorities to seek "quiet locations" for the placing of new "superdumps…Mon Sept 28 1998 - 01:00
Incineration an option, says expertIreland is about 20 years behind most of Europe "and doesn't know it", in terms of reducing waste at source and using innovative…Mon Sept 28 1998 - 01:00
Research suggests aluminium poisoned animalsControversy over the deaths of hundreds of farm animals and horses in the Shannon estuary is to resurface with publication next…Mon Sept 28 1998 - 01:00
Demand convinces ISPCC to extend Childline service to 24 hours a dayThe Childline phone service operated by the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children was extended to 24 hours …Fri Sept 25 1998 - 01:00
Animal disease proposal brings mixed responseThe Minister for Agriculture, Mr Walsh, has welcomed publication of a report which calls for relaxation of quarantine measures…Thu Sept 24 1998 - 01:00
Corporation to ban dangerous dogsDublin Corporation is to ban certain potentially dangerous dogs from local authority housing following a recent attack on a six…Thu Sept 24 1998 - 01:00
Experts' report on Viagra to delay free availabilityMoves to make the anti-impotence drug Viagra available free under the GMS scheme will not be sanctioned until an expert group…Wed Sept 23 1998 - 01:00
Irish cattle are less likely to transmit E.coliIreland may be uniquely placed to avoid the worst effects of global increases in EWed Sept 23 1998 - 01:00
Irish aid groups say GM foods no answer to world hungerThe insistence by multinationals that they can feed the world with the introduction of genetically modified (GM) foods should…Wed Sept 23 1998 - 01:00
Group claims genetically modified crops put farmers at disadvantageIrish agriculture will be subjected to even more economic pressures if Irish farmers row in with the EU and embrace intensive…Tue Sept 22 1998 - 01:00
Greens counter Government's emphasis on benefits of GM foodThe Green Party has accused the Government of highlighting the benefits of biotechnology and genetically modified (GM) foods …Sat Sept 19 1998 - 01:00
APHA urges faster approval of agrochemicalsThe costs and time it takes to get new animal and plant health products approved in the EU and Ireland, is stifling productivity…Fri Sept 18 1998 - 01:00
Range of new fast-acting drugs can offer relief to migraine sufferersMuch-improved new drugs and other treatments will soon be available for those who experience migraine, one of the most intense…Mon Sept 14 1998 - 01:00
Soldier critically ill after term with UN in LebanonThe Defence Forces have confirmed that a soldier who became ill while serving with the UN in Lebanon is critical in Waterford…Mon Sept 14 1998 - 01:00
Scientists completing a `genetic blueprint'A project to map the entire human genetic blueprint may be completed ahead of schedule after a new impetus in recent months and…Sat Sept 12 1998 - 01:00
Viagra will be routinely available as EU moves to license itThe anti-impotence drug Viagra is about to be licensed by the EU, which will immediately allow it to be sold on prescription …Sat Sept 12 1998 - 01:00
New techniques could relieve people suffering chronic painNew techniques for treating chronic pain, including headaches and neck pain arising from whiplash injuries, could bring relief…Sat Sept 12 1998 - 01:00
Superweed findings prompt call for moratorium on genetic cropsThe latest research and concern outlined by a British scientist on "superweeds" arising from genetically modified (GM) crops …Fri Sept 11 1998 - 01:00
Corporation to reverse traffic curbs in move to ease heavy build-upDublin Corporation is to attempt today to ease the traffic chaos which has been occurring at morning peak hours over a large …Thu Sept 10 1998 - 01:00
Warning on salmonella increase in RepublicThere are strong indications the Republic could follow Britain where salmonella cases are now "out of control", according to …Sat Aug 29 1998 - 01:00
Staff shortages impede checks for food infections, warns unionInspections of poultry operations and on-farm monitoring for salmonella are not being carried out because of staff shortages …Fri Aug 28 1998 - 01:00
Consumer watchdog critical of policy on GM foodsGovernment policy on genetic engineering is seriously flawed because consumer interests are barely considered, according to the…Thu Aug 27 1998 - 01:00
Inquiry fails to find reason for death of hundreds of farm animals in LimerickAfter a further year of intensive investigations co-ordinated by the Environmental Protection Agency, the deaths of hundreds …Wed Aug 26 1998 - 01:00
Genetic engineering report `ambiguous'The environmental group, Genetic Concern, has accused the Government of favouring industrial interests over those of consumers…Tue Aug 25 1998 - 01:00
Plotting the future of GM hereThe consultation document will set the course for development of biotechnology in Ireland, including its most controversial element…Mon Aug 24 1998 - 01:00
Prosecutions urged for defective food suppliesThe Food Safety Authority of Ireland has advised health boards to have no hesitation in bringing suppliers of defective food …Mon Aug 24 1998 - 01:00
Report to call GM labelling inadequateA government report due later today is understood to say labelling provisions for genetically modified (GM) foods are inadequate…Mon Aug 24 1998 - 01:00
Dempsey backs full labelling of genetically-modified foodNew labelling and a public consultation process are expected to be the main elements of a Government plan aimed at tackling consumer…Mon Aug 24 1998 - 01:00
Proof of the pudding will be in the exportingClonakilty black pudding is about to break into Europe from its base deep in south-west Cork.Sat Aug 22 1998 - 01:00
Scientist suspended over misleading information on genetically modified foodThe scientist who raised questions about the safety of genetically modified (GM) food for consumption by humans has been suspended…Thu Aug 13 1998 - 01:00
