Business lobby regrets passport scheme lossThe abolition of the "passports for sale" scheme would not have been necessary had it been operated in a transparent way, according…Wed Apr 22 1998 - 01:00
Alcan profits should spur EPA on Aughinish, says local groupWith rising profits at Alcan, the Canadian owner of Aughinish Alumina, the Environmental Protection Agency should ignore the …Wed Apr 22 1998 - 01:00
Proposed mountain site for landfill challengedOpponents of a large landfill dump site proposed to serve Limerick city and much of the county have issued an environmental report…Tue Apr 21 1998 - 01:00
Reports on food issues need to establish contextThe main food concern among Irish consumers in 1998, it seems, is food safetyMon Apr 13 1998 - 01:00
IBEC rejects criticism by genetics group over labellingThe employer group IBEC has defended its introduction of a scheme for labelling genetically modified food and rejected criticism…Mon Apr 13 1998 - 01:00
High success rate reported in pancreas transplantsThe success rate achieved in pancreas transplantation since it was first carried out in Ireland in 1992 ranks among the best …Sat Apr 04 1998 - 01:00
EU legal threat over pollutionThe threat remains of EU legal action against the Government for failing to adequately protect Irish rivers and lakes from pollution…Sat Apr 04 1998 - 01:00
Food-labelling complaint to be investigatedThe Director of Consumer Affairs is to investigate a complaint from Genetic Concern that the labelling scheme drawn up by IBEC…Wed Apr 01 1998 - 01:00
Irish Steel says lead issue being dealt withIrish Ispat Ltd, owner of Irish Steel, has said that environmental problems due to high levels of lead found in part of its plant…Wed Apr 01 1998 - 01:00
Giant stepsA terrible affliction has overcome me: I hoard biographies of great scientistsSat Mar 21 1998 - 00:00
Research hope for heart defect which kills young peopleWithin five years an effective treatment for a condition that causes apparently healthy young people to die suddenly from cardiac…Sat Mar 14 1998 - 00:00
Groups protest at possible health risks from phone mastsMore than 120 people representing community and environmental groups concerned about the health effects of mobile phones and …Sat Mar 07 1998 - 00:00
Scientists undecided on safety of mobile phonesThe scientific jury is out on the issue of the safety of mobile phones, but expert opinion is currently heavily weighted in favour…Sat Mar 07 1998 - 00:00
Avonmore Waterford milk plant in Cavan given environmental recognition by EUAn Avonmore Waterford milk processing plant in Co Cavan is the first Irish food company to be given accreditation under a new…Wed Mar 04 1998 - 00:00
`Untreatable diseases' in our sights in 20 yearsBiotechnology will make it possible to treat a broad range of currently "untreatable diseases" within the next 20 years, especially…Sat Feb 28 1998 - 00:00
Genetic food dispute political scientistThe dispute about introducing genetically modified food to Europe continues not because of its safety but because science has…Sat Feb 28 1998 - 00:00
Possibility of appeal being examinedA decision on a possible appeal to the Supreme Court in the Clarecastle incinerator case will be taken once the full implications…Sat Feb 21 1998 - 00:00
Two win science for lay audience awardThe Minister of State for Science and Technology, Mr Noel Treacy, has presented the annual Merville Lay Seminars award to two…Sat Feb 21 1998 - 00:00
Monsanto project prompts 3,423 objectionsThe Environmental Protection Agency has received more than 3,400 objections to plans by US company Monsanto to expand its trials…Sat Feb 21 1998 - 00:00
Vigilance on E-coli bug urgedTheeed for increased vigilance in surveillance of the potentially fatal food-poisoning bug E-coli 0157 has been underlined by…Sat Feb 21 1998 - 00:00
Attorney General stresses human protections and rights in TreatyThe message that the Amsterdam Treaty contains important new protections and confers important new rights on the European citizen…Mon Feb 16 1998 - 00:00
Zebra fish may hold our genetic secretsThe proteins that trigger the growth of embryos are the subject of a new study using zebra fish at NUI GalwayMon Feb 16 1998 - 00:00
EU expert group backs marketing of 4 genetically modified cropsAn EU scientific advisory panel has endorsed the marketing of four genetically-modified crops throughout member-statesFri Feb 13 1998 - 00:00
V-sign for female lobsters set freeFemale lobsters could be forgiven for thinking they are benefiting from positive discrimination as they attempt to evade entrapment…Wed Feb 11 1998 - 00:00
Cookery writer opposes more genetic crops trialsThe best-selling cookery writer and broadcaster Ms Darina Allen has strongly criticised moves to expand trials on growing genetically…Wed Feb 11 1998 - 00:00
Radioactivity levels pose no health risk, report findsThe levels of radioactivity found in Irish air, water and milk over the two-year period between 1994 and 1996 are not a cause…Tue Feb 10 1998 - 00:00
Controversy continues despite ruling by courtControversy over the safety or otherwise of telecommunications equipment being put in place all over Ireland has not abated despite…Sat Feb 07 1998 - 00:00
EPA says one in 10 water supply systems contains coliform bacteriaMore than one in 10 water supply systems in Ireland in 1996 were found to contain coliform bacteria, according to the Environmental…Fri Feb 06 1998 - 00:00
Department treatment of refugees cruel, says AmnestyAmnesty International has accused the Department of Justice of making its procedures for asylum seekers as difficult as possible…Thu Feb 05 1998 - 00:00
Attendance at Mass has fallen from 77% to 60% in past four years, survey on Catholic attitudes findsThe number of Catholics attending Sunday Mass has fallen significantly over the past four years, according to a new surveyWed Feb 04 1998 - 00:00
French greens warn on use of incinerationAny move by Ireland to increase the use of incineration to deal with its waste problems should proceed with extreme caution in…Wed Feb 04 1998 - 00:00
£185m worth of water and sewerage projects to be started this yearWater and sewerage projects costing a total of £185 million will be initiated this year, the Minister for the Environment has…Tue Feb 03 1998 - 00:00
UK tests would qualify just 10%A hearing test measures two variables: loudness/volume (decibel level of dB) and pitch or tone (frequency in Hertz or Hz)Tue Feb 03 1998 - 00:00
EU official warns on water chargesA senior EU official has warned that the European Commission may force Ireland to introduce water charges and remains "totally…Tue Feb 03 1998 - 00:00
Criticism by British scientists of test for BSE dismissed by stores groupDespite the reservations of some British scientists, the Super Valu supermarket group has defended its use of a test developed…Mon Feb 02 1998 - 00:00
MEP calls for Sellafield closure after leakThe Government should respond to the latest accident at Sellafield nuclear plant, which exposed two people to radioactivity, …Mon Feb 02 1998 - 00:00
Firm seeks to expand genetic crops testingThe US company, Monsanto, has applied to the Environmental Protection Agency to significantly expand its testing of genetically…Sat Jan 31 1998 - 00:00
£40m expansion of cardiac facilitiesPlans for a radical overhaul and expansion of heart and lung surgery services, costing in excess of £40 million, have been outlined…Fri Jan 30 1998 - 00:00
Ryanair declines invitation to attend Labour CourtIn a move likely to prolong the Ryanair dispute involving ground handling staff at Dublin airport, the company has declined an…Thu Jan 29 1998 - 00:00
Campaign aims to promote the merits of breast-feedingEven when Irish mothers try to breast-feed their babies, they are unlikely to find important support within their close family…Thu Jan 22 1998 - 00:00
Diet improves but could be better, health report saysAn epidemic of obesity and other related disorders is likely over the next 25 years if a campaign to promote lower calorie intake…Thu Jan 22 1998 - 00:00
Supermarket chain adopts test said to guarantee BSE-free beefThe SuperValu supermarket group is the first company in the Republic to adopt a test developed by an Irish research company to…Tue Jan 20 1998 - 00:00
Thinking is a form of computation, explains the mind manEven a brief encounter with Steven Pinker is a meeting with a remarkable, if occasionally bewildering, genius; the ultimate human…Mon Jan 19 1998 - 00:00
Romantic love and smart shopping make perfect matchThe Pinker picture of love is a form of "smart shopping" and largely rationalMon Jan 19 1998 - 00:00
Not so easy to define a human beingMany might feel that one hot psychologist, Steven Pinker, displays the attitude of one who has come up with a remarkable but …Mon Jan 19 1998 - 00:00
Paramilitary killing fails to obstruct progress at StormontSaturday/Sunday The Loyalist Volunteer Force, which killed a Catholic man outside a Belfast night-club on Saturday, was not operating…Sat Jan 17 1998 - 00:00
New strategy to market beef soughtThe Irish food board, An Bord Bia, has been asked to devise a strategy to enable Irish beef to regain market share in EU member…Fri Jan 16 1998 - 00:00
Wildlife Trust backs Government position on world whaling controlsWith Ireland holding the chairmanship of the International Whaling Commission, the Irish Wildlife Trust has backed the Government…Fri Jan 16 1998 - 00:00
