Food safety head stresses need for poison detectionIreland needs to establish urgently a system for rapidly detecting sources of food poisoning, the new chief executive of the …Wed Oct 22 1997 - 01:00
Clean water restored to Co Kildare town after pollution of sourceAlmost 400 homes in Castledermot, Co Kildare, had their water supply restored yesterday after three days on an emergency supply…Wed Oct 22 1997 - 01:00
EPA denies Green Party's claim it is withholding test informationThe Environmental Protection Agency has denied a Green Party accusation that it is withholding information on test results on…Tue Oct 21 1997 - 01:00
Salmon farms in west hit by parasiteA parasite has caused the loss of tens of thousands of salmon on fish farms along the west coast due to the recent "Indian summer…Tue Oct 21 1997 - 01:00
Global initiative `needed to control superbugs'A global initiative is required to control the spread of superbugs which are resistant to antibiotics and contaminating the food…Mon Oct 20 1997 - 01:00
Proposed £14bn tunnel link to Britain would be world's longestThe as yet unofficial prospectus suggests that Ireland, come the year 2010 or "a little" later, will no longer be an island nation…Mon Oct 20 1997 - 01:00
Move to increase irradiation use by food processors in USUS food processors have stepped-up their campaign to be allowed irradiate their products, particularly meat, in an effort to …Mon Oct 20 1997 - 01:00
Eight scientists call for further studies on effects of genetically modified foodThe case for a ban on production of genetically modified crops in Ireland has been strengthened by a call from a group of international…Mon Oct 20 1997 - 01:00
Garda strategy fails to halt road deathsConcern is growing at the failure to reduce the carnage caused by traffic accidents as seven fatalities in the past 48 hours …Wed Oct 15 1997 - 01:00
Genetically modified crop growers challengedThose wishing to introduce genetically modified crops to Ireland have an obligation to show the technology is safe, according…Tue Oct 14 1997 - 01:00
Bacteria found to reduce cholesterolA research team based at University College Cork has developed a bacteria which when added to yoghurt results in a significant…Fri Oct 03 1997 - 01:00
Teenage boys now more likely to have calcium deficiencyTeenage boys who are increasingly abandoning milk and dairy foods for soft drinks are beginning to show signs of severe calcium…Thu Oct 02 1997 - 01:00
`Functional foods' could lead consumers to reappraise dairy and meat productsThe arrival of a new generation of foods with tangible health benefits is likely to lead to a reappraisal of dairy and even meat…Thu Oct 02 1997 - 01:00
Whey a top source of quality proteinWhat was once considered a nuisance by-product in the dairy industry has the potential to become one of the world's best sources…Thu Oct 02 1997 - 01:00
600% cost overruns on pool building projects criticisedControls on the costs of building public swimming pools have been criticised after some projects sanctioned by the Department…Wed Oct 01 1997 - 01:00
Financial practices of local councils criticisedLocal authorities, which in 1996 received £851 million in State funding, have been criticised for poor financial practices, excessive…Wed Oct 01 1997 - 01:00
IFA commits itself to water protectionThe country's largest farming organisation has committed itself to protection of water through a new scheme designed to ensure…Wed Oct 01 1997 - 01:00
Consumers ready for positive health foods, conference toldAfter years of being bombarded with negative health messages, such as cut out fat, cholesterol and sodium from the diet, consumers…Wed Oct 01 1997 - 01:00
McKenna praises genetic beet crop sabotageEnvironmental activists who dug up and destroyed Ireland's first crops of genetically engineered sugar beet "deserve full praise…Wed Oct 01 1997 - 01:00
Self-styled environmental group claims sabotage of genetically modified sugar beetA group calling itself the Gaelic Earth Liberation Front has sabotaged the first genetically modified crop grown in this country…Tue Sept 30 1997 - 01:00
French claim on cattle rejectedThe Department of Agriculture said it is not aware of any Irish case of cattle being injected with rat poison to mask the use…Tue Sept 30 1997 - 01:00
UCG develops test for rapid detection of TB and HIVA test that can rapidly detect infections such as TB and HIV has been devised by scientists attached to University College, Galway…Tue Sept 30 1997 - 01:00
Recommendations to reduce cancer risksEating more food of plant origin and less of animal origin can bring significant reduction in incidence of cancerMon Sept 29 1997 - 01:00
Greenpeace promises it will support new Irish environmental groupGreenpeace International has denied it has pulled the plug on its branch in IrelandMon Sept 29 1997 - 01:00
Study links meat to cancer risksFood and drink are the most important influences on the risk of cancer, according to an international study published by the …Mon Sept 29 1997 - 01:00
The Irish At WimbledonSir, - I note that the eye-catching publicity for the Collins Barracks Museum is headlined "Irishman Wins Wimbledon"Sat Sept 27 1997 - 01:00
Sutherland defines link between business and human rightsWithout business and development, fundamental human rights could not be secured, the former EU commissioner, Mr Peter Sutherland…Sat Sept 27 1997 - 01:00
Reduce average red meat consumption, report warnsAverage consumption of red and processed meat should be reduced, one of Britain's most important scientific committees has urged…Fri Sept 26 1997 - 01:00
Anglers go to Europe to protect lakes and riversNew anti-water pollution initiatives are doomed if they are not reinforced by an environmental tax on phosphate fertilisers, …Thu Sept 25 1997 - 01:00
SE motorway study rules out all alternative route optionsAll alternative route options for the proposed £91 million South Eastern Motorway, including the possibility of tunnelling under…Thu Sept 25 1997 - 01:00
Vets call on State to back food safety planThe controversial new food assurance scheme announced by the country's four veterinary organisations to ensure that "food right…Wed Sept 24 1997 - 01:00
Manufacturer dismisses health risk from wood substituteThe only major manufacturer in Ireland of a highly successful wood substitute known as medium-density fibreboard has dismissed…Tue Sept 23 1997 - 01:00
Licensing may be needed to counter phosphate pollution, warns TeagascTeagasc, the farm advisory body, has warned farmers that fertiliser application on land may soon be licensed because of damage…Tue Sept 23 1997 - 01:00
Salmon farmers criticise research on increasing sea trout as misdirectedIrish research efforts to protect the sea trout species and restore its stock numbers are misdirected and a waste of taxpayers…Tue Sept 23 1997 - 01:00
Department studying challenge to lotteryThe Department of Justice has confirmed it is studying the implications of a European Commission demand that foreign lotteries…Mon Sept 22 1997 - 01:00
Bishops face `daunting mission'The role of a bishop today requires ability to "encourage and support priests as they face the complexities of change, contention…Mon Sept 22 1997 - 01:00
New group to replace GreenpeaceGreenpeace Ireland is being disbanded and replaced by a new environmental campaign group as part of an agreement with its parent…Mon Sept 22 1997 - 01:00
Science medal for TCD expertA mathematician from Trinity College, Dublin, who helped chart the characteristics of newly discovered forms of sub-atomic matter…Mon Sept 22 1997 - 01:00
Interference deniedFianna Fail Ministers decided whom they would nominate for the Presidency without any interference from the party leadership, …Fri Sept 19 1997 - 01:00
Opening of museum in Collins Barracks hailed as new chapterThe National Museum's new premises at Collins Barracks in Dublin were officially opened yesterday by the Minister for the Arts…Fri Sept 19 1997 - 01:00
French claim on cattle rejectedThe Department of Agriculture said it is not aware of any Irish case of cattle being injected with rat poison to mask the use…Sat Sept 06 1997 - 01:00
Self-styled environmental group claims sabotage of genetically modified sugar beetA group calling itself the Gaelic Earth Liberation Front has sabotaged the first genetically modified crop grown in this country…Sat Sept 06 1997 - 01:00
UCG develops test for rapid detection of TB and HIVA test that can rapidly detect infections such as TB and HIV has been devised by scientists attached to University College, Galway…Sat Sept 06 1997 - 01:00
Procter & Gamble disputes charges of polluting Nenagh public water supplyThe US-owned multinational Procter & Gamble yesterday disputed findings in an Environmental Protection Agency investigation…Thu Sept 04 1997 - 01:00
Contaminant could have come from leaking pipe at factory, geologist saysA test using fluoride established that contaminant could have flowed through the ground from a leaking pipe system at the Procter…Thu Sept 04 1997 - 01:00
Woods announces expansion of plan to prevent river pollutionThe Government's action plan to prevent water pollution, announced after a summer of high profile water contamination incidents…Tue Sept 02 1997 - 01:00
Business drive by BUPAThe new health insurer in the Irish market, BUPA Ireland, plans to intensify its drive for new members and group schemes to coincide…Mon Sept 01 1997 - 01:00
Irish tobacco firms may soon be facing actions on health claimsThe first cases for damages against tobacco companies in the Republic are believed to be in preparation by individuals with smoking…Sat Aug 30 1997 - 01:00
Animal welfare group calls for total ban on live cattle tradeA complete ban on the live cattle trade from Ireland would make compelling economic sense in addition to saving the animals distress…Fri Aug 29 1997 - 01:00
Response `fair and unbiased'The Marine Institute has declined to respond to controversy over the findings of the Cowx re port, which it commissionedThu Aug 28 1997 - 01:00
