Treats are rare for a mother and her three children living on £123 a weekYvonne Bracken (23) certainly wouldn't consider either herself or her three children to be living in poverty, but feeding, clothing…Mon Jul 03 2000 - 01:00
Cure without support `a recipe for revolving door'Drug treatment centred on methadone maintenance was "social control and then abandonment", an addiction lecturer told yesterday…Wed Jun 28 2000 - 01:00
Call for State initiative to tackle eating disordersA Government task force or a similar State initiative should be established to look at the increase in young women suffering …Thu Jun 22 2000 - 01:00
Book will not return to Kells-TCDIt's been to Canberra, but it's never going to Meath.Thu Jun 22 2000 - 01:00
Today FM celebrates setting the radio news agendaRadio station Today FM is celebrating the fact that its main news programmes, not the State broadcaster, have been setting radio…Thu Jun 22 2000 - 01:00
Dublin river is hit by fish killAn investigation is under way into the causes behind a kill of up to 1,000 fish on the River Tolka in Dublin.Wed Jun 21 2000 - 01:00
User recalls night bad heroin killed his friend"I was burning up like a furnace, down on all fours like I was going to collapseFri Jun 16 2000 - 01:00
Taxi-drivers' union rejects responsibilityThe fact that the Richardsons had tried unsuccessfully to hail a taxi before the attack was not reason to "somehow make taxi-…Wed Jun 14 2000 - 01:00
Threatened action could cause driving-test pileupWaiting lists for driving tests are expected to increase substantially if the State's 101 driving testers go ahead with industrial…Wed Jun 14 2000 - 01:00
Scientists close to identifying cause of heroin addicts' illnessClinical scientists investigating the causes of a mysterious illness among heroin addicts in the State and in Britain believe…Wed Jun 14 2000 - 01:00
English visitor's family told `not to have false hopes'The family of the English visitor who was stabbed repeatedly in an attack in Dublin at the weekend has been told not to "have…Wed Jun 14 2000 - 01:00
Two more cases of heroin illness found in GlasgowTwo more cases of the mystery illness affecting heroin users in Dublin and Britain have been confirmed in the greater Glasgow…Thu Jun 08 2000 - 01:00
Ex-councillor got £16,500Mr Sean Gilbride received £16,500 from three sources between 1991 and 1997, the Fianna Fail report in payments to politicians…Thu Jun 08 2000 - 01:00
Bacterium in heroin may have killed 8A bacterium called clostridium was the most likely cause of the deaths of eight heroin users in the State, the head of the investigation…Fri Jun 02 2000 - 01:00
Pilot community warden scheme to be set up in five regions as new tier of local policingA new tier of community policing is to be piloted in five local authority areas from the beginning of next year.Fri Jun 02 2000 - 01:00
Liverpool may be heroin conduitThe heroin behind the deaths of at least eight addicts in Ireland and 14 in Scotland may have come through Liverpool, sources…Fri Jun 02 2000 - 01:00
An Post announces personalised stampsTime was when you had to board an aircraft to get to Mauritius, Australia or such far-flung paradisesFri Jun 02 2000 - 01:00
Youth Defence says committee has `pre-arranged conclusion'The Oireachtas committee hearing submissions on abortion had a "pre-arranged conclusion" and was "gathering evidence to suit …Thu Jun 01 2000 - 01:00
Authority studies new heroin deathThe Eastern Regional Health Authority is investigating a further death of a heroin-user in Dublin.Thu Jun 01 2000 - 01:00
Bands across the sea in a big night of super-karaokeIt was certainly the glitziest karaoke night Dublin has ever seenTue May 30 2000 - 01:00
Deaths do not deter heroin users - counsellorsThe seven recent deaths of heroin users from unidentified causes is not deterring people from using the drug, counsellors in …Tue May 30 2000 - 01:00
Scholarship awarded in memory of murdered boyThe first scholarship awarded from the Ben Smyth Memorial Fund was "a testament to the love and friendship which [bound] the …Tue May 30 2000 - 01:00
Child abuse victims vote to boycott State inquiryAn organisation representing survivors of child abuse has voted to boycott the Commission of Inquiry into Child Abuse, formally…Mon May 29 2000 - 01:00
Dublin ready for Music Live showThe finest Irish musicians of the past 30 years as you've never heard them before - that's what's on offer at the Dublin venue…Mon May 29 2000 - 01:00
Just three raise concerns on appointment at FF meetingThe Carlow-Kilkenny TD, Mr John McGuinness, was the first get to his feet at the weekly Fianna Fail parliamentary party meeting…Thu May 25 2000 - 01:00
Parties to select Tipperary election candidatesThe three main parties will select their candidates for the forthcoming by-election in Tipperary South in the next weekWed May 24 2000 - 01:00
Fianna Fail TDs hold fire on O'Flaherty issueHalf the Fianna Fail TDs and senators contacted by The Irish Times yesterday declined to comment on the appointment of Mr Hugh…Tue May 23 2000 - 01:00
Call to foster `human rights culture' hereIreland had "considerable advantages" over other states in addressing the question of how to sustain economic growth while ensuring…Fri May 19 2000 - 01:00
As spectre of famine looms, Ethiopia renews border warEven as Ethiopia traipsed wearily towards yet another full-blown famine, its Government yesterday launched a renewed war against…Sat May 13 2000 - 01:00
Ethiopia to lift duty on Western aid vehicles, says O'DonnellA commitment to lift the duty on vehicles used by NGOs to transport humanitarian aid in Ethiopia has been made by that country…Mon May 08 2000 - 01:00
Ads warn against slapping childrenA television advertising campaign urging parents and guardians not to slap children will begin this weekendThu May 04 2000 - 01:00
Intimidation cited as Orangemen postpone their marchThe Orange Order has postponed its proposed Dublin marchTue May 02 2000 - 01:00
Dublin celebrates May Day with samba and anti-racist speechesSamba music, sunshine and a celebration of difference were the order of the day as up to 1,000 trade unionists made anti-racism…Tue May 02 2000 - 01:00
Family, friends mourn baby's death as mother recoversTearful teenagers were among the family friends calling on the Smullen household in Allen View Heights, a tidy, quiet estate …Mon May 01 2000 - 01:00
Numbers to be limited, Dukes tells protestersA cap would be put on the number of asylum seekers accommodated in Kildare - probably at around 150, a public meeting in the …Sat Apr 29 2000 - 01:00
It's still not too late for winner of unclaimed £1mSomebody, somewhere out there is £1 million poorer this morning than they should be.Sat Apr 29 2000 - 01:00
Hooked by Re O Laighleis. Moin in. £5.99.RE O Laighleis won a national Oireachtas award for this tale in its original IrishSat Apr 29 2000 - 01:00
Doctors will meet next Wednesday to decide on strike actionJunior doctors' representatives will meet next week to decide whether to embark on a series of one-day strikes at different hospitals…Sat Apr 29 2000 - 01:00
Liffey is alive with the sound of rock musicWhile Dubliners in their thousands plan to flee the capital this bank holiday weekend, the city will be filled with the sound…Sat Apr 29 2000 - 01:00
Concern must get £4m to continue work in EthiopiaConcern will be unable to carry out vital work in averting human catastrophe in Ethiopia unless it raises £4 million over the…Fri Apr 28 2000 - 01:00
No independent inquiry into Carthy death, says MinisterThe full Garda report into the death of Mr John Carthy, shot dead by gardai in Abbeylara, Co Longford, last Thursday, may not…Thu Apr 27 2000 - 01:00
Planning go-ahead for land at last home of YeatsPlanning permission has been granted for the construction of 28 apartments in the grounds of W. BWed Apr 26 2000 - 01:00
NI phone confusion is fearedTelephone operators on each side of the Border are bracing themselves for possible confusion from midnight.Sat Apr 22 2000 - 01:00
No comment from former councillors on paymentsTwo former Dublin county councillors have declined to answer questions on whether they received money from Mr Frank Dunlop, saying…Sat Apr 22 2000 - 01:00
Recognition of older people as social partners urgedThe direct representation of elderly people at partnership talks would be a "good idea", the Minister for Social, Community and…Sat Apr 15 2000 - 01:00
Women `more likely to initiate violence'Women are more likely to initiate domestic violence than men, according to a researcher of domestic violence.Fri Mar 31 2000 - 01:00
Dublin commuters face no let-up from clampersThere will be no additional DART or suburban train services in Dublin during the two-day bus strike in the city, which begins…Fri Mar 24 2000 - 00:00
