Ahern is willing to help TrimblePolicing was not the only issue causing difficulty for the North's First Minister, Mr David Trimble, the Taoiseach said yesterday…Thu Sept 28 2000 - 01:00
77% favour abortion referendum, survey findsA survey for the Pro-Life Campaign shows that 77 per cent of those polled favour a referendum on abortionWed Sept 27 2000 - 01:00
No escaping from traffic on `slightly car-free day'The great experiment of Car Free Day was more than a bit of a misnomer in DublinSat Sept 23 2000 - 01:00
Special treatment in settling debt after becoming Taoiseach deniedFormer Taoiseach Mr Charles Haughey insisted to the tribunal that he did not get preferential treatment from AIB when settling…Fri Sept 22 2000 - 01:00
Gallagher deal was `reasonable'Mr Haughey denied that a land agreement between him and the Gallagher Building Group which helped him to pay off his debts to…Fri Sept 22 2000 - 01:00
Cabinet to discuss fuel cost demands of fishing sectorThe Minister for the Marine, Mr Fahey, will put the case for fishermen at a three-hour Cabinet meeting tomorrow.Wed Sept 20 2000 - 01:00
Filling stations may delay price rises because of existing stockDiesel costs an average of 69.2p a litre in the Republic while the average for regular unleaded petrol is 73Sat Sept 16 2000 - 01:00
Irish oil distributors will announce price rises todayMost oil distributors here will increase prices within the next 24 hours following the lead of Irish Shell, which has announced…Wed Sept 13 2000 - 01:00
ILDA expected to escalate unofficial train disputeTrain-drivers are expected to escalate their unofficial dispute in the run-up to the weekendWed Aug 23 2000 - 01:00
Other drivers reject as `insulting' ILDA's claims on rail safetyTrain-drivers from two unions have appealed to the breakaway ILDA drivers to return to work.Fri Aug 18 2000 - 01:00
Labour Court, LRC to examine disputeMoves by the Labour Court and the Labour Relations Commission to investigate claims and counter-claims in the locomotive-drivers…Fri Aug 18 2000 - 01:00
Dutch drugs dealer loses mansion, its contents and island in one fell swoopThe Criminal Assets Bureau has seized a 19th-century mansion, its contents and an adjoining island near Sneem on the Ring of …Thu Aug 17 2000 - 01:00
Son of stabbing victim decides to leave Ireland after racist tauntsA man whose father was stabbed and critically injured in a attack in Dublin has left Ireland after a racist incident this week…Thu Aug 17 2000 - 01:00
Working drivers to respond on safetyTrain-drivers working the "new deal" at Iarnrod Eireann will hold a press conference in Dublin today to respond to allegations…Thu Aug 17 2000 - 01:00
Iarnrod Eireann plans new schedule around disputeIarnrod Eireann is planning a new train schedule in anticipation of a continuation of the dispute with the ILDA group of drivers…Wed Aug 16 2000 - 01:00
Wildlife group claims badger cull postponed after complaintThe Department of Agriculture has rejected claims that a proposed badger "cull" has been postponed because of complaints to an…Sat Aug 12 2000 - 01:00
Greyhound laws may be reviewedA Review of greyhound transport regulations is likely following a demonstration outside ail Leinster House by two animal rights…Fri Aug 11 2000 - 01:00
50,744 passports issued in June set new monthly recordRecord numbers of passports have been issued this yearThu Aug 10 2000 - 01:00
Manufacturer to decide on European tyre recallTyre manufacturer Bridgestone Firestone will decide within the next 24 hours whether to recall any European tyres following a…Thu Aug 10 2000 - 01:00
Rail protest warnings cause delayThe Enterprise Express train from Belfast to Dublin was delayed by 20 minutes yesterday morning following protest warnings by…Wed Aug 09 2000 - 01:00
Large Cork city centre site designated as shopping areaA substantial Cork city centre site has been designated as an area of renewal for shopping under Cork Corporation's development…Sat Aug 05 2000 - 01:00
Travellers have to state ethnicity in next censusTravellers are the only group who will be directly asked to state their ethnic status in next year's censusFri Aug 04 2000 - 01:00
Haughey claims Traynor worked on a `need to know' basisMr Des Traynor did not tell Mr Haughey the names of two possible investors in a development scheme to clear his AIB debt, the…Fri Jul 28 2000 - 01:00
Profit was pure luck - DesmondFinancier Mr Dermot Desmond said it was "pure luck" that he made almost £1 million after Feltrim plc, the company originally …Fri Jul 28 2000 - 01:00
AIB management wanted Haughey to pursue deal with Gallagher GroupAIB senior management instructed Mr Charles Haughey's bank manager to get Mr Haughey to "go after" a deal with the Gallagher …Thu Jul 27 2000 - 01:00
Manager wanted to bounce chequesSenior AIB management allowed Mr Charles Haughey's debt to "run on" even though his bank manager formally sought permission in…Wed Jul 26 2000 - 01:00
Traynor `quite active' with financial affairsThe former taoiseach, Mr Haughey, was challenged about his view that his financial adviser, the late Mr Des Traynor, had managed…Wed Jul 26 2000 - 01:00
Smurfit gave Yeats work to Haughey on an impulseMillionaire businessman Dr Michael Smurfit decided "literally on the spur of the moment" to give Mr Charles Haughey a personal…Wed Jul 26 2000 - 01:00
Haughey says he was not `quite vicious'Former Taoiseach Mr Charles Haughey denied he became "quite vicious" at a meeting with senior AIB officials in 1976 when asked…Tue Jul 25 2000 - 01:00
Former Taoiseach offered to get AIB some new customersAn AIB internal memo said that Mr Charles Haughey offered to direct new business to the bank after a meeting in September 1976…Tue Jul 25 2000 - 01:00
AIB's cheque book threat `was not taken seriously'Threats by Allied Irish Banks to take Mr Charles Haughey's cheque books from him would not have been taken seriously, according…Sat Jul 22 2000 - 01:00
Dunne recalls lunches with Haugheys but is blank about giving a chequeMr Ben Dunne was a very depressed man, recovering from a cocaine problem and mentally "not stable" at the time he met the former…Fri Jul 21 2000 - 01:00
Magnier wanted fictitious names on FF drafts to keep anonymityMulti-millionaire businessman Mr John Magnier made out two drafts payable to fictitious names because he wanted his £20,000 donation…Fri Jul 21 2000 - 01:00
FF's financial director tells tribunal of donors listFianna Fail's financial director believed that the anonymous donations mentioned in the party's cash receipts book were "truly…Fri Jul 21 2000 - 01:00
Haughey is to be queried on links to AIBThe Moriarty tribunal will be concentrating on Mr Charles Haughey's relationship with Allied Irish Banks when the former Taoiseach…Fri Jul 21 2000 - 01:00
Chairman `amazed' by union using spin doctorThe chairman of the Committee on Social, Family and Community Affairs has queried the use of "professional spin-doctors" by a…Wed Jul 19 2000 - 01:00
Special Olympics here will be the world's largest sport event in 2003The Special Olympics World Summer Games, which take place in Ireland in 2003, will be the largest sporting event in the world…Fri Jul 14 2000 - 01:00
Copy of licensing law to be rushed to judge for hearingA copy of the Intoxicating Liquor Act is to be rushed to a District Court judge today in advance of a hearing of applications…Fri Jul 14 2000 - 01:00
Muslims favour retaining abortion clause in the ConstitutionAbortion is forbidden as a crime under Islamic law, except where there is medical proof that the mother's life is under threat…Thu Jul 06 2000 - 01:00
X case is seen as providing best guidelineLegislation to regulate abortion in circumstances defined by the X case was the best of the seven options in the Government's…Thu Jul 06 2000 - 01:00
Blanket ban `could take away women's rights'It is not within the Jewish perspective to legislate for others, the Chief Rabbi in Ireland, Rabbi Gavin Broder, told the Oireachtas…Thu Jul 06 2000 - 01:00
O'Donnell calls for media sensitivity over refugeesCitizens and non-citizens alike can expect the protection of the Constitution, according to the Minister of State for Foreign…Mon Jul 03 2000 - 01:00
Anti-hatred Act labelled `ineffective' at conferenceA call has been made for a review of incitement to hatred legislation, which was described at a weekend conference as "totally…Mon Jul 03 2000 - 01:00
Tanaiste to open new consulate in ChinaThe Tanaiste, Ms Harney, will open the new Irish consulate in Shanghai when she visits China in SeptemberSat Jun 24 2000 - 01:00
Riordan to stand for General Election in LimerickThe Limerick lecturer challenging the nomination of the former Supreme Court judge, Mr Hugh O'Flaherty, to the European Investment…Mon Jun 19 2000 - 01:00
New case of heroin illness is deniedThe Eastern Regional Health Authority has denied reports that a new case of the mysterious heroin-related illness was expected…Mon Jun 05 2000 - 01:00
Six die and four are injured in road accidents over weekendSix people have died and four others were injured, one critically, in road accidents over the weekend.Mon May 08 2000 - 01:00
Method of moving arms issue forward `has been found'A means had been found to resolve the issue of arms "once and for all", the Taoiseach said on RTE radio yesterdayMon May 08 2000 - 01:00
Finnish inspector has power and experienceEbullient, effective, persuasive and a conflict "fixer" are words used to describe the former Finnish president, Mr Martti Ahtisaari…Mon May 08 2000 - 01:00
