Independent radio a success at long lastTen years ago today independent legal radio began broadcasting in this State with the launch of Capital Radio at 8 a.mTue Jul 20 1999 - 01:00
IRTC gets 21 applications for six new radio licences in DublinThe Independent Radio and Television Commission (IRTC) has received 21 applications for six new radio licences it proposes to…Tue Jul 20 1999 - 01:00
Ahern ponders the `ironies of history' at Hyde conference'The Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, has said that in times like this, "one has to ponder the ironies of history and the enduring problems…Mon Jul 19 1999 - 01:00
Keating apologises to abused for failure to protect themThe former minister for industry and commerce, Mr Justin Keating, has apologised to those who were abused in religious institutions…Thu Jul 15 1999 - 01:00
Irish Benedictine priest made `Servant of God'An Irish Benedictine priest has been declared "Venerable" by the VaticanThu Jul 15 1999 - 01:00
Vatican bans 2 from work with gaysThe Vatican has banned a nun and a priest in the US from pastoral work involving homosexuals and from holding any office in their…Wed Jul 14 1999 - 01:00
Gathering remembers victims of all warsThe president, Mrs McAleese, and the Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, were among a large gathering at a ceremony to mark the National Day…Mon Jul 12 1999 - 01:00
Hyde event to mark diverse culturesDr Douglas Hyde, this State's first president, will be remembered at a special ceremony in Aras an Uachtarain today, the 50th…Mon Jul 12 1999 - 01:00
NI man charged on RUC clashesA 20-year-old Portadown man appeared in court yesterday on charges of riotous behaviour following skirmishes with police at the…Wed Jul 07 1999 - 01:00
All is quiet in the fields of DrumcreeIt was quiet at Drumcree throughout yesterday, with very few people in the area until after teatime last night when a few hundred…Tue Jul 06 1999 - 01:00
Rector who `stood by his parish' wins praise from OrangemenDrumcree 1998 had its Rev William BinghamMon Jul 05 1999 - 01:00
Drogheda procession for St OliverWhile Orangemen are celebrating their Protestantism at Drumcree tomorrow, the Knights of Columbanus will be in Drogheda honouring…Sat Jul 03 1999 - 01:00
Priest criticises `States of Fear' for giving only one side of storyThe communications director of the Catholic Church's Dublin Archdiocese, Father John Dardis, has criticised the States of Fear…Fri Jul 02 1999 - 01:00
Ahern to open Douglas HydeThe Taoiseach is to open a weekend conference being held to reassess Irish leaders of the 20th century on July 16thFri Jul 02 1999 - 01:00
Church wants march to Drumcree called offThe Methodist Church in Ireland has appealed to those organising a march from Derry to Drumcree for later this month to reconsider…Tue Jun 15 1999 - 01:00
Conference of Churches vote loses urgencyDecisions on whether to join the planned Conference of Churches in Ireland (CCI) and on its proposed constitution which were …Sat Jun 12 1999 - 01:00
Presbyterian resolution calls on all to obey Parades CommissionA resolution calling on all involved in contentious parades in the North to abide by the decisions of the Parades Commission …Thu Jun 10 1999 - 01:00
Integration is suggested as placing of pipe bomb outside school condemnedThe placing of a pipe bomb at St Mary's primary school in Ballymena, Co Antrim, has been condemned in forceful language at the…Wed Jun 09 1999 - 01:00
Moral imperative to hand over weapons, says outgoing ModeratorDr John Dixon, in his final address as Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, last night described decommissioning …Tue Jun 08 1999 - 01:00
C of I behaviour during Famine gave no cause for apology, says priestA Catholic priest and historian has said his researches indicate that the Church of Ireland Primate, Dr Robin Eames, "had nothing…Tue Jun 08 1999 - 01:00
Endurance is Moderator's themeIn his first address as the new Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, the Right Rev Dr John Lockington said last night…Tue Jun 08 1999 - 01:00
Drumcree among issues for debate as church's General Assembly meetsFour issues are likely to stimulate most debate at the Presbyterian Church in Ireland's General Assembly, which begins in Belfast…Mon Jun 07 1999 - 01:00
North hopes must not be dashed - BradyThe Catholic primate, Dr Sean Brady, has called on the British government to exercise its responsibilities and ensure Northern…Mon Jun 07 1999 - 01:00
Remains of St Therese of Lisieux to be brought on tour in summer 2001The remains of St Therese of Lisieux, also known as "the Little Flower", are to be brought on a tour of Ireland in May and June…Mon Jun 07 1999 - 01:00
Moderator-elect is to assume office tonightThe Moderator-elect of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, the Rev Dr John Lockington, will assume office tonight at the opening…Mon Jun 07 1999 - 01:00
Halt bombing and game, says church leaderThe president-elect of the Methodist Church in Ireland, Dr Kenneth Wilson, said yesterday he believed the Republic of Ireland…Thu Jun 03 1999 - 01:00
Presbyterian committee paper criticises Orange Order over DrumcreeA report to be presented to the Presbyterian General Assembly next week strongly criticises the Portadown District of the Orange…Wed Jun 02 1999 - 01:00
Two ways of doing things - the wrong way and Robert's wayThat man there in Galway selling raffle tickets outside Dunnes in Terry land, the one with the clerical collarSat May 29 1999 - 01:00
Bishops call for study of WHO alcohol charterIreland's Catholic bishops have called for a task force to be set up in both the Republic and the North to study the legal and…Thu May 27 1999 - 01:00
Campaign urges Government to establish childcare frameworkNine hundred children "go missing" between primary and secondary schools in Ireland every year, a speaker at the launch of a …Wed May 26 1999 - 01:00
Provost of Tuam new Dean of St Patrick'sThe new Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin is the Very Rev Robert MacCarthy (59), rector of St Nicholas' Collegiate Church…Tue May 25 1999 - 01:00
Gay's last show may break recordsTo whom it concerns, which seems to include most of the country, last night's Late Late Show was expected to attract the biggest…Sat May 22 1999 - 01:00
Legal abortion is needed for rare cases, says reportCases could arise which meant "abortion ought to be an option and may even be necessary in a few rare cases," said a report accepted…Fri May 21 1999 - 01:00
Delegates pass motion on KosovoA motion on Kosovo was passed by the General Synod yesterday despite an attempt by its proposer to have it withdrawnFri May 21 1999 - 01:00
Integrated schools not a solution, says canonThe assumption that integrated schools would solve the sectarianism problem in Northern Ireland was a false one, a speaker told…Fri May 21 1999 - 01:00
Synod told Drumcree awakening insecurityA speaker at the Church of Ireland General Synod in Dublin yesterday said he suspected that in this century only the upheavals…Thu May 20 1999 - 01:00
Report on Synod meetings passedThere were difficulties presented by Synod week-day meetings, a speaker told the General Synod yesterday.Thu May 20 1999 - 01:00
Drumcree rector opposes Synod motions on crisisThe rector of Drumcree, the Rev John Pickering, yesterday voted against all three motions arising from the Drumcree crisis at…Wed May 19 1999 - 01:00
Eames to decide if lodge meets Drumcree criteriaThe Church of Ireland Primate, Dr Robin Eames, said yesterday he received on Monday a response from Portadown Orangemen to his…Wed May 19 1999 - 01:00
Bishop says C of I seen as colludingThe Church of Ireland Bishop of Meath and Kildare said last night the church had to acknowledge that Drumcree was seen "as an…Tue May 18 1999 - 01:00
First batch of 150 Kosovan refugees to set out for Kerry on MondayAbout 150 Kosovan refugees are to be sent to Kerry on MondaySat May 08 1999 - 01:00
`Open' border admits three familiesJust 25 Kosovan refugees arrived in Macedonia yesterday, in what is believed to be the lowest number to enter that country in…Fri May 07 1999 - 01:00
Macedonia's border closure surprises UNThe Macedonian government closed its Blace border crossing with Kosovo last night and its police forced an estimated 1,000 refugees…Thu May 06 1999 - 01:00
Blair given a glimpse of the refugees' plightThe British Prime Minister, Mr Blair, has announced that aid from Britain to Macedonia will be doubled from £20 million to £40…Tue May 04 1999 - 01:00
Europe must do more for refugees, says RobinsonThe UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mrs Robinson, said yesterday that other European countries, "including my own country…Mon May 03 1999 - 01:00
Railway platforms are jammed as reports of ethnic cleansing spreadAbout 5,000 refugees waited in no-man's-land at the Blace crossing into Macedonia last night to be taken somewhereFri Apr 30 1999 - 01:00
Camp is filling up again with human tide it cannot absorbAt the Blace transit camp, where 65,000 Kosovans languished for days at the beginning of April but which was empty last Thursday…Thu Apr 29 1999 - 01:00
Macedonia unable to cope with latest wave of refugeesAs the Balkan refugee crisis reached breaking point yesterday in Macedonia, Ireland announced that the first group of 150 people…Wed Apr 28 1999 - 01:00
Refugee tells how Serb police stabbed his uncle to death and blew up houseShefki Ademas (33) explained last night how he saw his uncle killed by Serb police a week ago.Tue Apr 27 1999 - 01:00
No pleasure in playing God on the first flight to a new landThe Kosovan man threatened to organise a big protest and burn down all the tentsMon Apr 26 1999 - 01:00
