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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Trip to Lipkova leaves mind scarredLipkova is a small ethnic Albanian village woven between foothills about 35 kilometres east of Skopje, Macedonia's capitalSat Apr 24 1999 - 01:00
Five Irish officers who served in Kosovo with distinction retain OSCE linksFive Irish Army officers have a prominent role with the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), which it…Tue Apr 20 1999 - 01:00
Macedonia `on brink of disaster' with 140,000 Kosovan refugeesMacedonia is "on the brink of disaster" and needs more help to cope with some 140,000 Kosovan refugees, the Foreign Minister, …Tue Apr 20 1999 - 01:00
Holocaust Day memorial service held at refugee campThe Macedonian Deputy Foreign Minister, Mr Boris Trackovki, said yesterday his government felt "no sense of pressure" from public…Wed Apr 14 1999 - 01:00
Troops set to withdraw from campsNATO troops would be withdrawing from the Macedonian refugee camps within days, a spokesman said yesterdayTue Apr 13 1999 - 01:00
Ogata's fears underlined by reports of atrocitiesExtreme concern about the fate of ethnic Albanians remaining in Kosovo was expressed yesterday by the UN High Commissioner for…Sat Apr 10 1999 - 01:00
Queueing all day in hunger and filth as an old woman weepsAll human misery is here. Ten thousand men, women and childrenSat Apr 10 1999 - 01:00
Babies born in refugee camp as adults die of exhaustionThere was much talk of hell, but it seems that what faced the Kosovan refugees in Macedonia's largest camp at Brazda last night…Fri Apr 09 1999 - 01:00
Theologian critical of Communion stanceThe One Bread One Body document on Communion, published by the Catholic bishops last September, has been described as "a faulty…Wed Apr 07 1999 - 01:00
Voice for priests in church policy is urgedThere has been a call for the Catholic Church in Ireland to establish some mechanism through which pastoral clergy can contribute…Wed Apr 07 1999 - 01:00
Dr Empey says Drumcree has damaged churchTHE Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin, Dr Walton Empey, has said the witness of the Church of Ireland itself had been severely…Mon Apr 05 1999 - 01:00
Bishop suggests millennium statue of ChristThe Archbishop of Dublin, Dr Desmond Connell, has asked whether it would be possible for the State to mark the millennium by "…Mon Apr 05 1999 - 01:00
Life of the male seahorse is not all pints and playFancy a look at some Australian big bellies, or Hippocampus Ab dominalis, as they are known to the polite? You can see them at…Sat Apr 03 1999 - 01:00
Lord's Passion with Palestrina choir for Pro-Cathedral in Dublin todayA solemn celebration of the Lord's Passion will take place at 3 p.m. in Dublin's Pro-Cathedral todayFri Apr 02 1999 - 01:00
Greens want urgent end to bombingThe Green Party has said "the illegal US-led NATO bombing of Yugoslavia" must stop immediatelyFri Apr 02 1999 - 01:00
Dr Connell thanks priests for their loyaltyThe Archbishop of Dublin, Dr Desmond Connell, has expressed his "deepest gratitude" to the priests of the archdiocese for their…Fri Apr 02 1999 - 01:00
Anti-war campaign group calls on Government not to assist NATOTHE Green MEP, Ms Patricia McKenna, is seeking assurances from the Government that Ireland will "in no way assist NATO's illegal…Tue Mar 30 1999 - 01:00
Ninety-seven road deaths in first three months of yearEleven more people have died on the roads so far this year than in the first three months of 1998Mon Mar 29 1999 - 01:00
Seminary closes as vocations to the priesthood declineBecause of the decline in vocations, St John's Catholic seminary in Waterford is to close from June this yearMon Mar 29 1999 - 01:00
Murder of solicitor linked to DrumcreeAn editorial in the Church of Ire land Gazette has said members must accept that solicitor Rosemary Nelson "might still be alive…Fri Mar 26 1999 - 00:00
Martin takes Communion in Christ Church CathedralThe Minister for Education, Mr Martin, was among a number of prominent Catholics who took Communion in Christ Church Cathedral…Fri Mar 26 1999 - 00:00
Campaign to challenge Vatican's status at UNAn international campaign to challenge the Vatican's status at the United Nations, particularly UN conferences on population …Thu Mar 25 1999 - 00:00
Ahern faces dilemma over FlynnThe resignation of the EU Commission last night has presented the Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, with an unexpected dilemmaTue Mar 16 1999 - 00:00
President greets worldwide Irish familyTHE President, Mrs McAleese, has extended warmest greetings for 1999 to all on this "the last St Patrick's Day of the second …Sat Mar 13 1999 - 00:00
Fireworks will help ignite five-day festivalIF YOU go down to the woods today, you'll miss it. In Dublin this weekend everything seems to be happening.Sat Mar 13 1999 - 00:00
