Severe traffic restrictions in Dublin city centre for St Patrick's FestivalMOTORISTS should avoid Dublin's quays and city centre this weekend as the St Patrick's Festival beginsSat Mar 13 1999 - 00:00
Irish workers happiest in West - studyIRISH workers are the happiest in the West, according to a study by the University of Warwick in EnglandSat Mar 13 1999 - 00:00
Victim was in a supposedly safe place when death struckThe garda near the spot where Pat O'Donnell died was sombre. "Just three guys doing a job," he saidThu Mar 11 1999 - 00:00
Bishops express concern on NorthIreland's Catholic bishops have expressed concern "with the general uneasiness and loss of impetus" in the Northern peace process…Thu Mar 11 1999 - 00:00
Dr Brady criticises scale of CAP reformThe Catholic Primate, Dr Sean Brady, has described the scale of proposed changes in the EU's Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) …Fri Feb 19 1999 - 00:00
IRTC bans `Irish Catholic' ad from two radio stationsThe Independent Radio and Television Commission (IRTC) has banned an advertisement for the Irish Catholic newspaper from being…Fri Feb 19 1999 - 00:00
Taoiseach puzzled by lack of progress on povertyThe Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, has said he wonders why we are not making a better job of dealing with the State's poverty.Thu Feb 18 1999 - 00:00
Lawyer claims lane activity forced his family from homeA Dublin barrister claimed during a Fingal County Council hearing yesterday he and his wife had been forced from their home for…Wed Feb 17 1999 - 00:00
Pope's Lenten call for poverty actionPope John Paul has said that international institutions, national governments and the centres controlling the world economy must…Wed Feb 17 1999 - 00:00
Army calls priest to pray for Nelly in Glen of Imaal's `haunted' houseThe Army yesterday called in a priest to conduct a prayer service at a house which local people in Co Wicklow believe is haunted…Tue Feb 16 1999 - 00:00
Prelate says ads linking alcohol and young people's pastimes should not be permittedThe Archbishop of Cashel, Dr Dermot Clifford, has said that advertising linking alcohol with young people's pastimes and pursuits…Mon Feb 15 1999 - 00:00
Gold coin and artefacts from 15th and 16th century found on hotel siteArchaeologists have uncovered walls dating from the 17th and 18th centuries on the site of the new Westin Hotel in DublinMon Feb 15 1999 - 00:00
Lancefort threatens court move over plans for Eastern BypassLancefort, the company which has set itself to protect heritage and the environment, has threatened to seek an injunction against…Sat Feb 13 1999 - 00:00
Priest says more consultation by bishops on teaching documents neededImportant teaching by bishops' conferences "needs to take seriously the democratic climate in which we live", Father Eugene Duffy…Wed Feb 10 1999 - 00:00
Call for third party to resolve arms issueThe Faith and Politics Group, made up of Catholics and Protestants from the North and South, has said there is a need now for…Wed Feb 10 1999 - 00:00
Friel's work both censure and celebration, says McGuinnessPresenting the Special Tribute Award to Brian Friel last night, playwright Frank McGuinness said he had spent the last two weeks…Mon Feb 08 1999 - 00:00
Liberal democracy `in danger if market value is media norm'If market value comes to dominate the media's ethical thinking, then the foundations of liberal democracy could be undermined…Mon Feb 08 1999 - 00:00
Newspaper editor favours press council `with teethThe editor of the Sunday Business Post, Mr Damien Kiberd, has said he would have no difficulty with the setting up of an Irish…Mon Feb 08 1999 - 00:00
Anticipation like Chinese tortureAlone and palely loitering, Pauline McLynn, who was MC at the awards last night, was in a bit of a tizzyMon Feb 08 1999 - 00:00
Churches welcome work for refugeesThe churches have welcomed the Government decision to introduce work permits for asylum-seekers and have urged the immediate …Thu Jan 28 1999 - 00:00
Synagogue on Adelaide Road to shut in June due to a decline in numbersThe Orthodox synagogue at Adelaide Road in Dublin is to close in June due to falling numbersThu Jan 28 1999 - 00:00
`C of I Gazette' sees rays of hope despite gloomy condition of ecumenismAn editorial in the Church of Ireland Gazette asks, "When were things ecumenical at such a low ebb?".Thu Jan 28 1999 - 00:00
Catholics surveyed on impact of scandalsA survey conducted on behalf of the Council for Research and Development at St Patrick's College, Maynooth, indicates that more…Thu Jan 28 1999 - 00:00
Catholic Church has new rite to get rid of demonsA new rite for exorcism is to be introduced by the Catholic ChurchWed Jan 27 1999 - 00:00
C of I defends links with Orange OrderThe Church of Ireland has stated that its links with the Orange Order are "irretrievable".Fri Jan 08 1999 - 00:00
Methodist president criticises churches for being happy with caricatures of each otherThe president of the Methodist Church, Rev David Kerr, will today visit members in Dun Laoghaire, Bray, and Wicklow town.Tue Jan 05 1999 - 00:00
Achievements of athletic giant of Bohola recorded in biographyHe was probably Ireland's greatest athlete and, in a career of just 10 years, including three Olympic Games, he created 16 world…Mon Jan 04 1999 - 00:00
An Irishman's DiaryAh yes, I remember it well. The fights, the hopes, the craic, the musicMon Jan 04 1999 - 00:00
De Rossa refuses to leave funeralWhen he arrived at Glasnevin for Mr Goulding's funeral, the Democratic Left leader was told by some Workers' Party members he…Sat Jan 02 1999 - 00:00
Music and tributes resound at funeral of Cathal GouldingThe funeral of Mr Cathal Goulding, who died on St Stephen's Day following a long illness, took place at Glasnevin on Thursday…Sat Jan 02 1999 - 00:00
Safety council calls for increased State spending to reduce carnage on roadsThe National Safety Council has appealed to the Government to spend more on enforcing legislation to reduce the number of road…Thu Dec 31 1998 - 00:00
RNLI saved 145 lives, rescued further 528Preliminary figures from the Royal National Life-Boat Institution (RNLI) indicate that lifeboat crews answered 548 calls around…Thu Dec 31 1998 - 00:00
Signs of hope for church stressed by priestThere remains in Ireland "a strong sense of identity with the church, even by people who no longer practise with regularity, …Thu Dec 31 1998 - 00:00
RTE to screen Galway team's successOne of the surprise hits of the Christmas video spree this year is to be shown on RTE1 television next Tuesday at 9.30 p.mThu Dec 31 1998 - 00:00
Large attendance at funeral of Sligo drowning victimsHundreds of mourners attended the funeral yesterday of the two Co Sligo brothers who lost their lives in a drowning tragedy on…Tue Dec 29 1998 - 00:00
Journal deplores `bias' in hostility to McQuaidTo acknowledge the positive contribution of the former Archbishop of Dublin, Dr John Charles McQuaid, is to run the risk of being…Tue Dec 29 1998 - 00:00
Self-denial is still necessary, Dr Connell reminds PioneersThe "milder penitential discipline of the Church following the Second Vatican Council was never intended to extinguish the spirit…Tue Dec 29 1998 - 00:00
C of I `Gazette' applauds Trimble's speechAn editorial in the Christmas edition of the Church of Ireland Gazette has described the Nobel speech by the North's First Minister…Tue Dec 29 1998 - 00:00
Archbishop calls for courage to walk new and untried pathsThe Church of Ireland primate, Dr Robin Eames, has spoken of the need for new courage in the North to walk new and untried paths…Mon Dec 28 1998 - 00:00
Real decentralisation urged by O'MalleyThe failure of successive governments to decentralise has been criticised by Mr Des O'Malley, the former Progressive Democrats…Thu Dec 24 1998 - 00:00
Moderator questions orgy of spendingIn his Christmas message the Archbishop of Dublin, Dr Walton Empey, has said that even among those who call themselves Christians…Thu Dec 24 1998 - 00:00
Archbishop expresses hopes for refugeesThe Archbishop of Dublin hopes refugees and emigrants who are spending their first Christmas in Ireland find happiness and prosperity…Thu Dec 24 1998 - 00:00
Department fined £9m by EU over headage schemesSince 1993 more than £9 million in penalties has been imposed on the Department of Agriculture by the EU "for failure to achieve…Tue Dec 22 1998 - 00:00
An Irishman's DiaryHe was one of our last heroes. In character and stature he towered above usMon Dec 21 1998 - 00:00
Pioneers celebrate 100 yearsThe Pioneer Total Abstinence Association of the Sacred Heart will celebrate 100 years on December 28th, and commemorative events…Thu Dec 17 1998 - 00:00
Strasbourg may pass `anti-Irish' motion tonightA motion expected to be passed by the European Parliament tonight has been denounced as anti-Irish and having undertones of racism…Thu Dec 17 1998 - 00:00
McKenna calls for abolition of Special Criminal CourtThe Green MEP Ms Patricia McKenna will today move an amendment in the European Parliament expressing regret that the Government…Wed Dec 16 1998 - 00:00
Irish MEP wants EU nuclear plants shutA Fianna Fail MEP has urged the setting up of a working group to oversee the phasing out of nuclear installations in the EU.Wed Dec 16 1998 - 00:00
Bishop Buckley complains to UN commission that church breached his rightsBishop Pat Buckley has lodged a complaint against the Catholic Church with the United Nations Commission for Human Rights.Tue Dec 15 1998 - 00:00
