Scenes in Niger are 'an obscenity', AndrewsChairman of the Irish Red Cross David Andrews has described as "an obscenity" the scenes of hunger he has witnessed in Niger.Mon Aug 01 2005 - 01:00
Cross-Border hunt after €50,000 robberyPolice on both sides of the Border are hunting for a gang who held a family captive in a garage in Co Monaghan and made off with…Mon Aug 01 2005 - 01:00
Churches welcome clarity and urge its speedy implementationChurch reaction: Church leaders have welcomed the IRA statement, while calling on the organisation to match its words with deeds…Fri Jul 29 2005 - 01:00
Tribunal awards €2.26m to those without counselMahon tribunal: The chairman of the planning tribunal has awarded €2Fri Jul 29 2005 - 01:00
Lawyers for former JMSE executive defend €1m billMahon Tribunal: Lawyers for a former executive of Joseph Murphy Structural Engineering (JMSE) have defended their €1 million…Tue Jul 26 2005 - 01:00
Private investment in developing world urgedIrish private-sector firms need to get more involved in investing in developing countries, the Minister of State with responsibility…Tue Jul 26 2005 - 01:00
Concerns at foreign aid body moving to LimerickThe decentralisation of the State's €500 million overseas aid programme known as Development Co-operation Ireland to Limerick…Mon Jul 25 2005 - 01:00
London may not be able to move on from July 7thLONDONERS' RESPONSE: London reacted to the reality of more terror attacks yesterday with a distinct tremble of its stiff upper…Sat Jul 23 2005 - 01:00
Lawyers who prompted planning inquiry seek costsLawyers Michael Smith and Colm MacEochaidh, whose placing of a newspaper advertisement seeking information on corruption led …Fri Jul 22 2005 - 01:00
Plans for district centre for Balgaddy opposedA proposal to build a new district centre at Balgaddy in west Dublin would create a "walled hilltop fortress", a Bord Pleanála…Thu Jul 21 2005 - 01:00
Cheap and easy to reach, Kusadasi teems with Irish touristsUp to 4,000 Irish people can be found in the Turkish resort of Kusadasi at any one time in the summer season.Tue Jul 19 2005 - 01:00
Ahern leads Irish tributesIRELAND: Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has led Irish tributes to former British prime minister Sir Edward Heath, who died yesterday…Mon Jul 18 2005 - 01:00
Tribunal to study Fitzwilton payment to BurkeThe planning tribunal is to start public hearings in September into the £30,000 payment by Sir Anthony O'Reilly's Fitzwilton …Sat Jul 16 2005 - 01:00
Councillors seek reopening of Meath rail lineMeath county councillors will today press for the reopening of the rail line from Dublin to Dunboyne at a meeting with Minister…Tue Jul 12 2005 - 01:00
No vote on Carlow plan to ban quad bikes from areasCarlow county councillors have failed to vote on proposals to ban quad bikes and other off-road vehicles from upland areas.Mon Jul 11 2005 - 01:00
UNHCR offers to help with refugeesA United Nations body has offered to help Ireland implement an expanded programme of refugee resettlement.Fri Jul 08 2005 - 01:00
Asylum seekers sent back to NigeriaSixteen children were among a group of 46 failed asylum seekers who were deported to Nigeria early yesterday morning, it has …Thu Jul 07 2005 - 01:00
Irish expert to help identify Darfur death perpetratorsUN: An Irish human rights consultant is to travel to Sudan shortly as part of a United Nations mission to identify perpetrators…Thu Jul 07 2005 - 01:00
Motoring costs set for radical increaseMotorists are having to pay, and will pay even more in the future, for the State's failure to provide choice in the form of a…Wed Jul 06 2005 - 01:00
Asylum-seekers held for deportationGarda immigration officers have rounded up dozens of failed asylum-seekers for a mass deportation which was expected to take …Wed Jul 06 2005 - 01:00
Tribunal asks legal team to justify €1m billThe chairman of the planning tribunal has asked a legal team to justify its €1 million bill before he decides whether to award…Wed Jul 06 2005 - 01:00
Talks on freedom of city for Geldof put off to autumnDublin city councillors have delayed a move to consider Sir Bob Geldof for the freedom of the city after a row yesterday between…Tue Jul 05 2005 - 01:00
Inquiry into Quarryvale postponed until autumnPlanning Tribunal: Long-awaited hearings by the planning tribunal into the rezoning of Quarryvale in west Dublin have been postponed…Tue Jul 05 2005 - 01:00
Mansfield to keep aerodrome worksDeveloper Jim Mansfield says he has no intention of demolishing buildings at Weston aerodrome, Co Dublin, in spite of a High …Mon Jul 04 2005 - 01:00
Wicklow landowner to appeal right-of-wayA Co Wicklow landowner is appealing a Circuit Court decision that a traditional right-of- way crosses his land in the Glencree…Mon Jul 04 2005 - 01:00
Construction associate refused 75% of costsMahon tribunal: A builder involved in constructing former minister Ray Burke's house in Swords, north Dublin, has been refused…Wed Jun 29 2005 - 01:00
€9m in further aid for tsunami-hit countriesIreland is to continue providing aid to tsunami-affected countries in Asia for the next seven years, the Minister of State for…Sat Jun 25 2005 - 01:00
Four more apply for State to pay their costsFour more parties at the planning tribunal have applied to have their costs paid by the State.Fri Jun 24 2005 - 01:00
Gogarty awarded €3.5m in costsJames Gogarty, the retired building company executive whose whistle-blowing led to the downfall of former minister Ray Burke, …Wed Jun 22 2005 - 01:00
State may face €100m legal bill for planning tribunalA decision by the planning tribunal to award legal costs to most witnesses has left the State with a bill running into ten of…Wed Jun 22 2005 - 01:00
Locals will go to jail over gas pipelineA group of landowners in north Mayo has vowed to go to jail rather than let Shell E&P Ireland build an onshore pipeline for…Tue Jun 21 2005 - 01:00
Report ordered into boy's death after detentionMinister for Justice Michael McDowell has ordered a report into the death of a 14-year-old boy two days after being removed in…Tue Jun 21 2005 - 01:00
Concern has record year with income over €90mIreland's largest overseas development agency, Concern, has reported a record year for donations and Government grants in 2004…Tue Jun 21 2005 - 01:00
Painter and Joyce enthusiast is buriedPainter, gallery owner and Joyce enthusiast Gerald Davis was buried yesterday at the Jewish cemetery in Dolphin's Barn, Dublin…Mon Jun 20 2005 - 01:00
Slaughter of pigs to be investigatedThe Department of Agriculture is investigating circumstances surrounding the slaughter of thousands of pigs in Co Waterford.Mon Jun 20 2005 - 01:00
'Little to show' for Third World aid from West, conference toldThe head of Ireland's €500 million-plus overseas aid programme has acknowledged there is "very little to show" for the large …Thu Jun 16 2005 - 01:00
Cab sells 'General's' house for €904,000The family home of murdered crime boss Martin Cahill has been sold at auction for €904,000, significantly below the asking price…Wed Jun 15 2005 - 01:00
Chairman to rule next week on legal costsThe chairman of the planning tribunal, Judge Alan Mahon, is to rule next week on whether the State should pay the costs of 10…Tue Jun 14 2005 - 01:00
Tribunal parties to seek legal costsMinister for Foreign Affairs Dermot Ahern, financier Dermot Desmond and 14 parties will argue at a special sitting of the planning…Sat Jun 11 2005 - 01:00
Irish aid among most effective, agency findsIRELAND: Ireland boasts one of the highest-quality overseas aid programmes among Western donors, according to a new report.Sat Jun 11 2005 - 01:00
Wicklow walkers win right of wayWalkers in Co Wicklow have won an important test case allowing them access to a disputed right of way in the Glencree Valley, …Thu Jun 09 2005 - 01:00
Carlow council to vote on disputed bikes banCarlow County Council is to vote next week on a controversial proposal to ban quad bikes and other off-road vehicles from upland…Tue Jun 07 2005 - 01:00
Go-ahead for Liffey park studyThe Office of Public Works has commissioned a feasibility study on the creation of a Liffey Valley park, to stretch from Islandbridge…Tue Jun 07 2005 - 01:00
Early jail release for Burke defendedThe Prison Service has defended its decision to release former minister Ray Burke two days early from Arbour Hill prison.Tue Jun 07 2005 - 01:00
Minister calls for doubling of bicycle useDublin should aim for a doubling of bicycle use as a contribution to reducing traffic congestion, the Minister for Transport …Sat Jun 04 2005 - 01:00
Burke to be released next TuesdayDisgraced former Fianna Fáil minister Ray Burke is to be released from prison next Tuesday.Fri Jun 03 2005 - 01:00
Outlook brighter as cyclists' fear of rain unfoundedDublin's weather is not nearly as bad as commuters think it is, according to new research carried out by the city council.Fri Jun 03 2005 - 01:00
Garda asking public to report suspected drink-driversThe Garda has appealed to the public to report suspected drink- drivers as part of the latest traffic campaign launched in the…Thu Jun 02 2005 - 01:00
Transport and traffic chiefs clash over promotion of cycling in cityThe head of the Dublin Transport Office, John Henry, and the director of traffic at Dublin City Council, Owen Keegan, have clashed…Thu Jun 02 2005 - 01:00
Promotion of cycling in urban areas to be initiatedFurther initiatives to promote travel by bicycle in Dublin and other Irish cities will be introduced shortly, a major international…Wed Jun 01 2005 - 01:00
