Walkers' protest prompted injunction, court toldA landowner obtained an injunction against walkers after fearing he would be "squashed" by a mass protest entering his property…Fri May 13 2005 - 01:00
Court hears details of disputed right of wayWalkers have used a disputed right of way past "one of the most unusual houses in Ireland" in the Glencree Valley for up to 50…Thu May 12 2005 - 01:00
Important Wicklow walking rights case beginsWicklow Circuit Court yesterday began hearing an important test case in which a local landowner is seeking to prevent walkers…Wed May 11 2005 - 01:00
First awards by personal injuries board announcedThe Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Piab) has made its first awards, in what it says is a fraction of the time and cost that…Tue May 10 2005 - 01:00
Council defers decision on street trading licence costsDublin City Council has deferred the introduction of controversial increases in the cost of street trading licences.Tue May 10 2005 - 01:00
Long-time No 2 fiddle hears the sweet musicFoyle: Mark Durkan has waited a long time for this feeling, the sweet pleasure of being first past the post.Sat May 07 2005 - 01:00
Tribunal to hear claim of agreed statementsThe planning tribunal will today hear claims that two former Dublin county councillors conspired to give an agreed version of…Fri May 06 2005 - 01:00
Aosdana calls for State supports for artistsCreative artists should qualify for social welfare payments, rent allowances and medical cards, the annual assembly of Aosdána…Wed May 04 2005 - 01:00
Reclaim the Streets rally passes off peacefullyThis year's Reclaim the Streets protest passed off peacefully, with no repeat of the riots seen three years ago.Tue May 03 2005 - 01:00
Flynn's wife got EUR87,000 in grantsFormer EU commissioner Pádraig Flynn's wife, Dorothy, has been paid over €87,000 in grants for planting trees on land whose purchase…Mon May 02 2005 - 01:00
Abolition of State marriage proposedState marriage should be abolished and replaced by legal recognition of long-term committed heterosexual, homosexual and non-…Mon May 02 2005 - 01:00
Final Irish tsunami victim foundThe body of Michael Murphy, the last Irish person missing after the Asian tsunami, has been identified in Thailand.Sat Apr 30 2005 - 01:00
Dun Laoghaire county council defends research visit to BilbaoDún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council has defended a decision to send 10 councillors and officials on a fact-finding mission …Sat Apr 30 2005 - 01:00
Knights oppose same-sex unions being enshrinedThe Knights of Columbanus have expressed opposition to any broadening of the constitutional definition of the family to embrace…Fri Apr 29 2005 - 01:00
Homosexual couples demand right to adopt and marrySame-sex couples should be given the same rights to adopt children as heterosexual couples, the Oireachtas Committee on the Constitution…Fri Apr 29 2005 - 01:00
Belarus places tighter limits on foreign adoption of childrenThe Belarussian ambassador has denied that his country has banned adoptions of children to Ireland and other overseas states.Wed Apr 27 2005 - 01:00
Another nuclear accident possible, says RocheEnvironmentalist Adi Roche said yesterday she was concerned that the next Chernobyl would be Chernobyl itself.Wed Apr 27 2005 - 01:00
Call on Ahern to make aid promise 'credible'Thirty-five Irish aid and development agencies have written to the Taoiseach calling for a substantial increase in aid spending…Fri Apr 22 2005 - 01:00
Restrictions on pub licences should goDrinks licensing laws: A major overhaul of the drinks licensing laws is recommended in the report, including the abolition of…Thu Apr 21 2005 - 01:00
Call for new agency to tackle 'rip-off Ireland'Consumer agency: An independent consumer agency should be established to tackle the excesses of "rip-off Ireland", according…Thu Apr 21 2005 - 01:00
Olympian beaten by Dublin's traffic in race for Trocaire appealHe has set 17 world records over four different distances, but even Haile Gebreselassie (32) couldn't outrun Dublin's traffic…Thu Apr 21 2005 - 01:00
Norris says papal choice 'truly a tragic moment'Norris reaction: The election of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger has drawn a mixed response from Irish public figuresWed Apr 20 2005 - 01:00
Doing nothing for the poorest of the poor 'not an option'Jeffrey Sachs tells Paul Cullen he wants Ireland to double its aid and get other EU states to follow suitMon Apr 18 2005 - 01:00
Sellafield pollution declining but Ireland still under threat - RPIIPollution from Sellafield is declining but the threat to Ireland from an accident or a terrorist attack on the nuclear reprocessing…Fri Apr 15 2005 - 01:00
Harney says Gama was investigated twice after complaintsThe Tánaiste has denied that she failed to have Turkish company Gama Construction investigated when she was minister for enterprise…Fri Apr 15 2005 - 01:00
High costs of rural housing outlinedSignificant costs are attached to one-off housing in the countryside, the director of the National Social and Economic Council…Thu Apr 14 2005 - 01:00
Councillors welcome €140m plan for baths siteDún Laoghaire-Rathdown councillors have welcomed plans for a €140 million redevelopment of the local coastline, to include shops…Thu Apr 14 2005 - 01:00
O'Connell Street statues to be cleaned in €300,000 programmeThe historic statues on Dublin's O'Connell Street are to be cleaned up in a four-month conservation programme which started this…Thu Apr 14 2005 - 01:00
€140m plan for Dun Laoghaire baths siteSome 180 apartments, a 10-storey "crystal tower" and a 5Wed Apr 13 2005 - 01:00
Councillors consider 'conservation area' for new prison siteA move to have the site of a proposed new prison in north Dublin designated as a conservation area will be considered by Fingal…Tue Apr 12 2005 - 01:00
Dundrum link road opposed by farm trusteesThe Airfield Trust is opposed to plans for a controversial new road along the southern perimeter of its farm at Dundrum in south…Mon Apr 11 2005 - 01:00
Expansion of labour inspectorate plannedThe Government plans a significant expansion of the labour inspectorate to tackle the growing exploitation of immigrant workers…Sat Apr 09 2005 - 01:00
Plans for first Irish eco-village are now in disarrayPlans for Ireland's first "eco-village" are in disarray, following objections from the Co Tipperary owners of the land on which…Sat Apr 09 2005 - 01:00
O'Connor will not appeal loss of Olympic gold medalIreland has lost its only medal from the Athens Olympics following showjumper Cian O'Connor's decision not to appeal the stripping…Fri Apr 08 2005 - 01:00
Political donations four times 2003 sumTDs, senators and MEPs disclosed political contributions to a total value of more than €166,000 last year, according to the latest…Fri Apr 08 2005 - 01:00
Call for Meath transportation corridor instead of motorwayAn integrated road, rail and bus corridor should be built through Co Meath instead of the proposed M3 motorway, according to …Wed Apr 06 2005 - 01:00
Clarence expansion on hold after objectionBono, The Edge and businessman Harry Crosbie will have to wait until August before learning whether An Bord Pleanála will give…Wed Apr 06 2005 - 01:00
Hate mail sent to Archbishop MartinThe Archbishop of Dublin, Dr Diarmuid Martin, has received large amounts of hate mail since he spoke out in support of a deported…Tue Apr 05 2005 - 01:00
Ministers to discuss gardai entering classroomsMinister for Justice Michael McDowell has said he will meet the Minister for Education, Mary Hanafin, this week in relation to…Mon Apr 04 2005 - 01:00
Elukanlo would like meeting with McDowellNewly returned deportee Olukunle Elukanlo says he would like to have a face-to-face meeting with Minister for Justice Michael…Mon Apr 04 2005 - 01:00
Nigerian student returns to boisterous welcomeDeported Nigerian asylum seeker Olukunle Elukanlo has returned to Ireland and a rousing welcome home at Dublin airport.Sat Apr 02 2005 - 01:00
Shades of World Cup fever as Kunle is carried aloft"Coolea! Coolea!" rang the chorus around the arrivals floor of Dublin airport, and you half expected to see a football team from…Sat Apr 02 2005 - 01:00
Nigerian deportee returns todayDeported Nigerian student Olukunle Elukanlo is due back in Dublin this morningFri Apr 01 2005 - 01:00
Ireland can reach UN aid target by 2012, says LenihanIreland could reach a United Nations target for overseas aid spending by 2012, five years later than originally promised by the…Fri Apr 01 2005 - 01:00
How pupil-power brings McDowell to bookWill the events of this week prove to be a turning point in public and political attitudes to deportation, asks Paul CullenSat Mar 26 2005 - 00:00
Some farmers 'pay €1 an hour' to asylum-seekersUnscrupulous farmers are paying asylum-seekers as little as €1 an hour to pick stones, according to a Co Kilkenny priest.Thu Mar 24 2005 - 00:00
Pressure grows for return of Nigerian studentPressure is growing on the Minister for Justice to allow the return of a deported Nigerian student who was due to sit his Leaving…Thu Mar 24 2005 - 00:00
'Unique bond' exists between Britain and Ireland, writes BlairA "unique bond" exists between Britain and Ireland as a result of - and not in spite of - a turbulent shared history, according…Wed Mar 23 2005 - 00:00
Officials challenge deportation claimsA 19-year-old Nigerian Leaving Certificate student was wearing a tracksuit, not a school uniform, when he was deported last week…Wed Mar 23 2005 - 00:00
Survey finds Irish have most in common with UKIreland and the UK have more in common than we think and relations between the two countries are getting better, according to…Wed Mar 23 2005 - 00:00
