Aftershocks add to Afghan miseryAFGHANISTAN: Severe aftershocks have hampered rescue efforts in Afghanistan's earthquake and caused many survivors to spend …Thu Mar 28 2002 - 00:00
Pakistan announces crackdown on agents of terrorPAKISTAN: Pakistan has moved to allay Western fears about terrorist attacks by promising new measures to crack down on Islamic…Mon Mar 25 2002 - 00:00
Sentence on rapist 'counter to legal practice'The imposition last week of a suspended sentence on a convicted rapist "runs counter" to existing legal practice, according to…Tue Mar 05 2002 - 00:00
Politicians condemn judge's rape case remarksThere has been widespread condemnation of remarks made by a High Court judge as he suspended a sentence imposed on a convicted…Mon Mar 04 2002 - 00:00
Lawlor to assess his chance of election as IndependentMr Liam Lawlor is expected to announce by the end of this week whether he will stand as an Independent candidate in the general…Mon Mar 04 2002 - 00:00
Aid to Afghanistan helping to improve health servicesContributions from the Irish public to Afghanistan are enabling dramatic improvements in health and education, an Irish representative…Thu Feb 21 2002 - 00:00
Nigerian hopes to bury his wife in Ireland after she dies in childbirthThe husband of a Nigerian woman who died in childbirth in a Dublin hospital at the weekend is hoping to bury his wife in Ireland…Thu Feb 21 2002 - 00:00
Move rejected as groups call for rights-based lawCampaigners for the rights of the disabled haved rejected the Government's U-turn on the Disability Bill, and have called instead…Wed Feb 20 2002 - 00:00
Three barristers to join tribunalThe Government has announced the appointment of three barristers to sit alongside Mr Justice Flood at the Flood tribunal.Wed Feb 20 2002 - 00:00
Four Irish election observers leave ZimbabweFour Irish observers of the elections in Zimbabwe have left the country following the EU's decision to impose sanctions and withdraw…Wed Feb 20 2002 - 00:00
Board and staff of Irish prisoners' body to quitThe main body dealing with Irish prisoners overseas has been thrown into disarray following a decision by its staff and board…Tue Feb 19 2002 - 00:00
Specific hospitals will provide for any terminationsA network of large and specialist hospitals will be designated to provide termination of pregnancies where a woman's life is …Mon Feb 18 2002 - 00:00
Flood 'not held up' by new judge delayThe failure to appoint new judges to the Flood tribunal has not delayed its work, its chairman has told The Irish TimesTue Feb 12 2002 - 00:00
Ireland has not ratified UN ban on child soldiersIreland has not ratified a UN protocol banning the use of child soldiers because of difficulties linked to the recruitment policy…Tue Feb 12 2002 - 00:00
Dail parties sign election protocol against racismAll the political parties in the Dáil have signed an anti-racism protocol designed to prevent politicians playing the "race card…Fri Feb 08 2002 - 00:00
Ethiopian PM hopes for return of country's treasuresPriceless religious manuscripts which found their way to Ireland after being looted by the British army in Ethiopia in the 19th…Fri Feb 08 2002 - 00:00
Lawlor set to begin longest prison term for a TD in 60 yearsMr Liam Lawlor is set to begin the longest prison sentence imposed on a TD in over 60 years when he enters Mountjoy jail today…Tue Feb 05 2002 - 00:00
Coalition to support call for Lawlor to resignThe Government is likely to support a motion calling for the resignation of Mr Liam Lawlor, which is to be debated by the Dáil…Mon Feb 04 2002 - 00:00
Gardai liaise with US policeGarda detectives are to travel to the US next week in connection with the admission by Rev George Exoo that he attended at the…Mon Feb 04 2002 - 00:00
Political leader jailed in TunisiaA veteran Tunisian opposition leader who came out of hiding after four years has been given a lengthy jail sentence amid chaotic…Mon Feb 04 2002 - 00:00
Lawlor challenges time limit of suspended sentence for contemptDublin West TD Mr Liam Lawlor has launched a last-ditch challenge in the High Court to stave off a further term of imprisonment…Wed Jan 30 2002 - 00:00
Flood may seek new penalty for LawlorThe threat of another jail term hangs today over the Dublin West TD Mr Liam LawlorTue Jan 29 2002 - 00:00
Court manages to extract further Lawlor detailsAnalysis: Faked invoices, large payments and unexplained bank accounts - Liam Lawlor is in trouble again following more revelations…Tue Jan 29 2002 - 00:00
Council defends library fees riseDublin City Council has defended a 60 per cent increase in charges at the capital's 22 librariesTue Jan 29 2002 - 00:00
High Court hears of further payments to LawlorMr Liam Lawlor is facing the threat of a third term of imprisonment following revelations in the High Court of further undisclosed…Tue Jan 29 2002 - 00:00
Jackson Way road dispute is hard to untangleWho or what is Jackson Way and why does it want €116 million of taxpayers' money? Paul Cullen explainsThu Jan 24 2002 - 00:00
AIDS activist criticises churchesChurch leaders are not doing enough to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS, according to the senior United Nations figure in the fight…Tue Jan 22 2002 - 00:00
Lawlor faces new threat of prisonMr Liam Lawlor faces the threat of a third term of imprisonment when his level of co-operation with the Flood tribunal comes …Mon Jan 21 2002 - 00:00
Amnesty head criticises Irish failure at UNThe secretary general of Amnesty International has criticised Ireland's failure to raise human rights at the United Nations Security…Mon Jan 21 2002 - 00:00
Amnesty joins criticism of Cuba campThe head of Amnesty International has joined widespread criticism of the treatment by the US of al-Qaeda prisoners brought to…Mon Jan 21 2002 - 00:00
Relatives of murdered solicitors call for inquiryRelatives of murdered solicitors Pat Finucane and Rosemary Nelson have rejected a commitment by the Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, to appoint…Fri Jan 18 2002 - 00:00
Ahern backs Robinson on TalibanThe Taoiseach has supported calls by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mrs Mary Robinson, for humanitarian standards…Fri Jan 18 2002 - 00:00
American-born Taliban fighter travelled under Irish guiseThere's a story doing the rounds in Afghanistan about the Irishman who fought for the Taliban, and it isn't a joke.Thu Jan 17 2002 - 00:00
Irish religious escape injury in Kenyan raidThree Irish missionaries in Kenya have narrowly escaped injury in a vicious robbery in which one of their local colleagues was…Wed Jan 16 2002 - 00:00
Promotion offer for tribunal volunteerThe Government is prepared to offer promotion to the High Court to a judge in the lower courts or a senior barrister in return…Tue Jan 15 2002 - 00:00
Bureaucracy blamed for slow transfer of overseas prisonersBureaucracy and foot-dragging is frustrating the operation of an international convention which allows prisoners to return to…Tue Jan 08 2002 - 00:00
Church agencies move arouses discontentA decision by the Catholic bishops to move more than 40 church agencies to their headquarters in Maynooth is leading to internal…Mon Dec 31 2001 - 00:00
Worse taxi service after fare hike - FGTomorrow's substantial increases in taxi fares in Dublin will make the service worse rather than better, according to Fine Gael…Mon Dec 31 2001 - 00:00
US woman may face charges after death of priestAn American woman may face murder charges in connection with the death of an Irish priest who has died 11 months after suffering…Mon Dec 31 2001 - 00:00
Taxi fares to rise in Dublin by 27 per cent at nightTaxi fares in Dublin are to go up substantially on New Year's Day, only a month after an interim increase was granted in December…Fri Dec 28 2001 - 00:00
Flood loses court case over school pitch's useMr Justice Feargus Flood may have fared well in his High Court battles against Liam Lawlor and other tribunal witnessesFri Dec 21 2001 - 00:00
Builders ask Burke to donate unwanted £118,000 to charityBuilders Brennan and McGowan have made a seasonal appeal to former minister Mr Ray Burke to give to charity £118,000 he holds…Thu Dec 20 2001 - 00:00
Ireland's performance on UN Security Council heavily criticisedIreland's performance on the United Nations Security Council has received a scathing review from a leading human rights expert…Wed Dec 19 2001 - 00:00
Bilbo buzz as 'Rings' moves in on PottermaniaMove over Pottermania, it's time for Frodo fever and the Bilbo buzz, with the imminent arrival in Ireland of the first film in…Tue Dec 18 2001 - 00:00
Why one victim is grateful to the illegal people-smugglersJoshua Kaguza (not his real name) and his wife paid a people-smuggler almost £3,000 to organise passage from their home in east…Tue Dec 18 2001 - 00:00
Unease voiced on fines for refugee carriersPlanned fines for carriers transporting undocumented migrants will lead to more refugee deaths, leading non-governmental organisations…Tue Dec 18 2001 - 00:00
Jacob seeks facts on Sellafield shutdownThe Government is to seek "full clarification" regarding the latest shutdown of nuclear reactors at Sellafield.Mon Dec 17 2001 - 00:00
Tributes paid to former senatorWidespread tributes have been paid to former Fianna Fβil senator and businessman, Eoin Ryan, who has died, aged 81.Sat Dec 15 2001 - 00:00
Blood bags found in illegal Dublin dumpBlood bags, hypodermic syringes, urinals and bed-pans are among the medical waste found in the largest unauthorised dump found…Fri Dec 14 2001 - 00:00
