Successful radio applicant gave Burke £35,000The chief executive of a company which bid successfully for the first national independent radio licence made a donation of £…Fri Feb 04 2000 - 00:00
Barry gift conflicts with Burke Dail statementMr Ray Burke was minister for industry, commerce and communications when he received three substantial donations totalling £105…Fri Feb 04 2000 - 00:00
Aid spending target a `receding horizon'Aid organisations believe the Government's target for increasing aid spending is becoming a "receding horizon", in spite of the…Wed Feb 02 2000 - 00:00
Economic boom makes Irish aid performance even more shockingWas Bertie Ahern really reviewing Irish aid projects in South Africa recently or was he just escaping the Irish winter? Is he…Mon Jan 24 2000 - 00:00
Demolition of listed house to be examinedThe Flood tribunal is to examine the circumstances surrounding the controversial demolition of a listed 16th-century house owned…Tue Jan 18 2000 - 00:00
More aid to Third World supported by 70% surveyedSubstantial majorities of young people and adults believe the Government is spending too little on development aid, according…Fri Jan 14 2000 - 00:00
Gilmartin makes new allegations against top politiciansMr Tom Gilmartin, the property developer who claims he gave Mr Padraig Flynn a £50,000 cheque, has made fresh allegations against…Thu Dec 30 1999 - 00:00
Flood inquiry costs over £5 m, share of two lawyers over £1 mCosts incurred by the Flood tribunal into planning corruption have risen above £5 million, and the two leading barristers on …Mon Dec 27 1999 - 00:00
Three die in fires, four in crashesA faulty electric heater is believed to have caused a fire early yesterday at Clifton Terrace, Monkstown, Co Dublin, in which…Mon Dec 27 1999 - 00:00
Redmond in court on 10 tax chargesThe former assistant Dublin city and county manager, Mr George Redmond, made a brief appearance in the District Court yesterday…Sat Dec 11 1999 - 00:00
Developer to sue Minister and RTEMr Joseph Murphy jnr begins his evidence to the Flood tribunal today against the background of an impending libel case he is …Mon Nov 29 1999 - 00:00
Conference is told of `death' of traditional Irish identityTraditional Irish identity is dead and the idea of nationalism has run its course, Fintan O'Toole told a conference on "Emerging…Mon Nov 29 1999 - 00:00
Minister says he will not be deflected by criticism as rift over asylum deepensThe rift between Fianna Fail and the Progressive Democrats over asylum policy deepened last night as the Minister for Justice…Mon Nov 15 1999 - 00:00
Father of Irish aid worker in KosovoThe body of Ms Andrea Curry, the Irish aid worker who was killed in an air crash in Kosovo on Friday, is to be returned to Ireland…Mon Nov 15 1999 - 00:00
Witness denies knowing what happened at meetingA Dublin garage-owner who arranged a meeting in his home between the developer, Mr Michael Bailey, and the former assistant Dublin…Sat Nov 06 1999 - 00:00
Murphy denies any knowledge of alleged payment to BurkeMr Joseph Murphy snr has denied any knowledge of or involvement in the payment of at least £30,000 by one of his companies to…Sat Oct 16 1999 - 01:00
Asylum-seekers sleep out as hostels, B&Bs fill upA massive rise in the number of asylum-seekers coming to Dublin has created a housing crisis in the capital, prompting health…Sat Oct 16 1999 - 01:00
Bitter discord over Kashmir conflict caused the generals to seize controlThe latest coup d'etat by Pakistan's military has once more thrown the spotlight on one of the world's oldest and most brutal…Thu Oct 14 1999 - 01:00
Murphy to complete evidence next weekThe Flood tribunal is expected to complete hearing the evidence of Mr Joseph Murphy snr in Guernsey by early next week.Thu Oct 07 1999 - 01:00
Elusive star witness at last gives evidence in privateThe Flood tribunal's most elusive witness arrived here shortly after 2.30 p.mFri Oct 01 1999 - 01:00
Media may challenge new plan to take testimony in privateMedia organisations are considering a new challenge to a decision by the chairman of the Flood tribunal to hear the evidence …Wed Sept 29 1999 - 01:00
Payments to Redmond believed to total millionsThe scale of the private payments made to Mr George Redmond when he was assistant Dublin city and county manager has started …Wed Sept 22 1999 - 01:00
Focus shifts to living as hope ebbs for Turkey's buried thousandsRescuers searching for survivors of Turkey's massive earthquake have virtually given up hope of finding people alive and are …Mon Aug 23 1999 - 01:00
Frustration and mounting anger over earthquake rescue operationChaotic conditions and poor co-ordination are hampering efforts to rescue the last survivors of Turkey's earthquake, the death…Fri Aug 20 1999 - 01:00
Grief and anger as search continuesFor every score of deaths, there is a survivorThu Aug 19 1999 - 01:00
Thousands dead after earthquake hits west TurkeyBlack is the colour of misery following western Turkey's biggest earthquake in a centuryWed Aug 18 1999 - 01:00
Destruction of home and belongings confronts family arriving home in KosovoA neat row of charred house-slippers, big ones for the adults, small for the children, is all that remains of the worldly possessions…Mon Aug 09 1999 - 01:00
Ireland's Kosovar refugees return homeHome. The tanks have tinged the landscape olive green, there are holes the size of goalposts in the red-tiled roofs and the slogans…Sat Aug 07 1999 - 01:00
State joins disarmament conference after wait of 17 yearsIreland has been admitted to membership of the international Conference on Disarmament after 17 years of trying.Fri Aug 06 1999 - 01:00
Plot to poison Jim Larkin in 1919 unearthed in USThe FBI knew of a bizarre plot to poison the Irish labour leader Jim Larkin in New York in 1919 but did nothing to stop it, according…Tue Aug 03 1999 - 01:00
Supreme Court ruling today crucial for tribunalThe Flood tribunal could face further significant delays in its investigation into planning corruption if it loses a crucial …Tue Jul 27 1999 - 01:00
Redmond's charges major blow to planning inquiryThe Flood tribunal's investigations into planning corruption have been dealt a major blow by the decision of the Director of …Fri Jul 23 1999 - 01:00
Ahern recalls family's Irish tiesIrish people have expressed shock at the latest tragedy to hit the Kennedy familyMon Jul 19 1999 - 01:00
Another link between the Kennedy family and Ireland disappearsThe tragic disappearance of Mr John FMon Jul 19 1999 - 01:00
Ireland's poverty level is rated second-worst in industrialised worldIreland has the highest levels of poverty in the industrialised world outside the USA, according to a report from the United …Mon Jul 12 1999 - 01:00
Ireland is listed lower on quality of life indexCanada's citizens enjoy the highest quality of life in the world, having topped the UN's main index of development for a record…Mon Jul 12 1999 - 01:00
Burke's evidence likely to embarrass TaoiseachThe former minister for foreign affairs, Mr Ray Burke, is set to reject all allegations of planning corruption when he makes …Tue Jul 06 1999 - 01:00
Flying insults set the tone againMr Ray Burke is now unlikely to take the witness stand at the Flood tribunal until the middle of next week, following yesterday…Thu Jul 01 1999 - 01:00
Family criticises Kenyan murder inquiryThe family of Brother Larry Timmons, an Irish missionary murdered in Kenya more than two years ago, has called on the Government…Mon Jun 28 1999 - 01:00
Burke's evidence could embarrass TaoiseachFianna Fail is steeling itself for the possibility of further damaging revelations when the former minister for foreign affairs…Mon Jun 28 1999 - 01:00
Irish abstention in EU vote to ban approval of new GM crops criticisedEnvironmental groups have criticised Ireland's abstention in a landmark EU vote to ban the approval of new genetically-modified…Sat Jun 26 1999 - 01:00
Wounded soldier thinks of daughterOnly youth and extraordinary willpower can explain Pte Ronnie Rushe's survival three weeks after shrapnel from an 81mm mortar…Wed Jun 23 1999 - 01:00
Smith warns Lebanon role will be kept under reviewIreland's involvement in United Nations peacekeeping missions in South Lebanon remains under review after Israel failed to guarantee…Wed Jun 23 1999 - 01:00
Army's peace role in Lebanon may be ended over shellingIreland's 21-year participation in UN peacekeeping missions in south Lebanon is to be reviewed after a crucial meeting today …Tue Jun 22 1999 - 01:00
Minister abandons stay due to heavy shelling in LebanonHeavy shelling around the Irish UNIFIL positions in south Lebanon last night forced the Minister for Defence, Mr Smith, to abandon…Mon Jun 21 1999 - 01:00
Aid agencies criticised for `de-skilling' those they helpAid Agencies frequently ignore, misinterpret or undermine the skills of the people in the developing world they set out to help…Sat Jun 19 1999 - 01:00
Passengers trapped on plane in Ryanair dispute over airport feesA Ryanair aircraft from Dublin was impounded for over an hour on its arrival at Manchester airport yesterday morning in a dispute…Sat Jun 19 1999 - 01:00
Tribunal delayed until June 28thThe flood tribunal, which was to have resumed on Monday, will not now sit until June 28thFri Jun 18 1999 - 01:00
Several issues in Ireland cause concernAmnesty International has again criticised Government procedures for dealing with asylum applications and says the 1996 Refugee…Thu Jun 17 1999 - 01:00
Murphys ordered to give bank detailsThe Flood tribunal has threatened High Court proceedings against Mr Joseph Murphy snr, Mr Joseph Murphy jnr and senior executives…Sat May 22 1999 - 01:00
