Obama must face up to CIA's murky pastOPINION: FORMER US vice-president Dick Cheney’s assertion that policies pursued by President Barack Obama since assuming office…Mon Apr 13 2009 - 01:00
Chronic lack of vision in this GovernmentOPINION: IT IS great to have really good stand-up comics in the recession, eh? We all need a bit of a laugh, no? Didn’t Brian…Mon Apr 06 2009 - 01:00
No sense opting out of European defence roleOPINION: THE TAOISEACH and Minister for the Environment are due to meet, possibly some day this week, for a chat about the European…Mon Mar 09 2009 - 00:00
Be generous to our nearest neighboursOPINION: NOEL BROWNE, that difficult, sometimes awkward left-wing TD who left his mark on 20th-century politics, wrote a marvellous…Mon Mar 02 2009 - 00:00
Pete Doherty's poetry beyond Pat KennyTHERE IS a great refrain in Bob Dylan’s 1968 song, Ballad of a Thin ManMon Feb 09 2009 - 00:00
Mission accomplished as peace reigns in troubled landBALKAN JOURNEY: Brigadier General Gerry Hegarty completes his tour of duty as commander of Nato's Kfor force in central Kosovo…Thu Jul 31 2008 - 01:00
Just shooting the breeze at a quilt store in IdahoLetter from Idaho: The story of Idaho state in the Pacific northwest of the United States is told in a relatively short distance…Tue Oct 09 2007 - 01:00
Pilgrim joy and riotous fiesta all part of final dayTo Santiago / A sort of pilgrimmage: There is near constant whooping, cheering and laughing throughout the eve of St James's …Thu Jul 26 2007 - 01:00
A powerful symbol of Christian faith - and power and wealthTo Santiago/A sort of pilgrimage - from Ona to Foncebadon: A pilgrim will travel a very long way before they find anything quite…Tue Jul 24 2007 - 01:00
Treatment of prisoners likely to be in breach of Geneva ConventionsIRAN: The Iranian treatment of the Royal Navy personnel taken prisoner in the Persian Gulf would appear to be in breach of the…Sat Mar 31 2007 - 01:00
'Captain Gatso' emerges as voice behind motorist libBRITAIN: The unexplained series of exploding letter bombs in England has raised the media profile of a self-styled Captain Gatso…Thu Feb 08 2007 - 00:00
Two Irish-Hungarian developments aim to appeal to young in bustling BudapestHungary Budapest these days has something of the feel of Dublin in the early 1990s: lots of buzz and a sprinkling of trendy …Thu Oct 27 2005 - 01:00
Trail of evidence could lead to amateur copycats - or al-QaedaANALYSIS : The attempt yesterday to inflict more terrorist destruction on London appears to have been either a cack-handed copycat…Fri Jul 22 2005 - 01:00
Murdoch looks set to continue backing BlairBRITAIN: Rupert Murdoch, arguably the most powerful media magnate in the world and certainly the most influential in Britain…Thu Apr 21 2005 - 01:00
French against front-runner Patten for top jobEU: The EU's External Relations Commissioner, Mr Chris Patten, emerged yesterday as joint front runner to succeed Mr Romano …Fri Jun 18 2004 - 01:00
It's really hard to be a friend of America these daysWORLDVIEW: It says a lot about the depth to which Israel - or rather the current Israeli government - has sunk when, in an apparent…Sat May 22 2004 - 01:00
No waiting for views at former Beckett homeGreystones: €900,000: Rockport is a beautiful, late Victorian seaside home in Greystones whose history is as rich as the north…Thu May 06 2004 - 01:00
A tireless advocate of the rights of children worldwideAlthough Peter Ustinov was known globally as an engaging actor, mimic and wit, he had a strong moral centre to his beliefs and…Tue Mar 30 2004 - 01:00
Hot demand for three and four-beds beside the BurnabyGreystones/from €675,000: Six houses in a Cosgrave Developments' shopping and residential complex in the centre of Greystones…Thu Mar 04 2004 - 00:00
The horrors of Hungarian history recalled in a House of TerrorBudapest Diary: Budapest looks fine in the spring sunshineFri Feb 13 2004 - 00:00
On a quiet Burnaby streetGreystones/€850,000: Craignathan, a semi-detached period home in the Burnaby, Greystones, comes onto the market today with a…Thu Feb 12 2004 - 00:00
Mediterranean suburban styleLoughlinstown: Number 1 Parc na Silla Lane in Loughlinstown, Co Dublin, is a good example of how much can be made of a modest…Thu Dec 04 2003 - 00:00
Substantial Greystones Burnaby at €1.3mCo Wicklow The Tunnel, an attractive five- bedroom, detached Edwardian house in The Burnaby, Greystones, Co Wicklow has come…Thu Sept 04 2003 - 01:00
Arrests and charges expected to break up Greek terrorist groupGREECE: One of Europe's most determined but elusive terrorist groups appeared to have been smashed last nightFri Jul 19 2002 - 01:00
Nicky Kelly could take second seat for Labour at FG's expenseCONSTITUENCY NOTEBOOK: Wicklow is a five-seat constituency that has changed substantially since the last general election in…Tue May 07 2002 - 01:00
Review will be short and focus on arms issue only, says MandelsonThe review of the Belfast Agreement prompted by the suspension of the executive will be short and sharply focused on the single…Tue Feb 15 2000 - 00:00
There's no belief like self-beliefIf nothing else, Glenn Hoddle provides a fascinating illustration of the late-20th-century cocktail of beliefSat Feb 06 1999 - 00:00
Celebration of a more gracious age ends with an emotional send-offThousands of Dubliners lined the quays yesterday to bid farewell to the Tall Ships at the end of a four-day visit which was remarkable…Wed Aug 26 1998 - 01:00
Living with the dark and brooding presence that haunts heart of Europe's loveliest cityI was attracted to the restaurant by the name, Mucha, and the Art Nouveau posters that adorned the entrance hallSat Jul 04 1998 - 01:00
A history marked by instabilityPakistan is one of the world's poorer countries, with a history of instability and corruptionFri May 29 1998 - 01:00
Court to decide on retrial of freed Palme murder suspectSweden's Supreme Court will announce today whether it will allow an alcoholic petty thief who was once convicted, but then acquitted…Thu May 28 1998 - 01:00
Kurdish ex-commander claims PKK assassinated Palme in 1986The 12-year search for the killer of the Swedish prime minister, Olof Palme, took a new twist yesterday when a former commander…Wed Apr 29 1998 - 01:00
Death of former Greek presidentConstantine Karamanlis, the tall and strikingly handsome elder statesman of Greece, died yesterday aged 91Fri Apr 24 1998 - 01:00
The less friendly face of modern IrelandWhen Sabine Wizniak fled to Ireland from the Jewish ghetto in Warsaw in 1938, she was able to enter the country on a four-week…Sat Dec 20 1997 - 00:00
Young motor race fans more likely to smokeThe extent of Formula One dependency on tobacco is revealed by statistics which show that cigarette companies contribute £100…Sat Nov 15 1997 - 00:00
Andrews lost PMPA legal work after backing Colley in leadership electionMr Charles Haughey's style of leadership was marked by threats and intimidation from the very moment he was elected to succeed…Sat Aug 30 1997 - 01:00
Four Ministers have served under HaugheySeveral Fianna Fail members of the present minority coalition Government with the Progressive Democrats served under Mr Charles…Sat Aug 30 1997 - 01:00
Haughey willing to jail tax evadersIn February 1987 in the run-up to the general election of that year, Charles Haughey was once again asking for a popular mandate…Sat Aug 30 1997 - 01:00
Short day of the vast empire on which the sun never setIT IS hard to believe, but in just under two generations, what was arguably the largest and most successful empire ever (at least…Sat Jun 28 1997 - 01:00
Rome remains chief Orange enemyTHE Church of Ireland and the Orange Order both still believe that the Roman Catholic Church is not Just another religious institution…Sat May 17 1997 - 01:00
Hamilton blames Bell's "poison" for defeatA SEVENTH Conservative Cabinet minister yesterday joined six of his colleagues in defeat, giving the Tories their worst general…Sat May 03 1997 - 01:00
President felt she had fulfilled her missionTHE clues to what was going on inside Mrs Robinson's head as she decided not to seek re-election as President are to be found…Sat Mar 15 1997 - 00:00
Women warrior legend may be based on factNEW archaeological evidence unearthed in the southern Russian steppes suggests that the Amazons, those mythical female warriors…Sat Mar 01 1997 - 00:00
