Nurses cite unpaid overtime and exhaustion as reasons for quittingUnpaid overtime and inflexible working arrangements are among the main reasons nurses and midwives leave the Irish health service…Tue Nov 18 2003 - 00:00
Det Ahern to investigate the back-stabbing in Dail crime sceneDáil Sketch: The Dáil has witnessed a lot of smoke-and-dagger stuff lately, as the Taoiseach might sayThu Nov 13 2003 - 00:00
Kenny on his high horse over PunchestownDáil Sketch: Charlie McCreevy was a non-starter at Leinster House for the latest running of the Leader's Questions Handicap …Wed Nov 12 2003 - 00:00
Ahern takes tough stance to highlight book's worthIt's not often you hear the Taoiseach expressing extreme opinions about anything, but books are obviously an exception.Tue Nov 11 2003 - 00:00
Reports of 'adverse drug reactions' on riseThe number of "adverse drug reaction" reports submitted by doctors and other professionals is steadily rising, according to the…Sat Nov 8 2003 - 00:00
Ireland hoping for a fright night for Les BleusThe Irish rugby team is urging fans to raise the roof tomorrow in Melbourne, but only metaphorically.Sat Nov 8 2003 - 00:00
Deputy dodges questions about resigningIt was easy to spot the TD in Court 45 yesterday. G.VSat Nov 8 2003 - 00:00
BMW salesman Ireland's biggest earnerA BMW salesman was Ireland's highest earner in the past 12 months, according to the Sunday Times "pay list".Mon Nov 3 2003 - 00:00
From out of the rubble, logo aims to push city's image to new heightsThe Luas is late, there's no light at the end of the Port Tunnel, and commuters are bracing themselves for another winter of …Mon Nov 3 2003 - 00:00
Very high interest in the man who broke the bankWhether he's applying for a bank loan or just making one of his frequent appearances on the after-dinner speech circuit, Nick…Sat Nov 1 2003 - 00:00
Ex-FAI chief doubts reformThe Genesis Report will not succeed in reforming the Football Association of Ireland, because the culture of infighting is too…Thu Oct 30 2003 - 00:00
Redesigned 'orbital ring' road signs to take effect next weekMore than a year after the first scheme collapsed in confusion, Dublin City Council will try again this weekend with a new series…Sat Oct 25 2003 - 01:00
Like a funeral in Dail after events in NorthYou always know there's a crisis in the North when the Opposition leaders are forced to be nice to the Taoiseach.Thu Oct 23 2003 - 01:00
Higgins and Daly released to resume their oppositionThe jailed anti-bin-charge protesters Mr Joe Higgins TD and Cllr Clare Daly were due to be released from Mountjoy Prison this…Sat Oct 18 2003 - 01:00
Lost for a famous last wordThe Last Straw: I see that a new book on the great English artist, J.M.WSat Oct 11 2003 - 01:00
Cartoon capers on serious subjectsDAIL SKETCH: The relationship between Pat Rabbitte and the Ceann Comhairle grows more strained with every week, and even the…Wed Oct 8 2003 - 01:00
Dail without Joe Higgins like Tyrone without Peter CanavanYou'd miss Joe HigginsWed Oct 1 2003 - 01:00
Footpath rage on car free streetsThe Last Straw: This paper is always getting letters about Ireland's bad drivingSat Sep 27 2003 - 01:00
Cross-party delegation find joy in small act of solidarityIt was like the opening scenes from Reservoir Dogs at Mountjoy Prison yesterday, as five men in suits arrived to meet a character…Sat Sep 27 2003 - 01:00
Gardai try to get US suicide activistGardaí have confirmed that they are working on the possible extradition of a US "right-to-die" activist who was present at the…Mon Sep 22 2003 - 01:00
Emmet's 200th anniversary commemoratedIrish and American relatives of Robert Emmet joined the Taoiseach on Saturday in a wreath-laying ceremony at the site where the…Mon Sep 22 2003 - 01:00
Falun Gong follower foils expulsionA Chinese woman has foiled a deportation attempt by knocking herself out as she was being taken to Dublin Airport.Sat Sep 20 2003 - 01:00
Climate Control a red hot favouriteGreyhound Racing Derby Final: Climate Control will be a very hot favourite to take the biggest prize in greyhound racing when…Sat Sep 20 2003 - 01:00
Taoiseach's nomination of senators should go into 'dustbin of history'Vote trading by parties in elections for the Seanad's vocational panels is "the closest the Irish political system gets to having…Thu Sep 18 2003 - 01:00
New cells condemned by penal reformersPlanned new "observation cells" for mentally-ill prisoners are likely to be just "a cleaner version of padded cells", the Irish…Thu Sep 11 2003 - 01:00
Christies expecting works by Paul Henry to attract big bidsVintage posters advertising Ireland to British tourists are expected to fetch over €1,000 each at an auction in London today…Thu Sep 11 2003 - 01:00
Mayor butts into smoking debate at launch of portable ashtray"Butts out" read the slogans on the Liffey boardwalk yesterday as Dublin City Council promoted a new "portable ashtray" to stop…Wed Sep 10 2003 - 01:00
Plan to cut 5,000 jobs in social schemes criticisedA proposed cut of 5,000 social employment scheme jobs could have a "catastrophic" effect on Ireland's poorest communities.Tue Sep 9 2003 - 01:00
Parental school-day bluesOur daughter Roisín started school this week - a traumatic event, as you can imagineSat Sep 6 2003 - 01:00
Fashion victims find unlikely ally in scienceIt's a question that has long preyed on the minds of women in the changing rooms of clothes shops.Tue Aug 19 2003 - 01:00
FAI challenged over stance on booing of Rangers playersA group formed to assert the right of Irish soccer fans to boo Glasgow Rangers players at Lansdowne Road is seeking a meeting…Sat Aug 16 2003 - 01:00
The curse of the cold pintThe Last Straw: The New York Times was reporting from Dublin during the week about the effects of the proposed smoking ban on…Sat Aug 16 2003 - 01:00
Quinn receives honorary MBE in DublinStanding outside the British ambassador's residence yesterday, Niall Quinn looked every inch a diplomat.Thu Aug 14 2003 - 01:00
Parkinson's drug linked to gambling addictionA drug used to treat Parkinson's disease may turn a small number of patients into compulsive gamblers, US researchers believe…Wed Aug 13 2003 - 01:00
Clifden welcomes a new role model in the history of flyingFor the second time in a century, the bogs around Clifden, Co Galway, have found themselves on the receiving end of a piece of…Wed Aug 13 2003 - 01:00
Magazine hopes to triple its sales this weekHello! magazine hopes to triple its normal Irish circulation when the Nicky Byrne-Georgina Ahern wedding edition goes on sale…Wed Aug 13 2003 - 01:00
Remains of Viking warrior uncovered on building siteThe remains of a Viking warrior have been uncovered on a building site in central Dublin.Tue Aug 12 2003 - 01:00
Man dies in jet-ski accidentA man died and another was seriously injured in a crash between a jet ski and a motor boat off the coast of Cork last night.Tue Aug 12 2003 - 01:00
'Misinformation' claim on pub smoking banPromoters of the ban on smoking in pubs and restaurants are using "misinformation" to support their case, a lobby group opposing…Mon Jul 28 2003 - 01:00
The cyclical revolutions of FranceThe Last Straw: It is now 16 or 17 years since I saw the Tour de France, then led by Greg LeMond, at VersaillesSat Jul 26 2003 - 01:00
Irish enthusiasm for EU continues to fallIreland's enthusiasm for the European Union is continuing to fall sharply, according to the latest Eurobarometer opinion poll…Thu Jul 24 2003 - 01:00
Papal texting serviceIt's not quite a message from Heaven. But, for Catholics, it is probably the next best thing at only 20 cent a day.Thu Jul 24 2003 - 01:00
18% fall in claims against Dublin councilThe number of new compensation cases taken against Dublin City Council is down 18 per cent for the first half of this year, while…Thu Jul 24 2003 - 01:00
EU case against Ireland over fees for planning objectionsThe Government is to be referred to the European Court of Justice for charging fees for third-party planning objections.Wed Jul 23 2003 - 01:00
Festivities planned for famine ship in BostonThe replica famine ship, the Jeanie Johnston , is due to arrive in Boston on Thursday on the latest leg of its North American…Tue Jul 22 2003 - 01:00
Day when citizens were offered freedom of Dublin and declinedIt was the day when thousands of ordinary Irish citizens were offered the freedom of Dublin, and politely declinedSat Jul 19 2003 - 01:00
Call for insurance market reformThe value of personal injury settlements has fallen dramatically since the introduction of the euro, but the savings have not…Thu Jul 17 2003 - 01:00
St Swithin brings the bad news of more rainSummertime, and St Swithin's uneasy. Fish are jumpin', and the temperature is highWed Jul 16 2003 - 01:00
Call for cap on fees for apartment dwellersThe new Lord Mayor of Dublin has called for a cap on apartment management fees, to combat what he called "outrageous" increases…Mon Jul 14 2003 - 01:00
Some famous names are honoured at Trinity CollegeU2 frontman Bono and actress Dame Judi Dench were among a group of luminaries conferred with honorary doctorates in Trinity College…Sat Jul 12 2003 - 01:00