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Ireland poised to gain promotion

By By PAT ROCHE

WELFARE CUTS FOR YOUNG

By From SIMON BROOKE

Torrential rain forces evacuation

PEOPLE

Court hears suicide bid ended in teacher's death

Sacristy robbed of £1,000

Two men charged with blackmail

Orange prize bears fruit at last

By By JOHN BOLAND

Maxwell jury to sit it out

La Divina, by Anne Edwards (Pan, £5.99 in UK)

By Arminta Wallace

Workers the losers in class struggle

By Gerry Thornley

Man jailed for role in robbery

Driver `afraid' to name thieves

THE IRISH DIASPORA

By From NOEL BROWNE

Judge calls claim over fall trivial

Human rights group adds to report of Muslim and Croat mass grave

Lorry driver cleared of death

Victimisation of prisoners decried

O'Connor to fulfil ambition

By David Branigan

Prisoner released form jail on arrival

Criminal cleansing lobby offers no solutions

By By DENIS COGHLAN

Games, by Gerald Jacobs, (Penguin, £6.99 in UK)

By By HELEN MEANY

Tight security for Israeli President

Quinn urged to help those in need

By By PAUL O'KANE

Chilling out with the film set

By By GARRETT ROWE

Passengers up 10% for Stena

Anglo Irish Bank defends £1.4m directors' fees

By By SIOBHAN CREATON

Cup mix contains multiple attractions

By Gerry Thornley

Priest says bishop must take legal action over claims

A taxing matter is finally put to rest

Tonnes of dolphin heads discovered

Review of US bank merger

Mother says GP's action saved life of meningitis girl

47% in the US suspect Hillary

Shocked Wimbledon and Spurs to appeal

By By PHIL SHAW

Major Rumpus likely for Moore

By By MICHAEL O'FARRELL

Anais Nin: the Early Diary 1927-1931 (Penguin £8.99 in UK)

By By BRIAN FALLON

Men held over crimes at Border

Three men in court over raid on bank

State hopes to raise £500m from sale of Telecom stake

By By TOM MCENANEY and MARY CANNIFFE

Three NI forum committees meet

Two more winners for Nicholson

British back away from beef

Derrymoyle looks the one

By By MICHAEL O'FARRELL

The Wig My Father Wore, by Anne Enright, (Minerva £6.99 in UK)

By By HELEN MEANY

PRESIDENT MITTERAND'S TREES

Problems at Sellafield

Chirac plans state visit to Vatican

Clearance sale in Sandymount

Francis latest to turn down England

By By GUY HODGSON

French Leave

By By JIM REYNOLDS

Stagg leads Government case against UK nuclear waste dump

By Frank McDonald

Where children are cheap

By By NUALA O'FAOLAIN

Another chance for Schulz

SF to consider plans for Northern talks forum

By Gerry Moriarty

Galvin highlights PRSI

Concorde

By By MARTIN ADAMS

Portuguese voters expected to elect socialist as new president

By By JILL JOLLIFFE

The mystery of those who were never seen again

By By JIM CUSACK

Crime report faults `knee jerk' reaction

London Exchange sets out trading reform timetable

Council blocks SF London HQ plan

By By FRANK MILLAR

Benefits for all as strong join weak in Munster

By By SEAN MORAN

Return to the Perfect State

By By CAROLYN SWIFT

Victimised Protestant gets £12,500

Outflanked IVU forced to negotiate on Yates plan

By By SEAN MACCONNELL

EU may issue public statement on China's orphanages

By Paul Cullen

Harlequins prepared to play the piper's tune

The Penguin Book of Contemporary Women's Short Stories, edited by Susan Hill (Penguin, £6.99 in UK)

By By BRIAN FALLON

State hopes to extract a high price for 35% stake

By By MARY CANNIFFE

One makes the difference

By By F.MacN

Man facing rape charge in court on 36th day of hunger strike

C of I newspaper warns against too many preconditions for talks

By Gerry Moriarty

FLOODING AND MIDLAND BOGS

By From M.G. SALTER

FF attacks Coalition on economy, order and NI peace

By By MARK BRENNOCK

Government was warned on Binchy influence

Attempted rape plea not accepted

Nationalism for the new Ireland

By By LIAM DE PAOR

All in the family

Garda `Silver Fox' picked for key UN policing role

By By JIM CUSACK

MARKETS REPORT - LONDON

Dirty, rotten politics

Major tries to reassert authority after critical speech by Thatcher

By By RACHEL BORRILL

EYE ON NATURE

Intel up to speed in admitting shortcomings

BRATS BY THE BUSLOAD

By Kevin Courtney

Programme on suicide postponed

Blood withdrawal latest controversy

By Frank McNally

The poetry of everyday language

By Eileen Battersby

BEHIND THE CRIME HYSTERIA

Mozart with some mystery

By Michael Dervan

Rangers aim to widen gap

big gigs

By Kevin Courtney

New royal biography queries Prince Philip's fidelity to Elizabeth

By By SIMEON TEGEL

Nazi victims on way to sainthood

MRS BRUTON

By From D.A.R. CHILLINGWORTH

Two youths get 118 years total

Breaking into a run

MARKETS REPORT - DUBLIN

SF warms to UK idea of elected forum

By By JOE CARROLL

Tests do not show true level of disease

Smith in reckoning for World Cup

Wood-Printcraft's press

MARKETS REPORT - NEW YORK

Daily life grinds to a halt again as blizzards return

Feherty no longer joker in the pack

By By DERMOT GILLEECE

New Garda division planned for Cork city

By By DICK HOGAN

Former minister charged over `dirty war' stays free on bail

Martin's Lamp set to shine out

Supplies of blood replaced in alert over infection

By Frank McNally

Teargas used to disperse youths

Dates for Dublin fairs

Le Shuttle not ready to shuffle off mortal coil

Mickelson one behind Edwards

Crime, flooding, Sellafield make good news hard to find

By By JIM DUNNE

Single minded awards

By By ROBERT O'BYRNE

TD calls for privatisation of part of State's prison system

By By Frank Kilfeather

Plump Jurys could provide tasty morsel

By By VICTOR KUSS

Brought To Book

By By PADDY AGNEW

Leftist rebel to lucky old devil

East Timorese fly to freedom

Opening up the Post

By Conor Brady

A thoroughly marvellous Moor

By Arminta Wallace

High flying First Lady takes heavy flak

By By CONOR CLERY

Owen identifies the problem but is doing little to solve it

Agassi upbeat despite defeat

AG seeks dismissal of Hanafin's High Court challenge to divorce poll

By By CHRISTINE NEWMAN

Going with the wind

By By BRENDAN MCWILLIAMS

Sinn Fein says it will picket RUC hockey game in Dublin

By Gerry Moriarty

Privatisation of Telecom begins

By By TOM McENANEY

Marxism towards the millenium

By By BRIAN FALLON

Youth sentenced for stabbing

Sweet talker

One and only Panchen Lama?

By By DAVID SHOLDICE

Fear and loathing in Paris

By By JOHN MAGUIRE

ATTACKS ON WOMEN

By From DOROTHEA MacCARVILL

Rebels release several hostages without indication of any deal

Closed session heralds the open era

By By EDMUND VAN ESBECK

United guilty of illegality

Owen rejects appeal to reopen rural Garda stations

By Paul Cullen

Row flares in village over housing decision on convicted child abuser

By Gerry Moriarty

Green Bay carry the hopes of a nation

By By MATT TRENCH

Campaign copywriters sharpen their poison pens

By By CONOR O'CLERY

Aroma by any other name

By By JOHN MCKENNA

Art colleges mix and match portfolio, interview and points

By By CHRISTINA MURPHY

IOUs played by Granada in poker game with Forte

BRITISH ISLES

By From (Rev) S.J. ALLEN

Hospitals warned against any billing of VHI patients

By By JIM DUNNE

Challenge to right of RUC to discipline member over march fails

Syria, Israel agree to expand talks

Warning signs for GAA in rugby professionalism

By By SEAN KILFEATHER

CRISIS IN OUR PRISONS

By From JOHN O'HALLORAN

The stout hearted Murphys

Police hunt thirds serial killer

Murder victim's taxi trip puzzles gardai

By By JIM CUSACK

Athlone advance easily to last 16

A Good-looking Corpse, by Mike Nicol (Minerva, £7.99 in UK)

By By BRIAN FALLON

Fine and decorative arts course begins this month

Looking after number one provides some fun for all

By By DERMOT GILLEECE

Cabinet patties still face tough talks over Budget to aid jobless

By Cliff Taylor

Bonn seeking EU `alliance for jobs'

Higgins sharply rebukes critics of new station

By By MICHAEL FINIAN

THIS WEEK IN THE GARDEN

Crosbie claims docks CPO disrupted haulage business

`Fair City' actor admits part in insurance fraud

Library table fetches £1,300

Newcastle seek cure for their travel sickness

By By GUY HODGSON

Volvo driver puts ad to test

Potential investors

Princess Anne's stalker released as court finds no threat of violence

$2m reward fails to find drug baron

Investigation dogged by error and ill luck

By By JIM CUSACK

The Rhone Rangers

By By MARY DOWEY

Bridge wrecked by floods

Forte lashes Granada bid

Cutting deficit more urgent than giving major tax cuts

Looking at Giacometti, by David Sylvester (Pimlico, £12.50 in UK)

By Eileen Battersby

Israeli deputies full of hot air

Bohemians do it, without style

By By PAUL BUTTNER

BSC says Saxone will not be sold

By By BARRY O'KEEFFE

Unionist MP summonsed because of loyalist blockade

By Gerry Moriarty

The art of divorce

D'ya make it to Jamaica?

The Otter limits

By Michael Viney

In fear of being alone, in fear of the dark

By Kathy Sheridan

Fears of Trojan horse if Nirex goes underground

By Frank McDonald

THIS WEEK IN THE MARKETS

By By BRENDAN McGRATH

Going platinum

By By MAEVE BINCHY

Woman who enriched lives of her family and colleagues

By Kathy Sheridan

Regulator to decide on costs

By By TOM McENANEY

Year with a silver lining

Recalling the heyday of the arts and crafts movement

New £10,000 a year MS drug will be limited to certain patients

By Marie O'Halloran

West Clare landlord evicts 8 families

By By BRENDAN O CATHAOIR

Arrested loyalist may have been on mission to `scare' leading UDA man

By Gerry Moriarty

Woman takes 112 years to breach M&S boardroom

Rangers aim to widen gap

ROLE OVER, MATE

By By RUTH PICARDIE

AN IRISHMAN'S DIARY

By By KEVIN MYERS

MARKETS REPORT - EUROPE

Gardai trying to find bogus nurse

BRITISH ISLES

By From KEN HEALY

South Africa favoured on home ground

By By ED O'LOUGHLIN

The Painted Bird, by Jerzy Kosinski (Black Swan, £6.99 in UK)

By By BRIAN FALLON

XMAS CARDS

By From F.S. MAGAN

Bottom biter gets bitten

Warning on decommissioning

By Gerry Moriarty

Breathing life into a radically reworked pluralism

By By ELLIS WARD