Article Index

US job creation exceeds forecasts

Pierce fighback

Chaos caused as trains collide

Growing up

An honour indeed

Kendal Cavalier's stamina to tell

Good Enough To Eat: How We Shop, What We Eat, by Maureen Tatlow (Gill & Macmillan, no price given)

By Arminta Wallace

Our Meg looks suited to trip

By Brian O'Connor

Blair's first visit marred by protests

No censure over mortgage

Staff suspended over abuse claims

Proud son of Ulster

Opposition should take stock of its performance

By By MAIRE GEOGHEGAN-QUINN

EU threatens tax reliefs granted to IFSC developers

By By JANE SUITER and JACK FAGAN

Rejoin The Commonwealth?

Diva into January

By Rosita Boland

Reagan's legacy

By Johnny Watterson

Boeing orders up 15.5% in 1998

New Year Resolution

Senators oppose Pollard's release

By --(AFP)

Organic dairy

Hollybank Buck can prevail

By Brian O'Connor

Today's new appointment

Granny rule with a difference

By Mary Hannigan

Man charged with raping girl (12)

Let people put up or shut up and have it all in the open

Organic babyfoods

Cultural identity in new Ireland

By By KATHRYN HOLMQUIST

This Week They Said

Irish super says Kuper

By Mary Hannigan

The Outsiders

Jerusalem Artichokes

Eye On Nature

Regency to rake in prize for Moore

By Brian O'Connor

Sports Speak:

Options available to restrict unsavoury sites

Bus plunge kills 25

Former deputy to sue Mahathir

Hats off to a cool customer

The judges choose the shortlist

By By LOUISE EAST

Final decision on Galway `superdump' is not expected until after local elections

Amends For Eleanor

Two in court on drug charges

Far fewer frocks

. . . Like a writer scorned

Napoleon: A Biography, by Frank McLynn (Pimlico, £12.50 in UK)

By By BRIAN FALLON

Cavan begin healing process

Ledbetter receives £723,872

By By SIOBHAN CREATON

War of words over decommissioning

By By GERRY MORIARTY and TIM O'BRIEN

RUC denies picket shut office in centre

Death of former broadcaster

Up in the Air and Down, by Patrick Healy (Pallas Press, £4.99)

By Eileen Battersby

French woman of 112 dies

Abbey National sells its 9 per cent shareholding in Irish Permanent

By By SIOBHAN CREATON

Ward `on diet of chocolate and soft drinks'

By By JIM CUSACK

Whoseday? Your day

Dalkey raid undermines belief that Omagh put an end to IRA dissidents

The strongest currency

Spanish passion not for young

Clinton's fate hinges on Senate arithmetic

Stuffing ahead

South of the border down Mexico way

Williamson's luck fades after double

Opposition tries to find remedy for its troubles

By Denis Staunton

The big wind

By Michael Viney

McCartney blames loyalists for shooting

By Gerry Moriarty

McCreevy's forecasts are not adding up

The ashes of Seville Place

By By JOHN BOLAND

Self-regard

New wine awards

Elderly couple die in Limavady fire

By By CLARE MURPHY and GEORGE JACKSON

Euro falls against dollar as job data renews rates debate

By By JANE SUITER

Selling a good idea

Parents are warned to be vigilant for signs of meningitis in for children

Factfile

Ex-wrestler comes down to earth as governor

By By JOE CARROLL

TV documentary to show friction in North politics

By By CLARE MURPHY

US repatriates 53 Cubans

Nurse pay row could be settled

By By PADRAIG YEATES

Ashtown chase past glories

Plane bodies found, says Angola report

Buy Man Utd for Bertie?

By By ROISIN INGLE

IASA chief criticises plans for new structures in swimming

By Johnny Watterson

Director appointed at ISME

Reducing debt cuts future tax bill

By Cliff Taylor

Colombia death squads kill 47

Organic growth

By By MARY DOWEY

Tintin Among The Geriatrics

Organic chickens

What is that you're eating?

By By JOHN MCKENNA

Catholic priest tells of massacre

Man dies after Limerick crash

Bailiffs compound Le Pen's bad luck

Vegetables by the box

The Plane Truth

Bridge builders in dispute

Illiteracy problem might be tackled

By By ANNE BYRNE

The euro settles down

County Councils' Centenary

Support for strike likely in ballot, says SIPTU

Row symptomatic of new relationship

By By SEAN MAC CARTHAIGH

Stars fail to shine

Blarney student is top young scientist

By Kevin O'Sullivan

Acquisition of Cantrell & Cochrane concluded in biggest-ever buyout deal

By By BRENDAN MCGRATH

Buyout is the culmination of years of success

CAS flexible on appeal date

By Johnny Watterson

Bums and seats

Does Ron go on . . .

Memorable week closes on bullish note

Liaison letters

Irish and French mourn victims of Whiddy disaster

By Barry Roche

Codeine eased emotional pain after father's death

By By AINE DE PAOR

Countdown

Cup aims to beat weather

Disney's chief pays for poor year with 49% cut in bonus

NHS coughs and splutters through the crises as influenza virus gets firm grip

Trying to limit the unlimited access to Internet paedophilia

5 have meningitis in North

Three police killed in Kosovo

The Churches And Racism

Sale of State land to Roadstone criticised

By By RICHARD BALLS

Feud blamed for city gun attack

Vatican opens up to atheist premier

By By PADDY AGNEW

Tormentor in chief with style and guile

Glenfiddich gongs

Finglas criminals believed to have murdered taxi-driver

By By JIM CUSACK

Bray's finesse foxes St Francis

By Ian O'Riordan

Salt Lake officials quit

Cabinet backs proposals on work permits for asylum-seekers

By Geraldine Kennedy

Polti sign Virenque

FAI Cup First Round Previews

By Emmet Malone

An Irishman's Diary

By By KEVIN MYERS

Bad blood and a smoking gun face US aspirant Dole

Rebels declare general offensive

North scheme aims to help those whose education suffered

Buying party in full swing on Wall St

Brazil's Ford workers on anti-strike

Banks criticised for inconsistent charges

IRFU tenants protest over pitch closure

By John O'Sullivan

Year begins with euro, road deaths and gales

By By CAROL COULTER

Winter of discontent

By By JANE POWERS

Air raids killed Iraqi officials, says US

E-coli found in water supply to housing estate in Ratoath

Bradley, Cochrane and Brooks released on bail

By Brian O'Connor

Openness should be mandatory for all tribunals

By By DICK WALSH

Punting pain

Not all black or white

Scandal of agriculture officials and their relaxed way with the errant beef barons

Concern over hoax calls to rescue services

The Words We Use

By By DIARMAID O MUIRITHE

Cancellation time, come on

Takeover rumours boost Footsie sentiment

The best of off-licences

TD calls for a full investigation into the sale of State land

By By RICHARD BALLS

Dance on Blood, by Gillian Linscott (Virago, £5.99 in UK)

All Luas cost would be met

By Frank McDonald

Taxing question

First acquires London firm

`Sickened' but defiant Cresson will not quit post

Tributes to Prof Patrick Wayman at Castleknock memorial service

By By CHRISTINE NEWMAN

Date for Labour-DL merger changed to coincide with new Dail session

By Geraldine Kennedy

Young Business Writers

After the feast is over

By Arminta Wallace

The stories of the Diaspora

Impeachment trial goes ahead late next week after accord on witness issue

By By JOE CARROLL

A New Policy On Immigrants

Champion bounces back

The next big thing

Red

Signs Of Meningitis And Septicaemia

Auctioneers' guide to what to bid for in 1999

By Orna Mulcahy

Israel deports doomsday cult

Not much sign of success as Czechs find the fruits of democracy sour

By Paul Gillespie

Factfile

All of it could go to health

By By ALISON O'CONNOR

South from the Limpopo, by Dervla Murphy (Flamingo, £7.99 in UK)

By By BRIAN FALLON

English have not shared Sky money

Blair loses apostle of the Third Way

Fraud charges land `King of Marbella' in prison cell

Stoking the appetite

By By JOHN MCKENNA

PR princess for the millennium

By By ROISIN INGLE

The new addiction to over-the-counter drugs

No draws for Clarke

Travel Briefs

By By JOAN SCALES

Bottle Of The Week

Labour's new frontline

By By JIM DUNNE

Witness to a cruel world

Footsie's bullish lead matched on continent

Security Van Robbery

White

Irish make history

New scheme from Norwich

Mercury Rev it up

By Kevin Courtney

Butch Cassidy: a Biography, by Richard Patterson (Bison Books, £18.95 in UK)

By By BRIAN FALLON

Farmers complain of loss of credit facilities - Teagasc

By By SEAN MACCONNELL

Rising tide lifts all top green fees

A treasure of the mystical tradition

Horse manure

A time for crying out loud

Contempt of Romans for winter tempests

By By BRENDAN MCWILLIAMS

New bloodstock role created

Joint Garda, RUC group for US training programme

By By JIM CUSACK

All-Ireland League Previews

By John O'Sullivan

Johnson hits back with treble

MCI pulls out of bid

Garden Work

Di Canio to face medical

New Year Buzz

Man charged with assault on girl

Important role for expert advisers to Government

By By GARRET FITZGERALD

Sex Lives of the Great Artists, and Sex Lives of the Great Composers, by Nigel Cawthorne (Prion, £6.99 each in UK)

By Arminta Wallace

Sweden through to final

Cape wine tour

English FA Premiership: Team news and statistics

Paddy power

A family affair

Goffs shop scheme needs alteration to county plan

By By EIBHIR MULQUEEN

Market slows but more gains likely next week

By By EMMET OLIVER

Good progress on all-Ireland food safety organisation

By Kevin O'Sullivan

Last line of defence

Chirac goes on the offensive in flare-up of `secret war'

Order of the boot

Bech makes it to Stockholm

By Eileen Battersby

Euro-phoria

Unemployment level at 7.1% hits record low

By By EMMET OLIVER

Pressure on Ulster may be too great

By Gerry Thornley

The Spanish Inquisition: An Historical Revision, by Henry Kamen (Phoenix, £9.99 in UK)

By By BRIAN FALLON

Conflict in Brazil over debt

Hare's breadth seals Sligo win

By By PETER BYRNE

More British bulldog than French poodle