Changes urged before mandatory reportingKEY areas of child protection should be changed before the introduction of mandatory reporting of child abuseTue Sept 17 1996 - 01:00
Wellman strikers hold firm and locals feel the pinchIF Mullagh's only factory closes then the Cavan town must find another saintSat Sept 14 1996 - 01:00
Pathologist found large amount of blood in abdomenAN autopsy on Marian Conlan (39) indicated that she died from haemorrhagic shock due to intra abdominal bleeding in the pelvic…Wed Sept 11 1996 - 01:00
Inquest into death after operation adjourned by coronerAN INQUEST into the death of a 39 year old woman after a routine operation has been adjourned to allow Dublin City Coroner's …Wed Sept 11 1996 - 01:00
Husband got `panicky call' from hospitalPHILIP CONLAN said he had never seen his wife looking so goodWed Sept 11 1996 - 01:00
Time out or time up for slimy timepieceA MONUMENTAL clock up or just time out for repairs? After less than a year submerged in the Liffey, the £250,000 National Lottery…Tue Sept 10 1996 - 01:00
Social forum recommends anti-poverty strategy and tax reformsANY new national wage agreement should include an anti-poverty strategy and tax reforms to tackle unemployment, if the economic…Tue Sept 10 1996 - 01:00
Talks aimed at averting Dunnes strike resume todayTALKS aimed at preventing a strike of 1,000 Dunnes Stores workers next week will resume this afternoon after ending last night…Sat Aug 31 1996 - 01:00
Macabre house clearance in search for bodiesA PAIR of muddy wellingtons, crate of fizzy orange, a plastic cola bottle filled with milky liquidSat Aug 24 1996 - 01:00
Lost innocenceDID they hold hands in the dark, little Julie and Melissa? Did they tell each other stories in the dungeon where only the bogey…Sat Aug 24 1996 - 01:00
A silent embrace and a plea for a better world for childrenIT WAS a silent embraceFri Aug 23 1996 - 01:00
A quiet, forgotten village fills with calls for revengeBEFORE Marc Dutroux arrived it seemed the worst thing that could come to Sars la Buissiere was a dangerous driverWed Aug 21 1996 - 01:00
World gathering on child abuse opensIRELAND is an appropriate host for an international conference on child abuse because of intense public debate on the subject…Mon Aug 19 1996 - 01:00
Looking back to Crusades from tarmac of BellaghyTHE women buttered the soda bread in the ante-room of the Masonic Lodge while the men listened to their leader give a history…Tue Aug 13 1996 - 01:00
Compromise ends Bellaghy stand-offAFTER almost 20 hours the Bellaghy stand-off ended in compromiseTue Aug 13 1996 - 01:00
Optimism about deal dissolves into stalemateAT ABOUT 11 p.m. last night Paul Smith was optimisticMon Aug 12 1996 - 01:00
Warm sunshine on a day not free of incidentsIT WAS a good morning for Alistair SimpsonMon Aug 12 1996 - 01:00
Colours nailed to the mast, then set alightTHE teenager with the crew cut hammered the steel nails into the makeshift wooden flagpoleSat Aug 10 1996 - 01:00
Clock watchers not fans of digital displayIT WAS like inviting your guests to admire the family silver when lit was floating in a greasy sinkFri Aug 09 1996 - 01:00
Girl injured by stolen car driven by 13 year oldA NINE year old girl suffered serious leg injuries when she was knocked down by a stolen car driven by a 13 year old boy in west…Thu Aug 08 1996 - 01:00
Rathcoole swells with pride as Michelle gets freedom of the `nation'LIKE most people in Rathcoole last night, Denis McHugh got a bit carried away.Wed Aug 07 1996 - 01:00
Gardai to check insurance, safety tests in investigation of death at funfairGARDAI investigating the death of a woman in a funfair accident in Tipperary on Sunday will try to establish today if the operators…Tue Aug 06 1996 - 01:00
Village festivities shattered by the fairground tragedyIT was no giant whim knuckle ride. The "chair o plane" at Borrisokane was just a 50p a go fairground roundabout.Tue Aug 06 1996 - 01:00
Hopestown looking hopeful in census returnsTHERE are more of us in the State than ever before, we are less likely to emigrate and if we do we are more likely to return …Thu Aug 01 1996 - 01:00
Population of Republic reaches new high, census figures revealTHE population of the Republic has increased by almost 100,000 since 1991, bringing the total to more than 3Thu Aug 01 1996 - 01:00
Incomers outnumber emigrantsFOR the first time in more than 16 years the State appears to be in the Mack on the migration balance sheetThu Aug 01 1996 - 01:00
The cake was iced enough for the global village of RathcooleIT is the year 2006 and a teacher in a Rathcoole class room asks for Michelle. Twenty hands go up.Sat Jul 27 1996 - 01:00
Coroner finds boy (12) met death by misadventureA 12 YEAR OLD Dublin boy "paid for his thrill with his life" when he was electrocuted by a 10,000 volt electricity cable last…Thu Jul 25 1996 - 01:00
Pub patrons awash with victory celebrationsTHEY haven't invented a swimming songMon Jul 22 1996 - 01:00
Michelle lives for fast laneSHE got up before dawn and swam. After school she'd swim some moreMon Jul 22 1996 - 01:00
Dail committee questions health board land dealTHE Southern Health Board (SHB) sold land for more than £0Fri Jul 19 1996 - 01:00
Deputies are worried about their public imageTHE public view of politicians is at an all time low and the average Dail deputy is on a level with lawyers, ambulance chasers…Fri Jul 19 1996 - 01:00
SUN CITYTHREE women, six kids and enough buttered bread to make chip sandwiches on the beach afterwardsFri Jul 19 1996 - 01:00
Street theatre with a cutting edgeIT WAS street theatre with an edge. A man dressed as an Orange marcher juggled his RUC cap and his plastic bowler hatThu Jul 18 1996 - 01:00
McAuley is sought by Garda after breaking bailTHE Brixton prison escaper Pearse McAuley has broken his bail conditions and is on the run from the Garda, which may seek a warrant…Wed Jul 10 1996 - 01:00
Jail detoxification unit strike threatThe Prison Officers Association (POA) will meet officials from the Department of Justice tomorrow for talks to avert a strike…Wed Jul 10 1996 - 01:00
Judge calls on others to continue `crusade' on crimeA WITNESS box is too grand a term for the metal chair and wooden platform in Kilcock District Court where Veronica Guerin would…Wed Jul 10 1996 - 01:00
BSE could cost Irish beef industry £500m - YatesTHE BSE crisis could cost the Irish beef industry £500 million over the next 21\2 years, according to the Minister for Agriculture…Tue Jul 09 1996 - 01:00
Guerin's husband hopes death `not in vain'THE husband of murdered journalist Veronica Guerin has said he hopes her death was not 113 vainSat Jul 06 1996 - 01:00
How do you tell your son that his mum has been murdered?IT WAS a father and son building Lego together a courthouse, two cars and a motorbike. But this was not a gameSat Jul 06 1996 - 01:00
Gardai seek youths after city centre killingGARDAI are expected to examine video footage from late night buses and street cameras after a teenager was apparently kicked …Sat Jul 06 1996 - 01:00
Family law solicitors angry at loss of judgeTHE appointment of Judge Catherine McGuinness to the High Court could result in delays to 30 family law cases, according to a…Fri Jul 05 1996 - 01:00
£2.6m win has tongues wagging in WaterfordTONGUES were wagging in Waterford all day yesterday, as the city tried to identify its latest Lotto double millionaireFri Jul 05 1996 - 01:00
Editor denies knowing Guerin was writing article on TraynorMS VERONICA Guerin's editor, Mr Aengus Fanning, has said he did not know she was writing about a Dublin garage owner until the…Thu Jul 04 1996 - 01:00
Replace powers to dissolve Dail, group advisesTHE President's power to refuse a dissolution of the Dail should be replaced with a measure to allow a "constructive vote of …Thu Jul 04 1996 - 01:00
"Imprecise" public worship clause should go, group saysTHERE would be a question over the Government celebrating Christmas or continuing the "prayer before a Dail session if the Constitution…Thu Jul 04 1996 - 01:00
Clause on UN recommendedA CLAUSE should be put into the Constitution to deal with the State's membership of the United Nations, according to the review…Thu Jul 04 1996 - 01:00
Year of the dance in council awardsTHE Arts Council has awarded Pounds 377,000 in bursaries and awards to writers, painters, actors, dancers and musiciansThu Jul 04 1996 - 01:00
