Professor urges EU funding for brightest in scientific researchTHE European Commission should fund the best and the brightest in the field of scientific research, according to Prof Jan Borgman…Wed Jul 03 1996 - 01:00
Rabbitte wants science to fight drug warTHE European science community could help in the fight against illegal drugs, according to the Minister of State for Technology…Wed Jul 03 1996 - 01:00
Scholars put Synge plays on the mapTHE scholars had come to the Wicklow village to hear about a 19th century Irish playwrightTue Jul 02 1996 - 01:00
Gay and Joe to part companyThe biggest shake up in the RTE Radio One line up for years has left up to four presenters' seats to be filled, a new show for…Sat Jun 29 1996 - 01:00
Chris De Burgh: The Authorized Biography, by Tony Clayton-Lea, Sidgwick & Jackson, 282pp, £14.99 in UKTHE life has been done to death: umpteen interviews have charted Chris De Burgh's journey from Argentina to DalkeySat Jun 29 1996 - 01:00
Extension of powers for Minister is supportedA MAJORITY of the commission has recommended the Government should consider extending the powers of the Minister for Enterprise…Fri Jun 28 1996 - 01:00
Major changes in the laws exposedJURIES should continue to assess damages in libel cases but they should be clearly instructed by the judge on the criteria for…Fri Jun 28 1996 - 01:00
Silence at "Independent" as news sinks inTHE picture on the computer screen in the Irish Independent newsroom yesterday evening showed Veronica Guerin laughing into the…Thu Jun 27 1996 - 01:00
EU funding for measures expectedTHE European Commissioner for Fisheries, Ms Emma Bonino, has indicated that Europe will look favourably on a request for funding…Thu Jun 27 1996 - 01:00
Tougher safety regime urged for fishing vesselsThe high incidence of fatal fishing accidents will probably continue unless tougher safety standards are introduced, according…Thu Jun 27 1996 - 01:00
Polluters face up to £10m fine, 10 years in prisonFROM next Monday, polluters could face a fine of up to £10 million and 10 years imprisonment under the new Waste Management Act…Tue Jun 25 1996 - 01:00
Bunker in Laois may have contained 60 kg of SemtexUP TO 60 kilograms of Semtex are believed to have been found in the IRA bomb factory and bunker discovered by gardai near Clonaslee…Mon Jun 24 1996 - 01:00
Weekend's Blur concert provided a thrilling end to the exams for manyTHE word came from the depths of Nora Doyle's 10 year old heartMon Jun 24 1996 - 01:00
Casino firm can keep planning permissionTHE company behind the £350 million casino, conference centre and sports complex in the Phoenix Park can retain planning permission…Thu Jun 20 1996 - 01:00
4,000 at risk from post-polio syndrome, says groupMORE than 4,000 polio sufferers in Ireland may develop post-polio syndrome in the next two decades, according to a support group…Thu Jun 20 1996 - 01:00
Divorce referendum saga signs offIT was nothing more momentous than the slight sound of a pen scratching paperSat Jun 15 1996 - 01:00
400 apply to hepatitis C tribunal as deadline nearsMORE than 400 people applied this week to the Government compensation tribunal for those infected with hepatitis C by contaminated…Sat Jun 15 1996 - 01:00
Child-crusader priest to make complaint over police treatmentFATHER Shay Cullen, the Irish priest campaigning against child prostitution in the Philippines, will complain to a human rights…Sat Jun 15 1996 - 01:00
President, Taoiseach at State funeral of murdered detective in LimerickTHE President, Mrs Robinson, the Taoiseach, Mr Bruton, and the Minister for Justice, Mrs Owen, attended the State funeral of …Tue Jun 11 1996 - 01:00
Limerick citizens queue to register their condolencesTHE blue Garda ledger has a date stamped on the top of the first page - June 7th, the day Jerry McCabe was murderedMon Jun 10 1996 - 01:00
Thousands wait hours to pay their respects to McCabesTHE Tanaiste, the Minister for Justice, hundreds of gardai and thousands of local people paid their respects to the family of…Mon Jun 10 1996 - 01:00
Search continues of area where car was foundAN ESCAPE car used by the Adare killers may not have been driven directly to the area where it was later found abandonedMon Jun 10 1996 - 01:00
Bullet holed car points to "execution" of gardaTHE BLUE Ford Mondeo had a sticker on the back windscreen. "I'm for peace" it read, with a dove above the words.Sat Jun 08 1996 - 01:00
Neighbours unite to express their griefTHE birds sang and down the road people were mowing lawns and mending gutters in the sunshineSat Jun 08 1996 - 01:00
Injured garda "lucky to be alive" as hunt for killers goes onDET Garda Ben O'Sullivan is lucky to be alive, according to the garda leading the investigation, Chief Supt Michael Fitzgerald…Sat Jun 08 1996 - 01:00
Britain seeks framework on removing beef ban by July 1BRITAIN hopes to agree a framework with Europe to lift the ban on British beef before Ireland takes over the EU Presidency next…Fri Jun 07 1996 - 01:00
Supermarket cuts some beef pricesA SUPERMARKET chain cut the price of beef yesterday after butchers responded angrily toe claims by the Irish Farmers, Association…Thu Jun 06 1996 - 01:00
Norris lends support to Ballybunion bachelor partyTHE G word raised a slightly embarrassed snigger in the upstairs room of a Dublin pub yesterday afternoonThu Jun 06 1996 - 01:00
Shredded unionist vote casts shadow on Trimble's day of victoryIT WAS a fly in the victory champagneSat Jun 01 1996 - 01:00
ICTU champions "atypical" workforceTHE Irish Congress of Trade Unions has demanded a minimum hourly rate of pay for all workers and the banning of zero hour contracts…Fri May 31 1996 - 01:00
Beef farmers may lose £260m this year, warns IFAIRISH beef producers could lose up to £260 million this year as a result of the BSE crisis, according to the Irish Farmers' Association…Fri May 31 1996 - 01:00
60% of income raised by "Gladiators" for People in Need claimed in expensesA DUBLIN publishing company that told prospective sponsors all proceeds from an "Irish Gladiators" show would go to charity has…Thu May 30 1996 - 01:00
Gelatine products from British cows a risk, says expertA BRITISH expert on infectious diseases has warned that products containing gelatine from British cattle are still a health threat…Wed May 29 1996 - 01:00
Mafia has swapped a knife for a syringeTHE newcomer is taken into a darkened room. He knows everybody thereMon May 27 1996 - 01:00
Son silently watches his father's killerTHE slight, middle aged man with thick glasses stood silently at the back of Court 14, staring at the young man in jeansThu May 23 1996 - 01:00
Owen adds 16th name to Courts Services BoardTHE Government has insisted on adding a 16th member to the proposed Courts Services Board, giving judges and non judges equal…Wed May 22 1996 - 01:00
Commission stresses urgent need to establish court management serviceTHE courts commission will be asking Opposition parties for a commitment to its proposals for a courts' management service if…Wed May 22 1996 - 01:00
Bar leader wants urgent responseA CHIEF executive for the proposed Courts Service should be appointed before the start of the next legal year in October, according…Wed May 22 1996 - 01:00
Commission urges single body to run courtsIT IS a system creaking under the weight of cases, where county courts open when the trains arrive and close for the September…Wed May 22 1996 - 01:00
Civil servants settle pay, embargo disputeAFTER 10 weeks of industrial action, the union representing 10,000 low paid civil servants has settled its dispute over pay and…Tue May 21 1996 - 01:00
IMO to discuss plan for more specialistsTHE number of consultants in public hospitals could be increased by spending less on acute hospital beds and more on nursing …Tue May 21 1996 - 01:00
Abfab Lumley brings out the Lottery ladsOK, sweetie, here's the brief. We've got a humble little scratch card and we want to get it splashed across the newspapersTue May 21 1996 - 01:00
CORI urges part-time job schemeAROUND 100,000 part-time jobs could be created quickly using a pilot part-time work scheme, according to the Conference of Religious…Sat May 18 1996 - 01:00
Focus Ireland calls for committee on national strategy for childcareTHE Government should set up a steering committee to devise a national strategy on child care, according to Focus Ireland, the…Sat May 18 1996 - 01:00
Group seeks votes from all sidesSHOULD they have called it a personifesto? That was the joke on Wednesday night as members of the Northern Ireland Women's Coalition…Fri May 17 1996 - 01:00
North's alternative women are ready and willing to talkA DISTASTE for tribal politics, frustration with mainstream politicians and a sprinkling of "the Mary Robinson factor" are the…Fri May 17 1996 - 01:00
A concert of confusion ending on a tragic noteAt 10.40 p.m. on Saturday night, the female bass player glared at thousands of adoring fans and told them to go homeMon May 13 1996 - 01:00
Islam goes SouthsideSHORTLY after 10 a.m. Muhammad O'Curnain opens the door of the Islamic Foundation in Dublin's South Circular RoadSat May 11 1996 - 01:00
