Spectre of economic despair returnsIN the good old days the workers would come in groups of 100 and visit all the pubs in the villageWed May 01 1996 - 01:00
We gave them all they wanted and for what?THE four men stood in shirtsleeves, their arms folded and their backs to the windowWed May 01 1996 - 01:00
Low rates fuel sellers' marketA LOT of solicitors burned the midnight oil in the run up to April 5th this yearWed Apr 24 1996 - 01:00
Big cats are the big status symbol among collectors of wild animalsDID you hear about the man in Dublin who keeps an alligator in his front room? The perfect urban mythSat Apr 20 1996 - 01:00
Advert withdrawn over Nuremburg referenceA RADIO advertisement for burger buns based on hamburgers appearing at the "Nuremburger trials" has been withdrawn by a Dublin…Fri Apr 19 1996 - 01:00
Man is charged with murder of Bundoran girlA 36-YEAR-OLD single man was charged last night with the murder of the Bundoran teenager Alison WhiteTue Apr 16 1996 - 01:00
Jaguar kept in a Clondalkin garage turned out to be a real big catKEEPING a Jaguar in the garage might not seem unusual, but when the natural habitat of the beast is the Amazonian rain forest…Mon Apr 15 1996 - 01:00
Demolition of plant heralds £70m projectPROPERTY developers have taken the first step in the development of a £70 million apartment and office block on the site of the…Fri Apr 12 1996 - 01:00
CYNTHIA'S METALSHE enjoys the view from the end of the jetty and is looking forward to playing golf somedayFri Apr 12 1996 - 01:00
Bank holiday sunshineCOLD nights and sunny days are forecast as the good weather looks set to continue for the Easter weekendSat Apr 06 1996 - 01:00
Dolphins and frog spawn signal sizzling summerABOUT a year ago Brian McCabe was sitting in his front room watching Live at Three when he noticed something more interesting…Sat Apr 06 1996 - 01:00
Which beef products are safestTEN days after the mad cow scare started, Irish supermarkets have withdrawn more than 100 products containing British beef and…Sat Mar 30 1996 - 00:00
`Braveheart' costumes auction to aid V de PIT'S amazing what a fistful of Oscars will do for the value of a pair of unwashed green socks.Wed Mar 27 1996 - 00:00
Early retirement offer at ShortsNUMBER of workers at Short Brothers will accept early retirement packages this morning according to a senior shop steward, after…Fri Mar 22 1996 - 00:00
Town stands by local hero despite "Angel of Death" hypeSIX months later, he is still the local heroTue Mar 19 1996 - 00:00
Shorts did business with Dutch firm over 30 yearsTHINGS could not have been better nine months ago for the Short Brothers marriage to FokkerSat Mar 16 1996 - 00:00
Solicitors condemn proposals on seven day detentionTHE power to detain suspects without charge for seven days will probably be used more against drug addicts than dealers, according…Wed Mar 13 1996 - 00:00
Fokker crisis threatens to clip wings at ShortsTHE words on the orange box at the entrance to Short Brothers' plant at Belfast docks have gained an extra resonance in the last…Fri Mar 08 1996 - 00:00
Dublin taxi drivers to challenge decision to issue 200 new platesDUBLIN taxi drivers are to challenge the City Council's decision to increase taxi licence fees and issue new licence platesThu Mar 07 1996 - 00:00
Justice deferred not, denied, says lobby groupTHE Supreme Court decision to allow Mr Des Hanafia's appeal is "justice deferred rather than justice denied", according to Ms…Sat Mar 02 1996 - 00:00
Victim confronting past as he seeks healing from child sex abuse by uncleTHE businessman carries a photocopy of a school photograph when he was about nine in his briefcaseThu Feb 29 1996 - 00:00
To TV or PC-TVHE'S the kind of person who has his CDs stored in an alphabetical tower, beside his surround sound stereo on matt black living…Mon Feb 26 1996 - 00:00
Shorter sermon falls short of captivating Wexford faithfulAS HE stepped down from the altar in Rowe Street Church in Wexford yesterday afternoon, the Bishop of Ferns was on his ownMon Feb 19 1996 - 00:00
Bishop still has "a long way to go"ELLEN Farrell was up early yesterday morningMon Feb 19 1996 - 00:00
Yachtsman grateful for his second chanceIF Peter Hogan opens a new art gallery he's going to call it "The Second Chance"Fri Feb 16 1996 - 00:00
Relatively speaking Einstein was wrongEINSTEIN was wrong, not once but twice, according to an Irish engineer, Dr Alphonsus Kelly.Fri Feb 16 1996 - 00:00
Florists deny profits blossom as prices make hearts miss a beatDON'T blame it on the moonlight, blame it on the RussiansWed Feb 14 1996 - 00:00
Glossy teen mags proclaim end to an age of innocenceIT is a long way from Bunty to BlissSat Feb 10 1996 - 00:00
Expotential growth needed to fill seats at the multiplexTHE list of directorships held by Leo Ward and Kevin Anderson proposed to read like an old Hollywood screen magazineFri Feb 09 1996 - 00:00
Good time to play hardballTHERE have never been more of them in the market and they're bending over backwards to lend you their moneyWed Feb 07 1996 - 00:00
Garda crossroads operation relieves fearIT is as dark as it gets in rural, Ireland. Two men stand at the crossroads, stamping to keep warmSat Feb 03 1996 - 00:00
Barristers offer to build courts and rent themTHE Bar Council, representing almost 1,000 barristers, has offered to ease the court logjam by building courtrooms and renting…Mon Jan 29 1996 - 00:00
Gardai confirm Kildare murder victim was rapedGARDAI investigating the murder of the Co Kildare shop owner, Mrs Joyce Quinn (44), confirmed last night that she was rapedSat Jan 27 1996 - 00:00
Gardai seek Kildare victim's phoneGARDAI investigating the murder of Co Kildare shop owner Mrs Joyce Quinn are searching for the mobile phone she had before she…Fri Jan 26 1996 - 00:00
Customers remember woman who was more a friend than a proprietorJOYCE QUINN was not in the habit of taking risksThu Jan 25 1996 - 00:00
Village joins in sharing a family's devastationRAY Quinn was getting ready to do a radio interview at around 11 o'clock yesterday morningThu Jan 25 1996 - 00:00
Victim may have known, murderer, gardai suspectGARDAI investigating the murder of shopkeeper, Mrs Joyce Quinn (44), are not ruling out the possibility that she knew her killer…Thu Jan 25 1996 - 00:00
Less sting in the overtime trapIF Michael McLoughlin's business was not in "consolidation mode", he might be encouraged to recruit some new workers after yesterday…Wed Jan 24 1996 - 00:00
No vaccine for meningitis type that killed teacherELEVEN people died from the most common form of bacterial meningitis in the first six months of last year, according to preliminary…Sat Jan 20 1996 - 00:00
Coca Cola's man in Europe wants us to drink even moreTHE average Hungarian drinks more Coca Cola than his or her part in California, according to the company's European president…Fri Jan 19 1996 - 00:00
Croats pin peacetime ambitions on reviving their strong tourist tradeTHEY'RE queuing day and night on Petrinjska Street in Zagreb: not for food or water, but for bureaucracy to put the final touches…Mon Jan 08 1996 - 00:00
Young fashion designer shoots for fame in the ruins of SarajevoIT WAS a photographer's dream assignmentFri Jan 05 1996 - 00:00
Four years apart, 15 minutes awayBRANISLAV Zerajic has not seen his wife and child for four yearsFri Jan 05 1996 - 00:00
Sudden joy at catching the Gorazde Dublin busTHEY have only travelled about 70 miles, but as far as Fadila Plakalo and Ismet Herenda are concerned the biggest step in their…Thu Jan 04 1996 - 00:00
Bosnians say Serbs have abducted 16THE BOSNIAN government accused Serbs yesterday of abducting 16 civilians in Sarajevo and also protested to Nato, confronting …Wed Jan 03 1996 - 00:00
Gorazde tastes cola and peaceTHREE year old Armin Sejdic fingers the blue plastic wheel on his new toyWed Jan 03 1996 - 00:00
`Bow No' turns up at `great party' for new year of peaceTHE Nato soldiers danced the congo with the young Sarajevans in Club BB as the year of war turned into a peaceful New Year's …Tue Jan 02 1996 - 00:00
