Lansdowne Road plans: state of playThe new Lansdowne Road stadium is not now expected to be open until at least 2009, with a spokesman for Minister for Sport John…Mon Apr 18 2005 - 01:00
Taking the biscuitTheLastStraw: There was a sad inevitability about this week's news that the Cookie Monster has been forced to cut down on biscuits…Sat Apr 16 2005 - 01:00
End the row, says archbishopDay of mourning: An archbishop has called for an end to squabbling over a national day of mourning, but called on schools to…Wed Apr 06 2005 - 01:00
Taoiseach among first to express 'deepest sympathy'Book of condolences: The Taoiseach was among the early arrivals at the Apostolic Nunciature in Dublin yesterday when a book …Tue Apr 05 2005 - 01:00
Extra-Pale complexionsThe Last Straw: People from the rest of Ireland rightly complain that the media can be very Dublin-centred, so they must have…Sat Apr 02 2005 - 01:00
On the battlefieldThe Last Straw: The good news for Irish soccer is that today is the Jewish feast of Purim, traditionally marked by the presentation…Sat Mar 26 2005 - 00:00
Jerusalem syndromeThe Last Straw: Israelis like to joke that you don't need a modern guide book to tour their country; the Bible will do fine.Sat Mar 19 2005 - 00:00
Hollywords of wisdomThe Last Straw: It was a great day for the Irish at last weekend's Academy AwardsSat Mar 05 2005 - 00:00
McDowell on law and order trailCampaign trail: Being Minister for Justice is a bit like serving a suspended prison sentenceTue Mar 01 2005 - 00:00
Mixed emotionsThe Last Straw: When soccer writers mention the Chelsea "revolution", the reference is to the club's Russian ownerSat Feb 26 2005 - 00:00
Visit by McCartneys brings out rare unityDail Sketch: For some time now there have been rumours of tension between the hardliners and moderatesThu Feb 24 2005 - 00:00
Labour trio put money where their mouths areThe odds on a Labour win in the Kildare by-election were cut dramatically yesterday, after a €200 gamble at a Naas bookmaker'…Sat Feb 19 2005 - 00:00
The game must go onThe Last Straw: For those who think sectarianism should have no place in sport, the month so far has been a game of two halves…Sat Feb 12 2005 - 00:00
O'Donnell says Cullen is being 'damaged' by allegationsThe Minister for Transport, Mr Cullen, is being "damaged" by continuing allegations that he misused taxpayers' money, a Government…Mon Feb 07 2005 - 00:00
Lend me your armsThe Last Straw: I see in the New York Times that a former weapons adviser to Ronald Reagan is now running management seminars…Sat Feb 05 2005 - 00:00
Residents warn over proposed prisonResidents angered by the proposed new prison complex in north Dublin have begun a legal challenge against the plans.Tue Feb 01 2005 - 00:00
New year brings new realities sharply home to Sinn FeinDáil Sketch: It was a new year and a new dispensation when the Dáil resumed after the Christmas recessThu Jan 27 2005 - 00:00
A 'Gunfight at the OK Corral' scenarioGerry Adams cautioned the media not to expect a High Noon scenario. He was right on at least two scoresWed Jan 26 2005 - 00:00
Only a trembling hand betrayed his feelings as he was led awayCourt sketch: The great legal motto "Let justice be done though the heavens fall" has never been fully tested in the courts, …Tue Jan 25 2005 - 00:00
Hearing on nursing home charges beginsThe Supreme Court will begin hearing arguments today on the constitutionality of legislation allowing the Government to deduct…Mon Jan 24 2005 - 00:00
Money-for-peace talks draw widespread scornUDA demands for a multi-million-pound government support package to retrain former paramilitaries have been condemned by parties…Fri Jan 21 2005 - 00:00
Close shave with cultureThe Last Straw: Has anybody else noticed a strange connection between the popularisation of operatic tenors and recent developments…Sat Jan 15 2005 - 00:00
Relative valuesThe Last Straw: One of my more realistic New Year's resolutions is to grasp, once and for all, the theory of relativitySat Jan 08 2005 - 00:00
Tearful reunions as travellers tell of their escapesIrish visitors: It was like Christmas Eve a week late at Dublin Airport yesterday as homecoming travellers had tear-filled reunions…Thu Dec 30 2004 - 00:00
Tourism hit by drop in visitors from UKA continuing slump in visitor numbers from Britain was the main factor in a "sluggish" year for Irish tourism, according to the…Wed Dec 29 2004 - 00:00
Greens take shot at NRA militantsDail Sketch: Just as unionists speak of "Sinn Féin/IRA" as a single entity, so environmentalists see the Government and the …Thu Dec 16 2004 - 00:00
Lone white collar among the seasoned jailbirdsRay Burke was the very picture of an upright citizen as he awaited sentence in Court Number 8Wed Dec 15 2004 - 00:00
Mountjoy prisoner still at large as investigation beginsA violent prisoner was still on the run last night after he escaped while visiting his seriously-ill mother in a Dublin hospice…Tue Dec 14 2004 - 00:00
RTE finds District Court discrepanciesDistrict Court sentencing is a "lottery" in which punishment depends more on the judge than on the nature of the offence, an …Tue Dec 14 2004 - 00:00
Peace won't pay the billsThe Last Straw: Sure, most people would have welcomed itSat Dec 11 2004 - 00:00
Not for the first time, the failure of one side to see the big picture brings the deal downThe obvious solution, in retrospect, was for the DUP to get an artist's impression of decommissioningThu Dec 09 2004 - 00:00
Swords named dirtiest of 30 Irish townsSwords is the dirtiest of 30 Irish towns in the latest survey published by Irish Business Against Litter, (IBAL).Mon Dec 06 2004 - 00:00
Nostalgia tinged with a little hope as Bewley's faithful savour the last dropAs befits a business founded by Quakers, Bewley's Cafés departed this world with a Quaker-style funeralWed Dec 01 2004 - 00:00
Last orders for Bewley's this eveningBewley's landmark Dublin cafes will cease trading this evening, even as a campaign to save them continues.Tue Nov 30 2004 - 00:00
The sex lotteryThe Last Straw: For many of us, the birth of a child is a life-altering event. Not for Colin Farrell, thoughSat Nov 27 2004 - 00:00
Star meets fans: McFadden draws hordes for signing of new albumBryan McFadden was guarded by men in black last night as he signed records at HMV in DublinSat Nov 27 2004 - 00:00
Understudy takes on starring roleDail Sketch: With the Taoiseach transferring to the London stage, the Tánaiste was left yesterday as acting leader of the House…Thu Nov 25 2004 - 00:00
Bertie plays it cool when it comes to thin ice in Smithfield's rinkThe Smithfield ice-rink was not fully operational when the Taoiseach dropped by for a sneak preview yesterday.Tue Nov 23 2004 - 00:00
Comrade Bertie compared to Comical AliDáil Sketch: The Dáil was still agog at the Taoiseach's weekend conversion to socialismWed Nov 17 2004 - 00:00
Four die on Irish roads over the weekendFour more people died on the Republic's roads at the weekend, bringing fatalities to date this year to 324 - just 12 short of…Mon Nov 08 2004 - 00:00
Spiders weave their magicIt's a well-known rule of show business - never work with children and arachnidsMon Nov 08 2004 - 00:00
Trinity is in the wayThe Last Straw: When - a few years ago - this column proposed a radical solution to Dublin's public transport problems, involving…Sat Nov 06 2004 - 00:00
Challenge to Tara motorway plannedConservationists have threatened legal action if the Minister for the Environment, Mr Roche, gives the go-ahead to excavation…Sat Nov 06 2004 - 00:00
Bush's presidential victory is not so good for Blair, UCD students toldThe result of the US presidential election is bad news for the British prime minister, the BBC's world affairs editor has told…Sat Nov 06 2004 - 00:00
Carpenters take over crane in protest about unpaid wagesThree men were occupying a crane on a Dublin building site last night in a protest about wagesWed Nov 03 2004 - 00:00
GAA footballer guilty of assaulting opponentAll-Ireland winning footballer James McCartan has been found guilty of the assault that broke a Westmeath player's jaw in a challenge…Tue Nov 02 2004 - 00:00
McCartan found guilty of assaulting Westmeath playerDown footballer James McCartan will face sentencing later this month after being found guilty of the assault that shattered an…Tue Nov 02 2004 - 00:00
