Touch of spice as Victoria does a star turnThere's a poster promotion in Eason's of O'Connell Street, Dublin, featuring great Irish writers and their best-known linesMon Sept 24 2001 - 01:00
France on under five nappies a dayMost parents of young children spend their holidays, if they take any at all, in campsites or child-proof rented houses, staying…Sat Sept 22 2001 - 01:00
Meath locals slow to cock a snook at Galway opponents ahead of deciderAt McDermott Bros Eggs and Poultry, Navan, they know better than most that you should never count your chickens before they hatch…Sat Sept 22 2001 - 01:00
Galway fans bet on the hope that Meath have popped their corksA rare championship pairing of Meath and Galway sees the rival football fans in contrasting moods on the eve of tomorrow's All…Sat Sept 22 2001 - 01:00
ITV refuses to cough up £1m as police decide to ask the audienceScotland Yard has been called in to investigate a case of suspicious coughing in the audience during filming of ITV's version…Fri Sept 21 2001 - 01:00
Special session expresses sympathy and solidarity with US over attacksA day after the New York Stock Exchange, the Dβil too reopened in a symbolic response to last week's events.Wed Sept 19 2001 - 01:00
Reasons for letting our hare downWe all shared the pain of our readers' representative when she apologised on Monday for a series of recent spelling mistakes …Sat Sept 08 2001 - 01:00
Bono ripe for sainthoodMost reasonable people will lament the lack of a State honours system to reward high-achievers like U2Sat Sept 01 2001 - 01:00
Government boys back in town for U2's homecomingIn the final warm-up for U2, the sound system played Thin LizzyMon Aug 27 2001 - 01:00
The night the wall came downLast week's theft of a section of the Liffey wall marks an alarming escalation in Dublin's battle against crimeSat Aug 25 2001 - 01:00
Liffey bridge gets planning approvalResidents of Dublin's docklands have criticised An Bord Pleanala's decision to approve a controversial new bridge across the …Fri Aug 24 2001 - 01:00
Big Brothers protect Dowling from press as fans storm houseYou couldn't hear the cash registers with the screaming in Easons yesterday when Brian Dowling made his first public appearance…Wed Aug 22 2001 - 01:00
An Taisce critical of Liffey valley plansThe conservation group An Taisce has strongly criticised An Bord Pleanala's decision to approve plans for a housing scheme in…Tue Aug 21 2001 - 01:00
GSI closure no effect on economy-HarneyThe closure of GSI is another sign of the downturn in the US technology industry, but it is not symptomatic of any deterioration…Sat Aug 18 2001 - 01:00
Forever sleepyThe US's baby-boomer generation is in crisis, as you may have heardSat Aug 18 2001 - 01:00
Backless Hurley backs LauderThere was great relief in Dublin yesterday when Liz Hurley turned up for an opening ceremony wearing a full dressFri Aug 17 2001 - 01:00
Mass for hunger-striking taxi driverHundreds of Dublin taxi drivers suspended work for three hours yesterday to attend a Mass for a colleague who is on the 30th …Wed Aug 15 2001 - 01:00
Looking for rhyme and reasonsFor all his undoubted qualities, Brendan Kennelly does not appear to meet the full criteria for having a literary festival named…Tue Aug 14 2001 - 01:00
Touchdown with a bumpYou may have read in this paper recently that the National Maternity Hospital is considering admission quotas in an effort to…Sat Aug 11 2001 - 01:00
Premiership on again as RTE scores a last-gasp equaliserRTE has reversed its decision not to screen the English Premiership this seasonSat Aug 11 2001 - 01:00
Ryanair aircraft forced to return to DublinA Ryanair aircraft was forced to return to Dublin Airport yesterday after it experienced an engine problem en route to London…Fri Aug 10 2001 - 01:00
Senator gave £1m to Tory election fundA member of Seanad Eireann was one of the biggest financial backers of Britain's Conservative Party during its doomed general…Wed Aug 08 2001 - 01:00
Woman wins equality case against golf clubA Tipperary golf club has been ordered to pay £11,000 compensation, plus wage arrears, to a woman employee after the Office of…Wed Aug 08 2001 - 01:00
Autism group says Disabilities Bill stops short of enshrining rightsThe proposed new Disabilities Bill "would appear to stop well short of enshrining disability rights in legislation", the Irish…Sat Aug 04 2001 - 01:00
Lawlor is granted reprieve in his battle to stay freeDublin West TD Mr Liam Lawlor has avoided a return to prison until October at the earliest following the Supreme Court's decision…Sat Aug 04 2001 - 01:00
Eurovisions of realityIf RT╔ bosses are serious about competing in the reality-TV stakes, I have a suggestion for themSat Aug 04 2001 - 01:00
Order says it will return donations if judge finds against Irish priestThe order of Holy Ghost Fathers has said it will return more than $200,000 in donations from the will of an American woman if…Sat Aug 04 2001 - 01:00
Ten steps to heaven1. Try to relax. When the traffic has ground to a halt, use the time to practise deep breathingFri Aug 03 2001 - 01:00
Tens of thousands of pounds believed stolen from women at `gifting' partyAt least 30 women were attending the "gifting" party in a house in Blackrock, Co Dublin, which was the target of an armed raid…Fri Aug 03 2001 - 01:00
A dose of French realism as Mountjoy beckonsMr Justice Smyth may be making a habit of jailing Liam Lawlor, but at least he's not sending him inside without recommended reading…Wed Aug 01 2001 - 01:00
Lawlor sent back to prison for another seven-day termThe Dublin West TD, Mr Liam Lawlor, faces a return to prison next Wednesday after the High Court ruled yesterday that he had …Wed Aug 01 2001 - 01:00
Evangelists trying to reroute pilgrimage get polite brush-offThe annual pilgrimage to Croagh Patrick is becoming a bit like the Northern parades issue in reverse.Mon Jul 30 2001 - 01:00
Growing painsHas anyone else noticed the craze among business people for growing things? It started with managers outlining plans to "grow…Sat Jul 28 2001 - 01:00
Rathangan votes en masse for `brilliant' Brian to winRathangan was like a town in the grip of a general election yesterday, but there was only one candidate and he didn't have a …Fri Jul 27 2001 - 01:00
Dublin dump may overflow on to streets, IBEC warnsPiles of rotting rubbish could be lining the streets of Dublin next month unless emergency measures are taken, the employers …Tue Jul 24 2001 - 01:00
Renvyle in the line of Pebble Beach's fireClint Eastwood made his fortune playing a man with no nameMon Jul 23 2001 - 01:00
Margo and wife carry off the prizeThis is a time of year when news is supposed to be scarceSat Jul 21 2001 - 01:00
Car-dealer pays out over Toyota in guise of LexusA former director of the Government Information Bureau has settled his case against a Dublin car-dealer over a luxury second-…Fri Jul 20 2001 - 01:00
ESB workers accept new pay and restructuring dealESB workers have voted to accept major restructuring in the company, clearing the way for a £2 billion upgrade in the national…Sat Jul 14 2001 - 01:00
`European first' as woman wins case claiming dismissal was on age groundsThe Equality Authority has welcomed as a "European first" a decision by the Labour Court to award compensation to a woman dismissed…Fri Jul 13 2001 - 01:00
U2 tickets for second Slane gig a sell-out after just 94 minutesTickets for the second U2 concert at Slane sold out yesterday within 94 minutes of the extra date being announced, despite the…Tue Jul 10 2001 - 01:00
De Valera says RTE could use `spare' £117mThere is no reason RTE should not use some of its cash reserves to maintain the quality of services, the Minister for the Arts…Tue Jul 10 2001 - 01:00
Independent declines comment on claim of newsroom brawlIndependent News and Media management has declined to comment on reports of a brawl in the Sunday Independent newsroom on Friday…Mon Jul 09 2001 - 01:00
State's Leader initiative proposal approvedThe European Commission has approved Ireland's programme for the EU Leader Plus initiative, allowing funds to be made available…Fri Jul 06 2001 - 01:00
Group aims to highlight the legacy of EmmetPlans to mark the bicentenary of the 1803 rising were inaugurated at a public meeting in Dublin last night, with organisers pledging…Thu Jul 05 2001 - 01:00
Nurturing a grudgeA New York reader e-mailed me recently, availing of this column's occasional service in interpreting Ireland to the diasporaSat Jun 30 2001 - 01:00
Going for the burnI don't mean to worry any new parents among you, and it's important not to exaggerate, but a useful thing to remember when raising…Sat Jun 23 2001 - 01:00
Yes, you will yet say yesWhile Europe woke last Saturday to face the worrying implication of Ireland's rejection of the Nice Treaty, I was in a hotel …Sat Jun 16 2001 - 01:00
Anyone interested in a time-share coffin?The cardboard coffin is all very well, if you like that kind of thing, but it's not particularly attractive as coffins go and…Fri Jun 15 2001 - 01:00
Summer madnessAh, summer in Dublin. The hissing of sprinklers on suburban lawns. The hum of insect life in Stephen's GreenSat Jun 09 2001 - 01:00
