Use of plastic bullets criticisedHUMAN rights observers in Derry have accused the RUC and British army of indiscriminate use of plastic bullets during the disturbances…Mon Jul 15 1996 - 01:00
Teenager critical but stable after Derry's `worst ever' riotsA TEENAGE boy was critically ill in Derry's Altnagelvin hospital last night as the RUC came under heavy criticism for its handling…Sat Jul 13 1996 - 01:00
Derry rioters fight pitched battles with army and policeTHE British army fought pitch battles with rioters on the streets of Derry early today, after serious violence erupted shortly…Fri Jul 12 1996 - 01:00
NUI senate criticises Minister's paper on university legislationTHE NUI senate has expressed disappointment that the Minister for Education's position paper on new university legislation has…Tue Jul 09 1996 - 01:00
Irishman accused on Internet database of being child abuserAN IRISHMAN is among those named in a database of alleged child abusers which has been compiled in the US and published on the…Tue Jul 09 1996 - 01:00
Cross-Border sport and tourism to benefit from £4m in EU grantsCROSS Border sport and tourism projects are among the beneficiaries of a £4 million grant package allocated under the EU Special…Wed Jul 03 1996 - 01:00
Penal trust criticises delays in prison reformsTHE Irish Penal Reform Trust has criticised the lack of progress in implementing prison reforms proposed under a 1994 planSat Jun 29 1996 - 01:00
Searching for the dream candidateWHEN broadcaster Joe Duffy publicly disavowed any interest in becoming a Fianna Fail TD earlier this week, he drew attention …Sat Jun 29 1996 - 01:00
Final journey for fearless journalistTHE tiny airport church of Our Lady Queen of Heaven was far too small to contain the family members, friends and admirers of …Sat Jun 29 1996 - 01:00
Army bomb disposal unit called to check find in farm bunkerTHE Army bomb disposal unit was yesterday called to a farm near the Slieve Bloom mountains to examine items found in a bunker…Sat Jun 22 1996 - 01:00
Clonaslee people say area is not a hotbed of IRA activityONE OF three teenage boys cycling up the mountain road near where the search was taking place was enjoying the village's temporary…Sat Jun 22 1996 - 01:00
Rhythm n blues joins soul at PointAFTER the shenanigans of the past week, it was back to "Van Morrison in a three part harmony romp" last night in Dublin, when…Tue Jun 18 1996 - 01:00
Summer wind blows in from across the seaTHE warmest weekend of the year so far is likely to be followed by a drop in temperatures this week, although the forecast is…Mon Jun 17 1996 - 01:00
Pre-Bloomsday bike rally brings jam to the GreenBLOOMSDAY arrived two days early in Dublin yesterday, causing mild chaos and a 1904 style traffic jam on St Stephen's Green.Sat Jun 15 1996 - 01:00
Birmingham Six confident of backing by GovernmentTHE Birmingham Six are confident that the Government will help press their case for increased compensation from BritainSat Jun 15 1996 - 01:00
Warmest spell so far is forecast for the weekendTHE coming weekend will bring the highest temperatures of the year so far, with a high of at least 25" Celsius likely, probably…Fri Jun 14 1996 - 01:00
Referendums may never be the same again, argues "vindicated" McKennaGREEN MEP Ms Patricia McKenna welcomed the Supreme Court decision but said the judgment also vindicated her own decision to challenge…Thu Jun 13 1996 - 01:00
Case delayed for an hourTHE case of Mr Quinn was delayed by over an hour while he was examined by a doctor.Thu Jun 13 1996 - 01:00
Investigation held into missing meat in NorthTHE Department of Agriculture in Northern Ireland has confirmed it investigated the disappearance of meat from the carcasses …Tue Jun 11 1996 - 01:00
Beef farmers "may face" 40% drop in incomeTHE BSE crisis could cost Irish beef farmers a 40 per cent drop in incomes this year in a "worst case scenario", according to…Tue Jun 11 1996 - 01:00
FEOGA grants to create 104 jobsTWENTY six agricultural food projects are to share grant aid of more than £3 million from FEOGA, the EU agricultural development…Tue Jun 11 1996 - 01:00
Town gathers again in grief as seventh fire victim is buriedFIVE days after the town woke up to the tragedy of the Maher family, Portarlington gathered again yesterday to bury the last …Sat Jun 08 1996 - 01:00
Independent chairmen given wide powersTHE procedural guidelines published yesterday detail the arrangements for chairmanship of all parts of the talks, the ground …Fri Jun 07 1996 - 01:00
Barrett says no justification for major cuts in fishing fleetTHERE is no justification for major cuts in the Irish fishing fleet based on the part it plays in the European problem of overfishing…Thu Jun 06 1996 - 01:00
Inferno which killed six may have begun in kitchenTHE BLAZE which killed six members of a family in Co Laois and critically injured a seventh appears to have started in the kitchen…Mon Jun 03 1996 - 01:00
Mother may have returned to house to try to save childrenANNE RYAN was asleep at her home at No 5 Marian Hill, when the siren at Portarlington fire station went off shortly before 5 …Mon Jun 03 1996 - 01:00
Hendron claims SF cheated as it wins 4 of 5 West Belfast seatsTHE SDLP MP for West Belfast has alleged that "massive votestealing" contributed to Sinn Fein's performance in the constituency…Sat Jun 01 1996 - 01:00
World media watch Adams voteHIS participation in the eventual talks may still be in doubt but the world's press descended on a school in West Belfast yesterday…Fri May 31 1996 - 01:00
Graffiti seen as the main security to electionsWITH almost all of Northern Ireland's paramilitary groupings represented by their political wings in the elections, the security…Thu May 30 1996 - 01:00
Meat plants may be shut by dispute over chargesTHE State's meat processing plants could be forced to close over the next two days if a dispute between processors and renderers…Tue May 28 1996 - 01:00
Bleary eyed breakfast audience find it hard to see funny sideCOMEDIAN Bill Murray has the face of a man who never gets enough sleepMon May 27 1996 - 01:00
Anglo German BSE groupAN Anglo German working group on the BSE crisis was inaugurated in Strasbourg yesterday, as MEPs from both countries moved to…Fri May 24 1996 - 01:00
Socialists lead attack on MEPs round on Major for "mad cow war"MEPs ROUNDED on the British prime minister yesterday, with the Socialists leading the attack on what they dubbed Mr John Major…Thu May 23 1996 - 01:00
Dump hazards debatedA DOUBLING of the minimum distance between dumps and residential areas and a statutory duty on operators to minimise hazards …Wed May 22 1996 - 01:00
MEPs move on soccer hooligansFOOTBALL fans travelling to matches abroad should in future be accompanied by members of their own national police forces, under…Wed May 22 1996 - 01:00
Gardai search pub for clues to murder of ownerGARDAI in Co Wicklow have carried out an extensive search of Jack White's pub near Brittas Bay, scene of the murder two months…Mon May 20 1996 - 01:00
More dropped H's than EastendersIT WAS an exercise in showing Ireland's best face to the worldMon May 20 1996 - 01:00
`Oops, ah, Cantona' as Eric keeps his peaceONE of the more cryptic post match quotes from last Saturday's English FA Cup Final was Eric Cantona's comment that he felt "…Thu May 16 1996 - 01:00
Government welcomes Kelly transfer to PortlaoiseTHE Government has welcomed the transfer of the IRA prisoner Patrick Kelly to Portlaoise Prison, saying the move would create…Wed May 15 1996 - 01:00
Heavenly bodies plan series of summer spectacularsIF UNUSUAL activity in the sky is a portent of doom, it could be time for all of us to consider cashing in those old prize bonds…Sat May 04 1996 - 01:00
Strategy to win Tallaght jobs set down by MinisterSECURING the use of the Packard plant is a key objective in the plan to replace the lost jobs there, the Minister for Enterprise…Fri May 03 1996 - 01:00
Action on Airmotive dispute demandedSOUTH WEST Dublin could be facing its second industrial disaster in a week if the Government does not intervene in the dispute…Fri May 03 1996 - 01:00
Bitterness over refusal to divulge data behind the closureUNIONS at Packard continued to insist last night that jobs at the plant could be saved, while bitterly criticising the company…Wed May 01 1996 - 01:00
FF set to look into arrest of senatorFIANNA Fail has described as "regrettable" a weekend incident in which Senator Dan Kiely was arrested outside a bar in Listowel…Tue Apr 30 1996 - 01:00
Schizophrenia in the familyROBERT (all family names have been changed) was discharged from St Ita's Psychiatric Hospital in Portrane, Co Dublin, last month…Mon Apr 29 1996 - 01:00
Other churches warmly welcome C of I electionTHE Catholic Archbishop of Dublin, Dr Desmond Connell, last night said he looked forward to a "happy ecumenical collaboration…Sat Apr 27 1996 - 01:00
EU focus on unemployment stressedTHE approach to unemployment is now the defining issue between two contradictory visions of the European Union, the annual conference…Sat Apr 27 1996 - 01:00
1.2m census forms due for completion tomorrowFORMS for the 1996 Census of Population must be completed tomorrow night, and their collection will begin on MondaySat Apr 27 1996 - 01:00
ISPCC "confused" over timing of TV report on GoldenbridgeTHE IRISH Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children has said is "confused" about why Monday's Prime Time report on Goldenbridge…Thu Apr 25 1996 - 01:00
"Ill gotten gains" raise £1m in taxesTHE Revenue Commissioners have raised about £1 million in taxes from the "ill-gotten gains of suspected or known criminals, Dublin…Wed Apr 24 1996 - 01:00
