Spectacular sun storms light up the Irish skyStar-gazers enjoyed a rare spectacle last night as auroras - generated by one of the largest solar storms of the past 30 years…Thu Oct 30 2003 - 00:00
Social welfare fraud reduced by €230mAnti-fraud investigators reviewing unemployment and other social welfare payments have saved the Exchequer nearly €230 million…Tue Oct 28 2003 - 00:00
Adequate funding sought for Cork homelessSignificant progress on tackling homelessness in Cork will be undone unless a proposed new strategy on the problem is adequately…Mon Oct 27 2003 - 00:00
Call for increased capital for social housingThe Government must increase its allocation to social housing in the forthcoming Budget if it is to reach its targets under the…Mon Oct 27 2003 - 00:00
Offaly gets €6m from ESB for local enterpriseBusiness people and politicians in Co Offaly have welcomed a new €6 million community and enterprise fund established by the …Wed Oct 22 2003 - 01:00
TD 'will go to jail' over smoking proposalIndependent TD and part-time publican Mr Jackie Healy-Rae has promised to go to jail rather than enforce the proposed smoking…Sat Oct 04 2003 - 01:00
Publicans to make ban an election issuePublicans campaigning against the proposed workplace smoking ban are threatening to run candidates in next year's local elections…Sat Oct 04 2003 - 01:00
Group calls for law to be reviewed after weak tax returnsThe industry group set up to lobby against the smoking ban has called for the law to be reviewed in light of this week's worrying…Sat Oct 04 2003 - 01:00
Fahey urged to 'come clean' on his smoking ban stanceThe Minister of State for labour affairs, Mr Frank Fahey, has been urged to "come clean" on whether or not he continues to support…Sat Oct 04 2003 - 01:00
Tributes paid to butler of Monaco princessPrincess Caroline of Monaco attended the funeral in Dublin yesterday of her butler, who drowned in Austria last week.Fri Oct 03 2003 - 01:00
Road works gridlock motorists and shut businessMotorists travelling on one of the country's busiest roads were gridlocked in Co Kildare yesterday due to road works that have…Fri Oct 03 2003 - 01:00
Clerical staff at FAI to strike over pension planThe chief executive of the FAI, Mr Fran Rooney, is facing a fresh challenge to his plans for reforming the sporting body following…Fri Oct 03 2003 - 01:00
Cullen butts out of ashtray launchThe Minister for the Environment, Mr Cullen, has denied a suggestion his decision to pull out of the launch today of a new disposal…Thu Oct 02 2003 - 01:00
Minister defends sex trade raids by gardaiThe Minister for Justice, Mr McDowell, has defended the use of Garda resources in tackling sex-related industries such as prostitution…Thu Oct 02 2003 - 01:00
Hackers cost Department €300,000 in phone fraudDepartment of Social and Family Affairs: Telephone fraudsters last year hacked into the internal phone network of the Department…Wed Oct 01 2003 - 01:00
Relocation of Forest Service blamed for failure of technology projectsDepartment of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources: A politically inspired decision to move the Forest Service to Co…Wed Oct 01 2003 - 01:00
Claim that religious could renege on compensation deal is rejectedThe Minister for Education and Science, Mr Dempsey, has rejected as "a myth" claims that religious congregations will be able…Tue Sept 30 2003 - 01:00
Airline dispute threatens flightsSome Aer Lingus flights are expected to be disrupted in the coming days as a dispute between management and cabin crew continues…Mon Sept 29 2003 - 01:00
Call for 'one-stop-shop' to help speed up building projectsLocal and national planning agencies should be replaced by a "one-stop-shop" to help speed up major building projects, the Institution…Mon Sept 29 2003 - 01:00
Call for earlier use of drug treatment to halt CJDA Belfast teenager dying from the human form of mad cow disease has experienced "small but significant" improvements since receiving…Sat Sept 27 2003 - 01:00
Supermarket fights rise in price of breadA supermarket chain has gone to war with Ireland's leading bakeries over their demands for a 10 per cent increase in the price…Fri Sept 26 2003 - 01:00
Forged invoice 'no big hill of beans'The creation of a forged invoice to cover a £100,000 sterling under-the-counter payment to Mr Liam Lawlor was dismissed by him…Sat Sept 20 2003 - 01:00
Lawlor may face fourth term in prisonMahon tribunal: Former Fianna Fáil TD Mr Liam Lawlor may be facing a fourth term in jail for non-co-operation with the Mahon…Sat Sept 20 2003 - 01:00
Lawyer 'not told to withhold details'Mahon tribunal: A London-based lawyer for Mr Liam Lawlor denied yesterday he was instructed by the former Dublin West TD to …Fri Sept 19 2003 - 01:00
Defaulters' bins are collected by councilDublin's anti-bin charge campaigners claimed to have secured a victory in Ringsend yesterday when council workers collected refuse…Wed Sept 17 2003 - 01:00
Martin denied delaying reform of health serviceThe Minister for Health and Children has rejected claims that the Government is unduly delaying the reform of health service …Wed Sept 17 2003 - 01:00
City manager backs water chargesThe Dublin city manager, Mr John Fitzgerald, has expressed his support for the reintroduction of water charges.Mon Sept 15 2003 - 01:00
Five Temple Bar outlets receive fines for litter offencesFive retail outlets in Dublin's Temple Bar, a cinema and the defunct celebrity newspaper Stars on Sunday are among those named…Mon Sept 15 2003 - 01:00
Bin collection ban extended to second areaA second Dublin local authority is to cease collecting refuse from householders who have not paid their bin charges from today…Mon Sept 15 2003 - 01:00
Drink-driving charge dropped against singerA charge of drink driving against the singer Joe Dolan was struck out in Portlaoise District Court yesterday because a key Garda…Fri Sept 12 2003 - 01:00
'Please God, this is the end of it', says Dolan after hearingWith a twinkle in his eye and his trademark grin flashed across his face, Joe Dolan emerged from court yesterday thanking "fans…Fri Sept 12 2003 - 01:00
Bin-charge protests set to continue as residents keep up vigilThousands of householders face further disruption in Dublin today as a stand-off between Fingal County Council and anti-bin charge…Thu Sept 11 2003 - 01:00
Survivors celebrate the life and music of JaraChile/Ireland: For Enrique Diaz, September 11th has resonances dating long before the World Trade Centre attackThu Sept 11 2003 - 01:00
Playing a cat-and-mouse gameSandra Kavanagh was up early for the bin men yesterday, lurking in a parked car at the entrance to Mountview estate, the engine…Thu Sept 11 2003 - 01:00
New system fails to allay Askeaton cancer fearsA senior health official has told farmers in Co Limerick that planned improvements to the National Cancer Registry are unlikely…Wed Aug 27 2003 - 01:00
New scheme to retrain thoroughbred horsesThoroughbreds which retire from horse racing are to be given a second chance under an industry-backed pilot racehorse retraining…Mon Aug 25 2003 - 01:00
Guidelines to be published on use of boats as permanent homesWaterways Ireland, the north-south body charged with management of inland waterways, plans to publish draft guidelines early …Mon Aug 25 2003 - 01:00
Magdalen plot had remains of 155 womenThe remains of an additional 22 women were discovered when 133 bodies were being removed from a Magdalen Laundry graveyard in…Thu Aug 21 2003 - 01:00
Afri co-ordinator awarded first NGO award for 'unsung heroes'The co-ordinator of the human rights and justice group Afri, Mr Joe Murray, has become the first recipient of a new international…Mon Aug 18 2003 - 01:00
200,000 fans to make it a sporting weekendIf you hate sport, now is a good time to leave the countrySat Aug 16 2003 - 01:00
Local food market network urgedLocal authorities have been urged to create a network of local produce markets throughout the State to boost tourism and rural…Fri Aug 15 2003 - 01:00
Blaze destroys hotel in RosslareTuskar House Hotel owners say fire has put them out of business and 80 employees out of work.Fri Aug 15 2003 - 01:00
Tougher penalties on Monday for allowing drunkenness in pubsPublicans from next Monday will be liable to more stringent penalties if they allow drunkenness on, or outside, their premises…Fri Aug 15 2003 - 01:00
Daggers in the back and a poke in the eye with seven A1sProof that students don't forget everything once the exams are over."Is this a dagger which I see before me?"Thu Aug 14 2003 - 01:00
Inquiry starts into fatal jet-ski accidentThe Marine Casualty Investigation Board is examining the circumstances surrounding the death of a 15-year-old boy in a jet-ski…Wed Aug 13 2003 - 01:00
It's back to reality for 'Fever' crew after crash course on the high seasAt the start of the summer, 10 wannabe TV stars set off on a round-Ireland sailing trip.Tue Aug 12 2003 - 01:00
Man stabbed to death at Leitrim homeGardai have made an arrest after a 35-year-old man was stabbed to death at his home in Carrick-on-Shannon, Co Leitrim, early …Tue Aug 12 2003 - 01:00
Algebra can predict future of couples, says US studyMarriage counsellors have reacted sceptically to new research which uses mathematical formulae to predict whether unions will…Sat Aug 09 2003 - 01:00
RTE and TV3 set to bid for Premiership football rightsA bidding war for the rights to broadcast English Premiership football in the Republic has begun following the announcement yesterday…Sat Aug 09 2003 - 01:00
