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 Sep 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 Sep 19 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 Sep 17 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 Sep 17 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 Sep 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 Sep 15 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 Sep 15 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 Sep 12 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 Sep 12 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 Sep 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 Sep 11 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 Sep 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 9 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 9 2003 - 01:00
McKevitt expected to appeal 20-year sentence"Real IRA" leader Michael McKevitt is expected to appeal the 20-year sentence handed down by the Special Criminal Court yesterday…Fri Aug 8 2003 - 01:00
McKevitt shows no emotion as request for appeal refusedThe sentence: Michael McKevitt remained in his holding cell in the basement of the courthouse containing the Special Criminal…Fri Aug 8 2003 - 01:00
McDowell welcomes conviction and calls for dissidents to turn away from violenceReaction: The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform has appealed to dissident republicans to turn their backs on the…Fri Aug 8 2003 - 01:00
Sizzling conditions to continue as heatwave lasts until weekendThe heatwave is set to continue at least until the weekend, according to Met Éireann, which has predicted temperatures in the…Thu Aug 7 2003 - 01:00
Gardai and transport gear up for Saturday's Operation Robbie in parkA major security operation, involving more than 500 gardaí and an "enhanced" drug unit, is planned for next Saturday's Robbie…Wed Aug 6 2003 - 01:00
Ticket agents and promoters accused of 'profiteering'Concert promoters and ticket agents have been accused of "blatant profiteering" and operating a "cosy cartel" in their pricing…Wed Aug 6 2003 - 01:00
Boy injured in Wexford road accident diesA three-year-old Co Dublin boy who was critically injured in a weekend road accident died in Beaumont Hospital yesterday.Tue Aug 5 2003 - 01:00
Nine men are still detained following arms findIt is expected that nine men arrested at a suspected Continuity IRA training camp in north Co Waterford on Sunday will be released…Tue Aug 5 2003 - 01:00
10 held in raid on suspected dissident IRA training campGardaí arrested 10 men and seized arms and ammunition yesterday in what they believe was a suspected Continuity IRA training …Mon Aug 4 2003 - 01:00
'Missing' Yeats paintings expected to fetch €155,000 at Canadian auctionTwo paintings by Jack Butler Yeats, which left Ireland 80 years ago when purchased by a Canadian art dealer, are to be auctioned…Sat Aug 2 2003 - 01:00
Two road deaths mark start of holiday weekendTwo people were killed in separate road incidents yesterday amid heightened concern about road safety for the bank holiday weekend…Sat Aug 2 2003 - 01:00
RTE is advised to warn viewers about 'offensive' programmesRTÉ should consider warning viewers that they may be offended by interviews such as that conducted recently with commentator …Sat Aug 2 2003 - 01:00
Commission rejects complaints that RTE war coverage biasedThe Broadcasting Complaints Commission has rejected claims that RTÉ's coverage of the war in Iraq was biased.Sat Aug 2 2003 - 01:00
Pilot drug court to be extended for six monthsA pilot drug court operating in Dublin's north inner city for more than two years is to be extended for a further six months …Mon Jul 28 2003 - 01:00
Garda investigation led to prosecutionsDr Terry Walsh and Dr Cecily Cunningham are the first two people to be charged with offences arising from the hepatitis-C blood…Thu Jul 24 2003 - 01:00
Women's council criticises sponsor of Portmarnock golf eventAfter hitting out at RTÉ and Fáilte Ireland for their support of this week's Nissan Irish Open at Portmarnock Golf Club, the …Thu Jul 24 2003 - 01:00
Case against golf club to go ahead in NovemberA case by the Equality Authority against Portmarnock Golf Club over the venue's men-only membership policy is be heard in the…Thu Jul 24 2003 - 01:00
Hogan criticises 2% levy on insurance policiesMacGill Summer School: Fine Gael's spokesman on enterprise, trade and employment, Mr Phil Hogan, has accused the Government …Tue Jul 22 2003 - 01:00
Women's group not to boycott openThe National Women's Council of Ireland has decided against staging a protest at next week's Nissan Irish Open over the men-only…Sat Jul 19 2003 - 01:00
Brennan urged to reopen talks on CIE plansProtesting CIÉ workers, who are refusing to collect customer fares today, say further industrial action can be avoided if the…Fri Jul 18 2003 - 01:00
'Real needs' should drive aid agenciesSWITZERLAND: Aid agencies and policy-makers should be driven by "real needs" rather than "events", the chairman of the Irish…Thu Jul 17 2003 - 01:00
Bruton urges Ahern to clear Capt Kelly's nameThe Taoiseach has been urged to address "immediately and personally" the State's role in the events leading to the 1970 Arms …Wed Jul 16 2003 - 01:00