The Minister for EverythingBIOGRAPHY: Would the Real Gerry Ryan Please Stand Up by Gerry Ryan Penguin Ireland. 258pp, €17.99Sat Oct 18 2008 - 01:00
Family and friends pay tributes at funeral of feminist June Levine"OUT OF the South Circular Road she came, a most improbable social outlaw, a galleon sweeping across the canals in high heels…Fri Oct 17 2008 - 01:00
Inside Opus Dei's new parishWith its first parish in Ireland, Opus Dei will be ministering to the flock of a wealthy Dublin suburb, much to the disquiet …Sat Sept 06 2008 - 01:00
True drama of a nameless heroineThe dramatisation of the Dr Michael Neary case for RTÉ, while having to rely on the writer's imagination, gets across the tenor…Sat Aug 30 2008 - 01:00
Tipperary Rose justifies favouritism and takes the titleTHE ROSE chosen to lead the international festival into its 50th year is Tipperary’s Aoife Kelly, an occupational therapist from…Wed Aug 27 2008 - 01:00
Ebullience and aptitude in the mix as Roses do party piecesTHE FIRST 16 Rose of Tralee aspirants took the stage in Tralee last night, while their proud parents and siblings, hailing from…Tue Aug 26 2008 - 01:00
Lyrical farewell for Dubliner Ronnie DrewALL THE charm and spirit of an old New Orleans jazz funeral infused the celebration of Ronnie Drew's life in Greystones, Co Wicklow…Wed Aug 20 2008 - 01:00
Sharon Collins found guilty of conspiring to kill partnerAFTER 32 days of hearings, 90 witnesses and more than 10 hours of deliberation, Sharon Collins - the 45-year-old Clare woman …Thu Jul 10 2008 - 01:00
Judge tells jury in hitman case they have 10 charges to considerTHE ATMOSPHERE was peculiarly muted as the jury of eight men and four women filed out at 3Tue Jul 08 2008 - 01:00
Shakespeare and spacesuits can't hide realityThe summing up of counsel in this bizarre case left PJ Howard’s sons expressionless and the accused Sharon Collins distraught…Fri Jul 04 2008 - 01:00
Woman in hitman case denies she was 'Lying Eyes'AT 2.40PM, Sharon Collins, the Clare woman accused of using the Lying Eyes alias to hire a hitman over the internet to kill her…Wed Jul 02 2008 - 01:00
Deal being touted as 'the panacea for health system'THE INTRODUCTION of the new consultant contracts will have little impact without "root and branch reform" of the health service…Sat May 17 2008 - 01:00
Finucane leads tributes in a traditional Irish farewellNUALA O’FAOLAIN’S farewell was a resolutely Irish funeral, graced with Ireland’s finest traditional musicians, before a congregation…Wed May 14 2008 - 01:00
Old friends join family to mourn death of O'FaolainTHE RICH diversity of Nuala O'Faolain's friendships and passions was evident at her removal service yesterday evening to the …Tue May 13 2008 - 01:00
Long silence greets acquittal in Meg Walsh murder trialAFTER 19 days of evidence, a jury at the Central Criminal Court yesterday found John O'Brien (41), a bus driver from Ballinakill…Sat May 10 2008 - 01:00
Motion defuses Ó Searcaigh row at AosdánaTHE EXPECTED row within Aosdána, arising from the controversial documentary about poet Cathal Ó Searcaigh, was defused yesterday…Fri May 09 2008 - 01:00
In country wedding style, contented culchies showed the axis has turnedIn what must have been a difficult day for locals, most of Offaly emptied into Dublin to celebrate their TaoiseachThu May 08 2008 - 01:00
Jury takes 21 minutes to find Gibbs not guilty of murderIt took the Central Criminal Court jury just 21 minutes to decide that Dr Lynn Gibbs was not guilty by reason of insanity for…Thu Jan 17 2008 - 00:00
Thousands turn out in Mullingar to sing a final goodbye to Joe DolanThe funeral Mass for Joe Dolan, the 68-year-old singer and Mullingar's best-loved son who died on St Stephen's Day, was due to…Mon Dec 31 2007 - 00:00
Model buried as she lived in media spotlightKaty French, the model and socialite who lived and died in the media beam, had her final outing in a sunny, country churchyard…Tue Dec 11 2007 - 00:00
Tributes paid at removal of Anthony ClareThe removal of Prof Anthony Clare, the eminent psychiatrist who died suddenly last Sunday, took place to his parish church in…Fri Nov 02 2007 - 00:00
Jury now decides after 20 days of evidenceAfter 20 days of evidence, the jury in the Rachel O'Reilly murder trial at the Central Criminal Court retired yesterday afternoon…Sat Jul 21 2007 - 01:00
Accused least curious as lover testifiesThe first spectators arrived well before 9am, laden with cushions and sandwichesFri Jul 13 2007 - 01:00
Obscenities in O'Reilly e-mails stun packed courtThe Rachel O'Reilly murder trial at the Central Criminal Court heard evidence yesterday of e-mails between the accused, Joe O…Thu Jul 12 2007 - 01:00
Humidity and procedures take a tollHumidity, densely packed humanity, swathes of technical data and a parade of senior gardaí required to testify that the telephone…Wed Jul 11 2007 - 01:00
O'Reilly jury told phone was close to homeThe jury in the Rachel O'Reilly murder case was told yesterday that the mobile phone belonging to her husband Joe was in an area…Tue Jul 10 2007 - 01:00
Brother lifts head from hands to glare at accused as blows are describedOne week into the murder trial of Joe O'Reilly, public and media interest show no sign of waningTue Jul 03 2007 - 01:00
Judge's interjections bring reliefAs the Callaly relatives sit in the same little huddle, miserable hostages to the bloody detail of a loved one's violent death…Fri Jun 29 2007 - 01:00
Small details of Rachel's life and violent death generate tearsRachel O'Reilly's sister Ann, brother Anthony and aunt Susan Woods joined hands as witnesses described the scenes around Rachel…Thu Jun 28 2007 - 01:00
Promises, promises as politics takes a back seatFine Gael manifesto launch: Fine Gael is all about familyTue May 08 2007 - 01:00
Mansergh shuns the 'egotism' of begging for votesOn the canvass: Five years on from a baptism of fire on the South Tipperary canvass, five years of living in the constituency…Mon May 07 2007 - 01:00
7,000 attend 1916 event in DublinSome 7,000 spectators turned out to watch a ceremony marking the 91st anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising outside the GPO in…Mon Apr 09 2007 - 01:00
TDs take up their guitars and rock to roll out the young voters"Be a voice for the animals," read the banner outside Leinster HouseThu Apr 05 2007 - 01:00
Teenage lives out of control in sea of drugs and violenceThere were no gasps of outrage or disbelief when the jury delivered a verdict of manslaughter against 21-year-old Kelly Noble…Thu Mar 22 2007 - 00:00
Plea to judges and politicians at funeral of slain apprentice plumberIn an atmosphere of shock, distress and powerlessness, more than 2,000 mourners attending the funeral Mass yesterday of Anthony…Thu Dec 21 2006 - 00:00
Nally's acquittal brings divided responseThe acquittal of Mayo farmer Pádraig Nally for the manslaughter of John "Frog" Ward provoked bitterly divided reaction last night…Fri Dec 15 2006 - 00:00
'Thank God it's over,' said Linda as she was led awayIt was one of the ironies of the 13-day murder trial that Charlotte and Linda Mulhall looked a great deal healthier, more alert…Mon Oct 30 2006 - 00:00
Cautious confessions of a news houndAutobiography: The full-on, recent front-page teaser in the Sunday Independent - "Me, my wife, Carol Coleman and the Stalker…Sat Oct 07 2006 - 01:00
Love was in the air but not all aroundLove was all around Judge Elizabeth Dunne's High Court yesterdayWed Oct 04 2006 - 01:00
So beware the dancing diggers and the slurry lagoon, Mr AhernThe Taoiseach would understand. You're squelching through a sea of sh**e, and hey, you get a dig-out. Your luck is inFri Sept 29 2006 - 01:00
Punters pay big bucks to say Hello, Mr PresidentSome 450 prosperous folk turned up at the Burlington Hotel yesterday, for champagne and canapes, an elaborate lunch, and an address…Thu Sept 28 2006 - 01:00
Where houses cost less than carsLast week's tragic arson attack generated plenty of headlines and coverage, but the problems will take more than outrage to solve…Sat Sept 16 2006 - 01:00
Norway's king and queen set for State visitThe first State visit to Ireland by a Norwegian monarch - excluding an uninvited visit 1,200 years ago - has been announced.Sat Sept 09 2006 - 01:00
Poland fall at first fence and leave their Dublin exiles considering early exitWhile the German hosts scooped the attention on the opening day of the world cup, in Dublin city centre, nearly 200 Poles - out…Sat Jun 10 2006 - 01:00
'To want more nuclear power rather than less is insane'In a tiny apartment in a grim Minsk tower block, a scientist garlanded with honours, a member of five academies of science, a…Tue Apr 11 2006 - 01:00
President defends visit to Saudi ArabiaOn the first day of her state visit to Jordan yesterday, President Mary McAleese vigorously defended her decision to address …Wed Feb 15 2006 - 00:00
Mixed reaction to 'Stardust' dramaFamilies bereaved by the Stardust disaster 25 years ago, when 48 young people died in a fire at a St Valentine's disco in Artane…Mon Feb 06 2006 - 00:00
Horror without embellishmentBy the time the camera zooms in on hands efficiently looping the heavy chains through the push-bars of emergency exit 3, before…Mon Feb 06 2006 - 00:00
Bringing light to relieve MS darknessThe car got clamped, the killer heels were sold out, the stupid bag handles are slicing your palms to ribbons and if You Raise…Sat Dec 17 2005 - 00:00
Judge tells of 'most socially divisive' caseMayo farmer Pádraig Nally was yesterday sentenced to six years in prison for the manslaughter of Traveller John Ward after what…Sat Nov 12 2005 - 00:00
