Embracing less of the shamrock and more of the emotional idealIT'S not just a new logo, says Bord Failte. No, indeedSat Nov 16 1996 - 00:00
Flamboyant life and death of a billionaire butlerVIRTUALLY on the third anniversary of the death of the wealthy woman he had cared for, Bernard Lafferty, the Billionaire Butler…Sat Nov 09 1996 - 00:00
JAILHOUSE OPERAA WARM, functional auditorium. The throbbing Latin American rhythms of West Side Story. A break in rehearsalSat Nov 09 1996 - 00:00
Politicians and media bang the drum but fail to rouse votersIF YOU paid a surprise visit to the Washington bureau of a large European newspaper a couple of weeks before the presidential…Sat Nov 02 1996 - 00:00
Old wives taleSO. Your fortysomething husband has begun to work his abs. Drive a penis shaped carSat Nov 02 1996 - 00:00
A sop to public opinion or an attempt to outwit the criminal"THERE are moods and there are times when certain proposals will gain credence with the public" - the Minister for Justice, Mrs…Sat Oct 05 1996 - 01:00
Hepatitis C sufferers faced 20 year fight for their rightsNO ONE will ever know for sure what the fight for justice cost Brigid McColeThu Oct 03 1996 - 01:00
Are we willing to pay the price for child protection?STAND on any street in the capital this week, ask a passer by what he makes of the new Children Bill, and the response soon becomes…Sat Sept 28 1996 - 01:00
Television soap gets in the eyes of Ireland's dozy hicksTHE scene, you might think, should be dripping with menace the bewilderment of the old man duped into picking up a tough and …Mon Sept 16 1996 - 01:00
Ballot may settle bitter Kildare rezoning battleAS referendum counts go, it appeared to be a bit of a damp squibSat Sept 14 1996 - 01:00
PR disasters - Dunnes Stores Better Value Beats Them AllFOR a moment or two this week, it was possible to feel a smidgeon of sympathy for Margaret Heffernan and Frank Dunne.Sat Sept 07 1996 - 01:00
Taking arms in a see of controversyLIKE the prophet Jeremiah, who was a sensitive and shy man, I would much prefer to bring better tidings..Sat Aug 31 1996 - 01:00
Plane proseLOOK, that'll do ya", said the red faced woman slapping a grisly book viciously at her husband's chestTue Aug 20 1996 - 01:00
Back to the futureSTEPPING out in Roscrea is a bit like stepping back into the 1950sWed Aug 07 1996 - 01:00
TIME OF HER LIFEI'LL be frank. What I know about sport would fit on one corner of the back of Shaquille O'Neal's £115 million pay cheque (he …Sat Jul 27 1996 - 01:00
King of townsSTRIKE up the band. A colony once again? There is a monstrous ship heaving with military typesTue Jul 09 1996 - 01:00
King of townsSTRIKE up the band. A colony once again? There is a monstrous ship heaving with military typesSat Jul 06 1996 - 01:00
Are you EU?OUI indeed, here we are on sunny Grafton Street and there is a little brass band blasting out some rag time, all the way from…Sat Jun 29 1996 - 01:00
Tireless fighter whose good luck finally ran outWAS she frightened? There is no consensus, even among her closest friendsSat Jun 29 1996 - 01:00
Synnott shattered lives and dreams of dignityMAUREEN Hargadon's husband was already suffering from Alzheimer's disease in June 1991 when Mark Synnott suddenly pulled the …Sat May 11 1996 - 01:00
You won't send us PackingON Thursday evening Pauline Murphy went ballroom dancing as usual, hair fleshly done warm smile Firmly in place glamorous as …Sat May 04 1996 - 01:00
Sister Xaviera's defence only adds to the pain of orphanage womenIN a week that resolved nothing for the orphans of Goldenbridge, one issue, at least appears to have been settledSat Apr 27 1996 - 01:00
Could Chernobyl be the next Chernobyl?THE nuclear power establishment feels unloved, misunderstoodTue Apr 16 1996 - 01:00
Only the most devout can see butterflies in a valley of tearsTry not to despairSat Mar 16 1996 - 00:00
Don't hail, St Patrick, on our glorious £500,000 parade"OUR function is to promote Dublin as a tourist destination, not necessarily to entertain the people of Dublin..Sat Mar 16 1996 - 00:00
A Kennedy who made a name for herselfAS a woman about town - wealthy, single and a Kennedy - Jean remains an object of enormous curiositySat Mar 09 1996 - 00:00
THE ZOO BITES BACKTHE past is past. Dublin Zoo is not going to dwell on the past." The zoo fights backSat Feb 24 1996 - 00:00
Nursing a grievanceThe oncology ward at University College Hospital, Galway, is a miserably unappealing placeMon Feb 19 1996 - 00:00
Why mums actually liked Take That (well, until that Robbie one left)MAYBE they had reached their sell by date, said the punditsSat Feb 17 1996 - 00:00
Dread that all will suffer for crimes of the fewLAST week a senior police officer finally confirmed out loud, for the record, one of our worst kept secretsSat Feb 03 1996 - 00:00
"People have a right to live their lives""The four men bought nylon stockings which they used as masks and went to the home of four elderly brothersSat Jan 27 1996 - 00:00
Angels prepare to test their wingsTHE question clearly had been chewed over by the (traditionally male, militant) members of the Psychiatric Nurses Association…Sat Jan 20 1996 - 00:00
In fear of being alone, in fear of the dark"I DON'T walk borne alone at night. I'm afraid to. Aren't most women?"Sat Jan 13 1996 - 00:00
Woman who enriched lives of her family and colleaguesPHYSICALLY, Marilyn Rynn was slight just 5 feet 5 inches and very slim but spiritually, by any account, she was a well rounded…Sat Jan 13 1996 - 00:00
