Ireland among highest in EU for psychiatric detentionsIreland has one of the highest rates in Europe of involuntary detentions in psychiatric institutions, according to a new book…Thu Feb 27 2003 - 00:00
Massive Attack star arrested in child porn inquiryOne of the founding members of influential dance group Massive Attack has been arrested on suspicion of Internet child pornography…Thu Feb 27 2003 - 00:00
Shannon pull-out hailed as victory by anti-war groupThe Irish Anti-War Movement (IAWM) has hailed the decision by two US airlines to cease transporting US troops through Shannon…Wed Feb 26 2003 - 00:00
Ferns diocese denies secret payment to victimThe Diocese of Ferns has denied a newspaper report that it made a secret financial settlement with a victim of the late FrMon Feb 24 2003 - 00:00
Ulster Unionists boycott multi-party talksThe Ulster Unionist Party has announced it will not be participating in today's multi-party talks at Stormont on the implementation…Mon Jan 20 2003 - 00:00
High winds delay erection of Spire againEngineers are readying themselves to install the fourth section of the Spire on Dublin's O'Connell Street.Mon Jan 20 2003 - 00:00
Partnership talks resume in Government BuildingsA new round of talks began this afternoon at Government Buildings in Dublin in an effort to agree a new national partnership …Mon Jan 20 2003 - 00:00
Parents for Justice angered by Dunne commentsThe Parents for Justice group has reacted angrily to comments by the head of the Dunne Inquiry that its withdrawal will not seriously…Mon Jan 20 2003 - 00:00
Revenue identifies 21,500 more bogus accountsThe Office of the Revenue Commissioners has announced that it has identified 21,500 more bogus non-resident accounts with Irish…Mon Jan 20 2003 - 00:00
Smith defends use of Shannon by US militaryThe Minister for Defence has insisted that the Government policy of allowing US military aircraft to use Shannon airport is not…Mon Jan 20 2003 - 00:00
Farmers take 'tractorcade' to Dublin in income protestThe tractor protest outside Government Buildings has broken up and was described as a "huge success" by Irish Farmers' Association…Fri Jan 10 2003 - 00:00
McCreevy orders Departments to tighten financesThe Minister for Finance has ordered all Government departments to review and - if necessary - tighten their financial controls…Thu Jan 09 2003 - 00:00
Dempsey denies change in supervision dealThe Minister for Education has insisted the deal agreed with teachers on supervision duties that is the subject of a dispute …Thu Jan 09 2003 - 00:00
'Tractorcade' gathers momentum as it heads for DublinHundreds of farmers protesting against falling farm incomes are resting for the night ahead of their descent on Dublin for a …Thu Jan 09 2003 - 00:00
Farmers' patience at 'breaking point', IFA warnsThe IFA president, Mr John Dillon, warned today that farmers' patience with the Government in the ongoing dispute over agricultural…Thu Jan 09 2003 - 00:00
Man held over Dundalk cash and carry raidA man has been arrested in connection with an armed raid on a cash and carry in Dundalk that has been linked to dissident republicans…Wed Jan 08 2003 - 00:00
FF deputy says farmers are 'putting on the poor mouth'Protesting farmers have been accused by Fianna Fáil Dublin TD Mr Sean Ardagh of wasting Garda resources and making a mockery …Wed Jan 08 2003 - 00:00
ASTI talks with school managers break downThe standing committee of Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI) is meeting to discuss the outcome of talks with school…Wed Jan 08 2003 - 00:00
Dublin businesses 'deplore' farm income protestDublin business leaders have asked the Garda to act to prevent traffic chaos when up to a thousand protesting farmers drive their…Tue Jan 07 2003 - 00:00
Up to 1,000 tractors on road in farmers' protestAbout 1,000 tractors are on the road in the second day of the Irish Farmers' Association's (IFA) protest over declining agricultural…Tue Jan 07 2003 - 00:00
Road death toll at lowest level since 1965, figures showThe death toll on Irish roads for 2002, at 379, is the lowest since 1965, according to figures released by the Department of …Wed Jan 01 2003 - 00:00
Christmas travellers face into transport rushTravellers face into one of the busiest weekends for the State's transport network this evening, as the Christmas rush begins…Fri Dec 20 2002 - 00:00
Dunlop admits to being 'corrupting influence' on planningMr Frank Dunlop has accepted a claim by former Fine Gael TD and Senator Mr Liam Cosgrave that he was a "corrupting influence" …Thu Dec 19 2002 - 00:00
Dunlop claim of bribing Cosgrave disputedLawyers for the Flood tribunal have disputed a claim by Mr Frank Dunlop that he paid former Fine Gael Senator Liam TThu Dec 19 2002 - 00:00
Dunlop describes handing over cash in Dublin streetMr Frank Dunlop has described handing over an envelope containing £2,000 in cash to a county councillor on a busy Dublin City…Thu Dec 19 2002 - 00:00
Jackson Way withdraws co-operation with tribunalJackson Way, the English company whose land at Carrickmines is central to the current module of the Flood tribunal, is refusing…Wed Dec 18 2002 - 00:00
Dunlop describes being 'under siege' for moneyMr Frank Dunlop has described being "under siege" for money prior to the Dublin City Council election in June 1991.Wed Dec 18 2002 - 00:00
Dunlop handed over £1,000 in busy pub, Flood hearsThe Flood tribunal has this afternoon heard extensive details of allegations of corruption among Dublin city councillors by Mr…Wed Dec 18 2002 - 00:00
Dunlop tells Flood tribunal of bribes for land rezoningThe Flood tribunal has heard that Mr Liam Lawlor provided the wording for a motion submitted to Dublin County Council to rezone…Tue Dec 17 2002 - 00:00
Dunlop tells Flood of Lawlor rezoning claimsMr Frank Dunlop has told the Flood tribunal that Liam Lawlor was the first person to tell him Dublin county councillors would…Tue Dec 17 2002 - 00:00
Application to halt Dunlop evidence rejectedMr Justice Feargus Flood has rejected applications by lawyers representing several Dublin County Councillors to halt Mr Frank…Tue Dec 17 2002 - 00:00
Senator claimed tribunal was tapping Dunlop's phoneSenator Don Lydon warned Mr Frank Dunlop to be careful about what he said on his telephone because it was being tapped by the…Tue Dec 17 2002 - 00:00
Provisional licence-holders face crackdown - BrennanThe loophole that allows motorists on the second provisional licence to drive without supervision is to be closed under new laws…Mon Dec 16 2002 - 00:00
Incinerator dioxins to rise 100-fold by 2010 - EPAPoisonous dioxins produced by waste incinerators will jump a hundred-fold by 2010 should the construction of the Government's…Mon Dec 16 2002 - 00:00
Barnardos warns of 'excessive drinking culture'Ireland's "deep-rooted and damaging culture of excessive drinking" continues to cause huge suffering for thousands of children…Mon Dec 16 2002 - 00:00
Dessie O'Hare moved ahead of early releaseDessie O'Hare, who is serving a 40-year sentence for the kidnap and mutilation of a dentist, has been moved to Castlerea Prison…Mon Dec 09 2002 - 00:00
Fine Gael's Jim Mitchell dies after long illnessFormer Fine Gael deputy leader Jim Mitchell has died in Dublin after a long illness.Mon Dec 02 2002 - 00:00
Councillors deny taking bribes from DunlopThe Flood tribunal has heard further denials from a number of former Dublin county councillors that they received bribes from…Fri Nov 22 2002 - 00:00
Dunlop given over £30,000 for rezoning bidsMr Frank Dunlop was paid £36,500 for his part in two attempts to have lands adjacent to the controversial Jackson Way holding…Fri Nov 22 2002 - 00:00
All former county councillors deny wrongdoingAll former Dublin County councillors accused of receiving payments from Mr Frank Dunlop in return for planning favours in the…Fri Nov 22 2002 - 00:00
Flood tribunal hears key witness has left IrelandMr James Kennedy, who allegedly gave lobbyist Mr Frank Dunlop £25,000 to influence land rezoning in the 1990s has left Ireland…Thu Nov 21 2002 - 00:00
Dunlop claims Lawlor involved in CarrickminesThe Flood Tribunal has heard allegations that former Dublin West TD Mr Liam Lawlor was involved in attempts to secure rezoning…Thu Nov 21 2002 - 00:00
Flood tribunal evidence to be 'turgid and hard to follow'Much of the evidence to be presented at the forthcoming hearings into allegations of Co Dublin planning corruption will be "technical…Wed Nov 20 2002 - 00:00
Flood tribunal hears Dunlop paid FG man £8,000 in 1990sThe Flood Tribunal heard this morning that lobbyist Mr Frank Dunlop alleges he made three separate payments, totaling £8,000, …Wed Nov 20 2002 - 00:00
Dail to debate first-time house-buyers' grantThe Dáil is today debating a Government motion on the Book of Estimates which includes a Labour amendment calling for the reinstatement…Tue Nov 19 2002 - 00:00
McBrearty 'will go to jail' rather than attend MorrisMr Frank McBrearty Snr has said he is prepared to go to jail and on hunger strike rather than appear as a witness at the Morris…Tue Nov 19 2002 - 00:00
Gardai 'failed to co-operate' with riot inquiryThe Garda Síochána Complaints Board said today it was "very disappointed" with the lack of co-operation from rank-and-file officers…Mon Nov 18 2002 - 00:00
Flood relief scheme will not pay out until JanuaryPeople affected by last week's flooding will not get Government payouts until next January at the earliest.Mon Nov 18 2002 - 00:00
Dublin taxi drivers to protest deregulationThree Dublin taxi drivers' unions have called for a three-hour protest next week over what they claim is a failure by the Government…Fri Nov 15 2002 - 00:00
Economic outlook poor for years to come - McCreevyThe Minister for Finance has defended yesterday's belt-tightening Book of Estimates and warned the economic outlook is poor for…Fri Nov 15 2002 - 00:00
