First round in battle over fishing fleet cuts todayTHE first round in the European Fisheries Commissioner's drive to trim community fleets is due to be fought in Luxembourg today…Mon Jun 10 1996 - 01:00
Noonan to open WHO conference on poverty and aidA COLOMBIAN mayor's solution to his city's drug problem, the downside of "donor driven" aid and the links between poverty and…Mon Jun 10 1996 - 01:00
Barrett's record on Naval Service criticisedTHE Naval Service suffers from excessive bureaucratic control and enforced subservience to the Army, and would not be able to…Thu Jun 06 1996 - 01:00
Irish component firms take rocket news philosophically"DISAPPOINTED, but these things happen," was the reaction of one of two Irish companies involved with Ariane-5 as news filtered…Wed Jun 05 1996 - 01:00
6 Blue Flag awards lost over quality of waterMAYO has the State's "best beaches" while Clare has been stripped of all its former Blue Flag awardsWed Jun 05 1996 - 01:00
In the wake of ShackletonBLEEDING hands grip the tiller of a tiny boat as it is battered by a wild Antarctic sea. The helmsman is worriedSat Jun 01 1996 - 01:00
Barrett says he will oppose any cuts in national fishing fleet proposed by EuropeIRELAND will oppose any cuts in the national fishing fleet, the Minister for Defence and the Marine has saidSat Jun 01 1996 - 01:00
Plea to Ireland on African fish stocks"PAY, catch and go." Such is the EU's neo colonial approach towards African coastal resources, a Senegalese delegation said in…Sat Jun 01 1996 - 01:00
Santer sees Ministers ahead of EU presidencyTHE European Union's fishing fleet must be trimmed, but the final decision is a matter for member governments, the European Commission…Sat Jun 01 1996 - 01:00
Avoca residents revel in limelight of TV seriesTHOMAS Moore wouldn't much like it, but then he's not around to rewrite his immortal linesThu May 30 1996 - 01:00
Houses close to rail link will jump 10% in price, says agentLUAS - "Like Underbidders After Shrewsbury" quipped a delighted managing director of Hamilton Osborne King, Aidan O'Hogan, in…Wed May 29 1996 - 01:00
FF deputy critical of forestry boardAFFORESTATION is in danger of wiping out small farmers on good agricultural land, a Fianna Fail TD, Mr Martin Cullen, warned …Wed May 29 1996 - 01:00
Currach builders raffle their craftEEL fishing on Lough Ree, poitin hunts in Garumna, red haired women and "naomhog nua ar sean praighis" With a particularly persuasive…Wed May 29 1996 - 01:00
Coalition discord on nuclear ships deniedTHE Minister of State for the Marine has denied that differences had arisen within the Government over a new ban on nuclear powered…Tue May 28 1996 - 01:00
Islands under seasonal strainTHE State's offshore island population quadruples during peak holiday season and exerts severe pressure on the social fabric, …Sat May 25 1996 - 01:00
FF seeks independent Mountjoy inquiryFIANNA Fail has called for an independent inquiry into the 1995 Mountjoy Prison Visiting Committee Report, following yesterday…Sat May 25 1996 - 01:00
Heroin user accuses `viggies' of beating him"FASTING". The medical information attached to Jason O'Connor's hospital bed yesterday gave a fairly good prognosisSat May 25 1996 - 01:00
Business leader supports LuasMUCH of the current controversy over the Dublin light rail system is "insufficiently informed", the chairman of the Dublin City…Fri May 24 1996 - 01:00
Fishermen angry at failure to press for EU policy reviewTHE Irish South and West Fishermen's Organisation has expressed "astonishment" that the Government does not intend to push its…Mon May 20 1996 - 01:00
Department denies collusion with BIM to produce "unsafe" fishing boatTHE Department of the Marine has denied that it was "in collusion" with Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) to produce an unsafe fishing…Fri May 17 1996 - 01:00
Gardai seek caller who radioed false alert to rescue services in ClareTHE Minister for the Marine has appealed for information about a hoax caller who initiated a major air sea rescue search off …Wed May 15 1996 - 01:00
Use less fuel to save world climate, EU meeting toldICE caps may melt. Coasts may disappear. A smaller Ireland may come to have the weather of late 20th century BordeauxTue May 14 1996 - 01:00
AN IRISHWOMAN'S DIARYLAW is "the world's most conservative profession". Art is "the preserve of parasites"Fri May 10 1996 - 01:00
Government to publish abridged version of Madonna House caseTHE Government is to publish today an abridged version of a report on child sex abuse at Madonna House, Dublin, following legal…Thu May 09 1996 - 01:00
Fish farm Bill aimed at developing industryTHE Government has approved long awaited measures for fish farming, which include a new licence appeals board similar to An Bord…Thu May 09 1996 - 01:00
Sheepish questions for the Minister as city kids spend a day on the farmNEVER appear on stage or camera with children or animals. You never know how it'll turn out.Wed May 08 1996 - 01:00
Medical and rescue services seek six aircraftTHE Government faces a demand for up to six additional Air Corps aircraft.Tue May 07 1996 - 01:00
Spring criticises new UN rules on use of landminesTHE Tanaiste has criticised new UN rules on landmines as not going far enough and pledged to press for their elimination during…Sat May 04 1996 - 01:00
Something fishy happens in DingleTHE town that took Fungi the dolphin to its heart has embraced crabs and starfish and conger eels too, with a £2 million aquarium…Sat May 04 1996 - 01:00
Eames dissociates himself from minister's criticisms of RUCDR Robin Eames has dissociated himself from criticisms of the RUC made by the Rev Bill Hoey at a recent Orange Order protest.Thu May 02 1996 - 01:00
Licensing laws hamper fish farm output, study saysTHE Government is hampering its own growth targets for fish farming through a "cumbersome, expensive and overtly politicised" …Thu May 02 1996 - 01:00
Eames says C of I not split on second marriagesTHE Church of Ireland is not "split" on the issue of second marriages, the Archbishop of Armagh, Dr Robin Eames, said yesterday…Thu May 02 1996 - 01:00
Greens say Chernobyl expert misled conferenceAN expert on Chernobyl was accused by the Green Party of being "dangerously misleading" yesterday in his address to a Dublin …Wed May 01 1996 - 01:00
Sunburn warnings could stem rise in cancer"FINE day" once meant clear skies, burning sunWed May 01 1996 - 01:00
Shippers say initiatives by Barrett are major boostMEASURES to boost financial confidence in shipping and halt the decline in the Irish fleet have been enthusiastically welcomed…Wed May 01 1996 - 01:00
Smile on the face of the tigerHERE'S a China story. An activist in Beijing's Tiananmen Square demonstrations was angrySat Apr 27 1996 - 01:00
Bantry to celebrate ill fated French invasion of 1796IRELAND'S great "might have been" is to be celebrated in the south west this summer, two centuries after the unsuccessful French…Fri Apr 26 1996 - 01:00
Report by Fianna Fail MEP shows most Irish wool shipped to BradfordIRELAND has three times as many sheep as people and one of the largest wool yields in EuropeSat Apr 20 1996 - 01:00
Tapping one of our great resources in 21st centuryLILLIPUT. Brobdingnag dominate in the new TV adaptation of that 18th century classic by Jonathan SwiftSat Apr 13 1996 - 01:00
Claims and counter claims deserved investigationTHERE is no smoke without fireTue Apr 02 1996 - 01:00
El Salvador still waits for fruits of peaceMARIA Julia Hernandez used to drive everywhere alone at the height of the war in El SalvadorTue Mar 26 1996 - 00:00
A tendency to say "we are experts, we are technicians, we know, we control"CENTRAL America has slipped off the international stageMon Mar 25 1996 - 00:00
Stena says new ferry will sail next weekendIRISH Sea passengers can expect a 99 minute crossing on the new Dun Laoghaire Holyhead superferry from next weekend, Stena Line…Mon Mar 25 1996 - 00:00
State must not join any Nato group, says FFFIANNA Fail will continue to resist efforts to edge Ireland closer to full participation in military alliances such as Nato or…Sat Mar 23 1996 - 00:00
Where the Irish are no longer welcome"Enormous respect for Ireland and for Irish people (Mr Michael DSat Mar 23 1996 - 00:00
Local development praised by MitchellIRELAND's success with local development is a "beacon" for Europe in tackling unemployment and social injustice, the Minister…Thu Mar 21 1996 - 00:00
Wexford oil spill samples sent to BritainIRISH and British authorities are due to exchange oil residue samples this week to establish if oil pollution on Wexford beaches…Tue Mar 19 1996 - 00:00
Irish Lights to automate Hook Point as local opposition mountsTHE Commissioners of Irish Lights intend to automate Ireland's oldest lighthouse, Hook Point in Wexford, at the end of the month…Tue Mar 19 1996 - 00:00
