Amnesty international calls for strong UN condemnation of Chinese abusesAMNESTY International has initiated a worldwide campaign on human rights violations in China and has called for a strong resolution…Tue Mar 19 1996 - 00:00
Man charged over stolen artefactA MAN arrested and charged with possession of a £200,000 manuscript stolen from the Chester Beatty Library and Gallery of Oriental…Tue Mar 19 1996 - 00:00
Wexford clean up may be hampered by easterly galesTHE clean up of Wexford, beaches is due to continue tomorrow amid fears that continuing easterly to south easterly winds, may…Mon Mar 18 1996 - 00:00
"Jenalisa" raised from the seabedTHE wreck of the Dunmore East fishing vessel, Jenalisa, is due to be brought to port today following salvage from the seabed …Tue Mar 05 1996 - 00:00
£2.6m in aid for fishing fleets revealedTHE Minister for the Marine, Mr Barrett, has announced the latest round of funding for fishing fleet modernisation during a fact…Tue Mar 05 1996 - 00:00
Collision may have played part in sinking of "Jenalisa"THE Dunmore East fishing vessel, Jenalisa, which sank off Co Waterford with the loss of three lives a month ago, may have sustained…Mon Mar 04 1996 - 00:00
Skippers' court action over drift netting curb may affect State policyTHE Government's future policy on drift netting may be influenced by a case opening in the High Court tomorrow, which is being…Mon Mar 04 1996 - 00:00
High noon looms for Ireland's ultra-violet threatBEWARE the Ides of March, as the saying goes, but what about the rays of February? That blood-red sun may have banished winter…Sat Mar 02 1996 - 00:00
Relatives "angry" at further delay in salvage of vesselsRELATIVES of the fishermen lost in the Dunmore East fishing vessel Jenalisa were said to be "very angry" this week at the latest…Fri Mar 01 1996 - 00:00
AN IRISHWOMAN'S DIARYWHEN Tucks Tweedy signs over his job shortly to a computer named Datac, he will be breaking with a practice extending back 1600…Fri Mar 01 1996 - 00:00
Gilmore to seek joint plan on Beaufort Dyke munitionsTHE Government is seeking an Anglo Irish management plan for the Beaufort Dyke munitions dump before work begins on the electricity…Thu Feb 29 1996 - 00:00
Delay in salvage of trawler criticisedTHREE weeks after the loss of three fishermen on the Jenalisa off Dunmore East, Co Waterford, a Fianna Fail councillor related…Tue Feb 27 1996 - 00:00
New fisheries board commissioner takes management roleTHE Government's special commissioner to the Southern Regional Fisheries Board, Mr Seamus Keating, assumes management control…Tue Feb 27 1996 - 00:00
State child care reforms urgedBARNARDO'S child care agency has called on the Government to set quality standards for children in residential careFri Feb 23 1996 - 00:00
Former county manager to be new fisheries commissionerTHE Government is to appoint a former Kerry and Galway county manager, Mr Seamus Keating, as commissioner of the Southern Regional…Fri Feb 23 1996 - 00:00
Orphanage nuns apologise for hurt to childrenTHE Congregation of the Sisters of the Mercy has apologised for the personal hurt and distress a caused to children at its former…Thu Feb 22 1996 - 00:00
Ireland on course for UN world aid targetIRISH political support for overseas aid remains strong and the Government is successfully pursuing its 1997 target, according…Thu Feb 22 1996 - 00:00
Comptroller's report highlights means test inefficienciesTHE State spends some £15 million annually on means testing, and yet more than a third of social welfare applicants in a recent…Thu Feb 22 1996 - 00:00
Rats don't have the run of the HouseTAURUS may be the dominant star sign among Dail deputies, but none of their party leaders has the good fortune to be a ratTue Feb 20 1996 - 00:00
Minister wants to set agenda for fisheries policy reviewIRELAND's tenure of the EU presidency is an opportunity to set the agenda for the Common Fisheries Policy review, the Minister…Mon Feb 19 1996 - 00:00
Scientists says Ireland should seek better fishing deal from EUTHE European Union may have to "renationalise" European waters and hand control back to individual member states if fish stocks…Sat Feb 17 1996 - 00:00
Minister pledges to protect coastlineIRELAND'S coastal environment will be protected during the development of an offshore oil industry, the Minister for State for…Sat Feb 17 1996 - 00:00
Plane facts revealed about Stena's new "flying" ferryWHEN is a ship not a ship? When you think it's an aeroplaneSat Feb 17 1996 - 00:00
TV films an attack on family planning in ChinaTHE Chinese ambassador to Ireland has repeated her criticism of the recent Channel 4 television documentaries on Chinese orphanages…Thu Feb 15 1996 - 00:00
Aid workers' usefulness called into question"THE dispatch by western governments of aid workers overseas has long been regarded as an "irrelevant, ineffective and inefficient…Wed Feb 14 1996 - 00:00
Fishermen to stay in safety review groupA THREATENED walk out from the Government's new review group on fishing vessel safety has been averted, following what industry…Wed Feb 14 1996 - 00:00
Barrett ties himself up in non slip safety knotsTHE slip hitch is indispensable for small boat skippers who need to cast off in a hurry, particularly if there is a risk of capsize…Wed Feb 14 1996 - 00:00
Physicist sceptical of power lines link to cancerA LEADING physicist has expressed scepticism about new research linking high voltage power lines and radon gas, which is the …Tue Feb 13 1996 - 00:00
Bundoran is rated messiest town in the StateBUNDORAN, Co Donegal, is the messiest town in the State Dollymount Strand, in north Dublin, and Kinnegad, Co Westmeath, are not…Tue Feb 13 1996 - 00:00
TDs angered by explanations on overspendingTHE Secretary of the Department of the Marine was accused of "stonewalling" and of displaying a "frightening lack of knowledge…Sat Feb 10 1996 - 00:00
Bill proposes detention for seven daysSEVEN day detention for suspects and the right of Customs officers to participate in questioning are among the key provisions…Fri Feb 09 1996 - 00:00
Barret fishing safety response attackedTHE Minister for Defence and the Marine, Mr Barrett, has been attacked for his response to fishing vessel safety and challenged…Thu Feb 08 1996 - 00:00
Keep up pressure over "dying rooms", urges TV producerONLY international pressure will force a change in the treatment of Chinese orphans, the producer of the recent Channel 4 television…Thu Feb 08 1996 - 00:00
Death toll at sea rises to 5 this yearTHE loss of the three crew members of the Jenalisa off Dunmore East, Co Waterford, brings to five the number of reported deaths…Tue Feb 06 1996 - 00:00
Search to resume this morning for two fishermenTHE search is to resume at first light today for the two fishermen still missing from the 40 foot fishing boat, Jenalisa, off…Tue Feb 06 1996 - 00:00
Minister urged to renew fleetTHE Minister for the Marine has been advised to "bite the bullet", on sea safety and institute a new boat building programme …Mon Feb 05 1996 - 00:00
AN IRISHMAN'S DIARYWHEN Tucks Tweedy signs over his job shortly to a computer named Datac, be will be breaking with a practice extending back 1,…Mon Feb 05 1996 - 00:00
Work towards a final agreement will continueTHE Forum for Peace and Reconciliation had "not failed" and was not "dead in the water"Sat Feb 03 1996 - 00:00
Role of sport in national context debatedWHEN is consent not consent? When is soccer not cricket? When is sport not a game?Sat Feb 03 1996 - 00:00
No way to treat a (National) libraryJANUARY: bitter weather, better new year resulutionsThu Jan 18 1996 - 00:00
Manager of fisheries board welcomes findings of reportTHE manager of the Southern Regional Fisheries Board, Mr James Rogers, has welcomed the publication by the Minister of State …Tue Jan 16 1996 - 00:00
Commission takeover of board's key tasks advisedAN extensive Garda investigation into the affairs of the Southern Regional Fisheries Board led to this week's consultancy report…Tue Jan 16 1996 - 00:00
Southern fisheries board severely criticised in reportTHE Minister of State for the Marine, Mr Eamon Gilmore, is to appoint a commission to take over key functions of the Southern…Mon Jan 15 1996 - 00:00
Sea lice and sea trout in "perfect" partnershipNEW research identifying a "perfect partner" relationship between sea lice and sea trout has been welcomed by fish farmers and…Mon Jan 15 1996 - 00:00
