Anti-litter awards defended against critics whose towns 'lost out'Town councillors who questioned the validity of the results in the 2003 Anti-Litter League were just annoyed because their towns…Tue Dec 16 2003 - 00:00
Policy of settling Travellers criticisedThe Government policy of settling Travellers is having "profoundly negative consequences" on the Traveller community and should…Sat Dec 13 2003 - 00:00
Rosanna happy to be back in her own worldOfficially the world's loveliest girl, Ms Rosanna Davison arrived back in Dublin yesterday fresh from victory at the 2003 Miss…Fri Dec 12 2003 - 00:00
Carthy sacked day before siegeBarr Tribunal: Mr John Carthy, the man at the centre of the Abbeylara siege, was sacked from his job the day before he barricaded…Thu Dec 11 2003 - 00:00
Ahern incurs wrath of Paudge BehanIt was not appropriate for the Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, to officially unveil a statue of Brendan Behan as there was "nobody further…Tue Dec 09 2003 - 00:00
Station denies move to drop Hook for DunphyNewsTalk 106 broadcaster George Hook is "in no danger" of being dropped from his radio programme The Right Hook to make way for…Tue Dec 09 2003 - 00:00
Santa park evacuated after ceiling collapseMore than 500 staff and customers were evacuated from the Santa's Kingdom theme park at Punchestown Racecourse, Co Kildare, yesterday…Sat Dec 06 2003 - 00:00
Irish schools world's most eco-friendlyIrish schools are the most environmentally friendly in the world, with more school children per capita involved in an international…Sat Dec 06 2003 - 00:00
Man was stabbed 30 times and buried in shallow graveThe mother of a young man stabbed to death and buried in a shallow grave has told Dublin City Coroner's Court she believed her…Fri Dec 05 2003 - 00:00
Waste disposal company buys Co Cork siteMitsui Denman Ireland has agreed the sale of its site at Little Island, Co Cork, to a company involved in hazardous waste disposal…Thu Dec 04 2003 - 00:00
Flooding and road closures after River Dodder bursts banksResidents in Rathfarnham in Dublin were baffled yesterday morning when they woke to flooding and road closures following a night…Wed Dec 03 2003 - 00:00
Ranger buried with full military honoursSgt Derek Mooney was a "valued friend, treasured colleague" and "a light that sparked brightly, but too short in this world" …Wed Dec 03 2003 - 00:00
Alliance says not enough is being doneIrish response: The Government is not doing enough to promote HIV/AIDS awareness and support, nationally or internationally, …Tue Dec 02 2003 - 00:00
Driest autumn in over 25 years for many areasDespite the onset of wintery showers in recent days, this autumn was the driest at many weather stations across the country for…Tue Dec 02 2003 - 00:00
Portmarnock captain says ban on women expresses 'diversity'The refusal of Portmarnock Golf Club to allow women members was an expression of "diversity", not discrimination, the club captain…Sat Nov 29 2003 - 00:00
New Bill to reform coroner serviceA Bill to amend the Coroners Act and pave the way for a "comprehensive reform" of the coroner service will be brought forward…Fri Nov 28 2003 - 00:00
Delays of three years in Cork adoption tracingThousands of adopted children and natural parents are facing delays of up to three years in accessing tracing services following…Fri Nov 28 2003 - 00:00
Fractured pipe blamed for gas explosion at family homeA fractured underground cast iron gas mains pipe has been blamed for the explosion which seriously injured a father and his three…Wed Nov 26 2003 - 00:00
Forgotten Yeats paintings to be auctioned in TorontoTwo Jack B. Yeats paintings, discovered in a barn in Ontario, Canada, after disappearing from public view almost 80 years ago…Wed Nov 26 2003 - 00:00
FG to oppose Garda Bill if rural stations are closedFine Gael says it will oppose the Garda Bill if the Minister for Justice, Mr McDowell, goes ahead with proposals to close some…Tue Nov 25 2003 - 00:00
Landmark to feature on euro coinsWaterford's oldest landmark, which served as the national mint more than 500 years ago, is to be commemorated on the 2004 set…Tue Nov 25 2003 - 00:00
Dunphy show to take six-week Christmas break from TV3TV3's director of programming has defended the station's decision to take The Dunphy Show, transmitted live from the Helix, off…Sat Nov 22 2003 - 00:00
Newspapers group calls for plans for statutory press council to be scrappedThe World Association of Newspapers and the World Editors Forum have called on the Government to abandon proposals to introduce…Sat Nov 22 2003 - 00:00
Rocha cow nets €125,000 for charityUndoubtedly the most exotic cattle mart ever held in the State last night netted more than half a million euro for Irish charities…Fri Nov 21 2003 - 00:00
Leave for adoptive parents to be increasedAdoptive parents' work leave is to be increased by two weeks under a new Adoption Bill to be published soonSat Oct 18 2003 - 01:00
Decision soon on stilts for LuasThe Minister for Transport, Mr Brennan, says he will decide in the next two weeks whether to put the Luas line on stilts at the…Sat Oct 18 2003 - 01:00
Search continues for killer of man found under Shannon bridgeGardaí were last night continuing the search for the murderer of a 51-year-old man found dead under a bridge in Athlone, Co Westmeath…Wed Oct 15 2003 - 01:00
Garda siege negotiator tells of shooting man twice in AbbeylaraThe chief Garda negotiator at the siege in Abbeylara, Co Longford has told the Barr tribunal he shot Mr John Carthy twice from…Tue Oct 14 2003 - 01:00
Dun Laoghaire plans unveiledFour plans, including one by the architect who designed the replacement for the Twin Towers in New York, have been shortlisted…Sat Oct 11 2003 - 01:00
Penalties for 57,000 but no driver yet disqualifiedMore than 57,000 drivers have been issued with penalty points since the scheme was introduced last November, but no-one has yet…Fri Oct 10 2003 - 01:00
Waiting time for driving tests longer than everWaiting times for driving tests have reached record lengths, despite measures announced by the Minister for Transport aimed at…Fri Oct 10 2003 - 01:00
Chawke being treated in hospitalThe Dublin publican who was shot outside one of his premises, the Goat in Goatstown, at about 12.30 p.mWed Oct 08 2003 - 01:00
Carthy phoned friend to request a solicitorGardaí were informed at the scene of the siege in Abbeylara, Co Longford, that a week before his death, Mr John Carthy told a…Sat Oct 04 2003 - 01:00
Counsel 'amazed' at chairman's interventionBarr Tribunal: The chairman of the Barr tribunal has told senior counsel for the Garda, Mr John Rogers, that he was wasting …Fri Oct 03 2003 - 01:00
Doctor says Carthy not suicidalBarr Tribunal: The psychiatrist treating the late John Carthy has told the Barr tribunal that it would be "unfair to John and…Thu Oct 02 2003 - 01:00
Pay-by-weight method of payment preferredAlmost three-quarters of adults would prefer a pay-by-weight method of waste collection, a survey commissioned by recycling company…Tue Sept 30 2003 - 01:00
Two Independent deputies to lead Higgins Dail protestTwo independent Dáil deputies are to lead a demonstration outside the Dáil tomorrow night in protest over the continuing imprisonment…Tue Sept 30 2003 - 01:00
Garda contradicts evidence of ERU on Carthy shootingA Garda witness to the shooting of Mr John Carthy has told the Barr tribunal that Mr Carthy stopped walking in the direction …Sat Sept 27 2003 - 01:00
Gardai deny confronting CarthyCounsel for the Carthy family at the Barr tribunal has accused two armed local gardaí of attempting to confront Mr John Carthy…Thu Sept 25 2003 - 01:00
Gardai believed their lives were in dangerAn unarmed garda was standing in the middle of the road directly in the line of fire of Mr John Carthy when he emerged from his…Tue Sept 23 2003 - 01:00
Coroner reopens Monaghan bombings inquestThe inquest into the deaths of six people in the Monaghan bombings of May 17th, 1974 has been formally reopened by the Dublin…Fri Sept 19 2003 - 01:00
Independent press council urgedMembers of the Alliance of Independent Press Councils of Europe have expressed their "alarm" at proposals for the establishment…Fri Sept 19 2003 - 01:00
Higgins may face jail over bin rowSocialist Party TD, Mr Joe Higgins could face imprisonment today if Fingal County Council is successful in its High Court petition…Fri Sept 19 2003 - 01:00
De Valera would turn in his grave at rezoning 'windfalls'Eamon de Valera would turn in his grave if he knew landowners were getting unearned "windfall" gains purely as a result of land…Thu Sept 18 2003 - 01:00
Call for right to housing to be in ConstitutionThe right to housing must be enshrined in the Constitution to ensure social justice and combat homelessness, the Simon Community…Wed Sept 17 2003 - 01:00
Row spreads to city council bin depotThe row over bin charges that began in the Fingal area of north and west Dublin last week has spread to the Dublin city suburbs…Tue Sept 16 2003 - 01:00
Bin tax protesters accused of intimidationFingal County Council has accused bin-charge protesters of using intimidatory tactics and verbal abuse in their attempts to disrupt…Tue Sept 16 2003 - 01:00
Anti-bin charge campaigners defy High Court orderAnti-bin charge campaigners yesterday defied a High Court order restraining them from obstructing refuse collections, forcing…Sat Sept 13 2003 - 01:00
Anti-bin charge protest set to continueAnti-bin charge campaigners vowed yesterday to continue their protest, despite being subject to a High Court injunction preventing…Fri Sept 12 2003 - 01:00
Protest over childcare fundingMore than 100 mothers and childcare workers are to march on the Fianna Fáil constituency office in Finglas on Monday in protest…Fri Sept 12 2003 - 01:00