Blood bags found in illegal Dublin dumpBlood bags, hypodermic syringes, urinals and bed-pans are among the medical waste found in the largest unauthorised dump found…Fri Dec 14 2001 - 00:00
A chance to live his fairytale of New York this ChristmasGiven that half the Dβil seems to have visited Ground Zero in New York over the past while, you could hardly blame Liam Lawlor…Thu Dec 13 2001 - 00:00
SHB rejects criticism of handicapped unitThe Southern Health Board has defended the treatment of the mentally handicapped at one of its units in Cork.Wed Dec 12 2001 - 00:00
Pregnant Nigerian gets temporary injunction on deportationA heavily pregnant Nigerian woman who is due to marry before Christmas has secured a temporary High Court injunction preventing…Wed Dec 12 2001 - 00:00
Sherwin faces massive legal costs after jury libel award of only £250The Fianna Fβil national organiser, Mr Sean Sherwin, is facing massive legal costs following the decision by a High Court jury…Sat Dec 08 2001 - 00:00
Former official contests evidence of Burke buying house in SwordsA former bank official has contested Mr Ray Burke's evidence of how he paid for his house in SwordsFri Dec 07 2001 - 00:00
Burke told bank he was going on business tripMr Ray Burke obtained travel funds under exchange control regulations by telling his local bank branch he was going on a business…Fri Dec 07 2001 - 00:00
Lawlor amends interests register for TDsMr Liam Lawlor's entry in the annual register of interests of Dβil members has been amended, five years after it was first made…Thu Dec 06 2001 - 00:00
Expulsion threat to immigrants with Irish childrenMany failed asylum-seekers with Irish-born children are facing deportation following a major shift in policy by the Department…Sat Dec 01 2001 - 00:00
State to give extra £100m in aid next year despite slowdownThe Government will meet its commitment to spend an extra £100 million on overseas aid next year in spite of the slowdown in …Fri Nov 30 2001 - 00:00
Multi-billion pound plan to address healthcare crisisThe Government today fires the first salvo of the forthcoming election campaign when it unveils a multi-billion pound plan to…Mon Nov 26 2001 - 00:00
Lawlor's appeal against further prison sentence to begin todayMr Liam Lawlor's appeal against a further term of imprisonment on charges of contempt of court begins in the Supreme Court today…Mon Nov 26 2001 - 00:00
O'Donnell criticises charities regulationPD Minister of State Ms Liz O'Donnell has criticised the failure of successive governments to bring forward legislation to regulate…Fri Nov 23 2001 - 00:00
Inquiry on claim charity gave mailing list names to finance firmThe Data Protection Commissioner is investigating claims that a leading charity shared its mailing list with a finance company…Thu Nov 22 2001 - 00:00
Future home of Dublin's favourite 'floozie' to be decided todayAnd so farewell then to Dublin's best-known piece of sculpture, the Anna Livia fountain - better known as "The Floozie in the…Wed Nov 21 2001 - 00:00
Medicines board wants strict checks on all herbal remediesNew regulations governing the sale of herbal medicines have been proposed by the Irish Medicines BoardWed Nov 21 2001 - 00:00
'Nothing improper' about role of builders in rezoning rowMr Ray Burke has told the tribunal there was "absolutely nothing improper" about the involvement of Brennan and McGowan and other…Fri Nov 16 2001 - 00:00
4 years trying to clear my name - BurkeMr Ray Burke has said the reason he resigned as a minister and a Dβil deputy in 1997 was to devote himself entirely to clearing…Fri Nov 16 2001 - 00:00
Ex-TD insists his house was paid forMr Ray Burke acquired his house in Swords in a normal commercial transaction for which he paid £22,500, the former politician…Thu Nov 15 2001 - 00:00
£72-92mclaim in road row angers councilD·n Laoghaire/Rathdown county councillors have condemned as "unacceptable" a compensation claim of between £72 million and £92…Thu Nov 15 2001 - 00:00
Three accounts of former minister are discoveredThe Flood tribunal has discovered three accounts of Mr Ray Burke, two of them offshore, which the former minister had previously…Wed Nov 14 2001 - 00:00
Burke says he breached exchange control rulesMr Ray Burke regularly breached exchange control regulations during the 1970s, the former politician has told the tribunal.Wed Nov 14 2001 - 00:00
Large offshore payments followed the ending of monthly feeBuilders Brennan and McGowan paid Mr Ray Burke a monthly fee amounting to £85,000 over a seven-year period, according to new …Wed Nov 14 2001 - 00:00
Final reports on Burke investigation due soonFinal reports on the Flood tribunal's investigations into the former Fianna Fβil minister, Mr Ray Burke, will be published within…Mon Nov 12 2001 - 00:00
Burke shredded half a ton of recordsFormer minister, Mr Ray Burke, shredded over half-a-ton of his confidential documents several months before the tribunal was …Sat Nov 10 2001 - 00:00
Burke returns to explain his change in evidenceThe former Fianna Fβil minister, Mr Ray Burke, returns to the witness-box today for his fourth major appearance before the tribunal…Fri Nov 09 2001 - 00:00
Charges against Burke and Mara are withdrawnControversial bribery allegations against the former minister, Mr Ray Burke, and the former Government press secretary, Mr PFri Nov 09 2001 - 00:00
Tribunal questions bank man about Burke's accountA former AIB bank manager has denied that his recollection was "unreliable" after he failed to tell the tribunal of accounts …Thu Nov 08 2001 - 00:00
Nine applications for site refusedNine successive planning applications for a prominent site in Georgian Dublin were refused before permission was given to builders…Fri Nov 02 2001 - 00:00
Solicitor says his level of recollection has improvedThe Dublin solicitor who failed to appear before the Flood tribunal in September has said his recollection has improved since…Fri Nov 02 2001 - 00:00
Ex-minister's link to £15,000 planning payment said to be 'typing error'An indication that £15,000 was due to former minister Mr Ray Burke from a Brennan and McGowan company was the result of a "typing…Thu Nov 01 2001 - 00:00
Accountant 'not aware' of payment to BurkeBrennan and McGowan's accountant has told the tribunal that his clients never told him they were making an offshore payment to…Thu Nov 01 2001 - 00:00
Accountant says Finnegan did not invest in landThe auctioneer Mr John Finnegan invested no money in a series of land deals involving the builders Brennan and McGowan, the tribunal…Wed Oct 31 2001 - 00:00
Flood examines possible Burke link to Georgian siteThe Flood tribunal is investigating a possible link between Mr Ray Burke and one of the most controversial planning permissions…Tue Oct 30 2001 - 00:00
Large public support for aid to Third WorldSupport by the Irish public for spending on aid for Third World countries remains high, a new survey reveals.Tue Oct 30 2001 - 00:00
US support teams make loudest noise as runners risk life and limb in carathonThey came, they saw and they started - well, most of the expected 3,000 runners from the US turned up at the starting line of…Tue Oct 30 2001 - 00:00
10,000 to take to streets in Dublin marathonOver-fit, underdressed and - in spite of everything - over here, almost 3,000 Americans have made it to the starting line of …Mon Oct 29 2001 - 00:00
Calls for restrictions on heavy trucks in DublinThere have been calls for access for heavy goods vehicles to be restricted in Dublin city centre following a spate of fatal accidents…Mon Oct 29 2001 - 00:00
No evidence found that Burke paid any money for house built for himExtensive searches by the builder Mr Tom Brennan have failed to find any evidence that Mr Ray Burke paid any money for the house…Sat Oct 27 2001 - 01:00
Finnegan trust documents may clarify Burke paymentsCrucial documents which could shed light on payments to the politician Mr Ray Burke may become available to the tribunal following…Fri Oct 26 2001 - 01:00
Auctioneer says he knew nothing of £10,000 for Ray BurkeThe auctioneer Mr John Finnegan has said he never had "anything to do" with the former politician, Mr Ray BurkeThu Oct 25 2001 - 01:00
Flood defends media's reporting of evidenceMr Justice Flood has defended the media's right to act as "the eyes and ears of the public" and report on the tribunal as it …Wed Oct 24 2001 - 01:00
Finnegan says he was deceived on £60,000 payment to BurkeThe auctioneer Mr John Finnegan has claimed he was deliberately and systematically deceived about the manner in which his money…Wed Oct 24 2001 - 01:00
Finnegan 'shocked' at Burke paymentAuctioneer Mr John Finnegan has spoken of his "great shock" on learning that a company in which he was involved had paid money…Sat Oct 20 2001 - 01:00
'No difficulties' in trust caseLawyers for the auctioneer, Mr John Finnegan, said they don't expect "any difficulties" when they take court proceedings in Guernsey…Fri Oct 19 2001 - 01:00
Payments because agent acted for vendors deniedAuctioneer Mr John Finnegan has denied that builders Brennan and McGowan paid him money offshore because he acted for vendors…Thu Oct 18 2001 - 01:00
Finnegan denies offshore payments were bonusesThe auctioneer Mr John Finnegan has denied that the offshore payments he received from builders Brennan and McGowan were gifts…Wed Oct 17 2001 - 01:00
Finnegan denies agreement claimThe tribunal has heard further conflicts of evidence between the auctioneer Mr John Finnegan and the builders Brennan and McGowan…Sat Oct 13 2001 - 01:00
Lawyers hint of High Court move on FinneganTribunal lawyers have hinted they may bring auctioneer Mr John Finnegan to the High Court over his failure to produce the records…Fri Oct 12 2001 - 01:00
Finnegan wrote false letters in land dealThe auctioneer Mr John Finnegan has admitted writing false letters in a land deal undertaken with builders Brennan and McGowan…Thu Oct 11 2001 - 01:00
