Baby left in fast-food restaurantGardai were last night seeking the mother of a baby boy who was found abandoned in a fast-food restaurant in Dublin city centre…Tue Oct 20 1998 - 01:00
Cork's by-election is focus of unrestWith just three days to go to the Cork South Central by-election, thousands of students are due to march on the streets of Cork…Tue Oct 20 1998 - 01:00
Great and the good add `Late Late' congratulationsMr John Hume spent the later hours of yesterday being congratulated by presidents, poets and pop stars.Sat Oct 17 1998 - 01:00
UL timetable fiasco probedAn investigation is under way in the University of Limerick into timetabling problems which caused severe disruption in the first…Tue Oct 13 1998 - 01:00
Debate grant `above board'UCD STUDENTS' union president John Nesbit has expressed reservations about his predecessor's successful application for a £3,…Tue Oct 13 1998 - 01:00
Machismo downgrades union womenA macho culture at students' union meetings prevents many female students from fully participating, the women's rights officer…Tue Oct 13 1998 - 01:00
Furious Moore seeks apology over arrestMs Elaine Moore says she is furious that she was detained for three months by the British authorities on terrorist charges which…Mon Oct 12 1998 - 01:00
Four teenagers among seven killed in road accidents over weekendSeven people, four of them teenagers, were killed in road accidents in the Republic and in Northern Ireland at the weekend.Mon Oct 12 1998 - 01:00
Police used wire tap - motherThe evidence compiled for the prosecution of Elaine Moore included a transcript of a wire tap carried out by an undercover policewoman…Sat Oct 10 1998 - 01:00
Call for embassy representations on police tacticsThe Irish Embassy in London should make representations to the British authorities about the tactics used by police in the surveillance…Sat Oct 10 1998 - 01:00
Core could be rotten: unionThe Students' Union at TCD has voiced concern about plans to radically revamp the first year curriculumTue Oct 06 1998 - 01:00
Nurses: what about a grant?The report of the Commission on Nursing "overlooks the most serious issues facing student nurses in Ireland today", student representatives…Tue Sept 29 1998 - 01:00
Martin faces student by-election protestsThe ongoing civil war in student politics means Minister for Education Micheal Martin will face double the number of protests…Tue Sept 29 1998 - 01:00
Drug counsellors to help women prisoners urgedThere is a pressing need for drug counsellors and education programmes to help women prisoners, a Mountjoy prison doctor told…Mon Sept 28 1998 - 01:00
Judge says new drugs court scheme must get resourcesThe Government's new drugs court scheme will have to be backed up with increased resources for probation services and prisoner…Mon Sept 28 1998 - 01:00
Tourist numbers up 10%The number of tourists who visited the State in the second quarter of this year was up 10Sat Sept 05 1998 - 01:00
Where best to invest the First Communion money"That fella still has his communion money" is a peculiarly Irish insultFri Sept 04 1998 - 01:00
Asylum-seekers to be interviewed in DublinThe asylum-seekers who arrived in Rosslare last week will be brought to Dublin shortly to be interviewed about their applications…Mon Jul 27 1998 - 01:00
MEP believes bomb accused innocentFine Gael MEP , Ms Mary Bannotti, has said she believes a young woman who appeared in a British court in connection with an alleged…Mon Jul 27 1998 - 01:00
Local authority craftworkers accept new dealCraftworkers employed by local authorities and health boards have voted to accept a revised package of proposals to settle their…Wed Jul 08 1998 - 01:00
Outline proposals for garda pay are negotiatedOutline proposals for a pay increase for rank-and-file gardai have been negotiated, and are due to be finalised this morning, …Wed Jul 08 1998 - 01:00
Portlaoise finds new signs an inconvenient turnoffPolitical opponents in Co Laois have united to condemn the designation of Portlaoise on road signs on the M7 motorway and the…Thu Jul 02 1998 - 01:00
Group says CAB must focus on local dealersA Dublin anti-drugs umbrella group has called for the work of the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) to be extended to cover smaller…Mon Jun 22 1998 - 01:00
Sexual abuse of disabled youth allegedGardai confirm they have been contacted about the alleged sexual abuse of a disabled youth by an athletics coachMon Jun 22 1998 - 01:00
Group claims fall in numbers of pro-abortion politiciansThere are fewer politicians who are pro-abortion now than there were at the start of the decade because of the work of Youth …Mon Jun 22 1998 - 01:00
Silvermines mining heritage centre plannedFor 30 years the lead and zinc deposits in the Silvermines mountains have been a mixed blessing for the people of north Tipperary…Thu Jun 18 1998 - 01:00
Referrals for crisis children show rise of 25%There was a 25 per cent increase in the number of referrals to the Eastern Health Board's Crisis Intervention Service for "out…Thu Jun 18 1998 - 01:00
Meeting aims to avert craft workers' actionRepresentatives of local authority craft workers and their employers will meet today to try to avoid threatened strike action…Mon Jun 15 1998 - 01:00
Excommunication follows after priest is made a bishopThe rebel cleric, Bishop Pat Buckley, has excommunicated himself from the Roman Catholic Church by being consecrated as a bishop…Mon Jun 15 1998 - 01:00
Law lecturer says Official Secrets Act still a threat to informationThe Official Secrets Act will always be a threat to the development of a culture of openness in the Civil Service, even after…Sat Jun 13 1998 - 01:00
Catherine Cookson dies, aged 91Catherine Cookson, whose romantic tales of life in the north-east of England sold 100 million books in 30 countries, has died…Fri Jun 12 1998 - 01:00
Army gives cover in Wicklow ambulance disputeA strike by ambulance staff in Co Wicklow has resulted in the Defence Forces being called in to provide emergency ambulance cover…Tue Jun 09 1998 - 01:00
New service to tackle rise in suicides among youngA national Educational Psychological Service will be the Government's main instrument in tackling the increase in suicides among…Tue Jun 09 1998 - 01:00
Body of Dublin woman found in GreeceThe family of an Irish woman who was killed while on holiday in Greece, has criticised media coverage of her death.Mon Jun 08 1998 - 01:00
Harney says the PDs are not in Government at any priceThe Progressive Democrats are prepared to pull out of Government "if the public interest requires it", the party leader, Ms Harney…Mon Jun 08 1998 - 01:00
TEAM staff get 4-week ultimatum on buy-out by DanesAer Lingus will close down its aircraft maintenance subsidiary, TEAM, and make most of its staff redundant if employees do not…Thu Jun 04 1998 - 01:00
Report shows jail drug tests have less effect on heroin useMandatory drug testing in prison is much more effective in stopping prisoners from using cannabis than it is in ending their …Mon May 25 1998 - 01:00
Addicts at the mercy of jail's `drug supermarket'Dermot Fitzpatrick spent 18 years taking heroin and spent most of that time in prisonMon May 25 1998 - 01:00
J1 plans saved as company arranges jobsCork students who feared their plans for a working holiday in the United States might have gone west seem to have gained a last…Tue May 19 1998 - 01:00
Union takes a stand on voteUSI has called on members to vote Yes in the referendum on the Belfast AgreementTue May 19 1998 - 01:00
Flatland city limitsThe government's measures to curb the rise in house prices may worsen the student-accommodation shortage in college towns and…Tue May 19 1998 - 01:00
Picketers dispute the union's version of pay claimStrong criticism by the chairman of the Craft Group of Unions angered workers picketing outside Dublin hospitals yesterday.Tue May 19 1998 - 01:00
Commissioner promises `operational presence'The Garda Commissioner, Mr Patrick Byrne, has promised an "operational presence and response" in every Garda district today, …Fri May 01 1998 - 01:00
Friday poll in exam period impedes referendum votersStudent leaders say they are disappointed with the Government's efforts to ensure students will be able to vote in the forthcoming…Tue Apr 28 1998 - 01:00
Galway gives USI a big boostOfficers of the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) were celebrating a new sign of the recent turn-around in their fortunes last…Tue Apr 28 1998 - 01:00
So you wanna be an intern?USIT is offering a scholarship on its Internship USA student exchange programmeTue Apr 21 1998 - 01:00
St Patrick's Day festival to prolong celebrationsIreland is bracing itself for an extended celebration of St Patrick's Day, with festivals in cities and towns around the State…Sat Mar 14 1998 - 00:00
Flight delays expected as Ryanair row deterioratesAirlines were preparing for the possibility of severe disruption to their schedules today as the dispute involving baggage-handlers…Sat Mar 07 1998 - 00:00
Political Leaders and Moderator unite against 'evil deed'Political leaders and the Moderator of the Presbyterian Church last night joined in condemning the killing of two friends of …Wed Mar 04 1998 - 00:00
A week taken up removing Sinn Fein from talksSaturday/Sunday The Irish and British governments prepared to exclude Sinn Fein from the Northern talks on the basis that the…Sat Feb 21 1998 - 00:00
