Albert still the Taoiseach on his home patchA HIGHLY practical ceasefire was put into operation by Albert Reynolds in the blistering heat in Longford TownMon Jun 02 1997 - 01:00
Taking things in her strideTHE square in Freshford, Co Kilkenny, is one of the most strikingly beautiful in the StateSat May 31 1997 - 01:00
Garden walls fail to show man pursued by shadow of his fatherSEAN Haughey may want to step out of his father's political shadow, but his task is a difficult oneThu May 29 1997 - 01:00
Competition for the PDs steps up as Clohessy steps downWITH Peadar Clohessy stepping down from politics on this occasion, even PD party workers in this constituency are predicting …Tue May 27 1997 - 01:00
Plan for election still under threatMOVES to end the Albanian crisis hit a new obstacle last nightFri May 23 1997 - 01:00
FF hopes for a return to good old days"WE will be sanctified if we get the three seats, but they will probably take the credit up in Dub" says Frank Conway, a Fianna…Fri May 23 1997 - 01:00
Albanian ministers say EU and OSCE should take over poll arrangementsA DEADLINE set by the international community to avoid a further descent into chaos in Albania expired last night without agreement…Thu May 22 1997 - 01:00
It's people before politics in volatile Limerick WestTHE party leaders may have promised issues before personalities but in what was once the most predictable constituency in the…Thu May 22 1997 - 01:00
Albania approaching anarchy again, PM says, as OSCE issues ultimatum on election rowTIRANA, the capital of Europe's poorest and most politically-volatile country, may be on the brink of another convulsion of anarchy…Wed May 21 1997 - 01:00
A byte of love for Deep Blue on the InternetI REALLY don't know how to put this, but I have the distinct impression that my humble Macintosh Performa 630 has fallen in love…Wed May 21 1997 - 01:00
Ireland cannot be neutral on keeping the peaceMY FRIEND Sasha has a demanding and important jobMon May 12 1997 - 01:00
Progress made on NATO expansionTHE NATO Secretary General, Mr Javier Solana, and the Russian Foreign Secretary, Mr Yevgeny Primakov, yesterday ended talks in…Wed May 07 1997 - 01:00
Russia opens market to Argentine beefARGENTINE beef has been given free and unrestricted access to the Russian market as a major challenger to Irish importsThu Mar 27 1997 - 00:00
Yeltsin buys off protesters with $2.1bn as millions take to streetsIN A last minute effort to appease millions of workers and pensioners, who are to take to the streets today, the government announced…Thu Mar 27 1997 - 00:00
25 million to take part in day of protests over unpaid pensionsTHE old people of Tver, a city of 500,000 north of Moscow, have become national figuresWed Mar 26 1997 - 00:00
Beyond the G8, Yeltsin sees his country in the EUHIS BUSINESS done with President Clinton for better or for worse, President Yeltsin turned towards Europe at a weekend meeting…Mon Mar 24 1997 - 00:00
Yeltsin's NATO deal yet to pass test at homeTHE President of Poland, Mr Alexander Kwasniewski, summed up the Helsinki summit far more bluntly than either Presidents Clinton…Mon Mar 24 1997 - 00:00
Leaders split on NATO but Yeltsin gets G7 seatPRESIDENTS Clinton and Yeltsin emerged from the most intensive summit of recent times agreeing to disagree on NATO's eastward…Sat Mar 22 1997 - 00:00
Russia gives ground on expansion of NATO to get financial aidALTHOUGH he strenuously denied it at his press conference, President Yeltsin appears to have made major military concessions …Sat Mar 22 1997 - 00:00
Summit leaders don't expect to agree on NATOPRESIDENTS Yeltsin and Clinton appeared determined not to allow their differences on one particular issue to harm relations between…Fri Mar 21 1997 - 00:00
Escaping Albania: how a land and sea rescue came close to disasterTHE evacuation of more than 100 British, Irish, Canadian, Dutch and other citizens from the Albanian capital, Tirana on Thursday…Mon Mar 17 1997 - 00:00
Scramble out of murderous anarchyTHE sound of automatic fire still rings in my earsSat Mar 15 1997 - 00:00
Tirana tense as rebels draw near and foreign citizens fleeA SEIZURE of weapons by progovernment forces at Tirana's military academy and another arms grab, this time by rebels just 30 …Thu Mar 13 1997 - 00:00
Key role for socialist agreed in proposed unity governmentTHE socialist politician, Bashkim Fino (32), is emerging as Albania's new leader in the Government of National Unity after tense…Wed Mar 12 1997 - 00:00
Italians broker arms handover with AlbaniansTHE Italian Foreign Ministry announced last night it had struck a deal with Albanian rebels in the town of Vlore by which they…Tue Mar 11 1997 - 00:00
Agreement with Berisha could split opposition partiesALBANIA's Socialist and other opposition parties signed a nine point agreement with the country's president, Mr Sali Berisha, …Mon Mar 10 1997 - 00:00
Capture of key town was what won concessions from BerishaTHE capture of the strategic town of Gjirokaster by rebels at the weekend is believed to have played a more decisive role in …Mon Mar 10 1997 - 00:00
A country where anarchy is being added to povertySKENDER MINXHOZI is on the run from President Sali Berisha's "Democratic Party"Sat Mar 08 1997 - 00:00
Rebel unity ominous for BerishaWITH just 24 hours before military action is due to resume after Albania's temporary peace agreement, the political conflict …Sat Mar 08 1997 - 00:00
Shaky peace deal may not be enough to halt Albanian civil warDESPITE indications last night that Albania was inching away from civil war, The Irish Times learned that President Sali Berisha…Fri Mar 07 1997 - 00:00
Albania rejects mediation offerTROOPS fought armed insurgents in southern Albania yesterday in the first major clash after three days of emergency ruleThu Mar 06 1997 - 00:00
Albanian crisis may unleash Balkan chaosTHE worries of the Italian and Greek governments about the dangers of mass migration from Albania are genuine and serious but…Tue Mar 04 1997 - 00:00
Sharp differences still remain as Albright concludes talks in MoscowIT was all sweetness and light on the surface after the US Secretary of State, Ms Madeleine Albright, had completed her series…Sat Feb 22 1997 - 00:00
TV images of China raise Russian temperaturesRUSSIAN reaction to the death of Deng Xiaoping, while containing the usual diplomatic statements reserved for such occasions, …Fri Feb 21 1997 - 00:00
Kinkel meet resistance to NATO plansTHE German Foreign Minister, Mr Klaus Kinkel, frustrated at his failure to smooth Russia's ruffled feathers on NATO's eastward…Thu Feb 20 1997 - 00:00
Diplomats driven to distraction by Gaishniki's unwelcome attentionsAN attack by the mayor of New York, Mr Rudolph Giuliani, on Russian UN diplomats who, he said, misused their diplomatic immunity…Tue Feb 18 1997 - 00:00
Albright prepares to tackle Russian bearsTHE new US Secretary of State, Ms Madeleine Albright, will fly into a storm when she arrives in Moscow later this week.Mon Feb 17 1997 - 00:00
NATO growth raises old fears in RussiaRIGHT across the political spectrum in Russia, opposition to NATO's expansion is widespreadMon Feb 17 1997 - 00:00
Threat to £300m beef trade as Russians lookIRELAND'S £300 million beef export trade to Russia is now threatened by negotiations on alternative sources for meat supplies…Sat Feb 15 1997 - 00:00
Bad press in Russia for Irish beefPICTURES of extremely daft looking cows, long strands of bloody mince emerging from machines operated by beefy Russian women …Sat Feb 15 1997 - 00:00
Yeltsin to deliver "station of nation" address on radioPRESIDENT Yeltsin is due to go on radio this morning to issue a "state of the nation broadcast" which will include references…Fri Feb 14 1997 - 00:00
Power struggle as Yeltsin takes time to recoverRUSSIA's constant power struggle looks set to continue following the Kremlin's admission that President Yeltsin's recovery from…Wed Feb 12 1997 - 00:00
Korzhakov now threatens to reveal Kremlin secretsIF ANYONE sleeps uneasily after the election to the State Duma of Gen Alexander Korzhakov it will be the Kremlin chief of staff…Tue Feb 11 1997 - 00:00
Ousted general set to win remarkable election contestFORMER KGB General Alexander Korzhakov is favourite to win the most extraordinary by election in Russian historyMon Feb 10 1997 - 00:00
Balkans still Europe's most volatile regionA WALK down Gavrilo Princip Street in Belgrade is a salutary reminder that one is in a part of the world in which great conflicts…Sat Feb 08 1997 - 00:00
Redefining the presidency in `another Serbia'IN PUBLIC they are wary of President Slobodan Milosevic's penchant for political trickery, but in private Yugoslavia's opposition…Fri Feb 07 1997 - 00:00
Belgraders cautiously come to terms with recognition of victory of local electionsBELGRADERS are cautiously coming to terms with their victory, but coming to terms with it all the sameThu Feb 06 1997 - 00:00
Television news puts the seal on Milosevic's tardy capitulation over pollsTHE DESPISED main evening news on Serbian TV (RTS) finally confirmed Slobodan Milosevic's historic climbdownWed Feb 05 1997 - 00:00
Lebed predicts early end to Yeltsin reignPRESIDENT Yeltsin's one time friend and current enemy, Gen Alexander Lebed, has claimed that "in two months at the most it will…Tue Feb 04 1997 - 00:00
