Cullen to review political donationsThe Minister for the Environment, Mr Cullen, has pledged to review the operation of ethics rules covering donations to political…Thu Oct 17 2002 - 01:00
ICTU says Nice is not a threat to jobs or servicesAppealing to workers on behalf of the executive of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions to come out and vote Yes, the general secretary…Thu Oct 17 2002 - 01:00
Green Party opposed to Article 133 of Nice TreatyThe Nice Treaty will strengthen the hand of big business and accelerate the privatisation threat to Irish public services, the…Wed Oct 16 2002 - 01:00
Gentlemanly duel between Government and GreensIt was a case of "cod for the main course and fudge for dessert" Mr John Gormley TD told the assembled hacks as he braved a lunch…Tue Oct 15 2002 - 01:00
State could be blamed for new Iron CurtainThe Labour leader, Mr Ruairí Quinn, yesterday warned that an No vote delaying enlargement could see Ireland accused of bringing…Tue Oct 8 2002 - 01:00
No vote would tell Poland that new democracies are unacceptable to RepublicA key architect of Poland's Solidarity-led revolution tells Patrick Smyth of his country's European vocationMon Oct 7 2002 - 01:00
875,000 Irish jobs depend on EU ties - CowenSome 875,000 Irish jobs depend on economic activity related to our trade with Europe, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Fianna…Mon Oct 7 2002 - 01:00
No vote 'could lead to more immigrants'A vote against the Nice treaty could lead to more migration to Ireland, the secretary-general of the European Commission has …Sat Oct 5 2002 - 01:00
Nice will promote privatisation, says TDNice Treaty provisions which extend the remit of the Commission to negotiate external trade agreements in services will hasten…Thu Oct 3 2002 - 01:00
Maltese MP not worried by treatyThe Nice Treaty "secured our right to nominate a Comissioner," Mr Michael Frendo insists.Thu Sep 26 2002 - 01:00
UNICEF report warns on sharp rise in HIV/AIDS among youthSome one million people in central and eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union are now believed to be HIV-positive or have…Thu Sep 19 2002 - 01:00
US weighs option of airborne invasion of BaghdadInstead of invading Iraq by land from Kuwait and other surrounding countries, the US military is considering a radically new …Tue Jul 30 2002 - 01:00
Relief as miners are rescued alive after three daysUS: Nine Pennsylvania coal miners who were buried 240 feet underground since Wednesday were brought to the surface unharmed …Mon Jul 29 2002 - 01:00
Mayor's re-election bid foiled by shenanigans of own staffUS: Washington DC's mayor, Mr Anthony Williams, had been a shoo-in for re-election in NovemberMon Jul 29 2002 - 01:00
Rescue team digs second shaft at US minePennsylvania rescue teams yesterday afternoon began desperately drilling a second shaft towards an air pocket 240 ft underground…Sat Jul 27 2002 - 01:00
UN sets up inspection system on torture despite US and other oppositionDespite opposition from the US, a key UN committee has approved a protocol to a convention on torture which will establish a …Fri Jul 26 2002 - 01:00
Girl (7) escapes unhurt after Philadelphia kidnap ordealShe had been dragged kicking and screaming on Monday from the street outside her home into the kidnappers' car, and her distraught…Thu Jul 25 2002 - 01:00
Bush in strong condemnation of paramilitariesPresident Bush yesterday condemned recent violence in the North and strongly endorsed the British Prime Minister, Mr Tony Blair…Thu Jul 25 2002 - 01:00
California takes defiant stand on pollutionUnwilling to wait any longer for action from Washington, California yesterday became the first state in the US to go it alone…Tue Jul 23 2002 - 01:00
President Bush stops $34 million voted for UN Population FundThe Bush Administration has announced it will not hand over some $34 million voted by Congress to the United Nations Population…Tue Jul 23 2002 - 01:00
NY says 'no' to Ground Zero plansAlternatives for the redevelopment of Ground Zero and a memorial to the victims of September 11th received a scathing, very New…Mon Jul 22 2002 - 01:00
UN mandates renewed after compromise on US troopsUN: The mandates for two threatened UN peacekeeping operations in Bosnia and Croatia have been renewed following agreement at…Mon Jul 15 2002 - 01:00
War with Iraq begins to lose appeal in WashingtonLetter from America: "Who really wants this war?" Michael Kinsley, the Washington Post columnist asked yesterday of the prospects…Sat Jul 13 2002 - 01:00
Bush loans at Harken coming back to haunt himNew claims about President Bush's involvement in the Texas oil company Harken Energy in the late 1980s are fuelling increasingly…Fri Jul 12 2002 - 01:00
US backs down over war crimes court immunityThe US has backed down significantly in the row involving the new international war crimes court which is jeopardising a renewed…Fri Jul 12 2002 - 01:00
Massive nuclear dump to be built in NevadaAmerica is to build a huge nuclear waste dump 1,000 feet under a mountain in Nevada, despite local objections, after the US Senate…Thu Jul 11 2002 - 01:00
Supreme Court upholds constitutionality of controversial school voucher system in USTHE US: A ruling by the US Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of the hugely controversial school voucher system …Sat Jun 29 2002 - 01:00
US reaction to pledge deletion is God-fearingTHE US: The reaction here to a San Francisco court's expurgation of God from the iconic Pledge of Allegiance has been fast, …Fri Jun 28 2002 - 01:00
Blair stops short of endorsing Bush's call to reject ArafatBRITAIN: The British Prime Minister, Mr Tony Blair, yesterday stopped short of endorsing the Bush call for Palestinians to dump…Thu Jun 27 2002 - 01:00
Allies are wary about call to oust ArafatG8 SUMMIT: President Bush flew yesterday to Calgary in Canada to the summit of the Group of Eight leaders, ostensibly about…Wed Jun 26 2002 - 01:00
Amtrak needs urgent aid to surviveUS: A game of brinkmanship that may strand hundreds of thousands of US commuters within days is being played out between the…Wed Jun 26 2002 - 01:00
Two devastating fires in Arizona merge into a 100 foot wall of fireUS: Firefighters left helpless as huge blaze moves closer to threatened resort town writes Patrick Smyth, Washington Correspondent…Tue Jun 25 2002 - 01:00
Further reversal for US death penaltyUS: The United States Supreme Court yesterday overturned death sentences on at least 150 convicted killers in a ruling that …Tue Jun 25 2002 - 01:00
Ann Landers, trail- blazing agony aunt, dies of cancer at 83THE US: She once wrote a column about whether a lavatory roll should be hung with the free end coming over or, as she preferred…Mon Jun 24 2002 - 01:00
Court rules out execution of mentally retardedTHE US: Reversing a 13-year-old decision, the US Supreme Court yesterday deemed the execution of the mentally retarded a "cruel…Fri Jun 21 2002 - 01:00
Plane causes White House alarmTHE US: White House staff and reporters were evacuated for 15 minutes on Wednesday night after a small private aircraft, a Cessna…Fri Jun 21 2002 - 01:00
Bush authorised CIA to topple Saddam-reportTHE US: Earlier this year the Bush administration gave the CIA the go-ahead to wage a covert campaign against Iraq, including…Mon Jun 17 2002 - 01:00
US bishops will approve policy of zero toleranceTHE US: US Catholic bishops were last night set to approve a new zero tolerance policy requiring the laicisation of all abusing…Sat Jun 15 2002 - 01:00
US court rejects groups' claimsA US Federal appeals court in Washington DC yesterday upheld the designation of both the 32-County Sovereignty Movement and Irish…Sat Jun 15 2002 - 01:00
Church shoots the messenger rather than face truthLETTER FROM AMERICA: By the time the US Catholic bishops' conference convened on Thursday in Dallas press accreditation for …Sat Jun 15 2002 - 01:00
Please do not fish from horseback or howl at ladies within city limitsTHE US: Capitalising on the runaway success of their website, two high school students in Columbus, Georgia, have just published…Sat Jun 15 2002 - 01:00
US bishop accepts hierarchy's failure to aid abusedTHE US: Apologising profusely to victims of abuse, their families, the laity, and priests, the president of the US Conference…Fri Jun 14 2002 - 01:00
Two-thirds of US bishops allowed priests involved in abuse to workTwo-thirds of Catholic bishops leading 178 dioceses in the US have in the past allowed priests known to have been involved in…Thu Jun 13 2002 - 01:00
Bishop accused of child abuse resignsTHE US: Pope John Paul has accepted the resignation of the third US bishop implicated in the ongoing sex abuse scandal since…Wed Jun 12 2002 - 01:00
Survey reveals high levels of clerical sex abuse in USTHE US: The scale of the challenge facing US Catholic bishops when they meet in Dallas was brought into sharp relief yesterday…Mon Jun 10 2002 - 01:00
Bush unwilling to set timetableTHE US: President Bush was unwilling to back Arab demands to set a specific timetable for Palestinian statehood when he met …Mon Jun 10 2002 - 01:00
US plans to clamp down on 100,000 visitorsTHE US: Up to 100,000 "high-risk" visitors to the US each year will now be fingerprinted and required to register with the immigration…Fri Jun 7 2002 - 01:00
Key figure in September 11th attacks identified, say officialsTHE US: US intelligence believes it has identified a key, previously underestimated figure in the September 11th attacksThu Jun 6 2002 - 01:00
Enron papers released to SenateThe long, and until now fruitless, process of prising information from the White House about its many contacts with Enron took…Wed Jun 5 2002 - 01:00
US bishops to debate handling of sex abuseTHE US: An acknowledgement of, and abject apologies for, the enormous pain caused by the Catholic Church's handling of sex abuse…Wed Jun 5 2002 - 01:00