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  • Trimble claims sanctions can make deal

    The Ulster Unionist Party leader, Mr David Trimble, has said the sanctions he is seeking on parties who breach the Belfast Agreement stop short of exclusion from the Northern Ireland Executive. p
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  • Reference terms of abuse inquiry published

    The terms of reference of an inquiry into the handling of allegations of child sex abuse in the Diocese of Ferns were published yesterday by the Minister for Health and Children, Mr Martin. p

  • Ferns inquiry: terms of reference

    a) To identify what complaints or allegations have been made against clergy operating under the aegis of the Diocese of Ferns in relation to alleged events that transpired prior to 10 April 2002 and to report on the nature of the response to the identified complaints or allegations on the part of the church authorities and any public authorities to which complaints or allegations were reported. p

  • Association seeks signatures to save 1916 building

    Campaigners trying to save the last headquarters of the leaders of the 1916 Rising will stand outside the GPO today and seek 1,916 signatures for their petition. p

  • FF TDs put pressure on Martin over ban on pub smoking

    The Government is facing pressure from Fianna Fáil backbenchers to make major concessions on plans to ban smoking in pubs and restaurants from the new year. p

  • Ryanair chief is fined €1,269 for dangerous driving

    Ryanair chief executive Mr Michael O'Leary was yesterday fined €1,269 and had his licence endorsed for dangerous driving in Co Meath last August.Two other counts of driving without due care and crossing a continuous white line were taken into account by Judge John Brophy. p

  • US to send more troops through airport

    Further conflict and protest over the use of Shannon Airport by the US military is expected in the next few weeks as the Americans begin the massive operation of moving another 120,000 troops to Iraq. p

  • Warning on travel to areas hit by disease

    Ireland has joined the growing list of nations advising against non-essential travel to areas of the world affected by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). p

  • Claim that anti-depressants might lead to suicide by patients divides psychiatrists

    Psychiatrists are unsure whether a modern class of anti-depressants might induce suicide in some patients, a poll taken at the a.g.m. of the Irish Division of the Royal College of Psychiatrists suggests. p

  • Ban on ticket black market sought

    The Labour spokeswoman on consumer affairs, Ms Kathleen Lynch, has called on the Government to introduce legislation to prohibit ticket-touting for major sporting and musical events. p

  • 80 lose jobs as car parts firm closes

    More than 80 jobs are to be lost in Waterford with the closure of HP Chemie-Pelzer, an automotive components factory based in the city's industrial estate, writes Carol Duffy . p

  • Witness says Carty was 'intimidating'

    Morris tribunal: Ms Adrienne McGlinchey told the tribunal yesterday that she found Assistant Garda Commissioner Kevin Carty very intimidating when she told him she wanted to withdraw a statement she made to the internal Garda investigation. p

  • Parties may have to foot tribunal bill

    Fine Gael and Labour might have to indemnify two politicians against the cost of their legal challenge to a tribunal after indications that the Government will not financially support the case, it has emerged. p
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  • Repayment of bank charges expected

    Thousands of Bank of Ireland customers are expected to be repaid certain bank charges, following a decision of the High Court yesterday. p

  • Leitrim man fined €800 for voting twice in last Dail election

    A Leitrim man was yesterday convicted of personation in last year's General Election. Mr Michael McTague (28), of Main Street, Ballinamore, was convicted of committing the offence on election day, May 17th, 2002, at Clogher Community Centre, Clogher, Ballinamore. p

  • Gardai ordered to search for disturbed missing girl (17)

    Gardaí were directed by the High Court yesterday to urgently search for an extremely disturbed girl, described by her mother as "totally deranged", who has been missing from health board care for some two weeks. p

  • Aer Lingus found in contempt over letters

    The High Court has found that Aer Lingus was in contempt of court when it sent certain solicitors' letters to a number of workers who had returned to the company after working with its aircraft maintenance subsidiary, TEAM Aer Lingus. p

  • Garda's killer to challenge sentence

    A man serving a 40-year sentence for the murder of a garda in Co Roscommon more than 20 years ago is seeking to take a High Court challenge to his sentence on the grounds it is inhumane, an affront to human dignity and unconstitutional. p

  • Court News Digest

    A teenage girl arrested for smoking and causing a disturbance on a bus has been convicted and fined €75 by Judge Anne Watkin at the Dublin Children's Court, after failing to avail of an opportunity to make amends by making a donation to charity. p
In the NorthBack to Top

  • DUP will deal with SF, says chief negotiator

    Sinn Fein Ardfheis: The Democratic Unionist Party will eventually deal with Sinn Féin in Northern Ireland's political institutions, Sinn Féin's chief negotiator, Mr Martin McGuinness, has declared. p

  • New Assembly may oversee justice, policing issues

    Stormont ministers could assume responsibility for policing and justice issues within the lifetime of the next Northern Ireland Assembly. p

  • Journalist calls on UDA to lift threats

    Sunday World Northern Ireland editor Jim McDowell has called on the UDA to lift threats against him and his family, against the newspaper and against newsagents stocking the paper. p
Flood TribunalBack to Top

  • Planner censured for lack of notes

    Mr Justice Flood has criticised the powers of recall and lack of notes made by the senior planner overseeing development in south Dublin during the 1990s. p
Moriarty TribunalBack to Top

  • Official says licence process was fair

    Another member of the team that selected the winner of the State's second mobile phone competition has said there was no interference in the process.Civil servant, Mr John McQuaid, told the Moriarty tribunal yesterday that he saw nothing to make him believe that there was an attempt to influence improperly the work of the assessment team. p
Morris TribunalBack to Top

  • Papers 'should remain private'

    The Morris tribunal remained in private session yesterday to consider documents which the Garda Commissioner is claiming are privileged. p
Regional NewsBack to Top

  • Minister urges levy to combat abuse of alcohol

    The Minister of State with responsibility for Community Affairs and the National Drugs Strategy, Mr Noel Ahern, has called for the introduction of a special levy on alcohol sales to tackle alcohol abuse. p

  • Steady decline in BSE figures for year to date

    Figures for the first three months of this year show a steady decline in the number of animals with BSE. p

  • Tanaiste announces 300 jobs for Cork

    Cork received a welcome boost yesterday with an announcement by the Tánaiste, Ms Harney, that almost 300 jobs are to be created in four IDA-supported investments in the city and county. p

  • New electricity to do island a power of good

    Domestic comforts which have long been common in mainland homes, such as electric cookers, storage heaters and power showers, have finally arrived on Inishturk (population 85), an island in the Atlantic eight miles off Co Mayo. p
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