MEP says neutrality is under attackIRISH neutrality is under attack, the Green MEP, Ms Patricia McKenna, has warnedThu Feb 8 1996 - 00:00
Woman gets new hearing on hospital committalA Co Limerick woman who was committed against her will to a psychiatric hospital has had her case accepted as admissible by the…Tue Feb 6 1996 - 00:00
EU agrees to increase export refunds on Irish beefTHE EU Beef Management Committee yesterday agreed to raise export refunds on beef by 5 per cent for male live and carcass exports…Sat Feb 3 1996 - 00:00
Firefighting in language of choice sparks rowFOURONS' mayor once described himself as "a pebble in the shoe" of local politicsFri Feb 2 1996 - 00:00
Santer initiative to stimulate job creationTHE President of the European Commission, Mr Jacques Santer, yesterday called on Europe's social partners to join in a European…Thu Feb 1 1996 - 00:00
Firmer line need to ensure euro timetable"THOSE who have felt in their hearts that the single currency was becoming the wrong test for the success of the EU have, until…Thu Feb 1 1996 - 00:00
Spring to travel over 150,000 miles in '96DURING 1996 Mr Dick Spring will travel around the world the equivalent of six times, clocking up roughly 152,000 air miles.Wed Jan 31 1996 - 00:00
Irish bishops welcome enlargement of EUTHE enlargement of the EU to eastern Europe should be seen in the context of the Christian values of sharing, the Bishop of Clogher…Wed Jan 31 1996 - 00:00
Spring appeals for calm on single currency deadlineThe Tanaiste, Mr Spring, has welcomed the announcement by Mr Chirac of an end to the testsTue Jan 30 1996 - 00:00
EU refusal to aid beef farmers to bring more protestsFARMERS will return to Dublin streets again next week to continue protests against the EU's refusal to respond to the sharp fall…Sat Jan 27 1996 - 00:00
Getting to grips with ups and downs of single currencyI LOST one billion ecus on Tuesday (£800 million to you and me), in less time than it would have taken to read out the charges…Fri Jan 26 1996 - 00:00
Bruton insists on February talksTHE Taoiseach is "unwilling to entertain any change" in the joint commitment of the British and Irish governments to the "firm…Fri Jan 26 1996 - 00:00
Irish social projects win EU grants of £670,000EU GRANTS of £670,000 for nine Irish projects dealing with social exclusion were announced by the Commissioner for Social Affairs…Wed Jan 24 1996 - 00:00
Aid for Suir flood put on EU agendaTHE Secretary General of the European Commission, Sir David Williamson, has agreed to ask the Commission tomorrow for emergency…Tue Jan 23 1996 - 00:00
Yates criticises EU policy on beefTHE Minister for Agriculture, Mr Yates, said last night he was "totally dissatisfied" with the attitude of the EU Farm Commissioner…Tue Jan 23 1996 - 00:00
Rise in support for single currencySUPPORT for the European single currency has risen in Ireland, even though over three quarters of Irish people profess not to…Tue Jan 23 1996 - 00:00
UK puts down markets over euroTHE British government has put down markers that it regards decisions on the shape of, and decisions within, the single European…Tue Jan 23 1996 - 00:00
Breakthrough needed on EU arms frontTHERE is a downside to peace - unemploymentMon Jan 22 1996 - 00:00
EU to make Bangkok its gateway to the EastIT'S DIFFICULT enough to get the 15 European Union heads of government together in one room in Europe, let alone in BangkokFri Jan 19 1996 - 00:00
AIBP not entitled to full export refunds, says courtANGLO IRISH Beef Processors International (AIBP) is not entitled to expect full payment of export refunds, the Advocate General…Fri Jan 19 1996 - 00:00
European challenge to IRTC would be contestedTHE GOVERNMENT would vigorously contest any European Commission legal challenge to IRTC rules for local radio stations which …Thu Jan 18 1996 - 00:00
Confident EU vigorously defends EMU timetableTHE EU Commissioner for Economic Affairs, Mr Yves Thibault de Silguy, has vigorously reiterated his and the Commission's confidence…Tue Jan 16 1996 - 00:00
TV directive that won't fade awayTHERE's a nice irony in the name of the Television without Frontiers directiveFri Jan 12 1996 - 00:00
Irish are the most upbeat in EUIRISH people are more optimistic about 1996 than anyone else in the European Union.Fri Jan 12 1996 - 00:00
Union pleads ESB case to EU commissionerDELEGATION from the union MSF which met the EU Energy Commissioner Mr ChristosFri Jan 12 1996 - 00:00
MEP says Cork was snubbed over EU meetingsCORK has been slighted once again by the Government, according to the Munster MEP, Mr Brian CrowIey (FF)Tue Jan 9 1996 - 00:00
A year when money was sovereignBERNARD Connolly, in his Eurosceptical polemic The Rotten Heart of Europe, quotes the words of the late French economist Jacques…Wed Jan 3 1996 - 00:00