IrelandAznar swims against angry tide to make up for inaction on Galicia oil-spillBy By Paddy Woodworth
IrelandNew drive for pay agreement expected next yearBy Chris Dooley and Industry and Employment Correspondent
BusinessArdagh proposal to split firm gives investors a chance to exitBy By Siobhan Creaton and Finance Correspondent
BusinessFactory closure dampens Christmas cheerBy By Olivia Kelleher in Cork and Christopher Ashmore in Donegal
IrelandInquiry indicates high-level influence in cover-upBy By Dan Keenan, Northern News Editor and in Derry
IrelandCommission on clerical sex abuse to be disbandedBy Patsy McGarry and Religious Affairs Correspondent
IrelandIraqi primary schools collapse under weight of sanctions as future for children looks bleakBy From Alistair Lyon and in Baghdad
IrelandForum on family to be set up in new yearBy By Nuala Haughey and Social and Racial Affairs Correspondent
BusinessManagement makes €55.4m buyout offer for ConduitBy By Jane O'Sullivan and Markets Correspondent
IrelandGraduates take interest in more traditional careersBy By Emmet Oliver and Education Correspondent
IrelandMbeki accuses 'ultra-leftists' of abusing ANC membershipBy From Patrick Laurence in Johannesburg
IrelandRecruitment of minorities to public service urgedBy By Nuala Haughey and Social and Racial Affairs Correspondent
IrelandDepartment of Defence to go to court over sale of contested Cork barracksBy By Anne Lucey and Mark Hennessy