Article Archive

January 16th 2004

• • News

  • Black candidate quits race for US presidency News
  • Michael Jackson due in court today News
  • Pakistan-India rail service resumes News
  • President faces the political perils of having two first ladies News
  • Putin wants inquiry into soldiers' plight News
  • Anti-Bush protesters clash with police News
  • Incentives for early retirement queried News
  • Berlusconi eyes EU election prospects News
  • French PM hopes for EU deal but shows no sign of compromise News
  • Carthy 'overrided' pain of bullets, says expert News
  • Blair wants commitments on IRA News
  • Witness denies plan to mount operation News
  • Major tourism marketing campaign planned for Cork and Kerry News
  • Trial halted in child sex assault case News
  • Inflation rate expected to fall further towards 1% News
  • Promise on men's health not honoured Government vowed two years ago to have strategy by 2003 to improve state of men's health News
  • Suspect with links to subversives ran Amsterdam hotel News
  • Dublin ers 17% better off, according to new figures News
  • Focus on boys' health in schools advocated News
  • CAG calls health data not reliable News
  • Ringaskiddy braces for waste ruling News
  • Flatley honoured at UCD without much of a fight News
  • Cot death linked to sharing bed with baby News
  • Putin defends Chechen human-rights groups News
  • Musharraf to make first speech to parliament News
  • General Electric earnings rise by 47% News
  • SIPTU staff at Dairygold vote for industrial action News
  • bmibaby to offer Knock-Manchester flights News
  • US retail sales weaker than anticipated News
  • Boots reports festive sales boost News
  • Ferdinand to appeal eight-month ban News
  • Weekend Premiership team news News
  • French Grand Prix gets the green light News
  • Boro confirm interest in Heskey News
  • Belfast may host 2012 Olympic event News
  • Henman offers support to Rusedski News
  • Derry City's Coyle ends 17-year career News
  • Leeds fight to stave off administration News
  • Man held over €5m ecstacy seizure in Laois News
  • Retirement age must be extended, says Harney News
  • PSNI issues counterfeit-money warning News
  • IRA denies threatening father of missing man News
  • Ulster Unionist MP says party in 'sorry state' News
  • SF voice opposition to monitoring body News
  • €35m wasted by houshold appliances - SEI News
  • Gardai search for woman missing in Dublin News
  • Stormy weather cuts power to 4,000 houses News
  • Victims of child abuse to be asked to accept inquiry cut News
  • Dunlop made statements to gardai about Cosgrave News
  • Irishman held over Greek drugs haul News
  • Staff at Harney's Department are not interested in move to Carlow News
  • Infrastructure is clearly linked to prosperity, survey shows News
  • Abuse bill was heading for €1bn News
  • 'Victims being asked to make sacrifice' News
  • Reforms seek to expedite work of abuse commission News
  • Collusion scenario 'appalling' - garda News
  • Minister rules out financial aid for Rose festival News
  • Amalgamation of six Galway courts proposed News
  • Michelin star for Oriel Restaurant in Down News
  • Carbon monoxide leak kills musician and daughter (9) News
  • Objector says gas terminal would be too obtrusive News
  • Ballot at Cork Dairygold will be counted today News
  • Air monitoring website opened News
  • Student had not drunk excessively No evidence of drugs found in 18-year-old's body, State Pathologist tells manslaughter trial News
  • €115m claim is made against two Irish firms News
  • Dublin woman gets six years after cocaine find News
  • Mayo farmer who tampered with cattle tags jailed News
  • Driving charge dropped after 'fox' evidence News
  • Youth (16) sexually assaulted five women News
  • Couple lose night club assault claim News
  • Bremer returns to Washington for talks on Iraqi self-rule News
  • Women of Gaza keen to emulate suicide bomber News
  • Iranian officials set to drop resignation threat News
  • Cowen, Sharon engage in some tough talking Deaglán de Bréadún in Jerusalem News
  • Protests in Galway today for EU meeting News
  • Reforms bring Turkey closer to EU, says Prodi News
  • Outcry over Rabin statue in Romania News
  • Permission granted for €70m Cork toxic-waste incinerator News
  • Jackson pleads not guilty to child sex charges News
  • More funds to increase security at NI prisons News
  • IRA must be wound down, says DUP's Campbell News
  • Civic Forum too costly to keep, says UUP lord News
  • Security tight for second day of EU meeting News
  • Friend of student killed outside nightclub testifies News
  • Christian Brothers awarded costs in commission case News
  • Brennan slammed as transport strike-threat remains News
  • North groups seek strategy against racism News
  • Rose of Tralee festival saved from extinction News
  • Court to hear Carrickmines case next Thursday News
  • Blair 'pandering to rejectionist unionists' - SF News
  • Abuse-inquiry proposals draw mixed response News
  • Christmas gives way to winter's cold comforts News
  • Loyalists blamed for Belfast bomb alerts News
  • US acts to win over Iraqi cleric on handover News
  • Israel says Hamas leader 'marked for death' News
  • Top Spanish court upholds ban on Basque party News
  • Sixteen immigrants die as boat capsizes in Spain News
  • EU warns Israel against state targeted killings News
  • Kilroy-Silk resigns from BBC over anti-Arab comments News
  • Lebanon to resume executions amid criticism News
  • EU opinion divided on US sky marshalls plan News
  • Nigerian court rejects govt attempt to stop strike News
  • Rabbis seek Pope's help with anti-Semitism News
  • Turkish reform speed 'remarkable' - Prodi News
  • Indian forces kill Kashmiri rebel leaders News
  • Iran quake death toll hits 41,000 - officials News
  • Man charged over bullets find at Heathrow News
  • First team of Japanese troops heads for Iraq News
  • US seeks UN help on Iraq sovereignty News
  • FLS Aerospace to cut 420 jobs in Britain News
  • Trinity completes sale of Irish newspapers News
  • Crude oil prices steady after sell-off News
  • Construction jobs fall slightly in November News
  • ECB concerned over euro volatility News
  • Fischler calls for more flexible stability pact News
  • Parmalat scandal prompts Italy-reform bid News
  • Troubled Adecco in management shake-up News
  • Sun Microsystems quarterly loss narrows News
  • Weak dollar helps IBM beat expectations News
  • Mathews named soccer personality of year News
  • Irish hockey team lose series to USA News
  • Duff admits taking 'big risk' with injury News
  • Dunfermline to clear path for Nicholl approach News
  • Pearl gets back on track at Fairyhouse News
  • Trapattoni hopes to stay with national set-up News
  • City players drive Keegan to distraction News
  • Nokia signs €200m deal with IBM News

  • Sport

  • It's all change for Montgomerie Golf South African Open Sport
  • Irish are long odds for Cheltenham romp Sport
  • Irish duo likely to last the pace Down Under Sport
  • Murtagh joins Loder Sport
  • Demons ready for next victim Sport
  • Byrne still tops despite glitch Sport
  • Key West offers hot competition Sport
  • Irish target London on road to Athens Sport
  • Black capture will boost Harlequins in Europe Sport
  • South Korea join long list of top-flight opposition Sport
  • Wembley at the heart of London bid Sport
  • Kinsella changes his focus Sport
  • Ella puts Leinster on the offensive Sport
  • Gissing exoneration adds edge to return Sport
  • Time running out for Leeds Sport
  • Butt move must be right one says Keane Sport
  • 'Unsettled' Parker to miss Everton trip Sport
  • Still facing challenge to survive Sport
  • Wasps are at their most dangerous when hurt Sport
  • O'Connor lines up opposition for Kerry Sport
  • Dublin talks progress well Sport

  • Business

  • Consumer protection at top of regulator's agenda Business
  • Challenges abound for new body Business
  • Motor loans come in many shapes and sizes Business
  • Focus on small print when signing plan Business
  • Inflation rate of 1% is on the horizon Business
  • EU seeks retaliation rights against US Business
  • Germany returns to growth after worst year in a decade Business
  • Good safety standards at work pay off for employers and staff Business
  • Financials in solid form despite lower volumes Una McCaffrey Business
  • Tour operators say tide turning in their favour Business
  • Consumers pay price for State's dearth of line rental competition Business
  • Surprise revenue boost for IBM Business
  • Father of the Net adopts practical view of his child's future Business
  • Research group hits the big time Business
  • Republic not even on the starting blocks of supercomputer race Business
  • Disruptive technologies set the tone for 2004 Business
  • Boots may put boot into staff levels Business
  • Forecourt finance has pluses and minuses Business
  • First Active shareholders can put their windfall to good financial use Business
  • Irish firms with dollar exposure perform well despite its falling value Business
  • Q&A Business
  • O'Brien stake in NewsTalk under investigation Business Emmet Oliver
  • Greencore takeover possibility recedes Business Una McCaffrey
  • Regulator vows to name and shame unethical banks Business Siobhan Creaton
  • Italian authorities investigate bond issue by Irish Parmalat subsidiary Business Colm Keena
  • FLS Aerospace set for new owner Business Emmet Oliver
  • Aer Lingus profits to rise by 23% Business Emmet Oliver
  • An Post ties pay increase to success of rescue plan talks Business Barry O'Halloran
  • Regulator aims to stop rip-offs Business Siobhan Creaton
  • Enron senior executives may be charged as Fastow pleads guilty Business Conor O'Clery
  • New year starts on a slightly brighter broadband note Business Karlin Lillington
  • Finding our way in a world of competition Business Cliff Taylor
  • Liabilities cannot be ignored in pension shortfalls Business 3

  • Opinion

  • Where stands the Abbey? Letters
  • Luas and Connolly Station Letters
  • State not neutral by any credible definition Opinion
  • Plight of Cork School of Music Letters
  • Defining disability Letters
  • The McAleese presidency Letters
  • IFSRA yet to make its mark Opinion
  • The heritage of pain Opinion
  • NI agreement review must ditch sectarian voting rules Opinion
  • What's sauce for the goose Opinion
  • An Irishman's Diary Opinion
  • Carrickmines Castle and M50 Letters
  • Farmers and hill-walkers Letters
  • Benchmarking politicians Letters
  • Funding for waterpolo Letters
  • Condoms and sexual disease Letters
  • Tackling homelessness in Dublin Letters
  • Tracing world war graves Letters

  • Life & Style

  • Culture

  • How the Abbey is celebrating its centenary Culture
  • Plenty of promises, but where's the action? Culture
  • Something old, something new Culture