16 May, 2008 Digital News Archive

Waterford Crystal to close for three weeks

By Simon Carswell, Finance Correspondent and CIARAN MURPHY and in Waterford

Double act on arts a 'comedy of errors'

By Mark Hennessy and Political Correspondent

Poll shows major boost for Cowen and Fianna Fail

By Stephen Collins and Political Editor

St Patrick's depth to be tested by Drogheda

By PAUL BUTTNER

Arab League deal ends Lebanon's violent stand-off

Amputee cleared to run in Olympics

Datalex trading in line with expectations

Each-way value at Galway races?

US woman faces MySpace bully charge

Man dead after Fethard house fire

By Patrick Logue

The sequels that never were

UTV revenue to April rises 7%

Deignan keeps up good show

By Shane Stokes

Players union deem win bonus plan 'unfair'

PRIVATE PROPERTY/NUE PROPRIÉTÉ

Limerick's cabinet minister

Quinlan follows hunch despite credit crunch

Outsourcing not strictly a cost issue, says head of IBM

By JOHN COLLINS in London

California legalises gay marriage

Cowen to kick-start public service overhaul

By Patrick Logue

Palestinian protests mark anniversary of Israeli state

Debunking the myths of absinthe

What on earth?

Company guilty of fraud awarded contract, says FG spokesman

By Michael O'Regan

Irish nominees lose out in urban awards

By FRANK McDONALD Environment Editor

Traders hedging their bets

By SHEILA O'FLANAGAN

Snowballing at Stormont

BA profits up, Walsh to forgo bonus

OUTPOST

AA seeks diesel price investigation

By Patrick Logue

Gill switches from Goodbody to Bloxham

Bin Laden tape message targets Israel

You don't live and learn in business - you try your luck

By DAVID STOREY

A thoughtful and firmly unflinching drama

Aer Lingus and Siptu agree on proposals

By CIARAN HANCOCK and MARTIN WALL

Kidnap victim's father unsure of wife

By Derek Scally

JPMorgan to liquidate Bear funds

Kenny urges farmers to vote Yes

By Elaine Edwards

Going for 'gotten'

HEARTBEAT DETECTOR/LA QUESTION HUMAINE

BCC upholds complaint against FM104

By Jason Michael

Clear principles for divorce urged

By CAROL COULTER and Legal Affairs Editor

Opposition rejects delay in Zimbabwe's run-off election

Colonel charged over Jara killing

China's one child policy deepens loss and despair felt by parents

Bush discusses oil, Iran with Saudis

Obama rejects Bush's appeasement remarks

WTO tells US to 'cut trade barriers'

When deposit accounts make cents

Neutrality will not be affected - O'Dea

By Harry McGee

With Penn on jury duty, is Clint feeling lucky?

Festivals by the sea, the Lee, the Lagan and the Liffey

By Jim Carroll

Cork firm shuts with loss of 138 jobs

By David Labanyi

Rice prices slump for fifth day

Rockin' all over the world

ECB cannot relax on inflation - Trichet

City receive entry to Uefa Cup

Microsoft unveils map of the stars

By JOSEPH MENN

Ronaldo to take stock after final

Russian doomsday cult siege ends

Late sell off leaves Iseq weaker

By Ciaran Brennan

Lebanese factions agree to dialogue

Irish film channel to start next year

By JOHN LAWRENCE

State agencies' role needs to be rethought after OECD report

New horrors as devastated towns finally reached

By CLIFFORD COONAN in Beichuan

If Ireland fail, it won't be from lack of preparation

Dempsey expects 'vibrant culture of cycling' by 2020

By JOHN LAWRENCE

Senior garda wanted e-mail suppressed, Omagh trial told

By Ronan McGreevy

Robinson and McGuinness can find way out of impasse

Cox warns on risks of sectoral approach

By Harry McGee and Political Staff

UN chief increases pressure on Burma over aid

By IAN MACKINNON in Bangkok

Parish pump politics

Adare Manor Diary

By Philip Reid

Meath start four newcomers

By Seán Moran

Iraqi PM supervises offensive against al-Qaeda in Mosul urban stronghold

McIlroy strikes a confident note

In short

REFERENDUM DIGEST

Lisbon Treaty referendum

Ladbrokes profits up 13% to April

Tsvangirai to return home from Belfast

Aosdána grant will almost double to €20,000 by 2011

By Steven Carroll

In short

Union leader predicts tight vote on new pay deal

By Martin Wall, Industry Correspondent and in Kilkenny

Riding a wireless wave

How the web broke news of the earthquake

By DANNY O'BRIEN

Man (23) held in custody on firearms charges

Fritzl family puts up poster of thanks

By Derek Scally

Students converting words into money on internet

By JOHN COLLINS

Time right to galvinise

Suicide blast kills 10 in Sri Lanka

Even a worm will turn

Dublin market rises in early trading

Investec's pretax profits rise 38%

By Laura Slattery

Cracker Jimmy

South Dublin land rezoned against advice of planners

By Olivia Kelly

Standing out from the crowd

By CHARLIE FELL

Churches urge NI role on abortion laws

Gay father case exposes media in thrall to victimology

An Irishman's Diary

Gardaí must be feeling the heat

Sun factor: how higher temperatures can mean higher profits

Coppinger hat-trick inspires Doncaster

ESRI puts faith in resilient economy

Neutrality undermined, or peacekeeping enhanced?

By JAMIE SMYTH European Correspondent

Woman jailed in UK for smuggling baby

A boost for Fianna Fáil

Decision time for Davy

Burma says 130,000 dead or missing

Vaccine against meningitis B claimed

By Steven Carroll

State pledges EUR1m in emergency aid to assist earthquake relief efforts

By Patrick Logue

In short

Reid to miss Royal appointment

Ronaldo sows seeds of doubt

By DANIEL TAYLOR

Cowen to call for wage restraint at union conference

Farmers' WTO concerns 'due to game-playing'

By JIMMY WALSH

Pistorius waiting for ruling from CAS

Vote No to Lisbon Treaty and reject European federal state

Singh, Green set pace

By PHILIP REID reports from Adare Manor

SMART PEOPLE

Does it offend you, yeah?

Lisbon at a glance

O'Reilly urges 'thorough review' of Act

By JOHN DOWNES

It's a whole new ball game

Cowen factor defies economic gloom

Inquiry into Corrib protests urged

By Lorna Siggins and Western Correspondent

Postbank current account launched

By Simon Carswell and Finance Correspondent

AIB keeps growth target despite fall in earnings

By Simon Carswell and Finance Correspondent

CARAMEL/SUKKAR BANAT

Robert Dunlop, former motorcycle champion, fatally injured in crash

By Steven Carroll

Redmond's tax return stated he got receipts

Cox joins man with no name in PD dinghy for EU's sake

TV3 in exclusive talks to buy Channel 6 for estimated EUR10m

By Ciarán Hancock and Business Affairs Correspondent

Report on stem cell research

Reid and Doyle out of training camp

Connacht SFC

By Keith Duggan

Carvalho says it could be last hurrah

By DOMINIC FIFIELD

Lack of effective global controls on arms trade 'scandalous'

Iseq creeps in right directon after low trade volumes

By Ciaran Brennan

Energy supplies

Euro zone swings to March trade deficit

Oldest and poorest in society hit hard by oil prices, seminar told

By Harry McGee and Political Staff

Reeling and dealing at Cannes

40 schools to let teachers go in class size U-turn

By Seán Flynn and Education Editor

Jacob set to appeal Olympic heave-ho

By Liam Gorman

Lenihan defends changes in relation to FOI

By JOHN DOWNES

Soccer shorts

Get on yer electric bike

By MIKE BUTCHER

CHARLIE BARTLETT

Restaurants based on social enterprise give food for thought

Silvestre ponders Bordeaux move

Warning against smear test outsourcing

Condos lift US housing starts

Rangers to escape Uefa sanction

US smear tests will miss 1,000 cancers say medics

By EITHNE DONNELLAN and Health Correspondent

US House rejects war funding bill

Private clinics 'may cost over 1bn'

Most prefer the bargain basement to snob value

By Ailish Connelly

How Britney's Umbrella became a cover for Rihanna

By Brian Boyd

Radiologist issue raised in 2007

By EITHNE DONNELLAN and Health Correspondent

Consultants agree new contract deal

Political legacy of Margaret Waugh

Enterprise awards celebrate entrepreneurs of the future

By CAROLINE MADDEN

McCarron opts out of Leinster contract to return to college

By John O'Sullivan

Tragedy casts pall over North West 200

Sarkozy stands firm on cuts as tens of thousands strike

By ANGELIQUE CHRISAFIS in Paris

External experts to review delayed cancer diagnoses

By Michael O'Regan

Ahern's long goodbye gives FF welcome boost

Commission chair accused by Higgins

By MARY FITZGERALD and Foreign Affairs Correspondent

Eagle Star reveals 6% fall in new business for first quarter

By CIARAN BRENNAN

Pope repeats opposition to gay marriage

A change in work patterns

McCord accuses Woodward over UVF decision

By Gerry Moriarty and Northern Editor

Oil rises above $127 for first time

Italian police arrest hundreds in crackdown on illegal immigrants

MRSA cases shows little reduction

By Elaine Edwards

Adverts on networking sites have 'long way to go'

Begg backs Yes vote on Lisbon Treaty

By Elaine Edwards

Psychiatric nurses end action after deal

By Elaine Edwards

Fuel costs damaging rural way of life, conference told

By SEÁN Mac CONNELL and Agriculture Correspondent

Martin critical of Burmese regime

By Marie O’Halloran

Stance on Zimbabwe 'must be clear'

By Marie O’Halloran

Life imitates art at Irish Pavilion in Cannes

By MICHAEL DWYER, Film Correspondent and in Cannes

Radio listenership survey finds RTÉ has top nine most listened-to radio shows

By Paul Cullen

Leinster SFC

By Seán Moran

SHUTTER

Jobs in construction down 11.7% on this time last year

By Ciara O'Brien

Retail sales fall by 2.1% in March

By David Labanyi

Two held over death of Athlone woman

By Éanna Ó Caollaí

HSE redundancies not 'imminent'

By EITHNE DONNELLAN and JOHN DOWNES MARTIN WALL and

Council wants share of tax income generated in Dublin

By Olivia Kelly

Dunlop family calls for race to proceed

Court prevents financial officer's dismissal

Disc missing in Nelson murder inquiry

Tartan Bearer dents a few reputations

FG fears missing children trafficked

By ELAINE EDWARDS

Zimbabwe sets presidential run-off date

Sports digest

Dublin to host talks on cluster bombs

Legal base for EU humanitarian aid

By MARY FITZGERALD and Foreign Affairs Correspondent

Campaign for rural broadband launched

By Patrick Logue

BT Ireland announces 4.3% rise in annual turnover to £771m

By CIARAN BRENNAN

Five tied for lead in Atlanta

CPSU leader says voting No would only hurt unions

By Mark Hennessy and Political Correspondent

E-Net signs EUR3m BT broadband deal

By JOHN COLLINS

Ireland aim to seize their chance

By Emmet Riordan

Kingspan forecasts 'appreciable' fall in profits this year as growth slows

By Simon Carswell and Finance Correspondent

British Energy receives bid approaches

Facing the headwinds

Rutter set for battle with Irish challengers

By David O'Brien

Freedom of Information: 10 Years on

League wins for Derry and Galway

Clarke critical of Adare set-up

Clarke in the hunt at Adare Manor

By Paul Gallagher

Chinese earthquake area hit by aftershock

Paddy Power says operating profit to reach EUR82m in 2008

By Barry O'Halloran

Economic reality bites

TV3 put out top team for first shot at All-Ireland

By SEAN MORAN Gaelic Games Correspondent

HSE apologises over 'misaddressed' letters

By Elaine Edwards

Republic's policies 'eroding' ability to tax multinationals

Inclusive path in North 'key' to education

Here comes the sun?

Duffy stresses limitations on movement to the USA

By Seán Moran

A sleepless night as a newborn foal takes his first tentative steps

McInerney to cut EUR30m in costs amid downturn

By Barry O'Halloran

Solar-powered bra to provide uplift for nature worshippers

Architecture and rural housing

Paisley can't see return to 'bad old days'

By Deaglán De Bréadún

Cole backs Grant to lead Chelsea

Munster SFC

By Ian O'Riordan

Commission says WTO veto possible

By MARK HENNESSY and SEÁN Mac CONNELL

DAA gears up for car park battle

Better late than never

By Dominic Coyle

Couple killed by car in Spain laid to rest

By ANNE LUCEY in Cahersiveen

Obama attacks Bush foreign policies

Kaye and Palmer in surprise share of the early lead at Georgia

Planet business

Quiz

By Donald Clarke

Pádraig Ó Moráin collection of 'That's Men' columns published

By Steven Carroll

Zenit may be punished by Uefa over fans

Irish Times/TNS mrbi poll shows Lisbon Yes gains

By Stephen Collins and Political Editor

Rugby

Jones steps down as Ospreys coach

Valiant McCullum just fails to hit century

By MIKE SELVEY at Lord's

AUDIO: Clifford Coonan in China

Sex, drugs and death

By Rosita Boland

Kenny blames FF boost on 'honeymoon'

By Elaine Edwards

DUP and SF split over proposed education reforms

By DAN KEENAN and Northern News Editor

Comedy controversies: all in the worst possible taste

North Korea to get US food aid

Animal numbers are down a third in 38 years

By EMILY BEAMENT

Tsvangirai for Belfast conference

RTE union pension demand may go to Labour Court

By Colm Keena and Public Affairs Correspondent

Ulster SFC

By Tom Humphries

Motorists urged to switch off mobiles

By Tim O'Brien

Ministers will try to match North-South penalty points

By Tim O'Brien

Secretaries in schools suffer from 'blatant inequalities'

By Martin Wall