|
|
Updated: 10:58, Saturday, 9 March 2002
A device has exploded close to the entrance of the Mont Blanc tunnel linking France and Italy, only hours before it was due to be reopened to cars.
A device has exploded close to the entrance of the Mont Blanc tunnel linking France and Italy, only hours before it was due to be reopened to cars.
The explosion damaged a car parked on the French side of the tunnel but caused no injuries. The tunnel has been closed for almost three years, since a fire swept through it and killed 39 people.
Environmental groups and local people have been protesting against the planned resumption of heavy goods traffic on the route later this month.
NAMA chief Frank Daly talks at length about the agency's negotiations with debtors
With violence on the pitch and secret payments off it, Katie Hannon looks at the problems facing the GAA
16:25 - 16:35
news2day
17:40 - 18:00
Nuacht RTÉ
18:01 - 19:00
RTÉ News: Six One and Weather
19:00 - 19:30
Nationwide
Cian McCormack gauges public and professional reaction to the return of the beloved characters
The Finance Act has been revised so that the definition of bread includes the traditional Waterford Blaa, exempting it from VAT
A group of Dublin students are carrying out a novel experiment to investigate if singing to plants makes them grow faster
The number of families that have had their special allowances for disabled and autistic children withdrawn has tripled in the past year
The average credit card debt in Ireland stands at €1,330, down only marginally from 2008 when credit card debt peaked
Anglo Irish Bank's art collection is of little value, but the signage is to go on display at the Irish Museum of Modern Art
Unemployment figures are moving in the right direction in the US, with more jobs than expected created in January
A rare insight into life of southern Irishmen in the British army, exploring their experiences in one of the most dangerous places on earth
An Australian cabaret band called 'The Continentals' was hugely popular at weddings in the 50s. 36 years on, the band has re-formed
A picnic in the woods, a walk on the beach - and a dream wedding
The story of a generation told through letters stretching over 50 years between two cousins in Dublin and America
Major General Hugh Tudor was commander of the infamous Black and Tans. But what became of him? A tale of fact and fiction
