News Headlines
Archive: 16 Sep 2002
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UEFA delegation says Irish bid "alive and kicking"
(21:59) The regulating body of European soccer, UEFA, has said Ireland's joint bid to host the Euro 2008 soccer championships with Scotland is alive and kicking and competing very strongly. -
Brennan announces decision on Carrickmines Castle
(22:00) Forty percent of the medieval site at Carrickmines Castle in South Dublin is to be lost in order to complete the construction of the M50 motorway. -
Iraq agrees to unconditional return of inspectors
(23:50) Iraq is reported to have agreed to accept the unconditional return of UN weapons inspectors. -
ICTU General Secretary urges Yes to Nice
(22:01) The Congress of Trade Unions has launched its campaign for a Yes vote in the forthcoming Nice referendum. -
IEA warning on US import sanctions
(16:45) The Irish Exporters' Association has warned that sanctions on American imports, planned by the EU, could make Ireland a less attractive location for US investment. -
France honours Minister for Agriculture
(22:22) The Minister for Agriculture, Joe Walsh, has said that Ireland and France could bring about profound alterations to the proposed changes to European farm policy. -
FF TD issues tough budget warning
(22:01) A Fianna Fáil TD has predicted that the December budget will be the toughest in ten years. -
Gardaí treating Cork death as murder
(22:43) Preliminary results of a post mortem examination on the body of a 27-year-old man found in Cork City last night have indicated that he died of head injuries as a result of a severe beating. -
Inflation rises again to 4.5%
(22:02) Consumer price figures published today show that the annual rate of inflation rose last month to 4.5%, up from 4.2% in July. -
New paper on TB levels and Irish wildlife
(16:52) The high levels of tuberculosis in wildlife, particularly badgers, is seen as the most significant barrier to animal TB eradication in Ireland, according to the Animal Health Committee of the vets' organisation, Veterinary Ireland. -
Pakistan hands over five al-Qaeda suspects
(17:08) Pakistan has confirmed it has handed over the suspected al-Qaeda member, Ramzi bin al-Shaiba, to United States custody along with four other al-Qaeda suspects. -
EC takes Greece to court over car tax
(16:56) The European Commission has taken Greece to court to try to force it to revise its decision to apply high taxes on cars brought into the country by temporary residents from other European Union states. -
GPs concerned about Alzheimer's care
(22:03) Nearly two thirds of GPs have serious concerns over how people with Alzheimer's disease are being cared for. -
Worldcom to shed 2,000 jobs in Europe
(16:55) The troubled telecommunications company, WorldCom, has announced it is to lay off 2,000 people from its operations in Europe. -
Guinness invests ¤38m in breweries
(20:25) Guinness Ireland has announced it is to invest ¤38m in its Dundalk and Waterford breweries. -
Gardaí called to picket at Wexford nursing home
(22:25) Gardaí were called to a picket line at a nursing home in Enniscorthy, County Wexford, earlier today following reports of disturbances between striking staff and others who are passing the picket line. -
Kashmir voting marked by violence
(16:57) The start of voting for a new state assembly in Indian-administered Kashmir has been marked by a series of violent incidents. -
Nuclear fuel ships enter Irish Sea
(22:03) Two British ships carrying radioactive fuel to the Sellafield nuclear plant have entered the Irish Sea after an 18,000-mile voyage from Japan. -
Executives discuss future of troubled IFI
(15:16) The future of the partly State-owned fertiliser company, IFI, will be discussed today at a meeting between its executives and officials of the Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment. -
Galway work-to-rule suspended ahead of talks
(16:25) A work-to-rule by ward clerks at University College Hospital in Galway, due to begin this morning, has been suspended. -
Reid defends Trimble's record
(14:05) The Northern Secretary has defended the record of the Ulster Unionist leader, David Trimble, saying his critics within the party have nothing to offer in his place. -
Govt under pressure over radon gas
(22:04) The Minister for the Environment, Martin Cullen, has been asked to urgently sign into law a grant scheme to help householders protect their homes against radon gas. -
Mid West nurses begin work-to-rule
(16:00) Theatre nurses at Limerick Regional Hospital and at the general hospitals in Ennis and Nenagh have begun a work-to-rule over pay rates for on-call duty. -
Funeral of Tipperary boy tomorrow
(15:21) The funeral of the 14-year-old County Tipperary boy who died following a reported assault in Clonmel will take place tomorrow. -
At least 11 die in Chechnya bus explosion
(15:29) At least 11 people have been killed by an explosion in the Chechen capital, Grozny. -
Singapore arrests 21 further terrorist suspects
(16:27) The Singapore government has said that 21 suspected terrorists were arrested there last month, including some who had been trained at al Qaeda camps in Afghanistan.
