Event: European Year

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

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Restaurant Review: Wa Café, 13 New Dock Street, Galway

THE actor Tom Murphy who died tragically young will long be remembered for his role in the Laurel and Hardy junkie movie Adam and Paul and for his Tony award-winning performance in Druid Theatre’s The Beauty Queen of Leenane.

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Competition time for student chefs

Brussels briefing

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Red Cross: Up to 150 unpaid volunteers for every paid worker

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EU members hold meeting on poverty in Dublin

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Govt urged to stamp out poverty in 10 years

Flags to the mast at every turn

NEVER mind the dreaded swine flu. There has been an outbreak of a new disease called “poster-itis” at the three-day national ploughing championships in lovely Kildare.

Wed, 23 Sep, 2009

Fury over Ryanair fee to cover use of wheelchairs

PEOPLE with disabilities yesterday criticised Ryanair’s decision to charge its passengers 73c to cover the cost of providing wheelchairs at four airports.

Sat, 31 Jan, 2004

Ministers face cold shoulder at Special Olympics

GOVERNMENT ministers face a frosty reception at this year's Special Olympics following cutbacks in promised funding for physical and sensory disability services.

Fri, 11 Apr, 2003

Government urged to provide €20m in emergency funding

DISABILITY groups yesterday called on the Government to provide an extra €20 million in emergency funding to tackle the growing crisis in services for the mentally handicapped.

Wed, 29 Jan, 2003

Savage cutbacks are a deliberate power play for the next election

WE are about to discover the importance of public spending to Irish life. That’s the real, but largely ignored, story of Budget 2003.

Tue, 10 Dec, 2002