A lock of Michael Collins’ hair has been withdrawn from the market on the eve of its controversial auction.

ÁRAS archives — the stories that made the news in past presidential elections.

DANA ROSEMARY Scallon insisted she would stand for president on a platform of “love and respect” as her late entry threw the race into further turmoil.

EUROVISION winner Dana looks unlikely to enter the presidential race after her family said she would struggle to compete with the resources of party-backed candidates.

EUROVISION winner and former MEP Dana Rosemary Scanlon is considering entering the race for the presidency, her family has confirmed.

THERE were no floods, forked-lightning, hellfires or seismic shifts.

HOSPITAL infections directly kill a staggering 37,000 people annually in Europe and cost already stretched healthcare budgets an estimated €5.5 billion a year, according to a leading healthcare body.

Dev’s papers have been transferred to UCD, which plans to digitalise them and make them available on the internet.

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern wanted former Eurovision winner Dana Rosemary Scallon to run as a Fianna Fáil TD, it has emerged.

A CHARITY founder said Kate McCann faced an uphill struggle in her attempt to improve how police across Europe respond to reports of missing children.

A CHILD’S appearance can be altered in minutes and speed is of the essence when trying to track down their abductor, an expert in the area of child abduction has warned.

CHILD abductions reached an all-time high last year with 111 new cases.

GARDAÍ are providing armed protection to the solicitor of murdered woman Baiba Saulite, it was confirmed yesterday.

THERE could be an increase in the number of children being taken from Ireland to countries that have not signed up to the Hague Convention, the Irish Centre for Parentally Abducted Children (ICPAC) warned yesterday.

‘HITLER’ taunts were shouted at county councillors yesterday who refused to give Dana Rosemary Scanlon a nomination to contest the Presidential election.

PRESIDENT of the European Parliament Pat Cox will make his farewell speech today after two and a half years as its president, but his future career path is still uncertain.

EUROPE AFFAIRS Minister Dick Roche yesterday called for an overhaul of the EU-expenses system after an investigation claimed Irish MEPs were abusing lucrative allowances.

European Parliament President Pat Cox is to investigate allegations that at least 200 EU assembly members fiddle their expenses.

THE Labour Party likes to spin a tale about how it single-handedly ‘transformed’ the office of the President.

AS THE number of discrimination cases against employers — already up by 40% this year — continues to rise, a new EU-backed project has been launched to help employers tackle inequality.

THE State’s reliance on methadone to wean users off heroin means many addicts are never given the opportunity to get off drugs completely, a treatment expert at a leading residential clinic has warned.

Plans to pass on personal information about Irish citizens travelling to the US may be in breach of the EU's data protection laws, according to Fine Gael MEP Mary Banotti.

IT is of small comfort to Christine O’Sullivan that the tragic end to the parental abduction case she was embroiled in was exceptional, Justice Minister Michael McDowell told a conference yesterday.

POLITICAL colleagues and friends gathered in Terenure last night to pay respects to Jim Mitchell, who passed away on Monday morning.

A GROUP set up to tackle child pornography on the internet is on the verge of collapse because the Government is not providing enough funding, a conference heard yesterday.

THE Government is coming under increasing pressure to shut down a soap plant which campaigners say is producing dangerous products.

Irish MEP Mary Banotti is beginning a ten-day visit to Afghanistan and Pakistan today.

The Irish Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations is to pay a 10-day visit to Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Fine Gael’s Mary Banotti has been re-appointed to her former position as mediator for transnationally abducted children in the European Parliament.

MEP Mary Banotti has said she is worried that the Government is not fulfilling its promise to fight for permission to give state aid to Aer Lingus.

Fine Gael MEP Mary Banotti today said she was deeply saddened upon hearing of the discovery of the bodies of Christopher Crowley and his six-year-old daughter Deirdre in Co Tipperary.