Person: PD

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

columnists

Remembering PD Mehigan: The GAA’s first commentator

This weekend, some 60 members of the Mehigan family are gathering in the Cork parish of Ardfield.

world

QUIRKY WORLD ... Vikings coin it but are 1,000 years too late for treasure

food

Restaurant Review: Sage restaurant, Cork

world

Acclaimed mystery writer PD James, 94, dies

celebrity

Crime writer PD James passes away

general

Writers' workshop proves a novel experience for best-selling author Barclay

The best four days of JFK’s life

Kennedy always got close to Irish crowds, writes Ray Ryan

Fri, 21 Jun, 2013

Triumph of entertainment in PD James meets Austen

Death comes to Pemberly

Sat, 24 Dec, 2011

Crime pays: Connelly’s new novel hard to drop

The Drop

Sat, 19 Nov, 2011

Desperately seeking Katie...

KATIE HOLMES may be a sweetheart on screen and nice enough in person, but as an interviewee, she’s pure hell.

Sat, 01 Oct, 2011

Detectives: Fact or fiction?

Talking About Detective Fiction

Sat, 01 Jan, 2011

Former PD recruited by Labour

A former Progressive Democrats TD has become the Labour Party’s latest recruit, it was announced today.

Tue, 27 Apr, 2010

First spittle of class war is launched

WAS it the first skirmish of the impending class war? Maybe not, but workers’ fury, bosses arrogance and proletarian spittle were all in evidence at the Labour Court yesterday when Construction Industry Federation (CIF) director general Tom Parlon tangled with a gang of placard-wielding builders.

Sat, 21 Feb, 2009

Cork mayor follows in late father’s footsteps

A VETERAN Fine Gael politician followed in his late father’s footsteps to become lord mayor of Cork last night.

Tue, 24 Jun, 2008

Redmond trial told that that councillor received IR£10k in 1990

George Redmond's trial for accepting a bribe from Fianna Fáil Councillor Patrick Dunne has heard his tax return for 1990 stated he received Ir£10,000 in "gratuitous receipts" from someone with the initials "PD".

Thu, 15 May, 2008

No water for village fountain, says council

WE’VE a song about the pub with no beer.

Wed, 11 Jul, 2007

Tributes paid as PD Senator Kate Walsh dies aged 60

Progressive Democrats Senator Kate Walsh has died following a long illness.

Tue, 24 Apr, 2007

Ex-city manager to head Moyross task force

A former city manager has been appointed to tackle social exclusion and crime in the troubled Moyross area of Limerick, it was confirmed today.

Sun, 29 Oct, 2006

England eye another win

ENGLAND have set their sights on finishing their summer with a flourish when they attempt to complete an emphatic victory over Pakistan in next week’s final Test.

Sat, 12 Aug, 2006

TDs steer into shame as they flunk driving-test

A GROUP of politicians who think they’re in the driving seat are about to suffer a severe dent in the ego after resitting - and flunking - their driving tests.

Fri, 09 Sep, 2005

Kildare psychiatric patients in funding black spot

MENTALLY ill patients in Kildare receive the lowest per capita funding in the country, 13 times less than those using a Dublin-based service.

Thu, 23 Jun, 2005

Senator calls for supports for private bus market

PD senator Tom Morrissey has called on the Government to implement measures to boost private involvement in the bus market.

Mon, 04 Apr, 2005

Coalition parties plot moves on opposing lines

THE Coalition parties meet today to plot their next steps in Government, yet they seem to be heading in opposite directions.

Mon, 06 Sep, 2004

Martin under fire over latest VHI premium hike

HEALTH Minister Micheál Martin’s health insurance market policy was attacked by the Progressive Democrats yesterday following the VHI’s latest price increase.

Tue, 27 Jul, 2004

PDs wary of Walsh for EU

Fionnán Sheahan, Political Correspondent

Mon, 05 Jul, 2004

Parents rely on unpaid relatives to mind children

ALMOST one in three families rely on unpaid relatives to mind their young children, figures published yesterday show.

Thu, 10 Jul, 2003

Under-fire Dempsey stands firm on fees plan

EDUCATION MINISTER Noel Dempsey is pressing ahead with his third-level fees plans, despite growing opposition from the Progressive Democrats and within Fianna Fáil.

Wed, 21 May, 2003

Hornby novel takes top fiction prize

Nick Hornby's How To Be Good has been named the UK's favourite novel of the year at the WH Smith Book Awards.

Tue, 09 Apr, 2002

Arms trial enquiry expected to clear O' Malley

The Government inquiry into the 1970 Arms Trial is expected to clear the former Justice Minister Dessie O' Malley of any wrong-doing, according to reports today.

Sun, 06 May, 2001