20 December 2001 Edition
Israeli 'acts of madness' will not help peace - Ó Caoláin
20 December 2001
Speaking in a Dáil debate on the Middle East, on 13 December, Sinn Féin TD Caoimhghín Ó Caolain said justice for the Palestinians must be the basis for peaceful negotiations and that "Israeli acts of madness" will only fuel further conflict. He told the Dáil: Free article
Scrooge landlord at Hill Street
20 December 2001
Residents at Hill Street Flats, Dublin, have hit out at regulations, imposed by their landlord, that they describe as mean-spirited and unfair. One resident even claimed, this week, that she was forced by her landlord to take down Christmas decorations. The reason he gave is that the accomodation is only temporary, she says. Free article
Harney attacks Sinn Fein zealots
20 December 2001
Mary Harney wants the media spotlight turned on Sinn Féin's economic policies. She claimed in Leinster House last week that the party were "economic zealots" of the "North Korean variety". Free article
Double taxation looms large for 2002
20 December 2001
Bin Charges are set to be a feature of household budgets for tens of thousands of Dubliners, following a series of defeats for the anti-Bin Tax campaign in council chambers across Dublin this year. Free article