Evening Herald (Dublin, Republic of Ireland) back issues from June 2007:
A Wales win would give Stan a huge lift.(SPORT)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Byline: Paul Hyland STEVE STAUNTON can take a big step forward tomorrow by doing absolutely nothing when Wales, celebrating Ryan Giggs swansong, bid to deliver Euro 2008 shock by beating the Czech Republic. If John Toshack's threadbare squad can do the unlikely, ...
'HENDO' SET FOR BRISTOL CHALLENGE.(SPORT)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Byline: Aidan Fitzmaurice IRELAND U19 keeper Stephen Henderson is confident he can make the grade with newly-promoted Bristol City after making a move from Aston Villa. "I can't wait for the season to start and I want to prove myself to the fans," says the ...
Video soldiers could face jail.(NEWS)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Byline: Cormac Looney Crime Reporter SENIOR Army officers are close to identifying two soldiers shown pointing their rifles at a group of civilians in a mobile phone clip. The pair are now facing possible court martial, and even imprisonment. The video ...
SMALL WONDER.(NEWS)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Byline: Aoife Finneran THEY say a picture tells a thousand words, but in the case of eight-year-old Caitlin Green, these photographs reveal an extraordinary tale of survival against the odds. Pictured last week with her cousin Lucy Malone, the young Donnycarney girl ...
CONTINUATION: Pipe bomb explodes in latest city attack.(NEWS)
Jun 01, 2007 ... instead caught fire after detonating. The incident is the fourth occasion in less than a fortnight in which a private house has been the subject of an emergency regarding an an explosive device, leading to the call-out of the army bomb squad. Two of these incidents, ...
McDaid threat to coalition.(NEWS)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Byline: John Lawrence BERTIE Ahern's plans for a new stable government were in disarray today following rebel Fianna Fail TD Jim McDaid's threat to withdraw his support in the Dail. Mr McDaid is understood to be furious at the unfair treatment he feels was meted out ...
Scissor Sisters without a stitch.(NEWS)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Byline: Melanie Finn THE notorious Scissor Sisters will have to rely on the generosity of their fellow inmates for new threads after their clothes were swiped in Mountjoy Women's Prison. Linda (31) and Charlotte Mulhall (24) are currently serving sentences after ...
Parasite scare sparks Irish ban on lens solution.(NEWS)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Byline: Clodagh Sheehy A SOLUTION for contact lens has been withdrawn from the Irish market because of concerns that it may contain tiny parasites. The Irish Medicine Board has taken "Complete Moisture Plus Multi Purpose" contact lens solution off the market after ...
Dad never told son died from drug overdose.(NEWS)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Byline: Clodagh Sheehy AN inquest into the death of a 16-year-old boy from a drug overdose has been adjourned after the boy's father told the court it was the first time he had heard drugs mentioned in connection with his son's death. The father of Craig Davis, of ...
The great summer switch-off at RTE.(NEWS)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Byline: John Lawrence THE annual airlift from RTE begins this weekend as top personalities on the airwaves prepare to pack their bags and exit the studio door in Montrose. Pat Kenny is likely to be the first to jet off to sunnier climes, as today is his last day of ...
Job losses reflect the downturn.(COMMENT)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Ireland's THE fact that economy has indeed entered choppier waters was illustrated today by the announcement of major job cuts by computer giant Dell. The company is slashing its workforce worldwide by 10pc and that has impacted heavily on the Irish operation: thus up to 450 ...
Phones are seized in probe into calls to jail.(NEWS)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Byline: Cormac Looney Crime Reporter A KEY member of a west Dublin drugs gang has had a number of his phones seized as gardai continue an investigation into his contacts with another gang member in jail. The man, in his 20s from the Whitestown area, was stopped and ...
Over EU100k down, what now for the Dail losers?(NEWS)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Byline: John Lawrence IT'S a kick in the teeth to be ousted by the voters -- but compensation will ease the pain for those booted out of Leinster House. Election losers have been busy clearing out Dail offices this week as they waved goodbye to their secretaries and ...
Quinn rises again after Jesus flop.(NEWS)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Byline: Michael Lavery IRISH actor Aidan Quinn is making a comeback to the small screen a year after NBC dumped his controversial series about a pill-popping, troubled priest. The Book of Daniel, was dropped by the American broadcaster amid much controversy last ...
Mater may not now be hospital site.(NEWS)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Byline: Isabel Hurley AFTER months of controversy, the Mater may not now be the site for the proposed new national chil-dren's hospital. The proposed site at the Mater Hospital in North Dublin has been the subject of much controversy. Critics claim that it ...
Irish bomb disposal expert helps combat deadly threat.(NEWS)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Byline: Michael Lavery AN IRISH army bomb disposal expert is helping to combat the deadly threat of roadside bombs in war torn Afghanistan. Colonel Ray Lane of the Army's Ordnance Corps is using his expertise to train Afghan army and police in "counter-IED" ...
'More charges' in Mairead attack case.(NEWS)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Byline: Charlie Mallon FURTHER charges may be brought against the Polish man who is facing charges over an attack on a young Newstalk radio researcher. Leszek Jarosz (21), a Polish national, appeared at Clover-hill District Court today where he was remanded in custody ...
Toddler killed when mum's car hit tractor.(NEWS)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Byline: Clodagh Sheehy A TWO-YEAR-OLD toddler who was securely strapped into his car seat died when the car driven by his mother crashed into a tractor and trailer. Keith Farren, from Ridgewood Square in Swords, who was just a month off his third birthday, died in ...
O'Brien eight to make Dettori's life more difficult.(SPORT)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Byline: JOHN MARTIN WHATEVER wins tomorrow's English Derby will undoubtedly have won the worst running of the once-great race in recent times. There are just two things which make this Epsom Derby a little bit more interesting than the rest of the racing on the first ...
Row rumour of wrong identity.(SPORT)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Byline: Frank Roche CLARE GAA chiefs have vowed to vigorously contest the suspensions and fines proposed by Croke Park after last Sunday's pre-match melee in Semple Stadium Thurles, amid claims that one of the 'Banner Four' may have been wrongly identified. According ...
Oak Leaf wary of using ace Bradley.(SPORT)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Byline: Frank Roche DERRY have omitted Paddy Bradley from their panel for Sunday's Ulster SFC clash with Antrim amid strong speculation that he won't be sprung into action because it could affect his long-term eligibility. He is half-way through a 12-week suspension, ...
Brogan looks to new blue blood.(SPORT)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Byline: Frank Roche ALAN BROGAN is banking on Dublin's new blood inspiring them to new heights this summer. Full-back Ross McConnell and rookie forward Diarmuid Connolly will make their Leinster SFC debuts against Meath on Sunday, with Brogan believing this is just ...
Bohs and Drogs set for battle.(SPORT)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Byline: Aidan Fitzmaurice ONE of the Premier Division's big clubs is set to lose out at the first hurdle in the FAI Cup as Drogheda United and Bohemians have been paired with each other. And another big tie will see Cork City and Shelbourne, who between them won the ...
Hutton too busy to think of his future.(SPORT)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Byline: Aidan Fitzmaurice PETER HUTTON may be the fans' favourite to succeed Pat Fenlon as Derry City boss, but the 34-year-old says that he doesn't even have the time to consider the vacant post at the moment. Hutton will be in charge of Derry for tonight's trip to ...
DUBLIN STILL AHEAD OF THE PACK: COYLE.(SPORT)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Byline: Frank Roche COLM COYLE has declared that his Meath charges have "an outside chance" of toppling the Dubs in Croke Park on Sunday. The Royal boss has reiterated his belief that Paul Caffrey's crew are well ahead of the chasing pack in Leinster -- but he also ...
PROBE COULD WRECK REDS' ANDERSON DEAL.(SPORT)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Byline: Paul Hyland ALEX FERGUSON'S short, sharp and very expensive entry into the transfer market snared Owen Hargreaves and two young stars of Portuguese football, Nani and Anderson but could yet falter in the face of a Premier League probe. The involvement of the ...
PDA COUPLES TAKE LOVE TO THE STREETS.(FEATURES)
Jun 02, 2007 ... Byline: Anna Coogan IT'S OFFICIALLY PDA season, otherwise known as the time of the year when public displays of affection become a regular sight. It can be couples snogging at bus stops, or friends greeting each other with elaborate air-kissing at the doorways of pubs, but the ...
Dark chocolat will satisfy even the sweetest tooth.(FEATURES)
Jun 02, 2007 ... Byline: with Lucille Redmond CHOCOLAT author Harris has returned to her witchy heroine Vianne and daughter Anouk to tell much the same story, but from the bad girl's angle. The bold strap in the lollipop shoes -- red and glossy -- is Zozie de l'Alba, a con woman who ...
Dubs must be in right mind frame.(SPORT)
Jun 02, 2007 ... Byline: FRANK ROCHE THE closer it gets, the more Dublin fans of a nervous disposition are likely to fidget and fret. The big championship launch is now just 24 hours away -- and it seems an eternity since their team last played a competitive match. Eight weeks, in fact. ...
NOBLE IS MOVED AFTER JAIL ROW.(FRONT PAGE)
Jun 02, 2007 ... Byline: Melanie Finn KILLER Kelly Noble (21) has been transferred from Mountjoy Women's Prison after turning on her mum Jacqui for "going soft". The young woman threatened to beat up her mother, who is also a convicted killer, in order to "knock some sense into her" ....
CONTINUATION: Transfer for Noble after prison row.(NEWS)
Jun 02, 2007 ... sorted herself out in prison over the past few years but her daughter is still wild. When she went in and found her mum has calmed down so much, she turned on her," said a prison source. "She started screaming and shouting at her in front of all the other prisoners and started ...
Baby burned after crawling into fireplace.(NEWS)
Jun 02, 2007 ... Byline: Tim Healy GARDAI found a baby with untreated burns to his fingers and head when they were called to a Dublin home by social services. The 16-month-old had crawled into an open fireplace a few days earlier and was found on a mattress upstairs, a court was told ....
Election was the easy part.(COMMENT)
Jun 02, 2007 ... THOSE not familiar with Irish ways will probably be baffled with our post-election process. People who come from countries where one-party government is the norm are perplexed by the amount of horse trading that takes place here and the time it takes to trade them. ...
Tesco business blooms.(NEWS)
Jun 02, 2007 ... Byline: John Lawrence CHEAPER flowers and mobile phones may soon be on the way, with Tesco Ireland starting its own service to cash in on both sectors. The company plans to sell mobile phones in a partnership link-up with O2, and it intends to enter the market by the ...
DEJA VU.(FEATURES)
Jun 02, 2007 ... Byline: with Mark Evans NO matter how bad the movie, the fact that it stars Denzel Washington makes it a must-see. And luckily, Deja Vu is an above average thriller.. Okay, the plot is convoluted and silly, but if you want thrills and spills - look no further. The ...
Doctor to cure punters' ills.(SPORT)
Jun 02, 2007 ... Byline: John Martin SHARP DOCTOR in the handicap chase looks the cure for punters' ills at Kilbeggan, this evening. With the earlier races appearing to be particularly competitive, this penultimate contest could be whittled down to three with solid chances. ...
Dilemma for Pauline.(SPORT)
Jun 02, 2007 ... Byline: Lindie Naughton ONE of the first people to send in their entry form for the Flora Women's Mini Marathon each year is Pauline Curley, who won the race last year and in 2002 and set a personal best time of 33 mins and 28 secs for the distance when finishing behind Sonia ...
Laois look to hold the stronger hand.(SPORT)
Jun 02, 2007 ... Byline: Frank Roche THE Leinster championship isn't all about Croke Park and full-houses this weekend. Tonight, the small matter of a semi-final place will be decided in a battle of the midland 'Ls'. The dubious mantle of favouritism falls to Laois, proven top-flight ...
THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN!(SPORT)
Jun 02, 2007 ... Byline: Frank Roche THE first weekend of June and the full-house signs have been up for days. It can mean only one thing -- the Boys in Blue are back in town! Dublin open their latest championship odyssey against their greatest rivals, Meath, at Croke Park tomorrow ...
The Dubs lost that killer instinct.(NEWS)
Jun 04, 2007 ... Byline: MARK EVANS THEY might not vote for him at election time -- but Graham Geraghty is still Number One in his native Meath. And while he pooped at the polls, he caused Dubs fan Bertie Ahern more headaches yesterday than he ever could have as a Fine Gael ...
Secret Dublin birthday bash for rocker Kelly.(NEWS)
Jun 04, 2007 ... Byline: - MELANIE FINN STEREOPHONICS frontman Kelly Jones had a secret birthday bash in Dublin over the weekend. The Welsh rocker sent jaws dropping after turning up in Krystle nightclub with a massive entourage in tow. Despite having his pick of celebrity ...
REVVING UP: IS MICHELLE BACK IN EDDIE'S ARMS?(NEWS)
Jun 04, 2007 ... Byline: - MELANIE FINN HAS Channel 6 babe Michelle Doherty revved up her relationship with former racer Eddie Irvine? The former lovers were rumoured to have sailed off into the sunset on a romantic trip around the Cote d'Azur on board his impressive yacht, Anaconda ....
LEARN BY THE BOOK.(FEATURES)
Jun 04, 2007 ... Byline: Anna Coogan WE READ more of our favourite authors at this time of the year than any other, often while basking in sunshine on a beach or in our back gardens. In fact, for book lovers amongst us, the arrival of summer is the best excuse to hit the book shops ....
HEADING SOUTH.(FEATURES)
Jun 04, 2007 ... Byline: Mark Evans THERE'S never been a wider choice of options for South Africa with the arrival of a dedicated, Discover Africa brochure and websire from established tour operators CanAmerica. Routing passengers through Johanessburg, it offers the likes of KwaZulu-Natal and ...
CARIBBEAN DREAMS.(FEATURES)
Jun 04, 2007 ... Byline: Mark Evans VIRGIN Atlantic is to double its route capacity, flying four times a week between London Gatwick (connect there with Ryanair) and Jamaica. The flights, codeshared with Air Jamaica, will use Virgin's 451-seat Boeing 747-400 aircraft. A new ...
PACK YOUR BAGS IN NY.(FEATURES)
Jun 04, 2007 ... Byline: Mark Evans GRIMY pavements, beggars on every corner and drive-by shootings on the mean streets of the city. But enough about Dublin, there's never been a better time to escape high prices and a low quality of life with a trip to Manhattan. I first visited the ...
Just as Lost with 'celeb' insights.(ENTERTAINMENT)
Jun 04, 2007 ... Byline: JOHN COSTELLO ADDICTS of the cult US drama, Lost, were left gasping for more as season three ended last week. And Sky was desperately trying to fill that Sunday evening void last night by promising fans some revealing insights into the secrets of the island and future ...
Sequel has a lot to live up to!(SPORT)
Jun 04, 2007 ... Byline: Frank Roche MEDICAL memo to all supporters of a Sky Blue hue or a Royal persuasion. Pause for five seconds. Take a deep breath. Exhale slowly. Repeat process. Gradually, after five or six hours perhaps, your pulse rate will return to something ...
Holiday toll down as 3 die on roads.(NEWS)
Jun 04, 2007 ... Byline: Michael Lavery THREE people died in June Bank Holiday weekend road accidents, compared to seven over the same weekend last year. The reduction followed a clampdown by gardai on drink driving and speeding with random checkpoints countrywide. In the ...
Stabbing death in weekend of knife violence.(NEWS)
Jun 04, 2007 ... Byline: Charlie Mallon BANK Holiday weekend knife attacks have left one man dead and five other people injured. A Latvian man who was stabbed in Swords in the early hours of Sunday morning lost his battle for life yesterday evening. Doctors and medical ...
Mary Ann killer's jail death threat.(NEWS)
Jun 04, 2007 ... Byline: Conor Feehan THE convicted murderer who brutally killed Irish teen Mary Ann Leneghan in a British park has been placed in solitary confinement after threatening to rape and kill a prison officer. Killer Joshua Morally stabbed Mary Ann 40 times after raping her ...
Bertie proves a master as FF talks to parties.(NEWS)
Jun 04, 2007 ... Byline: Michael Lavery TALKS between Fianna Fail and the Greens aimed at "covering all the angles" to build a broad based government backed by 89 seats continued today. Negotiations between FF and their potential coalition partners, the Greens with their six seats, ...
Terror in the sky as Dublin-bound US jet has mid-air fuel leak.(NEWS)
Jun 04, 2007 ... Byline: Conor Feehan IRISH passengers aboard a transatlantic plane were terrified after they were told they were losing fuel two hours after take-off. Hundreds feared for their lives after the plane started losing fuel at 30,000ft. The 300 passengers were ...
Top dealers facing action on truck size.(NEWS)
Jun 04, 2007 ... Byline: Melanie Finn A DUBLIN man is taking legal action against one of the city's best known truck dealers after being left with a EU45,000 van that he can't drive. Mick Costigan (31), from Cushlawn in Tallaght, bought an Iveco van from the J Harris dealership on ...
NO REST: MIRIAM GEARS UP FOR BUSY CHAT SHOW AS OTHER RTE STARS TAKE LONG SUMMER BREAKS.(NEWS)
Jun 04, 2007 ... Byline: - JOHN LAWRENCE SHE'S got a 16-month-old baby to rear and has just finished her marathon role in the General Election, but Miriam O'Callaghan has to jump back from the frying pan into the fire. While other big names in RTE prepare to take to the skies on their ...
'Mad Dog' moved out of relaxed women's prison.(NEWS)
Jun 04, 2007 ... Byline: Charlie Mallon MOUNTJOY prison officers are elated this week after the weekend transfer of a woman dubbed a "mad dog" by the judge who sentenced her to jail. Martina O'Connor has been the scourge of the Dublin facility since she was jailed in November 2005, ...
Priest who cared for Irish sick canonised.(NEWS)
Jun 04, 2007 ... Byline: Conor Feehan A DUTCH priest who spent most of his life caring for the poor and sick around Dublin's Mount Argus parish has been canonised. Pope Benedict commended the "powerful spiritual witness" of John Andrew Houben, 1821-1893, who took the name of Fr ...
Unique chance for the Greens.(COMMENT)
Jun 04, 2007 ... TALKS between Fianna Fail and the Greens were continuing today with some optimism that agreement can be reached on outstanding policy issues. If "difficulties" can be ironed out then a historic broad based government is on the cards. The odds are now very much in ...
Drag queen killer? Suspect returns in women's clothes.(NEWS)
Jun 04, 2007 ... Byline: Cormac Looney Crime Reporter GARDAI are investigating reports that the chief suspect for the Clontarf murder of underworld figure Noel Roche returned to Ireland in drag to avoid arrest. The underworld figure, in his 20s and from the north inner city, is ...
New plea to find killer who shot wrong man.(NEWS)
Jun 04, 2007 ... Byline: Conor Feehan THE mother of a Dublin man who was the innocent victim of a fatal gun attack in Coolock a year ago this weekend has said she does not know how her son's killers sleep at night. Keith Fitzsimons (23) was shot through the heart after he stopped to ...
LIBERTY EXIT: BUT 'AMAZING' IRISH GIG NEARLY MADE THEM CHANGE MINDS.(NEWS)
Jun 04, 2007 ... Byline: - MELANIE FINN CHART-TOPPERS Liberty X nearly changed their minds about splitting up -- after playing "an amazing" gig in Dublin's best-known gay bar. Singer Kelli Young told how they will always remember their final performance in the George as one of their ...
Laois awaken to stake claim.(SPORT)
Jun 04, 2007 ... Byline: FRANK ROCHE FOR 40-plus minutes, Laois played on auto-pilot and you wondered why people perennially talk them up as potential championship dark horses. Trailing by three, in danger of a shock defeat, where was the substance? Then for the last half-hour, Laois ...
FANS FACING BIG GAME BLACKOUT.(SPORT)
Jun 04, 2007 ... Byline: Frank Roche DUBLIN and Meath fans who fail to get a ticket for 'round two' on Sunday week could well be kept in the dark because the Leinster SFC replay looks like it won't be broadcast live on television. RTE have already pencilled in two massive games -- ...
Just like the Oscars.(NEWS)
Jun 05, 2007 ... Byline: - AOIFE FINNERAN IT may not be Hollywood or Cannes, but for RTE's Blathnaid Ni Chofaigh it's just as good as the Oscars. The Afternoon Show presenter's brother is behind a new Irish language movie shortlisted for an international film award. ''It's ...
Trip is worth it for Davenport.(NEWS)
Jun 05, 2007 ... Byline: Lindie Naughton DESPITE a sinus problem that meant she hadn't done much in the way of running for the previous few days, US-based Marie Davenport, who is originally from Ennistymon, Co Clare, was a comfortable winner of the Flora Women's Mini Marathon in association with ...