• Giving stray dogs a new leash of life

  In 20 minutes it's over; the jolly horseplay, the sulking and shaking, the skittish dashes to the kennel door when anyone passes. The end, via injection, is quick and quiet for yesterday's pets and unwanted strays. p
  

• Trimble walking on tightrope to survive

  The Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, and the British Prime Minister, Mr Tony Blair, are expected to meet soon to discuss the growing threat to the political process in Northern Ireland. p
  

• Taking risks to make ends meet

  Ricardo Arias Garcia, the exhausted sole survivor of yesterday's fishing vessel accident off the west coast, could hardly believe his luck when he felt rocks under his feet, dragged himself up and saw the light of the Irish Coastguard Sikorsky helicopter shining over him. p
  

• Statement by Mr Justice Peter Kelly

  The following statement by Mr Justice Peter Kelly was issued last night through the Courts Service Information Office. p
  

• faxback

  Worksheets and other materials for Media Scope are available to teachers who place group orders through their schools. The worksheets are sent to all subscribing schools via the automatic faxback system. This system will re-try an engaged line up to four times. p
  

• Pop goes the WAP?

  Gone are the days when you need to sit down at a desktop PC or possess an expensive laptop to access the Internet. Just buy a WAP phone and you're connected. The wired Internet has gone wireless. p
  

• The costs: I'd be a lot better off with a newspaper

  "Court drops case against Suharto. Israeli police attack Palestinians. News of the Olympics." Not having bought a paper yet, I spent a few minutes on the bus last Friday reading through the headlines provided for Eircell WAP users by the Irish Times "Breaking News" service. p
  

• The test: two teenagers can't stop the WAP

  For the experienced teen Internet surfer, WAP caused as much excitement as a ripple in a pond. However, for the uninitiated, there is a definite thrill. p
  

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