Lee Keegan claims violence is essential to the game
Lee Keegan, the experienced Mayo defender, has admitted provoking Diarmuid Connolly, the Dublin forward, into striking him during last month’s...
View ArticleAran Islands helicopter service delayed
A controversial plan to replace the plane service to the Aran Islands with helicopters has been put on hold. The move...
View ArticleKeep junk food ‘out of sight’ to loose weight
Restaurants, shops and even our own homes are making us “fat by design”, a seminar in Dublin was told yesterday....
View ArticleKaren’s killer will not get parole, police say
A parole board would have to carry out a “rigorous risk assessment” before it could release Alexander Pacteau, the murderer of...
View ArticleWear radios on rapids, canoeists warned
Canoeists and kayakers have been urged to wear radios and beacons when navigating rapids following the death of an experienced...
View ArticleIreland takes migrants despite Isis concerns
The Irish government has said that it is a possibility that Isis could use the refugee crisis to infiltrate Europe...
View ArticleNoonan has a blast — just not an economic one
This is the way the banking inquiry ends. Not with a whimper but a bang. Or a bomb anyway. Not...
View Article‘We won’t risk recovery with giveaways’
Enda Kenny has said that he will not put the country in “hock” in order to deliver a “populist” giveaway...
View ArticleIrish plans would cause ‘economic bomb’
The European Central Bank (ECB) told the Irish government that “an economic bomb would go off” if it pushed ahead...
View ArticleBlanket Irish bank guarantee ‘too generous’
The government guarantee of the banking system introduced on September 29, 2008 was “too generous”, according to Marco Buti, director...
View ArticleSeamus Callanan still troubled by concussion
Seamus Callanan, the Tipperary full-forward, believes he may have been concussed during the closing stages of the All-Ireland semi-final against...
View ArticleUnit to heal mental scars caused by Troubles
A mental trauma unit is being established in Northern Ireland to deal with the legacy of the Troubles. The facility will...
View ArticleCelebrities get on camera to help refugees
Aidan Gillen tugs at the heart strings, while David McWilliams asks, “Why?” The Game of Thrones actor and the economist...
View ArticleAnti-Austerity Alliance to fight fundraising ban
The Anti-Austerity Alliance is to seek a judicial review of a decision by gardai to refuse the party permission to...
View ArticleSpace junk splashes down in Irish waters
In space, no one can hear you scream. The same could be said for the region 365km off the coast...
View ArticleNoonan promises no tax rises in budget
Taxes will not be increased in the October budget because people have endured enough impositions, Michael Noonan has said. The...
View ArticleKenny refuses commitment to abortion vote
Labour TDs have criticised the taoiseach for refusing to commit to holding a referendum to repeal the eighth amendment of...
View ArticleKenny ‘must act now to save power sharing’
Pressure was mounting yesterday on the Irish and British governments to intervene more extensively in Northern Ireland to avoid the...
View ArticleIreland rely too heavily on Jonathan Sexton, says Michael Lynagh
Michael Lynagh expressed the view yesterday that Ireland’s success in the upcoming World Cup is overly dependent on Jonny Sexton....
View ArticleUlster Bank is latest to slash mortgage rates
Ulster Bank has become the latest lender to lower interest rates as competition in the mortgage market intensifies. The bank...
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