State was warned against using Aids in defence of laws on homosexuality
The government was advised in 1985 that it should not refer to Aids in defence of Ireland’s laws against homosexuality....
View ArticleCharities lobbied to run national lottery
Proposals to introduce Ireland’s first-ever state lottery caused alarm among charity organisations that already ran similar schemes. Frank Flannery —...
View ArticleBanks refused to pay to protect cash vans
The country’s banks turned down a request by the government in 1981 to contribute to the cost of providing garda...
View ArticleJohn Hume wanted public talks with IRA in 1985
John Hume wanted to hold public talks with the IRA army council in 1985 in what senior government officials in...
View ArticleState Archives: Thatcher’s anxiety over historic agreement
Margaret Thatcher believed that the Anglo-Irish Agreement gave the Irish government all the glory and none of the problems, state...
View ArticleBarcelona honours Irishman who saved club
An Irishman will join footballing legends Diego Maradona and Johann Cruyff in FC Barcelona’s hall of fame today, where he...
View Article‘Isis recruiter’ appeals deportation bid
The Court of Appeal is set to rule on whether a man accused of recruiting for Islamic State can be...
View ArticlePresident may refer asylum seekers bill to Supreme Court
Michael D Higgins is considering referring new laws on asylum seekers to the Supreme Court on the grounds that they...
View ArticleFewer new buildings get safety inspections
The proportion of new buildings inspected by local authority officials declined last year despite their reduced workload, as less new...
View ArticleBurton dodges baptism for schooling row
A forum should examine whether schools are allowed to prioritise places for children who have been baptised, Joan Burton has said....
View ArticleNichols Canyon forced to dig deep in Ryanair Hurdle
Nichols Canyon was sent off the long odds-on favourite for the Grade 1 Ryanair Hurdle at Leopardstown yesterday, and the...
View ArticleTommy O’Donnell provides a dose of perspective for Munster
Perspective. In sport it’s usually delivered only in the worst of times. A death, a Final defeat, a career-ending injury....
View ArticleGay Byrne recovering from heart attack
Gay Byrne is recovering in hospital after he suffered a heart attack yesterday. RTE said he was doing well and...
View Article‘Ian Madigan was never heading to Munster’
Anthony Foley, the Munster head coach, outlined yesterday how the province never had a chance of signing Ian Madigan. The...
View ArticleIreland could miss deficit targets, warns EU
The European Commission has warned Ireland that it could still miss its fiscal targets as it moves from the corrective...
View ArticleRinging in the new year
As revelers prepare to see in the new year with a bang, organisers of events across the country promise entertainment...
View ArticleNesbitt awarded OBE for services to Northern Ireland
James Nesbitt has said that receiving an OBE will “give credence” to the cause of those still left searching for...
View ArticleStrong economy poses ‘risks’ to businesses
Loss of competitiveness caused by the economic turnaround is the biggest risk facing Irish businesses, according to the Small Firms...
View ArticleDarkest month puts 2016 in a clearer light
So that was Christmas and that was the racing that followed. The rains came and washed some of it away,...
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“Lord, make me chaste — but not yet,” came the plea from St Augustine. It is a plea, it seems,...
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