Under-21s highlight dramatic change in hurling’s age profile
The 2012 replayed All-Ireland final was inevitably all about Henry Shefflin and his record-achieving haul of nine All-Ireland medals won...
View ArticleThe canine festival for Ireland’s top dogs
Billed as the Mardi Gras for mutt and man, the first ever “doggie do” — an upmarket open-air event for...
View ArticleIreland’s economy still has room to grow
With the economy now 5.7 per cent above its pre-recession peak, concerns have been raised that it may run out...
View ArticleAIB asset sale ‘won’t happen until new year’
AIB’s €3.5 billion in preference shares and €1.6 billion in contingent convertible bonds will not be sold to investors until...
View ArticleDon’t identify as a feminist? I won’t condemn you
It’s 1am and I’m backstage waiting for a late-night comedy gig to start. Tonight’s bill is a mixed bag and,...
View ArticleAction Stations
When Enda Kenny became taoiseach in March 2011, he inherited two major legacies from his Fianna Fail predecessor: an economy...
View ArticleHistory suggests Wexford’s time has come
The 2010 All-Ireland Under-21 hurling final in Thurles doubled up as a homecoming and a fiesta. Tipperary had been crowned...
View ArticleCirrus Des Aigles alone in praying for rain at Qipco Irish Champion Stakes
So how much rain do you think will fall and how do you think it will affect the ground? Some...
View ArticleRay Cosgrove fears Cian O’Sullivan will not make All-Ireland final
Ray Cosgrove, the 2002 All Star Dublin forward, has offered a downbeat assessment of the injury which threatens to rule...
View ArticleWhy qualifying is the last thing Ireland need
Pride should be reserved for something you achieve or obtain on your own, not something that happens by accident of...
View ArticleIn Deep Water
Regardless of when the government decides to hold the next general election, there is one key issue that they need...
View ArticleDrastic cut to USC ‘would impoverish’ Ireland
Cutting taxes too drastically could “impoverish” the country and undermine the amount of money that can be spent on essential...
View ArticleLeft-wing politicians are selling economic fantasy
On March 6, 1976 the late Jude Wanniski, of The Wall Street Journal, had a piece in the National Observer...
View ArticleIrish hospitals ill-prepared to deal with a flu outbreak
Irish hospitals are ill-prepared and lack basic safeguards to deal with a flu outbreak, a study has found. The country...
View ArticleWave of support for gender-fluid journalist
An RTE journalist who planned to announce that he identifies as gender fluid received widespread support yesterday from campaign groups...
View ArticleIrish Water ‘must build acceptance for fees’
Solving the issue of compliance with water charges could take up to three years, the minister with responsibility for Irish...
View ArticleCall to revive IMC to save the peace process
Paramilitary activity in Northern Ireland should be independently monitored to ensure that political parties are not linked to criminality, the...
View ArticleDrogheda tissue factory destroyed in blaze
Twenty-two workers could lose their jobs after a paper factory in Drogheda burnt down on Saturday night. Senior management at...
View ArticleU2 fans camp out (in the name of love)
Sometimes you can’t make it on your own, but the 11 people who were queuing in the rain outside Dublin’s...
View ArticleHaughey rejects ‘old boys brigade’ claims
Seán Haughey has defended his selection as a Fianna Fail candidate in Dublin Bay North, claiming that the decision was...
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