A good day for Ian Keatley but the jury’s still out
The derby duels are over until March and while the festive interprovincial fixtures have given the provinces the chance to...
View ArticleKingsmill survivor calls for truth to be told
The slaughter of ten Protestant workmen in Northern Ireland exactly 40 years ago should never be forgotten, the sole survivor...
View Article500 patients waiting on hospital trolleys
Leo Varadkar admitted that the health service is “still not in good shape” as he toured six accident and emergency...
View ArticleRTE goes radio ha-ha with comedy festival
Forget soggy tents, drunken revellers and portable loos . . . RTE’s new festival of comedy is coming to an...
View ArticleTourists feel the force of Skellig promotion
The force drawing tourists to Ireland has been strengthened by another Star Wars-themed advertising campaign. Tourism officials have released a...
View ArticlePresident accused over ‘anti-dredging law’
President Michael D Higgins has hit back after an independent TD blamed environmental legislation that he signed in 1997 for...
View ArticleBumper year as car sales hit a new high
New car sales in Ireland reached an eight-year-high last year, in what industry figures say is a “strong indicator” of...
View ArticleMinisters promise action as floods persist
Ministers have promised detailed flood-management plans by the end of the year, as dozens more residents were evacuated from homes...
View ArticleMike Ross on track for Six Nations
Mike Ross has not been ruled out of Ireland’s Six Nations opener against Wales after Leinster confirmed that the tighthead...
View ArticleLongford named Ireland’s cleanest town
Longford beat Dun Laoghaire to become Ireland’s cleanest town yesterday, but there was less good news for Dublin’s “littered” north...
View ArticleIreland’s showjump team misses out on Rio
Cián O’Connor said he was disappointed that Ireland’s showjumping team would not compete in the Olympic Games this year after...
View ArticlePhilly McMahon can replace Rory O’Carroll, says Paul Curran
Paul Curran, the former All Ireland-winning Dublin defender, believes Philly McMahon is the most suitable candidate to replace Rory O’Carroll...
View ArticleEconomic election promises ‘do not add up’
Fine Gael will not engage in a “bidding war” for votes, Leo Varadkar has claimed, as he criticised rival parties...
View ArticleChurch is ‘scaremongering about abortion’
The Catholic Church has been accused of “scaremongering at the highest level” on the issue of abortion in the run-up...
View ArticleClare reality show provides perfect narrative for season
Last summer, Donal Og Cusack had an idea for a TV reality show. It was clearly an impossible concept but...
View ArticleRental home crisis ‘is only getting worse’
More than 40,000 homes have been taken out of the rental market over the past four years and the problem...
View ArticleProfits put gleam in the eye of tech firm
Pre-tax profits at the technology firm that determined the fate of the 2014 hurling All-Ireland final soared last year by...
View ArticleMumbo jumbo stops the church from keeping the faith
There has long been something of the Jesuit about Gerry Adams. The Sinn Fein president is renowned for the pious...
View ArticleA Fresh Stalemate
The latest compromise deal brokered between the political parties in Northern Ireland was termed a “fresh start”. Unless there is...
View ArticleFingleton fails to stop banking inquiry
Michael Fingleton has failed in his High Court attempt to stop the Central Bank from carrying out an inquiry into...
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