Coalition will struggle to return, says RTE poll
The coalition is significantly short of a majority, according to a poll of polls predicting the outcome of the general...
View ArticlePaul Galvin calls time on career — again
Paul Galvin has retired from inter-county football for the second time. The four-times All Ireland winner returned to the Kerry...
View ArticleActivists call for morning-after pill price cap
The price of the morning-after pill should be capped, TDs and campaigners have said, after The Times found that pharmacists...
View ArticleMartin O’Neill says March matches are the last chance to stake a claim for...
Martin O’Neill, the Republic of Ireland manager, has strongly indicated his preference to settle on a 23-man squad for the...
View ArticleLabour: vote to keep Irish Water public
Labour will hold a referendum to ensure that Irish Water remains in public hands if the party is returned to...
View ArticlePaddy Jackson holds his nerve in stunning Ulster fightback
Geneva is but an hour away from Oyonnax, and if one of their Conventions were to be adhered to, Ulster’s...
View ArticleOnline shoppers help break spending records
An increase in online shopping in Ireland last month contributed to record consumer spending, up 6.6 per cent on December...
View ArticleJim Gavin tops the table in all but personality
He has won two All Ireland titles, but any discussion of Jim Gavin’s managerial nous usually takes a quick detour...
View ArticleWage growth to push house prices up 5%
House prices will grow by about 5 per cent this year, experts predict, as income growth and ongoing economic recovery...
View ArticleShambolic Munster prove the glory days of 2006 are the exception, not the rule
The pandemonium and the panic of that afternoon let everyone know this was a real moment of Irish sporting history...
View ArticleEmpty Promises
In about 50 days from now, we will know the make-up of the next Dail — if not the next...
View ArticlePat Lam’s concerns are realised as Connacht blow it at the death
Connacht blew a golden opportunity to register their first win over Scarlets in Wales since 2004, with a late Steve...
View ArticleCracking the code without cracking up
There is a popular myth that we humans only use around 10 per cent of our brains. Just imagine if...
View ArticleTributes to an artist who tore down walls
The scale of David Bowie’s impact could be seen by the breadth of tributes paid to him — from the...
View ArticleWorld Cup lets TV3 tackle RTE
RTE’s near monopoly of Ireland’s most watched TV programmes has been kicked into touch by TV3’s acquisition of the rights...
View ArticleTeachers may strike over promotions ban
Teachers are to vote on industrial action in a row over a ban on promotions. Next month the Irish National...
View Article15-member jury chosen for Anglo Irish trial
A potential juror suffered a panic attack during jury selection in the trial of former Anglo Irish Bank executives in a...
View ArticleTalking lampposts to tackle dirty dog owners
Talking lampposts could soon be a familiar sound in Dublin’s inner city. An anti-dog fouling pilot scheme, which involves audio...
View ArticleProfits jump for Apprentice ‘Botox queen’
Revenues at the skincare clinic operated by the winner of The Apprentice were up to almost €1 million last year....
View ArticleWomen ‘shamed’ buying morning-after pill
Pharmacists should not be able to “morally object” to selling emergency contraception, campaigners have warned, amid reports that women are...
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