Higgins returns his friend O’Toole’s Oscar
Michael D Higgins has returned an Oscar that he had been looking after following the death of Peter O’Toole, the...
View ArticleFacebook will remind its Irish users to vote
From today Facebook will prompt every user over 18 to register and vote in the general election, in the social...
View ArticleDebt below GDP for first time since bailout
Ireland’s national debt has fallen below 100 per cent of GDP for the first time since the bailout of the...
View ArticleNew bill makes cyberattacks an offence
New legislation that makes cyberattacks and computer hacking an offence under Irish law has been published by Frances Fitzgerald, the...
View ArticleDemocracy is no defence for those in the public eye
“Look, we live in a democracy, and John Delaney is entitled to canvass like anyone else.” Thus said Simon Coveney,...
View ArticleWomen feel abandoned by abortion information law
The master of the National Maternity Hospital has said that a law restricting the information doctors can give women about...
View ArticleHome Truths
The main story on RTE’s Six One news on Monday was a freedom of information request about the state of...
View ArticleGsoc’s power to spy on phones under review
The government has appointed Mr Justice John Murray to review the powers state bodies have to access individuals’ communications, after...
View ArticleAbortion trial delayed by legal aid dispute
The trial of a woman accused of procuring abortion pills for her daughter has been delayed by a dispute over...
View ArticleBoxever creates 100 jobs after $12m funding
Boxever, the Irish data science startup, is set to create 100 jobs after it agreed a $12 million funding deal....
View ArticleMcKillen loses appeal for documents’ release
Paddy McKillen has failed in a High Court appeal for the release of documents from the Department of Finance. The...
View ArticleLife for man who murdered ‘Bomber’ Keane
A convicted killer has been jailed for life for beating Larry “Bomber” Keane, a dissident republican, to death in a laneway...
View ArticleKilkenny had great forwards, but Power was the most gifted of them all
Less than a month ago, Richie Power limped to our lunch engagement on crutches. A few weeks earlier, surgery had...
View ArticleRace for senior Central Bank job heats up
Final interviews for the position of deputy governor of the Central Bank are taking place this week and the successful...
View ArticleFelix Jones lifting the gloom at Munster, says Anthony Foley
Felix Jones may prove to be as important to Munster in retirement as he was as a player. The former...
View ArticleNorwegian Air seeks partners in long-haul
Norwegian Air is interested in partnering with other low-cost European carriers to extend its short-haul network, its chief executive said...
View ArticleRory Best set to get the nod as Paul O’Connell’s successor
Joe Schmidt appears set to name Rory Best as the new Irish rugby captain today and include Stuart McCloskey, his...
View ArticleHurling icon Power cut off by knee injury
It is the first major hurling shock of 2016 but the retirement of Richie Power, an eight-time All Ireland medallist,...
View ArticleUlster must deliver on big stage, insists Jared Payne
Jared Payne refused to disguise his frustration yesterday with Ulster’s inability to deliver on the biggest stage. After recovering from...
View ArticleWonderful Life singer ‘needs a miracle’ to pull through
Colin Vearncombe, the musician known as Black, will need “a miracle” if he is to survive the brain injuries sustained...
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