Irish climate perfect for Facebook data farm
Mark Zuckerberg has said that Facebook is “glad to be investing in Ireland” as his company breaks ground for a...
View ArticleJamie Heaslip and others must accept fair criticism
It was back in October that an email landed from Newstalk, looking to discuss the contents of an article written...
View ArticleShould we follow Britain to the exit?
Watching our British, specifically, English neighbours having a nervous breakdown over their relationship with the rest of Europe, we have...
View ArticleKieran Donaghy admits he almost retired after Croke Park loss
Kieran Donaghy has admitted he came close to retirement after last September’s All Ireland final defeat to Dublin. A three-point...
View ArticleLeinster insist every precaution will be taken with Johnny Sexton
Johnny Sexton is expected to play a full part in Ireland’s bid for a Six Nations three-in-a-row, after Leo Cullen,...
View ArticleKenny denies interfering with Brexit debate
Enda Kenny has batted away criticism that he is interfering in the “Brexit” debate by warning British voters about the...
View ArticleEaster Rising 2016-style . . . broadcast live on Twitter
It’s the Easter Rising in 140 characters or less. A new online resource is planning to live-tweet the events of...
View ArticleCampaigners call for €360m Robin Hood tax
A coalition of trade unions, NGOs and rights groups has called on the government to back a Robin Hood tax on...
View ArticleMore powers to tackle white-collar crime
Financial and economic regulators may need additional powers if they are to effectively tackle white-collar crime, according to the Law...
View ArticleWonderful Life singer dies after car crash
Colin Vearncombe, the musician known as Black, died yesterday from brain injuries sustained in a car crash in Cork earlier...
View ArticleVaradkar hits back at waiting times report
The health minister has dismissed a study which found that hospital waiting times in Ireland are among the worst in...
View ArticleMinister fights ‘abortion on demand’ ruling
Northern Ireland’s justice minister will appeal against a landmark High Court ruling on abortion after he claimed that it has...
View ArticleMaternity plan pledges ‘woman-centred’ care
The government will commit to facilitating women’s choices in childbirth and providing safe, high-quality care when Ireland’s first national maternity...
View ArticleLaw ‘punishes prostitutes who live together’
Frances Fitzgerald has doubled the sentences sex workers face if they are caught living together. The justice minister has added...
View ArticleFianna Fail TD backs change in abortion law
Fianna Fail’s health spokesman has said he would support the removal of anti-abortion legislation from the constitution. Billy Kelleher, who...
View ArticleSports clubs see red after funding rejections
Sports clubs that were refused funding last year despite having highly rated projects have criticised the process by which grants...
View ArticleBars to deter Dublin’s homeless are ‘repulsive’
The Department of Social Protection has sought to distance itself from the installation of “anti-homeless” metal bars outside one of...
View ArticleRTE staff air feelings at ‘town hall meetings’
A series of town hall-style meetings at RTE starting today will allow staff to question station management and analyse “things that...
View ArticleIdentity of limbs found in canal confirmed
Human limbs found in the Grand Canal in Sallins, Co Kildare have been confirmed to be those of murder victim...
View ArticleKelly defies rivals over social housing plan
Alan Kelly, the environment minister, has accused his political rivals of “spoofing” as they criticised government plans to build an...
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