Free GP care unachievable, Fine Gael admits
Leo Varadkar has confirmed that Fine Gael will not commit to universal free GP care in its election manifesto, saying...
View ArticleKiss will always carry special memories of time with Ireland set-up
As farewells go, it was an unbecoming as burying the Queen in a tracksuit. Ireland not only lost to Argentina...
View ArticleNoonan told to justify €9bn budget ‘hole’
Fianna Fail has called on Michael Noonan to clarify the discrepancy between his estimate of the amount of money available...
View ArticleVaradkar backs state-funded IVF treatment
Fertility treatments such as IVF should be paid for by the state, the health minister has said. Leo Varadkar said...
View ArticleEconomic confidence drives up car sales
Sales of new cars were up 33 per cent in January compared with the same month last year. Data from...
View ArticleCall on Britain to pay for Stakeknife inquiry
The British government should pay for an investigation into the activities of Stakeknife, the British agent alleged to have killed...
View ArticleBurton reminds Kelly: I am your boss
Joan Burton has reminded her deputy party leader that she is his “boss” in an embarrassing rebuke for Alan Kelly....
View ArticleInterbank loans were ‘neighbourly’, trial told
The trial of four senior bankers accused of conspiring to mislead investors heard yesterday that the provision of short-term loans...
View ArticleIreland worst in EU for foreign languages
Fewer lower secondary level students study foreign languages in Ireland than in any other country in the EU. A report...
View ArticleDean Rock reaping the rewards of injury-free run for Dublin
This time last year Dean Rock was trapped in the shadow of his father. At that stage he had never...
View Article130 new jobs fly into Cork from Sky
Some 130 jobs are being created at a call and customer service centre in Cork. Abtran is expanding its operations...
View ArticleGrocers face jail for flouting competition law
Retailers who breach new competition legislation could face a fine of up to €100,000 and two years in prison. In...
View ArticleIreland can deal with life after O’Connell and take historic hat-trick, says...
Les Kiss, the former Ireland assistant coach, has boldly stated that Ireland can cope with the absence of Paul O’Connell...
View ArticleNew blood has left Donegal looking sharper, insists Ryan McHugh
A blanket of darkness clouded Newry last Saturday night, yet as they stared up at the sky on their way out...
View ArticleIrish runners and riders have reason to be cheerful before Cheltenham
The clock is ticking. Just six weeks left before the Cheltenham festival and already the hype is building. So are...
View ArticleLost in Fiscal Space
There is a lot of confusion about the fiscal space available to the next government. In recent days Michael Noonan,...
View ArticleMayo caught up in concussion controversy
One weekend gone and already a controversy has arisen after Mayo delayed the substitution of Lee Keegan, their All Star...
View ArticleTwo cases of zika virus confirmed in Ireland
Two adults in Ireland have been infected with the zika virus, the HSE has confirmed. Both of the unrelated cases...
View ArticleBarristers’ fees creep up to €14 million
The three barristers who helped to put Graham Dwyer behind bars for life earned €438,898 prosecuting cases for the state...
View ArticleRare photos show impact of Rising in Dublin
The scale of destruction left after the Easter Rising is detailed in a collection of rare photographs that went on...
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