Lenders give Petroceltic a two-week reprieve
Petroceltic has received further breathing space from its lenders through another waiver giving it two weeks to find a buyer....
View ArticleAll the signs point to an Irish victory in Paris
Things are looking good for Johnny Sexton. Injured on Sunday, he spent yesterday on the mend. So much so that...
View ArticleI feared it was all over, says cancer victim Noel McGrath
Noel McGrath, the Tipperary hurler who recovered from testicular cancer to compete in last year’s Championship, admitted yesterday how he...
View ArticleIn our gut we know what we are voting for
There’s a story told about Patrick Caddell, the American political strategist, when he interviewed people who said they were voting...
View ArticleConor Murray insists Ireland are still a confident side
The last time Ireland and Wales drew a Test match, the Six Nations were a group of five and a...
View ArticleIreland can travel to France with greater expectations
There was an interesting point that Terrell Owens, the NFL wide receiver once made. “If you align expectations with reality,”...
View ArticleA Special Case
The continuing existence of the Special Criminal Court may seem like an aberration for a modern democracy. After all, a...
View ArticleCork must show they are able to step into another league
After defeat to Cork in their opening league match, Stephen Rochford, the new Mayo manager, made a point about the...
View ArticleThe differences between the main parties are wafer-thin
Fianna Fail’s economic strategy, launched yesterday, is almost indistinguishable from the proposals that Fine Gael unveiled on Thursday. Michael McGrath...
View ArticleNTMA to sell €1bn in bonds before election
Ireland will auction off €1 billion of bonds later this week as the National Treasury Management Agency holds its second...
View ArticleIseq falls amid worries over banks and growth
Irish share prices sank by almost 5.5 per cent yesterday as the global markets fell sharply. Dublin’s Iseq index was...
View ArticleFianna Fail would abolish USC up to €80,000
Fianna Fail would phase out the Universal Social Charge for those earning less than €80,000 over the lifetime of the...
View ArticleKenny pledges extra 10,000 frontline staff
Enda Kenny has unveiled plans to hire 10,000 extra frontline workers in one of Fine Gael’s key pre-election commitments. A...
View ArticleLabour ‘health taxes’ to help low earners
Labour plan to increase duty on cigarettes, introduce a new tax on sugary drinks and raise the banking levy to...
View ArticleArmed unit to tackle gangland killers
A permanent armed unit is to be established in Dublin as part of plans to clamp down on gangland murders. The...
View ArticleRenua sets out taoiseach’s links with O’Brien
Enda Kenny’s relationships with Michael Lowry, the independent TD, and Denis O’Brien, the businessman, are the subject of a new...
View ArticleAdams stands by Special Criminal Court vow
Sinn Fein stood by its promise to abolish the Special Criminal Court yesterday even though the justice minister described it...
View ArticleGardai knew of feud before weigh-in killing
Gardai have said that they had no intelligence suggesting potential violence at Friday’s weigh-in at Dublin’s Regency hotel, despite previously...
View ArticleLabour is the only party fighting for workers, says Burton
Labour has accused its rivals on the left of engaging in “empty rhetoric”, claiming they have no coherent plans to...
View ArticleOn the campaign trail: Heads you win as Labour TDs toss for votes
John Lyons was struggling to get Buster, his mother’s dog, out of the back door before Joan Burton sat down...
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