Fianna Fail offers ‘realistic’ prescription for health system
Fianna Fail has ruled out extending free GP care to any more age groups if returned to power, but pledged...
View ArticleDrumm ‘told Anglo banker to seek €7bn loan’
A former Anglo Irish Bank director has told the trial of four senior bankers accused of conspiring to mislead investors that...
View ArticleDrugs courier ‘hit by legal double whammy’
A statutory “double whammy” led to a man caught with more than €100,000 worth of cannabis being given a 17-year prison...
View ArticleExplosives suspect ‘was IRA engineer’
A Northern Ireland man accused of possessing an explosive substance was an engineer for the IRA, the Special Criminal Court has...
View ArticleProstitutes can keep earnings, says judge
A judge has rejected a state application to confiscate the “hard-earned” income of two prostitutes that was stolen and later recovered....
View ArticleSinn Fein pledges to lower politicians’ pay
Sinn Fein has pledged to reduce politicians’ salaries and examine the introduction of a wealth tax if elected to government....
View ArticleOn the campaign trail: Close shave for Kenny, the man who doesn’t have the power
Enda Kenny doesn’t have the power. He said so himself. The taoiseach started a day’s campaigning yesterday with an interview...
View ArticleStage is set for leaders to clash in first debate
The leaders of the four biggest parties will fight it out tomorrow night on TV3 in the first televised debate...
View ArticleFears for banks drag down Irish market
Irish shares fell more than 2 per cent yesterday before recovering to close nearly 0.5 per cent down as markets...
View ArticleACC wins €4m claim against developers
An Irish lender has been awarded nearly €4 million in a summary judgment against three directors of a construction company...
View ArticleHousing shortage still holding back market
The residential property market remains depressed because of a lack of new housing supply, a report indicates. Research by GeoDirectory...
View ArticleKeith Earls still a doubt as injury troubles ease
As Ireland’s injury list begins to clear only Keith Earls remains as a significant doubt for Ireland’s trip to Paris...
View ArticleLack of office space sends rents soaring
Prime office and retail rents in Dublin are expected to rise by about 12 per cent this year, raising concerns...
View ArticleBuilding the Future
The housing crisis is one of the most emotive issues in this election because of the devastation it is wreaking...
View ArticleCian O’Sullivan: We’ve learnt to ignore the hype
Cian O’Sullivan, Dublin’s three-time All-Ireland winning defender, has insisted the county’s players have learnt to “push the reset button” and...
View Article‘I would have walked out,’ admits former Liverpool midfielder
Just 15 minutes with Jason McAteer gives a good primer of how much football has changed in the past 20...
View ArticleReaction to adversity was what made Paul O’Connell great
There was no escaping it in the end. In the 14 years since Paul O’Connell first stepped out for Ireland,...
View ArticleThe indestructible force who inspired others to greater heights
In the Munster dressing room, everybody’s feelings were vandalised. The pursuit of devastating put-downs licensed all kinds of casual cruelty....
View ArticleThe beginner’s guide to Irish voting
I have a suspicion that all across the world there are groups of people (albeit in anoraks) eagerly counting down the...
View ArticleOne patient in eight suffers hospital blunder
Figures published yesterday revealed that one in eight hospital patients in Ireland suffered some kind of medical mishap during their...
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