Bluff, sweat and fears as men tackle the Eighth
There was a beautiful moment in this week’s TV3 leaders’ debate when Micheál Martin and Enda Kenny suddenly stopped their...
View ArticleSlab Murphy ‘made over €5m from crime’
More pressure was heaped on Sinn Fein yesterday as it emerged that Thomas “Slab” Murphy, who Gerry Adams has described...
View Article5,600 Irish bank cards for sale on fraud site
Credit and debit card details stolen from more than 5,600 Irish citizens have been posted for sale on a new...
View ArticlePurple reign: Murphy’s party is on the march
Catherine Murphy is hard to miss. She is wearing a bright purple coat and bright purple hat as she canvasses...
View ArticleSix months’ jail for unregistered electrician
An unregistered Wicklow electrician has become the first person in the state to be jailed for carrying out dangerous and...
View ArticleGreens promise €5,000 children’s trust fund
Every child born in Ireland would get a €5,000 trust fund under a Green party government, Eamon Ryan has pledged....
View ArticleStanding up for the Republic
There is a certain irony that the sentencing of Thomas “Slab” Murphy has been deferred to election day. The day...
View ArticleFianna Fail: Save €2,000 on childcare costs
Childcare costs would be reduced by up to €2,000 a year under a tax scheme announced by Fianna Fail yesterday....
View ArticleGalway unlikely to offer up a repeat performance as transition continues
There is one thing that we can be sure of when Cork turn up in Salthill on Sunday to face...
View ArticleWe’re a different animal now, insists Best
How much of an influence can a simple attitude adjustment have on a team? If you ask senior figures in...
View ArticleOdd couple share a formidable desire to be the best
The odd couple never looked like working together. Not when you consider what went before. Remember this passage from Donal...
View ArticleIreland have mental toughness to beat France
Cole Porter’s classic, I love Paris in the Springtime, written in 1953 and performed by Ella Fitzgerald in 1956, always...
View ArticleBurton seeks more nurses and free GP care
Free GP care, more nurses and a full cabinet position for the primary care minister were among the health measures...
View ArticleParties are ‘hostile snobs’, say independents
Independent TDs have called the mainstream parties “intellectual and political snobs” for ruling them out of any future government, arguing...
View ArticleThe past points to Crossmaglen but Castlebar can make their own history
One of the greatest stats from the GAA over the last two decades involves Crossmaglen Rangers. Or more to the...
View Article‘Thatcherite British’ will vote to stay in EU
British peoples’ natural “Thatcherite” tendencies should ensure the country stays in the EU, but the migration crisis could threaten the...
View ArticleOh please, spare me the sob story
Gerry Adams is not renowned for wearing his heart on his sleeve. Last week, however, the Sinn Fein president appeared...
View ArticleKenny vows to get tough on repeat offenders
Serious criminals will face tougher sentences if Fine Gael is returned to power, the taoiseach has pledged. Enda Kenny warned...
View ArticleMunster stall as Rhys Webb ignites Ospreys
Yet again they failed to close the deal and yet again Anthony Foley, the Munster coach, was left trying to...
View ArticleFamilies left in lurch as five crèches shut
About 400 families will have no childcare this morning after the sudden closure of five community crèches. More than 50...
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