Labour vows to move quickly on abortion
The government would start working to repeal the Eighth Amendment before the summer if it was returned to power, Labour...
View ArticleFianna Fail offers drivers tax relief on tolls
Motorists will be able to claim up to 20 per cent tax relief on tolls for journeys at off-peak times...
View ArticleWe’ve got our sums right, Fianna Fail insists
Fianna Fail has denied claims by Fine Gael that there is a hole in its finances relating to pay increases...
View ArticleBritain in the EU is vital for Ireland, insists Kenny
Enda Kenny has said that Britain remaining a member of the European Union is a “matter of national importance” for...
View ArticleJared Payne signs new contract with Ulster
Jared Payne signed a two-year-contract with the IRFU yesterday, bringing an end to speculation over his future but also to...
View ArticleFamilies ‘fed up with more rip-off rises’
Families are being devastated by rip-off rises in the cost of living, including a 30 per cent surge in car...
View ArticleGardai on high alert for Hutch’s funeral
Gardai are on high alert as the funeral of Eddie Hutch Sr takes place in Dublin’s north inner city this...
View ArticleCampaigners fight council to keep up posters
A group that wants the constitution changed so that referendums can be triggered by petitions has launched a high court action...
View ArticleFace up to biggest challenges, parties told
Do parties contesting the general election understand the true extent of the national debt? Do they really think that spending...
View ArticleBrian Cody will lay down law to his players, says Noel Hickey
In hurling, the toughest judgements often come from within which is why Noel Hickey, the former Kilkenny full-back, is expecting...
View ArticleJoe Schmidt needs a change of luck — and a new plan
All of a sudden the aura around Joe Schmidt is beginning to fade. No longer talked about as a rugby...
View ArticlePromises, Promises
The latest opinion polls are a cause for real concern. Not because of the performance, good or bad, of any...
View ArticleTVs in prison cells ‘lowering suicide rates’
Allowing prisoners to rent televisions for 15 cent a day has reduced rates of self-harm and suicide, according to the...
View ArticleNo gushing launch for lead water pipe compensation scheme
A €5 million grant scheme to help low-income households repair potentially dangerous lead water pipes has been quietly launched by the...
View ArticleHaulage company loses €1m fine appeal
A road haulage company that was fined €1 million after steel coils slid off a trailer and killed two motorists has...
View Article€35m investment in Elm Park campus
An American investment fund has partnered with one of Ireland’s largest developers to expand Elm Park in south Dublin. Starwood...
View ArticleWe will fight hard to stay up, says Séamus Plunkett
Séamus Plunkett, the Laois hurling manager, has admitted that his team are already facing a relegation battle, even though their...
View ArticleAdams ‘gets own policy wrong’ in interview
Gerry Adams has been forced to deny that he misled the electorate about Sinn Fein’s tax policy after a difficult...
View ArticlePetroceltic completes $9.5m Egyptian sale
Petroceltic has completed the sale of its Egyptian interests as it restructures its cost base amid turmoil caused by falling...
View ArticleKBC Bank Ireland swings to €75m profit
KBC’s Irish operation turned to profit last year as it increased its share of the market. The Irish subsidiary of...
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