Trump wants to protect resort with armour
Donald Trump has lodged plans for up to 2.5km of “rock armour” at the sand dunes beside his Doonbeg golf...
View ArticleMurphy looking forward to prison ‘holiday’
Thomas “Slab” Murphy, the former IRA leader, said that he was looking forward to a “holiday” in prison just before...
View ArticleEU pet database will help shut puppy farms
Animal welfare groups have said that a new EU-wide pets database could help stamp out puppy farming. A European parliament...
View ArticlePriest hits out at Catholic schools criticism
A senior priest has hit out at politicians over their criticism of the role of the Catholic church in Irish education....
View ArticleEsat director denounces Moriarty tribunal
An Esat director involved in the bid for the state’s second mobile phone licence has claimed the Moriarty tribunal was...
View ArticleUlster Bank ‘remains a core part of RBS’
Paul Stanley, the interim chief executive of Ulster Bank, has insisted that it will remain part of RBS, as a...
View ArticleTaxi driver launches legal action against MI5
A west Belfast taxi driver has begun legal moves to stop alleged harassment by MI5 agents. Christopher Catney has instructed his...
View Article‘Murphy ordered the killing of many people’
It was a top secret meeting of the IRA’s leaders in early 1985. Martin McGuinness was there and Danny Morrison...
View ArticleBanker ‘tortured flatmate’s cat for 3 months’
An Irish banker faces trial in New York for allegedly torturing his housemate’s cat over a three-month period. Declan Garrity,...
View ArticleDonegal full value for win over Mayo
Would that every league match in February were like this one in Ballybofey. Eleven yellow cards, one black card, a...
View Article‘New left’ rejects both Sinn Fein and Labour
There is no role for Sinn Fein in any effort to build a new platform for leftwing parties, the Anti...
View ArticleWinners and losers in eclectic election
This was the election in which traditional party allegiances broke down into a much more eclectic mix, prompting commentators to...
View ArticleFresh face sets hearts racing, while old hands grasp at straws
“I think the new taoiseach is on the way.” The Fine Gael supporter checking his phone for details of Leo...
View ArticleWe were on brink of collapse, Greens admit
Failure in Friday’s election could have spelt the end of the Green party, its leader has admitted. When the Greens...
View ArticleWater charges red line issue for Fianna Fail
Fianna Fail will demand that Fine Gael abolish or stall water charges before it considers supporting the party in any...
View ArticleCentre of attention
Some of the highs and lows from count centres around the country this weekend...
View ArticleRace is on as party leaders hunt for allies
The race is on between Fine Gael and Fianna Fail to convince a disparate group of independents to elect their...
View ArticleSeize chance to reform Dail, says Fianna Fail
The fractured nature of the 32nd Dail is an opportunity to reform the system of government, Fianna Fail has said....
View ArticleBurton: Kenny should return as taoiseach
Joan Burton has said that she will support Enda Kenny as taoiseach despite her party suffering a disastrous election after...
View ArticleIndependents set out power broker wishlist
Road upgrades, reversing cuts to home help services, improved broadband and Dail reform are among the guarantees that independent TDs...
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