Political parties ‘still acting like old boys’ club’
The main political parties are still operating like an “old boys’ club” and are not supportive of women despite the...
View ArticleFine Gael’s strategy failed, says ousted TD
Fine Gael’s campaign failed to reflect the mood of the electorate and the party in government introduced “repugnant” policies, the...
View ArticleDublin sneak home but are missing Rory O’Carroll already
Dublin 1-14 Monaghan 0-16 Jim Gavin, the Dublin manager, will have to negotiate his way through the next two rounds...
View ArticleCoalition Conundrum
The people have spoken. The voters have not delivered a “plague on all your houses” verdict, as some have described...
View ArticleNo smoke with our fire, Stafford promises
Stafford Group is set to spend €3 million on a new smokeless fuel plant in Co Wexford. Planning permission has...
View ArticleTax loophole damages Ireland, minister told
Civil servants warned the finance minister three years ago that the “double Irish” tax loophole was damaging Ireland’s reputation and...
View ArticleInexperience and handling errors to blame
Joe Schmidt plans to continue his policy of “fast tracking” younger players into an Irish team undergoing transition. Inexperience has...
View ArticleInstability could lead to downturn in bonds
Fears over a sustained period of political instability could put the Irish bond market at risk, analysts have warned. Political...
View ArticleJones unrepentant as England bully Irish
Even in victory, Eddie Jones couldn’t resist a bit of a dig. “There maybe wasn’t as much Aussie Rules [from...
View ArticleAdams happy even though Sinn Fein falls short
Gerry Adams’s strong personal following secured a historic two seats for Sinn Fein in Louth, but elsewhere the party’s performance...
View ArticleDown destroyed as Kerry assert their supremacy
During the past three years Eamonn Fitzmaurice, the Kerry manager, never appeared overly concerned by a couple of spring defeats,...
View ArticleFeck and arse: Father Jack actor dies aged 77
Frank Kelly, the actor best known for his role as foul-mouthed Father Jack Hackett in the television series Father Ted,...
View ArticleDebutants give Joe Schmidt some cheer amid the debris of defeat
Ireland were in some trouble when Ultan Delaney appeared off the bench in the 66th minute. At least that’s what...
View ArticleRevolution? More like the rumble of a reversing truck
You could guess, right down to the nanosecond, the moment that mouthfuls of a cheeky red from Lidl were spat...
View ArticleRaiders made millions stealing rhino horn
A gang of Irish travellers with links to a worldwide criminal network raked in hundreds of millions of pounds by stealing...
View ArticleBrother of Real IRA boss shot dead in car
A brother of Alan Ryan, the murdered Real IRA boss, has died after being shot as he sat in his car...
View ArticleI’ll do myself in, says Arlene inquest witness
A woman who lied to police investigating the disappearance of Arlene Arkinson has claimed the pressures of the case have made...
View Article€230m Center Parcs given the green light
A €230 million Center Parcs holiday resort in Co Longford has been granted planning permission. A list of 22 conditions has...
View ArticleThe most fractured election in almost a century
With re-counts still going on in five Dail constituencies including Dublin Bay South, or the “group of death” as it...
View ArticleBooks and babies relieve the boredom
Among the reading material lying around at the Anti-Austerity-Alliance-People Before Profit table at the RDS yesterday was The Bolsheviks in...
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