It’s politicians, not voters, who don’t want to change our abortion laws
The Red C research for Amnesty International clearly and comprehensively shows that the vast majority of Irish people think that...
View ArticleCold blast puts spring on hold
The arrival of spring was brought to a halt yesterday morning as a flurry of snow covered parts of Leinster...
View ArticleAdams: Crises continue as big parties play-act
Gerry Adams has accused Fianna Fail and Fine Gael of “play-acting” over the formation of the next government. The Sinn...
View ArticleGay groups proud to march on St Patrick’s Day
Coleen Meenan, a 60-year-old lawyer who was born in New York to Irish parents, has mixed memories of the St...
View ArticleVardadkar rejects ‘charming’ Shatter’s criticism
Leo Varadkar has defended his role in Fine Gael’s disappointing election campaign after criticism by a former TD who failed...
View ArticleNeglect charges over mother’s death quashed
A couple found guilty of killing a 59-year-old woman with multiple sclerosis have had their convictions overturned by the Court of...
View ArticleMinister ‘entitled to issue deportation order’
The justice minister was entitled to issue a deportation order for a man accused of being Islamic State’s main recruiter...
View ArticleCadbury plants will shut ‘unless strike ends’
Ireland’s industrial relations troubleshooter has said he is not optimistic of an early resolution to strikes at Cadbury and among...
View ArticleWe must reach the last 16, says Michael O’Neill
It is a cool, Parisian morning when Michael O’Neill makes his way into the Pullman Hotel, the nearby presence of...
View ArticleEast-Link tolls to pay for city improvements
Dublin city council has defended its decision to retain tolls on the East-Link bridge and has detailed how the revenue...
View ArticlePoll shows 87% want abortion laws changed
Almost 90 per cent of people support a change in Ireland’s strict abortion laws, a new poll has found. A...
View Article‘MI5 agent provocateur’ cannot be identified
A High Court judge has ruled that an alleged MI5 agent provocateur at the centre of a failed counterfeiting prosecution cannot...
View ArticleThis political new wave looks familiar
David Begg is unlikely casting for the role of the man who shouted stop. Mr Begg was central to the...
View ArticleIreland to take just 350 Syrians this year
The Immigrant Council of Ireland has expressed concern at the government’s response to resettling refugees from Syria. Despite a commitment...
View ArticleINM eyes expansion as digital revenues rise
Earnings at Independent News and Media were slightly ahead of analyst expectations last year as growing digital advertising revenue helped...
View ArticleIreland pair return to bolster Munster
Munster include Simon Zebo and Tommy O’Donnell in their starting XV to take on Newport Gwent Dragons, which shows three...
View ArticleILP ‘feared Anglo loans would not be repaid’
The former director of finance at Irish Life and Permanent was concerned that his bank would lose money if Anglo...
View ArticleFacebook’s tax revamp ups stakes for Google
Google was under pressure to overhaul its tax structure after Facebook bowed to public outrage and said that it will...
View ArticleGetting rich through hype, Conor McGregor is the Donald Trump of sport
Be honest, you clicked on this because you saw his name. It’s the very same reason that the national broadcaster...
View ArticlePetroceltic faces court in battle for control
The bitter fight to gain control of Petroceltic, the Irish oil and gas explorer, took a fresh twist as its...
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