Twelve months of hurt produces sweet taste of success
On Today FM’s Championship Sunday programme yesterday morning, Seamus Moynihan, the former Kerry player, told a story about meeting Jim...
View ArticleDublin confirm greatness in Kerry slog
As twilight drew in on this summer’s championship, under the lights in Croke Park and drenched by the rain that...
View ArticleReturn of ‘freak’ Healy completes perfect opening day for Ireland
When Dave Kearney ran in the fourth of Ireland’s seven tries on Saturday, an image of Joe Schmidt flashed up...
View ArticleJapan upset made us look better, says Jonathan Sexton
Jonathan Sexton believes the Japanese victory over South Africa on Saturday is as good for Irish rugby as it is...
View ArticleThe phenomenal support is scary, says Joe Schmidt
As the citizens of Cardiff reclaimed their city yesterday, having temporarily rented it out to the Irish on Saturday, the...
View ArticleIreland migrant numbers low despite crisis
Huge numbers of asylum seekers who are attempting to enter developed countries are avoiding Ireland, a new report suggests. Figures...
View ArticleHousing crisis ‘fuelled by lengthy planning’
Enda Kenny has been urged to create strategic development zones so that housing projects can be fast-tracked in an effort...
View ArticleCoalition scuppers motion of no confidence
The government is holding a three-hour debate on confidence in Enda Kenny today amid accusations that it is attempting to...
View ArticleRugby players roll in mud but not money
Jonathan Sexton would have to work for more that 68 years to earn what Cristiano Ronaldo makes in just one....
View ArticlePut up or shut up, McGuinness tells rivals
Martin McGuinness has challenged his political rivals to “put up or shut up” about Sinn Fein’s alleged links to criminality....
View ArticleDublin biotech giant looks to increase growth
Malin, the Irish biotech investor, has signalled its intention to buy more companies despite already spending €97.3 million on acquisitions...
View ArticleA Taxing Problem
Ireland’s corporate tax regime has been under threat since the European Economic Community first drew up rules for a common...
View ArticleRugby TMO ‘is putting fans off World Cup’
The excessive use of the television match official by referees is ruining the flow of Rugby World Cup games, international...
View ArticleDrivers without safety kits ‘should be fined’
Motorists who drive without a fire extinguisher and a first-aid kit in their car could be committing an offence if...
View ArticleChampionships plough €36.5m into economy
What do thousands of cows, Henry Shefflin, a county cupcake competition, Michael D Higgins and sheep dog trials have in...
View ArticleDenis Batick steals the show after car theft
The week began with the theft of his car and ended with the fear Kerry might steal his All-Ireland medal...
View ArticleMicrosoft climbs to top of Irish exporters
Microsoft has overtaken Google as Ireland’s top exporter, with the Irish food sector and financial services companies also putting in...
View ArticleMagnetic plane spots hidden minerals
Mineral deposits worth millions may lie beneath the surface of Co Roscommon, a government study has found. The Tellus survey...
View ArticleWembley date is the stuff of dreams for Nathan White
World Cups have a habit of producing unlikely heroes but if Nathan White is to become this year’s Gordon Hamilton,...
View ArticlePrepaid phones ‘let criminals go untraced’
The government was told to urgently introduce a mandatory registration system for buyers of prepaid phones in a bid to...
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