Events to ‘celebrate courage of our ancestors’
This weekend’s 1916 centenary celebrations will honour the courage and ideals of the Rising and its leaders and reflect all...
View ArticleCrash victims were not wearing seatbelts
The thirteen people who died in a bus crash in Spain in which two Irish students were injured were not...
View ArticleConnolly denounces Moore Street ruling
The judge’s ruling to expand the national monument on Moore Street will cost the state more than it can afford,...
View ArticleIndependents come to talk as Fine Gael pushes for power
Enda Kenny will chair round-table discussions with independents and small parties today, following Fianna Fail’s first overture to Fine Gael...
View Article‘We’ll play behind closed doors if necessary’
Martin O’Neill said he would accept playing Euro 2016 games in empty stadiums if the tournament’s organisers thought it necessary...
View ArticleO’Neill: Leaving players out is far harder for Ireland than at a club
May 28 is D-Day for Martin O’Neill - when the Ireland manager will name the 23-man squad he intends to...
View ArticleExpats struggle to leave Belgium for Easter
Irish tourists and expats were still trying to make their way home from Brussels today following disruption to flights and...
View ArticleDon’t live in fear of terrorists, says president
President Michael D Higgins has urged people not to live in fear of a terrorist attack, as such fear is...
View ArticleDistillery is the toast of world whisky awards
Irish whiskey’s burgeoning reputation on the global stage was bolstered by three wins for a Dublin company in prestigious international...
View ArticleDCC to buy Danish petrol stations for €40m
DCC, the Irish industrial group, is expanding its European fuel distribution business with a deal to buy Danish operations once...
View ArticleWith 1916, we can’t hear the history for the fanfare
I have a few things to say about 1916, and the centenary commemorations. As with other commentators and columnists these are...
View ArticleOff The Fence
The terrorist attacks on Europe are likely to put Ireland’s neutrality under pressure over the coming months and years. The...
View ArticleCurrencyFair in the market for expansion
An Irish financial technology firm has raised €8 million of new funding as it seeks to expand its international operations....
View ArticleIreland fans must reach own decision over the risks to safety at Euro 2016
A tradition has built up of honouring deceased football officials and volunteers before every match at the Aviva Stadium – most...
View ArticleVisitors flock to national heritage sites
Visitors to Ireland’s national heritage sites rose by 11 per cent last year to 4.9 million as a love of...
View ArticleNorth’s abortion guidance finally published
Northern Ireland is about to publish guidance for medical professionals on circumstances where they can legally perform an abortion. The...
View ArticleWe have no money for special needs assistants
James Reilly, the outgoing children and youth affairs minister, has said that there is no money available to hire assistants...
View ArticleFunding woes end lifeline for abuse victims
Another domestic abuse service is set to close because of a lack of government funding. The Lifeline Inishowen service in...
View ArticleSchool dropout level falls to record low
The number of students who drop out of school before completing their Leaving Certificate has fallen to its lowest ever...
View ArticleEven the heavens wept, priest tells mourners
Louise James turned to poetry to convey a loss few could comprehend. “They went to watch the sunset, together on...
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