Fitzpatrick excused from inquiry over trial
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has intervened to prevent Peter Fitzpatrick, the former Irish Life and Permanent director, from...
View ArticleIt is time to put an end to old boys’ club politics
There is a moment during the never-ending debate on gender quotas when the mask slips from the faces of those...
View ArticleDigicel looks forward to $2bn float in the sun
Digicel, the telecoms firm owned by Denis O’Brien, hopes to raise as much as $2.3 billion from its stock market...
View ArticleBrian Fenton experiences the pain of success
Brian Fenton, the man of the match in Sunday’s All-Ireland football final, yesterday spoke of the emotional pain he underwent...
View ArticleAll Things Being Equal
Income inequality is the single biggest factor behind political instability in the western world. The age of austerity has triggered...
View ArticleEamonn Fitzmaurice ‘still the right man for Kerry’
In Tralee on Monday, a full stop was placed after the 2015 Championship season. There were speeches and apologies, a...
View ArticleJared Payne says injured Robbie Henshaw will come back stronger
Whatever wispy clouds of doubt have hung over Ireland’s World Cup campaign thus far have congregated over the head of...
View ArticleAncient culture continues to undermine the GAA disciplinary process
As the newest generation of SuperDubs drew breath on Monday for a day of alive-alive-ohing, after-show parties and meet and...
View ArticleFeelgood factor is back as a nation smiles
How bitter a thing it is to look into happiness through another man’s eyes. Many of us will empathise with...
View ArticleEurope can cope with migrant crisis, says UN expert
The migrant crisis affecting Europe is significant but ultimately “manageable”, a senior UN official has said. Sophie Magennis, head of...
View ArticleNew inquests into IRA men killed in Loughgall ambush
New inquests are to be held into the deaths of eight IRA members and a civilian shot dead by the...
View ArticleOffice shortage may hold back investment
Ireland’s potential to attract foreign investment may be constrained by a lack of suitable office space, a research body has...
View ArticleNoonan hits out at HSE over funding
The Health Service Executive has defended its position on funding after criticism from Michael Noonan that it is attempting to...
View ArticleClashes over rent relief lead to deadlock
The coalition parties are locked in a policy standoff as budget negotiations on the housing crisis intensify. Fine Gael is...
View ArticleKelly gets snippy over growing housing crisis
Alan Kelly, the environment minister, didn’t bother to disguise his contempt for Dublin city councillors yesterday morning. Asked during a...
View ArticleBanking inquiry will not call key official
A key figure at the Central Bank was not called as a witness to appear before the Oireachtas banking inquiry, even...
View ArticleFund of €30m for rural towns ‘is not enough’
A grant to help rural towns and villages has been criticised as “insulting” and “ridiculous”. Alan Kelly, the environment minister, announced...
View ArticleRobinson rejects ‘scurrilous’ Nama claims
Peter Robinson, the leader of the DUP, has rejected allegations he was to receive a payment linked to Northern Ireland’s...
View ArticleWeb Summit loss ‘embarassment for Ireland’
Dublin will lose its annual Web Summit to Lisbon in Portugal for at least three years from 2016. The technology...
View ArticleFacebook faces defeat by Austrian activist
An Austrian law student scored an unlikely victory in Europe’s highest court yesterday after a senior adviser said that Facebook...
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