One in four couples have infidelity issues
Infidelity was cited as a problem in the marriage of one in four couples who sought relationship counselling in Ireland...
View ArticleMy life in the shadow of a stranger
I am one of the many people cursed by my name. Don’t get me wrong, the words themselves are grand. Colm...
View ArticleTangled Web
The publication of correspondence between the Department of the Taoiseach and the organisers of Web Summit has raised awkward questions...
View ArticlePresident to thank medics over Berkeley balcony collapse
President Michael D Higgins will meet emergency crews and medical staff who helped the victims of the Berkeley balcony collapse...
View ArticlePassenger ‘bit someone’ then died on Aer Lingus flight
A man has died after being taken ill on board an Aer Lingus flight to Lisbon that was diverted to Cork...
View ArticleReilly defends free preschool plan delay
The children’s minister has defended plans to extend free preschooling by a year, despite the fact that they would not...
View ArticleIrish eyes are crying after crushing rugby loss
The Argentinians weren’t crying for us in Cardiff when they danced all over Ireland’s semi-final dreams yesterday. A final score...
View ArticleRise in rent supplement may break deadlock
Rent supplement increases could replace contentious government plans to link rent to inflation. Alan Kelly plans to “tough it out”...
View ArticleColleges ‘failing to tackle sex crimes’
Irish universities are officially aware of only a small number of sexual assaults among students despite research showing a widespread...
View ArticleSinn Fein and Fianna Fail war of words after poll suggests coalition
The leaders of Fianna Fail and Sinn Fein traded insults yesterday despite a poll predicting that a coalition of the...
View ArticleConsent should be defined in law, campaigners say
Sexual consent should be defined in law, the country’s leading rape support group has said, as many victims who contact...
View ArticleMark Collins cannot convince as replay awaits
Mark Collins, the Castlehaven and Cork forward, failed to convince match officials that he kicked the winning score as Nemo...
View ArticleLate drama as Coolderry snatch Offaly title
Joe Brady, the veteran former Offaly forward, struck a late match-winning goal in Tullamore to secure a dramatic county senior...
View ArticleAnthony Foley seeks improvement despite Munster comeback
Anthony Foley believes his Munster side will need to step up a few notches if they are to extend their...
View ArticleBosnia a draw that suits both Irish strengths and weaknesses
It was 1979 and Mehmed Baždarević was on a flight from Japan back to Belgrade when he struck up a...
View ArticleWe need a new kind of politician in Ireland — one we can fire
Please bare with me while I generalise about the Irish persona. What is it about us, as a people, that...
View ArticleCommon tax base ‘key area’ for EU members
A plan to a create a harmonised corporate tax base for the 28 member states of the European Union has been...
View ArticleIreland has room to raise taxes, says Brussels
The European Commission has said that Ireland needs to improve its fiscal sustainability because it has a relatively low overall...
View ArticleITV pays £100m for UTV’s television business
ITV, Britain’s biggest free-to-air commercial broadcaster, has agreed to buy the TV business of Northern Irish network partner UTV for...
View ArticleInflation-linked rents ‘offer stability amid crisis’
Linking rent increases to the inflation rate is one way of providing rent certainty until the housing market is fully...
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