Face it RTE, ministers wield the power
Last week we had two examples of how ministers can influence the news that we receive. Ellen Coyne, my colleague,...
View ArticleGardai to get new crime fighting system
The Department of Justice is set to order a new €6 million computer system for gardai that will allow the...
View ArticleMunster missing big guns as leaders clash
As the top two in the PRO12 square up to each other in south Wales tonight something has to give...
View ArticleTadhg De Búrca, the Makelele of hurling, puts the case for the defence
When the All-Star hurling team is selected next week, it will not feature seven defenders. Big deal, you may feel...
View ArticleTasty tussle should help to banish the World Cup blues
Players on each team at the RDS tonight will attempt to get over their World Cup hangovers with some hair...
View ArticleDrumm to spend three extra weeks in US detention
David Drumm, the former Anglo Irish Bank chief executive, will spend at least three more weeks in detention after a...
View ArticleCheeky man delays trial by mooning judge
A district court hearing was suspended yesterday after a man mooned at and exposed himself to a judge. Proceedings at Ennis...
View ArticleMcKillen takes Noonan and Nama to court
Paddy McKillen has launched fresh High Court proceedings against the finance minister, the former secretary-general of the Department of Finance,...
View ArticleLane given bank governor job ‘at last minute’
The appointment process for the position of Central Bank governor swung decisively in favour of Philip Lane at the eleventh...
View ArticleDrug mule’s family cannot bring body home
The family of a Brazilian man who died on an Aer Lingus flight after a package of cocaine burst in...
View ArticleDead kayaker identified as Irish doctor
A man whose identity baffled police after he washed up dead in a kayak on the Isle of Wight last month...
View ArticleLike the most righteous hen party with a law-breaking message
The wheels on the abortion bus took a while before they went round and round yesterday. It left the Central...
View ArticleIrishman drives to speedgolf victory
Golf is a good run spoilt. Or maybe not if you happen to be Rob Hogan, an Irishman who has...
View ArticleUniversity Challenge
Concerns about the performance of third-level institutions have heightened this month after many Irish colleges slipped in the global league...
View ArticleMeath child pornographer has sentence cut
A Meath man who said that using his 13-year-old daughter to make child pornography was “simply a bit of fun” has...
View Article‘Abortion bus’ hits cities in pro-choice protest
A group of 20 women, including a TD, have defied Ireland’s strict abortion laws by travelling across the country and handing...
View ArticleThe chimes they are a-changing
Contrary to popular belief, there is nowhere that angels fear to tread. Traditionally, guardian angels were regarded as invisible bodyguards,...
View ArticleSkoda wins Ireland’s Car of the Year
The Skoda Superb has been named Ireland’s Car of the Year 2016 by the Association of Professional Motoring Press. The...
View ArticleVolkswagen engine recall to start in January
Volkswagen will start recalling the 116,000 Irish-registered vehicles fitted with emissions-cheating engines in January. Irish customers were informed by letter...
View ArticleNoonan echoes Draghi’s strategy for growth
The finance minister has supported a plea made by president of the ECB for eurozone states to take measures aimed...
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