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Tourism was one of the biggest losers during the economic downturn. In the immediate aftermath of the crash, the number...
View ArticleDon’t waste the wisdom Ireland’s elders can offer
Cogitating the odds of Michael D going for a second term in Aras an Uachtarain? Here’s a tip: he doesn’t...
View ArticleWaste firm fined €20m for ‘nuisance odours’
A Dublin company has been fined €20 million for causing pollution and “nuisance odours” at a landfill near Naas, Co Kildare....
View ArticleOuthouse had hidden cash, Murphy trial told
Members of the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) found cash and cheques during the search of an outhouse close to the...
View ArticleGarda ‘corruption’ to be debated by UK Lords
Allegations of corruption in An Garda Siochana are set to be raised in the House of Lords following a meeting...
View ArticleJoe Kernan hopeful of ending rift between quarrelling pair
Diarmuid Connolly, Dublin’s gifted forward, will be forced to bury the hatchet with Lee Keegan, his Mayo nemesis, if plans...
View ArticleJohnny Sexton ‘like a new signing’ at Leinster
After two years in Paris Johnny Sexton was back at Leinster’s training base in UCD yesterday as the Ireland fly...
View ArticleHoax caller avoids jail after Intel bomb threat
A Dublin man who made hoax calls about a bomb that shut down a motorway, disrupted air traffic control and stopped...
View ArticleDerby heralds return of thrills to Irish rugby
Ian Keatley is expecting the thrill to return to Irish rugby with the first interprovincial derby of the season slated...
View ArticleBernard Brogan eager to play outside Croke Park
Bernard Brogan, Dublin’s decorated corner-forward, has said that he would “hate” his reputation or impressive All-Ireland medals haul to be...
View ArticleSurge in house prices outside the capital
House prices in areas outside Dublin are increasing at almost twice the rate of those in the capital following the...
View ArticleThis attack on the Irish fry is too hard to swallow
It appears that the World Health Organisation has parked its tanks on the lawn of the Irish fry. Eating two...
View ArticleRead the Small Print
The signatories of the Right2Change policy platform aim to unite leftwing parties behind an agreed set of principles and a...
View ArticleDCC sets its energy horizons beyond Europe
DCC has said it is looking to expand its energy business further into regions such as southeast Asia and South...
View ArticleKayaker died of knife wound to the neck
The Irish doctor whose body was found on a beach on the Isle of Wight last month appears to have...
View ArticleTheatre to ‘interrogate’ Easter Rising legacy
The Abbey Theatre intends to “interrogate rather than celebrate the past” as part of the commemoration of the 1916 Easter...
View Article‘Do sport, don’t give a damn,’ Irish women urged
A successful project encouraging women to adopt a “don’t give a damn” attitude to taking part in sport may be used...
View Article‘No plans’ to scrap abortion information law
Lobby groups have criticised the government for refusing to scrap a law that restricts access to information on abortions even...
View ArticleMinister vows to tackle puppy smuggling
The agriculture minister has said that controls are being stepped up to stop the illegal trade of puppies to Britain....
View ArticleRenua to target underperforming civil servants
A new merit-based system of pay-rises for public servants is being proposed by Renua in a bid to weed out chronic...
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