Opel knew its cars were catching fire
Opel Ireland has admitted it knew about seven of its Zafira cars catching fire in Ireland before it issued a...
View ArticleHonohan warned Noonan of ‘boom and bust’ before budget
Professor Patrick Honohan, the out-going governor of the Central Bank, warned the finance minister in the run-up to the budget...
View ArticleIRA eight win payout over double agent link
Seven men and a woman convicted of being part of an IRA execution squad will each receive hundreds of thousands...
View ArticleStop moaning about party quotas, men told
Supporters of the general election quota system have dismissed concerns that parties are “gender-mandering” women on to constituency tickets. Under...
View ArticleAlliance turns down Sinn Fein transfer pact
A second leftwing political party has ruled out joining the Right2Change movement, claiming it has become a prop for Sinn Fein....
View ArticleLucy Gaffney resigns as director of INM
Lucy Gaffney has stepped down as a non-executive director of Independent News and Media, it was announced last night. INM,...
View ArticleMy goodness, Guinness goes vegan-friendly
It’s official — Guinness is now good for vegans. The company is to stop using fish bladders in its filters,...
View ArticleBan on paying for sex leads to single arrest
New laws which have made it illegal to pay for sex in Northern Ireland have resulted in just one arrest....
View ArticleIrish pubs star in Michelin guide
The days of tucking into a rubbery lasagne or meat with two soggy veg while perched on a bar stool...
View ArticleUlster Bank shrugs off slump in profits
Ulster Bank has shrugged off a 70 per cent fall in quarterly profits, claiming that it was becoming more attractive...
View ArticleRural agitators are whistling in the wind
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy sounds like a woman who can stand her ground. The Fine Gael TD for Laois-Offaly is one...
View ArticleEx-Google Ireland chief to lead LinkedIn
LinkedIn has turned to the man who transformed Google’s Irish office as it embarks on a European expansion. John Herlihy...
View ArticleAer Lingus proves its worth to new owners
Aer Lingus has contributed an operating profit of €45 million to International Consolidated Airlines’ Group since it was acquired during...
View ArticleSalute the Lucky General
It’s hard to disagree with Gerry Adams’ assertion that the taoiseach has made “an eejit of himself” over his comments...
View ArticleJohnny Sexton named in team to face Treviso
In a surprise move Leinster have recalled Johnny Sexton at the first opportunity with Leo Cullen naming the Ireland fly...
View ArticleMartin O’Neill faces defining choice between Darren Randolph and Shay Given
He is known as the goalkeeper who conceded 16 goals in three matches against Bournemouth, but having kept a clean...
View ArticleCrossmaglen Rangers still peerless as a club superpower
Before the recent Galway county football final, a picture of Kieran Fitzgerald was doing the rounds on social media under...
View ArticleBoxing chiefs must pick right man to replace Billy Walsh
As the dust settles after the departure of Billy Walsh, Irish boxing prepares to return to a prosaic reality. The...
View ArticleNew law urged after weekend of stabbings
Fianna Fail has called for mandatory 12-month jail terms for people caught carrying a knife, after a spate of stabbings...
View ArticleIrish team to join Sinai crash investigation
A team of Irish aviation officials will travel to Egypt today to help with the investigation into the passenger jet that...
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