Storm Barney leaves 45,000 without power
High winds from Storm Barney cut power to 45,000 homes and caused travel chaos across the country. About 25,000 houses...
View ArticleIBRC inquiry remains stalled amid acrimony
Attempts to investigate deals made by the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation remained stalled yesterday amid accusations by the opposition that...
View ArticlePaddy Power stays ahead of the pack
Paddy Power is on course for another record year after making inroads into the Australian betting market. The €5 billion...
View ArticleShow must go on, says defiant band in Paris
One of Northern Ireland’s punk rock bands went ahead with a scheduled concert in Paris last night because they were...
View ArticleIreland holds first gay wedding after vote
The country’s first same-sex wedding took place in a health centre yesterday, six months after the vote in favour of...
View ArticleUse surplus taxes to repay debt, Ireland told
Ireland’s budget for 2016 is “broadly compliant” with the EU’s fiscal rules, but the government has been criticised for not...
View ArticleAiden McGeady and Darron Gibson sweat on squad places
At 6.30am yesterday the celebrations stopped and the planning began as Martin O’Neill and Roy Keane sat down to differentiate...
View ArticleIrish VW owners claim damages over scandal
A group of about 35 Irish car owners have initiated legal proceedings against Volkswagen and its Irish distributor over concerns that...
View ArticleINM breaks eight-year losing streak
Independent News and Media has reported its first revenue growth in eight years after its digital operation made up for...
View ArticleSiblings murdered ‘mentally challenged’ man
A woman has been found guilty of murdering a 63-year-old “mentally challenged” man, who was subjected to what was described as...
View ArticleMartin O’Neill has FAI backing to keep Roy Keane
The FAI will support Martin O’Neill’s plan to retain Roy Keane as his assistant manager after Keane suggested yesterday he...
View ArticleAIB shares sink as investors face up to losses
Investors in AIB fled for the exit yesterday after the bank announced that it would consolidate the number of shares...
View ArticleStudents strip off to combat harassment
Ireland’s first “SlutWalk” was held yesterday in the country’s largest university as part of a campaign to combat sexual harassment...
View ArticleIreland must help France resist hardliners
The late John McGahern liked to relate the story of a special Christmas invitation he once received. He had debunked...
View ArticleViolence and horror for a new generation
I was working late on Friday night as usual. There were a few of us in the office, typing stories and...
View ArticleWe can recover from disastrous defeat, says Johnny Sexton
The mood went hand in hand with the stormy weather at Leinster’s UCD training base yesterday as the players and...
View ArticleAnthony Cunningham may feel betrayed, but he paid for his arrogance
Anthony Cunningham’s resignation statement is hot and fiery and bristling with parting shots. He feels betrayed and he feels screwed....
View ArticleUnemployment plunges to seven-year low
Ireland’s unemployment rate has fallen below 9 per cent for the first time in seven years. The level dropped to...
View ArticleBallymena home bombed in ‘hate crime’
A family whose home in Co Antrim was petrol-bombed yesterday morning believe that the attackers were motivated by Islamophobic anger after...
View ArticleQualification left emotional Seamus Coleman close to tears
The morning after the night before and the Republic of Ireland team hotel was like a return to the good...
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