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Sampling beers in the micro-breweries of North Korea is a far cry from the typical St Patrick’s Day activity —...
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View ArticleAnger over plan to drain Shannon water
Pressure groups have warned that a plan to supply Dublin with water drained from the River Shannon could harm tourism...
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Dessie Farrell, the head of the GPA, has defended the players’ body after it was accused of wasting both time...
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View ArticleBloody Sunday soldiers seek to block arrests
The UK High Court has reserved its judgment on whether seven former paratroopers facing questioning over Bloody Sunday should be...
View ArticleFianna Fail to give TDs free vote on abortion
Fianna Fail has joined Fine Gael in offering its TDs and senators a free vote on abortion after the general...
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Much like their playing styles, the negotiating tactics employed by Simon Zebo and Ian Madigan differ from that of Rory...
View ArticleLobbyists must reveal contacts or face fines
Political lobbyists who fail to register details of their contact with government ministers, senior civil servants and councillors by early...
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View ArticlePreschool scheme ‘a danger’ to nurseries
The expansion of the government’s free preschool care scheme is “electioneering” and could shut down nurseries, industry groups have claimed....
View ArticleKatie Taylor wins first title in father’s absence
In the face of mounting speculation that Peter Taylor, the father and coach of Ireland’s Olympic champion, Katie, will remain...
View ArticleBedlam on Black Friday? Not this year
Thousands of shoppers aiming to snap up a Black Friday bargain took to the streets yesterday — but not as...
View ArticleIronman at risk after failure to agree route
The future of the Ironman 70.3 event in Dublin is uncertain because organisers have been unable to confirm its route....
View ArticleI’d never heard of Down’s, said rape suspect
A man accused of raping a woman with Down’s syndrome told gardai on his arrest that he had never heard of...
View ArticleMcAuley stabbed wife 13 times, court told
Pearse McAuley stabbed his wife 13 times last Christmas Eve in an attack that lasted two and a half hours,...
View ArticleIFA must regain farmers’ trust, says minister
Simon Coveney said he was shocked by the €4.7 million severance package agreed with Pat Smith, the former general secretary...
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