No More Heroes born to jump fences
No more Heroes justifies RSA Chase favourite’s tag At this time of year, it is the novice chasers that excite...
View ArticleIreland need global stars to restore the love
The locals’ love affair with Ireland’s most iconic rugby team has gone cold, but as Munster struggle to fill seats,...
View ArticleAlarm over rising rates of HIV infection
Ireland has the eighth highest HIV rate in the EU and the average age of those infected is falling. So...
View ArticleCampaigners call for a national ‘no-fry zone’
A campaign to impose a “no-fry zone” around all schools and parks is to be launched by a group that successfully...
View ArticleRape accused ‘offered teenager €200 for sex’
The trial of a man accused of raping a woman with Down’s syndrome has heard from ten women who claimed...
View Article‘Miracle’ escape as train crashes across road
An investigation has been launched after a train ran through a closed level crossing just yards from a housing estate....
View ArticleDrunk driver, 26, is jailed over hit and run
A woman who was almost three times over the legal alcohol limit when she knocked down a mother of two, leaving...
View ArticleHendrick to face trial over alleged street row
The Republic of Ireland footballer Jeff Hendrick will face trial in March over an alleged street row in Dublin. Hendrick,...
View ArticleAnti-terror gardai find AK47s and mortars
Gardai recovered assault rifles and mortars yesterday in an investigation into dissident republicans. The search was launched in the Scotstown...
View ArticleBankruptcy terms to be cut to one year
New bankruptcy laws will be passed by Christmas following a cabinet decision yesterday to reduce the term for debtors to...
View ArticleVW keeps pole position as car sales rise 30%
Car sales are up 30 per cent this year, with Volkswagen remaining the most popular brand in the country despite...
View ArticleSilk Road accused ‘exaggerated Asperger’s’
The state has accused a Wicklow man wanted by the US authorities of having “a mild case of Asperger’s brought...
View ArticleOnly those ‘want to be on streets’ will be homeless at Christmas, says Kenny
Enda Kenny has said that no one will sleep rough in Dublin this Christmas apart from those who “want to...
View ArticleBurton denies U-turn on abortion
Labour sources have denied that Joan Burton is backtracking on holding a referendum on the eighth amendment to appease Fine...
View ArticleIt’s the end of the road for hoverboards
It is crushing news for the thousands of children who have put one on their Christmas list: using a so-called...
View ArticleMick Hennessy rules out Croke Park as venue for Tyson Fury rematch
The idea of a world heavyweight title fight being scheduled for Croke Park next year has died before it was...
View ArticleRyanair takes Google to court over adverts
Ryanair has launched a High Court action against Google and the online booking site eDreams over advertisements and prices that...
View ArticleStormont drafts new guidelines on abortion
Politicians in Northern Ireland are considering new guidelines for doctors on abortion, after it was ruled that the current law...
View ArticleRoad is still bumpy for RSA with €176m loss
RSA Insurance Ireland, one of the country’s biggest insurers, posted losses of €176.6 million in 2014 as the reserves scandal...
View ArticleJobless rate holds firm as growth slows
The unemployment rate in November was 8.9 per cent for the second consecutive month, although economists say that the actual...
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