Hydrant was moved before halting site fire
A fire hydrant at the entrance of the traveller halting site in Carrickmines where ten people died in a fire in...
View ArticleCompany tax surge helps beat the deficit
A surge in corporate tax revenues has helped the government reduce to fiscal deficit to 1.7 per cent of GDP for...
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Do you think you might have spotted “the one” on a night out, but didn’t get a chance to talk...
View ArticleFarmers back Hogan after milk board blast
Irish dairy farmers have lent their support to Phil Hogan, the EU agriculture commissioner, after the European Milk Board called...
View ArticleHollywood dieters carry no weight with me
Funnily enough, I think they were right to force Carrie Fisher to lose weight for Star Wars: The Force Awakens....
View ArticleFriends in Need
Mark Zuckerberg is set to become one of the single biggest philanthropists in history following his announcement that he will...
View ArticleI know I have to improve, says Jordi Murphy
Jordi Murphy is suffering from a World Cup hangover. After starting, and scoring a try, against Argentina in Ireland’s World...
View ArticleAnthony Stokes could still benefit from some Devine intervention
Should Anthony Stokes be looking for inspiration as he seeks to drag himself out of the hole that he finds...
View ArticleLondon calling for Ciaran Deely after Indian adventure
At around 3.30 this afternoon, Ciaran Deely, the new London senior football manager, will reach the end of one sporting...
View ArticleWhy are the Munster and Leinster fans falling off the bandwagon?
At half-time in the Munster-Connacht game on Saturday two attendances were circulated in the Thomond Park press box. The one...
View ArticleNama launches €5.6bn housebuilding plan
The National Asset Management Agency has launched a €5.6 billion housing development programme in a bid to help solve the...
View ArticleBudget spending rises ‘far too risky’
The budget and the government’s commitment to future tax cuts have created uncertainty over Ireland’s economic stability, the country’s independent...
View ArticleDissident ‘taped discussing attack on officer’
A convicted dissident republican accused of attempting to murder a Northern Ireland policeman was secretly recorded talking about the attack, a...
View ArticleDisappeared man was shot and dumped in bog
One of the Disappeared was shot in the middle of the forehead before being dumped in a makeshift grave in...
View ArticleDown’s features recognisable, rape trial told
The trial of a foreign national accused of raping a woman with Down’s syndrome has heard that the facial features...
View ArticleMan murdered his pregnant ex-girlfriend
A man has been found guilty for the second time of murdering a pregnant mother-of-four after three trials over a period...
View ArticleWomen’s needs are ‘left out’ of foreign policy
The needs of women in conflict situations are ignored because foreign policy is often decided by men, Seán Sherlock has...
View ArticleClimate law passed in bid to reduce emissions
Ireland has passed its first climate legislation as the taoiseach faces criticism for blaming the country’s failure to meet previous...
View ArticleTiger kidnapping gang steal €200,000
A security worker was forced to hand over about €200,000 as robbers held his wife and daughter at gunpoint in a...
View ArticleName poll date, banking inquiry tells Enda Kenny
Enda Kenny has been urged to reveal the date of the general election to ease pressure on the banking inquiry...
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