Couples take Stormont to court over gay marriage
Northern Ireland’s ban on same-sex marriage breaches human rights legislation and marginalises gay people as “biological oddities”, a court has...
View ArticleChef Kevin Thornton aims to feed the soul with album
Kevin Thornton may have lost his Michelin star, but not his mojo: the chef has recorded a spoken-word vinyl album,...
View ArticleGive boys HPV vaccine, says health chief
The assistant director of Ireland’s health protection programme has said that teenage boys should also be given the HPV vaccine...
View ArticleNew Central Bank boss faces dissent in ranks
A majority of the Central Bank’s staff have endorsed a motion of no confidence in senior management. Unite, which represents employees...
View ArticleSpot on cool list may heat up Irish tourism
Ireland has been named as an unmissable place to visit next year by National Geographic (Ellen Coyne writes). The UK...
View ArticleLet’s hope Nama doesn’t stumble in its final act
As Michael Noonan took the stage in a conference room at the Aviva stadium yesterday, among his first words were...
View ArticleNama docklands plan will pay off for state
The National Asset Management Agency expects to return a surplus of more than €2 billion to the exchequer as it...
View ArticleDrumm files fresh bankruptcy appeal in US
David Drumm has filed a new bankruptcy appeal in a bid to write off $10 million of debt and make...
View ArticleGalway can turn turmoil into trophies thanks to their deposed ‘John the Baptist’
If there’s one half-decent reason this weekend to keep an eye out for the result of the competition known to...
View ArticleBoom and Bust
Wednesday’s exchequer returns were extraordinarily strong and proof, if proof were needed, that the economy has started to boom again....
View ArticleVardy’s exploits evoke memories of Irish football’s forgotten man
We know Jamie Vardy had it tough. We know because we have been told it every week since he ran...
View ArticleLet’s put these climate control talks on ice
I knew that things were coming to a head at the UN Climate Change Conference when RTE’s redoubtable George Lee was...
View ArticleRobbie Henshaw injury gives Stuart McCloskey his chance
No matter what Robbie Henshaw does, his actions seem to ripple right across the Irish rugby landscape, which will be...
View ArticleCardiff upset the formbook to end Connacht’s winning run
It was a night when Connacht’s best-ever run in the Guinness Pro12 came to a halt at the expense of...
View ArticleNational library buys first draft of O’Casey ‘treasure’
The National Library of Ireland has spent €175,000 to acquire the first draft of Sean O’Casey’s Juno and the Paycock,...
View ArticleDown’s woman could not consent to sex, rape trial told
A woman with Down’s syndrome who was allegedly raped in Dublin did not have the capacity to consent to sexual intercourse,...
View ArticleLicence for Shell’s Mayo refinery challenged
A High Court challenge has been brought against the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to grant Royal Dutch Shell’s Irish subsidiary a...
View ArticleGive us our ball back — it’s been 58 years!
Shamrock Rovers want their ball back, 58 years after they last kicked it. The match ball from the Dublin club’s...
View ArticleIreland takes cover as Storm Desmond hits
A month’s worth of rain is expected to fall on some parts of Ireland this weekend, along with 120km/h winds, as...
View ArticleTDs declare interests before RTE documentary
Five TDs have corrected their entries in the Dail register of interests before an RTE investigation into standards in public...
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