FAI must help Irish players abroad, says McGuinness
There was a time when the PFAI were accused of having too cosy a relationship with the FAI, not least...
View ArticleJohn Costello blames Mayo crisis for ‘Scrooge-like’ bonus
John Costello, the chief executive of the Dublin County Board, has bizarrely questioned if the managerial heave conducted by the...
View ArticleConal Keaney may call time on his inter-county hurling career
Conal Keaney, the Dublin forward, is contemplating retirement from inter-county hurling. The news emerged on the same day that Danny...
View ArticleCouncillors defend declaration failures
County councillors throughout the country have moved to explain why they had not declared all their interests after an RTE...
View ArticleFishing industry lands €239m funding boost
Ireland’s fisheries industry is set for a large cash injection after the European Commission launched a €239 million investment package...
View ArticleDrumm hires legal eagle for bankruptcy bid
David Drumm has hired a former US presidential adviser as part of his new bankruptcy appeal in an attempt to...
View ArticleWe lack the will to tackle corruption in our midst
Let us park the matter of corruption for a moment. After watching Hugh McElvaney, a county councillor, pretending to be...
View ArticleLabour promises to extend parental leave
Families would be entitled to an extra three months of parental leave under a plan announced last night by Joan...
View ArticleHealth chief accused over ‘unaffordable’ drug
The head of a patients group has accused Tony O’Brien, the director-general of the Health Service Executive, of prejudicing the...
View ArticleWarning on more floods as Shannon rises
Thousands of residents are braced for more flooding as further rain and gale force winds are expected to hit the...
View ArticleStudy of a stuck sister wins top photography competition
An eleven-year-old boy from Dublin has won the top prize in a competition by National Geographic to find the next...
View ArticleGirl’s 40ft drop from rescue helicopter investigated
An air accident investigation is underway after an unconscious 15-year-old girl was dropped from a rescue helicopter into the sea...
View ArticleBan on alcohol adverts that target children
Alcohol advertisements will be banned from bus shelters, Luas stops, trains stations, playgrounds and areas near schools under new laws...
View ArticleBless me, father . . . while I do my shopping
Father Pat Larkin had the unusual task of competing with the strains of Rod Stewart’s Baby Jane while attempting to...
View ArticleShops predict best Christmas since downturn
As thousands of people descended on Dublin yesterday for the Irish equivalent of Black Friday, retailers said they were expecting...
View ArticleCorruption laws proposed after RTE undercover sting
Tough laws to prevent corruption and improve investigations into complaints of wrongdoing will be considered by the government next week....
View ArticleIn-demand Simon Zebo cool on Munster future
Simon Zebo was talking about his future yesterday when all of a sudden it sounded as if Munster were about...
View ArticleFine Gael has policies for everyone
I sat with a transition year student in the public gallery of the Dail last week, happy to help him explore...
View ArticleDenis O’Brien accused of obtaining files illegally
The businessman Denis O’Brien has been accused of illegally obtaining a dossier of files compiled on him by a PR...
View ArticleStar Wars: The Force Awakens — May an adult be with you, young padawan
The Force may be strong in the new Star Wars film, but it could be a little too strong for...
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