Gardaí fear a notorious Limerick gang might head to Dublin and “set Tallaght on fire” in revenge for the murder of Melanie McCarthy, 16.
High-earning foreign executives who relocate to this country for several years could escape hundreds of thousands of euro in taxes under incentives unveiled by Michael Noonan.
The navy is going back to basics in a bid to cut its soaring fuel bill — wind power.
For one family, the mourning can finally begin. For another, the agonising wait continues.
Gardaí fear a notorious Limerick gang might head to Dublin and “set Tallaght on fire” in revenge for the murder of Melanie McCarthy, 16.
Dr Tony Humphreys said parents were “never to blame” for autism and his intention was simply “to inform and enlighten” the public of research in the area.
Employers who work with children and vulnerable adults must be aware that vetting rules are not as robust as they should be and they may not have the “complete picture” about employees, according to the Department of Health.
It’s the mother and father of all bad luck stories, and the Parkes family certainly prove that it never rains but it pours.
A man who choked while eating a pig’s head for dinner had been looking forward to the meal for a number of days, an inquest has heard.
Hiding behind a culture of “omerta” — the Italian word for the Mafia’s code of silence — would be deadly for the Catholic Church, the Vatican’s top official for dealing with sexual abuse of minors by clergy has said.
All speed limits on Irish roads are to be reviewed as part of a major audit to ensure limits on the national road network are safe and sensible.
More than 4 million people have visited the Cliffs of Moher since February 2007 when a new visitor centre opened, figures show.
An investigation into Vita Cortex’s refusal to pay redundancy to 32 workers will not be possible, the Taoiseach told the Dáil.
Bill Clinton will attempt today to drum up business for Ireland at a special investment conference in New York being attended by the Taoiseach, Tánaiste and Enterprise Minister.
The Supreme Court has described as “inexplicable” the failure by the Oireachtas to allow for the prosecutions of buggery offences committed pre-1993, when it was decriminalising buggery between two consenting adults.
Former France footballer David Ginola had to be taken to hospital after crashing while skiing.
The man on trial for raping a 12-year-old girl at a funfair more than 20 years ago said yesterday that it never happened and that he was a happily married man.
Waste management firm Indaver has proposed to take over the stalled project to build a controversial incinerator at Poolbeg in Dublin, with no further cost to the taxpayer.
Sharon says her teenage daughter narrowly missed getting caught up in Tuesday night’s gangland murder.
Her 16-year-old girl and her father had just walked into their house when there was a loud bang.
The senior garda leading the investigation into the murder of 16-year-old Melanie McCarthy described the killing as a “particularly heinous crime”.
Cuts in education budgets risk undermining the economy’s growth potential, the EU has warned Ireland as the country moves closer to the bottom of the international league table in spending on schools.
Innovative measures to attract key personnel to head up new divisions of foreign and domestic companies will lead to the creation of more jobs here, the Irish Tax Institute has said.
Specific taxation incentives to aid in the creation of 10,000 jobs in the international financial services sector are included in the bill.
A reduction in stamp duty on agricultural land from 6% to 2% should help stimulate the market for farming land, Minister for Agriculture and Food Simon Coveney said.
UNVEILING the finance bill yesterday, Michael Noonan made the distinction between his version and those produced by his predecessor Charlie McCreevy, “when it was almost a second budget”.
High earners will be able to keep more of their multimillion-euro pensions after the finance bill rowed back on some of the extra tax liabilities introduced last year.
Households are still saddled with an average credit card debt of €1,330, amid claims that pressure to repay mortgages has meant higher interest rate debts are going unpaid.
A suite of measures to boost the property market and job creation have been announced by the finance minister.
At least 270,000 homeowners are set to see their mortgage interest payments fall.
The solicitor of the 26-year-old man on trial for Shane Geoghegan’s murder told detectives he would admit to the killing if the mother of his sick child was released from custody.
They may not be RoboCop or R2-D2, but 80 students and their vocal fans from 20 schools will be hoping that their designs will win the Lego Robot Competition tonight.
A local council has sought legal advice amid fears it could face a near-€1 million bill as part of a controversial conciliation process with the builders of a state-of-the-art swimming pool and leisure complex.
It comes with the kind of mod-cons most would associate more with a family home than a community nursing unit, but then innovation is the byword for Cork’s newest residential care facility.
A top tourist town may pedestrianise some of its main streets in a bid to attract visitors and create a lively atmosphere on summer nights.
Accumulated losses continued at companies controlled by celebrity gardener Diarmuid Gavin in 2010, new figures show.
The lavish €600m Terminal 2 building at Dublin Airport has been left in the shade by a near-€2m foot bridge project in West Cork.
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