Top earners to pay 3% income levy
Thu, 20 Nov, 2008 at 23:34
The Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan has outlined details of the Budget in this year's Finance Bill. More...
Consolidation an option in bank crisis
Thu, 20 Nov, 2008 at 23:29
The possibility of a major consolidation of Irish banks has emerged as a solution to the banking crisis. More...
Threat of strike action at Aer Lingus lifted
Thu, 20 Nov, 2008 at 22:40
Aer Lingus has welcomed SIPTU's withdrawal of notice of industrial action, and the removal of uncertainty for customers intending to travel next week. More...
Disabled face high poverty risk - OECD
Thu, 20 Nov, 2008 at 14:15
People in Ireland with a disability face a high risk of poverty, according to a new report by the OECD. More...
Gardaí rough on Rossiter, says witness
Thu, 20 Nov, 2008 at 22:41
A witness at the inquest into the death of 14-year-old Brian Rossiter has said gardaí were rough and using force when they were arresting him and another boy. More...
NI Executive meets after five months
Thu, 20 Nov, 2008 at 22:56
The first meeting of Northern Ireland's power-sharing executive since June has taken place at Stormont Castle. More...
Three arrests after Arklow postal raid
Thu, 20 Nov, 2008 at 19:35
Three men have been arrested following an armed raid on a post office in Arklow, Co Wickow. More...
Deal on farming subsidies at EU talks
Thu, 20 Nov, 2008 at 22:41
EU agriculture ministers have reached agreement on changes to the Common Agricultural Policy. More...
Radio stations to combine resources
Thu, 20 Nov, 2008 at 21:03
Radio stations Newstalk and Today FM are to introduce cooperation between their two news services. More...
Inquiry over child protection guidelines
Thu, 20 Nov, 2008 at 10:08
The Ombudsman for Children is launching an investigation into whether national guidelines on children protection are being properly administered. More...
Tourist's jaw broken in Belfast incident
Thu, 20 Nov, 2008 at 15:38
A tourist visiting Belfast has had her jaw broken by stone-throwing youths. More...
UN approves DR Congo peacekeeper increase
Thu, 20 Nov, 2008 at 19:54
The UN Security Council has voted unanimously to send 3,000 additional UN peacekeepers to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. More...
50 new jobs to be created in Limerick
Thu, 20 Nov, 2008 at 16:58
Up to 50 new jobs are to be created in Limerick in the entertainment technology sector. More...
Truck driver killed in M4 crash
Thu, 20 Nov, 2008 at 19:41
A truck driver in his 40s has been killed and another injured in a collision between two trucks on the M4. More...
Anti-Lisbon group attacks Oireachtas Cttee
Thu, 20 Nov, 2008 at 12:12
The Sub-Committee on Ireland's Future in the EU has been told that its sole objective was to attempt to overthrow the democratic wishes of the majority of the people. More...
Murdered man mistaken for brother
Thu, 20 Nov, 2008 at 22:42
The Central Criminal Court has heard that a 25-year-old murder victim was mistaken for his brother when he was shot dead. More...
Council concerned over retirement decision
Thu, 20 Nov, 2008 at 14:17
Drogheda Borough Council has expressed concern over a High Court ruling in which a fireman won the right to work until he is 65. More...
Call for transfer of Du Plantier files
Thu, 20 Nov, 2008 at 17:03
A group seeking truth about the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier has said the exhumation of the her remains has revealed nothing. More...
Man held in McGlynn murder case
Thu, 20 Nov, 2008 at 10:14
A 46-year-old man has been arrested and is being interviewed in connection with the murder last year of a man in Derry. More...
1/3 Mountjoy female inmates freed
Thu, 20 Nov, 2008 at 10:09
One third of women sent to jail in Mountjoy are being freed because the prison is overcrowded. More...
Man held over Cork cannabis haul
Thu, 20 Nov, 2008 at 16:53
A man in his 30s has been arrested after gardaí seized drugs worth €500,000 in north Cork. More...
UK flight in Dublin emergency landing
Thu, 20 Nov, 2008 at 16:44
An investigation is under way after a plane made an emergency landing at Dublin Airport last night. More...
Beckham's house scores £1m bids
Thu, 20 Nov, 2008 at 10:08
The house David Beckham lived in as a baby has attracted three offers of £1m or about four times its value, according to a London businessman handling the sale. More...
Cinnlínte Nuachta
Thu, 20 Nov, 2008 at 14:21
Tá luach scaireanna ar mhargaí na hÁise agus na hEorpa laghdaithe go suntasach inniu ó tháinig sé chun solais gur dócha go mairfidh an cúlú eacnamaíochta i Meiriceá bliain eile ar a laghad. More...