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Fraser challenged on absent reports

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:20:18 +0100

A top civil servant has been challenged over absent reports and minutes from meetings of a financial lobby group with access to the highest level of Government.

Whale rescued from lobster pots

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:20:17 +0100

A whale has been rescued after becoming entangled in lobster pots.

Taoiseach defends taxation regime

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:14:02 +0100

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has brushed off attacks on Ireland's tax regime for helping multinationals avoid billions in tax - insisting he was backing plans for global tax transparency and an end to tax havens.

New future for scandal-hit factory

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:29:27 +0100

The new owners of the factory at the centre of the horse meat contamination scandal in Ireland have won a contract for Burger King.

Plight of border counties revealed

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:03:42 +0100

The six border counties have some of the country's highest rates of empty homes, medical card holders, pensioners, voter apathy and fewer jobs than anywhere else.

Garda privacy 'needs discussing'

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:17:51 +0100

Confidential garda information about an individual should not be made public unless the person has been charged, Tanaiste Eamon Gilmore has claimed.

4m euro facelift for Grafton Street

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:02:06 +0100

Dublin's Grafton Street is to undergo a four million euro facelift, it has been announced.

Aer Arann to create 50 new jobs

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:44:46 +0100

Regional airline Aer Arann is to create 50 jobs.

Revenue raids illegal fuel plant

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:04:33 +0100

A large scale illegal fuel laundering plant has been uncovered by customs.

Men held over ex-garda murder freed

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:04:32 +0100

Two men arrested in connection with the murder of a former garda have been released without charge.

Army experts blow up old grenade

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:35:25 +0100

Army bomb experts have carried out a controlled explosion on a grenade dating back to the early 20th century.

Man arrested in flats murder probe

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:00:49 +0100

A man has been arrested in connection with the death of a man whose body was found near a rubbish chute at an apartment complex.

Shatter sorry over using Garda data

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:19:56 +0100

Justice Minister Alan Shatter has apologised for his use of confidential Garda information against a political opponent.

Unions warned over pay cuts deal

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:06:49 +0100

Public servants face compulsory redundancies unless they accept a new deal on cuts in pay and pensions, the Government has warned.

Potato famine blight strain named

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:40:16 +0100

Scientists have named a unique strain of blight which they believe triggered the Irish potato famine as HERB-1.

Ryanair announces rise in profits

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:40:14 +0100

Low-cost airline Ryanair has boosted annual profits by 13% but warned that the recession across much of Europe will dampen growth this year.

Man dies in traffic island crash

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:40:12 +0100

A 24-year-old motorist has died after his car crashed into a traffic island.

Two held in ex-Garda murder probe

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:40:10 +0100

Two men have been arrested in connection with the murder of a former garda.

Shatter defends use of Garda data

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:40:08 +0100

Justice Minister Alan Shatter has said he discovered during a Garda briefing that Independent TD Mick Wallace was stopped for using a mobile phone while driving.

900 looted artefacts recovered

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:40:06 +0100

Almost 900 artefacts illegally looted in Ireland by a treasure hunter with a metal detector have been recovered.