Castlebeck put into administrationThe English hospital group owned by wealthy Irish investors led by Denis Brosnan, which was severely criticised after staff were…Wed Mar 06 2013 - 00:00
Labour 'was wrong' to reject fear of immigrationLabour was wrong to dismiss British fears about immigration, the Labour leader, Ed Miliband, has declared, in yet another signal that the issue could dominate the political agenda this year in advance of Romanian and Bulgarians winning the right to live anywhere in the EU from next January.Wed Mar 06 2013 - 00:00
Ruling on O'Donnell bankruptcy todayThe high court in London will today rule on an application by property investors Brian and Patricia O’Donnell that it should …Wed Mar 06 2013 - 00:00
Goodman firms buying more beef from Ireland and BritainMore beef is being bought by companies controlled by businessman Larry Goodman from farmers in Ireland and Britain following …Wed Mar 06 2013 - 00:00
Verdict in O'Donnell case tomorrowThe High Court in London will deliver its verdict tomorrow on an application by property investors, Brian and Patricia O’Donnell…Tue Mar 05 2013 - 00:00
Magnate overlooks Belfast to build 'Titanic II' in ChinaThe Titanic II, a 21st-century replica of the doomed liner that sank in 1912 with the loss of 1,500 lives, is to take to the …Tue Mar 05 2013 - 00:00
Immigration fears prompt welfare changeBritish welfare rules are to be tightened in the coming months because of fears of significant immigration from Bulgaria and …Tue Mar 05 2013 - 00:00
ACCBank overturns NI bankruptcy order against Seán McCannACCBank has overturned a bankruptcy order made against a Wicklow businessman, who owes the bank €5Tue Mar 05 2013 - 00:00
Labour sees need to widen appealLabour leader Ed Miliband, whose party came a poor fourth in the Eastleigh by-election, said this showed Labour must advance …Sat Mar 02 2013 - 00:00
Cameron faces gargantuan task after Eastleigh defeatAnalysis: In the early hours of yesterday, Diane James was triumphant as she stood on the stage in the Fleming Park count centre…Sat Mar 02 2013 - 00:00
A child of Auschwitz remembersFor Helga Weiss, a Holocaust survivor who is publishing her diary of life in a concentration camp, the passing of time has only…Sat Mar 02 2013 - 00:00
Cameron faces revolt over result of byelectionBritish prime minister David Cameron is facing revolt from Conservative backbenchers over the party’s third-place finish in a…Sat Mar 02 2013 - 00:00
Australian to build '21st century Titanic'An Australian mining magnate today unveiled plans in London to build?a 21st Century version? of the Titanic, complete with all…Sat Mar 02 2013 - 00:00
Tories humbled in UK byelectionThe Liberal Democrats, following some of the worst weeks the party has endured since it entered coalition in 2010, won a crucial…Fri Mar 01 2013 - 00:00
Lib Dems' handling of sex claims chaoticLONDON LETTER : The party is struggling with allegations against a former officialFri Mar 01 2013 - 00:00
Gilmore says long period of UK uncertainty not in anyone's interestThe UK could cede its place as one of the European Union’s major players if an EU referendum on membership in five years’ time…Fri Mar 01 2013 - 00:00
Election in Benny Hill's town no joke for partiesByelection victory would give Lib Dems hope it can avoid destruction in 2015Thu Feb 28 2013 - 00:00
All the care comes together at London cancer one-stop shopBright, welcoming, friendly, University College Hospital, Macmillan Cancer Centre in London is taking care to a new levelTue Feb 26 2013 - 00:00
Sharp never turned to meet stare of victim's sisterEmma Gowing stared intently at Clive Sharp, the man who brutally murdered her sister, Catherine last October, as he sat yesterday…Tue Feb 26 2013 - 00:00
Murderer must serve at least 37 yearsClive Sharp, the man who murdered and dismembered Offaly woman Catherine Gowing in Wales last October, will serve a minimum term…Tue Feb 26 2013 - 00:00
Allegations force Scottish cardinal to quitScotland’s most senior Catholic, Northern Ireland-born Cardinal Keith O’Brien, has been ordered by Pope Benedict XVI to resign…Tue Feb 26 2013 - 00:00
Scottish cardinal to vote for new pope despite abuse claims by several priestsIrish-born Cardinal Keith O’Brien, Scotland’s most senior Catholic, is set to fly to Rome this week to vote in the papal conclave…Mon Feb 25 2013 - 00:00
Osborne under pressure after downgradeSterling is expected to come under strong pressure on international financial markets today, following the decision by ratings…Mon Feb 25 2013 - 00:00
Man gets life for Gowing murderA man was sentenced to life in prison by a court in Wales today for the murder of Irish vet Catherine Gowing.Mon Feb 25 2013 - 00:00
Priests should be able to marry, says Cardinal O'BrienBritain’s most senior Catholic, Cardinal Keith O’Brien, has said that priests should be allowed to marry and that younger colleagues…Sat Feb 23 2013 - 00:00
Decision to abandon Savile programme 'pathetic'Serious failings at the head of the BBC, characterised by weakness, caution and poor management, led to the decision to scrap…Sat Feb 23 2013 - 00:00
Major catering firm pulls productsOne of the world’s biggest catering companies has withdrawn frozen beef products from its menus in Britain after the discovery…Sat Feb 23 2013 - 00:00
'Serious sale' of June bonds a test for State - NoonanIreland will go ahead with “a serious sale” of 10-year government bonds before the end of June that will be a major test of the…Fri Feb 22 2013 - 00:00
Congestion charge takes circuitous route with mixed reviews to reach its decadeLondon Letter: Ten years ago, the congestion charge in central London was introduced in the face of fevered warnings that it…Fri Feb 22 2013 - 00:00
Cameron suggests UK aid could be spent assisting military operationsUK overseas aid: International aid agencies, including Concern, have expressed their unease at suggestions by British prime …Fri Feb 22 2013 - 00:00
Huhne ex-wife faces retrial as jury displays 'deficits of understanding'The London judge in the trial of the former wife of disgraced cabinet minister Chris Huhne has voiced his bafflement at the jury…Thu Feb 21 2013 - 00:00
Heading for home turfUp to a few years ago Irish people based abroad looked on, amazed, at the money being paid for houses at homeThu Feb 21 2013 - 00:00
Deal shows Ireland has travelled 'good distance', says NoonanThe Canadian insurers who bought Irish Life this week have paid nearly 20 per cent more for the company than they were prepared…Thu Feb 21 2013 - 00:00
UK court rejects Anderson move to stop IBRC receiverA bid by the cinema-owning Anderson family to block the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation’s decision to appoint a receiver to…Wed Feb 20 2013 - 00:00
MPs targeted over gay marriage voteLabour MPs who backed gay marriage in a controversial House of Commons vote last month have faced a campaign of internet intimidation…Wed Feb 20 2013 - 00:00
Britain steps up timetable for testsWestminster: The majority of results from thousands of tests on processed meat samples could be completed by Friday, British…Tue Feb 19 2013 - 00:00
Richard Briers, star of 1970s TV comedy series 'The Good Life', dies aged 79The popular 1970s English television series The Good Life, which portrayed former draughtsman Tom Good’s politely phrased rage…Tue Feb 19 2013 - 00:00
'Hopefully we will get a better outcome from this'Taoiseach Enda Kenny came face to face in London with the distress of survivors of the Magdalene laundriesMon Feb 18 2013 - 00:00
Ban on school pies after horse meat foundUNITED KINGDOM: The discovery of horse meat in cottage pies served to Lancashire schoolchildren has prompted the local council…Sat Feb 16 2013 - 00:00
UK Magdalenes back move to delay full State apologyTaoiseach Enda Kenny’s decision not to apologise immediately for the State’s involvement in the Magdalene Laundries has been …Sat Feb 16 2013 - 00:00
Debt puts rich heritage of science at riskLondon Letter: Nearly 200 years ago, Michael Faraday, who discovered electromagnetism, enthralled young children in the Royal…Fri Feb 15 2013 - 00:00
John Major warns UK exit from EU would damage national interestsThe exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union would threaten its economic and political interests, warned a former British…Fri Feb 15 2013 - 00:00
Slaughterhouse suspected of supplying horse meat for burgers had Grand National contractHorses killed during Grand National meetings at Aintree have been taken away for years by a Yorkshire slaughterhouse now suspected…Fri Feb 15 2013 - 00:00
Tories set out press watchdog plans but reject statutory regulationStatutory regulation of the press in the United Kingdom has been rejected by the Conservative Party, which published plans yesterday…Wed Feb 13 2013 - 00:00
Brussels meeting to discuss tainted meatPoliticians from seven countries affected by the horse meat scandal will attend a meeting in Brussels this evening called by …Wed Feb 13 2013 - 00:00
Cameron rejects idea of secret vote by MEPsMembers of the European Parliament must not be able to vote in secret when they decide whether to accept or reject last week’…Tue Feb 12 2013 - 00:00
Experts warn independent Scotland may have to apply to EUIf Scotland votes for independence it would have to renegotiate thousands of international treaties and agreements – a task that…Tue Feb 12 2013 - 00:00
Banker says his resignation sent ‘cultural shudder’ through RBSJohn Hourican’s decision to quit Royal Bank of Scotland over its involvement in the Libor manipulation scandal has sent “a cultural…Tue Feb 12 2013 - 00:00
Agriculture ministers from six countries to meet over horse meatAgriculture ministers from six countries, including Ireland and the UK, are to meet urgently over the horse meat scandal, which…Tue Feb 12 2013 - 00:00
'They really thought they were doing well by these women'INTERVIEW : Magdalene laundries became society’s dumping ground, says former Sister of Mercy Phyllis MacMahonSat Feb 09 2013 - 00:00
