Pledges dumped with a smileANALYSIS : George Osborne’s mini-budget took a little from the wealthy and a lot from the poorestThu Dec 06 2012 - 00:00
Osborne targets welfare recipients and teachersWelfare benefits are to be squeezed, teachers forced to accept performance-related pay and half a million people will be dragged…Thu Dec 06 2012 - 00:00
Cameron warning on press rulesBritish newspaper editors have been given just 48 hours by British prime minister David Cameron to show they can reach a deal…Wed Dec 05 2012 - 00:00
O'Donnell suspected of siphoning sales fundsBank of Ireland was suspicious that property investor Brian O’Donnell was siphoning funds from property sales forced on him after…Wed Dec 05 2012 - 00:00
New UK powers to curb illegal scrap metal tradeScrap metal dealers in England and Wales will be forbidden from today for paying cash for scrap metal in a bid to curb a multimillion…Tue Dec 04 2012 - 00:00
O'Donnell denies rent at 'absurdly low' levelMary Patricia O’Donnell told a London court she and her husband, Brian, had been unable to find a tenant willing to pay £4,000…Tue Dec 04 2012 - 00:00
London move not to exploit law - O'DonnellProperty investor Mary Patricia O’Donnell, who is seeking to become bankrupt in Britain with her husband, Brian, has insisted…Tue Dec 04 2012 - 00:00
Starbucks in talks on paying more tax in UKMultinational coffee giant Starbucks is in talks to pay more corporation tax in the United Kingdom following bitter attacks by…Mon Dec 03 2012 - 00:00
McKillen refused leave to appeal Nama sale of £660m of hotel debtProperty developer Patrick McKillen has been refused permission by the UK Supreme Court to appeal the National Asset Management…Sat Dec 01 2012 - 00:00
O'Donnell claims senior Bank of Ireland executive 'consumed by animosity'Senior Bank of Ireland executive Des Hanrahan is “consumed by animosity”, property investor Brian O’Donnell, who is fighting …Sat Dec 01 2012 - 00:00
Artane days stayed with ship croonerIn life, singer Matt Munro was a favourite of Dubliner John RyanSat Dec 01 2012 - 00:00
Cameron accused of betrayal over stanceCampaigners for tougher press regulation have accused British prime minister David Cameron of betrayal after he opposed the Leveson…Fri Nov 30 2012 - 00:00
Wind farm rows reflect deep split on energy policyLONDON LETTER: Lib Dems and Tories increasingly polarised on power generation reformFri Nov 30 2012 - 00:00
Cameron hoping to buy time in face of demands for legislationANALYSIS: PM in favour of self-regulation but baulks at idea of legislating for itFri Nov 30 2012 - 00:00
Judge urges independent regulator for British pressWhile the independence of the British press must be protected, a powerful self-regulatory system must be created to protect the…Fri Nov 30 2012 - 00:00
Cameron opposes legislation to regulate newspapersBritish prime minister David Cameron, who yesterday opposed the passing of legislation to support a new independent press regulator…Fri Nov 30 2012 - 00:00
O'Donnells failed to declare fee of £120,000 in bankruptcy petitionProperty investors Brian and Mary Patricia O’Donnell did not declare the existence of a £120,000 (€149,000) a year fee for managing…Thu Nov 29 2012 - 00:00
Moment of truth draws near for the British pressFor some, today’s findings from Leveson Inquiry are the final chance to regulate a “feral” British pressThu Nov 29 2012 - 00:00
Evidence press 'ignored responsibilities'Evidence given to the Leveson inquiry “demonstrated beyond any doubt” that there had been too many cases over the last decade…Thu Nov 29 2012 - 00:00
Cameron rules out government roleBritish prime minister David Cameron has said the government should be "wary of any legislation that has the potential to infringe…Thu Nov 29 2012 - 00:00
'No office use' of London property, investor toldThe luxury home rented by property investors Brian and Mary Patricia O’Donnell and owned by their children cannot be used for…Thu Nov 29 2012 - 00:00
Investors claim UK residency for seven yearsProperty investors Brian and Dr Mary Patricia O’Donnell, whose bankruptcy petition in the UK is being challenged by Bank of Ireland…Wed Nov 28 2012 - 00:00
Minister says UK exit from EU would be 'unmitigated disaster' for WalesAn exit by the UK from the European Union would be “an unmitigated disaster” for Wales and would drive away multinational firms…Tue Nov 27 2012 - 00:00
O'Donnells failed to reveal income sources, says BofIProperty investors Brian and Mary Patricia O’Donnell, whose bankruptcy application in Britain is being challenged by the Bank…Tue Nov 27 2012 - 00:00
Kenny says FG TDs must back abortion lawFine Gael TDs must back legislation to deal with the European Court of Human Rights ruling that pregnant Irish women need certainty…Tue Nov 27 2012 - 00:00
Kenny seeks 'sensitive' discussionTaoiseach Enda Kenny has said a report from an expert group into the European Court of Human Rights' judgment in the ABC abortion…Mon Nov 26 2012 - 00:00
Enterprising move by 10cc singerKevin Godley is getting Irish help with his new internet businessMon Nov 26 2012 - 00:00
Britain's uneasy relationship with EU at crisis pointQ Why does Britain’s antipathy towards the EU seem greater than ever?Sat Nov 24 2012 - 00:00
O'Donnells claimed to have £8,500 in cash leftBrian O’Donnell, the one-time multimillionaire solicitor and property investor, and his wife Mary Patricia claimed to have just…Fri Nov 23 2012 - 00:00
President says faceless market now in controlRight-wing economists have created a neo-liberal philosophy that seemingly cannot now be questioned and that leaves control in…Fri Nov 23 2012 - 00:00
How the O'Donnell property empire crumbledThirty years ago Penelope Keith and Peter Bowles enjoyed rampant success in the television series To The Manor Born, a comedy…Fri Nov 23 2012 - 00:00
Higgins defends Savita commentsTHE PRESIDENT: President Michael D Higgins has defended his call for proper medical treatment for pregnant women in the Savita…Fri Nov 23 2012 - 00:00
Liverpool's Irish links celebratedIreland’s links with Liverpool have been written in the pain of the Famine when almost 1Thu Nov 22 2012 - 00:00
Q&A: President Higgins on reaction to Savita remarksPresident Michael D Higgins spoke to Irish Times London Editor Mark Hennessy in Liverpool today about his comments on the Savita…Thu Nov 22 2012 - 00:00
Wealthy Irish in Britain urged to support poorPresident Michael D Higgins has strongly supported a call for wealthy Irish living in Britain to support poorer Irish.Thu Nov 22 2012 - 00:00
Irish in London live in isolation from each otherANALYSIS: The Irish in Britain are not a single community but a collection of communities, often with little in commonWed Nov 21 2012 - 00:00
Call to 'confront lessons of the past'Ireland and Britain must lay their over-lapping histories side-by-side and confront the lessons of the past, rather than indulging…Wed Nov 21 2012 - 00:00
Anglicans fail to back women bishopsChurch of England members rejected a direct plea yesterday from the man who will be the next Archbishop of Canterbury to approve…Wed Nov 21 2012 - 00:00
Successful Irish in Britain urged to look after compatriots who are less fortunateMike McGing has a history of working with welfare organisations facing hard timesWed Nov 21 2012 - 00:00
Lloyds sells €1.8bn of HBOS loans for €149m, less than 10c in euroNearly €2 billion worth of loans offered by Halifax Bank of Scotland to 30 Irish developers during the height of the property…Tue Nov 20 2012 - 00:00
EU budget must not rise in line with commission demands, says CameronBritish prime minister David Cameron has insisted that the seven-year European Union budget beginning in 2014 cannot be allowed…Tue Nov 20 2012 - 00:00
UK 'sleepwalking' out of EU, says MilibandThe United Kingdom is sleepwalking its way out of the European Union, Labour Party leader Ed Miliband is expected to warn today…Mon Nov 19 2012 - 00:00
Irish Government grant was key to rescue of Irish centre in LondonThe current centre in Hammersmith is to be replaced by a HQ with 24 apartmentsMon Nov 19 2012 - 00:00
Farm workers say abolition of wages board could see employers cut pay and raise costsLondon Letter : Agricultural workers in England and Wales fear for the future of their wages boardFri Nov 16 2012 - 00:00
Apologise and pay or be sued, McAlpine solicitor tells long list of Twitter usersPeople who linked the British Conservative peer Lord McAlpine on Twitter to untruthful allegations that he was a paedophile must…Fri Nov 16 2012 - 00:00
1,000 jobs to go in UK education efficiency driveA quarter of officials in the British department of education are to lose their jobs over the next three years under radical …Thu Nov 15 2012 - 00:00
Husband highlighted 'barbaric laws'London: Evening commuters in London last night were brought face-to-face with Ireland’s abortion laws just yards from Buckingham…Thu Nov 15 2012 - 00:00
BBC chief tells staff not to air its difficulties in press and social mediaBBC journalists have been told not to publicise its difficulties over Newsnight’s inaccurate claims that a former senior Conservative…Wed Nov 14 2012 - 00:00
MP calls for boycott of Starbucks, Google and Amazon over tax disputeThe public should boycott Starbucks, Google and Amazon until they pay proper corporation tax on their UK profits, the head of…Wed Nov 14 2012 - 00:00
What would have happened in Britain?Doctors in Britain, faced with a case similar to the one that claimed Savita Halapanavar’s life, would have given medication …Wed Nov 14 2012 - 00:00
