Clegg vows to block Tory freeze of benefitsLIBERAL DEMOCRATS leader Nick Clegg has rejected Conservative-backed proposals to freeze UK welfare payments for two yearsMon Sept 24 2012 - 01:00
Call for UK chief whip to be sacked over verbal abuseBRITISH PRIME minister David Cameron last night continued to reject calls for the sacking of his chief whip Andrew Mitchell over…Sat Sept 22 2012 - 01:00
Still searching for her mother after decades of not knowingFour in 10 of those held in Irish institutions left for Britain. A support service is trying to helpFri Sept 21 2012 - 01:00
It feels a little like a bereavement, says departing editorRTÉ’s LONDON editor until midnight on Sunday yesterday leafed through rows of media passes still hanging from a hook in his office…Fri Sept 21 2012 - 01:00
Failing to meet needs of those growing old and dying in prisonLONDON DIARY: The Prison Reform Trust in Britain has called for better care for elderly prisonersFri Sept 21 2012 - 01:00
Irish designs on trend at prestigious London showTHE MOLLOYS of Ardara understood export sales before most other peopleThu Sept 20 2012 - 01:00
Poor men in middle age at 10 times suicide riskMIDDLE-AGED men living in poor communities in Ireland and Britain are 10 times more likely to take their own lives than men of…Thu Sept 20 2012 - 01:00
Police killings suspect wanted over two gangland fatalitiesTHE MAN who handed himself in to police after two British policewomen were murdered in cold blood in Manchester yesterday is …Wed Sept 19 2012 - 01:00
AIB 'duped' into loans of £800m for propertiesALLIED IRISH BANK was duped into lending nearly £800 million to two British alleged fraudsters to buy 16 commercial properties…Wed Sept 19 2012 - 01:00
English counties to begin 'safe, humane' badger cullTHOUSANDS OF badgers are to be killed in England in an attempt to significantly reduce TB in cattle herds in GloucestershireTue Sept 18 2012 - 01:00
UK to cap dismissal paymentsMAXIMUM COMPENSATION payments for fired British workers who later win unfair dismissal cases are to be cut, while employers will…Sat Sept 15 2012 - 01:00
Royals to sue magazine over topless photographsTHE PUBLICATION of topless photographs of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, by a French celebrity magazine brings back “the worst…Sat Sept 15 2012 - 01:00
Straw puts blame on Thatcher for cover-upCONSERVATIVES ROUNDED furiously on former Labour minister, Mr Jack Straw, who yesterday laid some of the blame for the cover-…Fri Sept 14 2012 - 01:00
Court told Grehan undersold asset to defy creditorsPROPERTY DEVELOPER Ray Grehan sold a multi-million pound apartment in one of London’s most expensive buildings for less than …Fri Sept 14 2012 - 01:00
Rhyme meets reason in poetry appPoetry is to be released from the fusty world of books and brought to life in text, sound and video for smartphones and tablets…Fri Sept 14 2012 - 01:00
Rhyme meets reason in poetry app inspired by late Irish writerWILLIAM WORDSWORTH may not have had it in mind when he strolled among daffodils, but poetry lovers may now “wander lonely as …Fri Sept 14 2012 - 01:00
British pig farmers finding it tough to bring home the baconLONDON LETTER: THREE YEARS ago, it was so differentFri Sept 14 2012 - 01:00
BA committed to Belfast routes, Walsh tells MPsBRITISH AIRWAYS is committed to developing services from Belfast’s George Best airport and rules out the prospect that Northern…Thu Sept 13 2012 - 01:00
McKillen bill after Barclay case could reach £20mPROPERTY DEVELOPER Patrick McKillen faces legal bills that could reach £20 million (€25 million) following his High Court defeat…Wed Sept 12 2012 - 01:00
McKillen optimistic on hotels ruling reversalANALYSIS: The Irish property developer will press for an appeal of his High Court defeat in LondonWed Sept 12 2012 - 01:00
UK unions condemn move to exempt many firms from safety inspectionsHUNDREDS OF thousands of British firms are to be exempted from health and safety rules under a plan by the Conservative-Liberal…Tue Sept 11 2012 - 01:00
Stowaway falls from aircraft over LondonAN AFRICAN man trying to evade the UK’s immigration laws fell thousands of feet on Sunday morning in London when the aircraft…Tue Sept 11 2012 - 01:00
London editor to leave RTÉ rather than transfer to Dublin after closure of bureauRTÉ London editor Brian O’Connell is to leave the national broadcaster when RTÉ closes its decades-old London bureau at the end…Tue Sept 11 2012 - 01:00
Locals in shadow of Olympic Park fear being losers of regeneration projectTHE LEGACY: Will Stratford in east London reap an Olympics legacy? Come back in a decade to find outTue Aug 14 2012 - 01:00
Ireland and UK to push for action on child hungerIRELAND AND the United Kingdom will push jointly next year for greater international action to help hundreds of millions of malnourished…Mon Aug 13 2012 - 01:00
Games showed 'deepening Anglo-Irish ties', says KennyTAOISEACH'S VISIT: TAOISEACH ENDA Kenny paid tribute to the London 2012 organisers, saying the 15 days had shown the deepening…Mon Aug 13 2012 - 01:00
Taoiseach will 'respect wishes' for homecomingTaoiseach Enda Kenny has said he will “respect the wishes” of Ireland’s Olympic athletes, who he believes have made clear that…Sun Aug 12 2012 - 01:00
McKillen vows to continue battle with Barclay brothersPROPERTY DEVELOPER Paddy McKillen vowed to continue his fight with the billionaire Barclay brothers for control of three luxury…Sat Aug 11 2012 - 01:00
Some tales told in Coroin hotel trial 'fanciful', says judgmentBACKGROUND: The judge in the McKillen shares case questioned the reality of certainc stories from both sidesSat Aug 11 2012 - 01:00
McKillen loses battle with billionaire BarclaysPROPERTY DEVELOPER Patrick McKillen could not have afforded to buy part of financier Mr Derek Quinlan’s shares in three London…Sat Aug 11 2012 - 01:00
'Africa Village' closes amid bills rowOLYMPICS DISPUTE: THE HOSPITALITY house displaying the culture of 23 African nations in London during the Olympics has had to…Fri Aug 10 2012 - 01:00
McKillen loses Barclays actionProperty developer Paddy McKillen has lost his High Court action in London against the billionaire Barclay brothers over control…Fri Aug 10 2012 - 01:00
Stung and weary Somerset abuzz with anti-mosquito battle plansLONDON LETTER : Flood waters and summer heat provide a perfect breeding ground for the insectsFri Aug 10 2012 - 01:00
Candidate for police commissioner withdraws over teenage convictionA LABOUR Party candidate who had hoped to become one of 41 police commissioners elected in England has had to stand down because…Thu Aug 09 2012 - 01:00
Sixteen jailed for terms of up to nine years after riots in London last yearSIXTEEN YOUTHS and men involved in last year’s London riots, when they terrorised dinners in a Notting Hill restaurant, were …Thu Aug 09 2012 - 01:00
Review of care home details 'serious and sustained failings'A PRIVATE hospital group in England owned by wealthy Irish investors including Denis Brosnan, JP McManus, Dermot Desmond and …Wed Aug 08 2012 - 01:00
Docklands outperforms LondonINVESTORS HAVE enjoyed higher returns from offices owned in Dublin docklands than properties in the City of London for the first…Wed Aug 08 2012 - 01:00
Lording it over Lib Dems comes at a price for ToriesANALYSIS: NICK CLEGG is depressed that his plan to reform the House of Lords – an institution that has resisted most efforts…Wed Aug 08 2012 - 01:00
UK inquiry criticises conditions at Irish investors' care homeAN ENGLISH private hospital group owned by Irish investors, led by former Kerry Group chief executive Denis Brosnan, where dozens…Wed Aug 08 2012 - 01:00
Morrissey condemns 'blustering jingoism'REACTION: FORMER SMITHS singer Morrissey has condemned the London 2012 Olympics as “blustering jingoism”, comparing the public…Tue Aug 07 2012 - 01:00
Court declares Britain's back-to-work schemes lawfulBRITISH BACK-to-work schemes, which require the unemployed to work for nothing other than their benefits, have been declared …Tue Aug 07 2012 - 01:00
Care workers plead guilty to ill-treatmentELEVEN STAFF at an English care home owned by Irish investors, including Denis Brosnan, JP McManus, Dermot Desmond and John Magnier…Tue Aug 07 2012 - 01:00
Abolition of Lords reform plan draws ire of Lib DemsTHE CONSERVATIVE/Liberal Democrat coalition faces its biggest crisis yet, following the decision to scrap the junior coalition…Tue Aug 07 2012 - 01:00
Death of cyclist hit by Olympic bus reignites helmet debateCyclists protested about road safety in London outside the Olympic Park on the opening nightFri Aug 03 2012 - 01:00
Businesses pay the price for warnings of transport chaosDESPITE ALL the warnings and the fears, London’s transport system, bar occasional hold-ups, is coping remarkably well with the…Thu Aug 02 2012 - 01:00
Youth being questioned over Twitter threatsTHE YOUTH who told British Olympic diver Tom Daley that he “had let down his father” by not winning a gold medal in a competition…Wed Aug 01 2012 - 01:00
Opening ceremony mobile data floodTELEPHONY TRAFFIC: AS MANY as 80,000 mobile phone users in the Olympic Park during the opening ceremony of the Olympics last…Tue Jul 31 2012 - 01:00
International sporting bodies pressured to release ticketsFEDERATIONS: INTERNATIONAL sporting federations are being put under pressure by the London 2012 organisers to release unwanted…Tue Jul 31 2012 - 01:00
Irish construction workers in Britain to sue over blacklistCONSTRUCTION WORKERS in Britain, including Irish electricians and engineers, are to sue a major British construction firm, alleging…Tue Jul 31 2012 - 01:00
Complaints of empty seats at events prompt review pledgeVENUES COMMITMENT: NIGHTLY REVIEWS are to be held at Olympic Games venues to ensure that stadiums are not left with empty seats…Mon Jul 30 2012 - 01:00
