Olympic boxer 'distraught' on phone day before he diedFORMER IRISH Olympic boxer Darren Sutherland was “distraught” during a telephone conversation on the day before he died, his …Wed Mar 14 2012 - 00:00
Johnson apologises to London Irish for St Patrick's Day slurMAYOR OF London Boris Johnson has apologised to the Irish community there for alleging that a gala St Patrick Day’s dinner was…Tue Mar 13 2012 - 00:00
Taoiseach and Cameron agree to co-operate closely on EU reform pushIRELAND AND Britain are to co-operate more closely to push for reforms of the European Union single market to boost growth and…Tue Mar 13 2012 - 00:00
Irish directors on company boards in UK increasesTHE NUMBER of Irish directors serving on company boards in the United Kingdom has increased by nearly 10 per cent in the last…Mon Mar 12 2012 - 00:00
Kenny meets Cameron in LondonIrish-British relations have never been “stronger, or more settled” and economic prosperity can follow in the wake of deeper …Mon Mar 12 2012 - 00:00
Lib Dems agree to disagree on health reform BillNICK CLEGG stood in front of Liberal Democrats in Gateshead, northern England, on Saturday afternoon – without a tie and displaying…Mon Mar 12 2012 - 00:00
Mass-goers urged to oppose gay marriage proposalsCATHOLICS ATTENDING Mass at hundreds of churches in England and Wales tomorrow will be urged to oppose the UK government’s bid…Sat Mar 10 2012 - 00:00
Easing the bitter pill of health reformLed largely by Irish management, a private hospital group is challenging the dominance of Britain’s NHS by doing things differently…Fri Mar 09 2012 - 00:00
Friction as locals blame migrants for crime and taking their jobsLETTER FROM LINCOLNSHIRE: Tensions over eastern European immigration are never far below the surface in one east-coast county…Fri Mar 09 2012 - 00:00
SNP warns of damage to economy if vote lostSCOTLAND’S ECONOMY will be damaged by the uncertainty that would follow should the independence referendum be lost, the Scottish…Fri Mar 09 2012 - 00:00
European arrest system helps serve justice, says CleggBRITISH DEPUTY prime minister Nick Clegg has strongly supported use of the European Arrest Warrant, despite mounting criticism…Thu Mar 08 2012 - 00:00
Nama gets agreement on sale of Kent shopping centreA MAJOR shopping centre in Kent is to be put on the market, following an agreement between the National Asset Management Agency…Wed Mar 07 2012 - 00:00
Ex-Met chief warns against regulating police, media contactAT THE Leveson inquiry yesterday former Metropolitan police commissioner Paul Condon warned against “a massive bureaucratic overreaction…Wed Mar 07 2012 - 00:00
'Irish Post' to apologise to Higgins for 'disgraceful attack'THE LONDON-based Irish Post newspaper is to apologise to President Michael D Higgins for its coverage of his visit to London …Tue Mar 06 2012 - 00:00
Harcourt puts five-star flagship hotel in Chelsea on the marketHARCOURT DEVELOPMENTS, headed by Pat Doherty, has put a five-star hotel in London favoured by Chelsea footballers up for sale…Tue Mar 06 2012 - 00:00
'Irish Post' to apologise to HigginsThe London-based Irish Post newspaper is to apologise to President Michael D Higgins for its coverage of his visit to London …Mon Mar 05 2012 - 00:00
Groups demand 'Irish Post' apology over Higgins visit reportsLEADING IRISH community organisations, including the London Irish Centre, have demanded an apology from the Irish Post over its…Mon Mar 05 2012 - 00:00
Farage says UK Independence Party will help No campaignTHE IRISH people are paying the price for the Government’s decision not to negotiate a debt write-off from the EU, the leader…Mon Mar 05 2012 - 00:00
Fury over visit coverage: 'Post' says Higgins snubbed Irish in BritainLEADING members of the Irish community in Britain have reacted with fury to coverage of President Michael D Higgins’s visit to…Sat Mar 03 2012 - 00:00
Investors are asked to take a punt on housing the homelessLONDON LETTER: THE NUMBER of people sleeping rough on British streets is up by a fifth, with fears that a new welfare reform…Fri Mar 02 2012 - 00:00
Ex-officer met newspaper executive 10 timesTHE FORMER senior Metropolitan Police officer forced to resign for failing to properly investigate allegations of phone hacking…Fri Mar 02 2012 - 00:00
Higgins UK visit reaction criticisedLeading members of the Irish community in Britain, including a recently-appointed member of the Council of State, have reacted…Fri Mar 02 2012 - 00:00
Afro-Caribbean people in UK less satisfied with livesBLACK AND mixed race British are less satisfied with their lives on average than the United Kingdom population as a whole, according…Wed Feb 29 2012 - 00:00
Ryanair wants to buy State stake in airlineTHE GOVERNMENT should sell its 25 per cent stake in Aer Lingus to Ryanair or face the risk that Aer Lingus’s major assets will…Wed Feb 29 2012 - 00:00
Rallies pledged as Occupy protesters evicted in LondonOCCUPY LONDON protesters have pledged to launch new anti-capitalist demonstrations near Downing Street and outside Buckingham…Wed Feb 29 2012 - 00:00
Inquiry told of gossip for cash scheme at 'Sun'DETECTIVES BELIEVE a “network” of corrupted public officials in Britain has been supplying “salacious gossip” for years to the…Tue Feb 28 2012 - 00:00
'Irish Post' appoints editorTHE LONDON-based Irish Pos t newspaper, which was bought by Irish businessman, Mr Elgin Loane last year, has appointed a new …Sat Feb 25 2012 - 00:00
UK Office of Fair Trading chief to step down after 7 yearsTHE FORMER head of the Irish Competition Authority, John Fingleton, is to step down as chief executive of the UK’s Office of …Fri Feb 24 2012 - 00:00
Young farmers face dilemma as councils sell off 'starter farms'LONDON LETTER: Pressured councils in England have sold £308m worth of land, much of it to developersFri Feb 24 2012 - 00:00
Demand for increased devolution in Scotland will reshape UKANALYSIS : Scotland’s determination to have more self-government, if not independence, is provoking worries in the northeast…Thu Feb 23 2012 - 00:00
'Intellectual crisis' concerns HigginsIreland and the European Union have been “living through a period of extreme individualism” when the very existence of society…Tue Feb 21 2012 - 00:00
Shane O'Neill dies in LondonONE OF Ireland’s best-known London-based business figures, Shane O’Neill, of Liberty Global, died in a London hospital on Saturday…Mon Feb 20 2012 - 00:00
The Irishmen on the river KwaiTHE STORY the story of British-army prisoners of the Japanese in the second World War has been understood* through the film Bridge…Sat Feb 18 2012 - 00:00
Murdoch backs staff and announces Sunday titleMEDIA MAGNATE Rupert Murdoch has indicated he will stay in London for weeks in order to support battered News International staff…Sat Feb 18 2012 - 00:00
Cameron offers more powers if Scots stay in unionBRITISH PRIME minister David Cameron yesterday offered Scots extra powers to run their own affairs if they reject an independence…Fri Feb 17 2012 - 00:00
Economic crisis hits Anglicans as parishes are left on their ownLONDON LETTER: IN A NOTE in his parish newsletter column in Plaistow in West Sussex last month, the Reverend Paul Redpath had…Fri Feb 17 2012 - 00:00
Barclays new app transfers money by mobile phoneTHE ERA of the cashless society has moved a step closer, following the launch yesterday in Britain of a new mobile telephone …Fri Feb 17 2012 - 00:00
Agencies probed mystery of Chaplin's birthTHE FBI, under J Edgar Hoover, repeatedly urged the British MI5 intelligence agency to investigate if actor Charlie Chaplin was…Fri Feb 17 2012 - 00:00
Cameron backs minimum price for alcoholBRITISH PRIME minister David Cameron has signalled support for a minimum price for alcohol that would raise off-licence prices…Thu Feb 16 2012 - 00:00
Differences emerge within SNP over Salmond plan for devolved power votePUBLIC DIFFERENCES have emerged within the Scottish National Party over first minister Alex Salmond’s determination to give voters…Thu Feb 16 2012 - 00:00
UK inflation figures fall to 15-month lowBRITISH CHANCELLOR of the exchequer George Osborne was boosted yesterday with the lowest inflation figures for 15 months, just…Wed Feb 15 2012 - 00:00
'Sun' staff say News Corp is attacking its own journalistsEXECUTIVES IN Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation are conspiring to damage The Sun in a bid to avoid corruption charges against…Tue Feb 14 2012 - 00:00
Staff left reeling as five 'Sun' journalists arrestedSENIOR NEWS International executives must be recalled to appear before MPs following the arrest of five journalists from the …Mon Feb 13 2012 - 00:00
Cameron stands behind unpopular NHS reform plansBRITISH PRIME minister David Cameron has rejected demands to scrap plans to reform the National Health Service in England, despite…Mon Feb 13 2012 - 00:00
Nama on both sides of London planning rowTHE NATIONAL Asset Management Agency finds itself on two sides of a major planning row in London, following the decision by the…Sat Feb 11 2012 - 00:00
Atheists secure court ban on council meeting prayersFORMAL PRAYERS at council meetings in England and Wales have been banned by the high court in London after it ruled in favour…Sat Feb 11 2012 - 00:00
Scargill recalls union victory but little to cheer nowWhile flying pickets defeated the Tories in 1972, union membership has halved since thenSat Feb 11 2012 - 00:00
Ken courts London's IrishON A BITTERLY cold night, several dozen London Irish, wrapped up in coats and scarves, have come to the Labour Party headquarters…Sat Feb 11 2012 - 00:00
'Daily Mail' editor holds line on GrantTOP FLEET Street editor Paul Dacre has refused to withdraw charges that actor Hugh Grant is guilty of a “mendacious smear” against…Fri Feb 10 2012 - 00:00
Oil fuels Falklands dispute as war anniversary stirs up rhetoricLONDON LETTER: Islands are back on British public’s radar 30 years on, as Argentina plans to take UN caseFri Feb 10 2012 - 00:00
