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Shatter under pressure to say if Lowry meeting went ahead
1 month ago

JUSTICE Minister Alan Shatter is coming under pressure to reveal whether he met disgraced Independent TD Michael Lowry over a Las Vegas-style casino in the midlands.The Government has been embarrassed by revelations that Mr Lowry managed to meet three Fi
Ignoring issues a road to perdition
1 month ago

Calm down, says the Taoiseach. We've got bigger challenges up ahead. The Government must remain united.Good advice, of course, because "calm down" is almost always good advice. This time, it might have been even better had it been tendered earlier, befor
Charlie Flanagan recalls his father Oliver, who 'refused to be silenced'
1 month ago

There was more to Oliver J Flanagan than saying "there was no sex in Ireland before television". He battled against corruption, hears Elaine ByrneThe Flanagan surname has flown the Laois-Offaly constituency colours for 70 years this spring. What, if anyt
'Tired' Liverpool now have chance to give youth its fling
2 months ago

Six teams completed FA Cup quarter-finals last weekend. All then played in midweek. Everton, Sunderland, Liverpool and Chelsea lost, the latter two surrendering leads in the last 15 minutes, while Stoke City and Leicester City both conceded last-minute e
Kenny in 'calm down' plea to his feuding ministers
1 month ago

TAOISEACH Enda Kenny yesterday ordered outspoken members of his Government to "calm down" in an attempt to ease coalition tensions.The relations between his Fine Gael party and Labour have been strained by controversy over ministerial meetings with peopl
Fruit can be harmful and chocolate is good for you...
1 month ago

'It's the nanny state gone mad!" That was the despairing cry of Fine Gael deputy Charlie Flanagan in the Dáil as he took issue with the fact that the Broadcasting Authority is actively considering imposing a 9pm watershed on the advertising of cheese to
Burton risks being isolated on solo runs for the camera
1 month ago

THE role of the official dissenter within the ranks of a government party -- taking pot shots at the coalition partners -- is well established.The job is to express the views of your party that can't really be said by the party leader, particularly on et
'Act now on tribunal findings', say Labour
1 month ago

Gilmore and Quinn criticise lack of consequences over adverse verdictsTHE Minister for Education Ruairi Quinn has warned that the absence of any consequences for those against whom findings have been made by tribunals could affect the good name of the co