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
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
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
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Major catering firm pulls productsOne of the world’s biggest catering companies has withdrawn frozen beef products from its menus in Britain after the discovery…Sat Feb 23 2013 - 00:00
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
'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
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
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
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
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
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
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
'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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Fiscal cuts vindicate Cameron hard lineConservative MPs have seized on the European Council’s decision to cut the European Union’s budget over the next seven years …Sat Feb 09 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
Fast rail lines to London to boost property prices and transform townsLondon Letter: West Drayton near Heathrow is not one of those towns blessed with, shall we say, a positive imageFri Feb 08 2013 - 00:00
Scientists fix date for dinosaurs' extinctionScientists have dated the gigantic meteor crash off the Mexican coast that led to the destruction of the dinosaurs more accurately…Fri Feb 08 2013 - 00:00
McKillen appeal 'ignoring many facts'The billionaire Barclays brothers’ hold over financier Derek Quinlan’s shares in a luxury London hotel group at the centre of…Fri Feb 08 2013 - 00:00
Man jailed over breach of UK bankruptcy lawsAn Englishman has been jailed for eight months for breaching Britain’s bankruptcy laws by trying to hide the proceeds from the…Fri Feb 08 2013 - 00:00
London high-rise plan by MulryanThe Ballymore Group, run by Sean Mulryan, has lodged a planning application with the Tower Hamlets borough council in London …Fri Feb 08 2013 - 00:00
Hourican exits RBS in wake of Libor scandalIreland's best-paid banker, John Hourican, has quit as one of Royal Bank of Scotland's most senior executivesThu Feb 07 2013 - 00:00
McKillen contention 'totally unrealistic'Property developer Paddy McKillen's declaration that he could have raised the money necessary to buy financier Derek Quinlan'…Thu Feb 07 2013 - 00:00
Rejection of McKillen's claims 'blinkered'The decision of the UK high court to reject Irish property developer Patrick McKillen’s claims that he was improperly barred …Wed Feb 06 2013 - 00:00
British MPs back gay marriage legislationBritish prime minister David Cameron’s plan to legalise gay marriage passed its first hurdle in the House of Commons last night…Wed Feb 06 2013 - 00:00
Lib Dem former minister faces jail after guilty plea to perverting course of justiceFormer Liberal Democrats leadership challenger Chris Huhne’s decision to plead guilty to perverting the course of justice threatens…Tue Feb 05 2013 - 00:00
Body found in city car park is Richard IIISo much of the life of Richard III, the last of England’s Plantagenet kings, has been shrouded in myth, his reputation blackened…Tue Feb 05 2013 - 00:00
Group warns of growing cost in billions of Sellafield clean-upThe total cost of cleaning up the legacy of nuclear waste at Sellafield now stands at £67Tue Feb 05 2013 - 00:00
Couch potato's sperm count half that of gym bunnies, survey findsHealthy young men who watch more than 20 hours of television weekly have half the sperm count of those who abandon the couch …Tue Feb 05 2013 - 00:00
Sellafield clean-up costs at £67.5bnThe total cost of cleaning up the legacy of nuclear waste at Sellafield now stands at £67Mon Feb 04 2013 - 00:00
March date for court challenge by O'DonnellsThe challenge by property investors Brian and Mary Patricia O’Donnell to a decision by the High Court in London to refuse their…Sat Feb 02 2013 - 00:00
New powers against shortsighted motoristsMotorists with poor eyesight will be put off the road within hours under new powers to be given to British police, following …Sat Feb 02 2013 - 00:00
Justice for daughters of the laundriesOn Tuesday a report by Martin McAleese may finally help to write the story of State involvement in the Magdalen institutions, …Sat Feb 02 2013 - 00:00
London school takes hard line on soft drinksLondon Letter: For some, it has already been dubbed Prohibition-LiteFri Feb 01 2013 - 00:00
Amazon's auditors tell MPs firm's tax policy 'entirely legal' UK corporation taxAmazon's ability to avoid paying corporation tax on its £3 billion (€3Fri Feb 01 2013 - 00:00
