'Intolerable'risks in Sellafield clean-upThe multibillion-pound clean-up of decades of nuclear waste at Sellafield is suffering from “dire” management, the head of the…Thu Nov 08 2012 - 00:00
Expert fears over human enhancementNew drugs and medical implants that can make people work smarter, longer and in tougher conditions pose serious ethical questions…Wed Nov 07 2012 - 00:00
Four Courts still in headlines 90 years after attackAnalysis of cabinet notes supports claims British soldiers were directly involved in pivotal Civil War actMon Nov 05 2012 - 00:00
Eurosceptic Tory demands for EU budget cut 'impractical'DEMANDS BY Conservative MPs, supported by the Labour Party, for a reduction in the European Union’s budget are “completely impractical…Sat Nov 03 2012 - 00:00
Johnson in doghouse over plan to demolish greyhound stadiumLONDON LETTER: Time is running out for dog racing in the capital, as social needs trump attachment to a sport whose heyday is…Fri Nov 02 2012 - 00:00
Tory rebel demands on EU budget cannot be met, says CleggCONSERVATIVE MPs have given British prime minister David Cameron demands over European Union spending that cannot be met, deputy…Fri Nov 02 2012 - 00:00
Site secured after police find body in north WalesWELSH POLICE searching for missing Offaly vet Catherine Gowing are to resume investigations around a pond near the English border…Fri Nov 02 2012 - 00:00
Lenders offer to take over €820m Coroin debtFIVE LENDERS have offered to take over €821 million worth of lending secured on three luxury hotels at the centre of a legal …Thu Nov 01 2012 - 00:00
Property firm 'did not back' AIB loans to businessmenONE OF the world’s largest property firms did not give guarantees to cover hundreds of millions of pounds of borrowing from AIB…Thu Nov 01 2012 - 00:00
Cameron says more abuse cases should be taken 'if needed'Further prosecutions, if needed, should be taken over the abuse of vulnerable adults at an English hospital owned by wealthy …Thu Nov 01 2012 - 00:00
Cameron embarrassed by defeat in Europe budget voteBritish prime minister David Cameron suffered a major embarrassment last night after Labour united with rebel Conservative MPs…Thu Nov 01 2012 - 00:00
New editor for 'Irish Post' newspaperLondon-based Irish newspaper the Irish Post has appointed a new editor who takes up her position immediately.Thu Nov 01 2012 - 00:00
Older Irish in London isolated, report findsSIGNIFICANT LEVELS of isolation, anxiety and depression are found among the elderly in the London-Irish community and those who…Wed Oct 31 2012 - 00:00
Cecil Day-Lewis was 'misunderstood and underrated for a long time'Overlooked since his death 40 years ago, Anglo-Irish poet Cecil Day-Lewis deserves greater popularity, Oxford University was …Wed Oct 31 2012 - 00:00
Family donates Day-Lewis papersAnglo-Irish poet Cecil Day-Lewis deserves greater popularity, Oxford University was told yesterday.Wed Oct 31 2012 - 00:00
Memoir suggests British army at opening shots of Civil WarBritish soldier’s account contradicts near century-old official records that say Collins refused helpTue Oct 30 2012 - 00:00
McKillen wins right to appeal hotel rulingPROPERTY DEVELOPER Patrick McKillen, who lost a High Court battle in September with billionaire brothers David and Frederick …Tue Oct 30 2012 - 00:00
Britain to spend £350m on Trident successor planTHE BRITISH government will continue planning to replace its Trident nuclear missile fleet and will make no contingency plans…Tue Oct 30 2012 - 00:00
Six former staff at Irish-owned British hospital jailedA BRITISH hospital owned by wealthy Irish investors where patients suffered cruel and debased treatment was run with a “scandalous…Sat Oct 27 2012 - 01:00
Double identity: the complex world of the Irish in BritainA new book by a young writer from an Irish background challenges the prevailing image of the Irish experience in London as one…Sat Oct 27 2012 - 01:00
Whisky galore as Scotland stalls efforts to outlaw cheap alcoholGLASGOW LETTER: Scotland’s government has put alcohol price controls on hold amid industry oppositionFri Oct 26 2012 - 01:00
Arrests expected in relation to Savile abuse casePOLICE IN Britain are expected to arrest people linked to child sex abuse carried out by the late entertainer Jimmy Savile in…Fri Oct 26 2012 - 01:00
UK out of recession but still has 'a long way to go'The 1 per cent growth figure recorded in the third quarter did surprise markets, which had expected a positive figure but nothing…Fri Oct 26 2012 - 01:00
Women win equal pay fight against city councilNEARLY 200 women have won one of the most significant court battles over equal pay for 40 years, following a Supreme Court victory…Thu Oct 25 2012 - 01:00
MP claims former Downing Street aide linked to paedophile ringA PAEDOPHILE ring existed at the highest echelons of the British establishment in the 1970s and 1980s involving a senior aide…Thu Oct 25 2012 - 01:00
Sinn Féin chairman calls on unionists to share powerNORTHERN IRELAND First Minister Peter Robinson must stop “talking out of both sides of his mouth” if he is to represent all people…Thu Oct 25 2012 - 01:00
MI5 linked to blacklist of Irish workersIRISH CONSTRUCTION workers were blacklisted by British construction companies during the 1970s with the help of British intelligence…Wed Oct 24 2012 - 01:00
Two SNP MSPs quit over Nato moveTWO SCOTTISH National Party members of the Scottish parliament have quit over last week’s decision to drop the party’s long-standing…Wed Oct 24 2012 - 01:00
Emails shed light on BBC battle over Savile probeAN INTERNAL battle at the BBC’s Newsnight over an investigation by the programme into allegations that entertainer Jimmy Savile…Wed Oct 24 2012 - 01:00
Man charged with murder of Offaly vet remanded in custodyThe man charged with the murder of Offaly vet Catherine Gowing, has been remanded in custody until a case management hearing …Wed Oct 24 2012 - 01:00
No more power until referendum, Scotland toldDEVOLUTION OF extra powers from London to Scotland will not be considered until the Scottish independence referendum is over …Tue Oct 23 2012 - 01:00
Relationships sour over Scotland's gay marriage planTHE ANGER towards Scottish first minister Alex Salmond emanated from the serried rows of mostly middle-aged people gathered in…Mon Oct 22 2012 - 01:00
Salmond confident in battle for independent ScotlandOPINION: SUPPORTERS OF major constitutional change usually need to be well ahead in the opinion polls in the early stages, accepting…Mon Oct 22 2012 - 01:00
Scots urged to back independenceScottish First Minister Alex Salmond has today urged Scots to back the independence referendum to be held in two years time, …Sat Oct 20 2012 - 01:00
SNP votes to join Nato if Scotland gets independenceTHE SCOTTISH National Party has overturned its decades-old opposition to membership of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation…Sat Oct 20 2012 - 01:00
After more than a century in business, an old curiosity shop may face closureBADLY AFFECTED by traffic curbs in an English county town, a shop that has remained utterly unchanged since the last days of …Sat Oct 20 2012 - 01:00
Resurrection Men given new lease of life in bodysnatching exhibitionLONDON LETTER: Grave robbers were feared and reviled but clients came from London’s highest societyFri Oct 19 2012 - 01:00
Cameron to decide on NI corporate taxBRITISH PRIME minister David Cameron will have the final call on demands to give Northern Ireland freedom to cut its corporation…Fri Oct 19 2012 - 01:00
Sister of missing vet pleads for public's helpTHE OFFALY vet Catherine Gowing, who has been missing in Wales since the weekend, is “the light of my life”, her sister said …Fri Oct 19 2012 - 01:00
Hague seeks recruits to break the code of hackersPARENTS MAY believe that their offspring are wasting their time with X-Boxes, but British foreign secretary William Hague believes…Fri Oct 19 2012 - 01:00
UK recession affecting mental health of menTHE FEAR of unemployment has led to a significant fall in the quality of mental health of English men since the start of the …Thu Oct 18 2012 - 01:00
Man held on suspicion of murdering Irish womanNORTH WALES police said the disappearance of the Offaly-born vet Catherine Gowing, who has not been seen for five days, is “totally…Thu Oct 18 2012 - 01:00
Rising TB rates lead to call for new vaccinesOXFORD-BASED SCIENTISTS have called for more and better vaccines ahead of the publication of new figures by the World Health …Tue Oct 16 2012 - 01:00
UK investigation into Icelandic bank fraud abandonedA THREE-YEAR investigation by British fraud authorities into the collapse in 2008 of Icelandic bank Kaupthing, which forced London…Tue Oct 16 2012 - 01:00
Salmond hails deal on Scottish voteSCOTTISH PEOPLE will face the most important decision “for generations” when they vote in the October 2014 independence referendum…Tue Oct 16 2012 - 01:00
Britain to invoke powers to opt out of EU policing lawsTHE BRITISH government is to invoke powers to opt out of more than 100 European Union policing and criminal laws, in the latest…Mon Oct 15 2012 - 01:00
Scots to vote on whether to stay in UK in 2014SCOTS WILL be asked a single question in 2014 on whether they want to quit the UK and become independent, British prime minister…Mon Oct 15 2012 - 01:00
Police to be investigated over conduct in Hillsborough stadium disasterHUNDREDS OF serving and retired police officers are to face investigation into their conduct during the 1989 Hillsborough disaster…Sat Oct 13 2012 - 01:00
Could the Great War centenary affect Scots independence vote?LONDON LETTER: The British prime minister says the war must be properly marked given the scale of sacrificeFri Oct 12 2012 - 01:00
British courts to sit at weekends despite objections from lawyersCOURTS IN England are to open for longer and sit at weekends under plans to speed up cases, the Home Office has said, despite…Fri Oct 12 2012 - 01:00
