Political Parties in the Republic of Ireland

Shay Given will not play in World Cup again so why should Thierry Henry?

A crime was committed against the Irish in Paris last week and no amount of subsequent smudging and apologising can expunge Thierry Henry's fingerprints. Making his point: Shay Given pleads with referee Martin Hansson after...

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Police: IRA dissidents plant Belfast bomb

Police: IRA dissidents plant car bomb in Belfast Homemade device fails to go off as politicians warn of threat from diehards House collapses during Turkish mudslides Nov. 22: Dramatic video captures the moment the structure...

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Ahern family mourning after sudden death of former taoiseach's nephew

A SON of Maurice Ahern, the former Fianna Fail councillor, died suddenly yesterday. Dylan Ahern, who canvassed for his father and for his uncle, former taoiseach Bertie Ahern, in election campaigns, was a keen athlete and...

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Gene Kerrigan: Good times roll for the political cronies

Let's start with a correction to a previous column. And this gives us an opportunity to bring you some good news, some indication that things are better than we thought they were. It was the week in which we suffered flooding....

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Birmingham pub bombings: Tory leader plays down new hunt hopes

CONSERVATIVE leader David Cameron last night urged the people of Birmingham to look to the future as they marked the 35th anniversary of the IRA pub bombings which killed 21 people and injured 182 others.

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I note that TUV leader Jim Allister has responded to comments made at the DUPE conference...

I n o t e t h a t T U V l e a d e r J i m A l l i s t e r h a s r es ponded to comments made at the DUPE conference yesterday.. "The DUP's preoccupation with TUV at their Conference today is testament to our effect and impact...

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Foreign prostitutes taking over the game

Ireland is awash with prostitutes if the latest reports are to be believed, and most of the women are foreign in origin. Hardly surprising given the startling statistic produced by Fine Gael last week that 1,000 men a week are...

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Burton and Labour need to realise the time for party games is over

LAST week, Joan Burton's attitude towards the Labour party divulging its ideas for how we could save the economy on which we all depend was nothing short of extraordinary. "It is like asking Giovanni Trapattoni to show his...

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Sean Lemass: Ireland's saviour had a ruthless streak

Garvin's splendid portrait of one of our most formidable leaders glosses over his weaknesses, says Charles Lysaght By Charles Lysaght Sunday November 22 2009 Judging Lemass: The Measure of the Man Tom Garvin Royal Irish...

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Kenny rebuffed by rebel TD over drink-drive laws

Deasy calls for free vote among FG TDs on Dempsey's plan to lower blood-alcohol limit By John Drennan Sunday November 22 2009 FINE Gael leader Enda Kenny has suffered a seriously embarrassing rebuff over his decision to support...

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