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8M ago
The operators of Dublin Airport have refused an invite to appear before the powerful Oireachtas Transport Committee after a whistleblower said gaps in security screening at the airport could lead to a terrorist attack ..read more
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8M ago
Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said he supports the public naming of people who do not pay their tax ..read more
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8M ago
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has criticised what she called “false and deeply offensive comments” about her during the Regency Hotel murder trial ..read more
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8M ago
Former senator George Mitchell, who chaired the talks that led to the Good Friday Agreement 25 years ago, has praised the “wisdom, courage, and grace” that brought about peace in Northern Ireland ..read more
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8M ago
A bitter top-level row over who knew what about former chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan’s €2m-a-year post at Trinity College Dublin has led to a government adviser condemning claims by Department of Health secretary general Robert Watt as “inaccurate” and “unwarranted ..read more
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9M ago
Derry councillors have raised concerns about the potential to damage good community relations after UDA flags were erected in the Waterside area of the city ..read more
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9M ago
The mother of BBC Northern Ireland’s interim director Adam Smyth is standing as a TUV candidate in May’s council elections ..read more
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TAOISEACH Leo Varadkar has apologised after making a joke that was a clear reference to Bill Clinton’s affair with Monica Lewinsky ..read more
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9M ago
Hillary Clinton has suggested that DUP Assembly members opposed to the Windsor Framework should resign and allow the others to form a new government at Stormont ..read more
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9M ago
The Irish-American relationship has been hailed as one of "two proud democracies, close friends and economic partners" by Leo Varadkar ahead of his visit to the White House for St Patrick's Day ..read more