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good cause

This politician is taking a 10% pay cut and giving the money to charity

4 Nov 2014

20.0k

170

Irish Water

John Tierney took the media (and a minister) on a bizarre tour around a water treatment plant today

4 Nov 2014

14.7k

Exchequer Returns

The difference between now and this time last year? About €2 billion

4 Nov 2014

8.9k

can cola coalyer

Now the 'curry my yoghurt' MP has been barred from speaking in Stormont...

4 Nov 2014

16.4k

Sinn Féin

Breige Wright: "I have been the subject of a media onslaught"

4 Nov 2014

13.3k

Web Summit

Kenny: Me ringing the Nasdaq bell should encourage emigrants to come home

4 Nov 2014

15.2k

inappropriate tweeting?

This was the odd exchange between Gerry Adams and a TV3 journalist today

4 Nov 2014

26.2k

The Councillor

What's wrong with Kenneth Egan?

4 Nov 2014

43.3k

new digs

Enda Kenny praises Facebook for connecting Eskimos

4 Nov 2014

11.0k

To the Polls

D-Day for Obama as Americans go to the polls

4 Nov 2014

9.1k

Child Protection

Ask.fm is planning to move to Ireland and at least one minister isn't happy

4 Nov 2014

11.1k

Changed his mind

Gerry Adams now says he WON'T pay water charges on his Donegal holiday home

4 Nov 2014

21.1k

167

Billo

Bill Clinton photobombed a hilariously grumpy child and it was amazing

4 Nov 2014

24.8k

Notes on a scandal

Minister 'doesn't know' what was written on his hand during Prime Time debate

4 Nov 2014

35.5k

Dáil talk

State of the Nation: Will water charges be capped for the next two years?

4 Nov 2014

6.4k

Single Supervisory Mechanism

Ireland's biggest banks are getting a new regulator today and here's how it's going to work

4 Nov 2014

7.6k

it's the law

Warnings of an "uncontrollable" rise in Local Property Tax

4 Nov 2014

13.8k

Irish Water

Alan Kelly: 'We are going to get this right, it's my job to get this right'

3 Nov 2014

25.0k

314

UISCE TÉ

'Curry my yoghurt': This DUP politician poked fun at the Irish language today

3 Nov 2014

37.8k

104

Flooding onto the streets

Irish Water: We're sorry

3 Nov 2014

64.0k

407

Sorry

Fine Gael councillor 'incredibly sorry' for telling protesters to collect rainwater and drink it

3 Nov 2014

51.8k

246

Private eyes

You'll soon need a licence if you want to be a private investigator

3 Nov 2014

10.1k

eric howell

Leo Varadkar's response to the fake Facebook profile revelations is perfect

3 Nov 2014

44.3k

Our survey says...

We asked every TD and Senator if they're paying their water charges. Here's what they said...

3 Nov 2014

62.6k

Abuse

Gerry Adams: I'm not resigning

3 Nov 2014

10.2k

216

Strategy

If Michael Noonan is going to get a bank debt deal this is how he says he'll do it

3 Nov 2014

9.4k

gone

Drogheda mayor left Fine Gael over Irish Water's 'cronyism, bonuses, allowances and privatisation'

3 Nov 2014

8.1k

Resigned

The mayor of Drogheda has quit Fine Gael over the water charges controversy

2 Nov 2014

34.9k

173

they're number one

Despite the Mairia Cahill controversy, Sinn Féin are the most popular party in Ireland

2 Nov 2014

22.6k

Irish Water

Mary Lou McDonald is now refusing to pay water charges

2 Nov 2014

50.5k

308

Flashback

Check out this short video of Charlie Haughey telling us 'we're living way beyond our means'

2 Nov 2014

14.5k

turnout for the books

IN PICTURES: Ireland's Umbrella Movement takes to the streets against water charges

2 Nov 2014

23.2k

151

abuse claims

Enda Kenny: Gerry Adams must tell us where child abusers were moved

2 Nov 2014

8.5k

the usual suspects

'Things change': Labour TD defends her party's U-turn on water charges

2 Nov 2014

23.7k

271

mission

Simon Coveney wants more Chinese people to eat Irish food

2 Nov 2014

8.9k

choices choices choices

Enda Kenny: It's either water charges, or a 4% tax increase, or 'boiling water for decades'

1 Nov 2014

97.2k

720

house of cards

'An entire red herring': Here are the winners and losers from the political week

1 Nov 2014

12.4k

n to the o

These TDs and Senators are refusing to pay water charges. Here's why...

1 Nov 2014

31.2k

Illegal dumping

Did you add to last night's Halloween litter? This Senator wants you to be fined...a LOT

1 Nov 2014

16.3k

we have form

IN IMAGES: A brief history of the Irish protest

1 Nov 2014

14.4k

756