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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

Big Philly Style

'Water is not free' - Hogan says it's either water charges or more income tax

31 Oct 2014

28.0k

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sbci

SMEs will soon to able to access €800m from Ireland's newest bank

31 Oct 2014

8.2k

A government department got this Green Party councillor's name hopelessly wrong

31 Oct 2014

15.9k

Irish Water

More than 100,000 will turn up at water charge protests tomorrow, predicts TD

31 Oct 2014

34.5k

298

United Nations

Ireland is giving another €1m to help the global fight against Ebola

31 Oct 2014

4.4k

Racism

Waterford politicians issue warning against vigilantism after Roma mob

31 Oct 2014

13.0k

Safety First

"I'm not dampening all the fun, but parents need to be sensible" - Minister

31 Oct 2014

5.9k

Legislation

There are plans for tougher hate crime laws following Waterford anti-Roma protest

30 Oct 2014

16.2k

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over and out

Phil Hogan is officially no longer a TD

30 Oct 2014

13.3k

Section 37

"Schools are not data-processing centres": Irish bishops want 'balance' in discrimination debate

30 Oct 2014

10.1k

Talks

Parties in Northern Ireland have approved a Budget for next year. Kinda.

30 Oct 2014

5.1k

abuse claims

Four accused by Mairia Cahill are refusing to meet Enda Kenny

30 Oct 2014

15.0k

Irish Water

No extra 4% bonus for 'exceptional' Irish Water workers

30 Oct 2014

11.7k

oh canada

Leo Varadkar gets offered €250,000 "every couple of months" to go to Canada

30 Oct 2014

34.4k

One of our own

Fine Gael councillor apologises for calling election rival's posters racist

30 Oct 2014

14.1k

Reforms

New plan will make it easier to sack civil servants who are doing a bad job

30 Oct 2014

18.2k

Dáil talk

State of the Nation: Why is Irish Water only now hiring a data protection manager?

30 Oct 2014

6.8k

communication breakdown

Is Irish Water getting any better at answering TDs' questions?

30 Oct 2014

8.0k

abuse claims

Enda Kenny has 'absolutely no problem' meeting four involved in Maíria Cahill case

29 Oct 2014

12.0k

Fair Deal

Nursing home waiting lists are 'spiralling out of control'

29 Oct 2014

12.2k

Poisoned chalice

Why does no one want to run the Department of Justice?

29 Oct 2014

10.4k

No longer needed

The law allowing the government to cut public sector pay is being scrapped

29 Oct 2014

17.8k

Notes on a scandal

Here is John McNulty's handwritten note accepting his controversial state board appointment

29 Oct 2014

15.3k

Watch this space

Could magic mushrooms be used to treat pneumonia patients?

29 Oct 2014

13.1k

Luck of the Irish

This Irish-American could be the biggest obstacle to Hilary Clinton being US President

29 Oct 2014

14.3k

Irish Water

Leo: It's not that unusual that Irish Water is looking for your PPS number

29 Oct 2014

28.1k

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warning

'On Saturday morning, some parent will be very sorry that their child played with fireworks'

29 Oct 2014

6.7k

fintan warfield

This Dublin mayor wants you to 'ask him stuff' on Tumblr

29 Oct 2014

9.3k

Dáil talk

State of the Nation: How will Simon Coveney appease 'very angry' beef farmers?

29 Oct 2014

4.5k

Committee wars

Simon Harris: Politicians love being in the news - but that's a good thing

29 Oct 2014

4.8k

water response

Part 2: We put your questions to Irish Water - here's what they told us

29 Oct 2014

21.3k

111

abortion pill train

Pro-choice activists (and one TD) swallow abortion pills in Dublin

28 Oct 2014

52.2k

306

cora sherlock

'Very often women let down other women': Pro-life campaigner "disappointed" with backlash after BBC honour

28 Oct 2014

18.6k

145

Golan Heights

Defence Forces test water supply amid claims Irish troops are at risk of E Coli

28 Oct 2014

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