Former TD Aine Collins Will Not Run in Next Election

Former TD Aine Collins Will Not Run in Next Election

Former TD Aine Collins has ruled out contesting the next general election for Fine Gael saying she did not want to divide the party locally in Cork-even though research showed she was well positioned to win a seat. The businesswoman...
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Seán Canney Leaves Independent Alliance

Seán Canney Leaves Independent Alliance

Seán Canney is leaving the Independent Alliance. It follows a recent row which had left his future in the group unclear. He was unhappy at not getting back his job as a Junior Minister after swapping roles with Kevin Boxer...
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Gerrard Appointed as New Rangers Manager

Gerrard Appointed as New Rangers Manager

Steven Gerrard is confident his ability will outweigh his inexperience as he vowed to meet the challenge of being Rangers manager head on. The 37-year-old dismissed claims his appointment on a four-year contract was a risk and welcomed the intense...
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No Dream Ending for Wenger as Costa Strikes to Sink The Gunners

No Dream Ending for Wenger as Costa Strikes to Sink The Gunners

Diego Costa ensured Arsene Wenger’s 22-year reign as Arsenal manager will end in Huddersfield and not Lyon as the former Chelsea man hit the winner for Atlético Madrid in a closely fought Europa League semi-final. Wenger announced last month that...
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Driverless Cars Coming to Ireland Within a Decade

Driverless Cars Coming to Ireland Within a Decade

Driverless cars will be hitting Irish roads within a decade and will save lives on Irish roads according to the Road Safety Authority. The RSA is holding a conference in Dublin Castle today to look at what needs to be...
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Irish Independence Footage Now Available Online

Irish Independence Footage Now Available Online

Footage of the architects of Irish independence unseen for a century has been made available online. Easter Rising 1916 leaders Michael Collins and Eamon de Valera were among those featured in an Irish Independence Film Collection which repatriates and digital...
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Twenty One Years Later, Moriarty Tribunal Costs Rise to €61m

Twenty One Years Later, Moriarty Tribunal Costs Rise to €61m

The Moriarty Tribunal has cost the State more than €61m so far, the Public Accounts Committee has heard. The investigation into the financial affairs of former Taoiseach Charles Haughey and former Fine Gael communications minister Michael Lowry is expected t...
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Rockin’ Road to Dublin Ticket Giveaway

Rockin’ Road to Dublin Ticket Giveaway

We have two pairs of tickets for the hit Rockin’ Road to Dublin show at The Bergen Performing Arts Center on May 10.
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Band Aid Archive Arrives at The NLI

Band Aid Archive Arrives at The NLI

Bob Geldof’s Band Aid archive has arrived in Ireland. An archivist will spend up to two years cataloging memorabilia from the famous 1984 campaign for those affected by famine in Ethiopia, the National Library of Ireland (NLI) said. The Boomtown...
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Despite Second Leg Loss, Liverpool Advance to the Final

Despite Second Leg Loss, Liverpool Advance to the Final

Liverpool set up a repeat of their 1981 meeting against Real Madrid despite a first Champions League defeat of the season at the Stadio Olimpico. A chaotic 4-2 semi-final second leg loss to Roma saw Liverpool progress 7-6 on aggregate,...
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