McKillen making inroads into cutting IBRC debtProperty developer Paddy McKillen, who is engaged in a high-profile battle for control of three luxury London hotels, has cut…Sat Dec 15 2012 - 00:00
Family guilty of forced labourFive members of an Irish Traveller family have been convicted in England of demanding forced labour from dozens of homeless men…Sat Dec 15 2012 - 00:00
Miliband promise is Finucanes' best hopeQ: Will the Finucanes ever get a public inquiry?Sat Dec 15 2012 - 00:00
Cameron taking a gamble on gay marriage lawLondon Letter: Conservatives opposed to the law may punish the PM if it passesFri Dec 14 2012 - 00:00
Test-drilling for shale gas gets green light in UKTest-drilling for shale gas in Lancashire can go ahead with safeguards to ensure that they do not cause earthquakes, British …Fri Dec 14 2012 - 00:00
Irish developer McKillen lodges money to protect stake in three luxury London hotelsProperty developer Patrick McKillen has lodged the funds necessary to ensure that his stake in three luxury London hotels is …Fri Dec 14 2012 - 00:00
Cameron rejects public inquiryBRITISH REACTION: British prime minister David Cameron has said the report into the murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane…Thu Dec 13 2012 - 00:00
Family calls Finucane collusion inquiry a 'sham'Taoiseach Enda Kenny last night held to the Government position that there should be a public inquiry into the murder of Belfast…Thu Dec 13 2012 - 00:00
Family condemns 'sham' reportFAMILY REACTION: The family of murdered Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane has pinned its hopes for an inquiry into his 1989 killing…Thu Dec 13 2012 - 00:00
Irish-born population in England and Wales falls sharply in last decadeThe number of Irish-born people living in England and Wales fell by almost 125,000 in the last decade, according to the first…Wed Dec 12 2012 - 00:00
IBRC rejects Barclays' debt purchase offersThe billionaire Barclay brothers, who are battling property developer Patrick McKillen for control of three London luxury hotels…Tue Dec 11 2012 - 00:00
Cameron defends stance on LevesonBritish prime minister David Cameron has stood by his opposition to statutory regulation of the press despite the Labour Party…Tue Dec 11 2012 - 00:00
UK draft proposals on gay marriage dueLegislation that would allow churches to refuse to hold gay marriage ceremonies had a “negligible” chance of being successfully…Tue Dec 11 2012 - 00:00
Cameron urged to back gay marriageLondon mayor Boris Johnson has urged British prime minister David Cameron quickly to pass legislation allowing gay marriages …Mon Dec 10 2012 - 00:00
Hiring is just the start of getting the bestCompanies spend fortunes recruiting executives but do little to help them to be successful in their rolesMon Dec 10 2012 - 00:00
Nurse in royal hoax call incident found deadJacintha Saldanha was at the end of a long shift when the telephone call came through to the front desk of King Edward VII’s …Sat Dec 08 2012 - 00:00
Australian DJs behind royal hoax call taken off airThe Australian disc jockeys responsible for the prank call to a London hospital treating the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge that…Sat Dec 08 2012 - 00:00
Cameron faces revolt on same-sex marriageLegislation to clear the way for gay marriage in the UK will include an opt-in for churches who favour the change, British prime…Sat Dec 08 2012 - 00:00
Multinationals put their hands up on tax billsLONDON LETTER: The tax practices of multinationals have been exposed, to the fury of big businessFri Dec 07 2012 - 00:00
Judge questions facts of O'Donnells' move to LondonThe High Court judge in London dealing with property investors Brian and Mary Patricia O’Donnell’s application for bankruptcy…Fri Dec 07 2012 - 00:00
Top-rate taxpayers in UK on course to double since 1995By the time voters next go to the polls in 2015, the number of higher-rate taxpayers in the United Kingdom will have doubled …Fri Dec 07 2012 - 00:00
Independent Scotland 'will have to apply to EU'Scottish first minister Alex Salmond’s campaign for a Yes vote in the 2014 independence referendum has been dealt a blow after…Fri Dec 07 2012 - 00:00
Campaigners deride editors' proposals as a charadeCampaigners pushing for regulation of British newspapers have called an offer by editors to implement practically all of the …Fri Dec 07 2012 - 00:00
UK to offer tax breaks for onshore gas drillingEnergy companies in the United Kingdom will be offered tax-breaks to drill for onshore gas, British chancellor of the exchequer…Thu Dec 06 2012 - 00:00
Pledges dumped with a smileANALYSIS : George Osborne’s mini-budget took a little from the wealthy and a lot from the poorestThu Dec 06 2012 - 00:00
Osborne targets welfare recipients and teachersWelfare benefits are to be squeezed, teachers forced to accept performance-related pay and half a million people will be dragged…Thu Dec 06 2012 - 00:00
Cameron warning on press rulesBritish newspaper editors have been given just 48 hours by British prime minister David Cameron to show they can reach a deal…Wed Dec 05 2012 - 00:00
O'Donnell suspected of siphoning sales fundsBank of Ireland was suspicious that property investor Brian O’Donnell was siphoning funds from property sales forced on him after…Wed Dec 05 2012 - 00:00
New UK powers to curb illegal scrap metal tradeScrap metal dealers in England and Wales will be forbidden from today for paying cash for scrap metal in a bid to curb a multimillion…Tue Dec 04 2012 - 00:00
O'Donnell denies rent at 'absurdly low' levelMary Patricia O’Donnell told a London court she and her husband, Brian, had been unable to find a tenant willing to pay £4,000…Tue Dec 04 2012 - 00:00
London move not to exploit law - O'DonnellProperty investor Mary Patricia O’Donnell, who is seeking to become bankrupt in Britain with her husband, Brian, has insisted…Tue Dec 04 2012 - 00:00
Starbucks in talks on paying more tax in UKMultinational coffee giant Starbucks is in talks to pay more corporation tax in the United Kingdom following bitter attacks by…Mon Dec 03 2012 - 00:00
McKillen refused leave to appeal Nama sale of £660m of hotel debtProperty developer Patrick McKillen has been refused permission by the UK Supreme Court to appeal the National Asset Management…Sat Dec 01 2012 - 00:00
O'Donnell claims senior Bank of Ireland executive 'consumed by animosity'Senior Bank of Ireland executive Des Hanrahan is “consumed by animosity”, property investor Brian O’Donnell, who is fighting …Sat Dec 01 2012 - 00:00
Artane days stayed with ship croonerIn life, singer Matt Munro was a favourite of Dubliner John RyanSat Dec 01 2012 - 00:00
Cameron accused of betrayal over stanceCampaigners for tougher press regulation have accused British prime minister David Cameron of betrayal after he opposed the Leveson…Fri Nov 30 2012 - 00:00
Wind farm rows reflect deep split on energy policyLONDON LETTER: Lib Dems and Tories increasingly polarised on power generation reformFri Nov 30 2012 - 00:00
Cameron hoping to buy time in face of demands for legislationANALYSIS: PM in favour of self-regulation but baulks at idea of legislating for itFri Nov 30 2012 - 00:00
Judge urges independent regulator for British pressWhile the independence of the British press must be protected, a powerful self-regulatory system must be created to protect the…Fri Nov 30 2012 - 00:00
Cameron opposes legislation to regulate newspapersBritish prime minister David Cameron, who yesterday opposed the passing of legislation to support a new independent press regulator…Fri Nov 30 2012 - 00:00
O'Donnells failed to declare fee of £120,000 in bankruptcy petitionProperty investors Brian and Mary Patricia O’Donnell did not declare the existence of a £120,000 (€149,000) a year fee for managing…Thu Nov 29 2012 - 00:00
Moment of truth draws near for the British pressFor some, today’s findings from Leveson Inquiry are the final chance to regulate a “feral” British pressThu Nov 29 2012 - 00:00
Evidence press 'ignored responsibilities'Evidence given to the Leveson inquiry “demonstrated beyond any doubt” that there had been too many cases over the last decade…Thu Nov 29 2012 - 00:00
Cameron rules out government roleBritish prime minister David Cameron has said the government should be "wary of any legislation that has the potential to infringe…Thu Nov 29 2012 - 00:00
'No office use' of London property, investor toldThe luxury home rented by property investors Brian and Mary Patricia O’Donnell and owned by their children cannot be used for…Thu Nov 29 2012 - 00:00
Investors claim UK residency for seven yearsProperty investors Brian and Dr Mary Patricia O’Donnell, whose bankruptcy petition in the UK is being challenged by Bank of Ireland…Wed Nov 28 2012 - 00:00
Minister says UK exit from EU would be 'unmitigated disaster' for WalesAn exit by the UK from the European Union would be “an unmitigated disaster” for Wales and would drive away multinational firms…Tue Nov 27 2012 - 00:00
O'Donnells failed to reveal income sources, says BofIProperty investors Brian and Mary Patricia O’Donnell, whose bankruptcy application in Britain is being challenged by the Bank…Tue Nov 27 2012 - 00:00
Kenny says FG TDs must back abortion lawFine Gael TDs must back legislation to deal with the European Court of Human Rights ruling that pregnant Irish women need certainty…Tue Nov 27 2012 - 00:00
Kenny seeks 'sensitive' discussionTaoiseach Enda Kenny has said a report from an expert group into the European Court of Human Rights' judgment in the ABC abortion…Mon Nov 26 2012 - 00:00
