Irish Government grant was key to rescue of Irish centre in LondonThe current centre in Hammersmith is to be replaced by a HQ with 24 apartmentsMon Nov 19 2012 - 00:00
UK 'sleepwalking' out of EU, says MilibandThe United Kingdom is sleepwalking its way out of the European Union, Labour Party leader Ed Miliband is expected to warn today…Mon Nov 19 2012 - 00:00
Farm workers say abolition of wages board could see employers cut pay and raise costsLondon Letter : Agricultural workers in England and Wales fear for the future of their wages boardFri Nov 16 2012 - 00:00
Apologise and pay or be sued, McAlpine solicitor tells long list of Twitter usersPeople who linked the British Conservative peer Lord McAlpine on Twitter to untruthful allegations that he was a paedophile must…Fri Nov 16 2012 - 00:00
1,000 jobs to go in UK education efficiency driveA quarter of officials in the British department of education are to lose their jobs over the next three years under radical …Thu Nov 15 2012 - 00:00
Husband highlighted 'barbaric laws'London: Evening commuters in London last night were brought face-to-face with Ireland’s abortion laws just yards from Buckingham…Thu Nov 15 2012 - 00:00
BBC chief tells staff not to air its difficulties in press and social mediaBBC journalists have been told not to publicise its difficulties over Newsnight’s inaccurate claims that a former senior Conservative…Wed Nov 14 2012 - 00:00
MP calls for boycott of Starbucks, Google and Amazon over tax disputeThe public should boycott Starbucks, Google and Amazon until they pay proper corporation tax on their UK profits, the head of…Wed Nov 14 2012 - 00:00
What would have happened in Britain?Doctors in Britain, faced with a case similar to the one that claimed Savita Halapanavar’s life, would have given medication …Wed Nov 14 2012 - 00:00
Disciplinary proceedings on 'Newsnight' failings beginDisciplinary proceedings are to begin immediately into failures by the BBC programme Newsnight, which wrongly alleged a former…Tue Nov 13 2012 - 00:00
Google accused of 'immoral' tax policies by funnelling revenuesHouse of Commons MPs have accused Google of “immoral” tax policies by funnelling revenues to operations in Ireland and the Bahamas…Tue Nov 13 2012 - 00:00
BBC pays a high price for 'Newsnight' gambleANALYSIS: For 80 years, Broadcasting House on London’s Portland Place has been home to BBC radioTue Nov 13 2012 - 00:00
Extremist wins case against expulsionA self-declared Islamic extremist who was once described as Osama bin Laden’s right hand in Europe must be freed from jail and…Tue Nov 13 2012 - 00:00
More heads expected to roll at BBC in wake of Entwistle's resignation as DGSeveral senior BBC managers are expected to fall, following the weekend’s resignation of the corporation’s newly appointed director…Mon Nov 12 2012 - 00:00
Call for new inquiry into Birmingham bombingsA new investigation into the IRA Birmingham pub bombings in 1974, which killed 21 people, should be held, the candidates in next…Sat Nov 10 2012 - 00:00
Castlebeck hospitals and care homes sold back to former ownerTwenty-two hospitals and care homes have been sold by Castlebeck, the Irish-owned group that was sharply criticised after patients…Sat Nov 10 2012 - 00:00
Welby to be Archbishop of CanterburyA former oil executive, the Right Rev Justin Welby, will today be named as the Archbishop of Canterbury and head of the Anglican…Fri Nov 09 2012 - 00:00
'No room for sentimentality' as councils part with treasures to cope with Whitehall cutsLondon Letter: For more than a century, a horse-drawn carriage commissioned by wealthy Newcastle businessman Henry Shadforth…Fri Nov 09 2012 - 00:00
More to tie us than divide us, says CleggNo one should imagine that a close relationship between Ireland and the UK requires a sort of identikit approachFri Nov 09 2012 - 00:00
Remains of Offaly vet found in two locationsRemains of murdered Offaly vet Catherine Gowing, who went missing on her way home from work, have been found at two sites in …Thu Nov 08 2012 - 00:00
Ash trees under threat from diseaseA deadly fungal disease that threatens to destroy millions of ash trees in Britain and Ireland has been found in 61 locations…Thu Nov 08 2012 - 00:00
'Intolerable'risks in Sellafield clean-upThe multibillion-pound clean-up of decades of nuclear waste at Sellafield is suffering from “dire” management, the head of the…Thu Nov 08 2012 - 00:00
Merkel, Cameron in budget talksBritish prime minister David Cameron last night held talks with German chancellor Angela Merkel over British demands for a freezing…Thu Nov 08 2012 - 00:00
Expert fears over human enhancementNew drugs and medical implants that can make people work smarter, longer and in tougher conditions pose serious ethical questions…Wed Nov 07 2012 - 00:00
Four Courts still in headlines 90 years after attackAnalysis of cabinet notes supports claims British soldiers were directly involved in pivotal Civil War actMon Nov 05 2012 - 00:00
Eurosceptic Tory demands for EU budget cut 'impractical'DEMANDS BY Conservative MPs, supported by the Labour Party, for a reduction in the European Union’s budget are “completely impractical…Sat Nov 03 2012 - 00:00
Johnson in doghouse over plan to demolish greyhound stadiumLONDON LETTER: Time is running out for dog racing in the capital, as social needs trump attachment to a sport whose heyday is…Fri Nov 02 2012 - 00:00
Tory rebel demands on EU budget cannot be met, says CleggCONSERVATIVE MPs have given British prime minister David Cameron demands over European Union spending that cannot be met, deputy…Fri Nov 02 2012 - 00:00
Site secured after police find body in north WalesWELSH POLICE searching for missing Offaly vet Catherine Gowing are to resume investigations around a pond near the English border…Fri Nov 02 2012 - 00:00
Cameron says more abuse cases should be taken 'if needed'Further prosecutions, if needed, should be taken over the abuse of vulnerable adults at an English hospital owned by wealthy …Thu Nov 01 2012 - 00:00
Cameron embarrassed by defeat in Europe budget voteBritish prime minister David Cameron suffered a major embarrassment last night after Labour united with rebel Conservative MPs…Thu Nov 01 2012 - 00:00
New editor for 'Irish Post' newspaperLondon-based Irish newspaper the Irish Post has appointed a new editor who takes up her position immediately.Thu Nov 01 2012 - 00:00
Lenders offer to take over €820m Coroin debtFIVE LENDERS have offered to take over €821 million worth of lending secured on three luxury hotels at the centre of a legal …Thu Nov 01 2012 - 00:00
Property firm 'did not back' AIB loans to businessmenONE OF the world’s largest property firms did not give guarantees to cover hundreds of millions of pounds of borrowing from AIB…Thu Nov 01 2012 - 00:00
Cecil Day-Lewis was 'misunderstood and underrated for a long time'Overlooked since his death 40 years ago, Anglo-Irish poet Cecil Day-Lewis deserves greater popularity, Oxford University was …Wed Oct 31 2012 - 00:00
Family donates Day-Lewis papersAnglo-Irish poet Cecil Day-Lewis deserves greater popularity, Oxford University was told yesterday.Wed Oct 31 2012 - 00:00
Older Irish in London isolated, report findsSIGNIFICANT LEVELS of isolation, anxiety and depression are found among the elderly in the London-Irish community and those who…Wed Oct 31 2012 - 00:00
McKillen wins right to appeal hotel rulingPROPERTY DEVELOPER Patrick McKillen, who lost a High Court battle in September with billionaire brothers David and Frederick …Tue Oct 30 2012 - 00:00
Britain to spend £350m on Trident successor planTHE BRITISH government will continue planning to replace its Trident nuclear missile fleet and will make no contingency plans…Tue Oct 30 2012 - 00:00
Memoir suggests British army at opening shots of Civil WarBritish soldier’s account contradicts near century-old official records that say Collins refused helpTue Oct 30 2012 - 00:00
Six former staff at Irish-owned British hospital jailedA BRITISH hospital owned by wealthy Irish investors where patients suffered cruel and debased treatment was run with a “scandalous…Sat Oct 27 2012 - 01:00
Double identity: the complex world of the Irish in BritainA new book by a young writer from an Irish background challenges the prevailing image of the Irish experience in London as one…Sat Oct 27 2012 - 01:00
Arrests expected in relation to Savile abuse casePOLICE IN Britain are expected to arrest people linked to child sex abuse carried out by the late entertainer Jimmy Savile in…Fri Oct 26 2012 - 01:00
UK out of recession but still has 'a long way to go'The 1 per cent growth figure recorded in the third quarter did surprise markets, which had expected a positive figure but nothing…Fri Oct 26 2012 - 01:00
Whisky galore as Scotland stalls efforts to outlaw cheap alcoholGLASGOW LETTER: Scotland’s government has put alcohol price controls on hold amid industry oppositionFri Oct 26 2012 - 01:00
MP claims former Downing Street aide linked to paedophile ringA PAEDOPHILE ring existed at the highest echelons of the British establishment in the 1970s and 1980s involving a senior aide…Thu Oct 25 2012 - 01:00
Sinn Féin chairman calls on unionists to share powerNORTHERN IRELAND First Minister Peter Robinson must stop “talking out of both sides of his mouth” if he is to represent all people…Thu Oct 25 2012 - 01:00
Women win equal pay fight against city councilNEARLY 200 women have won one of the most significant court battles over equal pay for 40 years, following a Supreme Court victory…Thu Oct 25 2012 - 01:00
Two SNP MSPs quit over Nato moveTWO SCOTTISH National Party members of the Scottish parliament have quit over last week’s decision to drop the party’s long-standing…Wed Oct 24 2012 - 01:00
Emails shed light on BBC battle over Savile probeAN INTERNAL battle at the BBC’s Newsnight over an investigation by the programme into allegations that entertainer Jimmy Savile…Wed Oct 24 2012 - 01:00
