Appeal for Irish man held in FranceTHE FAMILY of a Tipperary man held without charge in a French prison since March have appealed to the Department of Foreign Affairs…Mon Jul 26 2010 - 01:00
Poc Fadó; Rare hurling medal from US trip among auction itemsA RARE medal commemorating “the first ever GAA hurling match in America” and the programme for an international soccer match …Wed Jul 21 2010 - 01:00
Plan to close Rosslare-Waterford railway labelled 'reckless foolishness'BUSINESS LEADERS in the southeast have described as “reckless foolishness” the planned closure of the Rosslare to Waterford railway…Tue Jul 20 2010 - 01:00
'Hysteria' blamed for closure of head shopONE OF the Republic’s few remaining head shops has blamed “mass public hysteria” by “persistent negative media coverage” for …Thu Jul 15 2010 - 01:00
Ex-US security chief to address forumFORMER US secretary for homeland security Tom Ridge and Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern will address delegates at a conference…Mon Jul 12 2010 - 01:00
Snailmail gets new meaning as molluscs seal off postboxA POSTBOX in Co Tipperary has been taken out of service because snails have been eating the mail.Sat Jul 10 2010 - 01:00
Spencer hunt picture sold for £15,000ONE WEEK after the Dáil voted to ban stag hunting, a rare Irish painting of the subject was sold yesterday at a Christie’s auction…Thu Jul 08 2010 - 01:00
Sold for €1.5m less after three yearsONE OF the finest country houses in the southeast has finally sold after three years on the marketThu Jul 08 2010 - 01:00
McGrath seeks action on 'insult' by Green TDTHE DISSIDENT Fianna Fáil TD Mattie McGrath is to ask the Dáil Committee on Procedure and Privileges to investigate “horrible…Tue Jul 06 2010 - 01:00
Rosslare-Waterford rail service to endIRISH RAIL has announced that it will “suspend” its Rosslare to Waterford service on July 21stMon Jul 05 2010 - 01:00
Michael D Higgins to decide in autumn on bid for presidencyTHE LABOUR Party’s Michael D Higgins has confirmed that he is considering a bid for the presidency.Mon Jul 05 2010 - 01:00
€3.9m estate with a good pedigreeThere are echoes of Zulu and Afghan battlefields on an aristocratic 110-acre Waterford estate now a private stud farmThu Jun 24 2010 - 01:00
Kennedy Smith accepts peace awardTHE ANNUAL Tipperary International Peace Award has been jointly awarded to the late Senator Edward Kennedy and his sister, former…Mon Jun 21 2010 - 01:00
Mansergh clarifies 'dangerous' paper remarkMINISTER OF State for Finance Martin Mansergh has said his description of The Irish Times as “a dangerous newspaper” was intended…Mon Jun 21 2010 - 01:00
Kennedys accept peace awardThe annual Tipperary International Peace Award has been jointly awarded to the late Senator Edward Kennedy and his sister, former…Sun Jun 20 2010 - 01:00
Sun and sea views in ArdmoreThe artist who lives in this four-year-old seaside home in Ardmore has brought her own flair to the interior designThu Jun 17 2010 - 01:00
Going large in LaoisDURROW: €1.5m: POOR, unloved Laois! The county is the “least popular” holiday destination in the State according to a myhome…Thu Jun 17 2010 - 01:00
They come from beneath the waterThe arrival of invasive exotic species of wildlife in Irish rivers, canals and lakes is provoking concern among experts because…Sat Jun 12 2010 - 01:00
Collection of rare books to be taken into State careA COLLECTION of rare books, described by experts as the most important of its kind in Ireland outside Dublin is being taken into…Tue Jun 01 2010 - 01:00
European scientists gather for glimpse of rare beetleSCIENTISTS FROM across Europe are gathering in Kilfenora, Co Clare, this weekend hoping to catch a glimpse of one of the world…Fri May 21 2010 - 01:00
Stoned house in Woodstock for €950,000This new house on the Woodstock estate in Co Kilkenny is hidden in the trees and yet just minutes from Inistioge villageThu May 20 2010 - 01:00
Rare Irish painting to be sold at auctionA RARE Irish painting from the childhood home of Britain’s late Princess Diana is to be sold at auction in London this summer…Wed May 19 2010 - 01:00
Kilkenny hosts Holy Communion fairPREPARING TO receive the Catholic Church’s “blessed sacrament” used to centre on fasting from midnight and getting into a “state…Mon May 03 2010 - 01:00
Keeping the stag hunt issue runningThe Government plans to ban stag hunting, but this week the pro-hunt movement continued to lobby for a turnaroundSat May 01 2010 - 01:00
Inventor prize for seatbelt clasp lightA CO Longford schoolboy has been named Junior Inventor of the Year for his proposal to develop a seatbelt clasp light to enhance…Tue Apr 27 2010 - 01:00
Road and boat trip from Italy for 53 to end todayTHE IRISH group stranded in Italy who hired a private coach to return home now expect to arrive in Dublin Port at 5pm this afternoon…Wed Apr 21 2010 - 01:00
Coursing club offers reward over hare injuryTHE IRISH Coursing Club has announced a reward of €20,000 for information “leading to the arrest and conviction of the person…Sat Apr 10 2010 - 01:00
Irish CaravaggioA painting that is normally on show at the National Gallery of Ireland is illustrating the tourism-boosting potential of blockbuster…Sat Apr 10 2010 - 01:00
Senator criticises animal campaignA Fine Gael Senator has claimed “a cabal in the Green Party” is dictating government policy on animal welfare and condemned an…Fri Apr 09 2010 - 01:00
Volunteers sought to monitor butterfly populationPEOPLE ARE being sought throughout the country to help monitor the butterfly population.Thu Apr 08 2010 - 01:00
Labour Party to choose candidate for Carlow-Kilkenny constituency next weekTHE LABOUR Party will next week hold a selection convention to choose a candidate to contest the general election in the Carlow…Wed Apr 07 2010 - 01:00
Blood sports off tourists' radar as authorities refuse to plug huntingIRELAND'S IMAGE: AS THE POLITICAL debate about hunting intensifies, tourism authorities have said they will not provide information…Sat Apr 03 2010 - 01:00
Swedish claim over 'dying hare' videoTWO PEOPLE in Sweden have claimed to be the makers of the “dying hare” video which is being investigated by gardaí in Co Tipperary…Sat Apr 03 2010 - 01:00
Coursing club dismisses film as 'fake'A VIDEO containing images of “distressing” animal cruelty at a Clonmel hare coursing event has been denounced as a fake and referred…Fri Apr 02 2010 - 01:00
Asian Tiger mosquito sets its sights on Ireland's temperate climateTHE CELTIC Tiger may have departed but another striped beast from the Orient may be about to pester IrelandThu Apr 01 2010 - 01:00
Pro-hunting groups to continue protest against banPRO-HUNTING campaigners have pledged to continue lobbying TDs and Senators to block the Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010, which…Thu Apr 01 2010 - 01:00
Psalter to go on display in 2011FOUR YEARS after its sensational discovery in a midlands bog, new photographs today reveal the conservation work on the 1,200…Sat Mar 20 2010 - 00:00
Tipp monument to birth of TricolourHIDDEN GEMS: EVERY DAY of the year a simple and dignified ceremony honouring the Tricolour takes place in the Commons, Co Tipperary…Sat Mar 20 2010 - 00:00
'Tipperary's councils will meet to discuss 'reunification'THE QUESTION of the “reunification of Tipperary”, a county administratively divided at local authority level has been moved forward…Fri Mar 19 2010 - 00:00
Neglected work merits timely exhibition, says curatorA “TREASURE trove” of Irish images by a leading 20th-century photographer is “in danger of being allowed to languish ignored …Wed Mar 17 2010 - 00:00
Leading jockey says proposed ban on stag-hunting 'has to be stopped'ON THE eve of the Cheltenham Festival, one of Ireland’s leading jockeys, Ruby Walsh has said the proposed ban on stag-hunting…Mon Mar 15 2010 - 00:00
Shamrock 'hit hard' by harsh winter weatherCLOVER AND OUT: SHAMROCK WAS “hit hard” by the severe winter weather and “won’t be easily found” this week, according to a leading…Mon Mar 15 2010 - 00:00
Cat Laughs aims for a break from normTHE DIRECTOR of the Carlsberg Cat Laughs Comedy Festival said the event would provide people “with an escape from the depressed…Tue Mar 09 2010 - 00:00
Auction house to sell remainder of Chinese collectionTHE OWNERS of a Chinese imperial vase which sold for €110,000 at a Co Laois auction on Tuesday – a record-breaking price for …Thu Mar 04 2010 - 00:00
Greyhound industry asks to be exempt from new breeding BillREPRESENTATIVES FROM the greyhound industry have asked Green Party leader John Gormley to exempt it from the Dog Breeding Establishments…Tue Mar 02 2010 - 00:00
Ring fort may have held Bronze Age sports arenaA MYSTERIOUS ring fort in Co Tipperary holds “massive potential for discoveries” according to archaeologists who have carried…Thu Feb 25 2010 - 00:00
Proposed stag hunting legislation defendedGREEN PARTY leader John Gormley has defended the planned legislation to ban stag hunting which he said was necessary in “an increasingly…Wed Feb 24 2010 - 00:00
€1m scheme to restore farm buildingsTRADITIONAL FARM buildings are to be rescued from demolition by a new EU-funded grant schemeWed Feb 24 2010 - 00:00
Pro-hunt lobby group 'gains impetus'A RECENTLY-FORMED pro-hunting campaign claims it is gathering momentum throughout the country and is “encouraged” by the support…Tue Feb 23 2010 - 00:00
Lost Kilkenny parrot has ceased to beIN THE words of the famous Monty Python sketch, Kilkenny’s missing “kissing parrot” has expired, ceased to be, gone to meet his…Fri Feb 19 2010 - 00:00
