Lemass told Haughey he would be foolish to take ministerial roleThen taoiseach felt son-in-law should not relinquish business associations for politicsMon Jun 04 2018 - 18:34
Scorchio! Temperatures to hit 26 degrees for exam WednesdayThe heat is on: Leaving and Junior Certificate students to grapple with pressure in the sunMon Jun 04 2018 - 18:11
Marian Keyes is not amused, as novel not entered for comic prizeKeyes slams ‘sexist imbalance’ of Wodehouse prize, which only three women have wonMon Jun 04 2018 - 17:37
Keeping it in the family: how Black Stone Cherry play together and stay togetherKentucky rockers speak about their Irish tour and their new albumMon Jun 04 2018 - 16:38
‘IRA kidnapped Shergar,’ claims ex-Provo operative‘Southside Provo’ Kieran Conway says equine abduction a ‘good stroke’ for the IRAMon Jun 04 2018 - 01:42
Warm and dry weather set to continue into next weekTemperatures have reached 25 degrees in several places as growth improves for farmersSun Jun 03 2018 - 13:21
Seán Lemass: IRA was infiltrated by British secret serviceTaoiseach believed IRA bombing campaign in 1939 masterminded by British agents to scupper partition talksSat Jun 02 2018 - 06:00
Decision to return Treaty ports to Free State in 1938 proved ‘completely wrong’Lemass on the Treaty ports: Britain handed back ports under mistaken belief radar alone could detect German submarinesSat Jun 02 2018 - 06:00
Meeting with North’s prime minister in 1965 opposed by ‘Paisley element’Seán Lemass: Historic meeting uncovered ‘bare, hard-rock prejudices’Sat Jun 02 2018 - 06:00
Seán Lemass on rationing: Britain ‘double-crossed us completely’ on tea rationsLemass went to extraordinary lengths to ensure Ireland got supplies of tea and petrol during the second World WarSat Jun 02 2018 - 00:05
Lemass Tapes: JFK’s joke to the Dáil was erased from the recordThe US president’s visit to Ireland was a ‘tremendous success’ – except for one partSat Jun 02 2018 - 00:03
Tories foiled plans to repatriate Casement’s body for yearsStonewalling ended when Harold Wilson took power in 1964 and revealed location of bodySat Jun 02 2018 - 00:02
Lemass Tapes: Queen Mother wanted to visit Dublin Horse ShowRoyal was eager to attend but prospect of official visits exercised former taoiseachSat Jun 02 2018 - 00:02
Seán Lemass tapes: ‘I think there is a political advantage in having a certain anti-clerical tinge’Lemass believed his row with the bishop of Galway led to his ‘enormous vote’ in the 1944 general electionSat Jun 02 2018 - 00:00
Lemass did not want to be taoiseach ‘for purely selfish reasons’Seán Lemass tapes: Still regarded as Ireland’s greatest taoiseach, Lemass missed the pleasures of cards and golf and going to race meetingsSat Jun 02 2018 - 00:00
Seán Lemass tapes: Britain sought to ‘destroy’ Common MarketSeán Lemass on . . . the British, colleagues, world leaders . . .Sat Jun 02 2018 - 00:00
Seán Lemass papers: the relationship with Éamon de ValeraUnstinting admiration for Fianna Fáil leader’s early achievements turned to frustration and anger as an aging de Valera clung to powerSat Jun 02 2018 - 00:00
Lemass’s economic expansion policy saved IrelandSeán Lemass tapes: 1958 plan to reverse protectionism and open Ireland up to foreign investment had a galvanising effect on the economySat Jun 02 2018 - 00:00
Seán Lemass tapes: the split in Sinn Féin and setting up of Fianna FáilThe old Sinn Féin had collected ‘all sorts of queer cranks’ with ‘people making speeches in favour of vegetarianism and the single tax’Sat Jun 02 2018 - 00:00
Gardaí release image of Dublin sexual assault suspectMan pushed woman against car near Harold’s Cross but ran away when couple passedFri Jun 01 2018 - 12:30
Confusion as Dublin Airport evacuation alarm malfunctionsPassengers left perplexed as warning sounds for 20 minutes from 6.30am in terminalFri Jun 01 2018 - 09:55
Derelict Dublin homes find new life under council seizure strategyDerelict homes converted for social housing while an empty D4 house has been sold on in a win-win for builder and councilThu May 31 2018 - 06:00
IPSCC to expand digital service to reflect children’s use of technologyBig increase in children accessing Childlline service via live web chat serviceMon May 28 2018 - 10:12
‘When I heard the result I thought, Wow, I’m partially responsible for this’People who took part in the Citizens’ Assembly describe how they feel after the repeal of the Eighth AmendmentSun May 27 2018 - 20:53
The Citizens’ Assembly – a canny move on the road to repealAssembly was a portent of shifting public attitudes on abortionSun May 27 2018 - 16:53
Dublin Rathdown result: overwhelming vote for repealBallot box at Ballinteer National School returned one of highest Yes votes at 83.6%Sat May 26 2018 - 17:51
Dublin West result: Taoiseach’s constituency reports 74% YesIn a suburb of Hartstown one polling box had was 82% in favour of RepealSat May 26 2018 - 17:34
Dublin Fingal result: fast-growing community records high Yes voteSome the new housing estates in the constituency returned Yes vote of more than 80%Sat May 26 2018 - 17:21
Orange Order member goes against institution and calls for Yes voteChris Thackaberry says abortion vote is a matter of individual conscienceFri May 25 2018 - 14:13
Dublin council admits voter forms went ‘astray’ due to demandDublin City Council added almost 20,000 to register for abortion referendum voteFri May 25 2018 - 09:01
Wanted: owner of escaped snake found in garden in Co TipperaryCorn snake ‘very stressed and not eating’ and now going to a snake specialistThu May 24 2018 - 12:49
Jastine Valdez timeline: Missing after being bundled into SUVSearch for 24-year-old continued after gardaí shot dead suspected abductorMon May 21 2018 - 15:26
Schools will have to consult parents on mobile phone usageNew Bill also mandates schools to consult over how complaints are dealt withMon May 21 2018 - 10:35
Denis O’Brien hails human rights defenders in speech to charityFront Line Defenders’ patron lavishes praise on those who work ‘in the face of repression’Fri May 18 2018 - 19:57
Ed Sheeran concert: Extra security after overcrowding complaintsFans claim there was only one entrance and exit into standing area on Wednesday nightFri May 18 2018 - 13:23
Firefighters tackle gorse fire near Bray in Co Wicklow‘The sky was orange,’ says local resident who was woken by smoke in early hoursFri May 18 2018 - 08:41
NI police ombudsman confirms data handover in collusion investigationInformation disclosed to relatives of those killed in Dublin and Monaghan bombingsThu May 17 2018 - 18:45
Rolling Stones to get what they want for Croke Park concertStringent security in place for the latest leg of their No Filter tourMon May 14 2018 - 15:59
Rolling Stones arrive in Ireland before Croke Park concertMick Jagger a surprise guest at the Ireland-Pakistan cricket match at Malahide on SundayMon May 14 2018 - 10:22
Who ordered the assassination that started the Civil War in Ireland?Pension file letter sheds new light on the killing of Field Marshal Sir Henry WilsonSat May 12 2018 - 01:00
200,000 people to participate in annual Darkness Into Light eventContagion of hope event raises more than €4 million for Pieta House charityFri May 11 2018 - 21:29
Slayer final European tour kicks off in Dublin3Arena concert on November 1st will see Slayer reign in blood for one last timeFri May 11 2018 - 19:13
Travails of Charles Haughey’s father sheds new light on family traumaJohn Haughey’s multiple sclerosis left the family in difficult circumstancesFri May 11 2018 - 01:01
Charles Haughey’s father blamed ill health on IRA serviceNewly released files reveal how John Haughey striken by multiple sclerosisFri May 11 2018 - 00:01
Glorious sunshine gone as weekend set to be cool and showeryTemperatures are forecast to be below average with heavy rain forecast on FridayThu May 10 2018 - 09:54
Seán Cox in a critical condition but remains a ‘fighter’, family saysLiverpool fan was violently assaulted before Champions League semi-final on April 25thWed May 09 2018 - 13:44
Robert Peston says he never meant to suggest that Ireland ‘undermined’ BritainTV presenter moves to clarify controversial remarks made on his Sunday programmeWed May 09 2018 - 10:10
Fine Gael Senator calls for day to honour immigrants to IrelandNeale Richmond says immigrants will soon account for one-fifth of those living in StateTue May 08 2018 - 20:24
The wrong man in the wrong place: An Irishman’s Diary about John FrenchIn May 1918, French was appointed Lord Lieutenant in IrelandTue May 08 2018 - 01:05
All-Ireland-winning Dublin squad visits Somme battlefieldsStephen Cluxton lays wreath to pay tribute to Irish who died in the first World WarMon May 07 2018 - 23:17
