Miriam Lord’s Week: High-Vis Varadkar drives FG rebranding
- Politics
- October 28, 2017, 05:30
The name change passed us by, but since Leo took over as party leader it seems that FG now stands for Fluorescent Government, with High-Vis Varadkar e(...)
We need more swearing in children’s books
- Culture
- October 27, 2017, 05:00
A recent fulmination in the Daily Mail called up unexpected memories of Mrs Doyle quoting an imaginary bonkbuster on Father Ted. “Then there’s the bad(...)
UN bodies clash over abortion in cases of fatal foetal abnormalities
- Social Affairs
- October 27, 2017, 01:00
Two influential United Nations bodies have disagreed sharply over whether abortion should be allowed in countries such as Ireland in cases where there(...)
Prime minister’s questions: ‘I am afraid it’s mortal combat’
- UK
- October 27, 2017, 01:00
Theresa May has had a bruising few weeks at prime minister’s questions (PMQs), as Jeremy Corbyn has hit relentlessly at her government’s weakest point(...)
Bankers behind tracker scandal a ‘shower of bastards’, Seanad told
- Oireachtas
- October 26, 2017, 19:40
The senior bankers who caused the tracker mortgage scandal were described as a “shower of bastards’’ by Labour’s Aodhán Ó Ríordáin in the Seanad on Th(...)
Recovering British hospital patients to be put up by locals in new pilot
- UK
- October 26, 2017, 09:14
Recuperating British hospital patients will be put up in Airbnb-style accommodation as part of a small new pilot scheme. A trial will see around 30 p(...)
New laws set to force businesses to reveal gender gaps on pay
- Politics
- October 26, 2017, 01:00
New laws compelling businesses to publish details on what they pay men and women are likely to come into force next year, after the Government accepte(...)
Brexit: parliament may vote on deal ‘after Britain leaves’
- UK
- October 25, 2017, 12:08
Britain’s Brexit secretary, David Davis, has said parliament might not be able to vote on the final deal with the EU until the UK has officially exite(...)
Ronan Mullen accused of ‘distasteful and offensive’ remarks about Savita
- Oireachtas
- October 24, 2017, 20:35
Labour Senator Ivana Bacik has described remarks made by Independent Senator Ronan Mullen about Savita Halappanavar as “distasteful and offensive’’. (...)
Dónal Óg Cusack quits Sport Ireland role after backlash over Humphries reference
- Crime & Law
- October 24, 2017, 13:41
Former Cork hurler Dónal Óg Cusack tonight night stood down from the board of the State’s governing sports body as he “did not wish any controversy” t(...)