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‘Hazardous conditions’: Road users advised to take extreme care on icy roads
- Environment
- January 25, 2021, 08:10
Road users are advised to take extra care on Monday morning with “hazardous conditions” on untreated surfaces around the country and a cold weather wa(...)

Make a holiday in Ireland an unforgettable experience
- Ireland
- January 16, 2021, 06:00
It is shaping up to be another year for staycationing. Despite tantalising glimpses of the sunny uplands promised by Covid vaccines, many will not fee(...)

Diarmaid Ferriter: Covid-19 vaccination a test for State
- Opinion
- January 8, 2021, 01:00
In his mammoth medical history of humanity, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, published in 1997, Roy Porter noted of the influenza pandemic of 1918-19 (...)

Coca-Cola paid tax on 1.4% on Irish profits of up to $2.5bn – US court
- Manufacturing
- November 20, 2020, 06:00
Coca-Cola paid a tax rate of just 1.4 per cent in Ireland in 2007-2009 on operating profits of $2 billion-$2.5 billion per annum, according to a judgm(...)

Pen pal initiative helping nursing home residents cope with lockdown
- Social Affairs
- October 30, 2020, 01:18
Nursing home resident Winnie Jeaney says she became “depressed” during the initial lockdown earlier this year but that having a pen pal has been a gre(...)

Stakes high for Armagh and Roscommon as league returns
- Gaelic Football
- October 14, 2020, 01:00
More than seven months since the last kick of a ball, or 223 days to be exact, nowhere is the mood of uncertainty hanging over the conclusion of the A(...)

'I thank further education every day for helping me get to this point'
- Education
- September 8, 2020, 06:00
The teenage years were a struggle. We moved from Dublin to Athy in Co Kildare when I was 13, and it was a real culture shock for me. I experienced bul(...)

A lot on Hanrahan’s shoulders as Van Graan aims for a power game
- Pro14
- August 20, 2020, 06:00
Johann van Graan – whose success as Munster coach appears as reliant on Joey Carbery as Declan Kidney’s was on Ronan O’Gara – has been given all the p(...)

Chairman of Fáilte Ireland resigns after it emerged he is holidaying in Italy
- Irish News
- August 15, 2020, 13:18
The chairman of Fáilte Ireland Michael Cawley has resigned from his position after it emerged he is currently on a family holiday in Italy. In a sta(...)

Supreme Court rules out ‘hurt to male pride’ as provocation defence in murder cases
- Supreme Court
- June 26, 2020, 13:36
A significant new test set by the Supreme Court for those pursuing provocation as a partial defence to murder includes ruling out provocation on the (...)