PwC promoting tax avoidance on ‘industrial scale’ - committeeAccounting firm’s denials ‘misleading’, says public accounts committeeFri Feb 06 2015 - 07:31
‘Wolf Hall’ Thomas More depiction far from saintlyBishops object to TV drama’s take on More as a fanatical Protestant burner of hereticsFri Feb 06 2015 - 01:00
Ireland and Scotland agree to strengthen political tiesLinks to be harnessed to increase trade, tourism and EU co-operation, says FlanaganFri Feb 06 2015 - 01:00
Irish couple awarded prestigious Royal Institute of British Architects Gold MedalSheila O’Donnell and John Tuomey have been added to distinguished list of winnersWed Feb 04 2015 - 01:01
Government able to discuss IAG offer under rulesTakeover panel rules apply only to the companies involved in the proposed dealWed Feb 04 2015 - 01:00
Tsipras strikes more moderate tone ahead of Brussels visitGreece accepts it has ‘obligations’ to European partners and its creditorsTue Feb 03 2015 - 01:00
Emigrant body says Irish diaspora should be able to elect senatorsIrish in Britain organisation wants emigrants to be allowed to vote in Seanad electionsMon Feb 02 2015 - 22:00
Labour rules out scrapping plans to replace missiles in return for SNP supportScale of SNP’s demands make any form of post-election deal with Labour unlikelyMon Feb 02 2015 - 01:00
Labour pains in Scotland: how the SNP is driving the agenda‘The SNP will fight the coming election with some clear themes: Scots were robbed, Labour is dying and only they can deliver for Scotland’Fri Jan 30 2015 - 00:02
London Letter: Mounting fears of fraud ahead of general electionTroubling allegations of postal-vote cheating persist in key battleground constituenciesThu Jan 29 2015 - 19:32
British must bear Ireland in mind over EU membership, says Kenneth ClarkeReferendum unavoidable if Tories govern after May, says ex-chancellorThu Jan 29 2015 - 01:00
Peter Robinson ‘furious’ over DUP exclusion from BBC debatesLabour distances itself from claim it asked Sinn Féin to prop up minority governmentWed Jan 28 2015 - 20:37
Soft drinks with high sugar content linked to breast cancerStudy finds girls who frequently consume sugary drinks have first period months earlierWed Jan 28 2015 - 01:00
UK Labour Party backs Stormont’s move to set corporate tax rateLabour’s Ivan Lewis pledged the party’s support subject to ‘acceptable level of scrutiny’Wed Jan 28 2015 - 01:00
Cameron calling for debates role for Northern Ireland partiesMention of Northern Ireland parties seen as tactic to keep broadcasters on defensiveMon Jan 26 2015 - 22:19
MPs to challenge proposed British fracking legislationFracking incompatible with climate targets, says environmental audit committeeMon Jan 26 2015 - 01:00
Jewish leaders wary of accelerating cycle of fear in BritainHome secretary Theresa May’s speech amplified sense of threat, says Rabbi Miriam BergerSat Jan 24 2015 - 01:00
Exclusion of DUP from UK TV election debate ‘inexplicable’Excluding largest party in Northern Ireland ‘not acceptable’, says Peter RobinsonFri Jan 23 2015 - 20:33
London Letter: A lesser seen version of the German storyMajor exhibition about Germany challenges British assumptionsFri Jan 23 2015 - 13:18
Coeliac cases in children triple in UK over 20 yearsChildren from less well-off backgrounds only half as likely to be diagnosed, study findsFri Jan 23 2015 - 01:00
Cameron plans for Scottish home rule dismissed as inadequateScotland to get new powers next year on income tax, borrowing and welfare rulesFri Jan 23 2015 - 01:00
Sturgeon says SNP MPs can vote on English issuesScottish first minister says blocking privatisation of England’s NHS will benefit ScotlandWed Jan 21 2015 - 22:36
File detailing ‘unnatural practices’ of UK politicians discoveredFile prepared in 1980 for then prime minister Margaret ThatcherWed Jan 21 2015 - 21:26
British planning refusals for Traveller halting sites open to challengeLondon high court ruling finds European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) breachedWed Jan 21 2015 - 20:10
Irish-style drink-drive limits will kill pubs, say Scottish publicansNumber who failed breath-tests dropped by 20% over Christmas under new lower limitsWed Jan 21 2015 - 15:14
Call to scrap Trident renewal plan voted down by Tories and LabourCost of replacing UK’s nuclear submarine fleet put at between £25bn and £100bnWed Jan 21 2015 - 01:00
Spy services must be able to tap emails, says ex-MI6 chiefJohn Sawers backs PM’s view there cannot be any ‘no-go areas’ in communicationsTue Jan 20 2015 - 22:35
Muslims should not ‘go out of their way’ to prove loyalty to UKMuslim Council of Britain responds to minister Eric Pickles’s letter to mosquesMon Jan 19 2015 - 22:03
Claim that PSNI confirmed checks before letters sent to ‘on the runs’Ex-Northern Ireland Office official defends telling Republicans they were not wanted for prosecutionMon Jan 19 2015 - 21:18
No PSNI investigation into Rita O’Hare arrest warningTony Blair says peace process would have been in trouble if O’Hare arrested in 2000Fri Jan 16 2015 - 22:46
London Letter: Complaints against UK’s doctors on riseThe stress of investigations has even driven some doctors to suicideFri Jan 16 2015 - 13:44
Move to remove UK voting rights from Irish deniedSome 345,000 Irish-born voters are eligible to vote in UKFri Jan 16 2015 - 13:35
Charlie Hebdo: Religious insult still key for many British MuslimsSome Muslims feel sidelined in the debate about terror and freedomFri Jan 16 2015 - 01:00
Ukip leader Nigel Farage faces threat from comedianAl Murray, aka the Pub Landlord, aims to give Ukip leader a run for his money in UK electionThu Jan 15 2015 - 01:00
Tony Blair defends letters to ‘on the runs’ as critical to peace processFormer prime minister questions Theresa Villiers’s decision to declare letters worthlessWed Jan 14 2015 - 01:00
Tony Blair says ‘on-the-runs’ letters were crucial to keeping North's peace process on trackFormer British prime minister begins giving evidence to Northern Ireland Affairs inquiryTue Jan 13 2015 - 17:45
Cancer patients in Britain may die sooner as drugs cutbacks are imposedTwenty-five drugs, including some given to bowel and breast cancer patients, scrapped from list of 84 drugs previously paid for by Cancer Drugs Fund fund, in bid to save £80mTue Jan 13 2015 - 01:03
British intelligence agencies must have more surveillance powers, says CameronPrime minister argues for more access in wake of Paris attacksTue Jan 13 2015 - 01:00
Tony Blair to appear before ‘on the runs’ committeeCommons Northern Ireland Affairs Committee had to use rarely issued summons to get Blair to appearMon Jan 12 2015 - 21:15
London letter: Proverb replaces policy as Angela Merkel remains unimpressedGerman chancellor will not waste political capital on David Cameron before electionFri Jan 09 2015 - 01:00
Call in UK for curb on foreigners’ voting rightsIrish residents not included in demands by influential Tory backbenchersWed Jan 07 2015 - 21:11
Tony Blair bows to demands to give evidence about on the runsMPs sent summons making it clear he could be held in contempt if he did appearWed Jan 07 2015 - 12:49
Cameron blocks North officials from giving evidenceCommons inquiry into letters telling Republicans they are not wanted for prosecutionsTue Jan 06 2015 - 21:59
The long road to the UK’s May 7th general election has begunThe one certain thing seems to be that no single party will be able to win a majorityTue Jan 06 2015 - 01:00
In Britain, talk about immigration has become practically ceaselessImmigration is now the key issue for many British voters in places where immigrants rarely treadSat Dec 27 2014 - 01:00
RTÉ to continue longwave service next yearBroadcaster extends Radio 1 service until 2017 after complaints by emigrantsSun Dec 21 2014 - 12:28
London letter: From now on in politics is all about the May electionMost MPs believe Tories and Labour will come back with roughly an equal numberFri Dec 19 2014 - 01:00
UK visa rules for some non-EU citizens illegal – European CourtIrish man married to Colombian challenged her need to get visa to visit their house in UKThu Dec 18 2014 - 20:37
Boy (13) charged with murder remanded in custodyIrish man Christopher Barry (53) stabbed after altercation with youths at his London homeWed Dec 17 2014 - 12:55
E-cigarettes as good as patches for quitting, research showsUK study says nicotine-delivering devices are safe for ‘short to mid-term use’Wed Dec 17 2014 - 07:41
