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How an escaped lioness in Dublin became world news

How an escaped lioness in Dublin became world news

Fortune’s Wheel tells the story of a celebrated incident in Fairview in 1951

Fri Jun 05 2015 - 21:08
Ballina priest condemned over remarks on marriage equality

Ballina priest condemned over remarks on marriage equality

Fr Tom Doherty says Yes vote in referendum means “barbarians are at the gate”

Wed Jun 03 2015 - 16:34
It’s official, May was wet and cold all around the country

It’s official, May was wet and cold all around the country

Spring was also colder than normal but weather due to improve

Wed Jun 03 2015 - 15:37
May  was cold and wet  - but a change is on its way

May was cold and wet - but a change is on its way

Temperatures will rise as the run of bad weather is set to end

Mon Jun 01 2015 - 19:17
Horses for courses: Wind, rain force Patti Smith gig  indoors

Horses for courses: Wind, rain force Patti Smith gig indoors

Forbidden Fruit promoters say ‘safety and comfort of our fans is of utmost importance’

Mon Jun 01 2015 - 17:37
The shoot-out: iPhone 5S versus Canon 700D10

The shoot-out: iPhone 5S versus Canon 700D10

Videography on the go: Capturing smartphone and DSLR footage

Mon Jun 01 2015 - 14:13
Secret police files relating to Easter Rising released

Secret police files relating to Easter Rising released

Dublin Metropolitan Police (DMP) obsessively monitored future rebels

Mon Jun 01 2015 - 10:59
Spirit of Hennessy’s Irish heritage infuses cognac-maker’s ambitions

Spirit of Hennessy’s Irish heritage infuses cognac-maker’s ambitions

Cognac house founded by an Irishman has ambitions to double Hennessy sales by 2030

Mon Jun 01 2015 - 02:00
Weather likely to set trial of endurance for Mini Marathon

Weather likely to set trial of endurance for Mini Marathon

Race ready: Some 37,000 athletes expected to raise in the region of €12m for worthy causes

Mon Jun 01 2015 - 01:00
The young Irish people who are cashing in on YouTube

The young Irish people who are cashing in on YouTube

There’s money to be made on YouTube: one 25-year-old makes up to €50,000 a year talking about lipgloss and anxiety. Another makes a living talking over videogames

Mon Jun 01 2015 - 01:00
Funeral of Bill O’Herlihy takes place in Dublin

Funeral of Bill O’Herlihy takes place in Dublin

Mourners fill Foxrock church where they heard of ‘infectious joy’ of broadcaster

Fri May 29 2015 - 18:46
Rain in Slane? Festival-goers warned to bring rain gear

Rain in Slane? Festival-goers warned to bring rain gear

Heavy rain forecast on Saturday night around time when Foo Fighters due to play

Thu May 28 2015 - 18:40
U2 pay tribute to Dennis Sheehan at Los Angeles concert

U2 pay tribute to Dennis Sheehan at Los Angeles concert

Band pray with preacher Rick Warren to help them deal with death of tour manager

Thu May 28 2015 - 15:34
Bono expresses shock at death of U2 tour manager

Bono expresses shock at death of U2 tour manager

'Irreplaceable' Dennis Sheehan (68) was found dead in his hotel room in Los Angeles

Wed May 27 2015 - 22:49
Irish Architecture Awards shortlist announced

Irish Architecture Awards shortlist announced

Dún Laoghaire’s dlr LexIcon library and St Mel’s Cathedral among nominated projects

Wed May 27 2015 - 18:57
Opera singer’s eyewitness account of Easter Rising made public

Opera singer’s eyewitness account of Easter Rising made public

Elsie McDermid’s description of the Rising to be put on view at Dublin City Libraries

Wed May 27 2015 - 15:54
Winners of 2015 Irish Restaurant Awards announced

Winners of 2015 Irish Restaurant Awards announced

Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud takes top prize at Irish Restaurant Awards

Tue May 26 2015 - 14:42
U2’s Bono welcomes Yes vote in marriage  referendum

U2’s Bono welcomes Yes vote in marriage referendum

Singer celebrates on stage in Phoenix and declares ‘love is the highest law in the land’

Sun May 24 2015 - 23:45
Yes Equality Roscommon says politicians did not support campaign

Yes Equality Roscommon says politicians did not support campaign

In only county to vote No, campaigners complain local TDs failed to help Yes side

Sun May 24 2015 - 21:59
Two die in light aircraft crash near Mount Leinster

Two die in light aircraft crash near Mount Leinster

The men, in their 50s and 60s, along with two dogs, left Athboy Aerodrome in a Cessna 172

Sun May 24 2015 - 19:47
Gay parish priest thanks congregation for accepting him

Gay parish priest thanks congregation for accepting him

Fr Martin Dolan says church needs ‘new way of being’ after same-sex marriage accepted

Sat May 23 2015 - 21:41
Dunnes accused of using injunction to shut Gorey store

Dunnes accused of using injunction to shut Gorey store

Shocked workers meet at hotel to discuss abrupt closure of branch in Wexford town

Fri May 22 2015 - 20:50
Dunnes Stores staff in Gorey to meet  over shock closure

Dunnes Stores staff in Gorey to meet over shock closure

Management accused of leaving workers in a ‘despicable place’ without any explanation

Fri May 22 2015 - 17:04
An Irishman’s Diary on Ypres and Mouse Trap Farm

An Irishman’s Diary on Ypres and Mouse Trap Farm

A place of dread for Irish soldiers

Fri May 22 2015 - 14:22
RTÉ  drama series to mark Easter Rising commemoration

RTÉ drama series to mark Easter Rising commemoration

‘Rebellion’ will tell the story of Easter Week through fictional characters

Thu May 21 2015 - 22:25
Mountcharles anticipates ‘emotional’ Slane concert after cancer diagnosis

Mountcharles anticipates ‘emotional’ Slane concert after cancer diagnosis

‘There was a time last year when I wasn’t sure the Foo Fighters concert would happen’

Thu May 21 2015 - 17:23
Sale of Dublin’s Mansion House recalled 300 years later

Sale of Dublin’s Mansion House recalled 300 years later

Title deed signed over from Joshua Dawson to Corporation on May 18th, 1715

Mon May 18 2015 - 21:58
U2 fans gathering since Monday for opening gig of world tour

U2 fans gathering since Monday for opening gig of world tour

Band has been rehearsing in city for past month, writes Ronan McGreevy in Vancouver

Thu May 14 2015 - 21:40
Famous painting remembered at Rue du Bois

Famous painting remembered at Rue du Bois

Service marks centenary of ‘The Last General Absolution of the Munsters’

Mon May 11 2015 - 09:42
Portrait of war: Absolution and ‘the perfect death’ on the Rue du Bois

Portrait of war: Absolution and ‘the perfect death’ on the Rue du Bois

On May 8th a memorial will be placed on the exact site in France where an Irish chaplain gave last absolution to ‘the Munsters’ battalion ahead of a catastrophic battle in the first World War

Fri May 08 2015 - 06:00
Boys of 14 now much fatter than in 1948

Boys of 14 now much fatter than in 1948

Childhood screening for obesity is unlikely to work, experts says

Wed May 06 2015 - 09:02
Electric Picnic: Blur confirmed as headliners for   Stradbally

Electric Picnic: Blur confirmed as headliners for Stradbally

Britpop stalwarts will be joined by Sam Smith, Grace Jones and Interpol

Tue May 05 2015 - 13:28
Rudyard Kipling’s first World War  tragedy

Rudyard Kipling’s first World War tragedy

The Nobel laureate and staunch imperialist was one of hundreds of thousands of British and Irish parents to lose a son to the war

Tue May 05 2015 - 01:00
One of the US’s richest men   among victims of Lusitania

One of the US’s richest men among victims of Lusitania

Alfred Vanderbilt’s grandson says sinking ‘was an act of international terrorism’

Mon May 04 2015 - 06:46
Lusitania centenary: Cobh to mark sinking of ocean liner

Lusitania centenary: Cobh to mark sinking of ocean liner

President Michael D Higgins and ambassadors will visit Co Cork for anniversary events

Mon May 04 2015 - 01:00
The sinking of the ‘Lusitania’

The sinking of the ‘Lusitania’

The torpedoing of the Cunard liner, 100 years ago, was not the first mass killing of civilians in the first World War. But it generated outrage in a way that previous atrocities had not

Sat May 02 2015 - 01:00
U2 to play three Dublin shows at Christmas

U2 to play three Dublin shows at Christmas

Bono confirmed three dates in interview with the late Tony Fenton

Fri May 01 2015 - 15:44
Christy Brown exhibition opens at Little Museum of  Dublin

Christy Brown exhibition opens at Little Museum of Dublin

Archives of man who wrote ‘My Left Foot’ bought for the nation at €44,820

Thu Apr 30 2015 - 18:24
Noonan and  presenter Seán O’Rourke clash on RTÉ radio show

Noonan and presenter Seán O’Rourke clash on RTÉ radio show

Minister for Finance in angry exchanges with radio presenter over reports on RTÉ

Thu Apr 30 2015 - 01:00
Noonan accuses RTÉ of failing to disclose reports

Noonan accuses RTÉ of failing to disclose reports

Broadcaster says claim incorrect after Minster clashes with Seán O’Rourke over Siteserv

Wed Apr 29 2015 - 18:32
BAI rules against description of  Irish  speakers as  ‘nutters’

BAI rules against description of Irish speakers as ‘nutters’

FM104 broadcast also included comparison between language lobbyists and Taliban

Wed Apr 29 2015 - 15:28
Century:   Marching to a different tune

Century: Marching to a different tune

In the Great War, many Irish soldiers fought for Britain and Irish musicians wrote many British marching songs – but the Irish perspective was not that of the average Tommy

Wed Apr 29 2015 - 01:00
Our health experience: ‘On that cold day in December I learned the fragility of human life’

Our health experience: ‘On that cold day in December I learned the fragility of human life’

Michelle Bell was diagnosed with leukaemia when she was six months pregnant. Her sister donated bone marrow to help cure her

Tue Apr 28 2015 - 06:00
War diaries of Fr Francis Gleeson go online

War diaries of Fr Francis Gleeson go online

Irish priest survived the Battle of Loos and became known as ‘the saint of the trenches’

Mon Apr 27 2015 - 22:30
Three Ireland network  disruption hits 300,000 customers

Three Ireland network disruption hits 300,000 customers

Mobile network says unauthorised work by BT caused second disruption in a month

Mon Apr 27 2015 - 21:14
Same-sex vote: Hotel offers 50% rate for  removing  ‘No’ posters

Same-sex vote: Hotel offers 50% rate for removing ‘No’ posters

Charleville Lodge Hotel in Dublin wants to clear Phibsborough area of ‘nasty posters’

Mon Apr 27 2015 - 00:16
Irish newspapers supported British effort in first World War, conference told

Irish newspapers supported British effort in first World War, conference told

Mainstream newspapers doubted the veracity of reports from the front that they published

Sun Apr 26 2015 - 15:36
Hundreds attend  Anzac  service in Dublin to remember  Gallipoli dead

Hundreds attend Anzac service in Dublin to remember Gallipoli dead

Tánaiste says at Glasnevin Cemetery event that such an event should never happen again

Sun Apr 26 2015 - 12:43
Chalet that earned  Wicklow council’s wrath   is well out of sight

Chalet that earned Wicklow council’s wrath is well out of sight

Earlier retention decision stiffened council’s resolve not to allow another precedent

Fri Apr 24 2015 - 20:04
Taoiseach’s solidarity with Armenians on massacres’ centenary

Taoiseach’s solidarity with Armenians on massacres’ centenary

Government declines to use the word ‘genocide’ to describe events of 100 years ago

Fri Apr 24 2015 - 16:57
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