McKevitt gives Smithwick evidenceMichael McKevitt, who is serving a 20-year sentence for directing terrorism and membership of the Real IRA, has told the Smithwick…Mon Nov 28 2011 - 00:00
Tribunal to move to Dublin court for evidence by McKevittTHE SMITHWICK Tribunal is to move to the Criminal Courts of Justice on Monday to hear evidence from Michael McKevitt, who is …Sat Nov 26 2011 - 00:00
Flagship DIT site to proceed if planning grantedTHE FLAGSHIP regeneration project for the 30-hectare Grangegorman site in Dublin’s north inner city will definitely go ahead …Fri Nov 25 2011 - 00:00
Ex-garda fails to appear at SmithwickA former assistant Garda commissioner who helped investigate suspicions members of Dundalk gardaí assisted in IRA murders of …Fri Nov 25 2011 - 00:00
Planned increases in medical benefit charges 'penal'PROPOSED INCREASES in charges for medical benefits have been described as “penal” and a potentially serious risk to patient health…Thu Nov 24 2011 - 00:00
Proposed medical charge hikes criticisedProposed hikes in charges for medical benefits have been criticised by the Irish Patients Organisation and the Irish Pharmacy…Wed Nov 23 2011 - 00:00
Hogan defends shopping centre sizesDRAFT GUIDELINES for the size of new shopping centres that were published yesterday do not represent the death knell of smaller…Tue Nov 22 2011 - 00:00
Firefighters' dispute may lead to strikeFOURTEEN FIRE officers have been removed from the payroll by Roscommon County Council in a dispute which some firefighters maintain…Tue Nov 22 2011 - 00:00
Shatter announcement 'shortly' on upward-only rent reviewsAN ANNOUNCEMENT on the future of Government plans to end upward-only commercial rent reviews in existing leases is to be made…Mon Nov 21 2011 - 00:00
O'Donoghue 'did not stifle debate'FORMER MINISTER for justice John O’Donoghue has rejected suggestions that he attempted to stifle Dáil debate and “put people …Sat Nov 19 2011 - 00:00
Publicans demand action over closure of rural pubsRURAL PUBLICANS have marched on the Dáil in protest at conditions that they claim are forcing at least one pub a day to close…Fri Nov 18 2011 - 00:00
Tribunal told of Department inquiryThere was no “prima facie case” to support an inquiry into allegations of collusion between members of Dundalk Gardaí and the…Fri Nov 18 2011 - 00:00
Integrated ticketing for Dublin transport due within weeksMORE THAN nine years and €48 million after it was first proposed, public transport users in Dublin are expected to be able to…Fri Nov 18 2011 - 00:00
Integrated transport tickets on wayMore than nine years and €48 million after it was first proposed public transport users in Dublin are expected to be able to …Thu Nov 17 2011 - 00:00
Intelligence linked garda to IRA killingsGARDA INTELLIGENCE reports linked a member of the Garda in Dundalk station with the murders of Northern Ireland judge Maurice…Wed Nov 16 2011 - 00:00
Tribunal hears of IRA coffin saluteAn instruction that gardaí should salute the coffins of IRA members who had been shot dead in Gibraltar as they passed through…Wed Nov 16 2011 - 00:00
Tribunal told of 'mole' speculationWithin 24 hours of the murder of two high ranking RUC officers close to the Border in South Armagh in 1989, security services…Tue Nov 15 2011 - 00:00
Tribunal hears of IRA 'boast'An IRA activist boasted of the killings of two RUC officers, claiming the murders had been carried out with the aid of a member…Fri Nov 11 2011 - 00:00
Tribunal told of phone tap attemptDETAILS OF attempted phone tapping in the Dundalk area were revealed at the Smithwick Tribunal yesterday.Fri Nov 11 2011 - 00:00
No agents in IRA gang, witness tells tribunalTHE PUBLIC and media were excluded from the Smithwick Tribunal yesterday after a former RUC intelligence officer said no agents…Wed Nov 09 2011 - 00:00
Dodder bridge scaffolding not cause of flooding, insists Iarnród ÉireannIARNRÓD ÉIREANN has said scaffolding and sacking the company erected across the Dodder in Ballsbridge, Dublin, was not a critical…Tue Nov 08 2011 - 00:00
Alleged IRA hit squad leader namedThe leader of an IRA hit squad which killed two RUC officers in 1989 was this morning named as Sean Gerard Hughes of south Armagh…Tue Nov 08 2011 - 00:00
Train service may begin again ahead of scheduleIARNRÓD ÉIREANN will this morning carry out test runs on trains across a rail bridge over the river Dodder in south Dublin to…Mon Nov 07 2011 - 00:00
Sluice gates opened along Shannon due to flood worriesAFTER MOUNTING concerns about flooding along the river Shannon, the ESB and Waterways Ireland have opened sluice gates at locks…Sat Nov 05 2011 - 00:00
Some road tolls to rise by 10 cent in new yearMOTORWAY TOLLS are set to rise in the new year as increases in the consumer price index allow a range of operators to add 10 …Fri Nov 04 2011 - 00:00
Toll charges set to rise from JanuaryMotorway tolls are set to rise in the new year as increases in the consumer price index allow a range of operators to add 10 …Thu Nov 03 2011 - 00:00
Bike scheme consultation unveiled"Symposiums" on the possibility of extending the public bike schemes to Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford are to be announced…Thu Nov 03 2011 - 00:00
Vetting law should define key terms, committee toldA DEFINITION of what constitutes “ad hoc” contact with children and vulnerable adults should be included in the legislation on…Thu Nov 03 2011 - 00:00
Myers tells tribunal he will not reveal sourcesNEWSPAPER COLUMNIST Kevin Myers has told the Smithwick Tribunal he will not reveal the identity of sources behind a March 2000…Sat Oct 29 2011 - 01:00
Funeral of drowned garda heldThe funeral of has taken place of Garda Ciarán Jones, who lost his life while warning oncoming motorists of flood danger near…Fri Oct 28 2011 - 01:00
Myers declines to name sourcesNewspaper columnist Kevin Myers has told the Smithwick Tribunal he would not be prepared to reveal the identity of sources behind…Fri Oct 28 2011 - 01:00
President attends service for heroic gardaUPWARDS OF 1,000 people stood in silence in the small village of Manor Kilbride in the Wicklow hills yesterday evening, as the…Fri Oct 28 2011 - 01:00
Workers insist IRA tapping claims could not have been trueTELECOMS STAFF who spent most of their working lives in the Dundalk telephone exchange yesterday ridiculed magazine reports that…Thu Oct 27 2011 - 01:00
Tapping claim is 'rubbish'A 2005 magazine article which alleged the IRA had tapped a private Garda phone line in Dundalk telephone exchange was described…Wed Oct 26 2011 - 01:00
No evidence found that IRA tapped phonesNO EVIDENCE could be found to verify allegations that the IRA tapped private Garda telephone lines in Dundalk telephone exchange…Wed Oct 26 2011 - 01:00
'No evidence' IRA tapped phone linesNo evidence could be found to support allegations that the IRA tapped private telephone lines between the Garda and the RUC, …Tue Oct 25 2011 - 01:00
Buchanan family asks police officers to assist tribunalTHE FAMILY of the RUC superintendent killed in an IRA ambush in 1989 has called on retired RUC officers and those serving in …Mon Oct 24 2011 - 01:00
Motorists urged to drive with caution as further heavy rainfall expectedTHE GARDA and AA Roadwatch have appealed to motorists to take extreme caution today as further heavy rainfall is expected to …Mon Oct 24 2011 - 01:00
Detective beaten for not paying IRA for alcohol, tribunal toldA FORMER detective sergeant was beaten by the Provisional IRA because he had failed to pay them for a consignment of alcohol, …Sat Oct 22 2011 - 01:00
Former Dundalk sergeant alleges DPP officials and Garda conspiracyA RETIRED Garda sergeant has claimed he has evidence of a conspiracy between members of the Garda and officials in the office…Fri Oct 21 2011 - 01:00
'No evidence' of Dundalk IRA molePSNI assistant chief constable Drew Harris attended the Smithwick Tribunal under tight security today.Fri Oct 21 2011 - 01:00
Tribunal told of smuggling by gardaAn official Garda car in Dundalk was used for smuggling contraband from Northern Ireland in the mid-1980s, a retired garda sergeant…Thu Oct 20 2011 - 01:00
Myers believed at least two IRA moles in Garda stationNEWSPAPER COLUMNIST Kevin Myers has told the Smithwick Tribunal he believed there were at least two IRA moles and possibly an…Thu Oct 20 2011 - 01:00
Tribunal told phone to Newry was not tappedALLEGATIONS THAT the Provisional IRA tapped a private telephone link between Dundalk Garda station and Newry police over a three…Wed Oct 19 2011 - 01:00
Tribunal views 'Insight' programmeA UTV Insight programme which aired claims by members of the RUC that there was an IRA mole in Dundalk Garda station was shown…Wed Oct 19 2011 - 01:00
Myers appears before SmithwickNewspaper columnist Kevin Myers has told the Smithwick Tribunal he believed there were at least two IRA moles and possibly an…Wed Oct 19 2011 - 01:00
Reports of IRA 'bugging' discountedMagazine reports that the IRA had tapped into a secure line between Dundalk Garda Station and Newry police were discounted at…Tue Oct 18 2011 - 01:00
Residents tell developer that he 'couldn't build a snowman'EXCHANGES: THERE WERE heated exchanges in the Round Hall of the Four Courts yesterday as residents of Priory Hall apartment …Tue Oct 18 2011 - 01:00
Developers to hand in passportsProperty developers behind the Priory Hall apartment complex in north Dublin have until this morning to surrender their passports…Tue Oct 18 2011 - 01:00