German firm sues IBRC over bond valuesTHE DECISION to offer a German asset management company €170 for €17 million worth of Anglo Irish Bank bonds in 2010 when other…Mon Jun 25 2012 - 01:00
Talks on single energy grid under wayTALKS TO overcome the barriers to the creation of a single green energy market between Ireland and Britain are under way between…Sat Jun 23 2012 - 01:00
Higgins visits GAA London HQPresident Michael Higgins has been welcomed by hundreds of London-based members of the Gaelic Athletic Association to the organisation…Sat Jun 23 2012 - 01:00
MPs urge RTÉ to reconsider plan to close London bureauRTÉ, WHICH is facing losses of €50 million and significant redundancies this year, has been urged by MPs in the House of Commons…Fri Jun 22 2012 - 01:00
The search for financial refugeSOUTHEND COUNTY Court on Tyler’s Avenue in this Essex town stands near an unattractive metal bridge, with Churchill’s Cafe and…Fri Jun 22 2012 - 01:00
Supporters of Assange fear loss of £240,000 bailSUPPORTERS OF WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is facing extradition to Sweden from Britain, face losing up to £240,000 (€…Thu Jun 21 2012 - 01:00
MPs urge RTÉ presence in LondonMPs on all sides of the House of Commons have urged RTÉ to reconsider its decision to close the station’s London bureau from …Thu Jun 21 2012 - 01:00
Sharp drop in support for Scottish independence, according to pollSUPPORT FOR Scottish independence has fallen significantly in recent months, although those living in Scotland’s poorest districts…Wed Jun 20 2012 - 01:00
Not so wicked witch looks to the futureTwo years is enough for anyone to spend as a singing witch in a West End musical, and now Belfast singer Rachel Tucker is looking…Tue Jun 19 2012 - 01:00
Nuns reach agreement in Morgan Stanley caseMORE THAN 130 investors, including two congregations of nuns and the Irish Veterinary Beneficiary Fund, who are seeking up to…Tue Jun 19 2012 - 01:00
Harmony at the heart of the British coalitionWORLD VIEW: A new study finds the Conservative-Liberal Democrat government is bold and decisiveSat Jun 16 2012 - 01:00
McFeely plays British card in failed UK bankruptcy defenceTHE PROPERTY developer and former IRA hunger-striker Tom McFeely has said a legal challenge to his UK bankruptcy breached his…Sat Jun 16 2012 - 01:00
Developer McFeely bankruptcy overturned following challengeTHE BANKRUPTCY in London of property developer Tom McFeely, who built the controversial Priory Hall apartment complex in Dublin…Sat Jun 16 2012 - 01:00
London fearful over potential euro zone dangerIF NOT scared, then London is deeply, deeply worried about the dangers of the coming days for the euro and the global economy…Sat Jun 16 2012 - 01:00
O'Donnell bankruptcy bid opposed by bankBANK of Ireland yesterday opposed efforts by property investors Brian O’Donnell and his wife, Mary Patricia, to file for bankruptcy…Fri Jun 15 2012 - 01:00
Cameron has tough time at tribunalBRITISH PRIME Minister David Cameron struggled yesterday over the depth of his ties with top News International executive Rebekah…Fri Jun 15 2012 - 01:00
Irish press regulation model may be Leveson's first port of callLONDON LETTER: The Leveson Inquiry, investigating media regulation in Britain, is increasingly looking across the Irish Sea …Fri Jun 15 2012 - 01:00
Salmond alleges 'Observer' illegally secured bank detailsSCOTTISH FIRST minister Alex Salmond yesterday charged that the Observer newspaper – sister-paper of the Guardian, which unearthed…Thu Jun 14 2012 - 01:00
Osborne says BSkyB bid move was a 'neat solution'THE TRANSFER of powers away from Liberal Democrats minister Vince Cable over News Corporation’s bid to buy all of satellite broadcaster…Tue Jun 12 2012 - 01:00
Common control of banks is urgedBRITISH REACTION: BRITISH FOREIGN Secretary, William Hague has welcomed moves to recapitalise Spanish banks, but London has …Mon Jun 11 2012 - 01:00
Odds of UK vote on EU membership shortenTHE PROSPECT that British voters could face a referendum on membership of the European Union have shortened considerably, provoked…Fri Jun 08 2012 - 01:00
Controversial Thorp plant at Sellafield to be shut downSELLAFIELD’S CONTROVERSIAL Thorp nuclear reprocessing plant is to close.Fri Jun 08 2012 - 01:00
Thriving through the property turmoilWILD GEESE Donagh O’Sullivan Managing director of the London property company, Galliard Homes: Despite the economic…Fri Jun 08 2012 - 01:00
Queen rules the waves on diamond jubilee as flotilla of a thousand boats takes to the ThamesEIGHTY-SIX-year-old Queen Elizabeth led a pageant of 1,000 boats of all shapes and sizes down the Thames yesterday to celebrate…Mon Jun 04 2012 - 01:00
UK court orders return of Irish-owned trucksA WEXFORD haulage firm that had four trucks seized by Welsh police after drivers were convicted of driving offences is to get…Sat Jun 02 2012 - 01:00
Sixty years on, Elizabeth stands high in British affectionsANALYSIS: LEAFING THROUGH the magazine and bookshelves of London shops this week, intending readers will find sheaves of publications…Fri Jun 01 2012 - 01:00
UK court allows delay in extradition of Assange to face Swedish chargesTHE FOUNDER of Wikileaks Julian Assange can be extradited to Sweden to face questioning on sexual assault charges, the British…Thu May 31 2012 - 01:00
Nama could be fully repaid by Battersea station saleTHE NATIONAL Asset Management Agency (Nama) is set to be fully repaid on loans outstanding on London’s Battersea power station…Thu May 31 2012 - 01:00
A sea change in harvesting of energyThe footprint in the sea is quite small, so its environmental impact is quite smallWed May 30 2012 - 01:00
Nama argues McKillen hotel debt claim 'nonsense'PROPERTY DEVELOPER Patrick McKillen’s declaration that £660 million (€826 million) worth of debt on three London hotels could…Wed May 30 2012 - 01:00
Blair 'war criminal' protester at Leveson will not be chargedTHE PROTESTER who called former British prime minister Tony Blair a war criminal yesterday, after he got past security at the…Tue May 29 2012 - 01:00
Decision not to investigate Channel 4 'gypsier' ad reversedThe UK Advertising Standards Authority is to investigate complaints made last year about the advertising campaign surrounding…Tue May 29 2012 - 01:00
Blair chose not to tackle 'unhealthy' power of UK pressFORMER BRITISH prime minister Tony Blair has accepted that he made a “strategic decision” not to tackle the “unhealthy” power…Tue May 29 2012 - 01:00
To William and Kate, a daughter - but will she be queen one day?As Queen Elizabeth’s 60 years on the throne are marked, questions remain on who will succeed herFri May 25 2012 - 01:00
McKillen fit to be tied after Ritz run-in with Sir FrederickThe twins, Sir Frederick and Sir David, have for years divided their time between homes on the island of Brecqhou, one of the…Fri May 25 2012 - 01:00
Court hears of McKillen 'antipathy' to BarclaysPROPERTY DEVELOPER Paddy McKillen has displayed “an unjustified antipathy” to the billionaire Barclay brothers and has not been…Thu May 24 2012 - 01:00
McKillen 'owns property worth €45m'PROPERTY DEVELOPER Patrick McKillen owns €45 million worth of properties around the world that have not been used as security…Thu May 24 2012 - 01:00
Judge challenges McKillen stance on £660m debt saleBONUS PAYMENTS from Qatari investors interested in buying three luxury London hotels would have been “far more attractive” to…Wed May 23 2012 - 01:00
Blair was against transfer to Nama of London hotel debtsFORMER BRITISH prime minister Tony Blair believed in 2010 that the debts of a luxury London hotel group at the centre of a long…Wed May 23 2012 - 01:00
Quinlan did not pay loan interest, court toldFINANCIER DEREK Quinlan should have declared two years ago that he had failed to pay interest on loans due to Bank of Scotland…Tue May 22 2012 - 01:00
Barclays destroyed crucial evidence, court toldTHE BILLIONAIRE Barclay brothers destroyed evidence of text messages central to the High Court challenge taken by Belfast property…Tue May 22 2012 - 01:00
Lockerbie bomber dies in TripoliTHE FAMILY of convicted Libyan Lockerbie bomber, Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, who died yesterday, can now seek a second appeal against…Mon May 21 2012 - 01:00
NHS to offer parents classes on child rearingBRITISH PARENTS are to be offered classes in how to raise their children, including help with nappy-changing, breast-feeding …Sat May 19 2012 - 01:00
Lack of inquiry into 'Big Fat Gypsy' ad claims set for reviewTHE UK Advertising Standards Authority is to review its decision not to investigate complaints earlier this year about Channel…Sat May 19 2012 - 01:00
Cameron seizes on euro crisis to deflect from domestic troublesLONDON LETTER: No longer at EU top table, Cameron paints himself as a safe hand on the tiller at homeFri May 18 2012 - 01:00
Court finds for TV news on Traveller eviction footageBritish TV stations will not have to share unbroadcast footage taken during the evictions of Irish Travellers at Dale Farm last…Fri May 18 2012 - 01:00
Receivership for Alburn Real EstateSOLICITOR NOEL Smyth’s Alburn Real Estate UK is to be put into receivership by Rothschild, ending his efforts to regain command…Thu May 17 2012 - 01:00
Bank of England governor says Euro zone 'tearing itself apart'THE EURO ZONE is “tearing itself apart without any obvious solution” emerging for the problems in the single currency, the governor…Thu May 17 2012 - 01:00
Brooks 'baffled' by move to charge her in hacking scandalFORMER NEWS International chief executive Rebekah Brooks and her husband have condemned Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service decision…Wed May 16 2012 - 01:00
Councils employ medieval solution to local drainage problemsLONDON LETTER : IN THE Middle Ages, a lengthsman had the job of walking the tracks of a parish, ensuring that drains and ditches…Fri May 11 2012 - 01:00
