Finucane answers may not be far off - de SilvaMANY OF the answers sought by the family of murdered Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane “may not be far away”, a Northern Ireland…Tue Oct 25 2011 - 01:00
Close to 80 MPs defy orders of CameronCLOSE TO 80 Conservative MPs defied British prime minister David Cameron who ordered them not to back a House of Commons motion…Tue Oct 25 2011 - 01:00
SF Oireachtas members stay away from Assembly meeting in Brighton hotel bombed in 1984SINN FÉIN has sent no members of the Dáil or Seanad to a meeting of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly that began last …Mon Oct 24 2011 - 01:00
Tory MPs who defy PM will face sanctionsEU REFERENDUM VOTE: CONSERVATIVE MPs who support a House of Commons motion today for a referendum on Britain’s membership of…Mon Oct 24 2011 - 01:00
Salmond may offer Scots third optionSCOTTISH FIRST Minister Alex Salmond has acknowledged that a referendum on independence before 2015 could offer Scottish voters…Mon Oct 24 2011 - 01:00
MPs set to defy Cameron with EU debateBRITISH PRIME minister David Cameron faces a significant challenge to his authority on Monday when up to 80 Conservative MPs …Sat Oct 22 2011 - 01:00
Dale Farm evictees have not turned up at other illegal sitesTRAVELLERS WHO left Dale Farm in Essex on Thursday have so far not turned up at illegal encampments elsewhere in the east of …Sat Oct 22 2011 - 01:00
Council to begin eviction at Dale FarmBASILDON BOROUGH Council in Essex insisted last night that it will begin the eviction of hundreds of Irish Travellers from a …Wed Oct 19 2011 - 01:00
Travellers lose legal bid to stop evictionIRISH TRAVELLERS living on the Dale Farm caravan site in Essex lost their legal battle to stay in their homes, following an appeal…Tue Oct 18 2011 - 01:00
'We've been left with no choice - we really have nowhere else'IN RECENT weeks, the McCarthy sisters, resplendent in brightly coloured blouses, have become a frequent sight outside the Royal…Tue Oct 18 2011 - 01:00
Police to examine political donations to FoxBritish police and the Electoral Commission have been asked to investigation allegations that the former defence secretary Liam…Mon Oct 17 2011 - 01:00
Shock makeover for UK electricity networkELECTRICITY PYLONS in the United Kingdom, which have not changed in design since the 1920s, are to get a makeover following an…Sat Oct 15 2011 - 01:00
Celtic chief warns fans will be sanctioned over Provo chantingCELTIC FOOTBALL club has warned supporters they will face sanction if they continue to sing songs glorifying the IRA, following…Sat Oct 15 2011 - 01:00
British defence secretary Liam Fox resigns postBRITISH PRIME minister David Cameron has opted for a limited Cabinet reshuffle following the resignation yesterday of defence…Sat Oct 15 2011 - 01:00
British defence secretary's exit saves face for CameronANALYSIS: MUDDY MURPHY’S, an Irish bar on Singapore’s Orchard Road with an 1840s Irish cottage atmosphere and a farmyard out…Sat Oct 15 2011 - 01:00
Jockeys pull up short on strike threat as talks on whip to beginJOCKEYS IN Britain have called off a strike set for Monday over a dispute about recently introduced curbs on the use of the whip…Sat Oct 15 2011 - 01:00
Dale Farm Travellers fail to halt evictionTRAVELLERS FACING eviction from the Dale Farm site outside Basildon, Essex, resolved yesterday to launch one final legal effort…Thu Oct 13 2011 - 01:00
Nama profits from Quinlan Mayfair saleNama has made a profit by selling lands in Mayfair in London to entrepreneur John Caudwell, who is believed to have paid £150…Thu Oct 13 2011 - 01:00
Agony aunts join campaign against cuts to sexual health servicesLONDON LETTER: SOME OF Britain’s best-known agony aunts came together for a photo-shoot in London this week dressed in bathrobes…Thu Oct 13 2011 - 01:00
Position of British defence secretary hangs by a threadLONDON – British defence secretary Liam Fox’s position continues to hang by a thread, , as top British officials questioned his…Wed Oct 12 2011 - 01:00
Finucanes angry at refusal to hold public inquiryBRITISH PRIME minister David Cameron’s decision to rule out a public inquiry into the murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane…Wed Oct 12 2011 - 01:00
Miliband makes mark with shadow cabinet reshuffleLABOUR PARTY leader Ed Miliband, who had the unprecedented power for a Labour Party leader to appoint his own shadow cabinet, …Sat Oct 08 2011 - 01:00
Budget cuts force BBC to scale back foreign coverageSIGNIFICANT CUTS to the BBC’s foreign coverage will be sustained following the decision to impose over £2 billion worth of cuts…Sat Oct 08 2011 - 01:00
UK facing worst cash shortage since 1930sTHE UNITED Kingdom is facing the worst shortage of money circulating in the economy since the 1930s, the governor of the Bank…Fri Oct 07 2011 - 01:00
New cuts to lead to 2,000 job losses at BBCNEARLY 2,000 jobs at the BBC are to be lost, with major cuts to sports and entertainment programme spending and local radio stations…Fri Oct 07 2011 - 01:00
Cameron forced to change speech to conferenceBRITISH PRIME minister David Cameron’s leader’s address to the Conservative Party’s annual conference yesterday was marred after…Thu Oct 06 2011 - 01:00
Murdoch hacking bill 'could exceed £100m'THE RUPERT Murdoch-controlled News International group may have to pay victims of phone-hacking considerably more than £100 million…Thu Oct 06 2011 - 01:00
Boris relying on the likeability factor to win mayoral raceMANCHESTER LETTER: BORIS JOHNSON is the political equivalent of Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary, minus the latter’s occasional bouts…Thu Oct 06 2011 - 01:00
UK home secretary pledges crackdown on immigrationIMMIGRATION INTO the United Kingdom went out of control during Labour’s 13 years in power, leading to the arrival of 2Wed Oct 05 2011 - 01:00
Tories sidestep EU issue in attempt to engage votersANALYSIS: CONSERVATIVE MPs heading to Manchester this week were given speaking notes by Conservative Central Office, suggesting…Wed Oct 05 2011 - 01:00
Duncan-Smith blames riots on benefits and parentingSTREET GANGS, who behave “like child soldiers in the Third World” scarred by anger and violence, played a significant role in…Tue Oct 04 2011 - 01:00
Ministers to review corporation tax costs for North, says PatersonTHE NORTHERN Ireland Executive and Assembly will face public anger unless they deliver better public services over the next four…Mon Oct 03 2011 - 01:00
Opting out of EU 'wrong for Britain', says PMBRITISH PRIME minister David Cameron sought to soothe Conservatives’ anti-European Union feelings yesterday by backing the scrapping…Mon Oct 03 2011 - 01:00
Rally in London marks defeat of fascistsSEVENTY-FIVE years ago, Max Levitas, then a 21-year-old living in London’s East End, stood beside Irish dockers and Jewish tailors…Mon Oct 03 2011 - 01:00
McKillen may challenge sale by Nama of hotels' debtPROPERTY DEVELOPER Paddy McKillen has insisted he remains the largest shareholder in the London Maybourne Hotels group, which…Sat Oct 01 2011 - 01:00
'Irish Post' to go back into production after publisher makes successful bidTHE LONDON-BASED Irish Post newspaper, which was closed by Thomas Crosbie Holdings in August, has been bought by Irish businessman…Sat Oct 01 2011 - 01:00
Miliband changes tune on Dale Farm dispute with call for alternative sitesTRAVELLERS FACING eviction from a caravan site in Essex should be given alternative pitches elsewhere, British Labour Party leader…Fri Sept 30 2011 - 01:00
Several bids for 'Irish Post'UP TO five companies, including the New York-based Irish Voice group controlled by publisher Niall O’Dowd, have made bids to …Fri Sept 30 2011 - 01:00
Proposed NI tax cut 'a huge gamble'EFFORTS TO cut Northern Ireland’s corporation tax rates which are strongly supported by Conservative Northern Ireland Secretary…Fri Sept 30 2011 - 01:00
Traveller bid to list arch on UK site rejectedA BID by Irish Travellers facing eviction in Essex to have a scaffold arch erected at the entrance to the Dale Farm caravan site…Thu Sept 29 2011 - 01:00
Mourning an Irishman key to Liverpool's immigrant communityLIVERPOOL LETTER: NOW IN his 80s, Chris Johnson, who left Ardee, Co Louth, 58 years ago, leaned forward and spoke quietly into…Thu Sept 29 2011 - 01:00
Berlin will need to subsidise struggling EU states for long time, says HagueGERMANY WILL subsidise struggling European Union states such as Greece, Portugal and Italy because of the euro zone crisis, British…Thu Sept 29 2011 - 01:00
Social responsibility required from business and claimants, says MilibandBRITISH LABOUR leader Ed Miliband has rejected charges that he is “anti-business” following his declaration that the rules that…Thu Sept 29 2011 - 01:00
Miliband struggling to connect with electorateANALYSIS: ED MILIBAND stood yesterday before thousands of Labour delegates in Liverpool, confident of his abilities and direction…Wed Sept 28 2011 - 01:00
McGuinness 'fit and proper' candidate for roleSINN FÉIN SUPPORT: SINN FÉIN’s Martin McGuinness is “a fit and proper” candidate for the presidency since he is already fit …Wed Sept 28 2011 - 01:00
McGuinness is 'fit and proper' candidateSinn Féin’s Martin McGuinness is “a fit and proper” candidate for the presidency since he is already fit and proper to hold the…Wed Sept 28 2011 - 01:00
Miliband tells party economy must not reward predatory businessTHE UNITED Kingdom’s economy must be changed completely to reward companies that invest for the long term, while penalising those…Wed Sept 28 2011 - 01:00
Traveller eviction case stalls again as full hearing neededIRISH TRAVELLERS facing eviction in Essex in England have claimed victory in the latest round in a court battle with Basildon…Tue Sept 27 2011 - 01:00
Judge defers decisions on Dale Farm Travellers' eviction until MondayDRESSED IN matching floral tops, the McCarthy sisters arrived at the Royal Courts of Justice on The Strand in London, singing…Sat Sept 24 2011 - 01:00
Vouching for key role of staff incentivesWILD GEESE : Emigrant business leaders on opportunities abroad: Jonathan Grey , owner of Ovation Incentives in the UKFri Sept 23 2011 - 01:00
