Traveller in court on new forced labour chargesA 30-YEAR-old Irish traveller, who is due to give birth within days, will be tried for charges of keeping two men in servitude…Fri Sept 23 2011 - 01:00
Designers hope to carve niche at showDENIS KENNY and his colleagues of Ceadogán Rugs from Wellington Bridge in Wexford, makers of high-class rugs, have been on a …Fri Sept 23 2011 - 01:00
Leitrim girl shows no signs of rejecting liverTHE LEITRIM teenager who underwent a liver transplant in London last week is showing no signs of rejecting the new organ, although…Thu Sept 22 2011 - 01:00
Bank of England may inject £50bn into economyTHE BANK of England may have to inject up to £50 billion into the UK economy to block a double-dip recession, unless there are…Thu Sept 22 2011 - 01:00
Offer to Dowlers 'cannot absolve' News InternationalBRITISH DEPUTY prime minister Nick Clegg has said the Rupert Murdoch-owned News International will never be absolved for hacking…Wed Sept 21 2011 - 01:00
Council to start Traveller evictions if it wins legal caseBASILDON BOROUGH Council in Essex says it will start the evictions of Travellers from a campsite at the weekend if it wins a …Wed Sept 21 2011 - 01:00
Injunction unexpectedly halts Dale Farm evictionsTHE MOOD changed within minutes. Before 4Tue Sept 20 2011 - 01:00
Fourth miner found dead in flooded collieryTHE LAST of four Welsh miners missing after an underground pit disaster in South Wales on Thursday was found last evening, following…Sat Sept 17 2011 - 01:00
More slavery allegations taint TravellersThe reputation of Irish Travellers in Britain, which has – fairly or unfairly – never been good, has been badly damaged by three…Sat Sept 17 2011 - 01:00
Osborne urges fiscal co-operation among euro statesUK VIEW: THE EUROPEAN Union must “act now” to save the euro and accept that monetary union requires greater co-operation between…Sat Sept 17 2011 - 01:00
Last-minute appeal by Dale Farm Travellers refusedTRAVELLERS THREATENED with eviction from the Dale Farm caravan site in Essex have been refused permission to launch a last-minute…Sat Sept 17 2011 - 01:00
Teenager out of surgery and stable after transplantLEITRIM TEENAGER Meadhbh McGivern, who missed the opportunity of a liver transplant operation in London in July because of blunders…Fri Sept 16 2011 - 01:00
Transplant teen undergoes surgeryA teenager who missed a liver transplant operation earlier this summer because of botched transport plans underwent surgery today…Thu Sept 15 2011 - 01:00
Traveller rights being abused, claims UN adviserTHE BRITISH government is failing in its international obligations to house Travellers, despite promoting democracy and the protection…Thu Sept 15 2011 - 01:00
Offers made for 'Irish Post'TWO SEALED bids have been lodged for the Irish Post newspaper which was put into liquidation yesterday by Cork-based Thomas Crosbie…Thu Sept 15 2011 - 01:00
Prosecutor alleges years of emotional and physical abuseLOOKING TOWARDS the four Irish Travellers accused under anti-slavery laws, prosecutor Ben Gumpert said they had preyed upon vulnerable…Wed Sept 14 2011 - 01:00
Travellers in slavery case remanded in custodyFOUR IRISH Travellers were remanded in custody after appearing in court in Luton yesterday charged with enslaving four men found…Wed Sept 14 2011 - 01:00
Kept prisoner through mix of threats and supply of 'cider and other things'FIFTEEN OF the men removed from an Irish Travellers’ camp in Bedfordshire yesterday enjoyed hot showers and food, with support…Tue Sept 13 2011 - 01:00
Four Irish Travellers charged with slavery offencesBRITISH POLICE last night charged four Irish Travellers from the same family with slavery offences, following a raid on Sunday…Tue Sept 13 2011 - 01:00
Travellers face slavery charges as UK police raid site at dawnFIVE IRISH Travellers, four men and a woman, were arrested in England yesterday by heavily-armed officers in a dawn raid, suspected…Mon Sept 12 2011 - 01:00
Four charged with slavery offencesFour men, three brothers and their brother-in-law, were charged this evening with slavery offences in Britain.Mon Sept 12 2011 - 01:00
Lengthy intelligence work led to arrests of Travellers on suspicion of slaveryBACKGROUND: THIS YEAR a man contacted Bedfordshire police, alleging he had been enslaved, frequently beaten and threatened with…Mon Sept 12 2011 - 01:00
Tension as Dale Farm awaits the bailiffsWith little more than a week to go before evictions are due to begin from an Irish Travellers’ camp near Basildon in Essex, there…Sat Sept 10 2011 - 01:00
Soldiers accused of 'appalling' conductAN IRAQI hotel worker who died in British army custody in Basra in 2003 was savagely beaten and hooded by soldiers, a major inquiry…Fri Sept 09 2011 - 01:00
Scotland's eight police forces to be merged into oneSCOTLAND’S EXISTING eight police forces are to be merged into a single body, following first minister Alex Salmond’s decision…Thu Sept 08 2011 - 01:00
MPs sign motion on 'Irish Post' closureA GROWING number of British MPs are signing up to a House of Commons motion expressing concern at “the sudden decision” last …Thu Sept 08 2011 - 01:00
UK parties bid to stem tide towards Scottish independenceLONDON LETTER : CONSERVATIVES IN Scotland are a rare breedThu Sept 08 2011 - 01:00
Migrants deserve to keep vote, says HigginsEMIGRANTS SHOULD have the right to vote in Irish elections for up to ten years after they leave Ireland, Labour’s presidential…Thu Sept 08 2011 - 01:00
New wave of exiles finds the going is tough in LondonIN 1994, three Irishmen were found dead in their local authority flats in London by council workers in the space of a few months…Thu Sept 08 2011 - 01:00
News International to sell its headquarters site in WappingTHE RUPERT Murdoch-controlled News International is to sell its Wapping headquarters in London, the scene of some of the most…Tue Sept 06 2011 - 01:00
Date set for Travellers' eviction from encampment in EssexTHE EVICTION of hundreds of Irish Travellers by an English local authority from an Essex encampment will begin on September 19th…Tue Sept 06 2011 - 01:00
Inquiry to investigate claim of UK tortureAN INDEPENDENT judicial inquiry set up last year will now investigate allegations that British security officers were directly…Tue Sept 06 2011 - 01:00
No case against nurse on hospital deathsBRITISH NURSE Rebecca Leighton, arrested in July over the deaths of four patients in a hospital in Stockport, will not be prosecuted…Sat Sept 03 2011 - 01:00
Osborne under pressure to boost UK economyBRITISH CHANCELLOR of the exchequer George Osborne has come under renewed pressure to boost the economy following depressing …Fri Sept 02 2011 - 01:00
Council tells Travellers to leave quietly and warns it will proceed with evictionAN ENGLISH local authority has appealed to hundreds of Irish Travellers who have been ordered to leave land in Essex to go quietly…Fri Sept 02 2011 - 01:00
A school rooted in the belief that Britain must try harderLONDON LETTER: TOBY YOUNG’S father, Michael, who eventually became a Labour member of the House of Lords, was the man who coined…Thu Sept 01 2011 - 01:00
'We are not prepared to live in bricks and mortar. We are Travellers'A High Court judge says Irish Travellers living illegally on a site in Essex have reached the end of the roadThu Sept 01 2011 - 01:00
Travellers lose 10-year legal battle against evictionIRISH FAMILIES living on the largest Traveller site in the UK have lost a legal battle to stop their eviction by a British local…Thu Sept 01 2011 - 01:00
Two British teenagers in court over charge of hacking major websitesTWO BRITISH teenagers, accused of involvement in attacks on major websites, are facing a transatlantic investigation involving…Wed Aug 31 2011 - 01:00
Travellers in last-minute court bid to halt evictionsTRAVELLERS, MAINLY families with connections to Rathkeale, Co Limerick, will make a last-minute effort in the High Court in London…Wed Aug 31 2011 - 01:00
Hundreds of thousands enjoy largely peaceful Notting Hill carnivalLONDON’S NOTTING Hill carnival, Europe’s biggest, passed off peacefully yesterday, and although hundreds of thousands of people…Tue Aug 30 2011 - 01:00
Before Murdoch, Fleet Street was all about murderRecent unethical practices have forced shifts in the tabloid world – but ethics had little to do with 1950s journalism, according…Sat Jul 30 2011 - 01:00
Killings put spotlight on English IslamophobesBORROWED FROM the Knights Templar, who ruled Jerusalem during the days of the Crusades, the insignia of the English Defence League…Sat Jul 30 2011 - 01:00
Potential hacking victim: Mother of murdered child Sarah Payne on paper's listPOLICE HAVE told Sara Payne, whose daughter was murdered in 2000, that her telephone messages may have been hacked by the News…Fri Jul 29 2011 - 01:00
Threat of strikes over new pension contributionsTHE PROSPECT of widespread industrial action looms following the publication yesterday of plans that would require 2Fri Jul 29 2011 - 01:00
Regulator widens investigation into care homesHUNDREDS OF care homes for the elderly and disabled run by a company bought by wealthy Irish investors are to be investigated…Fri Jul 29 2011 - 01:00
Irish-owned UK care homes told to improve or face closureALMOST HALF of the care homes run by a British company owned by wealthy Irish investors, including JP McManus, Dermot Desmond…Fri Jul 29 2011 - 01:00
London 'on budget and on time' for OlympicsINTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC Committee president Jacques Rogge has said that London has done “a great job” to prepare for next year’…Thu Jul 28 2011 - 01:00
UK to expel last eight Libyan diplomatsCOL MUAMMAR Gadafy’s last remaining diplomats in the United Kingdom are to be expelled, but the British government has offered…Thu Jul 28 2011 - 01:00
Osborne met News Corp chiefs 16 timesBRITISH CHANCELLOR of the Exchequer George Osborne has met senior News Corporation executives 16 times since he took office, …Wed Jul 27 2011 - 01:00
