Witness seeks time-limited sessions due to poor healthONE OF the chief witnesses at the Smithwick Tribunal, former Garda detective sergeant Owen Corrigan, has told Judge Peter Smithwick…Sat Jun 30 2012 - 01:00
Former garda before Smithwick inquiryA former detective sergeant based in Dundalk failed to warn a businessman that his life was in danger from the IRA.Fri Jun 29 2012 - 01:00
State to spend €250m on flood reliefOPW RESPONSE: STATE SPENDING on flood management has risen almost every year since the economy collapsed, the Office of Public…Fri Jun 29 2012 - 01:00
Draft plan for new villages and town centre approvedA DRAFT planning scheme which includes three new villages and a town centre at Cherrywood in south Dublin has been approved by…Thu Jun 28 2012 - 01:00
Seminar told by recipient of new heart of 'humbling experience' of transplantJohn Healy, maitre d’ on TV3’s The Restaurant, last night spoke about his recent heart transplant.Wed Jun 27 2012 - 01:00
EPA calls for action on climate changeLOWER GREENHOUSE gas emissions due to the recession should not be confused with responsible management of the environment, the…Tue Jun 26 2012 - 01:00
Sensors to target rogue hauliersWEIGHING EQUIPMENT is to be built into the State’s main inter-urban motorways in a move to crack down on rogue hauliers who are…Mon Jun 25 2012 - 01:00
Rise in road deaths prompts appealsTHE GARDA and the Road Safety Authority are to renew their appeals to motorists to slow down following a reversal of the downward…Mon Jun 25 2012 - 01:00
Reductions to development levies proposedTHE GOVERNMENT proposes to significantly lower development levies and give up to a full exemption to projects that create employment…Mon Jun 25 2012 - 01:00
Claims of 'malice' after ex-garda casts doubt on Robinson rescueA FORMER Garda inspector has been told his evidence to the Smithwick Tribunal displays “astonishing levels of malice” and even…Sat Jun 23 2012 - 01:00
Doubt cast on Robinson 'rescue'A former Garda inspector based in Dundalk has cast doubt on claims that a colleague rescued Peter and Iris Robinson when their…Fri Jun 22 2012 - 01:00
Woman claims unfair dismissal by instituteA WOMAN who claims she was effectively the deputy chief executive of the Institute of International and European Affairs, as …Fri Jun 22 2012 - 01:00
Ex-garda says he had not known of murdersSMITHWICK TRIBUNAL: THE MURDER of two RUC officers in March 1989 as they returned from a visit to Dundalk Garda station had …Thu Jun 21 2012 - 01:00
Informers 'rife in Sinn Féin, IRA'A former Dundalk-based detective sergeant has claimed informers were rife within Sinn Féin and the “very highest echelons" of…Wed Jun 20 2012 - 01:00
Value of ex-garda's anti-subversive work questionedTHE USEFULNESS of intelligence information provided by a Garda detective who claimed to be the “jewel in the crown” of the force…Wed Jun 20 2012 - 01:00
Witness rejects Smithwick questionsA former detective based in Dundalk has objected to being asked questions about his finances at the Smithwick Tribunal.Tue Jun 19 2012 - 01:00
80,000 likely to attend Mass in Croke ParkGARDAÍ ARE to mount a major traffic control operation around Dublin’s Croke Park this Sunday, as 80,000 participants arrive for…Sat Jun 16 2012 - 01:00
Witness was told of Garda 'leak'A NORTHERN Ireland customs officer has told the Smithwick Tribunal of a warning that a member of the Garda Síochána in Dundalk…Fri Jun 15 2012 - 01:00
Fund launched to grow Irish potatoes in AfricaIrish agribusiness are being offered financial and political support to set up in Africa.Thu Jun 14 2012 - 01:00
Lawyer accused of 'framing' gardaA lawyer for the family of murdered RUC officer Harry Breen has been accused at the Smithwick Tribunal of attempting to “frame…Thu Jun 14 2012 - 01:00
Dormant Accounts Board to be dissolvedOIREACHTAS SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE ENVIRONMENT: THE GOVERNMENT is to dissolve the Dormant Accounts Board and transfer its powers…Wed Jun 13 2012 - 01:00
Reilly unveils health service initiativeAN INITIATIVE to improve hospital governance and conditions for patients has been announced by Minister for Health James Reilly…Mon Jun 11 2012 - 01:00
Ex-garda claims 'nobody suffered more than I did' in fight against terrorismA FORMER detective sergeant who was accused under House of Commons privilege as being an IRA mole has told the Smithwick Tribunal…Sat Jun 09 2012 - 01:00
'Shameful lie' behind collusion claims, ex-garda tells tribunalA “SHAMEFUL, monstrous and terrible lie” is behind suggestions that members of the Garda colluded with the IRA in the murder …Fri Jun 08 2012 - 01:00
Ex-garda a 'jewel' in terrorism fightA former detective sergeant who was named under House of Commons privilege as an IRA mole has told the Smithwick Tribunal the…Fri Jun 08 2012 - 01:00
Ex-garda before Smithwick TribunalA former detective sergeant in Dundalk Garda station has begun giving evidence at the Smithwick Tribunal.Thu Jun 07 2012 - 01:00
Developers expect end to delays with €300m marina planBACKERS OF a stalled €300 million redevelopment project at Greystones harbour in Co Wicklow have said they expect the next phase…Thu May 31 2012 - 01:00
National day for missing people proposedA CORK school’s transition year initiative to help trace missing people is to be suggested to the European Council by Minister…Sat May 26 2012 - 01:00
Last government reviewed search warrants - ShatterA DEPARTMENTAL review of provisions on search warrants had been conducted under the previous government, the Minister for Justice…Sat May 26 2012 - 01:00
Child-tracking scheme unveiledTransport companies such as Dublin Bus, Iarnród Éireann and Luas as well as local authorities and the HSE are to co-operate in…Fri May 25 2012 - 01:00
Child protection report writer told of Smyth inquiriesTHE AUTHOR of a key report into child protection measures in the Catholic Diocese of Kilmore was made fully aware of past failings…Fri May 25 2012 - 01:00
RUC intelligence report so unreliable it was not given to Garda, tribunal toldIntelligence that a detective sergeant in Dundalk was in collusion with the IRA was considered so unreliable that it was never…Thu May 24 2012 - 01:00
Smithwick granted extensionTHE GOVERNMENT has approved an extension of time for the Smithwick Tribunal.Wed May 23 2012 - 01:00
Smithwick considers 'negative reporting'The chairman of the Smithwick Tribunal has said he may set aside a day in which legal representatives may address some of the…Wed May 23 2012 - 01:00
Tax forces bereaved to dig deeper for grave openingsJUST WHEN you thought the cost of living could not escalate through more stealth taxes, authorities are now slapping VAT on the…Mon May 21 2012 - 01:00
New mountain rescue centre opens in WicklowCOMMUNITY GROUPS and individuals involved in hill walking were encouraged yesterday to visit a new mountain rescue base serving…Fri May 18 2012 - 01:00
Rehabilitation centre wing openedMOVING, SOMETIMES harrowing stories of addiction to alcohol and drugs were mixed with ice creams, music and smiles in the Wicklow…Fri May 18 2012 - 01:00
Club owners had 'legacy issues' with Stokes twins, tribunal toldSIMON AND CHRISTIAN Stokes were not wanted as directors or shareholders or required to do banking business in their former club…Thu May 17 2012 - 01:00
Members of IRA ambush squad named during tribunal sittingTWO MEMBERS of a 1989 IRA ambush team that killed two senior RUC officers were yesterday named as well-known Dundalk republican…Wed May 16 2012 - 01:00
Rumour of collusion 'played down'Briefing notes prepared for former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher and northern secretary Tom King in the wake of IRA…Tue May 15 2012 - 01:00
Opportunities in Canada, Australia and Ireland on offer at Jobs ExpoHARD CHOICES were again being faced at a jobs expo in the RDS at the weekend.Mon May 14 2012 - 01:00
Man who warned of Garda IRA mole namedSMITHWICK: A REPUBLICAN source who warned the RUC that former det sgt Owen Corrigan of Dundalk Garda station was an IRA mole…Sat May 12 2012 - 01:00
Mole named at Smithwick TribunalThe republican source who told the RUC the name of an IRA mole among Dundalk gardaí, was this morning named as Warrenpoint businessman…Fri May 11 2012 - 01:00
Pilot scheme for rural public transport to get under wayPUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE: A PILOT programme to provide a new system of rural public transport by State agencies is to get under…Fri May 11 2012 - 01:00
Offshore operators criticise oil and gas tax proposalsTHE IRISH Offshore Operators’ Association has expressed concern at an Oireachtas committee’s recommendation that large oil or…Thu May 10 2012 - 01:00
Revenue from toll roads dips into redState revenue from public private road tolls will dip into the red this year, costing the tax payer an estimated €5Thu May 10 2012 - 01:00
Ex-garda accused of being IRA informerSMITHWICK TRIBUNAL: A FORMER Garda sergeant was yesterday named as a trustworthy IRA informer who identified two RUC officers…Wed May 09 2012 - 01:00
Former garda dismisses allegationA former garda sergeant has described as “ridiculous,” suggestions that he used hand signals to tip off the IRA to the presence…Tue May 08 2012 - 01:00
Nine earned €33m in Moriarty feesNine legal professionals at the Moriarty tribunal have shared €33 million in fees with the highest payment to an individual being…Thu May 03 2012 - 01:00
Witness accused of 'playing stupid'A FORMER Garda sergeant who signed passport applications that led to false passports being issued to members of the IRA was accused…Thu May 03 2012 - 01:00
