Improbability Principle and the Seanad election
Given enough opportunities, something extraordinary is bound to occur
Rome’s boar invasion a sign the city is losing its war on waste
Rubbish crisis has seen rise of dirty politics and downfall of anti-establishment mayor
Brexit: EU says UK needs to compromise to break talks deadlock
Leaders at Brussels summit agree to continue negotiations but step up no-deal plans
Seven whales beached in Co Donegal have died
Volunteers are attempting to keep last whale hydrated at Rossnowlagh
Memorial service to be held for Everest climber Shay Lawless
Family said it decided to call off search for TCD academic ‘rather than endanger anyone’s life’
Roscommon eviction: Investigation begins into conduct of security men
KBC Bank will likely be asked to aid inquiry started by the Private Security Authority
Ryanair sacks six crew who staged photo of sleeping on airport floor
Airline says staff sacked for gross misconduct that ‘damaged their employer’s reputation’
Ross tells US forum Wada has been ‘soft’ on Russian doping
Minister for Sport criticises World Anti-Doping Agency at White House meeting
Ireland joins 11 EU states seeking discussion of euro-area budget
Franco-German plan to reform euro zone faces growing opposition
Ireland must stop ‘shutting down’ when it snows, hotelier says
Thousands of airline passengers accommodated in hotels from Drogheda to Mullingar
Discovering Colombia’s lost city
Wowed by nature on four-day hike through the Colombian jungle mountains
Mother of boy who fell into gorilla exhibit will not face charges
Cincinnati Zoo due to reopen gorilla enclosure after animal shot dead in Ohio
FG Senator Martin Conway expresses reservations about Aer Lingus sale
Heated exchanges between Ivana Bacik and FF on proposed deal
Nepal: Efforts continue to make contact with Irish citizens
About 100 Irish known to be in region affected by devastating earthquake
British regulator may be key for IAG in Aer Lingus takeover bid
Incoming Aer Lingus chief wants airline to be allowed manage sale of Ryanair 29.8% stake
A virtuous circle? Australia’s third-level education funding model
Australia is in the middle of a funding revolution, encompassing overseas as well as domestic students. The system is under consideration for Ireland, but how well does it work?
Mass grave found near Mexican town where students missing
Officials say at least 34 bodies in grave following clashes with police in Guerrero
‘The world has fallen in love with Pope Francis, but we should be cautious’
As bishops gather in Rome for the synod, prominent Irish Catholics offer their views on the papacy
OECD plan likely to prompt changes to Irish corporate tax
Proposal marks first phase in creation of single set of international tax rules
Nato says Ukraine ready to abandon non-aligned status
Ukraine accuses Russia of ‘direct and open aggression’ as talks to begin
Group of Irish British army pensioners attend Dublin ceremony
Hopes the Royal Hospital Kilmainham event will become an annual one
Catholic Church might reinvent itself as Fianna Fáil has done, says priest
Catholicism crisis in Ireland ’far more serious’ than Church leaders recognise
Labour hardens stance on troika €3.1bn cuts plan
Backbench Fine Gael group want calls for softer budget rejected
Gilmore in US to lobby for immigration support
New immigration bill would put estimated 50,000 ‘undocumented’ Irish, on the path to citizenship
US immigration Bill clears Senate hurdle
Bill offers a 13-year path to citizenship for 11 million unauthorised immigrants
Syrian rebels claim attack on Shias in Lebanon
The civil war in Syria has inflamed tensions in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley near the border
Kenny not concerned by G8 strategy on tax evasion by multinationals
Taoiseach says he can support inititative because it does not mean tax harmonisation
Leaders set out plan to stamp out tax-evasion
Syrian conflict condemned, but no joint demand for Assad to step down
G8 leaders call for flexibility in fiscal policy to help boost global economy
Leaders confront concern that years-long austerity drive is fanning recession
Disputes over arms for Syria cloud peace drive
Russia responds to EU move by saying it will deliver advanced S-300 rockets to Damascus
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