WRC rejects pay equality claim by woman who ‘trained in’ male colleague

Sinead Cotter, a contracts and procurement specialist at Irving Oil Whitegate Refinery Ltd, had sought €107,000 in a ...

Man charged with partner’s murder told 999 call she stabbed herself in stomach, trial hears

A man charged with the murder of his partner who was found dead in a burning apartment with 11 stab wounds made a 999 call in which he said that she had stabbed herself in the stomach, a trial has ...

Schadenfreude at England’s expense the only guarantee in last weekend of epic Six Nations

Recall way back in time – well, a mere four weeks ago – when all three Celtic nations lost on the opening day for the first ...

How can I import a car from Northern Ireland, and avoid VAT and import duty?

The simplest way to avoid paying import duties and VAT on a car being brought from Northern Ireland to the Republic – you ...
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An end to the Iran war could trigger Israel to extend its operations in south Lebanon

Security zones are back as a talking point in Israel. The key strategic lesson adopted by military planners following the October 7th, 2023, Hamas surprise attack from Gaza is that Israel can no ...
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Frank McNally on a posthumous anthology from a ‘reluctant businessman’ and literary wit

I never knowingly met Frank O’Dowd, “reluctant businessman” and literary wit, late of Rathgar. But on Sunday last it fell to me to launch a posthumous collection of his writings. And when reading up ...
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Goal-shy Armagh need to make opponents’ nets bulge to avoid relegation

It is now 284 minutes since Armagh scored a goal. In this evolving modern game of result-swinging two-pointers, that might not immediately jump out as any sort of red flag. But when you are hanging ...

Spain to formally pardon 53 women who were locked up by Franco regime

The women were incarcerated by a collection of institutions run by religious orders, echoing Ireland’s Magdalene laundries ...
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Family of rugby player who died 11 days after workplace accident settles court action

The family of a former rugby player who died 11 days after a workplace accident has settled a High Court action over his death. Peter Meehan (60), a father-of-two who had won the All-Ireland League ...
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How will the Iran war affect prices of flights from Ireland?

Don’t tell me the cost of travel is climbing as well as everything else? Well, it depends on where you’re flying and when. But it is true to say the price of some flights and some routes has taken off ...
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In another staggered season, rugby’s URC has lurched along - all the while breaking attendance records

Another week of Champions Cup means another week without the United Rugby Championship (URC). It has been like that this season, a run of URC matches before some other competition barges in and takes ...

Dead mouse and rodent droppings led to closure of Letterkenny retailer

A retailer in Letterkenny, Co Donegal received one of the three closure orders issued in February by t (FSAI) after rodent droppings and a dead mouse were found. One prohibition order was also issued ...