Saturday, February 28, 2015

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Education Minister Ruairi Quinn and Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Pat Rabbitte (left) at the Labour Party conference at the Johnstown House Hotel in Co Meath. Photo: Niall Carson/PA Wire

Rabbitte, Quinn and Gilmore's pensions to cost €2 million each

Fine Gael and Labour fund of €30m is still long way short of €50m for Fianna Fail ministers

Minister for the Enviroment, Community and Local Government, Alan Kelly pictured speaking to the media before the start of the Labour Party national Conference in the Gleneagle Hotel in Killarney

Kelly warns North over fuel crooks

Minister tells Stormont to take on Bandit Country polluters

Jan O'Sullivan

We'll reform without you, O'Sullivan tells teachers

Unions refuse to give their backing to new plan to reform Junior Cert

Teenage boy (15) fighting for life following horse-riding accident near river

Teenage boy (15) fighting for life following horse-riding accident

Unclear whether boy was thrown from horse into the river

Man dies following fatal road collision in South Dublin this evening

Man dies following fatal road collision in South Dublin this evening

57-year-old man dies following road collision in South Dublin

Missing Donal Greene

Garda appeal for missing Donal Greene (22)

Donal Greene, from Cavan, was last seen in early hours of this morning

27/2/15 Gardai investigate a shooting of a man on the Ballyfermot Road in Dublin. Picture:Arthur Carron

Gunman's bullet struck helmet of girl (6) travelling on moped

Gun attack results in shooting of third man in two weeks

Commuters pictured making their way home on Dublin Suburban rail.

Trains lie idle as commuter hell is back on tracks

Passenger numbers return to boom-time levels

RTE 'guests' charged to flog brands on chat show

'Today' show denies being in breach of regulations by selling editorial airtime

Carl Frampton is lifted by his trainer Shane McGuigan after stopping Chris Avalos at the Odyssey Arena, Belfast. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Saturday February 28, 2015. See PA story BOXING Belfast. Photo credit should read: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

Other Sports

GIF: Watch how Carl Frampton defended his IBF world title with fifth round stoppage

***Embargoed untill each act appears live*** Repro Free:27/02/2015
Molly Sterling performs Playing with Numbers, co-written with Greg French on the RT? Late Late Show Eurosong special. Picture Andres Poveda

Eurovision is the aim of our Irish Molly-o

She was compared to pop sensation Taylor Swift by the Eurosong panel on Friday night - but Ireland's talented 16-year-old Eurovision entrant hopeful says she's more of a Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac kind of girl.

Style queen Laura plans to woo her own dedicated followers of fashion

Just days after lighting up London Fashion week, Laura Whitmore has announced she will follow in the footsteps of Victoria Beckham, Kate Moss and Elle MacPherson to launch her own fashion range within the next year.

Was the 'Toucher' Doyle the man who inspired Mr Spock?

The death of actor Leonard Nimoy (83), the star of the cult sci-fi series Star Trek, brings to mind the strange tale of a painting that hung on the walls of an old Dublin pub for decades and may have been the inspiration for the Mr Spock character.

Emotional return to waters of the wild Blasket Islands

Life was hard on the majestic Great Blasket Island, yet some 150 hardy souls once eked out a living from the anaemic sandy soil in the lea of its highest point, An Cro Mor.

Graham Dwyer and his wife Gemma

Wife tells hushed court about a life of suburban bliss

Packed gallery as accused's spouse, Gemma Dwyer, takes the stand

People light candles in memory of Boris Nemtsov, image behind, at the monument of political prisoners 'Solovetsky Stone' in central St.Petersburg, Russia

Nemtsov allies fear killers will never be caught

Investigators working on different theories after opposition leader shot

Our nearest neighbours are buying up property all over the country, from seaside homes in the west to high-yield rental investment properties in the capital

Sterling's strength over euro woos Brits to buy Irish homes

The Brits are coming - and not just for the Six Nations clash at the Aviva

'Miracle' pups born day after mother was cruelly left to die

'I wasn't prejudiced against Ian Bailey'

'Au pair fed only potatoes, forced to eat in bedroom'

New 'fast-track' debt deals ease mortgage crisis

PAC told there is 'no evidence of criminality' at Garda medical fund

An eerie silence falls on famed town of the 'Four Roads'

Woman outside tent with Northern lights, Myvatn, Iceland

Travel TV: An amazing whale rescue, Iceland's Northern Lights, and Airbnb gets an Irish pub

Six Nations coverage

Future Proof - Planning where we live'

Pocket money inflation: What is too much to give kids?

Editor's Choice

MyCar 2015: Dos and the don'ts of buying a secondhand car

Buying a second hand car is something we all will do at...

FILE - In this April 26, 2009 file photo, actor Leonard Nimoy poses for a portrait in Beverly Hills, Calif. Nimoy, famous for playing officer Mr. Spock in Star Trek died Friday, Feb. 27, 2015 in Los Angeles of end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He was 83. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)

Ed Power: 'I felt a cold tingle of almost-grief when it was announced that Star Trek actor Leonard Nimoy had died'

Ian O'Doherty: 'It's the bland leading the deaf' - TV reviews of The Voice and Claire Byrne Live

The Voice of Ireland (RTE...

27/2/15 Gardai investigate a shooting of a man on the Ballyfermot Road in Dublin. Picture:Arthur Carron

Man (40) arrested following last night's shooting of man in front of daughter (6) Crime

Teen pianist (16) to represent Ireland at 60th Eurovision Song Contest Television

Missing Donal Greene

Garda appeal for missing Donal Greene (22) Irish News

Teenage boy (15) fighting for life following horse-riding accident near river

Teenage boy (15) fighting for life following horse-riding accident near river Irish News

Pippa Middleton

It pays to be Pippa! Kate Middleton's sister earns whopping €300k Celebrity News

Comment

John Waters

Irish countryside is not in the business of being a business

Sarah Carey

Parents, not priests, driving segregation

Daily Deals

Don't Miss

Famous Australian fitness bloggers and sisters, the Base Body Babes

Freya Drohan: What are the pros of taking protein (for women)

Does the answer to a leaner and fitter body lie in the...

Video

Irish News Video

VIDEO: Graham Dwyer Trial: Childhood friend saw 'nothing unusual' on night out with accused, court told

The entrance hall has a porcelain tiled floor

Take a look: To the manor born at €1.7m Myra

12 Myra Manor, Malahide, Co Dublin. Asking price: €1.7m.

Residents seeking refuge under umbrellas from aggressive eagle owl

The residents of one Dutch...

Karina Molina and Samira Guevara roasting coffee in Marcala, Honduras

Caffeine queens: Where exactly does your morning cup of coffee come from

Ireland's growing legions of...

Jordi Murphy is the only change for the Ireland team to play England this Sunday at the Aviva Stadium.

Jordi Murphy in for Jamie Heaslip as Joe Schmidt sticks to tried and trusted formula

Irish News

Education Minister Ruairi Quinn and Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Pat Rabbitte (left) at the Labour Party conference at the Johnstown House Hotel in Co Meath. Photo: Niall Carson/PA Wire

Rabbitte, Quinn and Gilmore's pensions to cost €2 million each

The retirement pensions of Labour Cabinet ministers will cost...

Government more likely now to sell Aer Lingus

'Miracle' pups born day after mother was cruelly left to die

[TICON-A VIDEO] We'll reform without you, O'Sullivan tells teachers

How Sinn Fein machine makes €4m-plus a year

Sterling's strength over euro woos Brits to buy Irish homes

'Au pair fed only potatoes, forced to eat in bedroom'

'Miracle' pups born day after mother was cruelly left to die

Galleries

27 February 2010; Ireland's Tommy Bowe celebrates scoring his second and his side's third and winning try against England. RBS Six Nations Rugby Championship, England v Ireland, Twickenham Stadium, Twickenham, London, England. Picture credit: Brendan Moran / SPORTSFILE

Ireland vs England Six Nations - Classic pictures from the archives

Victoria's Secret Swim Special

Victoria's Secret Swim Special

Local revelers celebrate Clean Monday with a flour war, a unique colorful flour fight marking the end of the carnival season in the port town of Galaxidi, the beginning of the 40-day Christian Lent fast that ends on Easter Sunday

The World in Pictures

Guests including Patsy Kensit (left), Daisy Lowe (2nd left), Mary Charteris (3rd left), Cara Delevingne (centre), Jaime Winstone (3rd right), Gwendoline Christie (2nd right) and Laura Whitmore (right) on the front row

Giles Autumn/Winter 2015 London Fashion Week show

A child looks out from behind a curtain during a visit by a home-based care team to an HIV-positive person in the village of Choongo, south of the Chikuni Mission in the south of Zambia

Chikuni Mission visit HIV-positive patients in Zambia

Sir Elton John and his husband David Furnish arrive at the 2015 Elton John AIDS Foundation Oscar Party in West Hollywood

Elton John’s famous Oscars AIDS fundraiser

Stars dazzle on the red carpet at the 87th Academy Awards

HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 22: Recording artist Adam Levine (R) and Behati Prinsloo attend the 87th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 22, 2015 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

Best Dressed Couples at the 87th Academy Awards

Models display creations during the Vivienne Westwood Red Label Autumn/Winter 2015 collection show at London Fashion Week in London

Inside London Fashion Week 2015

Sport

For lots of reasons, Ireland are blessed to have the best 10 in the world in Johnny Sexton

Six Nations

Skill, not savagery, and bit of drama is what we all want

It took the Scots a while to calm down after their controversial endgame against Wales in Murrayfield a fortnight ago. And they may not have...

Wales hang on to maintain their hoodoo over French

We need a perfect day in the scrum - not another walk on the wild side

Victory is all that matters for Mourinho and Chelsea

Paltry Sky figures show up GAA's shabby treatment of its lifeblood

Driven to despair in fast lane of the world's greatest league

Ireland v England: This time it is really serious

Premier League

Wayne Rooney celebrates after giving Manchester United the lead from the penalty spot in their Premier League clash with Sunderland at Old Trafford. Photo: Alex Livesey/Getty Images

Rooney digs Man United out of another spot of trouble

Business

Loans tied to Dundrum Town Centre are expected to be one of the marquee propoerty related sales in 2015

Commercial Property

Market shakes off slow start as deals increase

Property giant CBRE has dismissed worries about an apparent easing in the Irish commercial real estate sector in 2015, as industry players prepare numerous big...

Netflix's €26bn price tag is no House Of Cards

Ireland deserves deal if Greece gets one, says Kerry's McCarthy

Nick Webb: O'Connor punt on Plymouth Argyle goes south

Dan O'Brien: After a long wait, normal service is finally about to resume

How can I sell up or move on if still in negative equity?

Fyffes boss McCann rules out banana mega merger deal

Ladbrokes may call in examiner to Irish division

Style

Victoria Smurfit

Celebrity News

Victoria Smurfit on her divorce: 'It's important to me this doesn't turn into a soap opera'

Irish actress Victoria Smurift has opened...

From rugby sidelines to RTE: Devin Toner's fiancee Mary Scott lands kids cooking role

Made in Chelsea's Louise Thompson says she was hacked after fake nude photo published

[TICON-A VIDEO] Kelly Osbourne quits E!'s Fashion Police after 'racist' Zendaya controversy

Irish singer Morgan Deane to divorce from South African cricket star Graeme Smith

Amanda Byram continues to show off sensational figure in tiny black bodysuit

[TICON-A VIDEO] Madonna would allow her kids to take drugs: 'I just ask my daughter to do things in moderation'

Famous Australian fitness bloggers and sisters, the Base Body Babes

Freya Drohan: What are the pros of taking protein (for women)

World News

People light candles in memory of Boris Nemtsov, image behind, at the monument of political prisoners 'Solovetsky Stone' in central St.Petersburg, Russia

Nemtsov allies fear killers will never be caught as hunt begins

Moscow police were yesterday hunting for the killers of Boris Nemtsov, the Russian opposition politician who was gunned down in the shadow of...

Market and checkpoints targeted as car bombs in northern Iraq kill 27

How dogs helped humans see off the Neanderthals

There are shades of pain in celebrity life

[TICON-A VIDEO] Boris Nemtsov shot dead: Investigators say Islamic extremists may have murdered politician

Missing teen Becky Watts (16) - two people arrested

19 people killed in series of car bomb attacks in Iraq

Middle East

ICON OF FEAR: Sectarian murderer ‘Jihadi John’ who has been named by the Washington Post as Mohammed Emwazi

There's no typical recruit or single path to Jihadism

Opinion

Colm McCarthy

If the price is right, it's time to sell Aer Lingus

Ruth Dudley Edwards

They talk of youth, but old men still lead Sinn Fein

Letters

Letters to the Editor

Service a disgrace

Nicola Anderson

Rural Ireland in shock at plans to axe buses

Labour deserve more than FG platitudes

Eoghan Harris: FG's binary strategy is bad for our democracy

Battle has begun - voters beware

Dan O'Brien: The crumbling of trust in Irish society will end badly

John Drennan: Reborn Rabbitte enjoys new coming as Joan's watchdog

As the Celtic Phoenix starts to rise, it'll be 'revolution next time'

Entertainment

Claudia Rose Long on The Voice UK

The Voice UK: Irish contestants Claudia Rose Long and Sharon Murphy make it through tense battle rounds

It was a roof-raising night...

Ed Power: 'I felt a cold tingle of almost-grief when it was announced that Star Trek actor Leonard Nimoy had died'

Kris Jenner landed the Kardashians a $100m contract by 'threatening to leave E!'

WATCH: Margot Robbie takes on Jimmy Fallon in flip cup challenge

Teen pianist (16) to represent Ireland at 60th Eurovision Song Contest

WATCH: Dakota Johnson and Ethan Hawke take on Shakespeare in Cymbeline trailer

[TICON-A VIDEO] Jane Lynch on saying goodbye to Glee and paying one final tribute to Cory Monteith

Leonard Nimoy has urged smokers to quit the habit

Star Trek's Mr Spock actor Leonard Nimoy dies at 83

Travel

Belmond's 'Royal Scotsman' - a model for the Grand Hibernian

Ireland to get its own 'Orient Express'

Yeats Country: 17 photos of Sligo and Leitrim that are pure poetry

Warning: Colin Gillen's photographs...

Sisters Aoife and Cliodhna Duggan from Dublin. Aoife is a First Officer and Cliodhna a pilot with British Airways.

Fear of flying? British Airways says it can help with this Dublin course

Carlow: The Dolmen county's step to heaven

A county with a GAA team...

“The silence and peace up here in the North Leitrim hills is unsurpassed,” says walking guide Tina Pommer.

10 great reasons to visit Leitrim

It’s small, off-radar and home to just 32,000 souls. But Leitrim packs a...

Tips, Deals and Reviews

Inchydoney, Co. Cork: The strand has been voted best in Ireland in TripAdvisor's Travellers' Choice Awards 2015.

TripAdvisor reveals its Top 10 Irish beaches

TripAdvisor has announced its readers' favourite Irish beaches, with Inchydoney...

Travel TV

Pilot whale swimming underwater. Photo: Getty Images/Collection Mix: Sub

TRAVEL TV: An amazing whale rescue... and Airbnb's self-catering Irish pub

Join Pól Ó...

Ireland

Vat breaks help hotel prices here drop to half those in Paris or London

Dublin hotel prices are half those of London and Paris,...

Food & Drink

Movie night: Healthier alternatives to your cinema favourites

The perfect combination of sweet, salty and spicy. Popcorn and a fizzy drink,...

The recipe for the perfect bacon sandwich has been revealed

Bacon Sandwich with Homemade Tomato Relish

Tayto to launch pop-up crisp sandwich shop in Dublin

Chef Oliver Dunne pays visit to Mater Hospital kitchen in campaign to improve ward meals

Crunchy Peanut Cupcakes to bake with the kids this weekend

Cheese lovers go crackers for 20-year-old cheddar at €405 per kilogram

Oscars 2015: What’s on the menu at the A-list after party?

Motoring

In it for the long run: Geraldine Herbert with the new Civic Tourer. Photo: Kyran O'Brien

Motor Reviews

Honda's Civic Tourer is the smart way to carry more - but for a bit more cash

If you need a car that can accommodate a young family, the...

#MyCar2015: Dos and the don'ts of buying a secondhand car

#MyCar2015 - Class of 2015: Coming soon to a showroom near you

#MyCar2015 - Easy and hard way to get your car through its NCT

#MyCar2015: How to avoid all the pitfalls of car finance

#MyCar2015: Importing from the UK - guide to securing the best deal

#MyCar2015 - Electrifying: We take the BMW i8 for a testdrive

Motor Reviews

Generation game: The Land Rover Discovery Sport is a true vehicle for families

Motors: A roving life is a merry one

Family

Majella O'Donnell

Majella O'Donnell helps to solve your problems

Dear Majella, I'm 37 and I've been happily married for nine years. My husband and I have two lovely children, and we have built a nice life together. I...

Health & Wellbeing

Healthy Eating

Poor diet, dope in DC and sheep in the wolf's clothes

The world's diet has deteriorated substantially in the last two decades, a leading nutrition expert said last Monday, citing one of the largest studies on...

Home & Garden

Gardening: Smoking beauty adds its charm to spring

Early to flower, the seemingly delicate corydalis will be making its annual appearance soon. This is one of the first perennial flowers to open in spring and...

Hand in your pocket

With new research showing that Irish teenagers are now getting more pocket money than they were 12 months...

Minister for Health, Leo Varadkar pictured with Deborah Larkin from Arklow and her 9 week old son, Oscar who was born on 21st December (the last baby to be born in the old unit) pictured at the opening of a new Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Holles Street

Miracle baby Oscar Nolan steals the show (while sleeping) from Leo

Oscar weighed just two pounds when he arrived...

Isabella (10 months) joined Nurofen for Children to celebrate the return of National Baby Day. To celebrate, pharmacies nationwide will provide advice to parents on children’s ailments such as cold & Flu and pain while also giving away 70,000 free thermometers (no purchase necessary).

75% of Irish parents miss at least 15 hours of work to stay at home with their sick children

Three quarters of Irish...

Female student at the library looking happy

Your happiness upgrade: do one scary thing each day

Twenty-seven years ago, an American woman called Susan Jeffers wrote a book...

Karl Henry

Karl Henry's body focus: unleash your potential

Have you reached your potential in life? Have you reached your potential in...

Leader Louise Ormsby pictured at the Operation Transformation catwalk finale

Operation Transformation is over but my healthy life is just starting says Dubliner Louise

RTE's Operation...

Inspired planting with Leonie Cornelius: Echeveria

Terracotta pots are ideal containers for succulents as the plants which are...

Domestic bliss: Home tips, decor and more with Aisli Madden

Eggshell planters - This simple project will give anyone...

Myra Manor

VIDEO: Coastal manor in Malahide on the market for €1.7m

According to the Central Statistics Office, the...

Technology

Weckler on Technology: A cut-price phablet that's proving itself to be the One

Would you buy a 'phablet' smartphone from a brand you'd never...

Personal Finance

Is now a good time to sell?

Property & Mortgages

Your Money: The property market is stalling... should you sell?

Homeowners or investors who are eager to sell up should do so...

Small Business

Small Business

What happens when couples start a business together?

While the thought of working with a husband or wife is enough to make some of us break out into a cold sweat, there are plenty of brave Irish...

Apple harvest: state-of-the-art digital orchard to transform Athenry

Richard Brady could barely believe his ears on Monday...

Eircom chief executive Richard Moat pictured in Eircom's headquarters in Dublin. Picture: Damien Eagers.

Eircom to launch new 'pure' broadband with speeds of up to 1,000Mbs

Eircom will launch new ‘pure’ fibre broadband services...

Apple has announced OS X Mountain Lion

Apple's OS X and iOS buggiest on market last year

More vulnerabilities were spotted in Apple’s...

Michael Noonan

Squeezed middle is again hit by rising living costs

Renters and the so-called "squeezed middle" saw their cost of living...

Inside track: The six worst pension mistakes to make

As the Government steps up its plans to make it compulsory to join an...

House of Cards - one of the hugely successful shows on Netflix

How to save up to €1,400 on TV, phone and broadband bills

Technology has transformed the way we work and play...

Why losing his job was a blessing in disguise for Portmarnock pizza king

When Derek Bresnan was made redundant in 2009,...

How you can use examinership to fight sky-high rents

What are the options for your business when the bills...

Working out - that's the plan to deliver long-term health benefits

Two ex-rugby players have taken their skills off the...

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