€100,000 gift is answer to prayers from silent Benedictine monks
AN anonymous donor from the Netherlands has pledged €100,000 to save an Irish monastery.
St Mel's rises from ashes as altar installed in €30m project
TRAIN tracks had to be installed to move
a mammoth, freshly carved 7.8 tonne Italian marble altar into the newly
refurbished St Mel's...
We're happier with our lot than most Europeans
IRISH people are happier with their lot
than most Europeans, although we're more likely to be murdered or be out
of work long-term.
Mr John Maguire: Correction and apology
A number of articles published in the
Irish Independent and The Herald in September and October 2013 referred
to the murder of Mr John Maguire at his home at Ormond Square,
Smithfield, Dublin.
Rural Ireland under siege from thieves – trainer Jim Culloty
CHELTENHAM Gold Cup winning trainer, Jim
Culloty, warned that rural Ireland is under siege after thieves stole
more than €15,000 from his...
Gardai identify victim of horror street attack
GARDAI have identified a young man who
was kicked in the head and knocked unconscious in an unprovoked street
attack that was filmed and posted on the internet.
School principal denies suicide teen's self-harm was discovered in class
THE school principal and counsellor of a
12-year-old girl who took her own life denied claims by her mother at
an inquest that her self-...
Probe into blaze at apartment hinges on gardai being able to interview survivor
A GARDA investigation into an apartment
fire that claimed two lives now hinges on detectives being able to
interview a survivor who lost...
Death of Irish student in London was not foul play
A YOUNG Irishman who was found dead on
the roof of a Burger King outlet in London last month died as a result
of head injuries...
Flannery and Kenny official in December pension talks
Former Fine Gael strategist and Rehab
director Frank Flannery held a face-to-face meeting with Taoiseach Enda
Kenny's top civil servant,...
No immediate plans to sell Bertie's HQ St Luke's
FIANNA Fail has made no decision on
whether to sell off Bertie Ahern's former headquarters St Luke's, which
property experts now believe could fetch well over half a million euro.
Niall Mellon group kick off school building blitz
SOME 320 volunteers from all over
Ireland are travelling to South Africa where they have a week to build a
new school and drop-in centre.
Rents surge in the capital while rural rates stall
RENTERS now face paying twice as much to live in Dublin, as new figures reveal a major price-gap in the rental market.
Boy (2) found wandering on main road in middle of night
A TWO-YEAR-OLD baby boy was found wandering down the main Limerick to Dublin road at 2am. The child was more than a mile...
€40m clean-up plan for our largest toxic dump
A €40m clean-up campaign for Ireland's largest toxic waste dump will begin next summer.
Tasty menu for 2014 Electric Picnic revealed
IF it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Talks over Croke Park gigs will not be binding
WORRIES have increased regarding a
successful outcome to the Croke Park concert talks after it emerged that
the recommendations arising from the forthcoming mediation will be
non-binding.
Candidate admits distributing 'name and shame' post office signs
A LOCAL election candidate has admitted responsibility for the controversial "name and shame" posters distributed as part...
Alan Shatter pledges to respond to questions on bugging
JUSTICE Minister Alan Shatter has said
he will respond to accusations that he failed to back up his claim that
there was "no evidence...
Senior civil servant questions our need to own homes
ONE of the most powerful civil servants in the country has questioned whether Irish people should be aiming to own their homes.
Rapist due for release kept in custody until he enters into bond
A convicted rapist who was due to be
released from prison this week has been kept in custody after he refused
to obey a number of...
Half of workers expect careers to run into 70s
HALF of workers expect to stay in their jobs past normal retirement age, a survey has found.
Man who murdered dad in front of baby son jailed for life
A 30-year-old man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering a father of two five years ago.
Revenue collects €1.5m in property tax each day
THE Revenue Commissioner has collected almost €1.5m a day in household charges after it threatened to haul homeowners before...
Parents back teachers to be fair in marking new Junior Cert course
THE body representing parents of
second-level pupils says it is confident teachers will be fair when
assessing their own students for the new-...
Rare images recall Dominic McGlinchey gun battle
Rarely seen images chronicling the gun
battle to capture the then-INLA leader Dominic McGlinchey 30 years ago
this week have been...
Judge urges reform of drugs laws
A judge has called for the reform of
drugs legislation, which has seen so-called 'drug mules' charged with
more serious offences than major players.
Man faces murder charge over death in London
A 21-year-old man has been charged with the murder of an Irishman in London.
Roads 'should have been safer' over St Patrick's weekend
ROAD safety chief Gay Byrne has
criticised a lack of visible garda presence on the roads, as it emerged
53 people were arrested on St...
