More than 21,000 tip-offs last year have contributed to savings of about €505m in welfare fraud and overpayments last year. The Gardai have been involved in the department’s special investigation unit for the first …
After a dodgy weekend of cool temperatures and heavy rains in places, we can expect fine weather to make a welcome return by mid-week. The thermometer is forecast to reach 18C by Wednesday. Met Eireann …
The PSNI have launched a full scale murder investigation after the discovery of a man’s body in a car boot in South Belfast over the weekend. It is understood that that the body was discovered …
Ever since the spectacular collapse of the last Fianna Fail Government, which saw many former ministers hurriedly jump ship and pick up their generous pensions before the brown stuff hit the gigantic fan, 62-year-old …
Interesting news for plane spotters, as the titan of the skies, the Antonov An-225 Mriya (‘Dream’ in Ukrainian), landed at Shannon at 3:30am this morning for a scheduled stopover. The aircraft is on its way …
One of the ideas proposed by the Government to deal with those in situations of heavy arrears is to offer them taxpayer-funded State support. But such proposal, which essentially means pumping more public money into …
The cottage at Maam, Connemara, Co. Galway, is likely to receive ‘protected’ status in the near future. It was made famous by The Quiet Man film, starring John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara, and will …
There is growing concern among back-bench Fine Gael TDs that they will lose support over the Government’s failure to provide support to business owners who may be threatened with “Ashers bakery” law suits. One such …
The Government is receiving flak from all corners of the country on the issue of water bills. The We Won’t Pay campaign are staging a ‘Bin the Bills’ protest at 2pm at City Hall, in …
The convicted killer left Wheatfield Prison just after 9:30am this morning, and hurriedly entered a waiting taxi. It is thought he was heading to Dublin Airport to catch a flight abroad. Mr. Lillis is …
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