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FIFA says no to replay as playoff row rumbles on

Sports | Soccer
2009-11-21

A day that began with FIFA ruling out a replay of the France v Ireland World Cup playoff ended, after pleas, denials and opinions from all quarters, with the French still heading for South Africa and the Irish seething....

Irishman wins US$69k after island home disappears

World
2009-11-11

A NORTHERN Ireland filmmaker has won 46,000 euro (US$69,000) in damages after a judge ruled that his Irish island home was transformed into a parking lot while he was overseas for six years. The case of 61-year-old...

Irish give decisive 'yes' to EU reform on 2nd try

World
2009-10-4

IRELAND'S recession-hit voters have overwhelmingly approved the European Union's ambitious and long-delayed reform plans, electoral chiefs announced in a referendum result greeted with wild cheers in Dublin - and...

Irish jobless sits at 14-year high of 12.2%

Business | Jobs/human resources
2009-8-8

UNEMPLOYMENT in recession-hit Ireland has risen to a 14-year high of 12.2 percent, the Central Statistics Office reported yesterday. The rise from June's rate of 11.9 percent means the number of people out of...

EU approves Irish cash input

Business | Banking
2009-6-27

IRELAND won the European Union's approval yesterday to spend 4 billion euros (US$5.58 billion) to recapitalize troubled property lender Anglo Irish Bank Corp. The EU's executive commission said they approved...

Ireland's debt rating downgraded again

Business | Macro-economy and policy
2009-6-9

IRELAND'S debt rating was lowered yesterday by Standard & Poor's for the second time this year amid mounting worries over the cost of the government's bailout of the banking system. The credit ratings agency...

Lions call up Irish D'Arcy against South Africa

Sports | Rugby union
2009-6-4

IRELAND center Gordon D'Arcy was called up to the British and Irish Lions squad yesterday to add some flair and experience to a squad which is considered a huge underdog against world champion South Africa. One...

Ireland's president speaks out on abuse

World
2009-5-29

THE president of Ireland said yesterday a harrowing report into how Catholic priests and nuns had abused children had not come as a shock after her own convent school experiences. "I had a fair idea it was happening,"...

Abuse: Catholics refuse to pay more

World
2009-5-23

IRELAND'S Roman Catholic religious orders resisted growing demands yesterday for them to pay more for the abuse of thousands of children behind the closed doors of state-funded schools. The Irish government expects...

Real justice still elusive, say child abuse victims in Ireland

World
2009-5-22

THE thousands of victims of Ireland's child-abuse homes spent decades just trying to get the public to believe them. But even after a mammoth investigation proved the horrors of their youth, many say they are no nearer...