Irish

Last week

12th March 2023 - 18th March 2023

# St Patrick's Day

Niall Horan 'looking forward' to performing at the White House for St Patrick's Day

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar will be meeting with US President Joe Biden tomorrow.

13.5k

Thu 6:56 PM

# Courts

Man (73) who fled to Tenerife 18 years ago jailed for four years for drug dealing charge

Joseph Rogerson had been due to be sentenced in November 2006 but took a bench warrant and went to the Canary Islands.

29.2k

Thu 6:39 PM

# Fitzgerald Report

Report due on study into social media complaints of alleged military sexual misconduct

The Journal has obtained the findings in the report compiled by Ruth FItzgerald – it is due to be published in the coming days.

8.5k

Thu 6:23 PM

# Washington DC

'The banks can't have it both ways': Varadkar says interest rates on savings should increase

The ECB increased its interest rates by 0.5% today.

22.9k

Thu 6:17 PM

# DAA

DAA wins appeal over €5 million planning contribution demand from Fingal County Council

The contribution concerns a proposed development to replace airport parking for 13 aircraft which was removed due to the works on the north runway.

11.1k

Thu 6:03 PM

# failte abhaile

Team behind An Irish Goodbye bring Oscar home for St Patrick’s Day weekend

The movie won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.

10.2k

Thu 5:24 PM

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…

3.8k

Thu 4:50 PM

# John Hynes

Garda Colm Horkan was 'one of a kind', says long-time friend

Hynes said that Garda Colm Horkan was an ‘exceptionally close friend to him’ and had built their bond working together.

8.4k

Thu 4:41 PM

# Six Nations

Three changes to Ireland team for Grand Slam decider against England

Robbie Henshaw, Ryan Baird, and Jamison Gibson-Park come into the starting XV.

19.2k

Thu 4:34 PM

# Simon Byrne

PSNI says officers from Britain will be brought to Northern Ireland to police Joe Biden visit

The PSNI chief constable said the visit of the US President was a ‘unique policing operation’.

11.1k

Updated

Thu 3:52 PM

# Courts

Murder victim Frankie Dunne had head and arms removed after his death, trial hears

The body of the 64 year old was found under a tree on the grounds of Castlegreine House on Boreenmanna Road in Cork city in December 2019.

13.1k

Thu 3:44 PM

# Enoch Burke

Enoch Burke must pay Wilson's Hospital School for legal costs, High Court rules

The school will be at large to take what steps it wishes, including the sequestering of Burke’s assets, to enforce the fines from 23 March.

36.2k

Thu 3:17 PM

# surveillance drone

Pentagon releases footage of what it says is Russian aircraft dumping fuel on US drone

The 42-second video shows a Russian Su-27 approaching the back of the MQ-9 drone.

27.6k

Updated

Thu 2:38 PM

# Child Sex Abuse

St John Ambulance still has ‘quasi-military structure’ not appropriate for children

The report details a wide range of child grooming and abuse tactics allegedly employed by a former senior St John’s Ambulance volunteer.

17.9k

Thu 2:32 PM

# Special Criminal Court

Kinahan Cartel manager Douglas 'Oscar' Glynn jailed for managing 'industrial scale' drugs warehouse

Glynn is already serving a 6.5-year jail sentence for his involvement in a foiled Kinahan Cartel plot to murder James ‘Mago’ Gately.

9.7k

Thu 2:20 PM

# Ryan Tubridy

'We'll have a look at what's next, who's next': RTÉ director-general on The Late Late's future

Ryan Tubridy will present his final Late Late Show on Friday 26 May on RTÉ One.

20.1k

Thu 1:50 PM

# Interest Rates

European Central Bank hikes interest rates for sixth time since last summer

The base interest rate in Ireland will now rise to 3%.

37.8k

Updated

Thu 1:34 PM

# Consumer Price Index

Cost-of-living: Annual rate of inflation rises slightly to 8.5%

The CSO Consumer Price Index rose by 8.5% between February 2022 and February 2023.

6.9k

Thu 1:08 PM

# Late Late Show

Who should replace Ryan Tubridy as The Late Late Show host?

He’s been in the hotseat for 14 years, but who should take his place?

59.3k

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Thu 12:00 PM

# RTÉ

Ryan Tubridy is leaving The Late Late Show and will present his final show on 26 May

RTÉ has not yet made any decision regarding the next presenter, but said an announcement will be made later in the summer.

84.4k

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Updated

Thu 11:44 AM

# off abroad

Banshees in Beijing: Embassy due to host screening as Eamon Ryan arrives in Chinese capital

The Environment Minister has spent recent days in both Shanghai and Hong Kong.

7.7k

Thu 10:54 AM

# rent index

Average rents for new tenancies see 6.7% year-on-year increase

That’s according to the RTB’s Rent Index, which compared new rents in Q3 of 2022 to the same period in 2021.

6.5k

Thu 10:44 AM

# independent review

St John Ambulance garda vetting system still 'incomplete'

The independent report said this could allow for unvetted adults to gain access to children.

6.2k

Thu 9:26 AM

# Teamwork

'Fairytale stuff': 85-year-old Waterford trainer and teenage jockey celebrate at Cheltenham

John Gleeson steered John Kiely’s A Dream To Share to a thrilling Weatherbys Champion Bumper success.

19.5k

Thu 9:02 AM

# paddy's day weather

Rainy bank holiday weekend ahead with 'unsettled' conditions on the way

Temperatures are expected to be generally around or above average for the time of year.

11.2k

Thu 8:59 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 EU report on undersea cables and pipelines; Taoiseach addresses Ireland Funds gala dinner

5.2k

Updated

Thu 8:47 AM

# Daily poll

Poll: Is it worthwhile for Ministers to travel abroad for St Patrick’s Day?

Almost €175,000 was spent last year to send ministers abroad on trade missions for St Patrick’s Day.

24.5k

Thu 8:33 AM

Farmland prices hit highest level since Celtic tiger, according to new annual report

Business buyers have also been active, purchasing 43% of the farmland sold last year.

7.8k

Thu 8:11 AM

# unity referendums

McDonald plays down significance of Sinn Féin-backed Irish unity adverts in US newspapers

The advert says the British Government continues to ‘break its obligations’.

12.7k

Thu 7:30 AM

# Charged

Man due in court following seizure of €1.1 million worth of cannabis in Co Kildare

He is due to appear before Naas District Court at 10.30am today.

20.7k

Updated

Thu 7:21 AM

# ireland funds dinner

Taoiseach recalls last trip to DC when he told an Irish nation it was going into lockdown

This year’s Ireland Funds dinner went off without a hitch this year.

12.6k

Updated

Thu 7:20 AM

# St Patrick

President Higgins links struggles of migrants to our patron saint in St Patrick's Day message

The president stated that ‘a poisonous xenophobia, new and recalled, has taken hold in so many places’.

8.7k

Thu 6:00 AM

THE MORNING LEAD

Undersea cables like those off Irish coast could have beefed up security under new EU naval plan

A report by

Niall O'Connor

The strategy document, titled “An enhanced EU Maritime Security Strategy for evolving maritime threats, was released last week.

The strategy document, titled "An enhanced EU Maritime Security Strategy for evolving maritime threats, was released last week.

Sources have said that the strategy could benefit Ireland in funding and other support.

The Government has repeatedly stated that Ireland is not joining any military alliances.

17.1k

Thu 12:05 AM

# Nuremore Hotel

SIPTU members employed at Co Monaghan hotel apply to appoint liquidator following wage issues

Last December, staff at the hotel staged a sit-in protest due to wages allegedly not being paid on time.

19.4k

Wed 10:46 PM

# DUP

'Still more work to do' in addressing Windsor Framework concerns, Donaldson says

The DUP leader said the Brexit deal “does not deal with some of the fundamental problems” created by the Northern Ireland Protocol.

29.5k

Updated

Wed 10:15 PM

# Omagh

Woman arrested in connection with attempted murder of PSNI Detective released on bail

DCI John Caldwell was attacked in Omagh, Co. Tyrone last month.

7.9k

Updated

Wed 9:56 PM