VIRGIN MEDIA TO CREATE MORE THAN 100 JOBS AT LIMERICK CALL CENTRE

Virgin Media is to take on staff in billing, sales and other back office roles at its call centre in Roxboro in Limerick... READ MORE›

APPLE MISSED DEADLINE FOR MULTI-BILLION EURO TAX PAYMENT TO IRELAND

Both Apple and Ireland voiced plans to challenge the EC decision in court... READ MORE›

GUINNESS OWNER DIAGEO TO LAUNCH NEW IRISH WHISKEY

The popularity of Irish whiskey has soared to become the fastest growing spirit drink in the world, according to the Irish Whiskey Association... READ MORE›

IRELAND OWED 'LARGE MAJORITY' OF 13BN EURO APPLE TAX BILL

Ms Vestager repeated her conclusion that there was no economic reality over the way profits were recorded in Ireland by Apple... READ MORE›

FOUR HELD OVER DEATH OF MAN AFTER GUN ATTACK AND CAR CHASE

Four men have been arrested over the murder of a man following a gun attack on a house and a car chase... READ MORE›

IRISH PM CONGRATULATES CHINESE SPRING FESTIVAL

Irish Taoiseach Prime Minister Enda Kenny on Thursday extended his greetings to the Chinese community in Ireland on the occasion of the Lunar New Year... READ MORE›

EUROMILLIONS JACKPOT WINNERS FACE WEEK-LONG WAIT FOR 88M EURO PAYOUT

Dermot Griffin, chief executive of the National Lottery, said the winner should sign their ticket and get in touch with his office... READ MORE›

VIGILANCE CALL AFTER DUBLIN AIRPORT 'ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION RING' BROKEN UP

Vigilance call after dublin airport 'illegal immigration ring' broken..... READ MORE›

AIRLINE WORKERS AMONG THREE ARRESTED OVER SUSPECTED ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION RING

Three men, including two airline workers, have been arrested over a suspected illegal immigration ring... READ MORE›

IRELAND EXPANDING OFFICE SPACE IN ANTICIPATION OF BREXIT WINDFALL

The Republic's Central Bank has confirmed an increased interest in firms assessing Ireland as a location for financial services authorisation and investment... READ MORE›

DIPLOMATIC SPAT AFTER RAF PLANE MAKES UNAPPROVED LANDING AT SHANNON AIRPORT

British military chiefs are facing a dressing down over the unapproved landing of RAF aircraft at Shannon Airport... READ MORE›

MAN DIES AFTER BEING HIT BY 4X4 VEHICLE

The seizure of a 37.5 million euro cannabis haul at Dublin Port has been hailed as a great result ... READ MORE›

WOMAN FREED BY POLICE PROBING SUDDEN DEATH OF BABY BOY

A woman arrested over the sudden and unexplained death of a four-month-old baby has been released without charge, gardai said... READ MORE›

BUS EIREANN 'CRISIS' WILL NOT BE RESOLVED ON WORKERS' BACKS, UNION WARNS

A rescue of Bus Eireann from potential financial collapse will not be found on workers' backs, union chiefs have said... READ MORE›

OVERCROWDING CRISIS WORSENS WITH 500 PATIENTS ON TROLLEYS

The hospital overcrowding crisis has worsened this week with more than 500 patients lying on trolleys waiting for a proper bed... READ MORE›

PRESIDENT AND TAOISEACH LEAD TRIBUTES TO PUBLIC SERVANT TK WHITAKER

Dublin's Central Bank governor Philip Lane said Mr Whitaker was a dedicated public servant who was deeply committed to the well-being of the Irish people... READ MORE›

COMMITTEE TO EXTEND CONSIDERATION OF IRELAND'S ABORTION LAWS

A special committee set up to deliberate on Ireland's strict abortion regime is to extend its considerations... READ MORE›

YEAR OF THE HORSE FOR IRISH ENTREPRENEURS AS CHINESE TYCOON SPLASHES OUT

The horses were bought from Irish breeders on behalf of Mr Yuesheng by Kildare-based bloodstock agency BBA Ireland... READ MORE›

APPLE BOSS ACCUSED OF SNUBBING THE DAIL OVER REFUSAL TO ATTEND TAX BILL HEARINGS

Apple has about 6,000 employees in Ireland and is planning to build a huge data centre near Athenry, Galway... READ MORE›

BID TO BOOST TRADING TIES BETWEEN BRITISH AND IRISH FIRMS AMID BREXIT CHALLENGES

A network has been launched to strengthen trading ties between British and Irish businesses as they confront the challenges of Brexit... READ MORE›

OWNER OF PATRICK PEARSE'S SURRENDER LETTER 'WON'T BE FORCED TO SELL TO STATE'

Man in his 60s shot dead in dublin as partner looked on... READ MORE›

RUSSBOROUGH HOUSE TO RECEIVE HALF A MILLION EURO OF PUBLIC MONEY FOR UPGRADE

Reputed to be the longest house in Ireland, Russborough was built from 1741 to 1755 for Joseph Leeson, 1st Earl of Milltown... READ MORE›

10,000 GUESTS TO STAY IN AIRBNB PROPERTIES FOR NEW YEAR

The number of Airbnb guests in Ireland this New Year's Eve is expected to almost double on last year, the hospitality company has predicted... READ MORE›

MOTORCYCLIST KILLED IN CHRISTMAS DAY CRASH IN DUBLIN

Eighty safety projects are needed to protect railway bridges from erosion, an expert report on climate change has said... READ MORE›

FERRY SERVICES CANCELLED AS 120KPH WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN FORECAST

The same ferries operating back to Ireland from Holyhead have also been cancelled... READ MORE›

STORM BARBARA THREATENS CHRISTMAS GETAWAY WITH 90MPH WINDS

The Met Office has named Britain's second official storm of the winter, Storm Barbara, as it issued weather warnings for Northern England, Scotland and Northern Ireland... READ MORE›

CAMPAIGNERS TO CHALLENGE APPROVAL OF NORTH-SOUTH INTERCONNECTOR IN COURT

A separate planning application for the Northern Ireland section of the cross-border network, running to Turleenan, Co Tyrone, is expected to be ruled on next year... READ MORE›

WINTER SOLSTICE SUN PHENOMENON TO FLOOD ANCIENT IRISH TOMB, 'FAIRY FORT' WITH LIGHT (PHOTOS)

Winter solstice sun phenomenon to flood ancient Irish tomb, 'fairy fort' with light PHOTOS -- RT Viral... READ MORE›

OFFICE BLOCK RECEIVERS TAKE COURT ACTION TO MOVE HOMELESS CAMPAIGNERS

Redeveloped apollo house office block could soon house 60 homeless people irish news... READ MORE›

NO EXPORT LICENCE FOR PATRICK PEARSE'S SURRENDER LETTER

The letter was th e final instruction from Pearse to soldiers in the Four Courts in Dublin... READ MORE›

IRISH LEADERS FEAR BREXIT WILL BRING ECONOMIC DISASTER

Martin McGuinness, Northern Ireland's deputy first minister and Sinn Fein leader said that Brexit threatened devastating consequences for the island... READ MORE›

'LAZY' AUSTRALIAN ACCENT CAUSED BY 'ALCOHOLIC SLUR' OF HEAVY-DRINKING EARLY SETTLERS'

G'day mate 'Lazy' Australian accent caused by 'alcoholic slur' of heavy-drinking early settlers'... READ MORE›

WALL STREET IS EUROPEA??S LANDLORD. AND TENANTS ARE FIGHTING BACK.

Wall Street firms saw opportunity, with loans selling at up to 70 percent off their face value... READ MORE›

THE INSIDE STORY OF APPLE'S $14 BILLION TAX BILL

Ireland and Apple started to make changes a few months after the Maxforce began looking into their tax relationship... READ MORE›

GALWAY VOTED WORLD'S FRIENDLIEST CITY - NOS. 3 AND 4 AREN'T BAD EITHER

Readers of US travel bible Travel Leisure magazine have named Galway the world's friendliest city... READ MORE›

REFEREE COLLAPSES AND DIES DURING GAA GAME

A REFEREE tragically passed away while officiating at a camogie match in Cork yesterday... READ MORE›

GIGI STAR LOUIS JOURDAN DIES AT 93

The French actor Louis Jourdan, best known for his role in the multi-Oscar winning 1958 musical Gigi, has died in California aged 93... READ MORE›

HUGE RISE IN BRITONS APPLYING FOR IRISH CITIZENSHIP AFTER BREXIT VOTE

However, the number of people who could be eligible for Irish citizenship in the UK is much greater... READ MORE›

INGENIOUS POSTMAN IN IRELAND MANAGES TO DELIVER LETTER ADDRESSED TO 'THAT BOY WITH THE GLASSES'

The letter was sent from Northern Ireland across the border to Your Man Henderson Who is doing the PhD up there at Queen's in Belfast ... READ MORE›

BONO: CONTROVERSIAL TAX LAWS HAVE BROUGHT IRELAND THE ONLY PROSPERITY IT HAS EVER KNOWN | WORLD NEWS | THE OBSERVER

Bono controversial tax laws have brought Ireland the only prosperity ita??s ever known... READ MORE›

DUBLIN EXPLOITS BREXIT UNCERTAINTY TO LURE FIRMS FROM LONDON

One client, he says, has a checklist of 27 factors to compare various alternatives to London... READ MORE›

40 PEOPLE LEFT IRELAND TO FIGHT WITH IS

According to security sources, the extremists enjoy very little support from the Muslim community in Ireland... READ MORE›

EASTER RISING: IT IS TIME TO APOLOGISE TO THE IRISH

Gladstone saw in 1886 that Ireland's demand for Home Rule was legitimate and unanswerable... READ MORE›

NORTHERN IRELAND SCHOOLGIRL PHOTOS PUT ON PORNOGRAPHIC WEBSITE

'Real problem' BBC Spotlight NI showed the images to the former head of the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre CEOP, Jim Gamble... READ MORE›

EX-SOLDIER 66 IS ARRESTED IN BLOODY SUNDAY DEATHS

The massacre was a low point in the Troubles, the sectarian struggle over the status of Northern Ireland that claimed 3,600 lives and stretched over decades... READ MORE›

HERE COMES THE BACK-TO-SCHOOL WEATHER... IRELAND SET TO BASK IN INDIAN SUMMER

The elusive Azores High which ensures good weather for Ireland is currently building up northwards towards Iceland... READ MORE›

REPEAL 8 ABORTION CAMPAIGN IN IRELAND HOPES TO REPLICATE SUCCESS OF POLAND PROTESTS

- Caoimhe Doyle, Abortion Rights Campaign Now, the 99-member citizens' assembly will study the issue... READ MORE›

TRIPADVISOR REVEALS ITS TOP 10 IRISH DESTINATIONS

TripAdvisor's Top 10 Irish Destinations are Marrakech topped the list of global destinations while Siem Reap in Cambodia jumped seven places to second in the rankings... READ MORE›

REFUGE AND RESPONSIBILITY: THE AGE-OLD LESSONS THAT EUROPE FORGETS

Palestinian refugees, in their hundreds of thousands, are our responsibility... READ MORE›

IRISH 'PLEDGE A BED' FOR REFUGEES CAMPAIGN IS OVERWHELMED WITH OFFERS

Ireland isn't doing enough to help these people' The Uplift campaign follows similar schemes across Europe offering their support to refugees... READ MORE›

MAN ARRESTED AFTER TWO FOUND DEAD AT STANSTED MOUNTFITCHET HOUSE

The 23-year-old man is being held in custody Essex Police said... READ MORE›

TEXAS DINER GIVES WAITER $750 TIP TO VISIT FAMILY IN NORTHERN IRELAND

A waiter in Texas is given a 750 tip so he can visit his family in Northern Ireland... READ MORE›

GUINNESS MAY BE GOOD FOR YOU BUT BORDERS ARE BAD, SAYS IRELAND DRINKS CHIEF

We make 6m cases of cream liqueurs between the Dublin site and the Northern Ireland site and more than 90 percent of that 6m cases is exported... READ MORE›

The European Commission has published further revisions to the contributions, which meant that Ireland must pay another 7m... READ MORE›

EIGHT YEARS AFTER THEY HELPED WRECK THE ECONOMY IRELAND SENDS 3 BANKERS TO JAIL

Willie McAteer, former finance director at the now-defunct Anglo Irish Bank, got 42 months... READ MORE›

REDEVELOPED APOLLO HOUSE OFFICE BLOCK COULD SOON HOUSE 60 HOMELESS PEOPLE

Campaigners who occupied an empty office block to shelter homeless people have said it could house about 60 people in the next 48 hours... READ MORE›

KERRY IS IRELAND'S FAVOURITE HOLIDAY DESTINATION, BUT WHICH COUNTIES FAILED TO ATTRACT A SINGLE VOTE?

Armagh, Laois, Fermanagh, Limerick and Westmeath were ranked as favourite holiday counties by just 0.17pc of respondents... READ MORE›

MAN STILL HELD OVER COUPLE'S DEATHS

A man is still being questioned after a married couple were found dead in a house in Carndonagh in County Donegal... READ MORE›

SYRIAN DELEGATION TO IRELAND WILL HIGHLIGHT ROLE OF EU SANCTIONS IN KILLING WOMEN & CHILDREN

Syrian delegation to Ireland will highlight role of EU sanctions in killing women children -- RT Op-Edge... READ MORE›

THE BREXIT WILD CARD? IRELAND.

There are no signs, no custom posts or immigration control along the 300-mile invisible border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland... READ MORE›