Hi °C | Lo °C Fire chief battles to dampen jobs rage
RECRUITMENT curbs on the appointment of 25 new fire officers to Dublin Fire Brigade have been defended by the service.
'Hospitals lack resources to deal with new abortion laws'
One of the country's most experienced maternity doctors has said proposed new abortion laws may lead to increased demand for terminations.
Trespasser had no business in uniform, says judge
AN intruder on land in west Dublin who claimed in court he was an ex-soldier has been given a three-month suspended sentence for trespassing.
'I didn't know I was banned'
A MOTHER-of-three caught behind the wheel while she was serving a two-year disqualification has claimed she didn't know anything about the ban as she was in hospital at the time.
Youth threw drug-stuffed egg into jail
A YOUNG man caught throwing an egg stuffed with drugs over a prison wall had been "directed" in the scheme by his inmate brother, a court has heard.
Copeland cuts Abercrombie boss down to size
TAILOR to the stars Louis Copeland has hit out at Abercrombie & Fitch for their attitude to the "not-so-cool kids".
Hope for McCanns as Maddie review turns up new leads
Madeleine McCann's parents were today said to be "very, very pleased" with Scotland Yard's review of their daughter's disappearance, as it emerged detectives have identified "more than a handful of people of interest" in the case.
Council is blamed as 13 treated over water
A LOCAL authority has been urged to rectify the water problems that have left 13 people needing treatment and more than 10,000 more forced to boil their water.
Cousin Henry's snap from Obama family album
HERE'S one for the family album. While most of us dread the postman arriving with bills, it's a little different when you're Barack Obama's cousin.
Smuggled fuel blast kills 10
a container of fuel being smuggled into Turkey from Syria exploded, killing 10 people.
Chef dies after row over food complaint
The swanky German resort island of Sylt has been shaken by the death of a Japanese chef following a fight with two customers who had complained about his food.
Rise in dads staying home with children
THE strangled economy has forced a role reversal for many parents with dads increasingly taking over the role of primary and full-time carers of their children.
Oh la la! City's pub owners throw open their arms to welcome an army of French invaders
With Clermont and Toulon going head-to-head today for the Heineken Cup Final, Dublin is experiencing a French invasion.
Number of coeliacs may be up to 30,000
SOME 30,000 people in Ireland could be undiagnosed coeliacs – and this could have a major knock-on effect on our health service, experts have said.
Man on armed robbery charge
A DUBLIN man is facing trial on charges of attempting to hijack a car and armed robbery with an imitation handgun in a shopping centre car park.
Royal Canal litter blitz in Operation clean-up
VOLUNTEERS are undertaking a clean-up along a stretch of the Royal Canal in Dublin today.
Woman in €13k cannabis trial
A WOMAN has been sent for trial accused of possession of more than €13,000 worth of cannabis at her Dublin home.
Slam heroes glam up
The Grand Slam heroes of our women's rugby team were welcomed at a special reception at Farmleigh yesterday by Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Leo Varadkar. Captain Fiona Coghlan, from Clontarf, led her side's success, and the Irish team has now confirmed their place in the 2015 Women's Rugby World Cup. Fiona, along with Siobhan Fleming of Munster, Alison Miller of Connacht and Ashleigh Baxter of Ulster, left behind their grubby rugby gear and glammed up for the occasion.
Jackpot is only hope in gloomy weekend
OUR dismal start to the summer continues this weekend – though tonight's €5.5m Lotto jackpot may lift the gloom for some lucky punter.
Day of carnage as 76 Iraqis die
Bombs ripped through Sunni areas in Baghdad and surrounding killing at least 76 people in the deadliest day in Iraq in more than eight months. The major spike in sectarian bloodshed heightened fears the country could again be veering toward civil war. The attacks followed two days of bombings targeting Shiites, including bus stops and outdoor markets, with a total of 130 people killed since Wednesday.
Teacher unions return to talks
Two teachers' unions have agreed to go back into talks on Croke Park II.
Fire chief battles to dampen jobs rage
RECRUITMENT curbs on the appointment of 25 new fire officers to Dublin Fire Brigade have been defended by the service.
Stripper girls were dressed as Obama and nuns at Berlusconi 'bunga bunga' parties - Ruby
Silvio Berlusconi's private disco featured not only aspiring show girls performing striptease acts as sexy nuns and nurses, but also dressed as President Barack Obama, according to the first public sworn testimony by the Moroccan woman at the centre of the scandal.
Daredevil nun (75) and MS sufferer in charity skydive
A SKYDIVE would never enter the minds of most people, but for multiple sclerosis sufferer Siobhan Hartigan and Sr Patricia Wall (75) it was just the trick required to raise funds for their charities.
Armed robber is prime suspect for botched hit
A NOTORIOUS armed robber is the chief suspect in the capital's latest gang attack.
Whelan's car wrecked after pig's head prank
IRISH soccer star Glen Whelan's car was smashed up during an incident which saw a pig's head left in a locker belonging to one of his teammates.
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The Beatles started a revolution back in the USSR
If ever a band has been well served by the literary world it's The Beatles. Practically every aspect of that revolutionary body of work has been dealt with in book form... or so one would have thought. From Hunter Davies' The Beatles, through Philip Norman's Shout, Bob Spitz's humongously detailed history and Ian McDonald's brilliant Revolution in the Head, which offered a musical and contextual analysis of every song they ever recorded, surely there's nothing left of interest to diehard fans of the Fabs. Well, think again.
Brucie (85) gives Strictly another twirl
Bruce Forsyth has ended speculation by signing up for the next series of Strictly Come Dancing.
Ryan hits a high note with Scissor Sister Ana ahead of grand final
EUROVISION hopeful Ryan Dolan got a bird's-eye view of the song contest yesterday – courtesy of Ana Matronic of Scissor Sisters.
Cannes heist gang grabs hotel safe with $1m worth of movie star bling
Thieves have ripped a safe from the wall of a hotel room near the Cannes Film Festival and made off with around $1m (€780,000) worth of jewellery.
Super Susan reads the RTE news in hoodie and T-shirt
NEWSREADER Susan Jackson "looked super" while delivering the headlines on Morning Ireland in a hoodie and Superman T-shirt.
My perfect weekend
On Friday night I'd: Be grateful for a night at home after a week of going out. I've discovered a pleasure unknown to the young – the pleasure of not going out.
Shay's wife in town for first time since her split from soccer star
THE estranged wife of former Ireland goalkeeper Shay Given joined friends Georgina Byrne and Cecelia Ahern at the annual CARI lunch.
Ali drops in to check out children's charity work
PUPILS at a South Dublin school welcomed charity campaigner Ali Hewson to tell her about their project helping others less fortunate than themselves.
Nicky proves he's a big Hit at RTE with summer TV presenting gig
FORMER Westlife star Nicky Byrne is to be one of the two hosts of RTE summer music show The Hit.
Comedy star Sharon gets to rewrite history as 'Psychobitches' Eva Peron and Cleopatra in new TV sketch show
Sharon Horgan is hitting the psychiatrist's couch for a new ironic sketch show looking at powerful females from history.
