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'Prices here were up 12.7pc in the first three months of the year.' (file photo)

Property prices in Ireland rising at fourth fastest rate in the world

Property prices in Ireland are now rising at the fourth fastest rate in the world.

Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy says 450 more family hubs will be rolled out before the end of the year

News

'Hotels not appropriate for homeless families' - Murphy

Hotels are not an appropriate first response to homelessness, Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy has said - despite more than 1,700 homeless families still being accommodated in commercial hotels.

Musician Ed Sheeran Photo: Ben Birchall/PA Wire

News

Organisers wanted Ed to open for the Pope at Croker

Organisers of the World Meeting of Families had hoped to land the world's biggest pop star, Ed Sheeran, to be the headline act for Pope Francis's...

Ryanair flight was disrupted

News

Ryanair to keep selling booze despite calling for airport ban

Ryanair has no plans to stop selling alcohol on its early morning flights, despite calling for a 10am airport booze ban.

Murder victim Olivia Dunlea’s sister Anne, mother Ann and sister Amanda

News

'We got a life sentence' - tragic Olivia's family

The family of a mother-of-three who was stabbed six times but still alive when her killer set fire to her home have warned that convicted murderer...

News

Councillors at the launch of the BleeperBike scheme

News

Fingal residents get on their bikes with 'stationless' sharing scheme

Leaving the car at home and hopping on your bike may soon...

Kian Egan won’t be joining pal Nicky Byrne

Entertainment

'I wouldn't do TV dance show in a million years,' says Kian

Kian Egan has no interest in participating in Dancing With The Stars and turned down show boss Larry Bass when he came calling last year.

Operations on man boobs have cost €207k (pic posed)

HSE's €207k bill for 'man boob' reduction operations on 46 men

The HSE has spent an...

Casian Bot was the only defendant present for the hearing

Sixteen toll dodgers fined €174k - but only one shows up in court

Sixteen motorists...

Singer Brian Kennedy

'I'm living in the moment after my cancer diagnosis' - Brian

Brian Kennedy has said...

Parking fines are a problem

Driver's €55,000 parking bill after failing to pay 919 tickets

Motorists in Dun...

Michael Carruth will box with Kenneth Egan for charity

Olympic legend Carruth goes back in ring - and he wants to fight you

Olympic boxing legend...

Union official Dermot O'Leary wrote to the transport minister

Ross is urged to create transport police force to stop worker attacks

A union representing bus...

Kieran O'Brien and Mairead Dineen

Irish chat inspires Mairead to take part in her first parkrun

Mairead Dineen took part in her first parkrun the...

Fianna Fail's Darragh O'Brien announced the discount plan

Property tax discount plan 'means you won't pay twice for services'

Apartment owners...

Sport

ON THE DOUBLE: England captain Harry Kane celebrates scoring his team’s winner in injury time during the World Cup Group G clash with Tunisia at the Volgograd Arena. Photo: Matthias Hangst/Getty Images

Kane’s ‘massive’ brace ensures England don’t pay penalty in Volgograd clash

England captain Harry Kane hailed their 2-1 victory over Tunisia as "massive" after he headed home his second goal in stoppage time in their opening World Cup Group G match last night.

Belgium’s Romelu Lukaku celebrates his second goal against Panama. AP Photo/Matthias Schrader

Lukaku double boosts Belgium

A stunning volley from Dries Mertens and a Romelu Lukaku double broke the resistance of a brave Panama side on their World Cup debut as Belgium cruised to a 3-0 win in their...

Andreas Granqvist scores for Sweden from the penalty spot. Photo: REUTERS/Murad Sezer

VAR is Swede for Granqvist

Sweden coach Janne Andersson questioned why VAR needed to be used in his side's World Cup victory over South Korea - but was pleased it was.

PASSION: O’Loughlin says John Sugrue has Laois playing as a team. Photo: SPORTSFILE

'You simply can't throw in the towel' - O'Loughlin

Call it rank bad timing. Laois played in five...

Brooks Koepka holds up the Golf Champion Trophy after winning the U.S. Open Golf Championship in Southampton, N.Y. AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster

Koepka eyes up a Pebble Treble after US Open defence

It has already been...

Graham Burke. Photo: Tom Beary/Sportsfile

Rovers in clover with cash from Burke deal

Shamrock Rovers have sent out a message, with the...

DELIGHT: Jordi Murphy celebrates at the final whistle of the second Test against Australia in Melbourne. Photo: SPORTSFILE

Law laid down by Murphy

Could the man leaving Leinster be Joe Schmidt's first-choice openside in...

Damien Comer, left, and Shane Walsh of Galway following the Connacht GAA Football Senior Championship Final match between Roscommon and Galway at Dr Hyde Park in Roscommon. Photo: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

Where Galway must improve to have any shot at Sam Maguire

In keeping with this...

Record signing: Celtic's Odsonne Edouard. Photo: PA

Brown backs Edouard to live with fee

Celtic captain Scott Brown is confident a “laid-...

Dubliners' Diary

Christine Bleakley and Frank Lampard leave after their wedding at St Paul's Church in Knightsbridge, London

Christmas wedding of Frank Lampard and Christine Bleakley

3/12/2015. Stephanie O'Quigley and Aishley James at the Me, Myself + Oasis Wrap Party in the Oasis Stephen Green Store. Photo: Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland.

Me, Myself and Oasis wrap party in Stephen's Green store

Liam Payne, from left, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, and Harry Styles of One Direction arrive at the American Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015, in Los Angeles

American Music Awards

Peter Vincent and Ciara Bradley with her daughter Molly O'Sullivan, who took part in the Parkrun at Tymon Park, Greenhills, Dublin 24. 21/11/2015

Parkrun at Tymon Park, Dublin

Carl Shaaban and Steph Hesnan at the Jameson Cult Film Club screening of Ghostbusters at The Mansion House Dublin.
Picture:Brian McEvoy

Jameson Cult Film Club screening of Ghostbusters at The Mansion House Dublin

5 Nov 2015; Craig Doyle hosts event with Brian O'Driscoll, left, and Rio Ferdinand, centre. BT Sport event. Bridge Bar, Ballsbridge, Dublin. Picture: Caroline Quinn

BT Sport at Bridge Bar Ballsbridge

Saturday 07 November 2015. Park Run: Marlay Park.

Park Run at Marlay Park

Monday 26 October 2015. Dublin City Marathon runners: Sandra and Gavin Burke, Co. Kildare.

SSE Airtricity Dublin Marathon

Wednesday 07 October 2015. Tulfarris House, Co. Wicklow. Loreto Dalkey Debs. Michelle Leonard ELIOTT CHAMBERS. Darragh Mullin.

Loreto Dalkey Debs

Brian Ormond and Pippa O'Connor at the PANDORA Winter Wonderland event which celebrated the launch of the stunning new Christmas 2015 collection, held at PANDORA’s new flagship store on Grafton Street on Thursday 15 October-photo Kieran Harnett

PANDORA Winter Wonderland event

Catriona O Connor and Danielle McGarry at the Irish Premiere screening of Irish thriller The Hit Producer at Movies in Dundrum Dublin
Picture Brian McEvoy
No repro fee for one use

The Irish premiere of The Hit Producer at Movies in Dundrum

Vogue Williams, Francesco Macari (left) and Antonio Macari celebrate the Just Eat National Takeaway Awards

'I will miss having somebody to rely on', says Vogue as she moves into own pad

German fan Andre Weimforth on his way to the game. UEFA EURO 2016 Championship Qualifier, Group D, Republic of Ireland v Germany. Aviva Stadium, Lansdowne Road, Dublin.. 8/10/2015 Picture by Fergal Phillips

Fans at the Ireland v Germany match

Eamon Farrell ,Colin Farrell and Claudine Farrell were among a host of well known faces who stepped out tonight for the opening night of National Theatre's multi award-winning production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time at The Bord Gais Theatre

Premiere of the Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Karen Mooney and Angelika Bronecka pictured at the opening of Platinum, the prestigious annual exhibition of platinum winners of the ADesign Award, which is hosted in Dublin for the first time this year

Platinum Exhibition Opening

Fair City actor George McMahon and Rachel Smyth pictured at Eatzen Restaurant in Ashbourne for Keith Duffy's Asian Charity Fundraiser in aid of Irish Autism Action Charity

Keith Duffy's fundraiser in Eatzen Restaurant

Lauren Fagan at The #LoveTheBear selfie campaign launch to raise funds for The Blue Box creative arts therapy centre which took place at Hamley's Dundrum,Dublin

#Lovethe Bear selfie launch

Warrenmount Presentation Convent Debs, Osprey Hotel, Kildare. Sean Lynam (17) Catherine O'Kelly (18) ASOS, Cody Skerritt (17) HANDMADE, Paige Lynam (17) CARI'S CLOSET

Debs 2015: Warrenmount Presentation Convent

Tara Farrell at the Cocoa Brown Bronzing Gel launch at The Shelbourne Hotel

Cocoa Brown Bronzing Gel launch at The Shelbourne Hotel

Dublin fans Laura Carroll, 16, and Hannah Browne, right, 16, from Coolock

Dublin fans at the Ladies All Ireland final

Vogue Williams

Holly Carpenter: Criticism of Vogue Williams' amazing snap is just jealousy

Vogue Williams posted a selfie to Instagram last week and was...

Holly Carpenter

Holly Carpenter: Never work with children or animals? No one told me!

SO my week got off to an eventful start with a visit to Navan...

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Jennifer Lawrence has spoken out about pay gaps

When it comes to pay and salaries women are like men - only cheaper

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Tanya Sweeney

Tanya Sweeney: ‘Little girls don’t get brainwashed by Barbie’

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Robbie Williams with wife Ayda Field. Photo: PA

Robbie and wife Ayda lined up to take over from Louis on X Factor

Singer Robbie Williams and his American actress wife Ayda Field will be joining The X Factor as judges to replace Louis Walsh.

Tiger Woods and his ex-wife, Elin Nordegren

'I was to blame' - Tiger Woods explains marriage break-up to children

Tiger Woods says he has...

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 09: Actors Daniel Radcliffe (L) and James McAvoy attend the AOL BUILD Speaker Series:

Daniel Radcliffe and James McAvoy open up about their Victorian 'bromance', gender pay gap and science

Rooney Mara

When I got to Ireland I instantly felt connected to it and the people - Mara

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Going Out

DUBLIN AT CHRISTMAS PROCESSION OF LIGHT BRINGS FESTIVE MAGIC TO CITY STREETS

The Old Spot in Ballsbridge

Two Dublin gastropubs – located less than 100 metres apart - named in 2016 Michelin Guide

Little angels: Children from St Joseph’s School, Dublin 8, meet live animals at the IFA crib in the Mansion House. Pic: Finbarr O’Rourke

Top 10 things to do in Dublin at Christmas

Oh, the weather outside is frightful… And you could...

Kodaline will play the 3Arena this weekend

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Oscar Wilde, Bernard Shaw, home-grown musical...

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'My ex hit me but I want to get back with him'

Q My ex contacted me a few weeks ago and wants us to date again. We broke up 15 years ago because he punched me.

Grace and Frankie stars Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda

‘I want to buy a vibrator - what should I be looking for?

Q I'm a woman in my mid-60s and I'm curious to...

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'I'm 24, a virgin, and full of fear about sex'

Q I'm 24 and I've never had sex. I've never had a...

Locals mark the manicheel trees red to warn off tourists

Get reggae for the time of your life

The manchineel trees' peaceful existence along...