Author: Angela Nurse

Former UK chancellor Kenneth Clarke has said Brexit could pose enormous problems for Ireland. The pro-European Tory joined business leaders in Dublin, warning that British withdrawal from the EU would represent a huge risk to the Republic.

An online shopping company for car buyers is to base its European headquarters in Dublin, creating 100 jobs. CarGurus is establishing its first office outside the US and will take on the staff over the next three years. It aims to be up and running by June.

A massive security operation has surrounded the funeral of a dissident republican whose murdered brother was a Real IRA leader. Vincent Ryan was gunned down on McKee Road in Finglas, north Dublin, over a week ago, four years on from the killing of his brother Alan in a feud with drugs gangs.

Ireland’s 1916 commemorations must make room to remember all those who suffered or were affected by the Rising, President Michael D Higgins has said. At a special State ceremony at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham to honour revolutionary women over the last 100 years, Mr Higgins urged the country to recall the part they played in… Continue reading 'No single narrative' in remembering 1916, says President Higgins

Singer Brian McFadden has said he would “never say no” to a Westlife reunion as he joins forces with former Boyzone star Keith Duffy for a two-man nationwide tour. The pair, who will perform hit songs from both bands, hit back at rumours that former mentor Louis Walsh had not been supportive of the project,… Continue reading Brian McFadden joins Keith Duffy for Boyzlife show but open to Westlife reunion

Expensive cars, cash, jewellery and other suspected proceeds of crime worth more than half a million euro have been seized in raids on the Irish wing of a suspected international drugs cartel. Twenty nine vehicles, including top of the range BMWs, VW Golfs and some Mercedes, Audi and Lexus models, were taken in the crackdown… Continue reading Cars, cash and jewellery seized in dawn raids on suspected gangsters

Prisoners are twice as likely to escape from jails in Ireland than the rest of Europe, inspectors have revealed. While only six inmates went on the run in 2013, the most up-to-date figures showed 472 offenders were at large after not returning to prison after temporary release, a hospital visit or by walking out of… Continue reading Prisoners 'twice as likely' to escape from Irish jails

Doctors have described how teenage rugby players have suffered serious injuries that are normally seen in road crashes. They argued it may be necessary to change the rules around tackling or cut the number of players in school games to prevent the “potentially devastating consequences of these injuries”.

Brendan O’Carroll believes the world has failed to learn the lessons of history from the Easter Rising in 1916. A century after the uprising, which saw a bloody battle on the streets of Dublin as Irishmen and women fought for independence, the star and creator of Mrs Brown’s Boys has taken a personal journey to… Continue reading 'We should have learned lessons' from Easter Rising, says Brendan O'Carroll

Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams has called on Fine Gael and Fianna Fail to form a government. With the Dail returning on Thursday in deadlock over a future coalition, Taoiseach Enda Kenny is expected to remain as “caretaker” while pressure ratchets up on him to do a deal on an alliance with his political arch… Continue reading Gerry Adams calls on Fine Gael and Fianna Fail to form government