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Jack and Emily remain the most popular names for newborns for the fifth year in a row. The latest poll of baby names shows the five most popular for boys have been the same for the last eight years – Jack, James, Daniel, Conor and Sean.

New spy laws are being created and drug dealers and gangsters face having assets worth as little as 5,000 euros seized in a renewed blitz on gangland crime. Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has arranged summits next week with her counterparts in Spain, the Netherlands and Belgium as security chiefs look to break an unprecedented cycle… Continue reading Spying and asset-seizing powers toughened up in gangland crime blitz

Fraud squad chiefs have arrested two men in Northern Ireland in connection with a record £1.2 billion property deal. Searches were also carried out in Co Down as part of inquiries into the sale of assets and property loans by Ireland’s “bad bank”, the National Assets Management Agency (Nama), to US investment fund Cerberus.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said that comments made by Donald Trump were “racist and dangerous” in a move that is sure to strain US-Irish relations should the Republican be elected President. Mr Kenny made the comment in response to a question posed by an opposition TD about possibility of Trump becoming the next US President.

Health chiefs have launched investigations following the deaths of two newborn babies within days of each other in Cavan General Hospital. It is understood one infant died on Sunday morning after an emergency Caesarean section was ordered. The baby died before delivery.

Sinn Fein has wound up pressure on justice chiefs to explain why a former Garda commissioner secretly met the head of a parliamentary watchdog over whistle-blower Sergeant Maurice McCabe. John McGuinness, former chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), was forced to defend releasing information about the January 2014 car park encounter with Ma rtin… Continue reading Sinn Fein seeks answers over John McGuinness meeting with Martin Callinan

Almost 30 million people flew in and out of Ireland’s main airports last year – the largest number since the record in 2008. Dublin was by far the busiest, accounting for almost 84% of travellers, while Cork and Knock were the only airports not to increase their numbers on the previous year.

Internet giant Amazon is to hire another 500 workers in Ireland. The online retailer and media company, which has bases in Dublin and Cork, said the new jobs will be filled over the next two years.

Scammers are targeting unsuspecting email users by claiming they have missed jury duty and must pay a fine up to 500 euro. The Courts Service revealed the threat tells people they have broken the law and could be facing arrest for failing to turn up at the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin in recent… Continue reading Email scam claims recipients face fine for missing jury service

Five million euro is being spent by the Government on more aid for people affected by the wars in Syria and Yemen. Foreign Affairs Minister Charlie Flanagan said recent attacks on hospitals and medical facilities were appalling and he condemned the blocking of convoys of medicines, food and baby food.