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Tens of thousands of commuters in Dublin have been forced to seek alternative transport as the Luas ground to a halt in a staff row over pay. Workers said they had no option but to strike after calls for last-ditch talks to avert the industrial action failed.

One of two men arrested over the murder of a man whose body was dismembered and dumped in the Grand Canal has been released without charge. Kenneth O’Brien was reported missing on Friday January 15, a few weeks after returning from Australia, and his torso was found in a suitcase near Celbridge, Co Kildare, the… Continue reading Man freed in body-in-suitcase murder probe

Ireland’s largest homegrown pharmaceutical company is to create 175 jobs, it has announced. Chanelle Pharmaceuticals said the roles will be created in Loughrea, Co Galway over the next five years.

Saoirse Ronan and Hozier have teamed up to front a campaign shedding light on domestic violence. The Oscar-nominated actress appears in the video for the singer’s song Cherry Wine, which was released on Valentine’s Day.

Uniformed gardai will be released from desk duties to fight frontline crime if Fine Gael is put back in power, party chiefs have said. An extra 1,800 police will be recruited by a re-elected administration to stand up to ruthless gangs responsible for two recent killings, Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald said.

An animal’s tooth in jam, a beetle in a burger and a worm in a chicken nugget were among thousands of complaints made to food safety chiefs last year, they have revealed. Other food contamination scares at restaurants and food outlets throughout the country included a snail found in a pick ‘n’ mix bag of… Continue reading Beetle in a burger and worm in a chicken nugget among food complaints

Alleged former IRA chief Thomas “Slab” Murphy owes the Irish exchequer almost 190,000 euro for eight years of tax dodging, a court has been told. A sentencing hearing at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin for the 66-year-old bachelor farmer heard details of estimated income and interest built up after he evaded tax from 1996… Continue reading Republican 'Slab' Murphy owes 190,000 euro in tax evasion case, court told

Fianna Fail has signalled it could hammer out a coalition deal with Fine Gael – but only as the senior party. Frontbencher Niall Collins, Fianna Fail’s justice spokesman, said if his party was the largest after the general election, he would have no problem doing a deal with their old adversaries.

One of the World Trade Centre towers in New York will turn green on St Patrick’s Day. The Manhattan complex’s 52-storey Building 7 is the latest landmark to join the “global greening” of some of Earth’s most famous sites to mark Ireland’s national day of celebration.

Ronan Keating has said it would be “fun” for Boyzone to team up with Westlife to form a supergroup. The 38-year-old singer from Dublin said he would “never say never” but he is currently concentrating on his solo music with a new album out on Friday.