● Leah Baines and Tayla Kassel, from South Africa and living in Dublin, pictured at the Dalkey Lobster Festival in Dublin yesterday. The event is th subject of controversy this year amid calls for the boiling of live lobsters to be banned.
Do you get a slight uneasy feelin g that we may have, despite the best will in the world, dehumanised five dead boys? This is not to take away at all from our outrage on behalf of the injured victims of the M9 crash. Obviously, our sympathies...
A downsizing scheme for older homeowners has been quietly shelved by the Government, leaving hundreds of applicants in limbo and thousands more likely stuck in homes they want to leave. Councils were told to stop running the Older Persons...
Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan has pledged to “fast-track” laws to give gardaí some degree of protection before court when they are involved in high-speed chases. Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly has previously called for laws to be amended...
The former head of RTÉ Radio 1 has criticised the station’s new schedule, saying the latest JNLR figures are “an SOS” and “a warning” that it “isn’t working”. Peter Woods, who worked at RTÉ for 25 years, spoke exclusively to the Sunday...
Idon’t believe in guilty pleasures. As long as you’re not hurting anyone, I think you should be able to enjoy the things you like without feeling ashamed or embarrassed. If you want to spend your one wild and precious life putting ketchup on...
A downsizing scheme for older homeowners has been quietly shelved by the Government, leaving hundreds of applicants in limbo and thousands more likely stuck in homes they want to leave. Councils were told to stop running the Older Persons...
The long-awaited electronic tagging of criminals will begin in the coming months after the recent signing by the State of a contract with a global security firm. Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan has confirmed the 12-month pilot project will...
