HE may be looking increasingly fraught as the demands of the job of Taoiseach mount but Enda Kenny has few reasons to fear for his grip on the leadership of Fine Gael, even though it is over 10 years since he got the job.

EXCUSE my pre-Christmas cynicism but I’m dreading the Irish presidency of the EU before it even starts on Jan 1 for a six-month period.

LARRY Goodman’s purchase of the old Bank of Ireland headquarters on Baggot St in Dublin — announced last weekend — is a remarkable story.

WELL done to Independent TDs Clare Daly, Mick Wallace, Luke “Ming” Flanagan, and Joan Collins for trying to perform a public service in the Dáil this week.

JAMES REILLY has done something remarkable.

TWO men in a pub, having a couple of pints...

BROADCASTER Terry Wogan can be heard on a radio advertisement these days extolling the virtues of using Shannon Airport as a departure and arrivals point for travellers out of and into the West of Ireland.

ONE of the first and easily the most upsetting of sights to confront Eddie Travers and his wife Derbhla was that of a dead man being put into a body bag.

TO compare Michael Lowry to Mario Balotelli might seem ridiculous, but bear with me for a few moments please.

SO, how much extra tax are you willing to pay next year?