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Closure of Dundalk respite centre would see clients travelling across country for care

A campaign is gathering momentum across Louth over the closure of a respite centre that has been operating in Dundalk for 23 years.

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Trial hears former former Anglo executive planned to “get a bit of drink” into banker

A former Anglo Irish Bank executive said he planned to “get a bit of drink” into a Credit Suisse banker at an upcoming dinner and say to him: “I'd like about five billion before the 30th”.

general

Why we love to read and what our favourite authors enjoyed as children

Irene Halpin Long meets a class of book lovers in Cork, and also chats to established authors about what they read as children.

racing

Leopardstown and Limerick get green light, but weather hits UK racing

soccer

Hibernian fightback earns a draw against Celtic

general

Towers and Tales: Michael Morpurgo has a burning passion for stories

Discovery may help us combat common illnesses like flu

Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have discovered how the body fights infection, and this may pave the way for potential new means of battling common illnesses, such as flu.

Thu, 26 Jan, 2017

The world’s elite need to listen before it’s too late

The global business elite, each coughing up over €20,000 each, are gathering for their annual shindig at the up-market Swiss resort of Davos.

Mon, 16 Jan, 2017

Ospreys v Connacht - Guinness PRO12 Round 13

Jack Carty’s injury adds to Connacht’s Welsh woes

Ospreys 29 Connacht 7: Connacht’s hopes of qualifying for the Champions Cup quarter-finals were hit when out-half Jack Carty added to their growing injury list in a 29-7 defeat to the Ospreys.

Mon, 09 Jan, 2017

QUIRKY WORLD ... Stripping off helps Hull gets to bottom of the sea

Britain: Thousands of people have stripped and been painted blue as they starred in a huge installation to celebrate Hull’s relationship with the sea.

Mon, 11 Jul, 2016

QUIRKY WORLD ... Man beat friend who refused to eat late-night noodles meal

USA: Police say a central Pennsylvania man beat his friend for refusing to eat ramen noodles.

Sat, 02 Jul, 2016

Anti-theft devices can affect pacemakers

Doctors must warn patients with pacemakers that their devices may be disrupted by anti-theft devices used in shops, experts have said.

Thu, 09 Jun, 2016

Victor Stevenson's memorial is justice for Westbank Orphanage survivors

Why did the primary schools accept that the Westbank children all had the surname, ‘Mathers’? asks Victoria White

Thu, 26 May, 2016

British peer buys €2.5m West Cork mansion owned by ex-CEO of AIB

A British peer and former 10 Downing St adviser to Gordon Brown, Wilf Stevenson, has just bought the West Cork home of former AIB chief executive David Duffy, Glebe House, for close to €2.5m.

Mon, 07 Mar, 2016

David O’Mahony the master in thrilling three-hand Ballinacurra final

David O’Mahony won a thrilling three-hand Ballinacurra Winter Tournament final over David Hubbard and Denis Wilmot on Saturday.

Wed, 02 Mar, 2016

Downcast Ulster boss Les Kiss in awe of slick Saracens

Ulster head coach Les Kiss believes Saracens are the greatest threat to Toulon’s reign as European champions.

Mon, 18 Jan, 2016

Oyonnax v Ulster - European Rugby Champions Cup - Pool 1 Round 1 Refixture

Kyle McCall jubilant as gutsy Ulster pull off great escape

Oyonnax 23 Ulster 24: Kyle McCall thanked his team-mates for paving the way for his first Ulster try as the Ireland Under 20 loosehead prop picked up the plaudits for playing his part in an amazing second-half fightback.

Mon, 11 Jan, 2016

Toulouse v Ulster - European Rugby Champions Cup - Pool 1 Round 4

Rory Best says ‘tweaks’ bearing fruit for Ulster

Toulouse 23 Ulster 25: Ulster completed a European Champions Cup double over Toulouse to keep their quarter-final hopes alive with a 25-23 triumph at Stade Ernest Wallon.

Mon, 21 Dec, 2015

Ulster survive battle with Newport Gwent Dragons

Newport Gwent D’gons 12 Ulster 19

Mon, 09 Nov, 2015

‘Scrutinise Protestant mother and baby homes’

Church of Ireland Bishop Paul Colton was so moved by the experience of a survivor of the Westbank orphanage that he has called for all Protestant homes to be included in the Mother and Baby Home investigation.

Tue, 13 Oct, 2015

Crossmaglen Rangers march to 19th title in 20 seasons

Crossmaglen Rgrs 2-22 Armagh Harps 0-10: There is simply no stopping Crossmaglen Rangers. 

Mon, 12 Oct, 2015

Games we play aren’t just the obvious ones

Given the noses in the southwest which were put out of joint last Friday by Conor McCarthy’s piece in these pages, should we start with off-field competition?

Mon, 20 Jul, 2015

‘Relief’ that President Higgins will not attend Donegal Orange march

Orange Order leaders have expressed both relief and disappointment at the decision of President Michael D Higgins not to attend the Republic’s only Orange march, in Donegal, next week.

Sat, 04 Jul, 2015

No shortage of incentives for Ulster in Glasgow

Ulster signalled its serious intent for tonight’s Guinness Pro12 semi-final at Glasgow Warriors by naming its strongest possible side.

Fri, 22 May, 2015

Ulster must go back to Glasgow

Glasgow 32 Ulster 10

Mon, 18 May, 2015

Celtic ease to victory over 10-man Thistle

Celtic 2 Partick 0:Celtic retained their seven-point lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership with an easy 2-0 win over 10-man Partick at Parkhead last night.

Thu, 09 Apr, 2015

Woe for Ulster as Newport Gwent Dragons end run

Newport Gwent Dragons 26, Ulster 22: Ulster suffered a blow in their charge for the Guinness Pro12 play-offs after strugglers Newport Gwent Dragons claimed a 26-22 victory at Rodney Parade yesterday.

Mon, 09 Mar, 2015

Stuart McCloskey sees red as Ulster edge Edinburgh

Guiness Pro12

Sat, 21 Feb, 2015

Hat-trick hero Darren Cave puts paid to Tigers’ Cup hopes

Ulster 26 Leicester 7: European Champions Cup Pool 3: Darren Cave helped clip the Tigers’ claws in an attritional Champions Cup clash at the Kingspan Stadium on Saturday when Ulster had their bonus point on the board by the 50th minute before a brickwall defence proved almost impenetrable.

Mon, 26 Jan, 2015

Defeat for Ulster but crowd enjoys game

European Champions Cup Pool 3

Mon, 19 Jan, 2015

Innocent children abused at the Westbank Home and then abandoned by the State

I KNOW one of them fell off a train on his way home from school and two people have told me his shoe-laces were tied together. I know he never came back to school, and no-one ever mentioned him again, recalls Victoria White.

Thu, 27 Nov, 2014

Cave makes it safe for Ulster

GUINNESS PRO12:

Sat, 22 Nov, 2014

Ulster fail to tame Tigers’ early assault

Leicester put indifferent domestic form behind them as they made a strong start to their European Rugby Champions Cup Group Three campaign by sinking Ulster at Welford Road.

Mon, 20 Oct, 2014

Van der Merwe aware he’ll ‘have to step it up’

Ulster’s big Springbok lock Franco van der Merwe knows the score. With second-row partners dropping like flies, he knows he will have to step up to the plate in what will be his first taste of European rugby when Neil Doak’s men head to Welford Road to face the Leicester Tigers.

Sat, 18 Oct, 2014

Gilroy stakes claim for Ulster starting spot

Ulster 29 Glasgow Warriors 9

Mon, 13 Oct, 2014

Ulster cruise fails to excite

Ulster 30 Edinburgh 0

Sat, 04 Oct, 2014

Kiss’s Ulster ease to win

GUINNESS PRO12:

Sat, 13 Sep, 2014

Trimble try earns Ulster share of spoils

Scarlets 32 Ulster 32

Mon, 08 Sep, 2014

President delaying response to Orange Order parade invite

President Michael D Higgins is holding back from an immediate response to a public invitation to attend the only Orange Order parade in the Republic next year.

Mon, 07 Jul, 2014

Cuthbert ends Hibs’ top flight stay

Scottish Premiership play-off final: Hibernian 0 Hamilton 2 (aggregate 2-2, Hamilton win 4-3 on penalties)

Mon, 26 May, 2014

Ulster take out frustration on Connacht

Ulster 58 Connact 12

Sat, 12 Apr, 2014

RBS poaches Credit Suisse’s chief

Royal Bank of Scotland Group, Britain’s biggest government-owned lender, has hired Ewen Stevenson from Credit Suisse Group as chief financial officer.

Sat, 05 Apr, 2014

Bonus for Ulster as Ferris returns

Ulster 26 Scarlets 13

Sat, 15 Mar, 2014

Bowe gets into his stride as Ulster cruise

Ulster 38 Newport-Gwent Dragons 8

Sat, 01 Mar, 2014

Two-horse race for "Best Picture"

To historian Brenda Stevenson, a scholar on American slavery, 12 Years a Slave is a masterful cinematic work that achieves more than any other film on slavery, so worthy that she plans to screen it in classes at her university, UCLA.

Sat, 01 Mar, 2014

Ulster survive Treviso’s late charge

Benetton Treviso 12 Ulster 14

Mon, 24 Feb, 2014

Stevenson is braced for Leinster backlash

Ullster lock Lewis Stevenson is wary of a Leinster backlash in tomorrow’s RaboDirect Pro12 clash at the RDS.

Fri, 27 Dec, 2013

Stevenson too strong for Bellew

Tony Bellew has lost his bid to take the WBC light-heavyweight title from Canada’s Adonis Stevenson in Quebec City.

Sun, 01 Dec, 2013

Bowe and Best relish Ulster win

Ulster 32 Treviso 13

Fri, 27 Sep, 2013

Terminally ill two-year-old to be best man at parents wedding

A US couple plan to have their dying toddler serve as the groom’s best man when they wed this weekend.

Fri, 02 Aug, 2013

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