It should have been a day of celebration to note the achievements of adult students as Tánaiste Joan Burton attended a higher education graduation ceremony in Dublin last November.

The Coalition has been accused of “smuggling” water charge compliance measures through the Dáil to force property owners and tenants to pay their bills.

Public anger against water charges reached a new high in west Dublin this afternoon, as the Tanaiste was blocked into a local community centre in Jobstown for several hours.

THE affray at the bay began with a Merc, a smirk and a jerk of the hand – all three of which belonged to the extended Lenihan clan.

A BAN on unregulated bonfires in Cork city is set to be enforced as part of a major clampdown on the annual tradition after the council revealed it paid out over €66,000 to clean up after this year’s fires.

THOUSANDS of private and public sector workers will converge on Dublin this afternoon to express outrage at the Government’s handling of the economic crisis.

THE Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) is preparing a dossier for the Human Rights Commission (HRC) in relation to the Garda’s handling of the May Day protest at Phoenix Park, Dublin.