The organisation that represents the vast bulk of Defence Forces personnel is “preparing to go to war” in the new round of pay talks, writes Sean O'Riordan and Stephen Rogers.

The organisation that represents the vast bulk of Defence Forces personnel is “preparing to go to war” in the new round of pay talks. It wants treatment comparable to the Garda representative associations, which have clawed back pay and allowances.

The divisions in Labour in the UK have been reinforced as members face deadline day in the party's leadership election.

Jeremy Corbyn has received an apparent boost in his battle to remain the Labour leader in the UK after a British High Court ruling said new party members should be allowed to vote in the leadership election.

Britain’s Labour Party will appeal against a High Court ruling which said new party members should have the right to vote in its leadership election.

Ukip is facing a “fight for survival” after popular leadership hopeful Steven Woolfe was excluded from the race to replace Nigel Farage, it has been claimed.

Jeremy Corbyn has denounced a legal bid to block him from standing in the Labour leadership election in the UK as "a waste of time and resources" after it was rejected by a High Court judge.

Britain’s shadow chancellor, John McDonnell, has lashed out at opponents of Jeremy Corbyn, accusing them of trying to “destroy” the party to get rid of their leader.

A Labour MP in England has accused aides to Jeremy Corbyn and shadow chancellor John McDonnell of entering her House of Commons office without permission.

Angela Eagle fired her opening salvo at Jeremy Corbyn in a Labour leadership battle that has the potential to split the party and end in a bitter legal wrangle.

USA: A truck driver was caught using a fishing line to flip his licence plate in a bid to avoid paying tolls into New York City.

Jeremy Corbyn’s head of policy, Andrew Fisher, has been suspended from the Labour Party in Britain following complaints that he campaigned for a rival party in the general election.

Nigel Farage, the leader of Britain’s anti-EU UK Independence Party, withdrew his resignation after tendering it last week over his failure to win a seat in the British parliament.

Cost pressures, skills shortages and a potential ‘Brexit’ are among the chief risks Irish exporters currently face, according to the head of their representative body.

Plenty to watch on the tellybox tonight.

Ukip members have been urged to steer clear of using social media following a series of scandals over inappropriate comments.

Ukip members have been urged to steer clear of using social media folllowing a series of scandals over inappropriate comments.

A baby who deteriorated during a four-minute transfer between Dublin hospitals died two days later, an inquest heard.

The Labour Party in Britain has suspended four members who held positions of authority at Rotherham Borough Council during the years in which hundreds of young people were subjected to sex abuse in the town.

US chipmaker Intel yesterday lost its challenge against a record €1.06bn EU fine handed down five years ago, as Europe’s second highest court said regulators did not act too harshly.

Mobile phones can help create smarter buildings and reduce the amount of energy used to power cities.

Electronics giant NEC is planning to cut just less than 9%of its worldwide workforce.

Swansea transfer target John Goossens has turned down a move to the Liberty Stadium and will stay with NEC Nijmegen for the rest of the season.

SWANSEA manager Brendan Rodgers believes their 2-0 win over Fulham shows he has a squad that can cope with the rigours of the Barclays Premier League.

I WATCHED the TV debate on TV3 last and many spoke about openness, transparency, and standing up for the people, Nagging at me was the following:

The Green Party will announce its new leader today.

The EU’s main mobile phone producers are to introduce a universal charger later this year.

MOTORISTS were urged to go electric as the Government unveiled incentives aimed at increasing the number of electric cars on the road.

A FURIOUS Environment minister John Gormley has scrambled to shut down discussion on his promise to resign from Cabinet and hand-over his ministry to backbencher Ciarán Cuffe.

THE Government has clammed up after fresh reports of an increasingly farcical situation developing around the Green Party’s ministerial rotation policy.

WHILE JFK’s 1,000 days in office were dubbed Camelot, the Fianna Fáil/Green coalition’s 1,000 days in power could be more aptly summed-up as Slumpalot.

AN EXPLOSIVE row at the heart of Fianna Fáil turned ugly last night as Transport Minister Noel Dempsey was embroiled in a bitter war of words with a member of the party’s top brass.

THE first one-size-fits-all mobile phone charger should come on the market next year, bringing an end to every company providing their own unique charger.

Europe’s mass of different mobile phone chargers will be replaced next year by one type, following an industry agreement signed with the European Commission today.

A call to bring all Irish banks under state control will be debated at Labour’s national conference, which begins tonight.

THE organisers of Crufts international dog show criticised the RSPCA yesterday and described sudden changes in standards forced upon dog breeders for this year’s show as “unfair”.

LABOUR leader Eamon Gilmore’s drive to give TDs more power within the party and remodel its relationship with trade unions looked set to spark controversy last night.

Ajax closed the gap on league leaders AZ Alkmaar to three points with a 6-0 thrashing of 10-man De Graafschap today.

HBOS shareholders will meet in Birmingham today to vote on the bank’s rescue takeover by Lloyds TSB and an £11.5bn (€12.9bn) taxpayer bail-out.

TOTTENHAM boss Harry Redknapp believes the real Heurelho Gomes will now emerge after the goalkeeper bounced back from his poor form with a UEFA Cup clean sheet against NEC Nijmegen.

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TOTTENHAM full-back Alan Hutton is not expected to travel with the squad for the UEFA Cup clash against NEC Nijmegen in Holland following a scan on his injured foot.