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<p>Paul Byrne worked with the station for 26 years. Zara King joined in 2017.</p>

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Zara King replaces Paul Byrne as Virgin Media's southern correspondent

Mr Byrne announced his departure from Virgin Media in June after a settlement in his High Court action against the station over its decision to bring internal disciplinary proceedings against him

<p>Paul Byrne (pictured), who has worked as the broadcaster's southern correspondent for many years, had sued Virgin Media, seeking various injunctions over what he claimed was a flawed disciplinary process.</p>

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Paul Byrne departs Virgin Media after settling action over disciplinary process

<p>John Murray and Kellie Walton, both of Kilfenora Road, Dublin 12, at the Criminal Courts of Justice in 2021.</p>

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Dublin man whose wife stole €800k from Virgin Media jailed for money laundering

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Broadcaster Paul Byrne sues Virgin Media over disciplinary process and suspension

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Cork broadband outage was due to 'vehicle collision' – Virgin Media

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Virgin tells court persuading customers not to switch is 'non-hassling' activity

Virgin Media uses 'legal and practical obstacles' to discourage switching, court told

In its proceedings, Comreg says there is only one way Virgin Media customers are told they could cancel — by ringing the internet and TV service provider's 1908 number

Tue, 10 Oct, 2023

Guerin urges TDs to back calls for Gilligan doc to be halted

Jimmy Guerin wants other politicians to back Justice Minister Helen McEntee and junior drugs minister Hildegarde Naughton, who have criticised the broadcaster for showing the documentary

Thu, 07 Sep, 2023

Irish Examiner view: Corruption frustrates Ukraine's war effort

Ukraine must be willing to fight corruption even as the country continues to defend itself from the illegal Russian invasion

Tue, 05 Sep, 2023

Premature babies: 'It killed me, bringing Hannah home and having to leave Emily there'

Parents of 'teeny tiny' babies speak about the heartbreak and hope they experienced at CUMH neonatal unit in new TV series

Mon, 04 Sep, 2023

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Letters to the Editor: Residential zoned land tax is open to challenge

One reader scrutinises the RZLT while others consider issues including the RTÉ controversy, the depletion of Ireland's Naval Service, cluster bombs, and education

Wed, 19 Jul, 2023

An Post boss breaks silence on RTÉ job

An Post boss David McRedmond revealed he was not shortlisted for the role of director general of RTÉ.

Sun, 16 Apr, 2023

Virgin being sued in High Court by Comreg over alleged flaws in contract termination procedures

Comreg issued Virgin Media Ireland with a finding of non-compliance regarding Virgin’s obligations under the EU universal service regulations

Sun, 11 Sep, 2022

Martin is prepared to vote for Varadkar as Taoiseach if criminal probe is not completed

NCBI is investigating the Tánaiste's sharing of the IMO pay deal with a member of a rival group, the NAGP

Mon, 14 Feb, 2022

Virgin Media anchor Colette Fitzpatrick settles case over father's death

Tipperary University Hospital apologised to the Fitzpatricks "for causing you and your family unnecessary pain and distress.”

Fri, 03 Dec, 2021

Virgin Media worker who stole 870k gets bail to spend time with family over Christmas

Judge Greally asked counsel for the accused if her client 'wanted to be at liberty over Christmas'. The woman has four children aged from one year to 20 years old

Wed, 01 Dec, 2021

Monarchy in crisis after series of revelations by Meghan

Harry and Meghan's interview with Oprah was most-watched TV show in Ireland this year

Almost 800,000 Irish viewers tuned into the explosive interview, while the country's most popular Google searches related to Covid, with a particular surge of interest in the reopening of retail stores

Mon, 30 Aug, 2021

Former Virgin Media payroll worker accused of stealing over €870,000

A former payroll administrator at Virgin Media Television is to face trial accused of stealing more than €870,000 from the broadcaster.

Thu, 08 Apr, 2021

Newstalk's Ivan Yates stepping down from full-time broadcasting

It is understood the departure of the 'The Hard Shoulder' presenter from the radio network was communicated to staff in a memo.

Wed, 01 Jul, 2020

10.8m facemasks, 28.4m gloves: Gardaí spend almost €13m on Covid-19 equipment

A spend by Gardaí on 10.8 million face masks and on 28.4 million gloves has contributed to a Covid-19 spend of almost €13m by the force to date this year.

Mon, 29 Jun, 2020

Alison O'Connor: Government deal not yet in the bag, for many reasons

In the Dublin suburb of Phibsboro there is a cafe, which, on the basis of its website, looks to be really charming. Bang Bang is a greengrocer and deli with “top coffee”.

Fri, 19 Jun, 2020

Munster fans can relive their greatest European games this weekend

Subscribers will get to relive the 2006 and 2008 Heineken Cup final victories over Biarritz and Toulouse, as well as the 2006 semi-final victory over Leinster and the 2003 'Miracle Match' against Gloucester at Thomond Park.

Tue, 09 Jun, 2020

Aidan O’Shea fears club GAA may have to wait longer to return

Mayo footballer Aidan O’Shea would love to see the club game be the first to return when coronavirus restrictions are lifted but he believes that intercounty activity may be easier to control.

Fri, 29 May, 2020

13 classic Champions League finals to be shown on Irish television this weekend

The action kicks off at 7pm on Friday.

Wed, 27 May, 2020

Business Movers

Some people starting interesting new roles with companies in Ireland.

Fri, 15 May, 2020

Virgin media customers in Ireland experience widespread outages

Virgin media broadband customers are reporting a widespread outage to services here in Ireland.

Mon, 27 Apr, 2020

Brendan O'Brien: Sponsors and TV companies scrambling to comb through contracts

That screeching sound we all heard last month was the brakes being pulled on the $500bn (€462bn) global sports industry.

Mon, 27 Apr, 2020

Donal Lenihan: Whoever said ‘time is a great healer’ never lost a Lions series

The plethora of re-runs of great games from the past — All-Ireland hurling and football finals, memorable matches in Test rugby, glorious nights on the European stage from the giants of English football — have proved the mainstay for all major broadcasters in the sporting famine of the past month.

Wed, 15 Apr, 2020

The Unteachables: School of life

An inspiring new documentary looks at a Cork school for teens who’ve dropped out of mainstream education, writes Catherine Shanahan

Sun, 12 Apr, 2020

Here is a selection of people starting new roles with companies in Ireland, including law firm Philip Lee, IT firm Paradyn, media sales house IRS+, PR firm FH, digital state agency OpenSky, the Law Reform Commission and marketing group Core Sponsorship.

Fri, 20 Mar, 2020

‘We are with you’ – Taoiseach preaches solidarity amid Covid-19 outbreak

“We cannot stop this virus but working together we can slow it in its tracks and push it back."

Tue, 17 Mar, 2020

Wine with Leslie Williams: Opening my mind to the grape wine writers love to hate, sauvignon blanc

It sort of worked, and some of the good ones I found are recommended below.

Mon, 16 Mar, 2020

Broadband network has the capacity to cope with increase of people working from home - providers

Internet providers have said that the broadband network has the capacity to allow for an increase in people working from home.

Thu, 12 Mar, 2020

Virgin Media to pay €420,000 back to customers

Virgin Media is to pay more than €420,000 back to customers regarding a transparency issue in 2016 and 2017.

Fri, 06 Mar, 2020

Six Nations admit paywall possibility but no decision made on TV rights

Virgin Media holds the rights in Ireland.

Mon, 02 Mar, 2020

Daniel McConnell: Paths to power are littered with obstacles

Just how is a Government going to be formed?

Mon, 10 Feb, 2020

Neil Michael: Campaign never stops for Healy-Raes — even during counts

If ever there was an illustration of the power of the Healy-Raes in Kerry, it wasn’t just the convincing — and some might say inevitable — vote they received.

Mon, 10 Feb, 2020

Never Mind The Ballots: Fine Gael up early in the morning; Richard Boyd Barrett's celeb supporter

Getting hacks out of their beds at 4am to cover a Fine Gael campaign event at Dublin Port will never win you favours among the media.

Fri, 31 Jan, 2020

Telecom firms reject bid to regulate ‘bill shock’

Telecom operators in Ireland have rejected possible new regulations that would help consumers avoid ‘bill shock’ where they receive unexpectedly large bills after going over their monthly allowance.

Wed, 29 Jan, 2020

Senator 'unequivocally apologised' for describing Taoiseach as 'autistic'

Ms Noone was quoted while on a canvass in her constituency of Dublin Bay-North by a reporter the Times Ireland website.

Tue, 28 Jan, 2020

Five Irish-based players on European Player of the Year longlist

Tadhg Furlong is nominated for the third year in a row.

Mon, 27 Jan, 2020

Michael Clifford: We’re still none the wiser after party leaders’ first TV debate

THEY came, they smiled, they debated — and we all went home none the wiser. Last night, the nation held its breath, paddled away from Love Island, and tuned into the celebrity death match between Leo and Micheál.

Wed, 22 Jan, 2020

Election 2020: Everything you need to know ahead of the first of four televised debates

Controversially, Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has been excluded from both tonight’s debate and the final debate before the country goes to the polls.

Wed, 22 Jan, 2020

McDonald: Days of single party government long gone

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said that she wants to lead her party into government.

Wed, 22 Jan, 2020

Exclusion of Sinn Féin from debates an 'insult' to TV licence holders - Doherty

Sinn Féin has said it would be a "sham" for TV leader debates to go ahead without party president Mary Lou McDonald and that it was considering legal action to reverse this.

Tue, 21 Jan, 2020

Opinion poll shouldn't decide who takes part in leaders debate, says Martin

The Fianna Fáil leader does not believe an opinion poll should decide whether Sinn Féin takes part in tomorrow night's leaders debate.

Tue, 21 Jan, 2020

No room for Mary Lou as Varadkar and Martin set to face off in Virgin Media debate

The Sinn Féin leader will be part of a seven-person debate the following week.

Mon, 20 Jan, 2020

Party leaders to face off in RTÉ debates ahead of General Election

Firstly, The Claire Byrne Live Leaders' Debate will see leaders from a number of political parties invited to take part in front of a live studio audience, the State broadcaster confirmed this morning.

Wed, 15 Jan, 2020

#GE20: Questions as to whether Varadkar and Martin will do head-to-head debate

Both RTÉ and Virgin Media are lining up key debates during the campaign.

Tue, 14 Jan, 2020

CAO 2020: Women in STEM still a fine balance

Ireland's tech giants are continuing to find creative ways to address the gender imbalance in the STEM sector, both at undergraduate and postgraduate level.

Sat, 11 Jan, 2020