Non-toxic repellent remains fully active for two years

Record seizures of cocaine have been made in the European countries that account for the bulk of shipments to the continent, both in 2018 and again in 2019.

Troy Parrott and James McCarthy look like missing out on Ireland’s Euro play-off against Slovakia after manager Mick McCarthy insisted they both have a queue ahead of them to jump.

IT’S March now, which in recent years has invariably meant a dramatic conclusion to Irish basketball’s men’s SuperLeague, just as April always guarantees us unmissable theatre in the form of a Sunday in Augusta.

Ireland manager Mick McCarthy has lost his captain Séamus Coleman for the upcoming Euro play-off in Slovakia but believes his successor Stephen Kenny should be satisfied with the Uefa Nations League draw.

Kenny will be in charge when the competition gets underway in September.

Dominic O'Rourke, President of the Irish Athletic Boxing Association, says that Team Ireland are focused on the qualifiers for Tokyo 2020 in London next March but are keeping a close eye on developments with the Covid-19 coronavirus.

A basic income should be paid to every citizen over 18, whether they work or not, and there should be no limit, except taxation, on how much more money they choose to earn.

WHEN things get hard, when her legs are failing, her lungs burning, and her stomach feeling ready to unpack its contents, Ciara Neville thinks of one thing: Tokyo.

Negotiating teams are set to ramp up talks to form a government next week with senior ministers, party managers and leaders all weighing into what could take a number of weeks to cobble together a new coalition.

The resignation of the creative director, funding shortfalls, rebranding, and extra public relations costs have added to the drama, writes Lorna Siggins

For UK farmers, slurry cooling to reduce emissions is attractive, if combined with the heating of the pig accommodation.

Before our next election, please google ‘education in Finland in a nutshell’.

The Land Development Agency says a redesign of Dublin is needed in order to make it a better place for families.

Ireland continues to have one of the lowest rates of prisoners per capita in the European Union.

More than 6,700 data breaches were reported to the Data Protection Commission in 2019, the second highest level per head of population in Europe.

Ireland’s tax system is the best in Europe and the fourth-best in the world in terms of the ease in dealing with local tax authorities, according to a global survey by accountants PwC.

Fianna Fáil’s Micheál Martin raises a useful question when he worries that the “familial relationship” that Ireland and Britain have developed over the decades.

Suzi Godson offers ups some relationship advice.