Des O’Sullivan reports on the wealth of 1916 memorabilia coming up for auction prior to the centenary.

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has once again ruled out any deal with Fine Gael, saying his party “didn’t get a mandate to put Fine Gael back into government” amid growing concern the stalemate could cause a second election.

A pair of incredibly rare Kinsale silver trefid spoons which Weldons will bring to the National Antiques and Vintage Fair in Limerick.

Des O’Sullivan reports on an unusual offering at Whyte’s auction house in Dublin.

Ireland’s great houses have a habit of throwing up the odd spectacular piece, writes Des O’Sulivan.

Emergency accommodation for the homeless in Cork is to get a cash injection which should mean no-one sleeping rough on the city’s streets by Christmas.

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Two homeless men have died in Cork City centre of suspected drugs overdoses in the past week amid growing calls for measures to ease Dublin’s rough-sleeper crisis to be rolled-out to the rest of the country.

A summit to address the homeless crisis will take place tomorrow after an outpouring of grief over the death of Jonathan Corrie just metres from Leinster House. 

Communities on nine non-Gaeltacht islands have expressed concern at the news that the Department of the Environment, Community, and Local Government is to terminate funding to their five community development company offices from the end of next month.

Iron Age stone heads and gold Torc feature at sale.

By Michael Clifford

William Scott’s Quiet Ochre painted in 1973 makes its first appearance on the auction market estimated at £100,000-€150,000.

A James Bond Dr No film poster with amendments by the Irish censor, including a dress superimposed on Ursula Andress — who is clad in a bikini in the original, is at Whyte’s tomorrow (€600-€800).

Ireland’s first property investment trust Green REIT has bought five Dublin-based properties from Danske Bank for €23m, significantly boosting its asset portfolio.

Two employees of the Passport Service in Dublin were arrested yesterday in relation to suspected passport fraud.

Brendan Howlin, the public expenditure minister, has put himself on a collision course with the HSE, warning it must sign up to his cost cutting plan laid down in last week’s budget.

Protesting students warned they could not afford to eat three meals a day and so another cut to grants could not be contemplated in this month’s budget.

I AM frantically whisking my sabayon (egg yolks, sugar, wine) over a hot bain marie but it absolutely refuses to thicken. “Come on, guys, you need to finish this now!” barks Ann!. Sebastian, my cooking partner, isn’t happy. “Did you prick the bottom of the tarts before putting them in the oven?” I have easily baked a thousand tarts in my life up to that point. It’s straightforward, I know the drill. I flush. “Christ, I forgot!” Ann comes over to investigate. “My sabayon won’t thicken,” I wail. “That’s because the pot isn’t properly over the induction ring,” says Ann.

The array at Whyte’s auction of history, literature and collectibles in Dublin next Saturday (Sep 14) ranges from comic books, to memories of the Great Famine and the 1913 Lockout, to sporting memorabilia.

Changes to the process of applying for a passport come in to force next month.

A re-discovered seascape by Roderic O’Conor, a painting by Paul Henry last seen in 1973, and John Butler Yeats’s tender portrait of his son WB Yeats are among the prime Irish works at Sotheby’s sale of British and Irish art in London on May 23.

Pair of very rare Limerick silver tablespoons with Old Irish

The patrol car was parked across the street, blocking access.

Times are tough, and if there are any heirlooms that you suspect may be of value, now could be the time to sell the family silver.

The Government Publications Office has confirmed that hard copies of the Mahon Tribunal report will not be available until the end of April.

AT least 2,000 people converged on city centre Dublin, demanding cutbacks to disability services be reversed and the state stops treating those using the services as “second class citizens”.

There has been a bomb scare around the area of the Passport Office in Molesworth St in Dublin this afternoon.

The Civil Public and Services Union (CPSU) is refusing to call off industrial action at the passport office in Dublin despite being warned members' pay could be docked if they fail to carry out their core duties.

A man assaulted close to a nightclub in Co Tyrone died in hospital today.

CAMPAIGNERS against budget cuts to low-income families held a mock cabinet meeting to appeal directly to government ministers to protect the vulnerable.

TAXI drivers have threatened to create traffic gridlock in Dublin and elsewhere unless the Government responds to its call for a cap on driver numbers.

Large numbers today protested at Israeli attacks on Gaza in rallies across the country.

Lorry drivers are holding a blockade in Dublin city centre this morning in protest at spiralling insurance costs.