A third of the Kerry team that started last month’s All-Ireland win over Donegal will be awarded GAA-GPA Opel All Stars tomorrow evening, three of them first-time winners.

It’s no surprise Kerry lead the way with 11 All Star nominations, two more than beaten finalists Donegal and National League and Leinster winners Dublin.

The potentially lethal lung disease tuberculosis (TB) could be making a comeback across Europe because of dangerously low vitamin D levels in our children.

Three people arrested outside the European People's Party congress at the National Convention Centre in Dublin yesterday evening are due in court this morning.

More than 3,000 jobs are on offer this weekend at a specialised career expo for the technology sector.

Construction work on the long-delayed new national children’s hospital will finally start early next year — provided the project overcomes an expected An Bord Pleanála grilling this autumn.

They might be the bane of motorists like John Waters but parking charges are generating more than €360m each year in Ireland.

A man who took part in a suspected hijacking of a taxi in Dublin early yesterday morning was killed moments later when the car smashed into a bridge near the River Liffey.

Justice Minister Alan Shatter seems to only have three levels of public persona; smug; very smug; and smugtastic.

Employers at the Career Zoo in Dublin today are encouraging Irish people with third-level qualifications to undergo conversion courses if there are not enough opportunities in their sector.

The call is out for jobseekers to try their luck at Career Zoo in Dublin this weekend.

They say people in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones. But, from the second floor of the National Convention Centre in Dublin, Leo Varadkar couldn’t resist hurling these insults at the opposition parties.

Paying the €100 household charge was described as an act of “genuine patriotism to this country at this difficult time” by Environment Minister Phil Hogan, who led the attack at the ard fheis against the Socialist TDs opposing the charge.

There were no big announcements, no bold promises and no triumphant celebrations.

Councillors jostled to the ground, delegates verbally abused and a Garda security ring keeping protesters at bay — not the image Fine Gael wanted for its first post-election ard fheis.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny admitted his party has failed to deliver some promises after its first year in power and that the mortgage crisis for homeowners remains a serious problem.

The Government has suffered an embarrassing rejection of what it says is a key condition of its agreement with the bailout troika, as almost 1m citizens are poised to defy the law and refuse to pay the €100 household charge.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny appealed to voters to back the upcoming EU fiscal treaty referendum, saying a yes vote would help boost employment in Ireland.

Nama decided to proceed with appointing receivers over assets of various Treasury Holdings companies without telling the developer, which was in advanced negotiations with investors, the High Court has heard.

INCREASING numbers of food exporters are capitalising on the growth in sales of private-label goods in central Europe, according to Bord Bia chief executive Aidan Cotter.

COALMINES, petrol stations and scotch whisky have been put forward as alternative opportunities for Irish investors.

PROPOSALS to revive the once-popular Spring Show in Dublin are under active consideration by the RDS.

The National Convention Centre has cost the taxpayer more than €500 for each visitor, it has emerged.

THE Taoiseach has told a group of fund managers that Ireland will emerge from its continuing financial crisis, “stronger than ever“, but has said that the so-called ‘green economy’ marks the way forward.

A ROYAL in the Rebel County.

NOT quite London’s Palladium, but Dublin’s brand new National Convention Centre came pretty close last night as it hosted an Irish-style Royal Variety Performance to celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s visit to Ireland.

AS a rule, heads of State don’t really get to have a holiday when performing official duties overseas.

A “SUFFOCATING” security operation in Dublin city centre for the visit of the British monarch has disabled potential flashpoints with republicans.

ONE of the country’s largest construction-related businesses has urged the new government not to hold back on investing in infrastructure, even though the economy remains weak — pointing out that now is the time to plan for the future.

YOU might have noticed that so grim are things in this country — with what few assets we have left now well and truly frozen — that it actually took the news of a man’s death this week to raise a genuine chuckle.

The Dáil Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is to examine the current status and cost of the decentralisation programme at its meeting in Leinster House today.

“DUBLIN 2011 — The Final Adventure” is how UEFA are branding the Europa League final, which will take place at the Aviva Stadium on Wednesday May 18, 2011.

THE state awarded the contract to build and operate the new National Convention Centre in Dublin at a cost of €416 million, despite receiving a bid for about €200m less.

The National Convention Centre will have its official opening later today.

CONCRETE products company The Kilsaran Group has effectively announced 120 jobs as part of a €30 million investment at its headquarters in Dunboyne, Co Meath.

The operators of the new National Convention Centre in Dublin say 26 events are already confirmed for the venue.

PROFITS generated by Irish hotels are set to plunge 70% this year as occupancy levels hit a 15-year low.

Some of the country’s largest construction projects are expected to face serious disruption today as almost 11,000 electricians down tools in a row over pay.

TREASURY Holdings, jointly owned by the media-shy business duo of Richard Barrett and John Ronan, has restructured the group into fourdivisions.

Construction begins today on the National Convention Centre in West Dublin, which is to be significantly larger than the Government's proposed National Conference Centre.