Those heading to the capital today for the parade or to attend the All-Ireland club finals in Croke Park should make allowances for traffic and transport disruptions arising from today’s parade when travelling to Dublin.

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A Philip Smith visiting the jacks in Cassidy’s pub in Dublin either got lucky or pretended he had and felt the need to inscribe it on the bathroom door for posterity.

I read the letter from Fr. Maurice Foley (Irish Examiner, July 3) and the effect agri-science may have had on the aroma of coffee. I am fortunate in that I visit most of the growing regions of the world to buy coffee, and have observed many coffee-cultivation developments over the last 25 years.

Cars will be banned from key streets in Dublin City centre in a radical transport plan to make the capital more cycle and pedestrian friendly.

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to an assault in Dublin city centre which has left a 33-year-old man in critical condition in hospital.

Planners have overturned a Dublin City Council decision to allow the facade of the former Bewleys on

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IRISH hotel operating group Choice Hotels have taken over management of the Blarney Golf Resort, which was snapped up this year by Northern Ireland-based investor Tommy O’Gorman for c€2.5m, after seeing a c€40 investment in its initial resort and hotel development.

Lalco Hotel Group and John Malone of Liberty Global have signed an agreement to acquire the five-star Westin Hotel in Dublin.

Dublin City Council is spending almost €1,000 a week so that revellers do not have to spend a penny.

Here’s our tips on what’s you should watch on the box tonight.

Motorists in Dublin city centre can expect some disruption when the first major roadworks to link up the Luas lines start this week.

Gardaí in Dublin are renewing their appeal for information about the murder of a man in Ronanstown last weekend.

Cold case detectives want to question two men who shared a taxi with a woman on the night a young mother was brutally murdered and dumped in the Dublin mountains.

A former political lobbyist has told Dublin Circuit Criminal Court that he made cash payments to county councillors to secure their votes for the rezoning of land.

Thousands are expected to pack the main streets of Ireland for the St Patrick’s Day annual parades, with more than half a million people expected to attend the Dublin event.

COFFEE giant Starbucks has raised the prospect of a major expansion here by authorising the share capital in its Irish unit to increase by €20 million.

IRISH banks owe every citizen of this state big time and it’s time bank bosses started to think about reparations.

Gordon Ledbetter

Gardaí in Dublin were today still questioning a businessman at the centre of alleged planning corruption.

A “championship” boxer who knocked a man to the ground in a one punch assault may be ordered to perform community service in lieu of a two year sentence.

A man was arrested tonight after an armed robbery at a city centre betting shop, gardaí said.

NO Maradona in the dugout, more’s the pity, but Argentina will certainly not be lacking in star quality on the pitch when they play the Republic of Ireland at the Aviva Stadium next Wednesday.

NO Maradona in the dugout, more’s the pity, but Argentina will certainly not be lacking in star quality on the pitch when they play the Republic of Ireland at the Aviva Stadium next Wednesday.

GIOVANNI TRAPATTONI has made just two changes from the senior Irish side which started against the U23s on Tuesday for this evening’s training game against the Irish Juniors at Gannon Park (5.30pm).

A Ballymun man who led gardai on a high speed chase around Dublin city centre before being flung from his motorbike has received a four year sentence with one suspended.

Rush-hour commuters were today warned to plan ahead to avoid traffic chaos when cars are banned from one of the busiest roads in the country.

Rush-hour motorists were warned today to plan ahead to avoid traffic chaos when private cars are banned from one of the capital’s busiest streets.

A 13-year-old girl, who is facing 19 charges mostly for thefts, is to remain banned from Dublin city centre for a further six weeks.

A 13-year-old girl, who is facing 19 charges mostly for thefts, is to remain banned from Dublin city centre for the next six weeks.

A Kildare man and his friend who beat up a stranger and kicked him in the head, leaving him unconscious, after "slagging" off his name have been sentenced to 18 months and two years respectively.

A Judge today banned a 12-year-old girl, who is facing 19 charges mostly for thefts, from Dublin city-centre and expressed concerns on the level of parental supervision being exercised.

A number of roads re-opened in Dublin city centre this afternoon following earlier protests outside the Dáil.

More than 150 Dublin Bus routes will have to be changed to make way for the construction of the Metro North light-rail system.

A Kildare man and his friend who beat up a stranger and kicked him in the head leaving him unconscious after "slagging" off his name have been remanded on bail pending sentence later.

A LONG-running between a festival promoter and music rights chiefs looks set to be resolved.

MOTORISTS could be banned from driving through the heart of Dublin under radical new plans, it emerged yesterday.

New plans to make large sections of Dublin's city centre traffic free zones, have been given a cautious welcome by the Minister for the Environment.

Cyclists today called for a plan to curb speed limits in Dublin to be rolled out nationally.

A ROW has flared up over plans to bring Dublin’s gridlocked streets to a crawl by slashing speed limits to 30km/h.

A row was brewing tonight over plans to bring Dublin’s gridlocked streets to a crawl by slashing speed limits to just 30kph (18.6mph).

A teenage girl, who was drunk on a litre of vodka, repeatedly kicked a man in the stomach while he lay on the ground and was simultaneously attacked by four others, a court heard today.