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Patrick Vieira: I should have been picked

06.11.09
France veteran Patrick Vieira has lashed out after he was left out of Raymond Domenech's squad for the World Cup qualifying play-offs against the Republic of Ireland... more

Mick McCarthy: We will have a go against Arsenal

06.11.09
Wolves boss Mick McCarthy will have no regrets whatever the outcome of the Barclays Premier League clash with Arsenal... more

Unemployed man throttles mother of pregnant girlfriend

05.11.09
An unemployed man who strangled the millionaire mother of his pregnant girlfriend was convicted this afternoon after being bugged praying to God for forgiveness... more

Cameron pledge on referendum over Europe... but not this time

04.11.09
David Cameron pledges that 'never again' will powers be handed to Europe without a referendum of the British people ... more

Lucky Shay Given disappointed with Manchester City draw

02.11.09
Shay Given thanked his lucky stars after saving a penalty to earn Manchester City a point at Birmingham - but revealed his side remained disappointed with the result... more

Simon Shaw return can’t hide Wasps’ struggles from irate boo-boys

02.11.09
Tony Hanks described London Wasps’ 15-9 defeat to Leeds as a “wake-up call” as his team were booed off the pitch at Adams Park... more

Rory McIlroy eyes up double success

29.09.09
Europe's rising star Rory McIlroy has his sights on a notable double - World Cup glory for Ireland in November and Olympic gold for Great Britain in 2016... more

Keith Andrews desperate to erase memory of Socceroos defeat

04.09.09
Republic of Ireland midfielder Keith Andrews is warning Cyprus they will face a backlash as the sides renew their World Cup battle... more

WH Ireland ditching divi

17.08.09
WH Ireland ditched its interim dividend as the City stockbroker remained stuck in the red due to the turmoil in the markets ... more

McGeechan picks Simon Shaw as Lions bulk up for second test

25.06.09
Ian McGeechan made swingeing changes as he axed five players from last Saturday's defeat by South Africa and handed a first Lions Test start to 35-year-old Simon Shaw... more

S&P cuts back Ireland’s rating for second time

08.06.09
Ireland had its sovereign debt rating slashed for the second time in two months, and was warned it could face further downgrades after Standard & Poor’s said it would cost more than expected to bail out the country’s banks ... more

Irish Catholic church guilty of 40 years of child abuse

20.05.09
Horrific details of abuse suffered by children in Catholic institutions in Ireland over several decades have been revealed... more

Bob Casey seeking a final reward for putting club before country

13.05.09
Rugby union: London Irish captain hopes refusal to turn his back on the Exiles will be vindicated by winning the Guinness Premiership... more

Allied Irish Banks to raise an extra €1.5 billion

20.04.09
Ireland's largest financial institution, Allied Irish Banks PLC, announced it wants to raise an extra €1.5 billion this year to regain the confidence of global creditors... more

Irish consumer prices fall fastest since 1933

09.04.09
Consumer prices in Ireland fell at their fastest pace in 76 years in March as declining interest rates cut mortgage repayments, providing some comfort to consumers facing rising unemployment and years of higher taxes... more

Vital victory shows we've learned a lesson

23.03.09
Rugby union: If we had come a cropper against Scotland after doing so well against France, it would have been a major setback for the development of this team... more

Six Nations team of the tournament

23.03.09
This year's Six Nations had its thrills and spills, throwing up a mix of turgid encounters and epic battles. Here is our team of the tournament...... more

Tilt at Blue Oar by WH Ireland is sunk

19.03.09
A £16 million deal that would have created the largest stockbroker on AIM has collapsed in disarray... more

O'Driscoll ready to face a bruising trip to Rome

12.02.09
Rugby union: Captain Brian O'Driscoll will win his 90th cap for Ireland when they face Italy in Rome and insists it will be a tough scrap with a team England easily beat at Twickenham... more

Investors are unfair to us, says O’Reilly

26.01.09
Media: Independent News & Media complains that investors have driven down the share price in recent weeks... more

Irish banks ‘poaching’ UK business

03.10.08
Ireland's two largest banks have been accused by British competitors of trying to poach millions of pounds of business from their corporate clients... more

Ireland includes UK banks in its £315bn deposit guarantee

02.10.08
The Irish government have changed the law to allow the offshoots of UK banks Royal Bank of Scotland and HBOS in Ireland into its €400 billion (£315.5 billion) deposit-guarantee scheme... more

EU pressed to step in over Irish pledge

01.10.08
Pressure is mounting on the European Union to intervene in the Irish Government's decision to gurantee all savings and deposits held in six Irish banks and building societies... more

Stunning cost of a dramatic guarantee

30.09.08
Commentary: The scale of the Irish government's backing for its six banks and building societies is mind-boggling... more

WH Ireland slashes the dividend as profits take 50% plunge

18.08.08
Stockbroking firm WH Ireland blames the fallout from the credit crunch for a near-50% slump in profits... more

New bin taxes aren't a load of rubbish

05.08.08
There is a very good reason why people get so annoyed about rubbish collections: we all generate enormous amounts of refuse... more

Chip off the old block: Kim Basinger and Alec Baldwin's daughter Ireland looks just like her mother

26.05.08
Kim Basinger and Alec Baldwin's daughter Ireland is set to be the next Hollywood beauty if these photos are anything to go by.... more

UBM joins the exodus from UK

28.04.08
Property Week publisher and PR Newswire owner United Business Media is the latest major British company to move its tax base to Ireland, where it expects to pay a lower tax bill.... more

Alec Baldwin reunited with the daughter, 12, he called a 'rude pig'

25.02.08
Alec Baldwin has been enjoying some rare quality time with his daughter Ireland. It's the first time the 30 Rock actor has been photographed with the 12-year-old since his infamous voicemail rant last year, when he was heard calling his daughter a 'rude, thoughtless little pig' ... more

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