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Will the antics of Battersea Power Station�s Irish playboy owner jeopardise the �5.5bn project?

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:44:59 GMT

Johnny Ronan, joint owner of the iconic London landmark, has been taking part in a real life soap opera in Ireland

Ex-Yard detective is jailed over �200m cocaine smuggling

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:48:45 GMT

Former Met detective at the heart of a �200 million cocaine-smuggling plot was jailed for 22 years today

Greg Rusedski favourite to become new Davis Cup captain

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:17:46 GMT

Former British number one who finished runner-up in the 1997 US Open, is the likely favourite for the role

Martin O'Neill hails match-winner James Milner

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:47:01 GMT

The midfielder further enhanced his claims for an England World Cup place by scoring a second-half winner as Villa edged an absorbing encounter at Wigan

Jedward snapped up by record company 24 hours after being ditched

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:39:20 GMT

X Factor twins Jedward have been signed up by Universal, just 24 hours after it was revealed they had been dumped by their former record label

Designer ranges do the trick for Debenhams clothes sales

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:12:26 GMT

Debenhams thanks designers including Ben de Lisi for helping it to win market share from rivals and putting it on a trajectory of �improving� sales

Anthony Bromley�s top 10 hit proves he�s the man to beat at Cheltenham

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:16:38 GMT

High-flying bloodstock agent enjoyed double figure success at the meeting last year and is ready to take it by storm again

Jedward axed by their record label

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:03:27 GMT

X Factor twins Jedward have been given the boot by their record label after their debut single failed to top the charts.

Robbie Keane laughs off claims he is benefiting from lower standard of football

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:54:25 GMT

Celtic's on-loan Spurs striker has brushed off the almost inevitable suggestion that he is benefiting from a lack of quality in Scotland

Irishman needs luck but he's in there fighting

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:32:06 GMT

Trainer Alan Fleming knows that history is against him as he bids to land the Champion Hurdle with young pretender Starluck

Best St Patrick's Day events in London

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:29:53 GMT

Celebrate St. Patrick with a night of high energy Celtic dancing, a cupcake and a parade.

Brother of Gerry Adams hands himself in to face sex abuse charges

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:57:05 GMT

Olympic torch to make Dublin �peace� visit

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:00:29 GMT

First loss for Allied Irish Banks after property loans hit

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:04:24 GMT

Allied Irish Banks posts its first full-year loss after suffering in Ireland�s property market crash

WH Ireland says worst is over as losses narrow to �2.1m

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:55:34 GMT

Stockbroker WH Ireland says it is still making losses but claims it is poised to "take advantage of any improvement in economic conditions"

Leap Year with a laboured plot

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:03:23 GMT

A woebegone screenplay and a caricatured view of Ireland make Leap Year even harder to endure

Ireland will take on Brazil at Emirates

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:32:45 GMT

Arsenal will host a friendly between Republic of Ireland and Brazil on Tuesday 2 March

Jonathan Sexton poised for debut after European triumph

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:07:54 GMT

Jonathan Sexton will make his Ireland debut in the clash with Fiji at the Royal Dublin Society as one of eight changes to the side that drew with Australia

Rory McIlroy eyes up double success

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:28:01 GMT

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

Keith Andrews desperate to erase memory of Socceroos defeat

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 08:35:49 GMT

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

WH Ireland ditching divi

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 07:45:53 GMT

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

McGeechan picks Simon Shaw as Lions bulk up for second test

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:26:15 GMT

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

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

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:29:42 GMT

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

Irish Catholic church guilty of 40 years of child abuse

Wed, 20 May 2009 09:20:34 GMT

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

Bob Casey seeking a final reward for putting club before country

Wed, 13 May 2009 08:11:16 GMT

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

Allied Irish Banks to raise an extra �1.5 billion

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:49:30 GMT

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

Irish consumer prices fall fastest since 1933

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:48:09 GMT

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

Vital victory shows we've learned a lesson

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 10:31:59 GMT

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

Six Nations team of the tournament

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:38:09 GMT

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...

Tilt at Blue Oar by WH Ireland is sunk

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:15:45 GMT

A �16 million deal that would have created the largest stockbroker on AIM has collapsed in disarray