Political Parties in the Republic of Ireland

SOUND AND FURY

I n o t e t h a t T U V l e a d e r J i m A l l i s t e r h a s r es ponded to comments made at the DUPE conference yesterday.. "The DUP's preoccupation with TUV at their Conference today is testament to our effect and impact...

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Irish opposition keeps lead, government more secure - poll

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's opposition parties have kept their wide lead over Prime Minister Brian Cowen's governing coalition though he appears to have staved off the immediate threat of a snap election, an opinion poll...

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IRA dissidents car bomb fails to explode

Irish Republican Army dissidents left a 400-pound (180-kilogram) car bomb outside police reform headquarters in Belfast but the homemade device failed to detonate, Northern Ireland's police commander said Sunday.

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Police in shootout with Republicans as terrorists plant 400lb bomb in Northern Ireland

Dissident Republicans almost succeeded in exploding a massive car bomb at a police target in Northern Ireland, it has emerged. The 400lbs device only partially exploded after the car crashed through the barriers outside the...

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Ahern family mourning after sudden death of former taoiseach's nephew

A SON of Maurice Ahern, the former Fianna Fail councillor, died suddenly yesterday. Dylan Ahern, who canvassed for his father and for his uncle, former taoiseach Bertie Ahern, in election campaigns, was a keen athlete and...

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Gene Kerrigan: Good times roll for the political cronies

Let's start with a correction to a previous column. And this gives us an opportunity to bring you some good news, some indication that things are better than we thought they were. It was the week in which we suffered flooding....

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Shay Given will not play in World Cup again so why should Thierry Henry?

A crime was committed against the Irish in Paris last week and no amount of subsequent smudging and apologising can expunge Thierry Henry's fingerprints. Making his point: Shay Given pleads with referee Martin Hansson after...

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Foreign prostitutes taking over the game

Ireland is awash with prostitutes if the latest reports are to be believed, and most of the women are foreign in origin. Hardly surprising given the startling statistic produced by Fine Gael last week that 1,000 men a week are...

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Burton and Labour need to realise the time for party games is over

LAST week, Joan Burton's attitude towards the Labour party divulging its ideas for how we could save the economy on which we all depend was nothing short of extraordinary. "It is like asking Giovanni Trapattoni to show his...

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Sean Lemass: Ireland's saviour had a ruthless streak

Garvin's splendid portrait of one of our most formidable leaders glosses over his weaknesses, says Charles Lysaght By Charles Lysaght Sunday November 22 2009 Judging Lemass: The Measure of the Man Tom Garvin Royal Irish...

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