Ex-FG councillor Fred Forsey Jnr guilty of corruption new
A FORMER Fine Gael town councillor has been found guilty of corruptly accepting payments totalling €80,000 from a property developer.
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A FORMER Fine Gael town councillor has been found guilty of corruptly accepting payments totalling €80,000 from a property developer.
PRETTY Angkookrat Warangnam beat hundreds of women to make it into the final of a modelling competition - and then shocked organisers by revealing she was a man.
TAOISEACH Enda Kenny today leapt to the defence of his Jobs Minister Richard Bruton – the man who led the heave against his leadership just two years ago.
COMEDIAN Spike Milligan’s infamous epitaph "I told you I was ill" has been named most people’s favourite, according to new research.
A 36-YEAR-old man has been found guilty of the manslaughter of his friend and of seriously injuring another man after stabbing them both in their hearts.
EAMON Dunphy and John Giles yesterday criticised the decision to have the Ireland team wear black armbands during the match against Italy at Euro 2012 on June 18.
BRIAN O'Driscoll has been passed fit for Leinster's shot at Heineken Cup history when they clash with Irish rivals Ulster in tomorrow's Twickenham final.
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THE father of a child murdered by the IRA in the Warrington bombing has spoken of his "utter disgust" after a bronze memorial plaque was stolen by metal thieves.
CARDINAL Sean Brady has suffered a new blow after the majority of priests in his diocese snubbed a meeting organised as a show of support for the embattled leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland.
A SYNDICATE of banks, that provided funds to Sean Dunne companies towards acquiring two hotels in Ballsbridge for €400m, is pursuing the developer for more than €163m.
ULSTER have made two changes from the team that beat Edinburgh in the Heineken Cup semi-final for tomorrow’s final showdown against champions and favourites Leinster.
THE financial storm on the continent gathered pace today after a key agency slashed the credit ratings of several Spanish banks - including the UK arm of Banco Santander.
Kim Kardashian was the scent-er of attention as she launched her new perfume in London.
SPAIN’S royal family face fresh embarrassment today with the publication of details of the controversial elephant hunting trip taken by King Juan Carlos last month and the mysterious role of the blonde aristocrat who accompanied him.
SACHA Baron Cohen was banned from shooting scenes for his new film The Dictator at the United Nations because it might upset real-life despots, the comic has claimed.
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IT is two years since Greece agreed to its first bail-out, yet the crisis that its debt burden triggered across Europe shows no sign of abating. If anything, the situation has worsened.
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Check the serial numbers on your euro notes or you could be left with "funny money", a leading British travel company warned in response to the deepening crisis involving the single currency.
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