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O'Dea's modest bill of €8,000 for 10 foreign trips

Saturday November 21 2009

THERE are Government ministers who needlessly fritter away thousands of euro while representing the country abroad -- and then there's Willie O'Dea.

Our own tongue brings us riches

Saturday November 21 2009

With regard to Mary Devane Wilson's views on converting Ireland into a western outpost of Chinese, or a Spanish oasis on the Celtic fringe (Letters, November 17) I say, get real.

Learn Irish, with your own cash

Saturday November 21 2009

I stick by my comments. I am concerned about the young people, including my nieces and nephews.

We were all in it together, we all made mistakes

Saturday November 21 2009

You cannot blame the barman for giving you a hangover. We have to move on in terms of dealing with the present economic crisis and stop blaming the bankers and the Government for all our ills.

Unexpected president was drifting towards retirement

Friday November 20 2009

HERMAN Van Rompuy is an unexpected first President of the European Union.

Sarkozy says 'non'

Friday November 20 2009

FRENCH President Nicolas Sarkozy last night told Taoiseach Brian Cowen he could not support demands for a replay of the World Cup qualifier despite feeling "sorry" for the Irish.

EBS members are intent on keeping their mutual status

Friday November 20 2009

Over four in five EBS Building Society members are keen to maintain its prized mutual status, as the lender's management prepares it to play a key role in industry consolidation over the next year.

Ian O'Doherty: We've been cheated by builders and bankers, but this was something else

Ian O'Doherty Friday November 20 2009

So, have you calmed down yet? Has the sickening sense of moral outrage at this most egregious example of cowardly cheating begun to pass? Nope, I didn't think so.

Blair and Bruton lose bids for top EU posts

Friday November 20 2009

The bids of John Bruton and Tony Blair to become EU president perished last night as European leaders appointed two low-profile figures to the new top posts created by the Lisbon Treaty.