Chanting “Down with Khamenei” and “Down with dictators”, a few hundred people from the State’s small Iranian community protested in Dublin on Sunday to show support for anti-regime protestors in Iran. “The government of our country is killing our people j... See more
A recent column by Independent Senator Michael McDowell lamented the threadbare state of our Defence Forces and asked the question: How many Irish women and men could, if called upon, rally to the flag and handle an automatic weapon? Which prompted this r... See more
Seventeen creches face the possibility of being unable to open on Monday because they have not complied with the required registration process, according to Tusla, the child and family agency. The childcare service operators were required to renew their r... See more
A co-conspirator of Irish businessman Kevin Phelan has been sentenced to eight years in jail by a court in Leeds for his part in an elaborate pensions fraud. Phelan (62) did not attend a sentencing hearing in the Crown Court in Leeds on Thursday, when the... See more
A sentence of more than seven years is being sought for Kevin Phelan, from Omagh, Co Tyrone, who was found guilty by a jury in Leeds last year of conspiring to defraud pension holders. Phelan (62) is a former land agent who acted for businessman Denis O’B... See more
