After years of savage cuts, the Irish now face a stark choice: do they hand over control of their economy to Europe – or go it alone without the safety net of future bailouts? In Cork, David McKittrick meets the people preparing to vote
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Teenage girl shot dead in Northern Ireland village
Saturday 19 May 2012
A teenage girl has been shot dead and her sister seriously injured in a gun attack in a small village in Northern Ireland.
Martin McGuinness accused of sanctioning murders of two senior police officers
Tuesday 24 April 2012
A Dublin security tribunal today heard allegations that Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness, Northern Ireland's deputy first minister, was involved in sanctioning the murders of two senior police officers in 1989.
Six arrested after threats at Real IRA Londonderry rally
Tuesday 10 April 2012
Police in Northern Ireland have arrested six people after a masked man at a republican commemoration threatened further violence by dissidents opposed to the peace process.
F&C set for growth slowdown
Tuesday 06 March 2012
Jeremy Tigue, the fund manager behind the £2bn-plus Foreign & Colonial (F&C) investment trust, yesterday said profit and dividend growth from the companies it invests in is set to slow down in 2012 alongside fewer takeover bids.
Man shot dead in Belfast
Friday 02 March 2012
A man was shot dead in Belfast city centre, police said.
Ireland to hold referendum on euro pact
Wednesday 29 February 2012
Ministers insist that danger of No vote is remote
The Rev Ian Paisley remains in intensive care
Tuesday 07 February 2012
The Rev Ian Paisley remained seriously ill in hospital tonight as his family maintained a vigil at his bedside.
Mayor of Belfast refuses to present award to Army cadet
Thursday 01 December 2011
Unionists have stepped up their demands for the Mayor of Belfast to apologise or resign for refusing to present an award to an Army cadet.
A pot shot from McGuinness hands Irish Presidency to poet
Saturday 29 October 2011
Vote swung away from frontrunner after republican's attack during television debate
Police attacked during disturbances
Saturday 16 July 2011
Police have been attacked by crowds of around 100 people after fresh disturbances erupted in Northern Ireland.
Emergency talks begin in bid to end city's violence
Thursday 23 June 2011
Politicians, police and community leaders in Northern Ireland were yesterday seeking to persuade loyalist paramilitaries to call off the rioting which has broken out in east Belfast on two successive nights.
Queen offers sympathies following FitzGerald death
Thursday 19 May 2011
The Queen has offered her sympathies following the death of former Irish taoiseach Garret FitzGerald.
Tributes as former taoiseach Garret Fitzgerald dies
Thursday 19 May 2011
The leaders of Britain and Ireland have paid tribute to former taoiseach Dr Garret FitzGerald who has died after a short illness.
Former prime minister hails Queen's Irish visit
Tuesday 17 May 2011
The Queen's visit to the Republic of Ireland will "put a seal on the past and build for the future", former prime minister Sir John Major said.
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