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Mitt Romney investment in Ireland attacked by Barack Obama as a ‘tax haven’

US President Barack Obama has described Ireland as a ‘tax haven’ in an online attack on Mitt Romney’s investment policy.

By PATRICK COUNIHAN

Published Thursday, July 5, 2012, 7:14 AM

Bigoted Orange Order should be banned from marching in Dublin -- Anti-Catholic hatred they spout has no place in modern Ireland

Published Thursday, July 5, 2012, 7:30 AM

Irish celebrate US July 4th holiday in fine style

Ireland’s first official July 4th celebration was deemed an overwhelming success in New Ross, County Wexford, ancestral home of the Kennedy clan yesterday.

By JAMES O'SHEA

Published Thursday, July 5, 2012, 7:27 AM

Dubliner found guilty of raping his mother on Mother’s Day

A Dublin man is awaiting sentence after he was found guilty of raping his mother on Mother’s Day in a case described by the judge as ‘distasteful and sordid’.

By PATRICK COUNIHAN

Published Thursday, July 5, 2012, 7:54 AM

Furlong murder case accomplice accused of second sex attack in Japan

The American rapper charged with a Tokyo sex attack on the friend of murdered Irish student Nicola Furlong now stands accused of another attack.

By PATRICK COUNIHAN

Published Thursday, July 5, 2012, 7:56 AM

Mark McGovern reveals the horrific aftermath of assault in San Francisco GAA match

A year after he was brutally assaulted during a Gaelic football match in San Francisco, Mark McGovern is back home in Fermanagh and desperately trying to get his life back.

By PATRICK COUNIHAN

Published Thursday, July 5, 2012, 8:11 AM

At long last the euro is finally being saved

Friday the 29th of June 2012 will go down as one of the most important dates in the history of the Euro currency.

By CHRISTOPHER M QUIGLEY

Published Thursday, July 5, 2012, 8:03 AM

Report claims Missile Defense Agency chief bullied senior staff

The Irish American Director of the Missile Defense Agency Army Lt. Gen. Patrick O’Reilly testifies routinely bullied his senior staff according to a new report.

By PATRICK COUNIHAN

Published Thursday, July 5, 2012, 8:00 AM

Irish soldier’s graphic account of Zulu War to fetch over $100,000

A stunning artist’s impression of the Zulu War, painted by an Irish soldier on the battlefield, is to be auctioned in London.

By PATRICK COUNIHAN

Published Thursday, July 5, 2012, 7:49 AM

4th of July patriotism in Chicago for North American Irish Dancing Championships PHOTOS

Published Wednesday, July 4, 2012, 6:30 PM

Galway the summer place to be in Ireland this year -- Western city defies all the naysayers in doom and gloom times

Published Thursday, July 5, 2012, 7:45 AM

Irish women's relay team big news for London 2012 Olympics

One of the most read news stories in Ireland this week was the achievements of the Irish women's relay team who qualified for the quickly approaching Olympics in London.

By AOIFE HERBERT

Published Wednesday, July 4, 2012, 8:52 AM

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