Ferghal Blaney
Irish Daily Mirror
Dublin, D, Ireland
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Senator Ronan Mullen defends Enoch Burke's beliefs after week of court chaos
Senator Ronan Mullen has defended the points Mr Burke was making but slammed the way he's done it → Read More
TD Jim O'Callaghan tries out the Garda fitness test
Fianna Fáil justice spokesman wants the age limit for Garda new recruits raised past 35 → Read More
Leo Varadkar confirms he is now a landlord and renting out former home
Taoiseach's update of the Register of Interests for politicians came just before evictions ban was lifted → Read More
HSE slammed for wasting millions of euro on ventilators not needed during pandemic
Too many ventilators were ordered and others were not fit for purpose → Read More
Cabinet to approve new tech to bring down drones after Dublin Airport upheaval
Ryanair chief Michael O’Leary had accused the Government of being "asleep at the wheel" on the issue → Read More
New EU digital driving licence to be introduced to crack down on rogue drivers
"To prevent impunity among road traffic offenders, a new system will be put in place, allowing for an EU-wide driving disqualification when a Member State decides to disqualify a driver because of an offence committed on its territory" → Read More
Woman over 100 years of age stunned as electricity bill soars to almost €1,000
The Meath woman's previous bill was for just over €130 → Read More
12 key points in new cost of living measures on social welfare, taxes and bills
Parents, pensioners and social welfare recipients are the big winners in Ireland’s new cost of living package unveiled by the Government. Here's a summary of all the big changes announced today. → Read More
Spring cost of living package: All of the measures and cash supports in new Government giveaway
The top brass of Government is meeting tonight to hammer out the final details of the latest plan which will see some schemes extended into the spring/summer and others dropped. Here's what to expect from tomorrow's giveaway. → Read More
Gasps as Bertie Ahern warns colleagues that Fianna Fail risks election crisis
The former Taoiseach was speaking at a party event where he said Fianna Fail must not lose its traditional Republican ethos → Read More
Irish nurses under attack as they face stab threats, being spat at and verbally abused at work
The INMO revealed that at least ten nurses a day are being assaulted in our hospitals. → Read More
Bertie Ahern rejoins Fianna Fail a decade after quitting party
The former Taoiseach resigned before there were moves to expel him from Fianna Fail. However, it appears a rehabilitation is now on the cards and there were rumours in Leinster House that ‘the Bert’ could even revitalise his ambitions to run for President, as soon as 2025. → Read More
Mothers stealing to feed kids amid cost of living crisis as one woman is prosecuted for €180 theft of food and clothes
Gardaí have told the Mirror that the rise in so-called ‘poverty-related crime’ is on the up → Read More
Mortgage holders to pay hundreds more per year after rate hike with another on the way next month
It means hundreds of thousands of households are waking up to the bad news → Read More
St Patrick's Day Dublin: 2023 parade set to be 'largest ever' as festival theme announced
Tourism Minister Catherin Martin launched the massive jamboree for this year’s St Patrick’s Festival that will see hundreds of thousands partying in the Capital next month. → Read More
Cash boost on the cards for households into summer as cost-of-living concerns persist
The Government is now considering more payments beyond March → Read More
Michael Healy Rae blasts calls for new safe drinking advice and says friend lived to 108 drinking whiskey every night
The Kerry TD and publican says those suggesting it need to get themselves examined → Read More
Government urged to follow Canada's example and advise people to drink two pints a week maximum
New guidelines on safe drinking from Canadian health authorities recommend less than two drinks a week → Read More
Norma Foley won't debate homework with President Michael Higgins after his call for it to be banned
Minister Foley finally broke her silence on the matter last night when she told the Irish Mirror that she was not going to get into it with the President. → Read More
'3D printed homes' being considered as option to tackle Ireland's housing crisis
An Irish company is at the vanguard of delivering the UK’s first major 3D printed housing development and Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien is understood to be watching the project with a keen interest. → Read More