A subprime lender is said to have backed down on plans to repossess a widow’s family home after a protest at the property was threatened. A possession order secured by Start Mortgages, an affiliate of vulture fund Lone Star, had been due to be enforced today by the Dublin City Sheriff. However, the repossession was […]
This is the scene in one north county Dublin housing estate, with rubbish piling up since before Christmas. Mounds of rubbish have accumulated along pavements and car parking areas close to several apartment blocks in Applewood in Swords. Residents say rubbish from sheds in the common areas – where apartment inhabitants are asked to leave […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond said it would be against British people’s interests to leave the European Union without an exit deal, but declined to say how the government would respond if parliament refused to back its Brexit plans. With less than three months before Britain is due to leave […]
A lack of women in science industries was lamented by President Michael D Higgins – as he pointed to the number of girls entered into the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition gazumping the boys for a 12th year in succession. Some 550 projects, ranging from removing red wine stains to saving the worms from […]
LONDON (REUTERS, BLOOMBERG) – Britain’s main opposition Labour Party will demand a general election if Prime Minister Theresa May loses a vote in parliament over her Brexit plans next week, its leader Jeremy Corbyn will say on Thursday (Jan 10). Lawmakers are due to vote next Tuesday (Jan 15) on May’s plans and are widely […]
LONDON • Flights from London’s Heathrow airport were halted for about an hour on Tuesday after a drone was sighted near Europe’s busiest air hub, raising fears that the chaos that affected rival Gatwick last month could be repeated on an even larger scale. “We are responding to a drone sighting at Heathrow,” the airport […]
Located at the crossroads of the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, Europe and Africa, Spain’s history and culture are made up of a rich mix of diverse elements. Through exploration and conquest, Spain became a world power in the 16th century, and it maintained a vast overseas empire until the early 19th century. Spain’s modern history […]
TAOISEACH Leo Varadkar has said he expects to talk with former president Mary Robinson about her controversial trip to Dubai. Ms Robinson has been subject to criticism since her meeting with Princess Latifa last month who had made a reported attempt to escape the Emirate. Photographs were issued by the authorities in Dubai showing the […]
A Service Manager sprayed perfume on a male colleague and told him ‘let’s see how you explain that when you get home’. The perfume incident was one of a number of alleged bullying incidents documented by the general operative to the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) where the worker has successfully sued for unfair dismissal. In […]
Flights from London’s Heathrow airport were halted for about an hour yesterday after reports of a drone sighting near Europe’s busiest air hub, raising fears the chaos that affected rival Gatwick last month could be repeated on an even larger scale. “We are responding to a drone sighting at Heathrow,” the airport said. “As a […]