New online retailer features the latest in Irish Fashion. Along with the venerable hand-knit wool Aran sweaters, herringbone overcoats and hand-loomed alpaca scarves are startlingly fresh and...

Flanker Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe will lead Argentina against Ireland in their rugby test this weekend after captain Felipe Contepomi withdrew when a cut right hand became infected.The forced...

Aer Lingus and Ireland's largest union reached a tentative labor deal Thursday that removes the threat of an imminent strike from the loss-making airline.The Services, Industrial, Professional and...

See Search Box lower down this column for searches of Finfacts news pages. Where there may be the odd special character missing from an older page, it's a problem that developed when Interactive...

Irish Economy: Keynes advice for Cowen when capital development of a country becomes by-product of a casino By Michael Hennigan, Founder and Editor of Finfacts Nov 21, 2008 - 6:18:41 AM ...

SIPTU has lifted the threat of industrial action at Aer Lingus next week after reaching a deal with the airline on its controversial €74m cost-cutting plan.SIPTU members had voted for action after...

Dee Ocleppo .And, on his first trip to the country, he revealed his Irish roots.Hilfiger represents one of the world's most successful global clothing brands and has 12 stand-alone shops in...

MARTIN WALL, Industry Correspondent THE THREAT of industrial action at Aer Lingus from next week has been withdrawn following an agreement on cost savings between the airline and trade union Siptu....

CONOR POPE THE REPUBLIC'S mobile phone users spend more time talking and texting than their counterparts in 15 other countries, according to a new report. The third annual International...

The jury in the trial of a man accused of murdering a Google employee by fatally stabbing him following an altercation in the street is due to begin its deliberations tomorrow morning.Dane Pearse...

Negotiators were optimistic this evening that strike action at Aer Lingus next week could be averted.Speaking at the Labour Relations Commission shortly before 5pm, a spokesperson for SIPTU said the...

A NORTHSIDE school has warned that it may have to shut its doors or send pupils home on a regular basis as a result of the devastating education cuts. St Vincent’s School in Glasnevin is...

Irish Finance Minister Brian Lenihan reads a document before the start of an Economy and Finance Council meeting at EU headquarters in Brussels on November 4, 2008. (Dominique Faget/AFP/Getty...

A YOUNG Ballymun boy who fell into a coma in Crete last month has returned home to Irish soil thanks to the dedicated fundraising efforts of his local community. David Cahill suffered a severe panic...

DEVELOPERS in South Dublin have switched off a televisual display at a busy traffic junction advertising one of their new residential schemes after they received numerous complaints from members of...

A NORTHSIDE candidate in next year’s local elections has called on Fingal County Council to release development levies faster for the benefit of communities. This follows the recent disclosure...

WHEELCHAIR users and people with mobility problems in the Cabra area are being seriously discommoded by delays in repairing a lift at a popular sports centre. Parts that are needed to ensure the...

William Kidd won 82.5kg Masters (Squat 170kg, Benchpress 95kg, Deadlift 180kg) with a total of 445kg. The Irish team also scooped the team prize in...

Swim Ireland have announced a 10-strong team for the upcoming European Short Course Championships which will take place in Rijeka in Croatia from the 11-14...

A SWORDS family’s hopes of finding a parrot stolen from their home have been dashed after reported sightings of rare and exotic birds all across the city failed to return their pet. In last...

THE owners of a historic Northside church which was partially demolished will be hit for the “considerable” costs of repairing and securing the building. The Methodist church on St...

MASSIVE unemployment rates in some of the Southside’s more middle class areas have prompted politicians to call on the Government to take radical measures in a bid to improve the situation. ...

have smashed a Romanian crime gang which specialized in copying bank cards and operated worldwide, the Belgian prosecutor's office said...

Ireland have recalled Geordan Murphy and Jerry Flannery for Saturday's showdown with Argentina at Croke Park. Murphy returns at full-back, with Girvan Dempsey dropping out of the squad altogether...

Full back Geordan Murphy has reclaimed his spot in the Ireland side for the Test against Argentina in Dublin on Saturday.Hooker Jerry Flannery and backrow Stephen Ferris are the other two of the...

Ifo World Economic Climate Index falls further; Economic situation is unfavourable in Spain, Italy, Belgium and Ireland By Finfacts Team Nov 20, 2008 - 2:21:08 PM ...

Irish Finance Bill 2008: Lenihan publishes Bill to "restore order and stability in the public finances" By Finfacts Team Nov 20, 2008 - 3:31:18 PM ...

Wendy’s/Arby’s Group Inc. plans to expand its corporate support center in Atlanta, bringing at least 120 additional jobs from Dublin to Georgia. Wendy’s/Arby’s (NYSE: WEN)...

Geordan Murphy has come in from the cold after Ireland coach Declan Kidney made three changes for the Saturday's crucial clash with Argentina in Dublin. It will be Murphy's first involvement this...

Brian Cowen says that "young people should be able to go out and enjoy themselves" with alcohol in a new interview published today.Mr Cowen, who worked in a bar in his youth and whose favourite...

DUBLIN, Ireland — An Air Canada co-pilot having a mental breakdown had to be forcibly removed from the cockpit, restrained and sedated, and a flight attendant with flying experience helped the...

(11-19) 21:26 PST -- Skylar Diggins, the point guard from Indiana and the No. 3-ranked women's basketball recruit in the country, signed her letter of intent Wednesday to play at Notre...

OpenHydro, an Irish firm involved in harnessing energy from the tide, has bought a 20% stake in Channel Islands firm Alderney Renewable Energy. In a statement this morning the company says that the...

An investigation is underway after a plane made an emergency landing at Dublin Airport last night when smoke was reported in the cockpit. The British Midlands flight from London Heathrow had 94...

SOME high profile multinational firms are likely to shut up shop and quit Ireland in the next 12 to 18 months as the global downturn hits the Irish economy...

Ireland flanker Alan Quinlan was suspended for three weeks on Wednesday for stamping on New Zealand No. 8 Rodney So'oialo last weekend.Quinlan was cautioned in the game for the incident, and conceded...

Poland handed Giovanni Trapattoni his first loss as Ireland coach, hanging on to win 3-2 Wednesday in a game that saw three goals in the final minutes.Mariusz Lewandowski scored a third-minute header...

Taoiseach Brian Cowen lifted the spirits of his colleagues yesterday when he announced that his Government has a plan to rescue the economy and save the country.Mr Cowen told his parliamentary party...

Iraq four years ago.The net is also closing in on a third Iraqi man suspected of shooting Mrs Hassan (59) in the back of the head as she stood blindfolded, gagged and helpless. A fourth...

By TOM COYNEAP SPORTS WRITER SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Despite some struggles down the stretch, Notre Dame is still drawing interest from the Cotton, Gator and Sun bowls heading into its final two...

Every tour has its moments. The Irish stitched me up suggesting Munster's Mick O'Driscoll was a brother of the national captain so please, cease all correspondence, I swallowed the sucker line. But...

Northern Ireland manager Nigel Worthington saw his team suffer a bout of home sickness in their final international of the year as they lost 2-0 to Hungary. The discomfort was self-inflicted as...

SARAH COLLINS IRELAND HAS succeeded in exempting the Celtic Sea region from a new EU proposal on cod recovery after Minister of State for Fisheries Tony Killeen labelled the plan "draconian". EU...

OLIVIA KELLY DUBLIN IS aiming to become the most accessible city in the world for people with disabilities, the elderly and parents of young children. Dublin City Council and the National Disability...

Man injured in fall from scaffold awarded €3m THE FATAL stabbing of a Google executive in Dublin last year was a ferocious unprovoked murder, not an accident or self defence, a jury at the...

Poland survived a frantic finale to win 3-2 as Giovanni Trapattoni's six-game unbeaten run in charge of the Republic of Ireland ended here at Croke...

ALISON HEALY THE NUMBER of overseas visitors to Ireland fell by more than 10 per cent in September when compared to the previous year, the latest statistics show. A 17 per cent reduction in visitors...

The Irish Times is to shed up to 60 jobs.The losses are part of a range of cost-cutting measures at the newspaper.They include a pay freeze, a review of terms and conditions of employment and the...

RONAN McGREEVY THE PAEDIATRICIAN at the centre of the Baby P child abuse scandal in the UK has issued a statement saying she has been "deeply affected" by events. Saudi-born Dr Sabah Al-Zayyat, who...

Second-half goals from Sandor Torghelle and Fulham´s Zoltan Gera, seen here in 2007, saw Hungary to a 2-0 win against Northern Ireland at a rainswept Windsor Park in an international friendly here...