Tributes to 'genius' Gandolfini

independent.ie 47 mins ago

Tributes have poured in for James Gandolfini, the American actor best known for his role as the mob boss in The Sopranos, who died on Wednesday at the age of 51.

 
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Sopranos star James Gandolfini dies at 51

thejournal.ie 5 hours ago

The star of ‘The Sopranos’ collapsed and died while on holiday in Italy.

 
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Irish tax regime is fair, says OECD director

irishtimes.com 5 hours ago

Pascal Saint-Amans says Ireland competes fairly for foreign direct investment

 
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Coillte harvesting rights will not be sold

rte.ie 14 hours ago

The Cabinet has announced it will not go ahead with the sale of Coillte harvesting rights as part of its plan to sell State assets.

 
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Wave of protests continue across Brazil

irishtimes.com 5 hours ago

Authorities in various cities have started to reverse recent increases in transport fares

 
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Govt facing tight vote on 457 visa bill 

irishecho.com.au 4 hours ago

Legislation to change the 457 visa scheme is hanging in the balance, with the government reliant on the the support of key independent MPs for the bill to pass.

 
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Look on bright side of US/Canadian trade agreements

independent.ie 1 hour ago

While the Obamas max out their photo ops in various Dublin hostelries, and the G8 leaders press the flesh and try to be best friends, the backroom boys are busy.

 
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Obvious solution is no solution – household debt must still fall

independent.ie 1 hour ago

'WHO will rid me of these turbulent banks?' Michael Noonan might well echo the cry of Henry II but, in his case, there seems no equivalent of assassination in Canterbury Cathedral.

 
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Value of hotel sales to reach €200m in 2013

independent.ie 1 hour ago

As many as 30 hotels with combined values of around €200m could be sold this year, according to Tom Barrett, Savills director of hotels and leisure. That would be a substantial increase

 
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Jim McGuinness carries on plotting in Glasgow

irishtimes.com 5 hours ago

Celtic work only adding to Donegal coach’s expertise and extra free time a big plus too

 
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‘Ireland prostituted to Obamas’ rages Clare Daly

independent.ie 18 hours ago

TAOISEACH Enda Kenny told Clare Daly TD her comments were a “disgrace” after an astonishing attack by the Independent TD in the Dail this morning.

 
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Flannery calls on Deise to dismiss doom and gloom

independent.ie 1 hour ago

FORMER Waterford corner-back Brian Flannery is baffled by a 'fatalistic' mood in the county ahead of Saturday's must-win All-Ireland SHC qualifier against Offaly in Tullamore.

 
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captain cassidy's class earns title for Tyrone

independent.ie 1 hour ago

TYRONE claimed this title after an inspired display from captain Damien Cassidy was too much for Donegal at Celtic Park.

 
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Pocock's insight gets Hooper ready for openside battle - Independent.ie

independent.ie 2 hours ago

Australia flanker Michael Hooper has turned to injured Wallabies captain David Pocock for advice on how to gain the edge on his Lions counterpart Sam Warburton in the crucial battle of

 
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Premier League programme revealed

rte.ie 21 hours ago

Barclays Premier League champions Manchester United will start the 2013-14 season at League Cup winners Swansea.

 
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North fit for first Test as Wallabies pick O'Connor at out-half - Independent.ie

independent.ie 2 hours ago

Australia have picked James O'Connor at fly-half for Saturday's opening Test against the Lions at Suncorp Stadium, with Kurtley Beale included on the bench.

 
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Gatland to quiz referee over breakdown view - Independent.ie

independent.ie 2 hours ago

WARREN GATLAND will meet the referee for Saturday's first Test, Chris Pollock, this morning to seek clarity and guidance on how he plans to officiate the breakdown.

 
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Unpredictable Romain Poite’s selection for potentially decisive third Test sends a shiver down the...

irishtimes.com 5 hours ago

Both camps have welcomed the appointment of New Zealander Chris Pollock for the first Test

 
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16 killed in truck bomb attack on UN compound in Somalia

independent.ie 8 hours ago

An attack on a United Nations compound in Somalia by Islamist militants that left at least 16 people dead was "utterly indefensible", UK Foreign Secretary William Hague has sa

 
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Designers Dolce & Gabbana get 20 months’ jail for tax evasion

thejournal.ie 12 hours ago

Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana have appealed, and the sentence will be suspended in the meantime.

 
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Selling smarts can make or break deals

independent.ie 1 hour ago

Through the heady years of the Celtic Tiger, selling skills became semi-redundant as selling property became almost an order-processing exercise. In today's environment, however, the se

 
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Momentum may be building in property

independent.ie 1 hour ago

The Punt can't help wondering if it signals a bit of a revival in at least one end of the property space.

 
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Palace Sheds Some Light on Kate's Baby Plans - The Epoch Times

theepochtimes.com 12 hours ago

LONDON—With Prince William and the former Kate Middleton expecting their first child in mid-July — and much of the world interested in the birth of a future monarch — the royals’ office has released...

 
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The Lions Test Team – how were our predictions?

sluggerotoole.com 59 mins ago

Here's the team: Leigh Halfpenny (Wales),Alex Cuthbert (Wales),  Brian O'Driscoll (Ireland)  Jonathan Davies (Wales), George North (Wales), Jonathan Sexton (Ireland), Mike Phillips (Wales); Alex...

 
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Stand-off over turf cutting in Co Galway ends

rte.ie 7 hours ago

A group of people have gathered at a roadway leading to a bog designated as a Special Area of Conservation in Co Galway tonight.

 
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Retirees as happy and healthy as 30 year olds

independent.ie 1 hour ago

Reaching retirement age makes people feel happier and healthier than at any point since their mid-30s, a study suggests.

 
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They laughed when I went to Skoda . . . but they're not laughing now

independent.ie 2 hours ago

They can laugh at the old Skoda jokes now – but it has been a serious business dispensing with them.

 
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Mars 'was oxygen-rich before Earth'

independent.ie 1 hour ago

MARS had an oxygen-rich atmosphere more than a billion years before the Earth, scientists believe.

 
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Murs doesn't want lothario rep

independent.ie 19 hours ago

Olly Murs has confessed he's been keeping the ladies in his life a secret, because he doesn't want a love rat reputation.

 
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Not much of a view: Singapore’s haze hits crisis levels

thejournal.ie 11 hours ago

The city-state’s pollution index stood at 218 today: 200 is ‘very unhealthy’, and ’300′ is hazardous…

 
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Carter recalled as All Blacks eye series whitewash against France - Independent.ie

independent.ie 2 hours ago

New Zealand have recalled fit-again fly-half Dan Carter and scrum-half Piri Weepu for the final Test against France in New Plymouth on Saturday.

 
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Seán Dunne not ‘au fait’ with wife’s business affairs

irishtimes.com 5 hours ago

Developer claimed his spouse Gail Killilea ‘wanted to have her own financial affairs totally independent of me’

 
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Aussie dollar plunges against euro, greenback 

irishecho.com.au 5 hours ago

The Australian dollar has fallen to its lowest level since 2010 against the euro.

 
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Does Michelle Obama think Irish people are “ugly m*****f*****s”?

thejournal.ie 15 hours ago

A satirical article managed to fool hundreds of Americans, who branded the First Lady a “disgrace”

 
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