Return of the Mac! Conor McGregor booked to fight for UFC title in October

CONOR McGREGOR WILL get an opportunity to regain the UFC lightweight title when he returns to the octagon to face the reigning champion later this year. McGregor, who boasts a mixed martial arts record of 21-3, will take on undefeated Russian fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov (26-0) in Las Vegas. The much-anticipated bout has been confirmed as […]

€1K 'Granny Grant' proposed for grandparents who help with childcare

Grandparents who help out with childcare would receive a €1,000 annual payment under plans outlined by Independent ministers in Budget negotiations. The self-assessed payment would be available to all grandparents who care for their grandchildren for more than 10 hours per week. In their first negotiations with Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe ahead of the Budget, […]

TAOISEACH LEO VARADKAR has said there is “no evidence of a land bubble” in Ireland.

His comments come after the Central Bank’s warning that the government needs to put buffers in place if Ireland is to avoid another boom-bust cycle. Mark Cassidy, director of economics and statistics of Central Bank, said the continued growth, which is broadly balanced between domestic and export activity, is to be welcomed, but he warned […]

What happens in Vegas stays in Ireland

A Dublin mother-of-four, who claimed she did not know her Las Vegas marriage was valid in Ireland, has been cleared of unlawfully obtaining almost €30,000 in one parent family social welfare payments. At Dublin District Court, Judge John Brennan had compared the case to the 2009 comedy film ‘The Hangover’, about the antics of a […]

Pobeda will initially fly four times a week to Ireland

Pobeda, Aeroflot’s budget airline, will initially fly four times a week from the Russian capital to Dublin, according to filings published yesterday on the regulator’s website. In March, The Irish Times reported that Dublin Airport had met with senior Aeroflot management in Moscow and had agreed on a deal to commence a regular service. Government […]

London in rain and red.

London, London, London… As a photographer, this was a city I wanted to visit for some time and with the help of a plane ticket and some motivation, my dream came true!   

Boris Grebenshikov’s Irish follower

Johnny Casey – Irish follower of Boris Grebenshikov following recent gig in Dublin’s Murrays PUB told as his story about Aquarium.

After each day of work I felt a bad pain in my back, shoulder and arms.

Ireland’s first Russian-language children’s library.

On 13 September, Saturday Ireland’s first Russian-language children’s library was open in Galway.  This great event was attended by Mayor of Galway Donal Lyons, Russian Ambassador to Ireland Maxim Peshkov, Julia Subbotina-Mikhalkova, wife of late Sergey Mihkalkov, after which the library is named, Egor Konchalovsky, famous Russian film maker, producer, grandson of late popular poet […]

Ten days in Ireland which shook the world

A contemporary Fantasy Tale I used to say that politics was the second-oldest profession. I have come to know that it bears a gross similarity to the first.  Ronald Reagan Domestic policy can only defeat us; foreign policy can kill us.  John F. Kennedy If I had to choose between government without newspapers, and newspapers […]