Why are Ireland's energy prices so high?

Why are Ireland's energy prices so high?

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A new book argues Roy Keane helped shape modern Ireland itself

Few figures in Irish sport have cast as long a shadow as Roy Keane. To some, he’s the embodiment of elite standards and uncompromising honesty. to others, he represents something else - a kind of cultural hard edge that’s seeped far beyond football. New book argues that keane’s i ...  Show more

President Catherine Connolly pays tribute to the approximately 20,000 Irish people living in Spain

President Catherine Connolly paid tribute to the approximately 20,000 Irish people living in Spain at an event in Barcelona yesterday evening.Newstalk’s Tom Douglas reports on the visit 

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