Bartering is back as Irish go swapping

Websites for bartering over goods and services are booming as thrifty internet users try to save money

Bishop 'to resign' over Irish sex abuse report

Bishop Donal Murray has asked for people's prayers and is expected to offer his resignation to Pope Benedict

Neil Jordan sues accountant over €750,000 ISTC losses

Film director alleges ‘breach of contract’ by Mazars over selling of bonds

Liam Clarke: No winners in this tired game of chicken

Security job for terror convict

IRA man granted licence by authority charged with preventing those with links to crime groups from working in the industry

Missing: 45 molesters named in Murphy report

Among those who have vanished is William Carney, a paedophile with serial convictions

Drug trafficking trucker’s lorry licence revoked

Kieran Boylan is one of three hauliers whose licences have been revoked by transport minister Noel Dempsey

Disgraced solicitor Lynn ‘using clients’ cash’

Fugitive Michael Lynn is living off deposits collected from clients shortly before the collapse of his property empire

Crosbie rows with O2 over new open air area 'The Parlour'

Business partner Live Nation says the open-air performance arena will have a negative impact on the docklands concert venu

Bright future forecast for flood experts

Hydrologists may be hired to ensure Met Eireann can give accurate flood warnings

Dublin says slan abhaile to Tuscany Downs

All new estates in the Capital will have Irish language names

Jackie Skelly fitness chain sues ‘gripe site’ for defamation

Site advises people not to join the fitness centres because of their ‘sharp business practice’

Protests call for action over climate change

Thousands march at London event organised by Stop Climate Chaos, calling for action ahead of conference in Copenhagen

The Troubles return with a dangerous whimper

Northern Ireland’s dissidents may have been foiled in their recent attacks but they can still scent a victory of sorts

Briefing: Scrappage scheme

Car makers want the state to part-fund deals when buyers trade in older vehicles, but critics say the bailout will backfire

Brenda Power: Stick together or a good crisis will go to waste

We’re big on liberty, and getting used to the notion of equality, but the fraternity bit has never been our forte

Katy Hayes: My generation isn’t allowed to breathe easily

I had to hide behind the garden shed from my parents to smoke, and now I have to hide behind the garden shed from my children

Think tank: Let's put our faith in the EU

Christianity can fill Europe’s ethical void

Justine McCarthy: Yes, Cork does float, so leave us to wallow in your hatred

The defiant spirit that rebuilt Cork after the Black and Tans razed it will see the Venice of Ireland get over this setback