IN THIS WEEK'S IRISH POST (Out Now)
IN NEWS
Final Fling
It was pure joy for London – and for emigrants across Britain – this weekend as the Exiles won an historic victory against Leitrim to book their place in the Connacht final.
The Irish Post reports from Dr Hyde Park and speaks to the London fans who gathered in Ruislip and Greenford for the dramatic game.
Anglogate: A nation deceived
Robert Mulhern speaks to Stephen Donnelly TD about what’s next following the release of controversial tapes detailing how top executives at Anglo Irish bank hoodwinked the Irish Government into a multibillion-euro bailout.
Meanwhile, Irish Post columnist Joe Horgan gives his reaction to the tapes. “They’re laughing at us, aren’t they? They have been all along,” he writes. “They took us all for billions, the ordinary citizens of Ireland, and they walked away with hefty pensions and nice pay-outs…”
Merseyside police close flag-burning enquiries
The Irish Post has learned that police in Liverpool have ended their investigation into the group that was filmed burning an Irish flag in the city after a CPS ruling.
Roofer’s court ‘victory’ will cost him thousands
An Irish roofer who took one of Britain’s biggest banking tycoons to court and won claims he will be left with little change from his £4,350 victory because of legal costs that he cannot claim back.
“I would do this again, 100 per cent, because I got justice, but at the end of the day I do feel aggrieved,” said the roofer, Bray-man Joe Loveridge. “I should not be out of pocket a penny but I am.”
Cork pair ride a Soundwave to success
James Martin discovers how two award-winning Irish entrepreneurs impressed the likes of Stephen Fry and Apple’s Steve Wozniak with their innovative music app.
120 people a day going hungry in South London
Second-generation Irish people are among the victims of a hunger epidemic that has erupted in the wake of Britain’s welfare cuts.
“A large contingent” of the 120 people who turn up hungry at the Ace of Clubs centre in South London every day have Irish roots, according to the charity’s director, Derry native David Logan.
Africa’s new game plan
In the final part of The Irish Post’s series on the work of Concern Worldwide in Malawi, London-Irish rugby player James Sandford recalls his time in the country.
IN SPORT
Final surge:
By far the best coverage of London’s historic qualification for the Connacht final
Battle of Britain:
Lancashire champions again
No ordinary Joe:
Why Joe Kinnear deserves more respect
IN ENTERTAINMENT
I Walked The Line
The Irishman who spent a year on the road with Johnny Cash
Tara Records
The inside story of one of Ireland's best music labels
Mark Mahon and the €80 Brian Boru film
The filmmaker chats with Enda Brady about his latest ambitious project
Prodijig interview
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