The Taoiseach and the Minister for Finance are reportedly set to announce major reforms of the public sector that will include significant lay-offs and the rationalisation of more state agencies. It is believed as many as 75,000 jobs could be lost.
Many feel the move is long overdue with bloated agencies costing millions per year on [...]

It has been widely reported in recent days that many Irish shoppers will cross the border to do their Christmas shopping this year.
With the favourable exchange rate between sterling the euro consumers are voting with their feet and buying groceries, alcohol and their presents in towns throughout Northern Ireland. Despite concerns from the various Chambers [...]

Thousands of teachers descended on the Taoiseach’s constituency over the weekend to deliver an angry message to Brian Cowen over Budget cutbacks in education.
Up to 4,000 primary and secondary school teachers and parents stormed O’Connor Square in Tullamore, Co Offaly, roaring slogans to show their anger at Fianna Fail.
President of the Irish National Learners Alliance [...]

Internet access in operating theatres is to be discontinued at all major Irish hospitals after it emerged doctors are using wikipedia to help perform complicated surgeries.
It was revealed late last week that when Eircom’s broadband service went down in the Dublin 7 area one surgeon had to make frantic phonecalls to a colleague in order [...]

The threat of all out industrial action loomed over TV3 last night as bosses reacted to the worldwide credit crunch with plans to outsource jobs to American companies.
In a bid to save the failing company, who posted losses of €40 just last week, it has been decided to move the entire weather operation to WKBC [...]

With Aer Lingus facing serious losses a raft of cost cutting measures have been proposed to save the company and those are due to be revealed to the stock market later today. As ever the Irish Sentinel strives to bring you the hottest breaking news first and our intrepid reporter posed as a hotel waiter [...]

Following her purchase of ‘My First Atlas’ from Amazon last week, Alaskan backwater governor and vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin is reaching out to America’s christian allies across the globe.
In a press conference earlier today, she praised the catholic church in Ireland for their hard-line stance on abortion.
Palin, increasingly known for her repulsion of logic, claimed [...]

Manchester City Star, Stephen Ireland, has issued new Republic of Ireland football supremo, Giovanni Trappatoni, a list of demands which he wants met before he will consider resuming his international career. Irishman, Ireland has not played for Ireland since he controversially left the squad prior to the Euro 2008 qualifier versus Czech Republic in September [...]