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British PM criticises 'ridiculous' Cadbury egg decision

British Prime Minister Theresa May has condemned as "absolutely ridiculous" a decision to drop the word Easter from a Cadbury and National Trust egg hunt.
World • 04 Apr 17

Massive crowds commemorate 1916 Easter Rising

The main Easter Sunday State Commemoration Ceremony for the 100th anniversary of the 1916 Rising took place today.
Ireland • 28 Mar 16

Pope Francis urges people not to lose hope

Pope Francis led the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics into Easter celebrations last night by urging them not to lose hope.
World • 27 Mar 16

Christchurch Cathedral to open for Easter Sunday

Christchurch Cathedral will now open for Easter service on Easter Monday after it had been cancelled due to restrictions put in place surrounding the 1916 commemorations.
Ireland • 03 Mar 16

Aer Lingus reports deeper first quarter losses

Aer Lingus has reported an operating loss of €48.5m in the first three months of the year.
Business • 01 May 14

Late Easter hits Premier Foods' quarterly sales

Premier Foods said a tough grocery market and the later timing of Easter had hit sales in its first quarter.
Business • 24 Apr 14

Late Easter hits British retail sales in March

British retail sales took their biggest annual fall last month since April 2013, hurt by unfavourable year-on-year comparisons due to the late timing of Easter this year, an industry survey has shown.
Business • 15 Apr 14

Another key management departure from Aer Lingus

The Director of Human Resources at Aer Lingus, Michael Grealy, is to leave the airline in September.
Business • 04 Apr 14

Ryanair traffic numbers hit by timing of Easter

Ryanair has reported a drop in passenger numbers for March due to the timing of Easter.
Business • 03 Apr 14

Timing of Easter hits Aer Lingus passenger numbers

Aer Lingus has reported a 2.5% drop in total passenger numbers - including Aer Lingus regional operations - to 868,000 for April.
Business • 07 May 13

Cardinal Brady condemns abortion in Easter message

In his Easter message, Catholic Primate of all Ireland Cardinal Seán Brady has strongly condemned abortion and euthanasia.
News • 29 Mar 13

Gardaí issue bank holiday warning to motorists

Gardaí have appealed to motorists to take care on the roads over the bank holiday weekend.
News • 29 Mar 13

Pope Francis washes the feet of women in ceremony

Pope Francis has urged Catholic priests to devote themselves to helping the poor and the suffering instead of worrying about their careers.
News • 29 Mar 13

Ceremony to mark 96th anniversary of 1916 Rising

President Michael D Higgins and Taoiseach Enda Kenny have attended ceremonies in Dublin to mark the 96th anniversary of the Easter Rising.
News • 10 Apr 12

Thousands on the move for Easter weekend

The Dublin Airport Authority says more than 213,000 passengers will go through the airport between Friday and Monday.
News • 05 Apr 12

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British PM criticises 'ridiculous' Cadbury egg decision

Massive crowds commemorate 1916 Easter Rising

Pope Francis urges people not to lose hope

Christchurch Cathedral to open for Easter Sunday

Aer Lingus reports deeper first quarter losses

Late Easter hits Premier Foods' quarterly sales

Late Easter hits British retail sales in March

Another key management departure from Aer Lingus

Ryanair traffic numbers hit by timing of Easter

Timing of Easter hits Aer Lingus passenger numbers

Cardinal Brady condemns abortion in Easter message

Gardaí issue bank holiday warning to motorists

Pope Francis washes the feet of women in ceremony

Ceremony to mark 96th anniversary of 1916 Rising

Thousands on the move for Easter weekend

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