The replica pistols were due to be sold at an auction of lost and stolen goods in Dublin today, but were withdrawn after negative political reaction.
A senior opposition politician called for the silver and black-coloured mock pistols to be pulled from the auction, but the force initially insisted they were harmless toys.
A box of around [...]

AUCTIONEERS have welcomed the Government’s decision to abolish all stamp duty for first-time buyers of new or secondhand houses from 31 March last.
The chief executive of the Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers (IPAV), Fintan McNamara, said the move was long overdue and would be of major benefit to many first-time buyers, particularly those who [...]

A Dublin auctioneer selling a typewriter used by Irish author Christy Brown has withdrawn it from sale.
It followed Brown’s sister questioning claims that the Olympia Splendid 99 typewriter was used by the author to write his autobiography, My Left Foot.
His family said he wrote his story in 1954 holding a pencil in his foot and [...]

The typewriter used by disabled Irish author Christy Brown to write his autobiography My Left Foot is to be auctioned in Dublin.
The cerebral palsy victim used his foot to tap out his inspiring life story in 1954 before it came to world attention in an Oscar-winning movie.
Now the Olympia Splendid 99 typewriter used by the [...]

The Irish Auctioneers & Valuers Institute (IAVI) has warmly welcomed the Government’s decision to eliminate the Stamp Duty paid by first time buyers through the Finance (No. 2) Bill 2007.
“The tremendous uncertainty on stamp duty that buyers have faced since the end of 2006 undoubtedly caused many buyers to delay decisions to purchase,” said IAVI [...]

St. Joseph’s are currently fundraising to build a new school, with pupil numbers having risen rapidly in the area in the past five years and expected to multiply even quicker.
Anyone looking for a bargain and help raise money for the local school in Rathwire, should get themselves along to the upcoming auction in St. Joseph’s [...]

County Limerick auctioneer, Pat Fitzgerald, claims he was discriminated against by Limerick County Council after he was successfully prosecuted for displaying a ‘For Sale’ sign, at a site in Banogue, Croom.
He was fined 450 euro costs and 400 euro legal expenses, following a court appearance.
He claims that the council showed a blind eye towards another [...]

More first-time buyers are expected to boost the second-hand housing market in Ireland next month after the new government delivers on plans to abolish stamp duty.
It is now clear from Fianna Fail negotiations with possible coalition partners – the Greens, PDs and Independents – that there are no obstacles standing in the way of getting [...]