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UK nuclear accident would have impact on Ireland
An accident at one of eight proposed new nuclear power plants in Britain would have a socio-economic impact on Ireland, a new study claims. But the report by the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland found that even in the worst accident scenario, health effects on people living here would be limited. The study was commissioned by the Minister for the Environment, on foot of plans by ...
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Novice hurdlers stand out in 2012-13 Anglo-Irish Jumps Classifications
Jump racing has a collection of potential new star steeplechasers to sustain it in the post-Kauto Star era, according to ratings published on Tuesday. The sport can also take pleasure in a fine crop of novice hurdlers, promising high-quality action in the years to come.The news comes from the 14th annual Anglo-Irish Jumps Classifications, which offer handicap marks for the best horses that took ...
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New Prisoner Ombudsman for Northern Ireland appointed
Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has played down suggestions he wants Rafael Benitez to be the club's new head coach and claimed the delegation that visited England on Monday was hoping to secure an exchange deal with Manchester City for Edinson ...
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Barrister contests Taoiseach claim
A leading barrister has rejected claims from the Taoiseach and Health Minister that proposed legislation to change Ireland's strict abortion regime does not alter existing ...
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Emigration story by far the most important of modern Ireland
Waterford cities put together. They amount to about 400,000 people. That's about the number of people who will be absent from the Republic of Ireland in 2026 if things continue as they are going. If emigration remains at the levels it has reached because of economic collapse and so-called austerity, the long-term effect will be ...
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Allowing abortion for suicidal women marks change in law committee told
Barrister Paul Brady says draft legislation creates for the first time a statutory basis in Irish law for what may be a direct and intentional termination of an unborn child’s ...
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Water treatment plant workers in Wicklow go on strike
Workers at a water treatment plant in Co Wicklow have gone on strike after management failed to refer a dispute relating to pay and shift premium payments to the Labour ...
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Smoking at home may kill as many as road traffic collisions
Smoking in the home can generate pollution six times higher than the World Health Organisation's outdoor recommendations. Photograph: Susana ...
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New proposals for teachers and nurses as marathon pay talks continue
Teachers who lose supervision and substitution payments as part of a revised Croke Park II agreement would receive the money back as part of their core pay within five years, under the terms of new proposals drawn up ...
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Harte warning for Donegal ahead of Ulster clash
Tyrone manager Mickey Harte has warned Donegal of the tough challenge they face in Ulster and beyond after becoming All-Ireland champions. Donegal meet Tyrone in the Ulster SFC quarter-final in Ballybofey on Sunday, and Harte knows only too well how hard it is to continue winning following All-Ireland success. Tyrone were beaten in Ulster following their All-Ireland successes in 2003 and 2005 ...
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British court to rule on abortion application
The British High Court will continue to hear evidence today in a case where it is being asked to decide whether a married 37-year-old woman with a mental disorder is capable of making a decision about terminating her ...
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New Croke Park proposals being circulated to unions
It is understood that key engagements were still taking place between management and unions representing staff in the health and education ...
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Government shows nursing unions draft pay cut law in final bid for agreement
It is understood that key engagements were still taking place between management and unions representing staff in the health and education ...
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Happy new ear campaign demand meeting with Taoiseach
The parents of deaf children who are campaigning for cochlear implants are demanding a meeting with the Taoiseach Enda Kenny.The Happy New Ear campaign said the Health Minister James Reilly has refused to meet them.The parents want reassurance from Minister Reilly that EUR7m will be ringfenced to pay for double implants.Currently children in Ireland who receive the treatment - only have cochlear ...
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Bank of Ireland eases mortgage hikes policy
The Bank of Ireland today partially backtracked on a steep rise in mortgage rates for customers who thought their repayments were fixed for life.It has written to 1,200 of the 13,500 homeowners facing sharp increases - despite taking out tracker deals linked to the historically-low Bank of England base rate - to tell them they will no longer be applied in their cases.The bank said the Financial ...
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Tobacco smoke is biggest home pollutant in Ireland EPA study finds
Living in a damp and cool climate, it is not surprising that people in Ireland spend 90 per cent of their time indoors, and the majority of that in their own ...
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Gatland expects Irish pair to be fit
Warren Gatland expects Leinster duo Brian O'Driscoll and Sean O'Brien to be on board Monday's flight to Hong Kong, where the tour opens against the Barbarians on 1 June. O'Driscoll should play in this weekend's RaboDirect PRO12 final against Ulster after making progress in his recovery from the back spasm that ruled him out of Friday's victory over Stade Francais. ...
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Press Digest - Ireland - May 21
Tue May 21, 2013 3:07am EDT These are some of the leading stories in Ireland's newspapers on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and cannot vouch for their accuracy: THE IRISH TIMES - Apple has used a complex web of offshore entities, including two Irish subsidiaries which it claims are not tax-resident anywhere, to avoid paying billions of dollars in U.S. - The government last ...
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Looted Irish treasures recovered in England
They include three 'gun money' coins, the emergency war money coined by James II from 1689-91 to pay his forces to fight William of Orange.The items, including a Bronze Age axe and spearhead and hundreds of medieval coins, will go on display today, then be stored for research.They were recovered after a tip-off from ...
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Legal minefield looms if Northern Ireland opts out of new Same-Sex Couples Bill lawyers warn
A new vaccine is being made available to prevent a disease which causes severe birth defects and miscarriages in livestock, it has been ...
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Irish P.M. Enda Kenny applauded at Boston College graduation
Boston College graduates gave Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny a standing ovation Monday while a small group of anti-abortion activists protested outside. ...
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Rugby Rewards re-launches with focus on British Irish Lions Tour
Australian Rugby is set to launch a Facebook-based Rugby Rewards program which aims to foster team advocacy ahead of the British & Irish Lions Tour. Rugby Rewards is a digital engagement program which recognises and rewards fans for their support for Australian Rugby and the Qantas Wallabies. It was first launched in 2011 as an initiative to capture the support for the Qantas Wallabies ...
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Apple called international tax dodger
A congressional report said U.S. technology giant Apple was using gaps in international tax laws to avoid paying tax on tens of billions of dollars. The report says Apple had moved $74 billion beyond the reach of the IRS from 2009-12 using a variety of loopholes to do so, some of which are used to declare tens of billions of dollars were earned unattached to any country. Apple seems to claim ...
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Sentencing in robbery cases ’relatively consistent’ new report by Irish Sentencing Information System finds
Sentencing in robbery cases has been relatively consistent, with the offence most commonly attracting a sentence of one to five years, according to a new ...
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Shatter’s robust defence of Wallace revelation causes unease in Labour
The robust defence by Minister for Justice Alan Shatter of his revelation that Independent TD Mick Wallace escaped penalty points for using a mobile phone while driving has created some unease within ...
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Dublin and Cork are finally linked by motorway
The National Transport authority recently announced to Dublin news media that upgrades to the final stretch of motorway between Cork and Dublin will be opened in 2010, brining to completion a massive infrastructure investment.
The massive upgrade of 250 kilometers of motorway and highway between Dublin and Cork is almost complete, linking the capital with the second largest city in the country. Read more
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