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Japanese firm Terumo BCT creates 416 new jobs for Northern Ireland
Former Manchester United star Quinton Fortune has claimed Jose Mourinho should be more worried about the explosive second weekend showdown at Old Trafford than new Red Devils boss David ...
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Two questioned over Galway drugs seizure
The seizure was made as part of an investigation involving members of the Garda National Drugs Unit, Revenue Customs Service, Galway and Mayo Divisional Drugs Unit during a search at a house in the Tuam ...
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Sun shining across Northern Ireland...but get it while you can
And although the heat may not be as blazing as across the water - which could be set for the hottest day of the year so far - forecasters are hoping temperatures will reach the early 20s.Temperatures are due to climb as high as 28C in south eastern regions of the UK.But as is often the case ...
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Irishman appointed to key United Nations post
Major General Michael Finn (60) was named the Head of Mission and Chief of Staff of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organisation ...
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Dublin Airport to close T1 car park for upgrade
Dublin Airport is to refurbish its Terminal 1 car park in a move that is expected to add some 20 minutes to the amount of time it currently takes users of the short-term car park to get from car to terminal building. It is closing its short-term Block A car park during July and August, with blocks B and C closing on a rolling basis over the next six months. When the works get under way a number ...
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Hill farmer numbers in decline in Wicklow
The council which includes representatives of farmers, the National Parks and Wildlife Service and those who use the hills for recreation, among others, yesterday called for action to protect livelihoods of the hill ...
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Foreign Policy President In Northern Ireland Obama steps on countrys third rail
President Barack Obama, repeated the oft disproved claim that Catholic education increases division in front of an audience of 2,000 young people, including many Catholics, at Belfast's Waterfront hall when he arrived in the country this ...
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Taoiseach to meet Japanese Prime Minister
Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, is to hold talks with the Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe at Goverment Buildings. Mr Abe is visiting Ireland following his participation in the G8 Summit in Co Fermanagh. The two leaders are expected to discuss bilateral economic, trade and cultural relations between Ireland and Japan, as well as broader economic issues. The Taoiseach will also brief the Japanese ...
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School chair resigns in anti-abortion row
Eddie Shaw, photographed in 2004. He resigned as chairman of the board of the Harold School after leaflets promoting a vigil for life in Dublin were given to ...
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Chairman of school board resigns after ‘vigil for life’ leaflets given to children
Eddie Shaw, photographed in 2004. He resigned as chairman of the board of the Harold School after leaflets promoting a vigil for life in Dublin were given to ...
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Serial rapist Adrian Bayley jailed for life in Melbourne over murder of Irish woman Jill Meagher
A serial sex offender has been sentenced to life in prison for the rape and murder of an Irish woman that outraged Australia's second-largest ...
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Sentences for homicide too lenient families of victims say
found just over 90 per cent of victims' families believed sentences were lenient or excessively lenient and more than 60 per cent said set tariffs should be introduced for ...
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Brumbies v British Irish Lions – video highlights
Video highlights of the Lions Lions falling to their first defeat of the tour against the ACT Brumbies at Suncorp Stadium, Canberra. This was the first victory by an Australian province over the Lions since ...
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Ireland Nugents new legs get finishing touches
ORLANDO -- A lot of work went into making 2-year-old amputee Ireland Nugent's new legs. After days of fittings and measurements, prosthetists spend Tuesday put the finishing touches on the limbs, which are custom fit to size and style. What's a girl to do with so many fashion fabrics to choose from? Ireland didn't pick just one pattern, Minnie Mouse is on her right leg, Dora ...
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Australian serial sex offender sentenced to life in prison for murdering Irish immigrant
MELBOURNE, Australia - A serial sex offender was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday for a rape and murder that outraged Australia's second-largest city. The violent death of Irish immigrant Jill Meagher as she walked home from a bar on Sept. 22 last year shocked the city of Melbourne. A week later, 30,000 people took to the streets near the laneway where she was strangled to rally ...
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Michelle Obama under fire for $5 million Ireland visit
Michelle Obama waves during a visit to Finnegans Pub in Dalkey, Ireland on June 18.(Photo:Agencies) U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama won't exactly be roughing it during her two-day trip to Ireland, reports the Washington Times. Mrs. Obama is staying at a $3,300-per-night hotel suite in Dublin's five-star Shelbourne hotel. She and her entourage have booked 30 rooms in the hotel. The ...
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Pat Cummins to play for Northern Ireland Academy
Northern Ireland Injury-plagued Australian fast bowler Pat Cummins will continue his recuperation playing for the Northern Ireland Cricket Academy in Belfast tonight.The 20-year-old will play against Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) before switching sides two days later to play against Ireland under-19s, who are preparing for their under-19 World Cup qualifiers in the Netherlands in ...
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State-run Donegal nursing home criticised by Hiqa
The report accuses the home of a "persistent failure" to ensure the right numbers and skill mix to care for residents, as required by previous ...
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Taoiseach insists no country can act unilaterally on tax
Taoiseach Enda Kenny and International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde after a G8 summit group photograph at Lough Erne, Enniskillen, yesterday. Photograph: Reuters/Andrew ...
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Midges make the most of Obamas at Glendalough
US first lady Michelle Obama and her two daughters Sasha and Malia fight off an unwelcome attack of midges at Glendalough. Photograph: Julien Behal/PA ...
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Third Savita report not before end of summer
late summer or early autumn.Dr Nash proposed that the board endorse a vote of apology and condolence to Ms Halappanavar's husband, Praveen. Seconding the proposal, board ...
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Mrs Obama and girls treated to Bono fish and chips and a pub lock-in
Michelle Obama's lunch with Bono in Finnegan's pub in Dalkey wasn't listed on the official itinerary but it was the worst-kept secret in town. By the time the singer arrived just before 1pm with his ...
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Knowledge of history is intrinsic to citizenship says President
President Michael D Higgins said: 'Knowledge of history allows us to debunk myths and challenge inaccuracies as well as expose deliberate amnesia or invented versions of the past.' Phototograph: Peter ...
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Kenny not concerned by G8 strategy on tax evasion by multinationals
Taoiseach Enda Kenny has pledged to support moves by world leaders to overhaul the rules of business taxation, an iniative designed to stamp out aggressive avoidance and evasion by multinationals. On the final day of their summit in Co Fermanagh, the Group of Eight leading industrial powers pledged assertive action to ensure big companies pay a fair share of tax on profits. The plan was ...
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Abe the first serving Japanese PM to visit Ireland since independence
The prime minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, having a meeting with British prime minister David Cameron at the G8 summit in the North. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA ...
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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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