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Man for court over Cork death
Liam Manley's body was discovered when a maintenance man at the North Gate Apartments on Bachelor's Quay attempted to clear a blocked refuse chute. Image: Google ...
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Norwegian couple rescued from stricken yacht in Atlantic
They eventually used flares to highlight their distress and they were spotted by the French trawler, Bikain who tried to get a tow rope aboard the stricken ...
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Amnesty very concerned about Irelands abortion laws
Amnesty International has warned that until Ireland's laws allow for abortion in certain circumstances, this country will be out of line with international human rights standards.The human rights organisation has launched its annual report today into the state of human rights in 159 countries around the world, including Ireland.The report highlights the plight of the growing numbers of ...
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Irish online market spend worth €4.1 billion
Retail Ireland - part of employers group IBEC - says retailers are now focusing more on their online operations. In its online retailing survey, Retail Ireland says the Irish online market spend is €4.1 billion and this is predicted to grow to €21 billion by 2017. But it also says there are barriers to this expansion like delivery costs, set-up costs, poor broadband speeds and a lack ...
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Taoiseach to meet Greek PM in Athens
Taoiseach Enda Kenny will travel to Athens today to meet Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras. The two men are expected to discuss the economic situation in the eurozone, as well as negotiations on the EU's seven-year budget. Greece will take over the rotating EU presidency at the beginning of next year. Mr Kenny will also meet representatives of the Greek business community during his ...
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Retail Ireland urges Govt reassurance on economy
Retail Ireland have said the Government have a major part to play in stabilising the retail market.The group are holding their first annual conference today in a bid to put a strategy in place to boost the sector.Director of Retail Ireland, Stephen Lynam, said the Government needs to offer reassurances to people in relation to the economy in order to encourage spending.He said when people know ...
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Britain steps up security after soldier killed in London attack
British military have been ordered to step up security dramatically following yesterday's brutal attack in southeast London in which a soldier was killed and partially decapitated by two machete-wielding ...
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It’s a dog’s life – but not for our Walter
Last Sunday, my wife decided to pack me, Liam and Walter into the car and head to the beach. Summer was making one of its occasional, fleeting passes through Ireland, and she thought we should take advantage of the sunshine while we ...
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Donegal man on multiple murder charge over IRA Hyde Park bombing
A Donegal man has been charged with murdering four British soldiers over 30 years ago in one of the most notorious IRA atrocities of the ...
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The world’s wealthy ‘could be hiding €707 billion in Ireland’
THE WORLD'S WEALTHIEST people could have over EUR700 billion hidden from international tax authorities - keeping it shielded in Irish financial institutions. That's according to Oxfam Ireland, which has warned that the new focus on corporate tax avoidance should not distract from the methods used by wealthy individuals to avoid income tax payments. The charity says wealthy ...
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Donegal Township supervisors vote down county transportation funding ordinance
At its recent public meeting, Donegal Township's board of supervisors voted down a resolution requested for adoption by Westmoreland County's board of commissioners in support of the commissioners' pursuit of increased transportation ...
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World Briefing | Europe Ireland Man Held in 1982 Attack on Queens Cavalry
British prosecutors have charged a 61-year-old Irishman with the 1982 I. R. A. attack on the ...
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Taoiseach conducts formal talks with tobacco indstry
Taoiseach Enda Kenny received a delegation of senior tobacco industry figures in Government Buildings a fortnight ago, the first time any Taoiseach has conducted formal talks with the ...
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Opposition says questions remain about information on Wallace ‘ticking-off’
There was renewed criticism yesterday of the commissioner passing on the information, of Mr Shatter's decision to disclose the private information on national television and of the treatment of two Garda whistle-blowers who alleged irregularities in how penalty points were ...
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Research is a key area for job growth
The European Commission's Innovation Union 2010 sets a clear target of an extra million researchers in Europe by 2020 if the EU is to meet research investment ...
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Religious control of schools is neither tolerant nor inclusive
"I am still baffled at the inertia shown with regard to removing the education of so many of our children from the control of the Catholic church." Photograph: Scott Smith/Getty ...
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Constructing the life as lived by our ancient forebears
Have you ever tried digging a hole with a stick? Or chopping down a tree with a stone axe? How about living on porridge for breakfast, lunch and dinner for a month? Reading about the way people lived in Stone Age and Mesolithic (10000-5000 BC) times gives only a very limited understanding of how things were in the distant past. Actually recreating everyday life introduces a sense of empathy and ...
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Irishman John downey remanded on Hyde Park bomb charge
Dead horses covered up and wrecked cars at the scene of carnage in Rotten Row, Hyde Park, after an IRA bomb exploded as the Household Cavalry was passing. John Anthony Downey, 61, has been charged with the murders of four soldiers in the ...
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Analysis Aftermath of Apple disclosure difficult for Irish presidency
It was an uncomfortable day for the Irish presidency of the European Council. Ireland's corporate tax rate has long been a source of friction in its otherwise harmonious relationship with Europe. When Ireland first assumed the rotating presidency in January, the tax question had threatened to spill on to the European political agenda. Michael Noonan's first finance ministers' ...
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David Miliband warns that British weakness in Europe could hold back Ireland
"On a whole range of issues where Britain and Ireland have common interests and common cause, we get left behind. This is the more serious ...
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Dublin City Council discriminating against Wicklow residents TD claims
Simon Harris said the council was showing less concern for the people of Wicklow than it would for people in Dublin if they were affected. He called on Minister for the ...
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Gilmore expresses confidence in Minister for Justice
Mr Gilmore said he had made a statement to the Dil and responded to questions. "He has apologised and has said he was sorry. And frankly I think you should accept that," he said to Mr ...
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Plans welcomed for diverse Easter Rising centenary commemoration
There was sharp criticism of the manner in which the State marked the 50th anniversary of the Easter Rising in 1966 during a debate on centenary ...
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Burton to make births deaths and marriages accessible online for first time
Details of births, deaths and marriages will be accessible online for the first time as a result of legislative changes introduced by Minister for Social Protection Joan ...
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Only political insiders would mourn the passing of the Seanad
The Dil chamber. "A reformed Dil both can and should perform all of the roles of the Seanad more effectively and more cheaply." Photograph: Alan ...
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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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