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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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Call for Government to act on obesity crisis
There is "no point" in the Government spending money on treating chronic illnesses without tackling the obesity epidemic underlying these health problems, a scientific conference has been ...
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Government still obliged to cut public pay bill by €300 million this year says troika
The troika has said the Government remains obliged to cut the public pay bill by EUR300 million this year, an intervention which follows indications that the revised Croke Park II deal will fall short of target by up to EUR20 ...
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€4m granite revamp of Grafton Street paving to begin in weeks
Work to replace the paving on Grafton Street is to begin within weeks at a cost of EUR4 million. The red brick surface is to be replaced with more durable granite ...
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Caesarean rate higher in private care
Elective Caesarean sections are far more common among pregnant women who attend private consultants than among mothers delivering in the public health ...
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New equality watchdog members appeal for funds and staff
Prof Siobhan Mullally, who spoke on behalf of the people appointed to the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission. Photograph: Alan ...
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Mobile phone companies could be ordered to shut down networks for security threats
The Dil has granted the Minister for Justice powers to order mobile phone companies to shut down parts, and where necessary, all of their networks across the State in the event of a security ...
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Gilmore goes out on a Labour limbo for Shatter
Tnaiste Eamon Gilmore was standing in yesterday for the Taoiseach, who was in Brussels explaining that an Apple a day helps the multinationals stay. Photograph: Dara Mac ...
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Galaxy release Keane for Ireland games
The Football Association of Ireland says Major League Soccer's Los Angeles Galaxy have agreed to let forward Robbie Keane play in exhibition games against England and Georgia that are not on FIFA fixture ...
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Irish jockey Ahern gets 10-year ban for corruption
The 35-year-old Ahern was found guilty of conspiring to commit a corrupt or fraudulent practice in relation to bets placed on five horses between September 2010 and February ...
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Ireland given pay deal boost as teachers union comes on side
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's hopes of convincing workers to agree to a revised public sector pay deal received a boost on Wednesday when a teachers' union who threatened strike action urged members to accept the proposals. Ireland's government agreed draft proposals with trade unions on Tuesday as it seeks to make fresh budget cuts and avert the threat of strikes in a country that ...
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Irelands Robbie Keane cleared for friendlies
Robbie Keane is available to play for the Republic of Ireland in next week's international friendly at Wembley, as his LA Galaxy bosses belatedly granted him permission to link up with Giovanni Trapattoni's ...
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Questions remain over how minor traffic incident formed part of briefing to Shatter
While any residual threat to Shatter's position receded following the hour-long debate on the issue on Tuesday night, a number of questions still remain about how a relatively trivial encounter between garda and a Dil TD percolated its way to the very top of the force and formed part of a briefing to the Minister for ...
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US Airways begins seasonal service to Shannon Ireland
TEMPE, Ariz. - US Airways customers now have convenient access to a second destination in Ireland as the airline begins daily, non-stop, summer service from its international gateway at Philadelphia today following a four-year hiatus. The airline will operate flights to the "Gateway to the West of Ireland" on 176-seat dual-class Boeing 757-200 aircraft until Sept. 6, 2013. The seasonal ...
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INTO tells members to accept new deal
The leadership of the Irish National Teachers' Organisation (INTO) this evening said it will be recommending their members accept the revised Croke Park II proposals agreed upon with the Labour Relations ...
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Mandatory micro-chipping of dogs to come into effect from 2016
Veterinary nurse Lorna Carr with a microchipping "gun" and a microchip at the DSPCA sanctuary in Rathfarnham, DubliPhotograph: Frank Miller/The Irish ...
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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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