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‘One dead’ in blaze at Belfast apartment
The emergency services responded after reports around 7.30pm of a blaze in University Street, which was sealed off for several hours. A white forensic tent was erected outside the building. Sources suggested one person died. Both the Ambulance and Fire Services confirmed they attended but would give no further details. A PSNI spokesman was unavailable for ...
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Alternative voting systems favour largest parties
A study of how alternative electoral systems would work in Ireland has found they most markedly favour the largest political party in Ireland and also result in substantially reduced representation for smallest parties and ...
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Failure to deliver €300m savings would represent climbdown by Government
Brian Hayes that the Government may not secure EUR300 million in savings it was seeking this year from the public service pay and pensions bill would represent a major climbdown if it comes to ...
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Ministerial staff earn €700000 in overtime in two years
More than EUR700,000 has been paid out in overtime to ministerial staff such as personal assistants and secretaries since the Coalition was formed in March 2011, new figures ...
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Time for Shatter to call shots on Garda watchdog
Garda Sochna Act 2005 into law that the Garda Sochna Ombudsman Commission and the Garda Sochna would sooner or later clash over access to criminal ...
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Cutting the cost of your summer holidays
The well-regarded British consumer group Which? says you can save nearly EUR1,000 on the cost of a fortnight in the sun for a family of four just by moving the day of departure from a Saturday to a ...
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Will Shatter pay the penalty for hypocrisy
Analysis: Minister for Justice Alan Shatter indulged in Grade-A political hypocrisy in the course of a debate with Independent TD Mick Wallace on penalty ...
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Sherlock warns church on ‘incendiary comments’ over abortion
Labour Minister of State Sen Sherlock was responding to Coadjutor Archbishop Eamonn Martin's comments that anyone who clearly and publicly said they supported abortion should not approach a priest for ...
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It’s quality versus quantity in battle for hearts and minds of preschool children
Quality preschool education lies at the heart of the Government's decision to invest EUR175 million in providing a free place over the course of a year for every four-year-old child in the country. Photograph: Frank Perry/AFP/Getty ...
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Biggest law firms hire more solicitors
Law Society show that, measured by the number of practicing solicitors' certificates, four of the top five firms grew in 2012, bucking the trend in the profession in ...
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No U-turn on free GP care from this administration
Minister of State at the Department of Health Alex White: my area of responsibility is primary care, the first port of call for citizens seeking access to the health services. Photograph: Alan ...
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Quality issues found in preschool tuition
Weaknesses found in range and quality of activities for children in most preschools inspected by Department of Education and Health Service ...
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Parents of child with rare condition seeking €110000 US operation
Sebastian McDonnell, who was born with Nager syndrome, a rare condition that affects the development of face, hands and arms, could benefit from pioneering corrective surgery in the US. Photograph: Joe ...
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Majority of FF Senators and TDs now believed to support abortion legislation
Fianna Fil TDs and Senators are believed to be in favour in principle of the Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill, according to party ...
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Vote against discussing Seanad abolition before referendum
The Seanad chamber at Leinster House: the proposal by Senator David Norris at the constitution convention that it should seek to address the abolition of the Seanad lead to sharp exchanges between ...
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Children with ADHD face losing benefits under HSE review
A draft report drawn up by Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly and given to the HSE in March found that the health authority had "failed in its responsibility to ensure a uniform approach to the administration of the long-term illness scheme". Photograph: Alan ...
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Government acknowledges it may not save€300m on pay bill as planned this year
Minister of State Brian Hayes has given the Government's first public indication that it may not generate EUR300 million in savings on the public service pay and pensions bill this year under talks on a revision to the Croke Park II ...
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Six upcapped in Ireland rugby squad for USA Canada tour
DUBLIN (AFP) - Rory Best has been named as Ireland captain for his country's tour to the United States and Canada after failing to make the British and Irish Lions squad.Best was expected to be in action for the Lions in Australia later this year, but he was left out by head coach Warren Gatland in favour of England's Dylan Hartley.Instead, the Ulster hooker leads a 28-man Ireland ...
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Kenny says boycotting Cardinal entitled to his opinion
Taoiseach Enda Kenny vists a memorial in Copley Square near the finish line of the Boston Marathon to lay flowers with Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis. Photograph: Dominick ...
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Kenny backs Shatter over use of information on Wallace
Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan and the Justice Minister Alan Shatter attend a memorial service for Gardai killed in the line of duty at Dublin Gardens, Dublin Castle on Saturday. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA ...
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Kenny lays wreath of Boston victims
Boston College .He has also been invited to give the commencement address to over 3,000 students of the graduating class of 2013.The event, which marks the 150th anniversary of Boston College, will take place in the college football stadium, with an attendance of over ...
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Taoiseach lays flowers in memory of Boston marathon blast victims
Taoiseach Enda Kenny visited a memorial in Copley Square near the finish line of the Boston marathon to lay flowers with Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis today. Photograph: Dominick ...
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Rory Best to lead Ireland on tour
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger hailed his current squad as one of the best he has ever assembled after they sealed Champions League football with a 1-0 victory at Newcastle on the final day of the Barclays Premier League ...
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Where else but Northern Ireland would a killer on a school board even be mooted as a possibility
The Brits have always been sending their experts to Northern Ireland to show the locals how to do their job. The G8 summit is going to have 3,600 of the boys and girls in blue arriving from the mainland in a month's time to teach the Police Service of Northern Ireland - ...
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Westmeath coast past Carlow to book Dublin date
Westmeath appeared to be operating within themselves in Cusack Park this afternoon but they still had way too much for a lacklustre Carlow outfit that was far too reliant on Brendan Murphy at full-forward, eventually winning their Leinster Senior Football Championship tie by 3-15 to 1-10. A scrappy goal from Seán Gannon after ten minutes kept Carlow in touch in the early stages but two ...
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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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