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Rising health insurance costs annoying Reilly
Minister for Health James Reilly has said he is annoyed by the cost of private health insurance and asked why insurance premiums are increasing all the time. Speaking at an Oireachtas Health Committee, Mr Reilly said he had asked the VHI to explain why it pays out 80% of all private claims, even though it only has 50% of the customer base. He also questioned why procedures that now take 20 ...
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Northern Ireland healthcare firm lands business in Brazil
Arlene Foster attended South America's largest healthcare exhibition.The company currently employs around 110 people and exports to 55 countries including the ...
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Conditions for young in prison highlighted by Amnesty
It notes that a report into St Patrick's Institution for Young Offenders "described ill-treatment, intimidation and harsh punishment of the young men and boys detained ...
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Bank of Ireland to become Munsters main sponsor
Bank of Ireland has confirmed that it will become main sponsor of Munster Rugby from July 2013. The sponsorship includes exclusive branding of all playing and training kit for the Munster senior and "A" teams.The agreement, which is set to run for five seasons, continues a long relationship with the bank dating back 15 years to 1998, firstly as main sponsor and more recently as ...
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Committee questions spending on very lavish McGuinness office
The Public Accounts Committee has heard that an office kitted out for the former Junior Minister John McGuinness was more akin to one on Wall Street than Kildare Street.The spending watchdog committee is hearing from the OPW as to why EUR250,000 was spent on the office for the then Junior Minister.Deputy McGuinness is now the Chairman of the Committee, and has vacated the chair temporarily to ...
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Survey confirms low levels of health insurance for those with mortgage difficulties
The vast majority of households who are having difficulty repaying their mortgage either don't have, or have substantially lower levels of, private health insurance cover.According to the Central Bank's latest household expenditure survey, people with mortgage repayment problems spend an average of 18% less than those who are not.When health insurance spending is included in monthly ...
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Live Ireland v Pakistan
Click here for live coverage of Ireland v Pakistan. Cricket Ireland have teamed up with Google via YouTube Live to broadcast both matches in the RSA Insurance ODI Series against Pakistan this week. In a first for Irish cricket, both games will be live streamed across the globe via the Cricket Ireland TV channel on YouTube (www.youtube.com/cricketirelandtv). This mean cricket fans from right ...
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ESM could provide capital to Irish banks - Chopra
The European Stability Mechanism could be used to provide further capital to banks in Ireland according to IMF director Ajai Chopra. He said the ESM was a workable, feasible and created the right incentives. He said "our view is that is should be ...
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Nissan Ireland recalls 14000 Micras
Nissan is recalling up to 14,000 cars in Ireland due to a potential steering wheel defect. The recall applies to Nissan Micras made between December 2002 and May 2006. Nissan dealers will contact the customers impacted by the potential defect. Customers will be invited to have their steering wheel inspected, and should there be a defect, the dealership will tighten the fixing bolt of the ...
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Budget airline Flybe axes Belfast to Gatwick flights
Belfast International Airport, is unlikely to retain the City link.In a statement Flybe, which has had to cut around 10% of its workforce, accused Gatwick's owners of trying to squeeze out smaller air carriers with charges and claimed fees had amounted to a 102% rise over the last five years."No business can swallow such a massive increase in such a short period of time and it is with ...
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Pakistan win toss bat against Ireland
Ireland made two changes to the team that played the United Arab Emirates in their last one-day game in March with Tim Murtagh and Andrew White replacing Max Sorensen and the banned John ...
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Garda inquiry over creche mistreatment claims
Gardaí have confirmed they are carrying out an investigation into reports of the mistreatment of children at a creche in north Co Dublin. They are also investigating the alleged mistreatment of children at a childcare facility in south Co Dublin. A separate inquiry is under way by the Health Service Executive's Children and Family Service. It said it has received reports from the ...
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Active Family Week is jam-packed with fun
May 22 2013 By David Godsall A WEEK-long of activities are being lined up over Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland for families to enjoy and be active together. Active Family Week starts on Monday (May 27) with Active Together, Active Rutland and Leicester Gets Active 4 Life, supported by Leicester-Shire & Rutland Sport, co-ordinating numerous events across the city and counties. This ...
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Flybe axes Belfast-Gatwick flights
Belfast International Airport, is unlikely to retain the City link.In a statement Flybe, which has had to cut around 10% of its workforce, accused Gatwick's owners of trying to squeeze out smaller air carriers with charges and claimed fees had amounted to a 102% rise over the last five years."No business can swallow such a massive increase in such a short period of time and it is with ...
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State accused over violence against women
The human rights agency warned of problems around prison conditions for young offenders, violence against women and girls and a lack of clarity over Ireland's abortion ...
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CIE to discuss fare hikes with National Transport Authority
CIE is to sit down with the National Transport Authority to discuss fare hikes for next year.Yesterday, the company published its annual report, which showed journeys across Bus ireann, Dublin Bus and Irish Rail fell to 229 million last year - down by almost three-and-a-half million on 2011.CIE suffered a deficit of more than EUR43m which was offset by pension adjustments and a one-off ...
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20 jobs go as Britvic shuts Belfast operation
Britvic will focus on Ballygowan, its Irish water brand.The soft drinks giant announced cost cuts totalling 30m over three years as it reported a 50% surge in pre-tax profits to 37.5m for the 28 weeks to mid-April.It said the cuts aim to improve returns for shareholders and comes ahead of a Competition Commission decision on its merger with Irn-Bru owner AG Barr, expected by July. It will then ...
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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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Govt to announce €6.9m for 62 research projects
More than EUR6.9m is being allocated to 62 research projects, including the development of new drugs for cancer treatment.Minister for Research and Innovation, Sen Sherlock, will today announce Government funding for the projects through Science Foundation Ireland.It is expected the funding will allow the development of early discoveries and inventions with commercial potential.Director General ...
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Man due in Cork court in connection with killing at apartment complex
A 27-year-old man is due to appear in court in Cork this morning, in connection with an assault on a man whose body was found in a refuse chute in an apartment complex in the city.The man was arrested on Tuesday and brought to the Bridewell Garda Station for questioning about a fatal assault on 59-year-old Liam Manley. A post-mortem by Assistant State Pathologist, Dr Margaret Bolster, confirmed ...
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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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Govt to announce €7m science research investment
Almost €7 million in funding for 62 early stage scientific research projects is to be announced by the Government. The funding is being targeted at projects which may have a commercial benefit with further development. The investment is being made as part of Science Foundation Ireland's Technology Innovation Development Award programme. It is also being carried out in collaboration ...
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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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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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