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Dracula Film To Be Made In Northern Ireland
Dracula will be the next big-budget Hollywood movie to be filmed in Northern Ireland. Universal Pictures' Dracula, directed by Gary Shore and produced by Michael De Luca, will start pre-production in Belfast immediately. Filming will then begin in August and will last three months, with production based in Belfast with some filming in various other locations across Northern ...
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Secondary teachers approve industrial action if pay is cut
Secondary teachers have voted for industrial action in the event that the Government pushes through pay cuts. A total of 87% of the membership of the Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland voted in favour of industrial action.However, the union has agreed to enter LRC talks on reviving the Croke Park 2 deal. The ASTI says the ballot reflects the "deep sense of unfairness felt by ...
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Almost half of robbers receive sentences of three years or less
Almost half of all those jailed for robbery are sentenced to three years or less behind bars, new figures show.Eight out of 10 convicted robbers are handed down jail sentences of less than five years.A study of cases that came before the courts over the past three years reveals significant variations in penalties for the crime, depending on the severity of the circumstances.While minor robberies ...
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US drugmaker Actavis buys Irish firm for $8.5bn
DUBLIN (AFP) - US drugs company Actavis on Monday agreed to buy Irish peer Warner Chilcott for $8.5 billion (6.6 billion euros) including debt, in a bumper takeover that creates a key global player."Actavis, Inc. and Warner Chilcott plc today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Actavis will acquire Warner Chilcott plc in a stock-for-stock transaction valued ...
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Hollywood to film Dracula in Northern Ireland
A Hollywood movie based on the Dracula story is to be filmed in Northern Ireland. The multi-million dollar feature film will also have an Irish-born director. The movie will be made by Hollywood-based Universal Pictures. It will tell the story of the man who became Dracula, the vampire character invented by author Bram Stoker who came from Clontarf in Dublin. Another Dubliner Gary Shore, who ...
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Report shows sentencing for various crimes
Four out of every five convicted robbers were sentenced to less than five years in prison, according to a new report on sentencing issued today. The report shows almost half of those imprisoned were sentenced to three years or less, another 30% were sentenced to between three and five years, while one in ten were given up to ten years in prison. The report also shows that the offence of so ...
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Irelands Ryanair reports 13 rise in annual profits
(MENAFN) Ryanair's CFO, Howard Millar, announced that Europe's largest budget carrier's net profits climbed by 13 percent in the year ended March to USD730 million, reported Reuters.Millar said that at year-end, the Irish airline had net cash of USD78.29 million despite having returned nearly USD641.80 million to shareholders in November.Meanwhile, average fares rose by 6 percent ...
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Voluntary community efforts honoured by Loughborough University
The University presents the TS Shipman Prize and Hannah Community Prize annually to recognise and reward its students who have taken part in community ...
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Pilkington out of Ireland squad
Anthony Pilkington has pulled out of the Ireland squad for their upcoming summer games under the advice of Norwich's medical team," a statement from the FAI said."Anthony will undergo treatment on his knee over the coming weeks in preparation for the season ahead. There has been no replacement called up."The 24-year-old - who qualifies via his Dublin-born paternal grandmother ...
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Belfast bookies fail in court bid to block rivals shop extensions
A man arrested at the scene of a £200,000 cannabis factory claimed he was only there to carry out concreting work, the High Court heard ...
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Dracula to be filmed in Northern Ireland
Dissident attacks are likely to occur in Northern Ireland during the G8 summit despite the presence of thousands of extra police officers, the commander of the security operation has ...
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Anti-abortion activists protest at Taoiseach’s attendance at Boston College
Taoiseach Enda Kenny visited a memorial in Copley Square near the finish line of the Boston Marathon to lay flowers today. Photograph: ...
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Alcohol mental illness and bullying leading causes of suicide says study
Prof Kevin Malone at launch of a new suicide research report, 'Suicide in Ireland 2003-2008'. Photographer: Dara Mac Dnaill/The Irish ...
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Actavis buys Irish rival for $A8.76bn
US pharmaceutical company Actavis has agreed to buy Irish rival Warner Chilcott for $US8.5 billion ($A8.76 billion) in an all-stock takeover, creating a global giant focused on women's health, gastroenterology, urology and ...
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G8 summit sparks biggest police operation in Northern Irelands history
Police put up a security fence at the Lough Erne golf resort in Fermanagh before the G8 summit starts. Photograph: Police Service of Northern ...
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Judge tells teen drug dealer Plant flowers or risk jail
A young offender, who was caught with EUR675 worth of cocaine, has been told he must spend the next six months planting flowers if he wants to avoid a sentence.The 16-year-old boy had pleaded guilty at the Dublin Children's Court to possession of cocaine for sale or supply to another. He was caught with the drugs at Sundrive Road, in south Dublin, on July 18 last.The teenager had five prior ...
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Celebritys file accessed 80 times on Garda database
A celebrity was looked up more than 80 times on the internal garda database, it has emerged.The Data Protection Commissioner revealed a second high-profile personality had their file accessed 50 times on the Pulse system, with the details of another three personalities and a GAA star also checked for non-official police business.Billy Hawkes said the celebrities - who were recorded as witnesses ...
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Irish bank deposits drop 1.4 percent in April
DUBLIN | Mon May 20, 2013 12:23pm EDT DUBLIN May 20 (Reuters) - Deposits held by Ireland's locally-owned banks fell 1.4 percent in April, data from the country's finance department showed on Monday. Deposits at Bank of Ireland, permanent tsb and Allied Irish Banks Group fell by 2.4 billion euros ($2.8 billion) to 153.4 billion euros, the largest monthly fall in almost two ...
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Pilkington out of Ireland squad
Norwich winger Anthony Pilkington has been withdrawn from the Republic of Ireland squad, the Football Association of Ireland has confirmed. Pilkington scored for the Canaries in their 3-2 win at Manchester City yesterday, but because of a knee injury will not be fit for the friendly against England at Wembley on May 29 and the game against Georgia in Dublin on June 2, in preparation for the ...
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Universal Pictures set to film Dracula in Belfast
A film version of Dracula is to be made in Belfast. The Universal Pictures horror shoot will last from August to November. Production will be based in Belfast but will be filmed across other locations, Stormont's First Minister and deputy First Minister's office said.It will cover the story of the man who became Dracula, a vampire from Transylvania.The movie stars Luke Evans from Fast ...
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Dracula to be filmed in N Ireland
Belfast but will be filmed across other locations, Stormont's First Minister and deputy First Minister's office said.It will cover the story of the man who became Dracula, a vampire from Transylvania.The movie ...
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Hogan Revenue will pursue unpaid Household Charge fees
Revenue Commissioners will be pursue people who have not paid the Household Charge, Environment Minister Phil Hogan has warned.Minister Hogan was speaking as the final deadline for registering for the Local Property Tax edges closer. He insisted that funds raised by the Household Charge and Property Tax will go to local councils to help form their yearly budgets. Some 24% of people still have ...
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Charity blames Irish culture of humiliation for high rate of male suicide
A suicide charity is warning that the "culture of humiliation" in Ireland is pushing young men to take their own lives.Ireland has the fourth highest rate of suicide amongst young males in the EU.Turn the Tide on Suicide is now calling for a Suicide Prevention Authority to reverse this trend. The charity lists a number of risk factors including alcohol abuse, life events and mental ...
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Shatter I didnt use private information on Wallace driving incident
Justice Minister Alan Shatter has said he discovered during a Garda briefing that Independent TD Mick Wallace was stopped for using a mobile phone while driving.Standing by his decision to use the confidential details during a televised attack on his political opponent, Mr Shatter insisted he had not abused his power."There's no question of me using private information," he ...
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Video Man dies after flat fire in Belfast
One man is threatening to lift the veil of secrecy that surrounds Coca Cola's 'secret formula' as he claims to publish a copy of the original recipe in a new ...
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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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