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Josef Pavelka ‘remembered with love’ says Ennis priest
Ennis priest Fr Ger Fitzgerald told mourners last night that Czech national Josef Pavelka (52) was among the poorest of the poor and "is remembered here with love". Fr Fitzgerald was speaking at a service at Ennis Cathedral following the removal of Mr Pavelka's body to the church where he spent much of his time while in ...
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Just a dozen nurses to start by June on HSE’s lower paid graduate programme
So far, only eight graduate nurses have been employed under the controversial two-year contracts on lower pay offered by the Health Service Executive (HSE) though, according to the Minister for ...
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Nursing home used CCTV ‘as substitute for supervisory staff’
Mr Hawkes received a complaint in April last year in relation to the operation of CCTV cameras at a nursing home, which is not identified in the report. It emerged that two directors were monitoring the CCTV system live using ...
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New hip replacement therapy halves hospital time says surgeon
An innovative form of hip-replacement therapy, which cuts time in hospital in half, should be rolled out across the health service, an orthopaedic surgeon has ...
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Abortion Bill risks normalising suicide says leading psychiatrist
The Government's plans to legislate for abortion could have the unintended consequence of pushing more young men towards suicide, according to a leading ...
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Three charged over weekend disturbance in Killarney hotel
The Quality Hotel in Killarney, Co Kerry: At least two staff members received facial and other injuries and a number of garda called to deal with the disturbance also received injuries during an incident involving ...
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Still no clear answers as abortion debate goes on
Regardless of whether you are in favour of or against the planned abortion legislation, it is difficult not to be concerned by the divisions between the professionals on its contents. There was a clear divergence of opinion between the masters of the State's main maternity hospitals when the Oireachtas health committee began its hearings into the legislation last ...
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Cantillon Big hitters just keep on winning in legal sector
Given that most of Ireland's big law firms so assiduously guard even their most basic financial information, outsiders will gratefully seize on any means of gauging how they're faring. One of these is the number of practising certificates at each firm, which gives us a glimpse at the latest hiring trends in the ...
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Irish Prime Minister Speaks at Boston College Despite Pro-Life Protests
The prime minister, or taoiseach, of Ireland gave what some onlookers described as a "rousing speech" at Boston College despite fervent protests from pro-life students and ...
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Apple parked billions in Ireland to avoid taxes U.S. Senate
A customer enters an Apple store on its opening day at Covent Garden in London in August, 2010. An Apple subsidiary in Ireland, a holding company that includes Apple's retail stores throughout Europe, has not paid any corporate income tax in the last five years. The subsidiary, which has a Cork, Ireland, mailing address, received $29.9-billion in dividends from lower-tiered offshore Apple ...
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Abortion legislation is most likely to apply to pregnant teenage girls in care psychiatrist says
Consultant psychiatrist Veronica O’Keane says a patient’s GP should make the recommendation for an abortion and one psychiatrist should assess the suicidal ...
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Hospitals turned suicidal people away study shows
Hospital emergency departments have turned people away who went on to die by suicide, a report based on interviews with families after the suicide of relatives has ...
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Meet AOI Apples mysterious Irish subsidiary
, it's in the southern Irish city of Cork that Apple pioneered its famous "double irish with a Dutch sandwich" -- a tax avoidance technique designed to take advantage of a quirk in Ireland's tax laws that allows foreign corporations to move money around the world tax free. Perhaps anticipating that this is what the senators want to talk about, Apple spent nearly half of the ...
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Irish mortgage lending hit fresh low in first quarter
DUBLIN (Reuters) - The number of new mortgages issued in Ireland fell to their lowest first-quarter level since data was first collected eight years ago, further tempering hopes that house prices would begin to rebound following a ...
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Irish Bishops Respond to Abortion Legislation
Bill "is unnecessary to ensure that women receive the life-saving treatment they need during pregnancy"DUBLIN, May 10, 2013 (Zenit.org) - Here is a preliminary response from the Catholic bishops of Ireland to the Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013. The statement was published last Friday, May 3.* * *The Catholic bishops of Ireland stress once again the importance of ...
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Apple defends Irish operation ahead of US hearing
Apple has defended the way it manages its tax affairs, including the role played by its Irish operations, ahead of its CEO’s appearance at a US Senate hearing. In ...
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Redhead Conventions March Of 1000 Beards Insomniac Golf -- Summer In Ireland Is Back
The festival season in Ireland is about to take some wonderfully weird turns -- including celebrations of redheads and insomniacs on the links - thanks in part to a governmental initiative ...
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Apples Irish arm not a shell company
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Boston cardinal skips event over Irish PMs role
Cardinal Sean O'Malley skipped Boston College's commencement today because of the involvement of Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny, who supports a bill in his country that would allow abortion. A few dozen protesters, some playing bagpipes, demonstrated at the college during the morning graduation ceremony. They held signs with messages that included: "Boston College Keep Your Pro Life Values. ...
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Apple avoids tax with Irish firms - Senate panel
The world's most valuable company, Apple, employs a group of affiliate companies located in Ireland to avoid paying billions of dollars in US income taxes, a Senate investigation has found and its chief executive Tim Cook will be questioned tomorrow. Apple is holding overseas some US$102 billion of its $145 billion in cash, and an Irish subsidiary that earned $22 billion in 2011 paid ...
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Warning issued as number of fire deaths in Northern Ireland revealed
Five people were killed in fires caused by smoking materials during the last year, the Northern Ireland Fire Service revealed today. Crews were called to 811 accidental house fires - 66 of which were a direct result of the careless disposal of cigarettes, matches or other smoking related materials.Smoking in the home while drowsy or drunk was also another major factor in fatal house fires.Dale ...
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After hunting a serial killer in Belfast Gillian takes aim at deadly robots in Donaghadee
By AMANDA POOLE KILLER robots are to launch a bid for world domination in a Northern Ireland seaside town -- with only Scully from The X-Files and a bunch of schoolchildren standing in their way. The invasion starts next month when Hollywood stars Sir Ben Kingsley and Gillian Anderson start filming -- in Donaghadee. The Pounds 14m Our Robot Overlords, due for release in summer 2014, focuses on a ...
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Michael Gove suggests Wales and Northern Ireland split off school exams
GCSEs and A-levels are currently set to the same standard in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, but Michael Gove said it was hard to see how this could continue. Photograph: Chris ...
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Actavis Execs May Love NJ But Ireland Has Lower Taxes
Actavis (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The reasons that Actavis is willing to pay $8.5 billion, including debt, for Warner-Chilcott are fairly straightforward. By doing so, the generic drugmaker limits its exposure to the end of the patent cliff. Compared to the past few years, there will simply not be as many big-selling brand-name medicines losing patent protection, which means generic drugmakers ...
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Belfast high schools suspension of teacher shambolic court hears
A Belfast high school's handling of a complaint against a teacher suspended from some duties has been shambolic and unfair, the High Court heard ...
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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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