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Taoiseach sets priorities for final weeks of Ireland’s EU presidency
Warning that the creation of jobs depended on swift action by EU leaders, the Taoiseach has appealed to his counterparts in Paris, Berlin, London and elsewhere for help to advance initiatives to boost growth and ...
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Promise of extra staff and need for fewer documents to process student grants
Additional staffing to deal with student grant applications and reduced documentation requirements were promised yesterday after publication of a report into the serious delays which had caused hardship and uncertainty for many students left without ...
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N. Ireland wont have separate WCup team
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- It turns out Northern Ireland won't have its own team for the World Cup. A news release issued by the International Federation of PGA Tours last week during The Players Championship said that England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland each would be considered separate countries when the World Cup is played in November at Royal Melbourne under a new format. It ...
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Tour Clarifies World Cup Role for Northern Ireland
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Irish teachers back strike call if government cuts pay
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish primary school teachers overwhelmingly backed a call to strike if the government unilaterally cuts their pay, but their trade union leaders will first rejoin fresh talks aimed at finding a compromise. Public sector workers last month rejected extending a three-year-old pay deal, upsetting government plans to make deeper budget cuts and raising the threat of strikes in a ...
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Irish President meets UAE ambassador
WAM DUBLIN, May 17th, 2013 (WAM) -- President of Ireland Michael D Higgins has met the UAE Ambassador to Ireland, Khalid Nasser Rashid Lootah on the sidelines of the annual forum of the 'International Charity Bazaar 2013' in Dublin. The event is held under the patronage of the Irish president and organisation and support of all foreign embassies accredited to Dublin. Proceeds will ...
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PSNI finds suspect bomb at site of gun attack
Members of the PSNI had been lured to the Foxes Glen area of west Belfast with false reports of a burglary and were fired at on arrival. Nobody was injured and a 26-year-old man was subsequently ...
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Council responds as man found dead in flat after five weeks
Dublin City Council has said it provides a liaison service to a residential complex in which a man was found dead after five weeks alone in his flat, but that a number of tenants do not use it. A statement from the local authority did not clarify whether Brian Corr (62) had himself availed of the service. Mr Corr's body was found by garda on May 7th following concerns from neighbours at ...
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The New Ireland Fund Inc.
)announced that the Fund's Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held on Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at 9 a.m. at the Harvard Club, 27 West 44th Street, New York, NY 10036. Only stockholders of record at the close of business on Monday, April 8, 2013 are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Meeting, or at any adjournments thereof. At the Annual Meeting, stockholders will be asked to ...
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Wallace to make complaint over Shatter comments
Independent TD Mick Wallace has said that he is making a complaint to the Standards in Public Office Commission regarding comments made about him by Minister for Justice Alan Shatter. On last night's Primetime programme, Mr Shatter said he had been advised that Mr Wallace had been using his mobile while driving but had received only a Garda warning. Mr Wallace said he was unaware of the ...
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Northern Irish man jailed for 14 years in Athens for drugs smuggling
A Northern Irish lorry driver is starting a 14-year prison sentence in a Greek jail for his part in a 1m herbal cannabis-smuggling operation.Andrew Doherty, from Sion Mills, County Tyrone, was arrested in November 2011 as part of a police operation involving the Police Service ...
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Teachers back strike action if pay is cut
INTO general secretary Sheila Nunan: said the union would be stressing the impact of cumulative pay cuts and tax increases imposed on teachers and their families. Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill/The Irish ...
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Shatter insists Wallace has no credibility on penalty points
Independent TD Mick Wallace: said he had no recall of being warned about using his mobile phone while driving. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien/The Irish ...
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Ireland must repay Pakistan when the time is right
Ireland's home international programme gets underway next week with the two-match RSA Series against Pakistan at Castle Avenue, games that will hopefully show off the rude health of Phil Simmons's senior ...
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Irish Senator Supports One of Us Campaign
Here is an interview of Ronan Mullen by Elisabetta Pittino, regarding the One of Us campaign, and the current legal battle over abortion in ...
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Dublins archbishop Irish prime minister clash on proposed abortion law
Dublin's Archbishop Diarmuid Martin has protested that a proposed change in Ireland's ban on abortion could lead to the death of unborn children who are capable of independent survival outside the womb. But Prime Minister Enda Kenny has flatly denied the charge. The proposed law would allow for abortion in cases in which a doctor finds that the mother's life is in danger. The ...
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INTO back call for strike action in face of LRC talks
A ballot of primary school teachers has backed a call for industrial action - up to, and including, strike action.General Secretary of the Irish National Teachers Organisation, Sheila Nunan, says the mandate for action will be used if government unilaterally cuts teacher's pay. Earlier today, both the INTO and the Teachers Union of Ireland agreed to enter public sector pay talks with the ...
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Shatter says Wallace revelation was a matter of public importance
The Justice Minister Alan Shatter says it was "a matter of public importance" that he reveal Independent TD Mick Wallace allegedly had penalty points wiped from his licence. The Wexford TD said he would be making an official complaint about the claim made by Alan Shatter in a television interview last night. He says it represented a serious abuse of the Minister's power and a ...
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No private deals for SE consultants
Hospital consultants who led a campaign not to have the South East hospital network broken up have said no private deals were done. In a statement this evening, the consultants of the Southeast Hospital Action Alliance (SEHAA) say they reject any claims that they entered into any deals or private negotiations with respect to the formation of the hospital groups as outlined in Higgins' ...
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Refurbished GAA Museum at Croke Park opened
An Taoiseach Enda Kenny trys his skill against GAA President Liam O Neill at the Official opening of the GAA Museum in Croke Park yesterday. Photograph: David Sleator/The Irish ...
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Wallace disputes Shatter’s claim that he escaped penalty points
Independent TD Mick Wallace: said he had no recall of being warned about using his mobile phone while driving. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien/The Irish ...
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Wallace to lodge complaint over Shatters abuse of powers
The Independent TD Mick Wallace will make a complaint to the Standards in Public Office Commission over the Justice Minister. His complaint comes after Alan Shatter accused the Wexford TD of having points wiped from his licence.Mr Wallace says he does not recall the alleged incident and says it represents a serious abuse of the Minister's powers and a breach of the Code of Conduct for ...
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Explosive device found at scene of Thursdays Belfast murder attempt
A pipe bomb has been found by detectives investigating an attempt to murder three police officers on the outskirts of west Belfast.Follow up searches took place following a gun attack yesterday.Six shots were fired after police were lured to a bogus ...
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Pregnant women should be entitled to abortion if risk of dying by suicide exists top doctor says
Mary Regan, Political Correspondent A pregnant woman should be legally entitled to an abortion if there is a risk of her dying by suicide - even if the Surpreme Court ruling on the X Case did not determine this to be the constitutional position, acording to Master of the National Maternity Hospital, Dr Rhona Mahony.She said everything should be done to prevent the unneccessary death of two ...
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Medical council questions method for suicide risk assessment
Mary Regan, Political Correspondent The proposed criteria for assessing the risk of suicide to a woman seeking an abortion has been questioned by the Irish Medical Council. It has expressed concern about the ability of women in all parts of the country to access treatment needed under the criteria outlined in the heads of the Protection of Human Life during pregnancy Bill. The Oireachtas Health ...
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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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