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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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LE Aoife rescues Norwegian couple off coast of Cork
A Norwegian couple are recovering in West Cork after spending three days stranded in raging seas off the Irish coast.The couple in their 60's were unable to issue a May Day alert after their 10 metre boat - Alice II - was damaged in stormy conditions.They were eventually spotted by a French trawler, who brought them in contact with the Naval vessel the LE Aoife. The couple last night paid ...
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SIPTU executive to discuss new Croke Park 2 deal
The National Executive of SIPTU will meet today to discuss the proposals that emerged from the Labour Relations Commission on the Croke Park 2 deal earlier this week.The union's 63,000 members rejected the initial proposals last month to cut premium pay, increase hours, and cut pay for those earning over EUR65,000.The latest set of proposals will now be studied to ensure they suit ...
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Britain steps up security after soldier killed in London attack
British military have been ordered to step up security dramatically following yesterday's brutal attack in southeast London in which a soldier was killed and partially decapitated by two machete-wielding ...
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It’s a dog’s life – but not for our Walter
Last Sunday, my wife decided to pack me, Liam and Walter into the car and head to the beach. Summer was making one of its occasional, fleeting passes through Ireland, and she thought we should take advantage of the sunshine while we ...
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Donegal man on multiple murder charge over IRA Hyde Park bombing
A Donegal man has been charged with murdering four British soldiers over 30 years ago in one of the most notorious IRA atrocities of the ...
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The world’s wealthy ‘could be hiding €707 billion in Ireland’
THE WORLD'S WEALTHIEST people could have over EUR700 billion hidden from international tax authorities - keeping it shielded in Irish financial institutions. That's according to Oxfam Ireland, which has warned that the new focus on corporate tax avoidance should not distract from the methods used by wealthy individuals to avoid income tax payments. The charity says wealthy ...
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Man is shot in the legs in west Belfast
He was hit in both legs and both ankles. The attack happened at Creeslough Gardens in the Lenadoon area at about 11pm on Tuesday.Detectives at Grosvenor Road have appealed for anyone with information to come ...
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Donegal Township supervisors vote down county transportation funding ordinance
At its recent public meeting, Donegal Township's board of supervisors voted down a resolution requested for adoption by Westmoreland County's board of commissioners in support of the commissioners' pursuit of increased transportation ...
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World Briefing | Europe Ireland Man Held in 1982 Attack on Queens Cavalry
British prosecutors have charged a 61-year-old Irishman with the 1982 I. R. A. attack on the ...
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Taoiseach conducts formal talks with tobacco indstry
Taoiseach Enda Kenny received a delegation of senior tobacco industry figures in Government Buildings a fortnight ago, the first time any Taoiseach has conducted formal talks with the ...
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Opposition says questions remain about information on Wallace ‘ticking-off’
There was renewed criticism yesterday of the commissioner passing on the information, of Mr Shatter's decision to disclose the private information on national television and of the treatment of two Garda whistle-blowers who alleged irregularities in how penalty points were ...
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Research is a key area for job growth
The European Commission's Innovation Union 2010 sets a clear target of an extra million researchers in Europe by 2020 if the EU is to meet research investment ...
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Religious control of schools is neither tolerant nor inclusive
"I am still baffled at the inertia shown with regard to removing the education of so many of our children from the control of the Catholic church." Photograph: Scott Smith/Getty ...
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Constructing the life as lived by our ancient forebears
Have you ever tried digging a hole with a stick? Or chopping down a tree with a stone axe? How about living on porridge for breakfast, lunch and dinner for a month? Reading about the way people lived in Stone Age and Mesolithic (10000-5000 BC) times gives only a very limited understanding of how things were in the distant past. Actually recreating everyday life introduces a sense of empathy and ...
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Irishman John downey remanded on Hyde Park bomb charge
Dead horses covered up and wrecked cars at the scene of carnage in Rotten Row, Hyde Park, after an IRA bomb exploded as the Household Cavalry was passing. John Anthony Downey, 61, has been charged with the murders of four soldiers in the ...
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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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