Wednesday 8th September, 2010
O'Keeffe to announce heads of eight research centres
DICK AHLSTROM Science EditorMINISTER FOR Enterprise, Trade and Innovation Batt O’Keeffe is today expected to announce the heads of the eight new research centres aimed at linking academia and in...
Swimmers prepare to take plunge in 91st Liffey Swim
KEN MURRAYCLOSE ON 360 hardy souls will brave the elements next Saturday when they participate in Dublin’s annual Liffey Swim.A total of 237 men and 114 women ranging in age from 12 to 70 will d...
Connemara man charged with sexual abuse of child
ANN HEALYA 63-YEAR-OLD Connemara man has been sent forward for trial charged with the sexual abuse of a child over a two-year period during the 1970s.The man, who may not be named for legal reasons, i...
Call for law on children of gays
Irish TimesFIONA GARTLANDLEGISLATION IS needed to deal with the practical realities of children living in same-sex relationships, a leading family lawyer has said.Speaking at a conference on the experiences of c...
Mansfield to be asked about assets
Irish TimesGardaí believe pipe bombs used in extortion racket CITYWEST HOTEL directors Jim Mansfield and his sons, Anthony and Patrick, are to face cross-examination in the High Court as to assets they own....
Garda tells inquest Foster restrained to subdue him
Irish TimesGEORGINA O'HALLORANA GARDA who arrested murder suspect Dwayne Foster, who subsequently died in custody, told a coroner’s court yesterday why he believed the 24-year-old had to be restrained and ...
Scientists discover 'bizarre' dinosaur species in Spain
Irish TimesMadrid-based Dr Francisco Ortega and colleagues found the "exquisitely preserved" skeleton at Las Hoyas in Spain of a creature they named Concavenator corcovatus. Illustration: Raul Martin
HSE to review Navan A&E policy
Irish TimesELAINE EDWARDSTHE HEALTH Service Executive has said it is to review the decision not to allow consultants at Our Lady’s Hospital in Navan assess patients in the accident and emergency department...
Gothic and grunge with a nod to female empowerment
Irish TimesDEIRDRE McQUILLAN Fashion EditorGUESTS AT Harvey Nichols’ autumn/winter fashion show, last night celebrating its fifth birthday in Ireland, had the opportunity at the finale to see a number of s...
Robinson denies she received €1m for memoirs
Irish TimesRONAN McGREEVYFORMER PRESIDENT Mary Robinson has said reports that she has got a €1 million deal to write her memoirs are incorrect.Hodder Stoughton and Hachette Ireland, formerly Hodder Headlin...
New bodies to help implement Croke Park deal
Irish TimesMARTIN WALL Industry CorrespondentA NUMBER of new bodies under an independent chair are to be established in several areas of the public service in an attempt to assist in the implementation of reform...
McGuinness reveals he met Fr Chesney
Irish TimesDeputy First Minister Martin McGuinness and First Minister Peter Robinson at the opening a Coca-Cola plant near Lisburn, Co Antrim, yesterday.Photograph: Pacemaker
Man and woman to face trial over death of model Katy French
Irish TimesELAINE KEOGHA MAN and woman who face charges connected to the death of model Katy French have been sent forward for trial at the Circuit Court next month. Navan District Court was told that the book o...
Costs deter suicidal from going to GP, warn Samaritans
Irish TimesJAMIE SMYTH Social Affairs CorrespondentSOME PEOPLE with suicidal feelings are choosing not to attend their doctors due to the high cost of visits to general practitioners, Samaritans Ireland has warn...
Ireland 'missing out' on energy saving jobs
General SourcesTIM O'BRIENIRELAND IS missing out on jobs because people are not installing energy-saving measures in homes in sufficient numbers, it has been claimed.According to Comhar, the Government-appointed Sus...
Irish pub, cupcake bakery on tap for Downtown
Memphis Business JournalUniversity of Memphis women’s soccer team, is planning to sign a five-year lease to open The Brass Door Irish Pub at 152 Madison Ave. Loftus is applying for a $40,000 retail forgivable loan and...
Viable device left near Co Antrim school
RTE NewsPolice in Co Antrim have said a device found near a primary school was viable. Up to 30 families were evacuated from their homes and 170 children were moved to a community centre during the security ...
Damilola killer released from jail
Loughborough EchoSep 8 2010 One of the men convicted of killing 10-year-old Damilola Taylor has been released from prison, sources said. Ricky Preddie, 23, and his brother, Danny, 22, were jailed for eight years i...
MPs vote over shadow cabinet gender
Loughborough EchoSep 8 2010 Labour MPs have voted for a new rule requiring women to make up at least six members of the shadow cabinet. The minimum - which also applies to men - is an increase from the previous le...
Irish must contain QB Robinson
The Seattle TimesSOUTH BEND, Ind. — They're tossing lingo around like footballs this week at Notre Dame. Gap assignments, containment, areas of responsibilities, sure tackling. The Irish will need all of the ab...
Shoe, eggs hurled at former British PM Tony Blair in Dublin
Times of IndiaTony Blair on Saturday as he arrived for the first public signing of his fast-selling memoir. Scores of demonstrators chanted that Blair had "blood on his hands" as the former British
Dublin to break up Anglo Irish
BBCThe Irish government has said it will break up the nationalised Anglo Irish Bank. The failed lender will be split in two - a funding bank and an asset recovery bank, the finance ministry said. The a...
Ireland to split Anglo Irish into good, bad banks
General SourcesDUBLIN – Ireland plans to split its most troubled financial institution, Anglo Irish Bank, in two as part of wider efforts to reassure international lenders that the Irish are taking control of ...
Ireland to wind down Anglo Irish bank
General SourcesIreland's government has outlined a compromise solution for winding down troubled Anglo Irish Bank, but failed to put either a price or a timeline on its plan. Yielding to political pressure, Fin...
Ireland to wind-down Anglo Irish
General SourcesIreland's government outlined a compromise solution for winding down nationalised Anglo Irish Bank on Wednesday but failed to put either a price or an exact timeframe on burying the fiscal and eco...
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