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The paradox of a running legend
If doctors ever get to dissect Jim McNamara's heart, they may discover that, like that of many great athletes, it's unusually large. But it would be no surprise if they also find a mysterious black stripe running across it, ...
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Revised proposals more than ‘tweaks’ to rejected deal
The revised Croke Park II proposals do not just represent a "tweaking" of the deal rejected last month. Neither are they a whole new blueprint for reducing the State's paybill drawn up on a blank sheet of ...
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Coillte harvesting rights protest walks planned
People Before Profit TD Richard Boyd Barrett during a protest earlier this year against the sale of Coillte harvesting rights. He said it was clear that people cared about the sale of the country's natural resources. Photograph: Brenda ...
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Research reveals possible new way to diagnose autism early
Research attempted to make a link between a particular autistic behaviour - unusual gaze pattern - and the way that a child's brain develops in the first few years of its ...
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Abortion hearings show proposals need to be redrafted
Following the divergences in opinion among obstetricians and psychiatrists over the first two days of the hearings, it was hardly surprising that the lawyers, too, aired wide disagreements at the Oireachtas health ...
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Government will examine penalties for illegal terminations says White
Alex White, the minister of State at the Department of Health, says the Government will look at Section 19 of the proposed Bill. Photograph: Alan ...
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Shatter has shown contempt for democratic norms says FF
Mr Kenny said Alan Shatter made available information that was relevant in the case being made by Mr Wallace relating to discretion being used or not being used relating to penalty points. "During the debate I understand that Deputy Wallace could not recall that the incident had occurred," Mr Kenny added. "He clarified that fact the following ...
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CIE deficit would be €45m without assets sale and State help
The Cabinet yesterday discussed the troubled financial situation at the State transport company after Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar presented the report. Photograph: Dan ...
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Shatter’s qualified apology seen as acceptance he might have overstepped mark
Alan Shatter appeared to have drawn a line under the political row surrounding his disclosure of confidential information about Independent TD Mick Wallace last night when he made a highly qualified apology to ...
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Punishment for abortion in new Bill goes ‘significantly’ further than current law
Call for an extension of the right to conscientious objection in the Bill to include trainee doctors, nurses, pharmacists and others involved in assisting in an ...
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Peace studies centre opens at Queen’s
Former president of Finland and Nobel Peace Prize winner Martti Ahtisaari (centre) with Prof Hastings Donnan and Prof Tony Gallagher at the launch of the Institute for Study of Conflict Transformation and Social Justice at Queen's University Belfast yesterday. Photograph: Stephen ...
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Trawler tragedy survivor tells of boat’s last moments as skipper handed out life jackets
Michael Hayes, skipper of the trawler Tit Bonhomme. Mr Hayes (52) from Helvick Head, Co Waterford, and four of his five crew, all died when the trawler sank last year. Photograph: Niall Duffy/Marine ...
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Man remanded over false imprisonment of woman in Limerick
A judge has refused to strike out an assault charge against a man remanded in connection with the alleged false imprisonment of a woman after his solicitor claimed he was prejudiced by "scandalous newspapers ...
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Electricity bills in Northern Ireland will increase by 18 per cent
Most typical household electricity bills in Northern Ireland will increase by £90 a year from July 1, it was revealed. Significant inflation in world fuel costs were blamed by supplier Power NI for a rise which will affect hundreds of thousands of bill payers.The announcement means an extra 1.73 a week in electricity costs for a typical household because of the near 18 per cent ...
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Second ex-Irish player to Cincy
Another former Notre Dame player has decided to finish his football career at Cincinnati, as tight end Jake Golic has decided to play for the Bearcats, Golic’s father Mike announced today on his ESPN radio show "Mike and Mike." The 6-4, 245-pound Connecticut native earned his undergraduate degree from Notre Dame and will be eligible to play immediately for Cincinnati, where he ...
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Irish researcher wins major international award
The Grand Prix Scientifique is given by the Institute de France to recognise major achievements in research. FitzGerald, originally from Dublin, and Dr Patrono share the EUR500,000 prize for their development of low-dose aspirin as a treatment for the prevention of cardiovascular ...
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Scientists use DNA to finger culprit in historic Irish potato famine
A potato leaf specimen from the Kew Garden herbarium, collected in 1847, during the height of the Irish famine. Credit: Marco Thines/Senckenberg Gesellschaft fr ...
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Analysis Eyes on Apples Irish base
While the mechanics of Apple’s international tax strategy – in which Ireland plays a key role – is a little clearer following CEO Tim Cook’s appearance before a US Senate hearing, the rights and wrongs of it are still hotly contested. Before Cook had even taken his seat before the panel of politicians, Senator John McCain made clear his opinion by declaring that Apple ...
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Apple CEO Tim Cook grilled on Irish tax scandal
Apple CEO Tim Cook will face questions from U.S. lawmakers Tuesday about how his company managed to keep its tax burden so low in Ireland. (Robert ...
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Apples Irish tax strategy explained- Apples CEO faces Senate questions on taxes
Tim Cook, Apple's chief executive, and Peter Oppenheimer, chief financial officer, are expected to testify before the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee today to dispute the findings of a new Senate report on its tax strategies. A new Senate report alleges that Apple ...
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Google Apple draw transatlantic ire over double Irish tax haven
Big technology companies like Apple and Google are feeling heat on both sides of the Atlantic over their use of Irish corporate-friendly tax policies to pay little, if any ...
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US Actavis acquires Irelands Warner Chilcott
(MENAFN) Actavis Inc. CEO, Paul Bisaro, announced that the company, one of the world's largest generic drug manufacturers, will acquire Ireland's Warner Chilcott PLC in an all-stock transaction valued at USD8.5 billion, reported AP.The deal would see the creation of the third-largest specialty pharmaceutical company in the US. The combined firm will be incorporated in Ireland, with ...
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NY-based Royalty Pharma raises offer to acquire Irish Elan Corp
(MENAFN) New York-based Royalty Pharma announced that it has raised its bid to acquire Elan Corp. PLC. To USD12.50 in cash for each Elan share, compared with a previous offer of USD11.25 per share, reported AP.The new offer brings the total value Royalty pays for the Irish drugmaker to around USD7.5 billion.However, the raise was taken on the condition that shareholders rebuff the Irish ...
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Carlow man awarded by queen
Pat Carroll, who is from Carlow, started working as a palace messenger on the day of the queen's coronation in 1953. He worked in the lord chamberlain's office before becoming a state porter, welcoming guests to events at the palace. The 84-year-old still works part-time as a state ...
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Ulster Unionist leader calls for ‘Bog Child’ to be removed from schools reading list
Ulster Unionist Party leader Mike Nesbitt complained at Stormont that the teaching guide for Bog Child was evidence of bias and the worst kind of "politicisation of the classroom" under Sinn Fin's ...
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Is Ireland living beyond its means?
Ireland is highly developed and has experienced rapid and constant economic growth in the last few decades, with many calling the country the Celtic Tiger. But recent events in the world economy and the financial situation of Europe may mean changes are afoot for the Tiger.
Ireland is one of the most developed countries in the world and has a high tax high government service economic model, it has for the last few decades substantially reduced the socio-economic inequalities in the economy and had a Gini coefficient score of 30.1 in 2000 while The Economist says we have the best quality of life in the world. This has come at a cost though, government deficits are running at over 10% of GDP, public debt accounts for over 40% of all revenue generated in the economy and the Irish population has a debt level, in relation to disposable income, that is the highest in the developed world – our personal debt in 190% more than our disposable income. All this begs the question, are we living within our means or is Ireland’s economic model unsustainable? Read more
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