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Judge wants Gallagher tape handed over
He faces two charges arising out of an incident on May 13th and May 14th this year. One charge is a threat to kill his brother Donal Gallagher while the second charge is harassing this brother over a period of time spanning both ...
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Two women arrested after cannabis grow house discovered in Monaghan
Garda discovered a grow house during the search of a business unit on the outskirts of Castleblayney as part of a planned operation targeting the sale and supply of drugs in the Monaghan ...
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McGahern’s works characterised by ‘revolutionary disillusionment’
Revolutionary disillusionment is a theme which recurs in much of John McGahern's work and clearly reflected his father's experience both as a Volunteer and in his later life in the Free State, ...
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Teaching unions reject revised proposals to cut public sector pay
The country's largest union, Siptu, has urged its members in the public service to accept revised proposals on reducing the public service pay bill, but the two main teaching unions have said they will be rejecting the ...
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Cannabis growhouse discovered in Monaghan
Two women have been arrested following the discovery of a cannabis growhouse in Co Monaghan this evening.Some EUR500,000 worth of cannabis plants were seized during the planned search of a business unit on the outskirts of Castleblayney. The location has been sealed off for a technical examination.The women - one in her 20s and the other in her 30s - are being held at Carrickmacross Garda ...
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Ireland draw exciting opener
Ireland fell agonisingly short of a first-ever win over a Test-playing national in Dublin as the opening RSA Insurance one-day international against Pakistan ended in a tie.Kevin O'Brien swept the final ball from Saeed Ajmal for four to level the scores after Paul Stirling's second century in as many games against Pakistan had set the platform for a historic success.O'Brien ...
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Four held in Wexford as part of probe into Dublin burglaries
Garda investigating burglaries in Dublin have arrested four people and recovered suspected stolen goods in Co. Wexford.It follows an intelligence lead operation targeting suspects involved in burglaries in the Blackrock, Dun Laoghaire and general Dublin area.Garda from Blackrock, Dun Laoghaire and local stations supported by the Regional Support Unit, conducted a number of planned searches at ...
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Fodder crisis fuelling increase in carcass collection
The impact of the fodder crisis is taking its toll, with truckloads of dead cattle being delivered this week to one of the west's leading animal collection ...
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Sharp exchanges between Martin and Gilmore over tobacco lobbying
Michel Martin: "The history of the tobacco industry reflects and reveals one of the worst examples of behind-the-scenes lobbying of governments across Europe and the world." Photograph: Alan ...
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Ireland secure draw with Pakistan
first one-day international at Clontarf. Pakistan made 266-5 off 47 overs but that total was adjusted to 275 under the Duckworth-Lewis method after their innings was interrupted by rain delays. Opener Stirling made 103 off 107 balls to set up a chance of victory. Kevin O'Brien took up the chase and ended 84 not out off 47 balls, scoring a four off the last ball to ...
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Apple paid zero tax in Ireland for 10 years reports
Apple Operations International, a subsidiary of Apple Inc, is seen in Hollyhill, Cork, in the south of Ireland in this October 6, 2011 file photo. ...
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Irish denial a human rights issue says Higgins
President Michael D Higgins has said that to prevent people from speaking their own language or discouraging them from speaking it or allowing it to become subordinate in usage was a denial of their human rights. He was speaking to an international group of language commissioners at Arás an Uachtaráin this afternoon. The language commissioners are in Dublin to attend the ...
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Apple has enjoyed Irish tax holiday since 80s
Apple to defend tax practices at hearing Apple has operated almost tax-free in Ireland since 1980, welcomed by a government keen to bring jobs to what was then one of Europe's poorest countries, former company executives and Irish officials have said. Chief Executive Tim Cook faced criticism from a Senate subcommittee in Washington over the iPad and iPhone maker's tax practices, which ...
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Irelands largest union backs public sector pay deal
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's largest union on Thursday recommended its members back a revised public sector pay deal in a boost to the government which needs to secure approval to meet budget targets and maintain industrial peace. ...
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Pope Francis Names Irish Priest as Bishop of Kerry
Fr. Raymond Browne To Succeed Bishop William MurphyKERRY, IRELAND, May 03, 2013 (Zenit.org) - Pope Francis has name Fr. Raymond A. Browne, a parish priest in County Roscommon in Ireland, as bishop of the diocese of Kerry. Bishop-elect Browne succeeds Bishop William Murphy, whose resignation was accepted by the Holy Father.During a press conference, Bishop-elect Browne thanked the Holy Father for ...
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Donegal go with familiar XV against Tyrone
Donegal v Tyrone preview Sunday Game. The Donegal team to face Tyrone in Sunday's Ulster Football Championship quarter-final is the exact same XV that started last year's All-Ireland final against Mayo. Key trio and current All Stars, Karl Lacey, Mark McHugh and Frank McGlynn have all recovered from injury setbacks and will line out in Ballybofey. Earlier this week, Lacey ...
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Apples Irish base has paid minimal tax since 1980
Apple has operated almost tax-free in Ireland since 1980, welcomed by a government keen to bring jobs to what was then one of Europe's poorest countries, former company executives and Irish officials have said. CEO Tim Cook faced criticism from a US Senate subcommittee in Washington over Apple's tax practices, which had been shrouded behind tax-exempt Irish-based corporate entities. ...
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Belfast woman weeps after being cleared of defrauding her mother
A woman wept in court after she was acquitted of defrauding thousands of pounds from her elderly mother’s life savings. The Belfast Crown Court jury deliberated for two hours and 20 minutes yesterday before finding 49-year-old Heather Noble unanimously not guilty on two counts of theft, two counts of forgery and a further charge of fraud. Following further deliberations and a direction ...
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Belfast Lord Mayor’s challenging year
The crisis created by the Union flags dispute gave Belfast’s outgoing Lord Mayor a chance to do more than simply pose for the cameras, Gavin Robinson revealed today. The 28-year-old DUP man, whose east Belfast constituency was marred by some of the worst scenes of violence, admitted that the months of protests had been a challenging but insisted they had not overshadowed his 12 months in ...
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Dublin flower club wins medal at Chelsea for second year
A woman with flowers in her blue dyed hair looks at chrysanthemums at the Chelsea Flower Show in London. Photograph: Luke ...
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Government allowed to cut public sector wages under new laws
Labour Relations Commission -- a revised version of the overwhelmingly rejected Croke Park II -- the Government will use the new laws to impose unilateral pay cuts across the public ...
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Motorists in Galway and Donegal face longest waits for NCT appointments
Motorists in Galway and Donegal face the longest wait for an NCT appointment according to recent figures by the Road Safety Authority.Figures show an average wait of 18 days at Clifden in Galway and 17 days in Carndonagh, Donegal.Nationally there is an average 12 day wait for NCT appointments so far this year.Motorists in Dublin have to wait between 11 to 16 days for an NCT appointment while the ...
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Ireland face tough chase
Ireland will chase a victory target of 276 as they bid to beat a full-member nation for the first time in Dublin in the opening RSA Insurance one-day international against Pakistan.Mohammad Hafeez's unbeaten century ensured the tourists defied four rain delays to post a testing target in a match reduced to 47 overs by the weather.Hafeez struck 122 from 113 balls and combined in a 188-run ...
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Noonan Apple tax claims clearly wrong and misleading
The Finance Minister has said claims that Apple only paid corporation tax of 0.05% on profits here are 'clearly wrong and misleading'. Michael Noonan has told the Dil that multi-nationals are paying 12.5% on their operations here and Ireland is not a tax haven. He said that lower figures being quoted are because the figures are being manipulated."Having examining the document ...
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Shatter unable to provide breath sample to Garda because of asthma
Alan Shatter has issued a statement denying that he was stopped at a Garda checkpoint between the holding of the 2011 General Election and the time he was appointed as Justice Minister. The issue was raised in the Dil by Independent TD Mattie McGrath earlier. However, the Minister has revealed that he was asked for a breath sample when stopped at a mandatory checkpoint in Dublin in either late ...
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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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