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Hayes Shatter has done a very good job answering questions
The junior Finance Minister said the Justice Minister has answered questions about why he failed a breathalyser test at a Garda checkpoint on his way home from the Dil, but if there are further questions about the incident, he will answer them. Minister Shatter said yesterday he failed the test because he has asthma, after Independent TD Mattie McGrath raised the issue in the Dil.It is expected ...
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Progress made with Northern Ireland hardship payments
FARMERS in Northern Ireland have welcomed details of the release of 6m to help those affected by the severe snow. President of the Ulster Farmers' Union, Harry Sinclair, said he was pleased progress on the hardship package had been made 'quickly' after it was agreed by the NI Executive onMarch 28. Mr Sinclair said: "Almost 1,300 farmers in the affected areas who had fallen ...
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Cockroaches lose ‘sweet tooth’ to evade traps
For decades, people have been getting rid of cockroaches by setting out bait mixed with poison. But in the late 1980s, in an apartment test kitchen in Florida, something went very ...
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Nama-funded road links N2 and N3
The route starts at Church Road close to Tyrrelstown and joins the N2 at the Cherryhound interchange. Six roundabouts have been constructed along the route to link with existing local roads and provide access points to future development ...
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Taoiseach criticises commentary on Irelands corporate tax rate
The Taoiseach has criticised much of the commentary around Ireland's corporate tax rate.Speaking at the second EU Asia conference in Dublin, Enda Kenny defended our tax regime again - after a US Senate Committee heard that Ireland had agreed a special tax rate with the computer giant Apple.The Taoiseach said the Irish tax regime is fully transparent - and hit out at reports surrounding the ...
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US child beauty pageant not telling parents to tan their kids
One of America's most controversial child beauty pageants is promising the parents of would-be Irish contestants that they do not have to put fake eyelashes and tan on their children.Texas-based "Universal Royal Beauty Pageant" will stage its first-ever show in Ireland this September.The EUR20,000 event for both girls and boys, which will see babies, toddlers and teens compete ...
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CSO reveals 85 rise in price of potatoes in just over a year
The weather is being blamed for the rising cost of potatoes. According to figures released by the Central Statistics Office, the price of the humble spud has soared by about 85% since January 2012.Irish consumers spend about EUR162m every year on potatoes. Ross Keogh from Keoghs potato farm in North Dublin says the continuing wet weather since last April is driving up the price of the ...
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McGrath calls on Shatter to publish report on breathalyser incident
Independent TD Mattie McGrath has called on Minister for Justice Alan Shatter to publish a garda report into a breathalyser incident in which he was involved. Picture : Matt Kavanagh/The Irish ...
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RBS and Ulster Bank apps hit by technical glitch
RBS was today scrambling to fix another embarrassing IT glitch that left customers using its popular mobile app unable to access their accounts online.Two million customers at the taxpayer-backed bank, which includes NatWest, have the app on smartphones and tablet computers, and many took to Twitter to express frustration after they were unable to use it to check their money.It follows an IT ...
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Meath granny helps in getting men locked up during break-in
Three men have been arrested and charged after a quick-thinking grandmother locked up thieves as they tried to break into her property. The drama unfolded for 64-year-old Ann Curtis from Nobber in Co. Meath when she noticed a car acting suspiciously and drive into her back yard. She drove up to the yard in her own car and saw the three men loading up tools and wheels of a jeep into their car. ...
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SF lodges complaint against BBC over SFIRA label
Sinn Fin has lodged a formal complaint with the BBC after the party's Education Minister in Northern Ireland John O'Dowd was designated a spokesman for SF/IRA during an appearance on Question Time last night.The label was part of the floor plan which was pinned to a camera.Mr O'Dowd said for the BBC to adopt the SF/IRA tag 20 years into a peace process is beyond belief.He is ...
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Yet more woe for Irish Pension Managed Funds
Irish Pension Managed Funds recorded a negative return of four per cent for the month of November 2008, a continuation of its downward trend, although there are signs of stability, says Hewitt Associates. The global human resources services company has released its monthly Hewitt Managed Fund index, an indicator of Irish Pension Managed Fund performance. After a worrying start to ...
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Over 100 new jobs for Dublin and Galway
Three Irish companies are set to create more than 100 new jobs over the next three years. The companies, which operate in the technology and manufacturing sectors, are based in Dublin and Galway. Cubic Telecom, based in Dublin and specialising in global connectivity, will create more than 70 jobs over the next three years as part of a €4m injection from four investors. VoiceSage, which ...
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Central Bank warned in advance over Joyce coin
The Central Bank was warned about potential design and copyright problems before it issued the flawed €10 James Joyce commemorative silver coin last month. Department of Finance officials alerted the Central Bank on at least two occasions about the possibility of difficulties with the James Joyce estate over copyright and design, according to documents obtained by RTÉ News under ...
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Retired public servants to discuss pay deal
The Alliance of Retired Public Servants (ARPS) is meeting Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Brendan Howlin to discuss changes to pension payments under the Haddington Road Agreement. Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland, ARPS board member Sean O’Riordan said retired workers have been completely ignored in the public service pay talks to date. He said his group had ...
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Irishman to appear in court over Hyde Park bombing
A man will appear at London's Old Bailey today charged with the murder of four British soldiers in the 1982 Hyde Park IRA bomb blast. John Downey, 61, of Co Donegal, is accused of being responsible for a car bomb left in South Carriage Drive. The explosion killed four members of the Royal Household Cavalry as they travelled from their barracks to Buckingham Palace. Mr Downey was arrested ...
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Man dies in Co Tipperary crash
An elderly man has died in a road crash in Cahir, Co Tipperary. The man, who was in his 80s, died after his car was in collision with a truck on the M8 southbound in Raheenrow at around 2am. The driver of the truck was uninjured. The dead man was removed to South Tipperary General Hospital where a post-mortem examination will take place. The road has been closed for a forensic examination ...
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UNESCO in call to halt NI golf resort development
The UN's world heritage agency UNESCO has called for a halt to plans to build a controversial £100 million (€116m) golf resort near the Giant's Causeway in Co Antrim. The Bushmills Dunes resort will include a five-star hotel, spa and 75 golf lodges as well as a links course. The project, which could create 360 jobs, was strongly opposed by the National Trust, which runs ...
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Paint attack at Belfast Islamic centre
An Islamic centre in Belfast has been doused with a paint bomb in what police are treating as a hate crime. The centre in the Wellington Park area of the city was targeted at about 10pm last night.A milk bottle filled with paint was thrown at the building and two teenage boys were seen running away from the area.A number of mosques have been attacked in England in the wake of the murder on ...
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Community put best foot forward to support first Steps charity run
Loughborough Echo HUNDREDS of Shepshed residents young and old got on a good foot to support the first Stepping Up For Steps charity challenge. Hosted by Newcroft Primary School, the first ever fund-raiser took place at the weekend, with participants including youngsters from Newcroft and Steps taking part in a sponsored circuit around the grounds of the Trueway Drive school. Players from ...
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Widow speaks out on benefits of advanced care plan for the dying
Loughborough Echo GUIDE: NHS eager to make people aware of new guide designed to help families at difficult time A COSSINGTON woman says that an advanced care plan which tackles the difficult subject of care and treatment at the end of a loved one’s life took away a lot of stress in the last days of her husband’s life. The NHS is launching a new guide locally – Deciding ...
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Bruton hails jobs boost for indigenous firms
More than 100 jobs are to be created over the next three years at three Irish firms in Galway and Dublin.The positions at the technology and manufacturing companies were announced in conjunction with a new wave of multi-million euro funding supported by Enterprise Ireland.Jobs Minister Richard Bruton said it was important indigenous companies were able to compete with multinationals."A key ...
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Hayes Negotiations have concluded on Haddington Road deal
The junior Finance Minister Brian Hayes has said unions that do not accept the Haddington Road agreement will not avail of the terms of the deal when the Government enacts the legislation this summer.Mr Hayes said the Coalition aims to have the new proposals brokered at the LRC in place by July 1.The TUI and the ASTI have both said they will reject the Haddington agreement and have no plans to ...
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Research reveals rising hope in Irelands hotel sector
Three out of four hotels in Ireland say they expect business to pick up in the next three years, according to new research carried out by the group Amarach on behalf of AIB.The research also found that more than half of hotels saw their turnover increase last year. The survey also found that online bookings now account for 56% of all bookings with just 31% of bookings made over the phone.Guest ...
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Transatlantic deal to benefit Marine Institute in Galway
The Marine Institute in Galway looks set to become one of the leading oceanic research centres in the world after today.A major international transatlantic deal will be signed in Oranmore this afternoon in which the EU and North America will commit to funding and expertise for research to explore ways in which ocean life can contribute to science.Among those attending will be the Taoiseach Enda ...
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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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