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Marriage query halts Colombian liposuction death inquest
Ricardo Lancheros , the plastic surgeon who carried out the operation, is refusing to give evidence at the inquest. Mr Lawlor died on the operating table as he underwent liposuction and extensive plastic surgery to his face at Dr Lancheros' Bogota clinic on September 3rd, 2007. His death had been the subject of a previous inquest at the Dublin County Coroner's Court. However, the ...
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Final regulations on personal insolvency practitioners due “within days”
Alan Shatter is set to sign off on regulations surrounding personal insolvency practitioners (PIPs) "in the coming days", clearing the way for thousands of people to tackle insurmountable personal debt. However, the move has done little to alleviate criticism from the Free Legal Advice Centres (Flac) which claimed continuing delays in the process has caused great distress for those ...
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Ireland backs EU deals for Serbia and Kosovo ahead of key talks
Mitrovica, Kosovo: Serbian prime minister Ivica Dacic and his Kosovo counterpart Hashim Thaci will meet in Brussels this evening to accelerate implementation of a landmark deal signed in April to improve relations, amid fears that the process is stalling ahead of the June 27 th -28 th EU ...
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Clare too cool to drool as slobber jibe hits home over Obamas
We'll send out to Boots for some, so as not to upset the sensibilities of Clare Daly. And maybe an extra large one for Enda, because he sits opposite Clare in the Dil chamber and she can't be putting up with his slobbering since he joined the big boys at ...
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‘Sopranos’ Star James Gandolfini Dies In Italy
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) -- ';Sopranos'; star James Gandolfini has died. The three-time Emmy winning actor died of a heart attack while vacationing in Italy. Gandolfini was 51. Less than two weeks ago, CBS announced they had given a script commitment to ';Taxi-22,'; a comedy Gandolfini was set to executive produce, based on a French ...
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Ireland’s example as a peacemaker celebrated in Kennedy lecture
The Irish-American governor - who has been tipped as a possible Democratic presidential candidate in 2016 - was at Iveagh House to deliver the "Kennedy Lecture: Reflections on Ireland and ...
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Japanese prime minister praises Ireland’s efforts to reduce debt
He said that it was encouraging that Mr Kenny had endorsed his controversial plan to revive the Japanese economy, known as Abenomics, which involves massive government economic stimulus, buying government bonds, printing more yen and restructuring the ...
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Man to be sentenced for breaking into Minister’s home
Eugene Stapleton told Ronan Kennedy, prosecuting, that Heavey was caught in possession of a sawn-off shotgun and shotgun cartridges on March 16th, 2011. He was charged two days later and granted bail. He was on bail when he carried out the burglary on the Minister's house while Mr Shatter was out of the country on Government business. On July 30th last he received a sentence of four years ...
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Adrian Bayley sentencing revulsion seeps out of every page of judgment
Jill Meagher's father George McKeon makes a statement to the media on the steps of the supreme court after the sentencing of Adrian Ernest Bayley for his daughter's rape and murder. Photograph: ...
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Garda search phone and online records of murdered woman in hunt for killer
Enrika in a frenzied attack at their rented house at Langford Downs, Killorglin, where they had lived for seven years. Garda have started examining Ms Lubiene's activity online in the hope of identifying anyone she befriended with a view to establishing who might have visited her at the house where she and her daughter lived after her ...
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Students upbeat about music
"The students were upbeat about the higher level paper, It was perceived as fair. Dictation . . . is always the most challenging section but this year was as manageable as always. A question on Irish folk music was particularly interesting." She described the ordinary level paper as "very ...
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Health Minister not to oppose Bill on defibrillators
James Reilly has accepted the principle of a Private Member's Bill from Independent Senator Feargal Quinn requiring the public availability of defibrillators. "Advances in technology and reduced production costs now mean that defibrillators are more affordable and as a result should be far more widely available,'' he said. Mr Quinn, who was speaking during the second stage ...
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Philanthropy provides chance to move from ‘failed Celtic Tiger era’ says Robinson
Phil Hogan and Mary Robinson at the Philanthropy Ireland launch of the 1% Difference Campaign at Wood Quay, Dublin, yesterday. Photograph: Gareth ...
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Kenny labels Daly remarks ‘disgraceful’
Clare Daly TD: "We were speculating this morning on whether you were going to deck the Cabinet out in leprechaun hats decorated with . . . stars and stripes to really mark abject ...
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‘Voyage’ songwriter takes complaint against solicitor to the Law Society
was made popular by Christy Moore and was performed by the tenors on the video and CD, made the complaint about solicitor Eddie McGarr of McGarr Solicitors in Dublin. He claimed Mr McGarr failed to supply him with an outline of his costs when he was offered a settlement of EUR50,000 in March 2008, failed to respond to correspondence and steered him toward going to a trial when he wanted to ...
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Garda cost of Obama security operation put at €3m-€4m
US First Lady Michelle Obama and her daughters, Malia and Sasha, with tour guide George McClafferty, at Glendalough on Tuesday. Security surrounding their visit cost millions of euro. Photograph: Eric Luke/The Irish ...
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Unions refunded €1m to State on foot of partnership payments controversy
HSE over recent years into controversial payments made by various parts of the health service under social part nership initiatives. The director general-designate of the HSE Tony O'Brien is expected to tell the Dil Public Accounts Committee that between 1998 and 2009 more than EUR3.3 million in funding was paid into an unauthorised bank account by the Office of Health Management, the ...
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IMF warns against using promissory note deal proceeds to ease budget
International Monetary Fund has warned the Government against using the proceeds from the deal to scrap the Anglo Irish Bank promissory note to reduce the planned rate of fiscal retrenchment next year or in ...
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Cycleway for old rail way route between Glenbeigh and Renard in Co Kerry
The 26km route will run parallel to, but over, the Ring of Kerry roadway, offering spectacular views. The Department of Transport has allocated EUR50,000 towards the ...
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Drive to attract students undermines academic education says professor
Prof Richard Arum was speaking ahead of a keynote address he will give at the NUI Maynooth education forum today. Photograph: Frank Miller/The Irish ...
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Shatter novel prompts censorship reform
Alan Shatter 24 years ago when he was a backbencher has prompted him to transfer responsibility for censorship out of his department. A complaint to ...
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Fine Gael TD voices concern over Seanad abolition
Fine Gael TD Olivia Mitchell: "I would most certain ly urge caution until we have a clear and coherent overall vision of where we are going." Photograph: Eric ...
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Stand-off over turf cutting in Co Galway
A group of people have gathered at a roadway leading to a bog designated as a Special Area of Conservation in Co Galway tonight. They are concerned that machinery used to cut turf may be seized. Ardgraigue bog near Killimor is one of 53 bogs where a ban on turf cutting is in place. Earlier today, turf was cut on banks belonging to more than 50 local people. The process began at 5am and was ...
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Lesbian couples relationship plans put on hold by Northern Irelands gay adoption ban court hears
A lesbian woman seeking to raise a child with her partner has had their relationship plans put on hold by the ban on gay and unmarried couples adopting in Northern Ireland, the Court of Appeal heard ...
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Peter Mathews says Fine Gael gave committment to allow conscientious objection
Fine Gael TD said party signed up to international agreement last October as moral and ethics experts address TDs and Senators on conscientious objection to proposed abortion ...
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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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