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Stirling ton sets up Ireland win (2010-09-09 06:00:00) Paul Stirling hit a record Ireland one-day international score of 177 as the visitors defeated Canada by 92 runs in Toronto to draw the two-match series.Stirling's huge knock helped the Irish post 325... Archbishop Martin identifies need to 'work for a more reconciled church' (2010-09-09 06:00:00) PATSY McGARRY Religious Affairs CorrespondentTHERE IS a need “to work for a more reconciled church”, Catholic Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin has said.He has also expressed personal r... O'Keeffe to announce heads of eight research centres (2010-09-09 06:00:00) 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 (2010-09-09 06:00:00) 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... Stocks, U.S. Futures Fall on Debt Concern; Irish Spreads Widen (2010-09-09 06:00:00) Sept. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Stocks fell for a second day and U.S. index futures dropped as record yield spreads for Ireland and Portugal signaled banks may need more capital to offset a deterioration in th... Ireland debates bank-bailouts, awaits EU ruling (2010-09-09 06:00:00) DUBLIN — Ireland's government privately debated Wednesday how to proceed with its plans for protecting the nation's struggling banks and in particular whether to keep pouring billions into natio... Irish genetic code to aid battle against diseases (2010-09-09 06:00:00) SCIENTISTS believe new research which charts the genetic make-up of Irish people will result in important advances in the study of diseases and the history of the population here.Researchers from Univ... Ireland Plans to Split Up Troubled Lender (2010-09-09 06:00:00) DUBLIN (Reuters) — The Irish finance ministry announced plans on Wednesday to split the nationalized lender Anglo Irish Bank into a funding bank and an asset recovery bank to wind down its asset... Ireland to Split Anglo Irish; Cost Known in October (2010-09-09 06:00:00) Yielding to political pressure, Finance Minister Brian Lenihan ditched Anglo Irish's own plan to carve a functioning niche lender out of what is left of the nationalised bank when it transfers 36 bill... 60 trees to be felled in Phoenix Park (2010-09-09 06:00:00) Sixty trees are to be felled in the Phoenix Park this autumn. The main focus will be on Chesterfield Avenue where 45 trees, including 32 Horse Chestnut, eight Beech, four Lime and one ash will be cut... Credit upgrade for Bank of Ireland (2010-09-09 06:00:00) Credit rating agency Moody's has upgraded one of its ratings for Bank of Ireland, the first upgrade of an Irish bank since the financial crisis began. Moody's said it had raised Bank of Ireland's ban... Mass. Irish undocumented immigrants warned of scam (2010-09-09 06:00:00) B OSTON — A scam falsely promising green cards and work permits is targeting undocumented Irish immigrants living in Massachusetts, immigration attorneys warned Wednesday. Irish immigrants rece... Irish pub, cupcake bakery on tap for Downtown (2010-09-09 06:00:00) University 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... Costs deter suicidal from going to GP, warn Samaritans (2010-09-09 06:00:00) JAMIE 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... Man and woman to face trial over death of model Katy French (2010-09-09 06:00:00) ELAINE 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... McGuinness reveals he met Fr Chesney (2010-09-09 06:00:00) Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness and First Minister Peter Robinson at the opening a Coca-Cola plant near Lisburn, Co Antrim, yesterday.Photograph: Pacemaker New bodies to help implement Croke Park deal (2010-09-09 06:00:00) MARTIN 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... Robinson denies she received €1m for memoirs (2010-09-09 06:00:00) RONAN 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... HSE to review Navan A&E policy (2010-09-09 06:00:00) ELAINE 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 (2010-09-09 06:00:00) DEIRDRE 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... Connemara man charged with sexual abuse of child (2010-09-09 06:00:00) 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 (2010-09-09 06:00:00) FIONA 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 (2010-09-09 06:00:00) Gardaí 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 (2010-09-09 06:00:00) GEORGINA 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 (2010-09-09 06:00:00) Madrid-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 Council to seek clean-up costs from shipping firm (2010-09-09 06:00:00) PAT FLYNNCLARE COUNTY Council is to pursue the owners of a cargo ship that lost seven containers overboard in rough seas off the southeast coast in January, resulting in beaches in Clare being pollute... Claim community services may close (2010-09-09 06:00:00) SEÁN Mac CONNELL Agriculture CorrespondentMANY COMMUNITY projects delivering services such as meals on wheels and childcare which would otherwise cost the State “a fortune” face closu... Taxi fares will not be increased, rules regulator (2010-09-09 06:00:00) CHARLIE TAYLORTAXI FARES have been put on hold after the Commission for Taxi Regulation ruled an increase would not benefit taxi drivers.Announcing the decision yesterday, commissioner for taxi regula... Thousands to take a hike on 'trails day' (2010-09-09 06:00:00) SEÁN MacCONNELL Agriculture CorrespondentTENS OF thousands of people are expected to take part in National Trails Day events on Sunday, October 3rd.More than 60 woodland, lakeshore, hillside and ... Irish among most charitable and happiest in the world, study finds (2010-09-09 06:00:00) JAMIE SMYTH Social Affairs CorrespondentTHE COUNTRY may be caught in the grip of a banking crisis and a ballooning budget deficit but Irish people are among the most charitable and happiest in the wor... Provost welcomes TCD arts ranking (2010-09-09 06:00:00) RONAN McGREEVYTRINITY COLLEGE Dublin retains a world-class capacity in the arts and humanities, its provost has said.Dr John Hegarty said its ranking as 52nd-best university in the world for arts and ... Callely submits response to mobile expenses complaint (2010-09-09 06:00:00) MARY MINIHANFORMER FIANNA Fáil Senator Ivor Callely has submitted a response to a complaint about his mobile phone expenses to a Seanad investigating committee.The Seanad Committee on MembersR... Concerns voiced on Corrib project (2010-09-09 06:00:00) ÁINE RYANAN ENVIRONMENTAL consultant has told a hearing into the controversial Corrib gas project in Belmullet, Co Mayo, that objectors to the project had no faith in the Department of Communicat... Eight in Garda custody over Limerick killing (2010-09-09 06:00:00) KATHRYN HAYESGARDAÍ IN Limerick were continuing to question eight people last night in connection with the murder of a 24-year-old man earlier this year.The body of Lee Slattery from Ballynanty, ... Final section of M9 motorway opens today (2010-09-09 06:00:00) TIM O'BRIENTHE FINAL section of the M9 motorway, a 40km link between Carlow and Knocktopher in Co Kilkenny, is to open this morning.The section completes motorway-standard road between Kilcullen, Co K... Shannon dying on its feet, warns O'Leary (2010-09-09 06:00:00) Ryanairs Michael OLeary at the Clarion Hotel, Limerick, yesterday, where he announced the closure from November 1st of the airline's Shannon-Paris route. Photograph: Emma Jervis/Press 22 Agency investigates unnatural seal deaths along Down coast (2010-09-09 06:00:00) GERRY MORIARTYTHE NORTH’S Environment Agency is investigating whether poachers are responsible for a high number of unnatural seal deaths along the Co Down coast.The agency reported that over a ... DUP deputy leader to give up seat in Assembly (2010-09-09 06:00:00) GERRY MORIARTYDUP DEPUTY leader Nigel Dodds is to stand down as Assembly member for North Belfast but will hold on to his Westminster seat, the party has said.The North Belfast MP is to give up his As... Call for end to parades body impasse (2010-09-09 06:00:00) MARK HENNESSYNORTHERN IRELAND’S politicians must agree quickly on a new system to govern decisions about controversial parades or the British government will appoint a new commission, Northern S... Clegg apologises over failure to investigate role of priest (2010-09-09 06:00:00) MARK HENNESSY London EditorBRITAIN’S DEPUTY prime minister Nick Clegg yesterday apologised in the House of Commons over the failure to investigate in 1972 a Catholic priest suspected of involvem... Enda insists fundamentals are sound despite some non-performing assets (2010-09-09 06:00:00) Enda Kenny leads his parliamentary party at Faithlegg House Hotel, Co Waterford, yesterday, where Fine Gael is holding its annual think-in. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien Red tape 'slowing down' cancer studies (2010-09-09 06:00:00) BARRY ROCHE Southern CorrespondentFINDING A cure for certain types of cancer could be progressed much more quickly if there was less regulation of clinical trials by ethics committees, according to No... Lowry threatens to sue journalist over coverage of tribunal (2010-09-09 06:00:00) COLM KEENA Public Affairs CorrespondentINDEPENDENT TD for Tipperary North Michael Lowry has threatened to sue journalist Sam Smyth over his coverage of the Moriarty tribunal.Mr Lowry confirmed yesterd... Ahern tells of presidential ambitions (2010-09-09 06:00:00) MARY MINIHANFORMER TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern has indicated he remains interested in running for the position of President at some stage.Mr Ahern answered “Yeah” when asked if he would like th... FF dragging country down, says Kenny (2010-09-09 06:00:00) STEPHEN COLLINS Political EditorTHE COUNTRY cannot afford to have Fianna Fáil in office any longer, Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny declared yesterday.Speaking before his parliamentary party’s ... Saving Ireland Becomes Lenihan’s Latin Lesson in Fight for Life (2010-09-09 06:00:00) Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- As a 12-year-old boy, Brian Lenihan learned Latin during the summer to win a place at James Joyce’s alma mater, Belvedere College in Dublin. Man held in connection with Tipperary shooting (2010-09-09 06:00:00) A teenager was shot in on Patrick Street in Templemore, Co Tipperary, early this morning. A 21-year-old man was arrested a short time later and is currently held at Templemore Garda Station. The 18-y... 2 Bulgarians Arrested in Ireland for ATM Fraud (2010-09-09 06:00:00) Two Bulgarian nationals have been detained in Dublin on skimming charges during a joint operation of the police and the Bulgarian and Irish Customs agencies. On Wednesday, agents from the Bulgarian C... Irish Burial Plan for Anglo Keeps Cost Question Alive (2010-09-09 06:00:00) Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Irish Finance Minister Brian Lenihan’s plan for “finality” on the cost of bailing out Anglo Irish Bank Corp. has left one question alive: The cost. Russian, Irish presidents to discuss OSCE cooperation in Moscow (2010-09-09 06:00:00) President of Ireland Mary McAleese. The four-day working visit of the Irish president to Russia is the first since diplomatic relations between the two states were established in 1973. |