Top Stories: Today sees the publication of the Murphy Commission's Report on how Church and State handled allegations and suspicions of child sexual abuse in Dublin's Catholic Archdiocese. The HSE has teamed up w... RTE News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:32:29 -0500The Government is to introduce legislation to provide a new definition of what constitutes a Gaeltacht area. The details are contained in a Government draft strategy for the Irish language which is t... RTE News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:32:28 -0500Nov 26 2009 Victims of Libyan-sponsored terrorism would be "sick to the stomach" at reports that Business Secretary Lord Mandelson had attended a country house social event with the son of the coun... Loughborough Echo Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:28:21 -0500Quinn Healthcare announces price hike of 15% in 2010 at time when Irish annual deflation is at 6.6% By Finfacts Team Nov 26, 2009 - 6:58:26 AM >... Finfacts Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:24:55 -0500ESRI supports single rate of tax relief on Irish pension contributions; Estimates savings in range €500 million to €1 billion By Finfacts Team Nov 26, 2009 - 6:13:52 AM >... Finfacts Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:24:53 -0500The Office of Tobacco Control has said there is a long way to go to ensure cigarettes are not getting into the hands of minors.It's latest research shows around a third of minors are still buying ciga... Breaking News.ie Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:20:39 -0500The Taoiseach Brian Cowen is to visit flood-hit areas in Westmeath and County Offaly today to meet with officials and the victims of flooding.The ESB released more water from the Parteen weir last nig... Breaking News.ie Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:20:38 -0500About a third of MLAs are employing relatives out of assembly funds, according to the assembly's new register of interests.Some assembly members have hired more than one relation to work in their cons... BBC Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:09:38 -0500BBC Radio Ulster The BBC has learned that a water sculpture built as part of the £50m phase one redevelopment of the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast has had to be closed.A senior repr... BBC Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:09:38 -0500Andrew Luck is fine with admitting that this Notre Dame thing doesn't mean much to him. Not Charlie Weis' job, not Jimmy Clausen's shiner, not Touchdown Jesus' tears, not threadbare tradition, not muc... San Francisco Chronicle Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:08:29 -0500Nov 26 2009 Water watchdog Ofwat is expected to push through with demands for lower household bills in its final decision on prices for the next five years. The regulator shocked the industry in J... Loughborough Echo Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:03:32 -0500Nov 26 2009 A campaign to boost Britain's pubs has been launched in a bid to halt a wave of closures, now running at 50 a week. The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) and the Society of Indep... Loughborough Echo Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:03:32 -0500Minister John Gormley last night pointed a finger of blame at bad planning and building on flood plains for the flooding crisis across the country.Mr Gormley said it wasn't possible to say how big a r... Independent.ie Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:01:46 -0500GALWAY , hundreds of people have been forced out of their homes as a result of the catastrophic floods.Among the latest to evacuate were homeowners in the Kiltartan, Peterswell and Ardrahan areas of s... Independent.ie Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:01:43 -0500ESB said that water levels on Leitrim's Lough Allen remained close to record levels but had stabilised. It said it would not be discharging any additional water downstream.In the lower Shannon region,... Independent.ie Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:01:42 -0500Hasbro is to cut 22 jobs in a bid to reduce costs.The company, which employs almost 250 people, said that it was forced into seeking the redundancies because of the current economic climate and to pro... Independent.ie Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:01:39 -0500Demographic change in industrial countries; Less impact on health spending than widely believed By Finfacts Team Nov 26, 2009 - 4:50:05 AM >... Finfacts Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:59:59 -0500Berea, Ohio » Cleveland Browns quarterback Brady Quinn says Notre Dame would be making a mistake if it fires coach Charlie Weis. Quinn, who played two seasons for Weis with the Fighting Irish,... Salt Lake Tribune Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:50:27 -0500Nov 26 2009 A former top diplomat with extensive knowledge about the relationship between Tony Blair and George Bush will give evidence to the Iraq inquiry. Sir Christopher Meyer, who was Britain'... Loughborough Echo Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:39:43 -0500Nov 26 2009 Ahead of the first anniversary of the deadly terror attacks that paralysed Mumbai for 60 hours, groups around the city held vigils, calling for police reform and painting murals to reme... Loughborough Echo Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:39:42 -0500Nov 26 2009 The parents of fugitive former royal aide Jane Andrews asked a taxi driver to take them and their daughter back home before she was recaptured by police, it has been reported. Cabbie D... Loughborough Echo Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:39:41 -0500Anglo Irish Bank begins legal proceedings for recovery of €8 million against former chief executive David Drumm By Finfacts Team Nov 26, 2009 - 3:28:29 AM >... Finfacts Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:36:02 -0500Nov 26 2009 Tens of thousands of Whitehall civil servants could be relocated outside London and the South East under proposals in a Treasury review, it has been reported. The Smarter Government Re... Loughborough Echo Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:12:56 -0500Nov 26 2009 Banks will face new scrutiny over the million-pound big-hitters on the payroll under an overhaul of pay and governance. Sir David Walker said banks and other financial institutions sho... Loughborough Echo Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:12:55 -0500Disclosures in May of floggings, slave labour and gang rape in much of Ireland's now defunct system of industrial and reform schools have shamed Irish people and put pressure on religious orders who r... The China Post Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:06:20 -0500Nov 26 2009 A former head of MI6 has launched an attack on the Government for its financing and handling of the military campaign in Afghanistan. Sir Richard Dearlove, who was chief of the Secret ... Loughborough Echo Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:43:33 -0500Nov 25 2009 Everton Football Club's plan to relocate from Liverpool to a new £400 million stadium and shopping centre have been rejected, sources have said. The club hoped to move from Goodi... Loughborough Echo Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:43:32 -0500MARY FITZGERALD Foreign Affairs Correspondent IRELAND IS poised to take up the chair of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe in 2012, if all member states agree to it at the OSCE&#... Irish Times Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:42:37 -0500GERRY MORIARTYCONOR LALLY and TWO MEN appeared in court yesterday charged with attempted murder of a young Catholic PSNI officer in Garrison, Co Fermanagh, last Saturday.Gerard James McManus (26), Fer... Irish Times Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:29:30 -0500In Short A DUBLIN man was jailed for 12 years at the Central Criminal Court yesterday for attempting to murder his brother-in-law.Mr Justice Paul Carney, sitting at the Criminal Courts of Justice in D... Irish Times Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:29:28 -0500In Short A FORMER assistant manager at a Dublin refuge for victims of domestic violence has sued the Health Service Executive (HSE) and claimed she was subjected to a campaign of bullying, intimidatio... Irish Times Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:29:26 -0500In Short A DUBLIN man has told the Central Criminal Court that he went into shock after being shot twice on opening his front door to a gunman on April 29th, 2006.James Egan (24) was giving evidence i... Irish Times Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:29:24 -0500In Short A CORK city pub convicted of allowing drink to be sold to an underage girl, who had produced an age card with a “fuzzy photo” and another person’s passport and driving licen... Irish Times Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:29:22 -0500CONOR LALLY Crime Correspondent TWO MEMBERS of one of Ireland’s biggest crime gangs are being questioned by gardaí in relation to three murders in Limerick city over the past two years.The ... Irish Times Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:29:22 -0500Man on murder charge remanded A MAN charged with dangerous driving causing the deaths of a Dublin mother and her son has escaped a custodial sentence.Keith Cunningham (31) of Kilcolum, Co Waterford, w... Irish Times Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:29:20 -0500BARRY ROCHE CORK’S KINO cinema, the country’s only independent arthouse cinema outside of Dublin, looks set to close this weekend despite efforts by both its owner and a campaign group to ... Irish Times Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:29:19 -0500ELAINE KEOGH A MAN who admitted having heroin for sale, which had been hidden behind a panel in a cattle trailer and was worth more than €100,000, has been jailed for seven years.Gardaí had... Irish Times Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:29:18 -0500LORNA SIGGINS Western Correspondent TWO UNIVERSITIES and two State health organisations have formed a cross-Border partnership on research into diabetes.The Atlantic-Alliance for Co-operation on Resea... Irish Times Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:29:16 -0500JOHN FALLON A MEDICAL Council Fitness to Practise Committee hearing in Galway has been told that a procedure was carried out on a woman with a rare bleeding disease when such an operation should not h... Irish Times Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:29:13 -0500Seven years in jail for possession of heroin A WESTMEATH man and former Irish soldier who raped a 12-year- old girl twice a week for four years has been jailed for 10 years by Mr Justice Paul Carney.T... Irish Times Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:29:12 -0500ELLA SHANAHAN in Waterford THE ENTIRE contents of the Waterford Crystal factories, stores and sites in Waterford and Dungarvan go under the internet hammer today as every single item on the premises i... Irish Times Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:29:12 -0500ALISON HEALY PEOPLE WITH a second home will end up paying the new €200 charge twice within a year as the date for next year’s payment has been brought forward to May, it emerged at the Joi... Irish Times Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:29:10 -0500 THE NEWEST member of the Seanad, who took his seat yesterday, had been declared elected by virtue of being the only validly nominated candidate, Cathaoirleach Pat Moylan told the House.Members o... Irish Times Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:29:09 -0500MICHAEL O'REGAN MORE THAN 65 per cent of houses were now connected to broadband, Minister for Communications Eamon Ryan told the Dáil.He added that some 70 per cent of households now had a comput... Irish Times Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:29:08 -0500MARIE O'HALLORAN TAOISEACH Brian Cowen has declined to be drawn on the question of whether the State will have to rescue the Dublin Docklands Development Authority (DDDA), which will today report an e... Irish Times Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:29:07 -0500MICHAEL O'REGAN MINISTER FOR Agriculture Brendan Smith said he was hopeful the farming industry had turned the corner.“There is no doubt that the industry is weathering a very difficult period, ... Irish Times Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:29:07 -0500MICHAEL O'REGAN TAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen defended the introduction of a means test for flood victims seeking funding.“Obviously, one seeks to avoid an overly bureaucratic response, but, at the same... Irish Times Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:29:04 -0500MARIE O'HALLORAN BRIAN COWEN has warned that “extremely flexible” and redeployment arrangements must be put in place in the public sector to avoid compulsory redundancies.He also stressed ... Irish Times Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:29:03 -0500Homeowners in high-risk areas get ready to leave Several roads and bridges remained closed in Co Fermanagh last night because of flooding on Lough Erne, with the North’s Rivers Agency warning th... Irish Times Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:29:02 -0500Homeowners in high-risk areas get ready to leave Those facing immediate hardship as a result of flooding in parts of the south, the west and the midlands may apply to their local Health Service Execut... Irish Times Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:29:01 -0500Homeowners in high-risk areas get ready to leave THERE IS little respite in store for communities worst-affected by the floods of recent days, Met Éireann has warned.Heavy rain which was forecast... Irish Times Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:29:00 -0500 RESIDENTS OF flood-hit areas of Athlone, Co Westmeath, had their bags packed last night in anticipation of the Shannon waters engulfing their homes.The water levels at Athlone Lock were already ... Irish Times Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:28:59 -0500 AN EXPERT on flooding in Cork has challenged the ESB to state its protocols for discharging water from Inniscarra dam following the release of a huge volume of water last Thursday which swamped ... Irish Times Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:28:58 -0500 FIREFIGHTERS HAD to use five tankers of water as they struggled with a fire at a factory on the north side of Cork city yesterday.The area remained without a water supply following the flooding ... Irish Times Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:28:57 -0500 AS THE farming community across the country geared up to help colleagues hit by flooding, their plight was raised with the European Commission by Irish Farmers Association president Pádraig... Irish Times Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:28:57 -0500 in ClaregalwayWHEN ONE north Galway primary school decided to try opening again yesterday morning after five days of floods, the principal went down to the swollen Clare river to meet a man with... Irish Times Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:28:56 -0500Make way for the Good Samaritans in pinstripe suits A Dublin woman who launched her fourth novel for charity last night hopes to raise € 100,000 from sales. Fran O'Brien's... Irish Times Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:28:56 -0500Make way for the Good Samaritans in pinstripe suits High winds caused the diversion of 10 aircraft from Dublin airport yesterday morning.Air traffic control diverted three flights to Manchester and se... Irish Times Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:28:55 -0500Make way for the Good Samaritans in pinstripe suits Former Bank of Ireland governor Laurence Crowley is to be awarded with an honorary CBE by the British ambassador Julian King at a ceremony in Dublin... Irish Times Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:28:54 -0500Make way for the Good Samaritans in pinstripe suits The Government has been urged not to implement key McCarthy proposals that would “further marginalise one of the most marginalised groups in s... Irish Times Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:28:52 -0500 , Jim McDowell, was badly beaten in an assault in central Belfast yesterday. Mr McDowell was attacked by four men outside Belfast City Hall.Less than two weeks ago his car was vandalised outside... Irish Times Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:28:52 -0500JAMIE SMYTH IRISH ATTITUDES towards immigrants are hardening as people search for someone to blame for their worsening economic situation, a leading NGO has warned.Crosscare Migrant Project, which pro... Irish Times Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:28:51 -0500STEVEN CARROLL THE PROSPECT of languages such as Mandarin being taught in school should not be ruled out, Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin has said.Diplomatic and trade ties between Ir... Irish Times Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:28:50 -0500Make way for the Good Samaritans in pinstripe suits 75 per cent of Trinity students secured more than 450 CAO points in their Leaving CertNo job cuts are planned. Provost Dr John Hegarty says Trinity ... Irish Times Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:28:49 -0500EMMA CULLINAN THE SALE of a new maths table book used by students in Junior and Leaving Cert exams has been suspended after the discovery of errors in the publication.The State Examination Commission ... Irish Times Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:28:49 -0500SEÁN FLYNN Education Editor TRINITY COLLEGE Dublin (TCD) plans to increase student numbers by 15 per cent and widen access for poorer students, according to its new strategic plan.Trinity says th... Irish Times Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:28:48 -0500Make way for the Good Samaritans in pinstripe suits The top performing schools, measured by proportion of students who go into higher education, are :Coláiste Loreto, Cavan;Vocational School, May... Irish Times Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:28:45 -0500ALISON HEALY OLDER PEOPLE are trying to save money by watering down milk, heating one room in the house and only using the car for emergencies, a new report has found.Feeling the Pinch was commissione... Irish Times Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:28:44 -0500STEVEN CARROLL INCREASED SPENDING on healthcare does not necessarily lead to better results for patients, a debate on health service funding heard last night.Seán Byrne, a lecturer in economics a... Irish Times Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:28:42 -0500PAUL CULLEN Consumer Affairs Correspondent IRISH TRAVELLERS who arrange their own holiday packages using combinations of flights, hotel and car rentals will enjoy greater consumer protection under new... Irish Times Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:28:41 -0500PATSY McGARRY SIXTEEN OF the 18 religious congregations investigated by the Ryan Commission and which agreed to contribute to a new trust to compensate victims of abuse suffered in their institutions,... Irish Times Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:28:39 -0500GENEVIEVE CARBERY A LACK of proper leadership in next month’s climate change talks at Copenhagen would mean the end of the liveable world, former president Mary Robinson said yesterday.Mrs Robin... Irish Times Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:28:38 -0500STEPHEN COLLINS Political Editor EMPLOYERS BODY Ibec has formally withdrawn from the terms of the current national pay agreement and warned that it will withdraw from social partnership entirely unles... Irish Times Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:28:36 -0500Fred O'Donovan, assisted by managing director of the Gaiety Theatre John Costigan, has his handprints cast in bronze at the Gaiety Theatre Plaza, Dublin, yesterday.Photograph: Eric Luke... Irish Times Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:28:33 -0500HARRY McGEE Political Staff THE NUMBER of Freedom of Information (FoI) requests increased by almost one-fifth during 2008, according to the latest annual report published by the Department of Finance.... Irish Times Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:28:32 -0500KITTY HOLLAND A LACK of political will to tackle our “explosive binge drinking culture” was perpetuating a culture where “enormous damage” was being done to family life, with y... Irish Times Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:28:31 -0500President Mary McAleese with motorcycle crash patient Derek Dooley and Gay Byrne at the National Rehabilitation Hospital yesterday. Photograph: Robbie Reynolds/CPR... Irish Times Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:28:29 -0500SEÁN FLYNN and GRÁINNE FALLER THE GAP between the performance of fee-paying and non-fee-paying second-level schools is narrowing, according to the latest Irish Times Feeder School List publi... Irish Times Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:28:27 -0500PATSY McGARRY Religious Affairs Correspondent THE DUBLIN Archdiocese Commission of Investigation has expressed regret that “due to circumstances outside its control” its report will not be... Irish Times Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:28:26 -0500A crow flies past the Papal Cross in Phoenix Park, in Dublin. A report on the handling of allegations of child sex abuse in the archdiocese of Dublin from 1975 to 2004 will be published on Thursday an... Canada.com Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:26:55 -0500A crow flies past the Papal Cross in Phoenix Park, in Dublin. A report on the handling of allegations of child sex abuse in the archdiocese of Dublin from 1975 to 2004 will be published on Thursday an... Vancouver Sun Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:25:33 -0500A second report into child sex abuse by Catholic priests in the Irish Republic is due to be released later.The investigation - covering a 30-year period from 1975 - is expected to reveal the extent of... BBC Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:24:07 -0500A second report into child sex abuse by Catholic priests in the Irish Republic is due to be released later.The investigation - covering a 30-year period from 1975 - is expected to reveal the extent of... BBC Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:24:05 -0500A crow flies past the Papal Cross in Phoenix Park, in Dublin. A report on the handling of allegations of child sex abuse in the archdiocese of Dublin from 1975 to 2004 will be published on Thursday an... Canada.com Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:13:16 -0500END: Module - M63 - Article Related Attachements --> "I was only out of Daingean four days before I fled by boat to England. I felt safer sleeping on benches in Hyde Park. I was a refugee from... Times Online Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:05:22 -0500Dublin city councillors have voted against making Ballsbridge a prime development site. Councillors voted against the wishes of official planners who wanted to make Ballsbridge a Key Development Cent... RTE News Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:06:33 -0500Two teenagers have been arrested following trouble between two groups of youths in east Belfast.A 19-year-old man and 14-year-old boy were arrested after police responded to reports of two groups thro... BBC Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:44:26 -0500Nov 25 2009 An inquiry into how former royal aide Jane Andrews managed to escape prison has been launched, the Prison Service has said. Andrews, 42, who was jailed for life after bludgeoning and s... Loughborough Echo Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:27:52 -0500Nov 25 2009 Everton Football Club's plan to relocate from Liverpool to a new £400 million stadium and shopping centre have been rejected, sources have said. The club hoped to move from Goodi... Loughborough Echo Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:27:52 -0500Nov 25 2009 Israel's announcement of a 10-month halt on new construction of settlements in the West Bank should be a step towards meaningful negotiations on Middle East peace, UK Foreign Secretary ... Loughborough Echo Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:27:51 -0500A 48-year-old Irishman wanted on multi-million dollar fraud charges in the US appeared in a London court this evening. Kevin Halligen from Dublin was denied bail pending extradition proceedings to th... RTE News Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:07:17 -0500Nov 25 2009 The Government was warned just days before the invasion of Iraq that Saddam Hussein may be unable to use his chemical weapons, the official inquiry into the war has been told. The evid... Loughborough Echo Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:02:50 -0500More than 170 jobs were lost tonight as the country’s largest tour operator Budget Travel went bust.Some 747 holidaymakers stranded overseas and 409 others preparing to jet off over the next four da... Breaking News.ie Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:54:52 -0500Keane launched a verbal attack on the FAI following Ireland's World Cup exit thanks to a highly controversial goal scored by William Gallas. However, Keane was surprised by the furore surrounding t... World Soccer News Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:54:38 -0500Car dealer EP Moooney has gone into provisional liquidation with the loss of 93 jobs. The company has 11 car franchises and five showrooms in Dublin. Co-founder and Chief Executive Paraic Mooney sai... RTE News Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:47:52 -0500The President has said everyone has an individual responsibility to make the roads safe in run up to Christmas. Mary McAleese was speaking at the National Rehabilitation Hospital in Dublin at the lau... RTE News Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:47:51 -0500Anxious communities along the banks of the River Shannon were tonight bracing themselves for devastating floods after waters reached record heights.ESB warned water in already flooded areas would rise... Breaking News.ie Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:34:53 -0500A beauty salon worker tonight described a 'Wizard of Oz' moment when storm force winds ripped the roof off an apartment block and blew it past her window.Gales gusting to 100km/h battered the country ... Breaking News.ie Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:34:51 -0500A witness at the trial of a Dublin man accused of murder saw a man with a knife pull off his balaclava and tell another man ‘’you're dead’’ before fatally stabbing him the Central Criminal Cou... Breaking News.ie Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:34:50 -0500An ambulance crew was attacked in Belfast city centre while answering an emergency call-out after the switching on of the city's Christmas lights. Rival groups of young people were involved in sectari... BBC Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:23:03 -0500 | 
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