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Archive for the Category ‘Irish News’

Cost of living increases by 0.2%

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The cost of living has been hit by the first annual increase since the start of 2009, official figures have revealed.

Final stretch of M9 opened

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The final 40km stretch of a motorway that will cut journey times between Dublin and Waterford was unveiled today.

Rubbish dump smells rise ten-fold

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Complaints about smells from rubbish dumps grew ten fold since 2004, environmental experts warned today.

Sinn Fein MPs asked to write their own parliamentary oath

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Sinn Fein MPs have been invited to write their own oath of allegiance in an attempt to get them to attend Parliament in Westminster.

Rights campaigner Finlay seeks presidential nomination

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Leading children’s rights campaigner Fergus Finlay today put himself forward to be considered in the presidential election.

Teenager in hospital after shooting

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An 18-year-old was recovering in hospital today after an early morning gun attack.

Fraudster used taxi firm to fund personal lifestyle

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SOCIALITE businessman Breifne O’Brien used money from his taxi company to fund his personal lifestyle, it has emerged.

Lenihan says plan will ‘end uncertainty’

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FINANCE Minister Brian Lenihan last night insisted the Government’s decision to split Anglo Irish Bank into two parts will provide certainty about the bank’s future.

Gardai feared man who died in cell was armed

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GARDAI were forced to restrain three men — including the prime suspect in the fatal shooting of a mother of one — because they might have had a firearm, an inquest was told yesterday, writes Georgina O’Halloran.

It’s no joke when fear replaces the laughter

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MICHAEL O’Leary once wrote a letter to the Irish Independent in which he jokingly promised to stop being a “boorish capitalist” — a label given to him after yet another of his ridiculous press conferences.