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TDs continue long march to Lisbon under the gaze of Chinese delegation
17.06.2008 23:41
ireland.com
DÁIL SKETCH: THE BITTER and divisive Lisbon Treaty referendum battle yielded a temporary parliamentary truce in Leinster House yesterday, wrties Michael O'Regan.
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Second referendum cannot be held, says O'Rourke
17.06.2008 23:41
ireland.com
COMMITTEE: THERE IS no way that a second referendum can be held following the rejection of the Lisbon Treaty, a senior Fianna Fáil TD has said.
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No agreement made to return £34,000 spent on furnishings
17.06.2008 23:41
ireland.com
HOME IMPROVEMENTS: MR AHERN spent almost £34,000 on furnishing a house he was about to rent and without having any agreement covering the return of this expenditure, the tribunal heard.
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House bequest made 'no sense' - Ahern
17.06.2008 23:41
ireland.com
WALL LEGACY: MR AHERN has said he could make no sense of Micheál Wall's decision to bequeath him his house in Dublin.
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Beresford is a strange landlord and tenant tale, whatever version you take
17.06.2008 23:41
ireland.com
Bertie Ahern's landlord took out a will leaving the house to Ahern and his daughters, writes Colm Keena.
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Ripping yarn about a will adds another layer to the mystery
17.06.2008 23:41
ireland.com
The former taoiseach was again surprised by the kindness of friends - especially Micheál Wall, writes Michael Wall.
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More SF and DUP tensions as Brown provides £6m for Irish broadcasting
17.06.2008 23:41
ireland.com
TENSIONS BETWEEN the DUP and Sinn Féin continued yesterday after British prime minister Gordon Brown provided an additional £6 million to safeguard Irish language broadcasting in the North for an additional two years.
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Dissident republican groups 'still a threat'
17.06.2008 23:40
ireland.com
PSNI CHIEF constable Sir Hugh Orde has warned that dissident republicans remain a significant threat, while Garda Commissioner Fachtna Murphy said both forces were co 2000 -operating to crack down on dissidents.
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PSNI charge 45 in Chinese cannabis ring
17.06.2008 23:40
ireland.com
THE PSNI has seized cannabis valued at £8.4 million (€10.59 million) and charged 45 people in an operation against what it believes are Chinese criminal gangs operating cannabis factories in Northern Ireland.
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EU may offer concessions and opt-outs to win new treaty vote
17.06.2008 23:40
ireland.com
IRELAND COULD be offered concessions or opt-outs from core EU policies if it would help the Government win a new referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, the EU presidency has said.
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Cowen denounces 'great falsehood' on commissioner
17.06.2008 23:40
ireland.com
TAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen said that the No vote in the Lisbon Treaty referendum made Ireland more vulnerable to losing its EU commissioner.
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Second referendum cannot be held, says O'Rourke
17.06.2008 23:40
ireland.com
COMMITTEE: THERE IS no way that a second referendum can be held following the rejection of the Lisbon Treaty, a senior Fianna Fáil TD has said.
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Ministers to meet ahead of vital EU summit
17.06.2008 23:40
ireland.com
BRUSSELS SUMMIT: SENIOR CABINET Ministers are to hold a special meeting of the Cabinet's European Union committee before the Taoiseach travels to Brussels tomorrow for the EU leaders' summit.
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EU could offer Irish opt-outs if it holds new referendum
17.06.2008 23:40
ireland.com
LISBON FALLOUT: THE EU could offer Ireland concessions or opt-outs from core policies if it would help the Government win a new referendum on the Lisbon Treaty.
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Treaty opponents saw few risks in voting No
17.06.2008 23:40
ireland.com
SURVEY FINDINGS: THREE-QUARTERS of people who voted No in Ireland's referendum on the Lisbon Treaty believed that the text could be renegotiated later by the Government.
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