World / Social Life
IFA leader criticises Taoiseach's veto refusal
02.06.2008 23:38
ireland.com
FARMERS: IRISH FARMERS' Association president Pádraig Walshe sharply criticised Taoiseach Brian Cowen last night on the eve of the organisation's executive council meeting to decide its stance on the Lisbon Treaty.
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Tribunal to question Celia Larkin on £30,000 loan
02.06.2008 23:38
ireland.com
CELIA LARKIN, ex-partner to former taoiseach Bertie Ahern, is to appear at the Mahon tribunal today.
Ireland
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Move to avert collapse of NI Executive
02.06.2008 23:38
ireland.com
OFFICIALS from the Irish and British governments are working with Sinn Féin and the DUP to avert a crisis which could collapse the Stormont Executive and force an election.
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Speed camera delay criticised after eight die on roads
02.06.2008 23:38
ireland.com
THE DEATH toll on Irish roads over the June bank holiday weekend rose to eight yesterday, or double the figure for the same weekend last year.
Ireland
Social Life
Dáil na nÓg member faces deportation
02.06.2008 23:38
ireland.com
A TOGOLESE Leaving Certificate student, who arrived as an unaccompanied minor two years ago and who has played a senior role as an elected member of the Irish youth parliament, has had his application for asylum refused.
Ireland
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Dispute at SR Technics over work reforms resolved
02.06.2008 23:38
ireland.com
THE DISPUTE over work practice reforms at the aircraft maintenance company SR Technics 2000 , which had threatened the future of the plant which employs about 1,200 people, has been resolved.
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Comhar wants road charges based on emissions and mileage
02.06.2008 23:38
ireland.com
ROAD TAXES should be abolished and replaced by a system of charges based on vehicle emissions, miles travelled and time of travel, Comhar, the Sustainable Development Council, will tell the Government today.
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Dublin Bus taking more people to court for smoking
02.06.2008 23:38
ireland.com
DUBLIN BUS is clamping down on smoking on buses and has significantly increased the number of people it is sending forward for prosecution this year.
Ireland
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TUI says doubts on projects undermine exams
02.06.2008 23:37
ireland.com
PUBLIC CONFIDENCE in the Leaving Cert could be damaged if project work in several subjects is not supervised more rigorously, according to the Teachers' Union of Ireland (TUI).
Ireland
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IBTS appeal for more blood donors
02.06.2008 23:37
ireland.com
THE IRISH Blood Transfusion Service has said it needs 10,000 donations over the next three weeks if “serious blood shortages” are to be avoided in hospitals over the summer months.
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Cross-Border bus to Northern bargains
02.06.2008 23:37
ireland.com
BUS ÉIREANN this week begins a new cross-Border coach service aimed at shoppers seeking bargains in the North.
Ireland
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New referendum on bail may be held
02.06.2008 23:37
ireland.com
THE GOVERNMENT may hold another bail referendum following a marked increase in the number of offences committed by people on bail, the Minister for Justice, Dermot Ahern, has said.
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Thousands hit the ground running for charities
02.06.2008 23:37
ireland.com
The big winner of yesterday's mini-marathon were the many charities, writes Rosita Boland.
Ireland
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75 minutes - a marathon leap for a nervous first-timer
02.06.2008 23:37
ireland.com
MY MINI-MARATHON: My time is no record, but it's not so long since I couldn't run the length of myself, writes Mary Minihan.
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O'Sullivan delighted to return to Cork
02.06.2008 23:37
ireland.com
CORK MARATHON: SONIA O'SULLIVAN officially started the Cork marathon yesterday before going on to take part in the event with a relay team.
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