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Republic's grocery shoppers pay 30% more than North
18.06.2008 23:37
ireland.com
SHOPPERS IN the Republic are being asked to pay over 30 per cent more for groceries than consumers in the North, a survey by the National Consumer Agency (NCA) has revealed.
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Ireland behind in meeting Kyoto targets
18.06.2008 23:36
ireland.com
THE LATEST report on greenhouse emissions in the European Union shows that Ireland is in the bottom half of the table of the 27 states in terms of meeting its Kyoto targets.
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Developer denies FF TD Mulcahy asked for £50,000
18.06.2008 23:36
ireland.com
MAHON TRIBUNAL: CORK DEVELOPER Owen O’Callaghan has denied that Fianna Fáil TD Michael Mulcahy ever asked him for £50,000. At his first appearance at the Mahon tribunal since 2004, Mr O’Callaghan said the idea was ridiculous.
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Suggestion of Ahern payment 'not true'
18.06.2008 23:36
ireland.com
JOHN DEANE, solicitor and business partner to Cork developer Owen O’Callaghan, has said an allegation that Mr O’Callaghan paid former taoiseach Bertie Ahern £50,000 was “simply not true”.
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Country following flawed economic model, says Cori
18.06.2008 23:36
ireland.com
ALMOST 700,000 people still live in poverty despite more than a decade of prosperity and economic growth, a conference will hear today.
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UN apologises for criticising troops
18.06.2008 23:36
ireland.com
MINISTER FOR Defence Willie O’Dea has moved to avert a rift between Irish troops in Chad and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), saying he has accepted an apology over controversial remarks made by the agency about the Defence Forces mission.
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Citywest extension of Luas Red line approved by Bord Pleanála
18.06.2008 23:36
ireland.com
THE CITYWEST/Saggart extension of the Luas Red line in west Dublin is expected to open to the public in 2011, following approval of the project by An Bord Pleanála yesterday.
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Control of Christian Brothers schools handed over to trust
18.06.2008 23:36
ireland.com
THE END of two centuries of Christian Brothers schools has been marked by the formal handing over of control of its 96 schools in the Republic to a charitable trust run by lay people.
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New arrangements cause for concern
18.06.2008 23:36
ireland.com
THE NEW arrangements for Christian Brothers schools have caused some concern within the schools themselves, according to some teachers.
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Funding cuts threaten services for intellectually disabled
18.06.2008 23:36
ireland.com
THE LARGEST provider of services for people with intellectual disabilities has warned it may have to withdraw services because of funding cuts.
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Need for referendum on child protection issues will be debated
18.06.2008 23:36
ireland.com
THE GOVERNMENT has signalled that it may introduce new laws to strengthen child protection as an alternative to holding a divisive referendum on the issue.
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Awards presented for hospitality diversity
18.06.2008 23:36
ireland.com
INTERNATIONAL WORKERS account for 29 per cent of employees in the State’s tourism and hospitality industry, an awards ceremony in Dublin heard yesterday.
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Fishermen's temporary tie-up may not be EU option
18.06.2008 23:36
ireland.com
MINISTER FOR Agriculture and Fisheries Brendan Smith has said that EU fisheries commissioner Joe Borg is now "fully acquainted with the issues of concern to Irish fishermen".
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Newstalk broke rights to privacy, watchdog rules
18.06.2008 23:35
ireland.com
NEWSTALK RADIO station breached the rights to privacy of civil servants by putting them live on air without their permission, the Broadcasting Complaints Commission has ruled.
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EU endorses illegal immigrant rules
18.06.2008 23:35
ireland.com
THE EUROPEAN Parliament has approved contentious new rules for detaining and expelling illegal immigrants, despite criticism from human rights groups and the UN.
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