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Bill to grant legal protection to same-sex couples
24.06.2008 23:31
ireland.com
GAY AND lesbian couples will be able to register their relationships with the State for the first time and avail of greater protection in areas such as pensions, inheritance and tax, under new Government proposals.
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Allegation of £50,000 paid to Ahern 'is total rubbish'
24.06.2008 23:31
ireland.com
MAHON TRIBUNAL: CORK DEVELOPER Owen O'Callaghan has denied he paid former taoiseach Bertie Ahern £50,000 in mid-1989.
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Dissident republicans suspected in Bogside murder
24.06.2008 23:30
ireland.com
Community of grief: Creggan locals stand in silence in memory of murdered deliveryman
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Record €17m Lotto jackpot expected
24.06.2008 23:30
ireland.com
TONIGHT’S LOTTO jackpot will be the biggest in the game’s history, with officials predicting punters will be vying for some €17 million.
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Rembrandt's etchings go on show in Chester Beatty Library
24.06.2008 23:30
ireland.com
REMBRANDT'S RARE etchings of everyday scenes and landscapes in 17th century Amsterdam, self-portraits, nudes and many scenes from the Bible, went on view at the Chester Beatty Library in Dublin last night.
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Woman and man injured in two gangland shootings
24.06.2008 23:30
ireland.com
A WOMAN in her 50s and a man in his 20s are recovering in hospital after being wounded in two shootings linked to separate drugs feuds in Dublin city yesterday.
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Deaths in work accidents up a third last year, says HSA report
24.06.2008 23:30
ireland.com
DEATHS IN work-related accidents rose by almost one-third last year, according to the Health and Safety Authority’s (HSA) annual report which was launched yesterday by Minister for Labour Affairs Billy Kelleher.
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More details sought on Carlton site
24.06.2008 23:30
ireland.com
DUBLIN CITY Council has asked for further information before making a decision on plans for a €1.25 billion redevelopment of a site centred on the former Carlton cinema on O’Connell Street.
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HSE to audit response to disability sex abuse claims
24.06.2008 23:30
ireland.com
AN AUDIT of the policies and procedures in place to respond to allegations of sexual abuse in all services for people with intellectual disability across the State is about to be undertaken on behalf of the Health Service Executive (HSE).
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Orders say Irish missions not in decline
24.06.2008 23:30
ireland.com
SUGGESTIONS THAT the Irish missionary movement is in steep decline were rebuffed by religious orders and their main funders yesterday at a major rebranding of the sector.
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Portrait of Major McDowell unveiled
24.06.2008 23:29
ireland.com
THE IRISH TIMES would not exist today in any recognisable form, if it existed at all, were it not for the contribution of Major Thomas McDowell, who was at the helm of the newspaper for almost 40 years, the chairman of the Irish Times Trust said last night.
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PDs to move to smaller headquarters
24.06.2008 23:29
ireland.com
THE PROGRESSIVE Democrats have decided to quit their Dublin headquarters, following cuts in State funding and lay-offs since the last election.
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Launch of affordable homes website
24.06.2008 23:29
ireland.com
FIRST-TIME house-hunters will be able to search for affordable homes that are not available on the open market on a website launched yesterday.
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Victim's family welcomes new report
24.06.2008 23:29
ireland.com
THE FAMILY of a man shot dead by the British army at a Border checkpoint 20 years ago has welcomed an independent investigation challenging the official explanation of the killing.
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EU plan to address fuel costs for fishing fleet
24.06.2008 23:29
ireland.com
EU FISHERIES commissioner Joe Borg has promised “definitive proposals” for next month’s ministerial council that will address the fuel price squeeze affecting European fleets.
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