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Gardai pictured in Coole, Co Westmeath, in May as an exhumation of Mr McGrath's body took place.
- Dunlop in court on 16 corruption charges18:32 Former lobbyist and Fianna Fáil election agent Frank Dunlop has appeared in a Dublin court on 16 charges relating to corruption. When charged, Mr Dunlop replied: “We always knew this day was coming and I will not be contesting the charges."
- Student's sea paddle prompts rescue operation17:49 An American student sparked a full-scale rescue today after paddling a mile-and-half out to sea in a tiny boat to photograph a lighthouse.
- 5,000 Irish register for UK benefits in 6 months17:28 Some 5,000 Irish people registered to work or access benefits in the UK in the first half of the year, suggesting there was no significant rise in the rate of emigration to Britain over that period.
- Man (22) jailed for life for Dublin murder17:04 A 22 year-old man has been jailed for life for the murder of a man in Dublin following a row on the street last year.
- Gardai investigate death of woman in Dublin14:27 Gardai in Dublin have arrested a man in connection with the suspicious death of a woman in Tallaght.
- Search under way for man missing in Kerry mountains13:55 A search is underway in the Kerry Mountains for a man in his 60s who went missing while on a walk last night.
- Threat recedes for gas, electricity price hikes12:53 Householders are set to escape increases in electricity and gas bills in the New Year, it was revealed today.
- Union calls on members to buy Irish08:39 The State's largest union, Siptu, has today urged people to buy Irish products this Christmas.
- Man released in Derry murder investigation07:35 Police investigating the murder of a Derry man in 2007 released a man last night.
- UUP and Conservatives agree electoral pact07:14 The Ulster Unionists and British Conservatives have agreed an electoral pact between the two parties.
- Gardaí announce Christmas road operations06:21 The Garda has announced two traffic operations will run in Dublin over the Christmas period.
Other Stories
- Ryan urges investment in cleaner energy
MINISTER FOR Energy Eamon Ryan has called for a "strategic retreat" from our dependence on fossil fuels through heavy investment in newer forms of cleaner energy. - Workplace bullying victims often blamed, research says VICTIMS OF workplace bullying are often blamed by colleagues for bringing it upon themselves, new research has found.
- Anti-incinerator group to seek costs from firm A GROUP opposed to the building of an incinerator at Rathcoole in west Dublin is to seek to have its costs paid by the company proposing the development, Energy Answers International.
- Groups working with children welcome ombudsman's plans GROUPS WORKING with vulnerable children have welcomed plans by the Ombudsman for Children to investigate the implementation of national guidelines on child protection.
- Alcohol abuse unlikely to be tackled, group told THERE IS little reason to be optimistic that alcohol abuse will be tackled "at any stage in the near future" because of the power of the drinks industry, the Irish Association of Suicidology conference heard yesterday.
- HSE plans to cut bed numbers in blueprint THE HEALTH Service Executive is planning to cut bed numbers, restrict some wards to five-day rather than seven-day operation and carry out more work on a day care basis next year.
- Radio stations to pool news services RADIO STATIONS Today FM and Newstalk, which are both owned by Denis O'Brien's company Communicorp, are to combine their newsroom resources.
- Irish mobile talkers and texters top list THE REPUBLIC'S mobile phone users spend more time talking and texting than their counterparts in 15 other countries, according to a new report.
- President praises Cricklewood centre's mission PRESIDENT MARY McAleese officially opened Cricklewood Homeless Concern's new centre yesterday on the second day of her two-day visit to London.
- Fine Gael expects 1,200 activists to attend national conference FINE GAEL is expecting about 1,200 party activists to attend its national conference which opens this evening in Wexford.
- Cap deal the best going, says Smith MINISTER FOR Agriculture Brendan Smith has said Ireland could not have got a better deal on the Common Agricultural Policy than the one reached by EU ministers in the early hours of Thursday morning.
- Farming groups react negatively to agreement FARMING ORGANISATIONS reacted negatively to the new farm deal agreed in Brussels yesterday. The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers' Association was furious over the decision to increase milk quotas in the deal.
- Political party for older people hopes to contest local polls A NEW political party championing the interests of older people plans to field candidates in the local elections next June, its founder has said.
- Students to discuss fees with Minister STUDENT UNION leaders are to meet Minister for Education Batt O'Keeffe to outline their opposition to the reintroduction of third-level fees.
- In Short A round-up of today's other stories in brief...
Dáil Report
- Legal framework for levy to be in place by Christmas
LEGISLATION TO implement a health insurance levy and related tax relief measures will be passed by the Oireachtas before Christmas, although a decision by the European Commission on its acceptability is unlikely until the new year. - Varadkar question scurrilous, says Coughlan TÁNAISTE MARY Coughlan has described as "scurrilous" a question from Fine Gael enterprise spokesman Leo Varadkar about whether she had been lobbied in the appointment process for the selection of the chairman of Enterprise Ireland.
- RTÉ Lisbon coverage criticised MINISTER OF State for European Affairs Dick Roche criticised RTÉ for the amount of coverage given recently to Libertas chairman Declan Ganley.
- Labour criticises nursing home Bill to help fund long-term care NURSING HOME legislation to help fund long-term care is "wrong and unfair" because it "involves a redistribution of wealth from the less well-off to the better-off," the Dáil has heard.
- Mutual admiration society spreads over both sides of House DÁIL SKETCH: Fine Gael TD John Perry spoke at authoritative length about EU directives and documents as he addressed the Government benches, where Minister of State for European Affairs Dick Roche was presiding.
- Senators to debate Bill seeking ban on stem-cell research SEANAD REPORT: RONAN MULLEN (Ind) received the consent of the House to place on its agenda his Bill which seeks to prohibit the creation of human embryos for research and to ban research involving or deriving from the destruction of such embryos.
In the Courts
- Woman awarded €140,000 over sex assault A HIGH Court jury has awarded €140,000 damages to a Co Donegal woman after finding she was sexually assaulted as a young child over a two-year period in her own home by a man who gave her piano lessons.
- Murdered man mistaken for brother, jury told A 25-YEAR-OLD father of two was mistaken for his brother when he was shot dead in Dublin last year, a jury at the Central Criminal Court has heard.
- Leech settles libel action for €125,000
COMMUNICATIONS consultant Monica Leech has secured damages understood to be about €125,000 plus costs and an apology in settlement of her High Court libel action over two newspaper articles. - Smoke and ink trail lead gardaí to thief A MAN who stole a cash box containing €40,000 was arrested after gardaí followed a trail of ink and smoke from the box's security devices to his home, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has heard.
- Jury in fatal stabbing case due to begin deliberations today THE JURY in the trial of a man accused of murdering a Google employee by stabbing him following an altercation in the street is due to begin its deliberations this morning.
- Collins like 'caged animal', court told A SECURITY supervisor has claimed former world boxing champion Steve Collins was "like a caged animal" shouting obscenities at an Albanian bouncer moments after he allegedly punched him in the face.
- In Short A round-up of today's other stories in brief...
Lisbon Debate
- Refusal to declare Lisbon dead 'treason'
REFUSING TO declare the Lisbon Treaty dead was an "act of treason the likes of which has not been seen since the Act of Union", an Oireachtas subcommittee on Europe was told yesterday. - Politicians left in shade as three hams make a meal of homespun wisdoms Three sharp performers enlivened an Oireachtas committee on the Lisbon Treaty yesterday, writes
MIRIAM LORD
- Cullen may join Yes side in Lisbon rerun BUSINESSMAN BILL Cullen has offered to join the campaign for a Yes vote in the event of a new referendum on the Lisbon Treaty.
Regional News
- Force used in boy's arrest, witness says THE INQUEST into the death of 14-year-old schoolboy Brian Rossiter yesterday heard from a witness who said she saw gardaí using force when they arrested Brian and another youth on the night before he was found unconscious in Clonmel Garda station.
- Couple claim factory fumes drove them from home A WEXFORD family have claimed before the High Court they had to leave their home because of smells comparable to sewage and rotten eggs coming from a compost manufacturing plant adjoining their property.
- Three men arrested after armed robbery at post office in Arklow
GARDAÍ HAVE arrested three men following an armed robbery at Arklow post office, Co Wicklow, in which a substantial sum of money was taken. - Du Plantier postmortem reveals nothing new A POSTMORTEM on the body of Sophie Toscan du Plantier by pathologists in France, as part of an inquiry there into her killing, has failed to discover anything new, her family revealed yesterday.
- Arms dealer loses appeal over handgun A LICENSED arms dealer has been banned from owning a handgun legally held by hundreds of Irish marksmen but which has been described in court as an "extremely dangerous" weapon.
- Man (18) gets four years for assault AN 18-YEAR-OLD Killarney man has been handed a four-year sentence for a "horrific" attack on a Cork man who lost his way in a Killarney laneway after a Christmas party.
- In Short A round-up of today's other stories in brief...
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- 18:32Dunlop in court on 16 corruption charges
- 18:31Full list of charges faced by Frank Dunlop
- 18:14Keane says Irish and Scottish players must clean up their act
- 18:06B of I confirms 'unsolicited approaches' from investors
- 17:49Student's sea paddle prompts rescue operation
- 17:45Ryan called in as Quinlan loses appeal
- 17:44ECB policymakers hint strongly at further rate cut
- 17:36Court told Collins punched bouncer
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