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        <title><![CDATA[Young Irish bearing brunt of pension crisis, says Australian pension reformer   ]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Elderly need to look to fairer allocation of resources, says former politician   ]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[New Xbox means more than games to Microsoft   ]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Eagerly awaited console expected to have closer  integration with TVs and mobile devices   ]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 17:40:50 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Ulster Bank seeks parallel bankruptcy against   Dunne   ]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Bank claims property developer is trying to avoid effect of Irish proceedings   ]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Cantillon: Paddy Power hedging its bets on US gamble   ]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Company watching developments as US states look to legalise online betting   ]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[ Bord Gáis Networks considers €200m cost of interconnectors  ]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Pipes that  import 90% of gas used here not designed to allow exports to Britain    ]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Cantillon: One-way interconnector points to scepticism over prospects for Irish gas exploration   ]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[It appears little thought was given to the idea that gas might one day flow from the State to Britain   ]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Ireland might be wise to look more closely at Google   ]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Analysis: Scrutiny of the web giant’s tax affairs may have serious knock-on effects   ]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Spanish judges  hold former Caja Madrid chief in jail   ]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Move on senior financier a signal of intent to pursue those behind bank collapses    ]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[ After Google, Amazon to be grilled on UK tax presence  ]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Internet retailer has paid about $9 million in income tax on more than  $23 billion of sales to British clients over past six years,    ]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[One in four SME applications for credit turned down   ]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[DKM report for Irish Bankers Federation says rate of rejection is falling   ]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[IBRC liquidators given more time to value and sell €27bn in loans   ]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[€1.2bn mortgage book will go on market in August or September    ]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 19:23:17 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Interest bill pushes improving Jurys Inn into loss   ]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Refinancing of debt ‘sufficient’ to finance group activities for foreseeable future   ]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Boardroom diversity leads to better decision-making and performance, conference hears   ]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Lack of sanctions means EU initiatives have failed to deliver, study finds   ]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Dell’s profit dives as billionaire battle rages on   ]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Results underline need for radical action to restore fortunes of third-largest PC maker   ]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Work begins on Glanbia’s new €150m facility in Kilkenny   ]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Food ingredient giant targets  export market with new plant   ]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Car stocks lead European shares higher   ]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Dollar at near  three-year high amid speculation on future of Fed’s asset-buying programme   ]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Maersk seeks to double shipping rates in fragile market   ]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Freight giant reports 30% fall in first-quarter profit   ]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[ABN Amro announces plans to cut a further 400 jobs   ]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Dutch bank reports 17% slide in first quarter profit   ]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Shares in Lloyds Banking Group hit UK government break-even price   ]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Shares rise to highest level in more than two years   ]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:04:22 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[US consumer sentiment near six-year peak   ]]></title>
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