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Shareholders may have bloodied the nose of Elan management with their rejection of its investment plans at Monday’s extraordinary general meeting but, in its most recent update, Royalty had secured acceptances of less than 8 per cent of Elan’s stock. Words not figures proved the undoing of Royalty’s hostile Elan bid

Company has only itself to blame

Satisfied customers: Jaguar tops the manufacturers’ poll, and its XF saloon tops the individual-model list Who’s topping the list?

There are some surprises in the 2013 JD Power Vehicle Ownership Satisfaction Survey

“For the Taoiseach it was an image to die for. There’s nothing a leader likes more than proximity to more powerful leaders.” US president Barack Obama, British prime minister David Cameron and Taoiseach Enda Kenny take a walk at the G8 summit at Lough Erne in Fermanagh. Photograph: Laura Hutton/Photocall Ireland Lough Erne G8 plan could spell trouble for Ireland’s corporate tax regime

Analysis: shortage of specific action plan means issue could be long-fingered

‘Some locals could recall at the time the horror of the departure by liner from Queenstown, now Cobh. All were familiar with tear-stained departures from Shannon, which some still called by its original name, Rineanna.’ Above, John F Kennedy, prepares to leave from Shannon in 1963. Photograph: Peter Thursfield When Kennedy euphoria swept the country

An Irishman’s Diary: He promised to return in springtime, as many Kerry emigrants had done

Tourism Ireland: offered exciting examples of effective collaboration across the island of Ireland whilst also pushing the boundaries with new technologies. Photograph: Eric Luke Vilification of State agencies is well off the mark

Bodies are nimble, responsive and quick to adapt

A Women’s Aid protest outside Leinster House, drawing attention to the statistic that one in five women is affected by domestic violence. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien Abuse of women usually happens behind closed doors, not in the full media glare

Many victims of violence are paralysed by fear

Build quality: robots weld cars at Nissan’s plant in Sunderland. Photograph: James Sebright/Getty Is the Japanese crown of reliability slipping?

Toyota and Nissan are weathering well despite recent recall issues

Pictured (LtoR) Chief executive of the Pensions Board Brendan Kennedy, Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton and chairperson of the Pensions Board Jane Williams at the Pensions Board Annual Report and Accounts for 2012 in Dublin. Cantillon: The pensions crisis the regulator dare not speak of

ECJ ruling merits no coverage at all in Pensions Board annual report

A man walks past graffiti sprayed on a bank window in Bilbao’s Gran Via during a general strike called by Basque nationalist unions ELA and LAB. The graffiti reads: “Burn capitalism”. Photograph: Vincent West/Reuters Basque Country: Thoughts of a return to war as unusual as the bad weather
  • Europe
  • Paddy Woodworth
  • June 18, 2013, 01:00

Resistance to austerity more resigned than militant

Dove-shaped balloons being released in Bilbao earlier this month at the end of the final meeting of Basque peace association Gesto por la Paz after 28 years of existence, following Eta’s permanent ceasefire and cessation of armed activity in 2011. Photograph: Vincent West/Reuters Signs of chill in Basque region’s climate of peace

Is there really a risk of a split in Eta and a return to armed activity?

Plenty of Irish children have bicycles but only a handful use them to make the trip to school. Photograph: Getty Images Cycling: the next generation

Barely 2 per cent of Irish children are cycling to school, but some organisations and schools are encouraging more bike usage through cycling lessons, example and pester power

‘The whole area rang to the sound of guttural entreaties, roared objections and ecstatic cries.’ Above, Tadhg Ó hUallacháin, Jamie de Barún and Liam Ó Lonáin, all Waterford inter-county footballers from the Ring Gaeltacht who took part in this year’s Comórtas Peile na Gaeltachta. Gaeltacht v Gaeltacht
  • Heritage
  • Catherine Foley
  • June 18, 2013, 00:01

An Irishwoman’s Diary: A festival of football, friendship and cultural fun

Savita Halappanavar: Hospital staff were influenced by the ‘chill factor’ of the 1861 Act. Oireachtas should amend Bill’s criminalisation of women and doctors

Hospital staff were intimidated by 1861 Act

The interior of the St Stephen’s Greeen church, 150 years old. Photograph: Cyril Byrne Unitarianism as a faith is unfamiliar to most people

Beloved Dublin church is 150 years old this month

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Taoiseach Enda Kenny makes a point to US president Barack Obama and Britain’s prime minister David Cameron during a walk at the G8 summit at Lough Erne in Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh. Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images Clare Daly attacks ‘slobbering’ over Obamas during Irish visit
Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford as Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward in the film All The President’s Men. Photograph: Warner Bros/Getty Images Richard Nixon committed far greater crimes than the Watergate break-in
Older wiser: For the most of us who use cars for a commute, for shopping, for the daily grind, we can make our money go much farther by buying a slightly used car Yes, you can buy the cheapest car but you will pay for it in other ways
Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe and Taoiseach Enda Kenny at a joint press conference at Government Buildings in Dublin today. Photograph: Julien Behal/PA Wire Kenny rules out income tax hikes in next budget
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