The Irish Times - Front Page http://www.irishtimes.com Articles from The Irish Times - Front Page en-ie Copyright 2009, irishtimes.com. The Irish Times 2009-11-21T00:00:00 irishtimes.com http://www.irishtimes.com/ http://www.irishtimes.com/feeds/rss/rss_logo.gif Search The Irish Times Search for articles on irishtimes.com keywords http://www.irishtimes.com/search/index.html?rm=listresults Most Irish optimistic and content despite the downturn http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/frontpage/2009/1121/1224259240244.html AN OVERWHELMING majority of people feel Ireland needs to start believing in itself again, according to an Irish Times/Behaviour & Attitudes poll on Ireland today. Text Front Page TopStories 2009-11-21T00:00:00 1224259240244 Further heavy rain forecast after 'worst flooding in memory' http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/frontpage/2009/1121/1224259240263.html HOMEOWNERS AND businesses in deluged areas of the south, west and midlands are bracing themselves for more heavy rains tonight after some of the worst flooding in living memory. Text Front Page TopStories 2009-11-21T00:00:00 1224259240263 Play-off hopes seem forlorn despite Henry's 'hands-up' http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/frontpage/2009/1121/1224259240274.html THE PROSPECT of the Republic of Ireland’s World Cup play-off against France being replayed was more remote than ever last night, despite French captain Thierry Henry conceding it would be the fairest way to settle his team’s disputed win. Text Front Page TopStories 2009-11-21T00:00:00 1224259240274 Gardaí to hold off on penalty points during 'day of action' http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/1121/1224259236834.html GARDAÍ MAY not issue penalty point or fixed charge notices to motorists next Tuesday as part of the industrial action being taken by staff in the public service in protest at proposed pay cuts. Text Front Page Other Stories 2009-11-21T00:00:00 1224259236834 Inquiry into two AIB bankers over ex-Anglo official http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/finance/2009/1121/1224259239724.html THE TWO senior AIB bankers whose business affairs are being investigated by their employer are involved in dealings with the former head of Irish operations at Anglo Irish Bank. Text Front Page Business News 2009-11-21T00:00:00 1224259239724 Ban on deer hunts using hounds a step closer http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/1121/1224259235953.html CABINET HAS approved heads of a Bill which will make deer-hunting with hounds an offence, Minister for the Environment John Gormley has confirmed. Text Front Page TopStories 2009-11-21T00:00:00 1224259235953 €65m deal signed for speed check cameras http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/1121/1224259237110.html THE REPUBLIC’S long-awaited network of speed cameras will be rolled out next summer after a €65 million five-year contract was signed by the Government and a private sector consortium yesterday. Text Front Page TopStories 2009-11-21T00:00:00 1224259237110 Lenders told to comply with mortgage arrears code http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/1121/1224259236894.html THE CODE of conduct on mortgage arrears which had been issued to lenders by the Financial Regulator was not be a “hollow formula” and must be complied with, the Master of the High Court said yesterday. Edmund Honohan struck out three cases yesterday on the basis that there was no evidence before him that the lenders had complied with the code. Text Front Page In the Courts 2009-11-21T00:00:00 1224259236894 Longer working week proposed for public sector http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/1121/1224259236828.html THE GOVERNMENT has said that as part of its reform plans for the public service it wants to cut down on overtime and premium payments through the introduction of a longer core working day/week, including an 8am-8pm arrangement in the health sector. Text Front Page Other Stories 2009-11-21T00:00:00 1224259236828 Over 16,000 patients face delay over strike http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/1121/1224259236863.html MORE THAN 16,000 people face having their hospital appointments or procedures deferred next week as a result of the planned national strike in the public service. Text Front Page Other Stories 2009-11-21T00:00:00 1224259236863 DPP opposed to death penalty's return http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/1121/1224259237098.html THE DIRECTOR of Public Prosecutions, James Hamilton, yesterday expressed his opposition to the death penalty and warned that any move to reintroduce it in Ireland could lead to our isolation from Europe. Text Front Page Other Stories 2009-11-21T00:00:00 1224259237098 Media attention unwanted as soldiers' bodies return home http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2009/1121/1224259238611.html THE BELLS of St Bartholomew and All Saint’s Church in Wootton Basset tolled at 1.55pm yesterday. Silence descended upon the hundreds gathered on the main street of the Wiltshire town. Old men stood erect and saluted. Text Front Page TopStories 2009-11-21T00:00:00 1224259238611 Iran urged to back plan on processing uranium abroad http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2009/1121/1224259238488.html BERLIN – The UN nuclear watchdog chief yesterday urged Iran to accept an offer to process its enriched uranium abroad by the end of 2009, and advised western powers not to impose further sanctions on Tehran. Text Front Page TopStories 2009-11-21T00:00:00 1224259238488 Suicide attack and bomb kill 22 in latest attacks http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2009/1121/1224259238599.html HERAT – A suicide bomber in southwestern Afghanistan killed 17 people yesterday, and an Afghan deputy escaped a separate blast on the outskirts of Kabul but five of his bodyguards were killed, officials said. Text Front Page TopStories 2009-11-21T00:00:00 1224259238599 Violence after Algeria's soccer win prompts lockdown in Cairo http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2009/1121/1224259238424.html PARTS OF Cairo were under police lockdown last night amid some of the worst football violence ever seen in the region. Text Front Page Other World Stories 2009-11-21T00:00:00 1224259238424 Nationwide retains Goldman Sachs to advise on EBS loan book merger http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/finance/2009/1121/1224259238396.html IRISH NATIONWIDE has retained investment bank Goldman Sachs to advise the building society on the potential merger of the society’s residential loan book with the State’s other customer-owned lender, the Educational Building Society (EBS). Text Front Page TopStories 2009-11-21T00:00:00 1224259238396 Industrial wages fall after overtime and bonus cuts http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/finance/2009/1121/1224259238320.html CUTBACKS IN bonuses and overtime led to a fall in industrial sector wages in the second quarter of 2009, but average hourly earnings continue to increase year-on-year, according to the latest data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO). Text Front Page TopStories 2009-11-21T00:00:00 1224259238320 Construction, manufacturing loans fall most - Central Bank http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/finance/2009/1121/1224259238367.html LENDING TO most sectors of the economy remains in decline, with loans to the construction and manufacturing sectors falling the most in the third quarter of the year, according to new figures from the Central Bank. Text Front Page TopStories 2009-11-21T00:00:00 1224259238367 Bank fees to State directors published http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/finance/2009/1121/1224259239768.html THE LEVEL of fees paid to public interest directors appointed by the Government to the financial institutions covered by the State guarantee were published yesterday. Text Front Page Business News 2009-11-21T00:00:00 1224259239768 French federation rejects calls for a replay http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2009/1121/1224259236080.html THE FAI’s dream of securing a replay of Wednesday’s World Cup play-off at the Stade de France was shattered last night when their French counterparts, the French Football Federation (FFF), formally said that they had no intention of offering to restage the game as a result of Thierry Henry’s handball immediately before William Gallas’s decisive goal. Text Front Page TopStories 2009-11-21T00:00:00 1224259236080