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  • Cabinet to finalise childcare system soon

    Taoiseach Bertie Ahern meeting party members at the Fianna Fail parliamentary party conference in the Slieve Russell Hotel, Co Cavan, yesterday The Government is close to finalising a comprehensive State childcare system, going beyond the traditional issue of tax breaks and financial incentives, to be unveiled in the Budget in December. p

  • Victim was persuaded to return to flat

    Georgina Eager: judge said she was probably asleep when Newman entered room. Newman: told court he planned to drown himself after killing. The jury was unmoved by the defendant's cries and his claim that the young Irish woman had provoked him by attacking him with a knife, reports Deaglán de Bréadún , in London. p
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  • Jury told how victim was in awe of smooth-talking 'professor'

    The trial heard how a young Irish graduate became infatuated with the man who would eventually stab her to death. Deaglán de Bréadún reports. p

  • 'Her beautiful spirit is keeping us going'

    The following statement was read to the media at the Inner London Crown Court yesterday by George Eager, father of Georgina Eager. He was accompanied by his family: p

  • Mourners remember 'lovely young man'

    The 200-year-old, little Church of the Assumption in Paulstown was full 30 minutes before James Healy's funeral Mass was due to begin. p

  • Land dispute farmer buried in Carlow

    Mourners at the funeral Mass of a 39-year-old farmer who shot himself after killing another man in a land dispute were urged to rally around the man's family in the weeks and months ahead when the tragedy has faded from the media spotlight. p

  • Crumlin hospital to be replaced - Harney

    The largest children's hospital in the State - Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children in Crumlin, Dublin - is to be replaced, Minister for Health Mary Harney confirmed yesterday. p

  • Group to sue over 'harm' to women by Ferns priests

    A firm of solicitors is seeking compensation from the Catholic hierarchy on behalf of women who were allegedly "taken advantage of" by priests who breached their vow of celibacy in recent decades. p

  • Cowen defends Government public spending record

    Minister for Finance Brian Cowen yesterday defended the Government's record in getting value for the money spent on public projects. p

  • Consultants are accused of delaying reform

    Minister for Finance Brian Cowen has criticised hospital consultants for delaying the Government's plans to introduce reform in the health service. p

  • Ministers to try to agree overseas aid budget

    Government Ministers will today make a final attempt to resolve differences over the future size of Ireland's overseas aid budget in advance of next week's UN summit in New York, which is to be addressed by the Taoiseach. p

  • Labour to oppose changes for Dail

    Labour has said it will oppose planned changes to Dáil procedures which it claims will undermine the capacity of opposition leaders to question the Taoiseach on matters of public importance. p

  • Murder suspect was once in IRA say gardai

    Senior Garda sources have confirmed to The Irish Times that a man suspected of murdering a 29-year-old Dubliner in the city in April was once a member of the IRA and still has strong links to the organisation. p

  • Inquest told of statements admitting part in killing

    An inquest into the death of a forestry worker from Dundalk, allegedly murdered by loyalist paramilitaries nearly 30 years ago, returned a verdict of unlawful killing yesterday. p

  • Government denies claims in rights case

    The Government has rejected a claim at the European Court of Human Rights that a woman seeking an abortion in Ireland was treated in an inhuman and degrading fashion by the State. p

  • In Short. . .

    A round-up of today's other stories in brief.   p
In the NorthBack to Top

  • UVF is cited for killings by monitoring body

    The Independent Monitoring Commission in a special report has blamed the UVF for recent killings, according to well-placed sources. p

  • 5-year-old involved in riot

    A five-year-old boy who couldn't run as fast as his school mates was arrested for stone-throwing during a day of sustained loyalist rioting in north Belfast, a senior police officer revealed yesterday. p
Festival of ScienceBack to Top

  • Children given drugs not tested for them

    Drug use: Children routinely receive drugs that have not been tested for them as safe, and doctors and hospitals frequently prescribe medication that is authorised for adults but not for use by children. p

  • Ageism most common form of prejudice in Britain

    Prejudice: Ageism is the most prevalent form of prejudice in the UK, and religious segregation in Northern Ireland is getting worse, the BA Festival of Science was told. p

  • Discovery of a molecular 'dimmer switch' outlined

    New drugs: The discovery of a molecular "dimmer switch" may allow fine control over this system, leading to a "new generation of drugs", the science festival was told. p

  • Maths formula can be used to locate mines

    Mathematics: The link between maths and land mines may not be immediately apparent to most people. p

  • Apes use complex body language

    Animal communications: Chimps and gorillas are quite the conversationalists, provided you take a broad view of what is meant by communication. Touch, gestures, grimaces and grunts are all part of the vocabulary, so long as you have the skills to understand what is being said. p

  • Simple test may detect Alzheimer's

    A simple test that involves writing down names of animals and objects may provide a quick way to detect the early onset of Alzheimer's disease. p

  • Festival programme

    Today and tomorrow. . . p
Regional NewsBack to Top

  • Hotel, shops plan for M7 service station

    Some 100 jobs are to be created in Monasterevin after Kildare County Council approved plans for a 17-acre motorway services station, the first of its kind in Ireland. p

  • Sligo road provides little relief as predicted

    Sligo's newly opened 'inner relief road' has turned out to be every bit as bad as its opponents feared, writes Frank McDonald , Environment Editor. p

  • Mayor criticises plans to 'bulldoze' amenity

    The mayor of Sligo has criticised plans to "bulldoze" a €600,000 playground to make way for a new road in the town. p

  • Debate marks start of IFA leadership race

    The "criminalisation" of farmers, falling farm incomes and the problem of suicide in rural Ireland were among the issues raised by the three candidates for the presidency of the Irish Farmers' Association at a debate held by Macra na Feirme yesterday. p

  • Residents of Cork town to oppose 300 new houses

    Residents of Rathcormac, Co Cork, yesterday vowed to fight a planned housing development in the area. They claimed the town had become an "adjective for over-development" and could not absorb further growth unless amenities were put in place. p

  • Cork preparations for ploughing championships under way

    Preparations for the National Ploughing Championships are under way in Mogeely, near Midleton, which will transform a 300-acre field in east Cork into a large town within just three weeks. p
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