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A US marine from a marine expeditionary brigade takes up a fighting position after jumping from a helicopter during the start of Operation Khanjari in Main Poshteh, Afghanistan, yesterday. Photograph: Joe Raedle/Getty Images.
Ireland
- Questions raised over drainage in north Dublin as floods force dozens from homes
- TDs told of €1bn in health budget cuts
- Construction work could be halted after talks on electricians' pay stalls
- Two barristers at Moriarty tribunal earn €8.5m each
- 100 temporary contract nurses may lose their jobs
- Garda narcotics swoop leads to 80 arrests in Dublin
- Council says flooding not caused by inadequate pipes
- Rainfall records
- Call for new inquiry into psychiatric care
- Declining number of Irish priests highlighted
- Oireachtas running costs to be cut by €40m
- Call to teach personal finance in schools
- Brushing up on the smart money
- New tax will not affect granny flats
- In Short
- Inquest told toddler died by hanging on cord
- Over 200 infants die worldwide from accidental strangling
- Former garda faces sentence over leaked report
- Izevbekhai appeal may not be heard until next October
- Planning board accused of allowing destruction of priority Corrib habitat
- Nursing home wanted 'appeal' held in camera
- Taxi driver given 10 years over drugs haul
- In Short
- Opposition critical of plan to cut debate time
- Department monitoring extreme target shooting competitions - Ahern
- Inquiry into English paper controversy to report today
- O'Keeffe says it is too early to set up forum on school patronage
- Government rejects SF call to hold Donegal byelection
- Committee reassured Irish funds to Uganda are not going missing
- Most gay pupils bullied in school - youth service
- Wording of law to criminalise blasphemy a farce, says Norris
- Both sides trade sharp exchanges as Bills get the chop
- Defendants acquitted in waste case
- Lightning strikes twice for lottery winner
- Developer died of asphyxia - inquest
- EU commissioner to meet Dell workers
- Brothel case against women thrown out over warrant with wrong address
- Wexford farm for sale at less than half previous asking price
- Clare water diviner's discovery creates jobs
- Pupils get antiviral as swine flu case confirmed
- Councillor bound to peace for insulting fellow FG activist
- NI Policing Board members question portrayal of attack on City Church
World
- US begins major offensive in Afghanistan
- Bulgarians likely to turn from ruling Socialists
- Governor rejects calls to stand down after affair
- Saddam saw Iran as main enemy, records suggest
- Sarkozy drops pit bull image for more serene persona
- Pakistanis start to rebuild their lives after routing of the Taliban
- Jackson's ex-wife may fight for custody
- Prenuptial victory in UK court for German heiress
- Algerian star accused of kidnap and trying to force abortion on ex-partner
- Interim government in Honduras digs in despite criticism
- 'Post' abandons offer of access to Obama team
- Big prize for Godless contestants seeing light
- N Korea test-fires four short-range missiles
- Delhi court legalises gay sex
- Ramsay profits fell almost 90%
- Book by UK counter-terrorism officer blocked
- No consensus on Bashir at African summit
- In short
Finance
- Moody's cut Irish debt rating as deficit climbs
- Johnson & Johnson takes 18% stake in Elan
- RTÉ staff in line for unpaid leave as part of €41m savings plan
- INM sells a third of its stake in Indian publisher for €22m
- ECB puts euro zone interest rates on hold
- IFSC could become 'wasteland' without suitable financial rules
- Senior banker says Hypo hid problems from board
- Merkel insists on reform
- No green shoots, but ground for recovery is more fertile
- Abbott opens 'off patent' sales support business
- ESB borrows €365m in US bond sale
- Metro faces new delay over planning queries
- Pension funds up 5.5% in first half of year
- Client with multiple loans from Anglo claims he had no income
- In Short
- One More Thing
- Software developer gets smart
- Elan stock rises on news of stake deal worth $1bn
- Ibec boss is in his element
- IMF analysis underlines flaws in its earlier estimates
- Planet Business
- Canadian bank system gets the balance right
- 'Enforcement' is the key to keeping institutions in check
- Something for everyone in Elan deal
- It pays to invest time in checking out fees
- When the cost of caring for your pet starts to bite
- Enjoy market's upturn while stocks last - it's only cyclical
- Stamp of approval for An Post savings
- Sowing the seeds of business growth
- Turning to an expert to reverse a firm's fortunes
- Eco technologies offer big opportunities for economy, says environmental agency
- Surfers pay "little attention" to Google ads
- Clouds gathering in world of IT services
- Are we witnessing the "death of software"?
- Innovators offered chance to build own start-ups
- Imagine Cup's vision for training device
- When the tools of the trade take over
- Creating a safe harbour for online surfing
- A treasure trove for hackers
- The times they are a-changin'
Features
Sport
- Swan song has ugly duckling look to it
- Williams desperately seeking his old form
- They don't just polish diamonds over here
- Ribery seeks move to Madrid
- Terry ready to start over again
- Cretaro penalty gives Sligo a lifeline
- Arsenal directors reflect on financial proposals
- Focused Madden champing at the bit
- Owen on the verge of shock move to United
- Soccer Shorts:
- Rugby Digest
- €2m in funding part of GPA demands
- Cullen proposes 'very generous' offer
- Oakley and Rigney join Offaly's injury list
- Black and amber Goliath not ready to fall
- Stynes faces battle against cancer
- Harrington encouraged despite his struggles
- Kim takes the lead with record 62
- Good news for Oxx as Sandown keep taps turned off
- Serena knows she's been in battle
- Safina shattered as Venus makes a mockery of world ranking system
- Experienced Roddick happy to embrace the outsider's role
- Men's Semi-finals: How They Match Up
- Wimbledon Digest
- Day 10 Results
- Martin forced to miss Tour de France
- Plan proposes radical new structure
- Mannion gets up in dramatic finish
- Format suits Ireland
- Impressive numbers expected
- Sports Digest
Opinion
- Bad news may be good news
- Afghan campaign
- Moralistic tyranny bedevils our society
- Brought to our knees by bankers and developers
- Travel tax may have positive effect on Irish tourism sector
- Losing the cake for bread and butter savings
- Jackson inspires some wacko behaviour as cat joins TV debate
- Accolade of 'world's greatest champion' is out of reach for legendary Lance
- July 3rd, 1931: Opposition side splits in sports contest
- An Irishman's Diary
Letters
The Ticket
- The Ticket: how we usually do it, and how we did it this week
- Snow Patrol’s festival survival guide
- Gary e-chats with Glenn Moule of the Howling Bells
- Who we’ll be watching
- "You've written some pretty cutting things about Snow Patrol in the past. Why?"
- New Music
- Holy Ghost!: catholic tastes
- What's on your rider?
- Public Enemies
- Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
- GIGANTIC
- Lake Tahoe
- Sugar
- Screen Writer
- It's time bands played for free at world's greatest music fest
- Money back - or a Jackson souvenir?
- Sweden's Pirates bailed out
- Eclectic Electric acts
- Daedelus, Jape talk
- Etc
- That damned Dame and her dirty mouth
- Audience prize for Kells cartoon
- Transformers rake it in
- Film Fleadh sprouts a fringe
- Tarantino sequel in the works?
- Pauly, Brüno and babies
- Sayles celebrates union centenary
- CD of the Week
- Rock/Pop
- Jazz
- Disco
- Roots
- Traditional
- Classical
- World
- Reissue
- Hip-hop
- Singles
- Weekly Movie Quiz
- Josh Ritter
- Shine
- MBNALimerick International Music Festival
- Theatre At Clonmel Junction Festival
- Shuffle
- Tommy Tiernan’s World Tour Of Galway









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