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Brian Cowen in annual visit to US

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:31:31 +0000

Taoiseach Brian Cowen will embark on his annual St Patrick's Day visit to the United States, armed with a positive message about Ireland's economy.

Unions and Government plan talks

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:01:10 +0000

The Government and public sector unions have agreed to crunch talks in a bid to resolve the bitter row over pay cuts.

Hospital dismisses letter claims

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:46:17 +0000

Senior management at Tallaght Hospital have dismissed claims that 30,000 GP referral letters were left unopened.

Banks warned of intrusive approach

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:11:06 +0000

Ireland's new banking regulator has announced a get-tough approach with big banks and finance houses.

Viaduct 'improperly assessed'

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:31:11 +0000

A viaduct on one of the country's busiest railway lines collapsed because workmen carrying out safety checks did not know how to properly assess it, an accident report has revealed.

Bid to end dual salaries for MLAs

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:21:13 +0000

MPs sitting in both the House of Commons and the Northern Ireland Assembly should not receive two salaries, the Government has said.

Plan to create up to 215,000 jobs

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:26:09 +0000

Business experts tasked with turning the country into an innovation hub have claimed high-tech firms could create up to 215,000 jobs over the next decade.

Call to simplify energy bills

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:06:11 +0000

Electricity suppliers in Northern Ireland could be forced to simplify their bills if they do not make them easier to understand, an energy watchdog has said.

31 jobs face axe at crystal maker

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:06:06 +0000

The closure of a world famous crystal maker in Northern Ireland has brought to an end more than two centuries of ornamental glassware production in the area.

Warning over economic development

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:56:11 +0000

Northern Ireland's Finance Minister Sammy Wilson used a keynote speech in the Republic to warn that his government has not done enough to develop its economy.

Fourth man remanded over pub murder

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:46:09 +0000

A 26-year-old man has become the fourth man remanded in custody charged over a gangland-style murder in a pub.

Call to overturn murder plan ruling

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:46:04 +0000

The state has agreed Sharon Collins's conviction for conspiracy to murder her wealthy partner and his two sons by hiring an online hitman should be overturned.

Cost of living rises again

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:46:05 +0000

The cost of living rose in February for the first time in 14 months, official figures have revealed.

Wilson to attack economic response

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:37:20 +0000

Northern Ireland's Finance Minister is to use a keynote speech in the Republic to criticise his own government's handling of the economy.

Barriers stopping women exercising

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:37:13 +0000

Pressure on women to care for their families prevents them from getting the exercise they need, an Assembly Committee has been warned.

Two held over 'head shop' fire

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:56:05 +0000

Two men are being questioned after a third so-called "head shop" was hit by fire.

Seven quizzed over 'murder plot'

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:01:13 +0000

Seven Muslims detained in Ireland over a suspected plot to assassinate a Swedish cartoonist, allegedly masterminded by a self-styled "Jihad Jane", are facing another three days of questioning.

Liam Adams to challenge extradition

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:41:57 +0000

The brother of Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams is expected to lodge grounds to challenge his extradition on sex abuse charges within weeks, a court has been told.