
The Tánaiste and Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment, Mary Coughlan, outside Leinster House on her first full day in her new office yesterday.
US urges delivery of aid without Burma’s permission
THE US and France yesterday called for international aid to be delivered to cyclone victims without the permission of the Burmese military government if the regime continues to block the arrival of foreign aid workers and material assistance. Record €1m fine for contractor who engaged in illegal dumping
A RECORD €1m fine has been handed down by the Circuit Court to a waste contractor who engaged in illegal dumping over a four-year period in west Wicklow. Guinness plant at St James’s Gate faces major scaledown
GLOBAL DRINKS giant Diageo is expected to announce a major scaledown in its brewing activities at the iconic St James's Gate plant in Dublin, which has been making Guinness since 1759.
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Diageo to shut breweries in Kilkenny, Dundalk
Diageo is to close its breweries at Kilkenny and Dundalk, significantly reduce its brewing capacity at St James's Gate and build a new brewery on the outskirts of Dublin under a plan announced today. - 18:43Woman's body found in Athlone
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