Tuesday, February 27, 2007
- 18:47 Gardaí have confirmed that one of its members has been suspended from duty as part of an investigation into an alleged sexual assault on a teenage boy. The trainee garda, who is believed to be based in Dublin, is alleged to have arranged for the boy to have sex with a number of adults over 12 months. According to media reports, up to ten men could be involved including a teacher and a truck driver, although the Gardaí have refused to confirm this. Two people - including the trainee garda - were arrested as part of the inquiry on Friday but have since been released.
- 21:45 Iraq's government and police said a bomb blast near a soccer field in the city of Ramadi today killed 18 people, mostly children, but the US military said it was unaware of such an attack.
- 17:49 Unions at Aer Lingus have called off planned strike action after the airline agreed to postpone the introduction of new working practices pending the outcome of a Labour Court investigation into the dispute.
- 16:25 Irish bishops have questioned the legitimacy of the EU's trading agreement with Israel in light of what it called "human rights abuses" in the so-called Occupied Territories.
- 14:35 Children from poorer backgrounds are twice as likely to die before the age of 15 as those from affluent homes, a study revealed today.
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