Thursday, February 28, 2008

Economy at risk from slump in US, UK - Hurley
22:15 Economic turbulence in the US and UK is likely to have a "significant" effect on the Irish economy, Central Bank Governor John Hurley said tonight. "Although it is likely to be significant, it may not be perhaps quite as great as some commentators have recently suggested," Mr Hurley said. With talks on a new national wage deal due to begin in earnest next month, Mr Hurley warned that competitiveness was key to returning to higher growth rates in 2009 requiring "a sensible approach to pay determination."

More items found in Jersey care home search
22:25 Police searching a former children's home said today they had made significant finds in a bricked-up cellar room. Jersey Deputy Police Chief Lenny Harper said they were not human remains but were described by witnesses to alleged abuses at the Haut de la Garenne home in the parish of St Martin.
'Sunday World' ordered to pay €900,000 libel damages
19:17 A High Court jury today awarded €900,000 to a man the Sunday Worlddescribed as a "Traveller drug king". It was the largest award in Irish legal history.
Second man dies after Drimnagh attack
15:49 Gardaí have opened a double murder investigation following the death of a second man after an attack in Drimnagh at the weekend. Pawel Kalite (26) originally from Poland died after being stabbed in the throat with a screwdriver. His friend Marius Szwajkos (27) also from Poland, died on Monday after he was stabbed in the head.
- Ahern expresses condolences in Poland
Kenyan rivals sign power-sharing deal
15:29 Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga signed a power-sharing agreement today intended to end a post-election crisis that left 1,000 people dead.