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Court orders Lynn's arrest
Gardaí have been ordered to arrest solicitor Michael Lynn
and bring him before the High Court this morning for failing to
comply with an order requiring him to answer questions in court
about property dealings which have contributed to his estimated
liabilities of €80 million. p
Cases against solicitor can proceed
Proceedings to remove Michael Lynn from the roll of solicitors can go ahead even if he is not in court, writes Carol Coulter , Legal Affairs Editor p
ESB workers threaten to go ahead with strike
ESB workers are threatening to act on their strike threat next month unless the State company's board assures them that the power group will not be split. p
Other Stories
IN&M forecasts growth in advertising revenues
Independent News & Media (IN&M) last evening rushed out a pre-close trading statement reaffirming its forecast of "high single-digit growth" in Irish advertising revenues after Johnston Press warned of an advertising slump in its Irish regional newspapers. pBanks unite to ease credit squeeze
The world's central banks yesterday unleashed a co-ordinated assault on the credit squeeze in global capital markets with a barrage of new measures to support market liquidity. pIT firms to help Irish charities
Technology companies Microsoft, Cisco and Symantec have come together to provide up to €25 million of new technology each year to Irish non-profit organisations. pStudy to examine control bodies' record
The Government is to commission a major study to benchmark the Republic's key regulatory authorities, including the Financial Regulator, against their international counterparts in order to establish their effectiveness. pHousing slump hits sale of home goods
The housing slowdown hit the Republic's shops in October with sales of household goods slowing, the latest figures show. pDolmen acquires €27m property
Dolmen Corporate Finance has acquired a €27 million development property in Brussels on behalf of its clients. pRiverdance firm's turnover falls 28%
Turnover at the company behind Riverdance, the show produced by John McColgan and Moya Doherty, fell by 28 per cent to €24 million in the year to June 30th, 2006, according to company accounts just filed. pBlackrock's €25.5m Amsterdam deal
Dublin and London-listed property investors Blackrock International Land, is buying an office block in the Dutch capital, Amsterdam for €25½ million. pRTÉ's young viewers channel hop over to TV3 and satellite rivals
Media & Marketing /Siobhán O'Connell: Despite a 10 per cent fall in audiences aged between 16 and 24 in the past year, demand for RTÉ advertising slots will again outstrip supply in 2008, according to a forecast from media auditing company Billetts. pIn Short
A round-up of today's other stories in brief... pMove by central banks boosts sentiment
Dublin report: News that the US Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank and other central banks would co-operate in ensuring market liquidity, boosted sentiment midway through the session yesterday. p
