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Cork fans in Semple Stadium, Thurles, Co Tipperary, yesterday, after Cork beat old rivals Tipperary 2-14 to 1-14 in the Munster senior hurling final.

Cork fans in Semple Stadium, Thurles, Co Tipperary, yesterday, after Cork beat old rivals Tipperary 2-14 to 1-14 in the Munster senior hurling final.


Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill
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  • Dardis defends PD letter as 'even-handed'

    Progressive Democrat figures are continuing to give differing interpretations of an internal PD letter backing Michael McDowell's contention that Mary Harney had indicated that she would step down as party leader before the next election. p

  • Ahern to hold talks with FF backbenchers on committee

    The Taoiseach and his backbenchers will hold delicate negotiations this week on the level of independence to be given to a new committee representing backbench interests. p

  • Five men killed on roads in weekend of crashes

    The scene near Castleisland, Co Kerry, yesterday where two Polish motor cyclists were killed following a crash involving their bikes and a car. The main Castleisland to Abbeyfeale road was closed for several hours. Three motorcyclists were among five men killed on the roads over the weekend. Two Polish motorcyclists in their 20s died in Co Kerry yesterday morning when their bikes collided with a BMW car on the N21 between Castlelisland, Co Kerry, and Abbeyfeale, Co Limerick, at about 6am. p

  • Report highlights cancer case figures

    A number of hospitals across the State are carrying out only one breast cancer operation each year, figures provided by the Department of Health to its advisory body on cancer care suggest. p

  • Man held in drugs raid released without charge

    Gardaí yesterday released without charge two people they had been questioning about the seizure of €8 million worth of heroin on Saturday morning. p

  • Deaths by drowning at their lowest in 40 years

    Irish Water Safety has given a cautious welcome to the latest drowning statistics, which are at their lowest for 40 years. p

  • Revellers celebrate diversity on streets of capital

    Drizzling rain on Saturday could not dampen the spirits of thousands of people who came out to celebrate Dublin's Gay Pride parade. p
WorldBack to Top

  • Timorese minister resigns as crisis deepens

    An East Timorese youth, covered in whitewash to symbolise the ghosts of those who had died in earlier violence, holds a picture of prime minister Mari Alkatiri behind bars during a protest in the capital, Dili, on Saturday. EAST TIMOR: One of East Timor's most senior political figures, Nobel peace laureate Jose Ramos-Horta, quit the government yesterday as a political crisis deepened. p

  • Militants kill two Israeli soldiers and kidnap third

    MIDDLE EAST: Palestinian militants tunnelled 300m from Gaza into Israel and launched a pre-dawn attack yesterday on an Israeli military post, killing two soldiers and kidnapping a third, who was still being held last night in the Gaza Strip. p

  • Prodi calls for No vote in poll on federal reforms

    ITALY: Italians have begun voting in a two-day referendum that could herald the biggest constitutional shake-up in half a century if prime minister Romano Prodi fails to convince the country to reject it. p

  • Plan for Iraq proposed as violence continues

    Iraqi prime minister Nuri al-Maliki presented a national reconciliation plan to the Iraqi national assembly during a parliamentary session in Baghdad yesterday. IRAQ: The Iraqi prime minister Nuri al-Maliki presented his national reconciliation plan yesterday, but it was short on details on how he aims to end what he called the ugly reality of life in Iraq. p

  • Police detain 400 football hooligans in Stuttgart violence

    England and Germany soccer fans clash in Stuttgart city centre on Saturday. GERMANY: Stuttgart police detained more than 400 football fans during the weekend in some of the worst violence in this World Cup so far. p

  • Afghan plight heightens anti-foreigner sentiments

    AFGHANISTAN: Many great armies have rolled through Maiwand. Over the centuries, Persians, Moghuls and Russians have traversed the ramshackle hamlet on the sunbaked plains of western Kandahar. But nobody has forgotten the British. p
FinanceBack to Top

  • Agency to lobby for Olympic Games deals

    Enterprise Ireland will this week begin a major campaign in Britain to get industry there to use Irish building firms and materials in the lead up to the 2012 Olympics. p

  • Viridian wins €6m electricity contract

    Viridian Group's power station in Huntstown, north Dublin: Energia sources power from the station and will supply electricity to three Government departments under its new deal. The ESB's main rival, Viridian, has won a major contract to supply electricity to three Government departments, including the department responsible for the future of the ESB. p
SportBack to Top

  • Cork keep iron hold on Munster domain

    Munster SHC Final: Indomitable. The enigma of this most controlled and ambitious band of Rebel brothers deepens after an old-fashioned and thrilling Munster final at the high altar of hurling. p

  • Australia find fault lines in system

    International Test/ Australia 37 Ireland 15: After two praiseworthy performances in New Zealand, this was a dreadful end to a glorious season for Irish rugby. Quite why it came to this is a matter of conjecture. p
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