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Five-year-old Justine Chan, on holiday from China, is smitten with one of two giant crabs which arrived at Dingle Ocean World in Co Kerry at the weekend. The two Cancer Pagurus Linnaeus weigh just over six pounds each, and have claws measuring almost 12 inches.
Photograph: Dominic Walsh Photography
Green Party calls for more greens and a tax on junk food
The Green Party has called for a tax on junk food and for free fruit and vegetables to be distributed to children at school.
Ministers given until Friday to find €100m more in cuts
Government Ministers have been given until Friday to identify up to €100 million more in public spending cuts to prevent a budget deficit at the end of the year.FF battle expected over key post in Seanad
An intense battle for the post of Cathaoirleach of the Seanad is gathering momentum within Fianna Fáil. There is now no certainty that the job will go to the party's deputy leader and former minister, Ms Mary O'Rourke.
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Employers' group wants ESB cost rise to be phased for industry
The employers' group IBEC will seek to have an impending ESB price rise introduced on a phased basis for industry when it meets the Commissioner for Electricity Regulation this week. pMcDowell plans major Garda reform package
The Minister for Justice will bring his report on Garda reform to the Government in the next fortnight. He spoke to Jim Cusack , Security Editor, about his plans for the force pSegregation by religion 'abnormal'
Newly-elected Fianna Fáil senator Dr Martin Mansergh has urged republicans to participate more fully in the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI). pDoubts raised on stability of wind-farm site
Marine experts expressed serious doubts about the stability of the Arklow Bank before a 99-year lease to develop Europe's largest offshore wind farm there was signed in January, The Irish Times has learned. pProtestant wounded in gun attack in north Belfast
A protestant teenager was shot and injured in the Ardoyne area of north Belfast last night. He underwent surgery in the Mater Hospital where his condition was said to be "ill but stable". pSIPTU demands reform of work permit system for immigrants
Reforms of the work permit system to make it easier for immigrant workers who are being mistreated to change employers are being sought by SIPTU. pNo, not a rip-off, but pretty pricey
Ireland is increasingly being considered an expensive holiday destination, visitors to Dublin tell Alison Healy pTrimble urges Blair to step up pressure on IRA
The North's First Minister, Mr David Trimble, has called on the British Prime Minister to ensure the Provisional IRA implements a "clear and unambiguous" ceasefire. pDuchas concerned about state of Kerry beach
Dúchas, the Heritage Service, has expressed serious concern about part of the Rossbeigh spit in Co Kerry, the sand and dune area surrounding one of the county's major blue flag tourist beaches. p
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Markets look set to open nervously after tough week
Markets across Europe and in the US are expected to open nervously today, following another volatile week last week. pWorldCom in hunt for restructuring expert
Worldcom is searching for a restructuring expert to stabilise the scandal-hit telecommunications group as it prepares to file the largest bankruptcy in US corporate history. pMorrogh clients to appeal to High Court on shares
A group of former clients of collapsed Cork stockbroking firm W&R Morrogh are to ask the High Court today to hear a submission from them in relation to what should be done with their shares. p
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Eight killed in Sicily train disaster
Italian rescuers recovered eight bodies, including the driver, from the mangled wreckage of an express train which was derailed in Sicily, officials said yesterday. pPalestinian minister in new talks to halt suicide bombs
The Palestinian Authority's new Minister of the Interior, Mr Abdel-Razak Yehiyeh, has been holding talks with Hamas and other Palestinian factions on putting a halt to suicide bombings and other attacks on civilians inside sovereign Israel. pIreland bowed to 'blackmail' over flights - Denktash
The North Cyprus leader, Mr Rauf Denktash, has suggested that Ireland submitted to "blackmail" by the Greek Cypriot government and Greece when the Government earlier this year withheld permission for tourist flights to his politically isolated republic. He hoped the Department of Enterprise's decision would be "looked at again". p
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