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President Bush speaking to the Prague Atlantic Student Summit yesterday. He warned President Saddam Hussein on the consequences of falsely denying he possessed weapons of mass destruction
Cheaper cars should follow new EU competition rules
Car prices in the Republic of Ireland will drop following the introduction of new EU competition rules, both the Government and the Competition Authority indicated yesterday.
Minister wants disadvantaged pupils in fee-paying schools
Exclusive fee-paying schools should be obliged by the State to admit a quota of disadvantaged students each year, the Minister for Education, Mr Dempsey, has said.Bush urges NATO to expand its military potential
President Bush called yesterday for the North Atlantic Alliance to enlarge beyond the historic expansion due to be formalised today and rebuked key NATO members sceptical of disarming Iraq by force.
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No climbdown, FF backbenchers told
Angry Fianna Fáil backbenchers were told yesterday there would be no Government climb-down on the controversial decision to abolish the first-time house buyers' grant. pTaxi protest to converge on city centre today
Severe traffic disruption is expected in Dublin this afternoon, as hundreds of taxi drivers converge on the city centre to protest about deregulation and other issues. pGovernment open to revised tribunal terms, says Ahern
The Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, has indicated the Government was open to considering revised terms of reference for the Morris tribunal, which is investigating alleged Garda corruption in Co Donegal. pBritish find new files on 1974 bombs
New files have been found by the British government dealing with the 1974 Dublin/Monaghan bombings, the Taoiseach has been told by the Northern Ireland Secretary of State, Mr Paul Murphy. pCosgrave denied access to all Dunlop documents
The Flood tribunal has rejected an application by former Fine Gael senator Cllr Liam Cosgrave for access to all documents relating to Mr Frank Dunlop in its possession. pIFA challenges figures on farm income
A dispute between the Department of Agriculture and the Irish Farmers Association over how farm incomes should be interpreted has spilled over into the negotiations on a new partnership deal. pSister of murder victim still waiting for 'justice'
The sister of one of two women stabbed to death in a community care home in Grangegorman in north Dublin more than five years ago has said she is still waiting for justice to be done. pGardai attacked after intercepting mobile phone thief
A mobile phone snatch by a teenage boy after the 2001 All-Ireland hurling semi-final led to an off-duty garda being seriously injured by a gang of youths, the Dublin Children's Court heard yesterday. p
World
Respite for Galicia as fears of further oil slick from tanker diminish
Fears that fresh oil could be leaking from the oil tanker Prestige, which sank off Spain yesterday, were diminishing last night. pUS goes big-time on better security with creation of huge department
US: The United States Senate has approved the biggest reorganisation of the US government in half a century, voting 90-9 last night to create a massive new Department of Homeland Security. p
Finance
NTMA to issue more bonds due to economic downturn
The National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) has been forced to raise its bond issuance forecasts for next year by €2 billion because of the downturn in the public finances. pForeign investment drops off by 28%
Foreign investment for the first six months of this year fell by 28 per cent compared to the same period last year. p
