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The former Irish international soccer player, Niall Quinn, and broadcaster Marian Finucane, on whom honorary degrees in philosophy were conferred by Dublin Institute of Technology at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham yesterday
Photograph: Matt Kavanagh
€8,250 for girl whose hospital bed was infested with ants
Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children in Dublin has agreed to pay more than €8,000 to a teenage girl who was traumatised by an infestation of ants in her hospital bed more than four years ago.
Coalition hopeful Aer Rianta will clear Brennan
The Government is optimistic that a report from Aer Rianta within the next two days will fail to substantiate claims that the Minister for Transport, Mr Brennan, received and refused to pay for €5,000 worth of drink and cigars from the company over a decade ago, writes Mark Brennock , Political CorrespondentEU investment rules could let McCreevy borrow more
The Government may now increase borrowing to fund major investment projects in next week's Budget, encouraged by proposed changes in EU rules. Cliff Taylor and Tim King report
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Garda report shows rise in serious crime
The Minister for Justice has expressed his disappointment at the increase in serious crime which is revealed by the 2001 Garda annual report. pLawlor complains about media comments on rezoning
Former Fianna Fáil TD, Mr Liam Lawlor, has complained to the tribunal about media comments on his involvement in a controversial land rezoning currently under investigation by the Flood tribunal. pMP urges more Sellafield information
The extent of the information exchanged between the British and Irish governments on Sellafield and not released to the public was a matter of surprise, Labour MP Mr Kevin McNamara said yesterday at a meeting of the British-Irish Inter-Parliamentary Body. pRape of tourist investigated
A Garda investigation was launched in Cork city yesterday after a young Australian tourist was raped by a man who dragged her into the grounds of a college. pHSA to investigate state of 34 primary schools
The Health and Safety Authority is investigating conditions in 34 primary schools and it has been confirmed that it has issued "improvement notices" in about six cases. pGreen Party calls for details of Government's Corrib deal
The Green Party has called on the Government to outline precise details of the deal it has struck with energy companies on bringing gas ashore from the Corrib field off Co Mayo, writes Lorna Siggins . pAdams is critical of new policing legislation
Draft new legislation on policing in the North will impose "a significant new restriction" on the ability of the Police Ombudsman to root out human rights abusers within the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), the president of Sinn Féin, Mr Gerry Adams, said last night. pFarmers in west may refuse to destock sheep
The president of the Irish Farmers Association, Mr John Dillon, has threatened that its members will refuse to remove their sheep from mountain commonage to prevent overgrazing. pAn Taisce proposes increase in petrol price
The price of petrol should be increased by several cents a litre as part of a general move towards "greening" the taxation system, according to a pre-Budget submission by An Taisce. pGalway's Eyre Square revamp gets approval
An Bord Pleanála has given approval to Galway City Council's plans to redevelop Eyre Square in the heart of Galway. p€38,000 for crash victim's mother
The mother of an air-sea rescue crewman has been awarded €38,000 compensation for the death of her son in an Air Corps helicopter crash. p
World
Record 42m have AIDS or HIV
HIV/AIDS 2002: Five million people will have become infected with HIV this year, bringing to a record 42 million the number living with AIDS or the virus that causes it, the United Nations said yesterday. pFrench strikes bite as public sector walks out
FRANCE: France slowed dramatically yesterday as most of the public sector - nearly a third of salaried employees - observed a one-day strike to warn Prime Minister Mr Jean-Pierre Raffarin that they will wreak havoc if their job security or retirement plans are threatened. pFiremen told extra pay would lead to job losses
BRITAIN: The Blair government has taken the gloves off in its battle with the Fire Brigade Union (FBU), warning striking firemen that extra pay will mean "modernisation" and possibly thousands of job losses. p
Finance
Revenue seeks access to Ansbacher files
The Revenue Commissioners applied to the High Court yesterday for access to documents gathered by the inspectors into the affairs of Ansbacher Cayman Limited but not included in their published report. The documents are lodged in court. pIndex shows average house price now tops €200,000
House prices rose by 10.4 per cent in the year to October, almost double the rate of growth achieved in the same period last year, according to new research. The growth rate of house prices in Dublin and outside Dublin over the year to date were 11.4 per cent and 10.2 per cent respectively p
