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The clean-up operation in Galicia, Spain, continues as fears rise of more oil reaching the region. Photograph: Reuters

The clean-up operation in Galicia, Spain, continues as fears rise of more oil reaching the region. Photograph: Reuters

  • Aer Rianta chief denies discussing drinks bill

    Aer Rianta's chief executive Mr John Burke has flatly denied a report that he told his chairman, Mr Noel Hanlon, that Mr Seamus Brennan had failed to pay a bill for €5,000 worth of alcohol and cigars.

  • Lowry could not influence phone bid, say key officials

    The former minister Mr Michael Lowry could not have influenced the award of the State's lucrative second mobile phone licence to Esat Digifone, key civil servants involved have told the Moriarty tribunal, writes Colm Keena

  • Bogota defence to focus on arrest methods

    The trial of three Irishmen charged with training Colombian rebels, which resumes today, is likely to be dominated by disputes about the original arrest procedures, the quality of forensic evidence and the veracity of prosecution witnesses, writes Deaglán de Bréadún, from Bogota
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  • Luas firm will bid for bus routes

    The French group selected to operate the Luas system will bid to run bus routes in Dublin when the market is eventually liberalised. Connex, a subsidiary of Vivendi Environment, sees its operation of the light rail system in Dublin as a precursor to further involvement in the Irish market, writes  Arthur Beesley p

  • New financial regulator seeks powers to fine banks

    The new financial services regulator will seek the power to fine banks which have mis-sold products, according to its incoming chief executive. p
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  • Registered voters total down by 11% in NI

    The North's political parties will be given access today to the latest electoral register, compiled under new anti-fraud rules, which shows a drop in voter registration of some 130,000, or 11 per cent. The drop is almost 20 per cent in west Belfast. It is the first register to be compiled under the new strict Electoral Fraud (Northern Ireland) Act, 2002, which came into force last May and was published just after midnight. p

  • Bin charges in Dublin could rise by 30%

    Householders in Dublin face a 30 per cent increase in refuse collection charges under a proposal to be considered by city councillors next week. p

  • McCreevy is unlikely to levy 'green' taxes

    Mr McCreevy: strong pressure from the Minister for the Environment, Mr Cullen The Minister for Finance now appears unlikely to introduce significant green taxes on fossil fuels in Wednesday's Budget despite strong pressure in recent weeks from the Minister for the Environment, Mr Cullen. p

  • Ireland faces 'lung cancer epidemic in women'

    Almost as many women are dying from lung cancer as breast cancer, yet services for patients with tumours of the lung are lagging well behind those for other cancers, a major conference has heard. p

  • Group withdraws from organs inquiry

    The group campaigning for an inquiry into the retention of organs has called for the Dunne inquiry to be stood down. The inquiry was set up to examine post-mortem practices in hospitals and the retention of body parts. p

  • Vaccine clinic gets 'tremendous response'

    The privately owned UK-based company that held clinics in Waterford at the weekend providing individual vaccines for measles are to return to the city in March, June and September 2003 after claiming the response to their first Irish clinic was "tremendous". p

  • Naval Service 'able to handle new pressures'

    If the Government loses its battle to retain the Irish Box, the Naval Service will cope with the increased pressure on fishery protection, according to its new chief. p

  • McDowell seeks ways of cutting asylum cost

    Proposals on ways to reduce the amount of money spent on asylum-seekers will be brought to a new cabinet sub-committee by the Minister for Justice this month. p

  • Yeats scholars object to house plan

    A group of international W.B. Yeats scholars has objected to plans to build a dwelling house on land next to Thoor Ballylee in south Galway. p
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