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Stewards Dermot Dunning from Athlone and Chris Quinn from Dublin praying yesterday at Mass for the Feast of the Assumption. The Mass was part of the Knock shrine national novena which runs until August 22nd.

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Frustration mounts over timetable for peacekeeping force in Lebanon
Lebanese refugees flooded back to their homes in the war-ravaged south yesterday as the truce held for a second day and Israeli forces began a slow withdrawal, write Declan Walsh , in Sidiqine, and Conal Urquhart , in Kiryat Shmona

Poor marks in science, maths in Leaving Cert results
High failure rates in maths and in the science subjects at ordinary level are the most striking feature of the Leaving Cert results published this morning. Some 12 per cent of ordinary level maths students failed the paper, while more than 4,600 students failed maths overall. Seán Flynn , Education Editor, reports
70lb bomb found at house of businessman
Gardaí were last night investigating the discovery of a 70lb bomb found at a house undergoing building work in Co Louth owned by leading businessman and former senator Dr Edward Haughey, writes Conor Lally

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Woman questioned over shotgun death at cottage
Gardaí in Co Cork were last night continuing to question a 38-year-old woman about the fatal shooting of a 42-year-old father of two at a remote cottage near Millstreet in north Cork on Monday night. p
Murdered pensioner may have known killer
Gardaí investigating the murder of an 80-year-old man in Dublin city centre believe the victim, pensioner Vincent Plunkett, may have brought a man back to his home at Robinson's Court, off Cork Street in the south inner city, late on Sunday and that this man may have killed him. p
Homeless Tralee man dies after being found lying in pool of blood
Gardaí in Co Kerry are examining security camera footage from Tralee town centre in the hope of establishing who assaulted a 50-year-old homeless man, who later died in hospital from his injuries. p
Gardai seize vehicles in bid to stop poaching
Gardaí in co-operation with officials from the Eastern Fisheries Board and local anglers have seized a number of vehicles in the past few days as part of an investigation into poaching of fish from several lakes in the northeast. p
Bill to benefit juries and gardaí
Judges will have the power to send a jury home for the evening rather than keep the jurors in a hotel if they fail to reach a verdict at the end of a criminal trial, under new legislative changes unveiled last night. p
HSE looks at idea of 'hospital at home' teams
The Health Service Executive (HSE) is considering the introduction of "hospital at home" teams in response to treatment delays at A&E departments. p
Dunphy shows may not all be live
A new hour-long weekly show on RTÉ Radio 1 hosted by Eamon Dunphy is likely to be a mixture of live and pre-recorded programmes when it gets under way in the autumn. p
Blackrock rugby club may sell part of grounds
Land worth an estimated €15 million at Blackrock College rugby club in south Dublin could be redeveloped for residential development, The Irish Times has learned. p
Pilgrims defy the rain as they flock to Knock
Despite heavy rain, an estimated 8,000 people attended afternoon Mass at the basilica in Knock yesterday, feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary to heaven and generally one of the busiest days of the year at the shrine. A further 10-15,000 were expected at Masses there last night. p

Finance

O'Dwyer pub and club firm reports €18m loss
Capital Bars, the Dublin pub and club group run by brothers Liam and Des O'Dwyer, has reported record pretax losses of €18 million and is only continuing to trade because of support from its parent, the latest accounts state. p
Guyana awards mobile licence to O'Brien firm
The government in the south American state of Guyana has decided to award a mobile licence to Digicel, the rapidly-expanding Caribbean operator controlled by Denis O'Brien. In business for only five years, the market will be Digicel's 21st. p
Starbucks posts loss of €769,438
The first accounts for global coffee chain Starbucks in Ireland show a pretax loss of €769,438, although the company said sales in the Republic had exceeded all expectations. p
Dublin Port makes €12.5m but warns on capacity
The volume of goods passing through Dublin Port has increased substantially in the first half of the year but the group has warned that a shortage of capacity may hinder future growth. Group chief executive Enda Connellan, who has previously warned that operational capacity would run out by the end of next year, said yesterday the port was turning away business. p

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Prescott rebuffs Tory view on anti-terror battle
BRITAIN: British deputy prime minister John Prescott has accused Tory leader David Cameron of undermining the fight against terrorism by criticising Government policy. p
Furore as Japanese PM visits war shrine
JAPAN: Japan's prime minister, Junichiro Koizumi, defied warnings and protests from across Asia and from within his own government to visit the Yasukuni shrine war memorial yesterday, the anniversary of Tokyo's second World War surrender. p
Billions needed to fix war damage
MIDDLE EAST: With the tenuous ceasefire still holding, Lebanese government ministers met yesterday to begin the laborious process of estimating civilian damage caused by a month of Israeli bombing. p

Sport

Staunton to call on youth to excite
SOCCER: For Ireland's last two managers "going Dutch" has been a rather enjoyable experience. Mick McCarthy enjoyed his finest hour against the Netherlands in September 2001, and Brian Kerr oversaw a memorable defeat of the twice World Cup finalists nearly three years later in Amsterdam. p
McCarthy to start for Cork
GAA/ Championship 2006: Cork have made one change for the team to face Kerry in Sunday's All-Ireland football semi-final at Croke Park. Fintan Goold, who started at centre forward in the quarter-final defeat of Donegal, loses out, his place going to Conor McCarthy, who replaced him in that match. p
'W' factor has Tiger hunting for more fun
GOLF: Like digits on a cash register, the numbers keep ringing up. Take "11," the number of majors he has won. Take "50," his number of career tournament wins on the US Tour. Take "Five," the number of times he's won this season. Take "One," his position in the world rankings. Take "5,523,968," the number of dollars he has rung up in prize-money around the globe this year. p

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Congestion charges here 'inevitable'
Congestion charges are inevitable for private cars using the expanded M50 and travelling into Dublin city centre over the next few years, according to the head of the Dublin Transport Office (DTO).

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Frustration mounts over timetable for peacekeeping force in Lebanon

Poor marks in science, maths in Leaving Cert results

70lb bomb found at house of businessman

Head2Head

Business poll

Education

Woman questioned over shotgun death at cottage

Murdered pensioner may have known killer

Homeless Tralee man dies after being found lying in pool of blood

Gardai seize vehicles in bid to stop poaching

Bill to benefit juries and gardaí

HSE looks at idea of 'hospital at home' teams

Dunphy shows may not all be live

Blackrock rugby club may sell part of grounds

Pilgrims defy the rain as they flock to Knock

O'Dwyer pub and club firm reports €18m loss

Guyana awards mobile licence to O'Brien firm

Starbucks posts loss of €769,438

Dublin Port makes €12.5m but warns on capacity

Prescott rebuffs Tory view on anti-terror battle

Furore as Japanese PM visits war shrine

Billions needed to fix war damage

Staunton to call on youth to excite

McCarthy to start for Cork

'W' factor has Tiger hunting for more fun

Congestion charges here 'inevitable'

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