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Judges boycott McDowell reception over bail comments
Most of the senior judges in the State boycotted a Christmas drinks reception given last night by Minister for Justice Michael McDowell in protest at his remarks about their failure to implement the law on bail and mandatory sentences for drug dealing.Ahern says he was treated unfairly
The recent controversy about his personal finances during the early 1990s was "hugely unfair", Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has said.Burlington and Westbury hotels may be sold off
Two of Dublin's best-known hotels could be up for sale in the new year following a restructuring at the Jurys Doyle hotel group.
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Man (48) charged with murder of five women in Ipswich
BRITAIN: A 48-year-old man was charged last night
with murdering five prostitutes in Ipswich. Steve Wright,
with an address in the town, is accused of killing the women, whose
bodies were found in isolated locations earlier this month. pUS marine charged with murder of Iraqis
IRAQ: A United States marine has been charged with 13 counts of murder for killing civilians, including women and children, in the western Iraqi town of Haditha in November 2005. pSudden death of 'father of all Turkmens' leaves power vacuum in central Asia
TURKMENISTAN: The sudden death of one of the world's oddest and most oppressive rulers has thrown into doubt the future of Turkmenistan, which borders Iran and Afghanistan and possesses the world's fifth- largest reserves of natural gas. pIslamic leader says Somalia is 'in state of war'
SOMALIA: Fighting was reported close to the Somali government's stronghold yesterday, scuttling hopes of a breakthrough in peace talks between the embattled administration and the country's powerful Islamic movement. p
Finance
Economy set to beat growth predictions
The economy is primed to beat growth predictions in 2006, figures released yesterday show. Barry O'Halloran reports. pInvestor windfall from sale of eTel
Dublin accountant Bernard Somers and entrepreneur Seán Melly have realised their second telecoms fortune in nine years with the sale of the central and eastern European phone group eTel to Telekom Austria for significantly more than €90 million. Arthur Beesley , Senior Business Correspondent, reports. pState-aided firms achieve €1bn in export sales
Irish companies supported by State agency Enterprise Ireland generated €1 billion in new export sales this year. p
Ireland
Chaotic scenes at port tunnel blamed on traffic lights
A new sequence of lights near the Dublin port entrance of the Dublin Port Tunnel caused a 2km (1.2 mile) tailback on its first full day of operation. pParents to have baby Ann returned in January
The two-year-old girl who was the subject of a legal battle between her natural and prospective adoptive parents is to be handed back to her natural parents next month. pComplaint over Dáil query disclosure
Fine Gael TD Paul McGrath has made an official complaint about the disclosure of information by a Government department about questions he had tabled on a controversial State purchase. pMinister approves extension of Luas through north docklands
Plans by the Railway Procurement Agency (RPA) to extend the Tallaght Luas line through Dublin's north docklands from Connolly Station to the Point have been approved by Minister for Transport Martin Cullen pHospitals to close as psychiatric admissions fall further
Large public psychiatric hospitals will be ready to close within three years due to a major reduction in the number of admissions, new research shows. The move would bring an end to almost 200 years of institutional care for the mentally ill. p
Sport
Heady days for talented Doyle
Soccer Awards Reading striker Kevin Doyle received further recognition for the tremendous form he has displayed for club and country over the past 12 months when he was yesterday named in the short-lists for both the senior and young Irish player of the year. pMission complete, Warne retires
Cricket Ashes Series If the Ashes have been an
all-consuming contest for a century and more, no one has been more
consumed than Shane Warne. Yesterday, in front of the massive
stands at the MCG, to be filled to capacity for the St Stephen's
Day Test, he announced his retirement from international cricket at
the end of the Sydney Test. pKeane admits life in middle can be worse than the top
Championship Preview Crystal Palace v Sunderland Selhurst Park Sunderland manager Roy Keane has admitted the pressures of the English Championship can be even greater than life in the top flight. pWillis out for season after shoulder surgery
Cillian Willis will be out for the rest of the season following shoulder reconstruction. The Leinster scrumhalf underwent the operation on Monday. p
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