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Taoiseach Bertie Ahern chats with people in The Square shopping centre in Tallaght on a constituency tour yesterday. He declined to elaborate further on money received by his then partner Celia Larkin in 1994.
Photograph: Albert Gonzalez /Photocall Ireland
April one of the warmest on record with more sun to come
Met Éireann confirmed the worst suspicions of umbrella sellers yesterday when it declared last month to be one of the warmest, sunniest and driest Aprils on record.
AG tells court girl has right to travel for abortion
The State does not have any power to stop a teenage girl travelling to the UK for an abortion, the High Court was told yesterday by counsel for the Attorney General.Growing pressure on Ahern to clarify financial affairs
The Taoiseach came under increasing pressure yesterday to make a statement about his personal financial affairs, but he insisted repeatedly that he would not say anything further on the matter during the election campaign. Mr Ahern said he would make a full statement to the Mahon tribunal.
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Ireland
More stoppages planned as nurses' talks fail
The Government is facing a new series of daily work stoppages by nurses and midwives in hospitals around the country following the collapse last night of talks aimed at resolving their dispute over pay and conditions. pWork halts at ancient site on M3 route in Meath
Just 24 hours after Minister for Transport Martin Cullen turned the sod on the €850 million M3 motorway in Co Meath it has been confirmed that a site of archaeological importance has been discovered. pConroy rules out pepper spray for all gardaí
Garda Representative Association conference: Garda
Commissioner Noel Conroy has decided to reject a recommendation by
the Garda Inspectorate that pepper spray be issued to all members
of An Garda Síochána. pLaw soon that bread must have added folic acid
Legislation for the mandatory fortification of bread with folic acid will be in place by the end of the year, a conference on Irish dietary habits has been told. p
World
Olmert hangs on despite calls for him to quit
Middle East: Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert yesterday faced a growing chorus of calls for his resignation as well as the first serious signs of mutiny inside his own ruling Kadima party. These came a day after he received scathing criticism from an inquiry into his handling of the war in Lebanon last summer. pLeader of al-Qaeda in Iraq reported dead
Iraq: The US military and the Iraqi government were seeking yesterday to establish whether the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Ayyub al-Masri, has been killed in a shoot-out in Anbar province. pCourt decision likely to lead to early Turkish election
Turkey: Early general elections are looking almost certain after Turkey's top court cancelled a controversial presidential vote which secularists fear could open the way to the Islamification of Turkey. p
Finance
Bank takes major stake in Burlington
Bank of Scotland (Ireland) has taken a major equity stake in the Burlington Hotel project led by Bernard McNamara, the acquisitive developer and construction magnate who bought the property for €288 million last month. pBP chief resigns after admitting lying to judge
The career of one of the world's most respected business leaders crashed to an ignominious end yesterday as Lord Browne, chief executive of BP, resigned immediately following revelations that he had lied to a High Court judge. p
Sport
Benitez's tactics prove to be spot on
Champions League semi-final, second leg Liverpool 1 Chelsea
0 (Agg 1-1 AET; Liverpool win 4-1 on penalties): After a
night of high tension Liverpool defeated Chelsea 4-1 on penalties
to book their place in the Champions League final against the
winners of tonight's other semi-final - Manchester United or AC
Milan. p
Features
Music, poker and the Jack of Hearts
Aggression pays off - but only in poker. Gambling guru and music
critic Anthony Holden talks to
Mary Russell about winning at the tables and losing
in love. pWar, injustice and everyday life
Powerful readings from Brian Turner and Sunny Jacobs, star turns from Ian McEwan, and a touching moment between Paul Durcan and Claribel Alegría made for a fabulous Cúirt festival, writes Sorcha Hamilton . p
Opinion
People shout 'Russia without Putin' and 'No to a police state'
We overhear two police colonels giving the order: 'There is a group of about 50 people going towards the square. Detain them all,' writes Oxana Chelsyeva p
