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A major resurgence for Fianna Fáil that would put the party in a strong position to form the next government is shown in the latest Irish Times /TNS mrbi poll which also finds that the alternative alliance of Fine Gael and Labour has lost momentum over the past week.
Major surge for Fianna Fáil as alternative loses
supportNew hospital consultant salary costed at €250,000
The Department of Health estimated that salary levels for new hospital consultants would be about €250,000 per year, an internal Department of Health briefing document, which was released yesterday, indicated.
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48 die as Lebanese army battles militants
LEBANON: The fiercest domestic clashes in Lebanon
for 16 years erupted yesterday between the Lebanese army and a
Palestinian faction at a refugee camp on the outskirts of the
northern port city of Tripoli. pIsrael strikes home of Hamas commander
MIDDLE EAST: Israel launched an air strike on the home of a senior politician of the Islamist group Hamas in Gaza City yesterday, killing eight Palestinians and wounding 12. pJubilant Basescu pledges to root out corruption
ROMANIA: President Traian Basescu has told
Romanians that he will use a crushing referendum victory to
reinvigorate the country's reform drive and root out corruption at
the highest levels of business and politics. pU2 rock as Cannes rolls out red carpet for band's 3D concert film
FRANCE: U2 brought Cannes to a standstill in the early hours of yesterday morning when they performed at the top of the red-carpeted steps leading into the Festival Palais. Thousands lined the area, from elderly festivalgoers in formal dress to young children perched on the shoulders of local residents and tourists. p
Ireland
Woman in critical condition after knife attack
A young journalist was in a critical condition in hospital last
night after being stabbed in the neck early on Saturday in what
gardaí believe was a frenzied, random attack. pBig-time drug dealers escaping jail, research finds
The vast majority of those jailed for drugs offences are involved at the lower end of the trade while big-time dealers generally escape imprisonment, according to new research. pArson suspected as blaze closes school
A suspected arson attack on a national school in Mallow, north
Cork, yesterday caused up to €150,000 worth of damage and has
resulted in the closure of the school for the foreseeable
future. pPlan to protect Dublin's plants and animals
Developers in Dublin will be required to maintain the diversity of plant and animal life in the sites they build on, under a new biodiversity plan for the city. pDIT settles bullying case among senior staff
A long-running bullying case between two senior members of staff at Dublin Institute of Technology's business faculty has been resolved. pAnger at council's Ballsbridge plan
Ballsbridge residents have "lost confidence" in Dublin City Council because of the way in which it is dealing with the draft local area plan and the proposed rezoning of nine key sites for higher density mixed-use developments. pDuties to children not being met, says Robinson
Children should have separate representation in family law cases here, according to international human rights activist Mary Robinson, the former president. pAnimal feed containing illegal GM maize impounded
The Department of Agriculture has impounded 7,000 tonnes of US animal feed at Dublin port, which has been found to contain illegal GM maize, Herculex Rw. pMan charged with arson after fire in Down pub
A man has been charged with arson endangering life after the blazing roof of a pub collapsed in a pile of debris. p
Finance
Limerick investor takes big stake in drug firm
Limerick-based Ryan Group Holdings, which is headed by pharmacist Gerard Ryan, has taken a significant stake in Vienna-based Austrianova Biomanufacturing. pKey Capital in €700m equity fund deal
Dublin-based corporate finance firm Key Capital has raised €700 million for a private equity fund on behalf of SVG Capital. pJudges to assess top award entrants
Twenty-four companies have been shortlisted across three
categories for the coveted 2007 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of
the Year awards. p
Sport
Harrington ends the drought
Golf/ Irish Open: Finally, belatedly, the demons of
a quarter of a century of golfing frustration have been banished.
But, in typical Padraig Harrington fashion, he did it the hard
way. pWasps marry brute force with brain power
European Cup final/ Wasps 25 Leicester 9 : The future of the Heineken Cup is safe for the foreseeable future and so is Wasps' reputation for rising to the big occasion. pMayo blown away by Galway hurricane
Gaelic Games: Where now for Mayo? Last September's
All-Ireland finalists encountered something of a maroon-tinted
hurricane when they visited Salthill yesterday afternoon. p
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