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A Rowan Gillespie sculpture of a Famine survivor on the waterfront in Toronto. Ireland Park, which celebrates Irish links with Canada, was opened by President Mary McAleese yesterday.
Photograph: Maxwells
Francis Bacon self-portrait sold for €28.7m at Sotheby's
A self-portrait by the Dublin-born artist Francis Bacon has sold for €28.71 million (£19.3 million) at auction in Sotheby's in London.
Poland and UK outline problems with EU treaty
EU leaders began talks aimed at solving Europe's constitutional crisis last night with Poland and Britain outlining their opposition to elements of a new draft EU treaty, writes Jamie Smyth in BrusselsEames and Bradley group to address legacy of Troubles
Lord Robin Eames and Denis Bradley are to head an independent consultative group to examine the best way to deal with the legacy of the Troubles, writes Dan Keenan , Northern News Editor
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Parties got €13m in State funding
The political parties represented in the Dáil received almost €13 million in funding from the taxpayer last year, according to official figures released yesterday by the Standards in Public Office Commission. p'Irish Times' iconic clock leaves D'Olier Street
The Irish Times clock was finally removed from D'Olier
Street in Dublin yesterday and is to be re-erected on the gable end
of the company's new premises on Tara Street. pGarda talks on Love Ulster parade
Dublin could have a Love Ulster parade marching through its
streets this August after a meeting between gardaí and parade
organisers yesterday. pConsultants' contract talks to resume
A target date of mid-October was set yesterday for the conclusion of negotiations on a new contract for hospital consultants. pFestival fans are spoilt for choice as season gets under way
That sound you can hear in the distance is the rumble of
musicians sound-checking as the Irish festival season steps up a
gear this weekend. pIrish teaching is a concern in school reports
Only one school in the State has objected to the publication of inspection reports compiled by the Department of Education. pAnger at plan to sell name rights of Thomond Park
Plans to sell the naming rights of the historic rugby ground Thomond Park have sparked major opposition in Limerick where the city's mayor has appealed to the IRFU to reconsider its decision. pArdagh feels 'hard done by' after not getting promoted
Prominent Dublin Fianna Fáil TD Seán Ardagh said yesterday that he felt "hard done by" because he was not promoted to one of the junior ministries announced by the Taoiseach on Wednesday. pPresident recalls forgotten story of Famine
President Mary McAleese has described the story of Toronto's reception of more than 38,000 Irish immigrants in 1847 as an important glimpse into the forgotten story of Protestants who suffered in the Famine and a challenge to prosperous countries today. p
Sport
McGrath backs racism fight
Former Ireland international Paul McGrath expressed the hope yesterday that the FAI's plans to promote greater interculturalism within the game will help stamp out the racism that continues to afflict the sport. pCatt looking to the future
England World Cup-winner Mike Catt has agreed a new two-year contract to continue with London Irish as a player-coach. pKinane confident Yeats can win Gold Cup again
RACING/Royal Ascot report: Sagaro's status as the
sole triple winner of the Ascot Gold Cup could be in some danger
next year after Yeats recorded back to back victories in the
stayers championship with an emphatic success under Michael Kinane
yesterday. p
Finance
DAA says delay to terminal will cost millions
The cost of constructing the proposed Terminal 2 (T2) building
at Dublin Airport will rise by about €3 million a month if
work on the project does not begin by mid-July, according to Dublin
Airport Authority (DAA) chief executive Declan Collier.
Ciarán Hancock , Business Affairs
Correspondent, reports. pProspect of trade deal recedes as talks fail
The chance of a global trade deal shrank dramatically yesterday with talks between core negotiating partners collapsing again in division and acrimony, writes Mark Hennessy , Political Correspondent, in Brussels pStrike threat over Eircom pay dispute
Trade unions at Eircom are to ballot members for industrial action in a dispute over the payment of the latest phase of the national wage agreement. p
World
Aboriginal alcohol ban to curb sex abuse
AUSTRALIA: The Australian government has announced a six-month ban on the sale of alcohol in Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory in a bid to curb child sexual abuse. pPalestinian president to meet Israeli leader
MIDDLE EAST: The Palestinian and Israeli leaders
agreed yesterday to meet for the first time in two months after the
violent Islamist takeover of the Gaza Strip prompted each side to
adopt a common approach to the enclave. p
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