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BBC correspondent Alan Johnston is surrounded by journalists and Hamas security men after he was released in Gaza yesterday. He was kidnapped on March 12th by armed Palestinians.
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Gardaí seek British help in finding drugs criminals
Gardaí investigating the discovery of €100 million worth of cocaine in west Cork have contacted British police in an attempt to track down two members of a six-man drugs gang whom they suspect have fled back to to the UK.
Court's ruling may shorten life of Mahon tribunal
A range of allegations being investigated privately by the Mahon tribunal may not now proceed to public hearings following a decision of the Supreme Court yesterday, according to a number of legal sources.Taoiseach tells unions he will support rights charter
Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has reassured trade union leaders that he will support the EU Charter on Fundamental Rights.
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Stillorgan shooting believed linked to drugs feud
Two men were being questioned last night after a man was shot in
the head outside a busy row of shops in a south Dublin suburb and
dumped from a car by his attackers in the middle of the
afternoon. pPress Council could start work by November
The press ombudsman should be in a position to begin taking
complaints from aggrieved members of the public in November, the
chairman of the Press Council, Prof Thomas Mitchell, said
yesterday. pSecond term on port board for Ahern ally Burke
One of Taoiseach Bertie Ahern's closest friends and political allies, Joe Burke, has been reappointed chairman of the Dublin Port Company for a second five-year term. pOxegen tents for African homeless
Concert-goers to this weekend's Oxegen Festival will be encouraged to leave their tents behind them when they leave so they can be recycled for charity. pAppeal succeeds against refugee refusal
A West African man has won his High Court challenge to a decision of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal refusing him refugee status. pGreens/FF tensions emerge on EU treaty
Tensions between the Greens and their Fianna Fáil partners in government have emerged with a statement from Green TD Ciarán Cuffe that his party would only support the EU Reform Treaty if the Government also fully supported the Charter of Fundamental Rights. pNorthern prison service failing women
The prison service in the North is still failing women prisoners, and has not implemented key recommendations made in a damning report from the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) three years ago. pMan seeking half share in €465,000 house gets €50,000
A Co Kildare man's interest in the €465,000 house he had shared with his former girlfriend has been set by a judge at €50,000. pTeenage delegates call for better policies on sexual health
Young people are calling on the Government to acknowledge their rights such as access to sexual health services, information on sexual and reproductive issues and their right to confidentiality in these areas, as underpinned in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. p
Finance
VHI to seek go-ahead to increase charges
VHI Healthcare, the State-controlled health insurer, is set to seek the Government's permission to increase its charges later this month. pSisk Group posts €82m in pretax profits
The Republic's biggest building and civil engineering company
made almost €82 million in profits last year, according to
the latest figures. pClondalkin raises €400m from refinancing
Irish packaging company Clondalkin Group has completed a €400 million refinancing and acquired Keller Crescent, an Indiana-based company that provides products to the pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors. pInaccurate labels found in Dawn Meats inspection
Department of Agriculture inspectors forced the suspension of some operations at a Dawn Meats plant last year after they discovered inaccurate labels on beef which had been processed at the factory. p
World
Half of Poles in Ireland say they intend to stay
POLAND: Nearly half of the estimated 200,000 Poles living in Ireland today say they do not intend to return home, according to a new survey. pTerror threat to UK reduced to severe by Smith
UK: The UK's terror threat assessment has been downgraded from "critical" to "severe", home secretary Jacqui Smith announced last night. This reflects the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre's assessment that while further attacks may be expected none is considered "imminent". pDemocrat funding outstrips opponents by 50%
US: Democratic presidential candidates have raised 50 per cent more than their Republican counterparts in campaign contributions since the beginning of 2007, taking in $20 million more than Republicans during the past three months alone. p
Sport
Elements all seem to add up for Harrington
Golf/European Open: It's not just the rain and the
wind and the dark clouds overhead that bring the sense of
déjà vu. pBartoli slips in without fanfare
Tennis: Under the cover of bigger names, higher seedings and louder screams, Marion Bartoli quietly slipped into her first Grand Slam semi-final. The French girl went almost unnoticed as one Williams sister and the second seed, Maria Sharapova, departed the competition and the other Williams sister staked a reasonable claim to the trophy. pGAA may try to have injunction lifted
GAA: The GAA is considering an immediate response to the interim injunction granted to the University of Limerick on Tuesday. p
Science Today
Finding the blind spot
The world's largest study of age-related blindness is getting under way - and you can help, writes Yvonne Cunningham p
