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Gardaí lift a forensic tent into the garden of a house in Ratoath Drive in Finglas, Dublin where a man was shot dead yesterday morning in what may have been a case of mistaken identity. The victim had been released from prison on Friday.

Photograph: Aidan Crawley

Archbishop calls for action on crime as three die
One of the country's leading churchmen has described the spate of violent crime as close to a national emergency and has called on the Government to devise a new strategy to deal with the problem.
O'Brien consortium to buy radio stations for €200m
Denis O'Brien's Communicorp Group is set to buy the State's largest commercial radio station, Today FM, and the leading Dublin station FM 104, in a €200 million deal.
Advertised price of event tickets to include all fees
Event promoters will have to include booking fees and other charges in their advertised ticket prices under new regulations due later this year.

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Mahon tribunal to rule today on Ahern hearings
The Mahon tribunal is to rule today on whether it will proceed with public hearings into the finances of Taoiseach Bertie Ahern. p
Minister urges swift inquiry into lecturer
Child protection groups and the Minister of State for Children, Brendan Smith, have urged that the Health Service Executive (HSE) inquiry into the Dr Niall McElwee case be conducted urgently and published swiftly after completion. p
MCD blames concert chaos on bad weather
The promoters behind Barbra Streisand's first Irish performance have blamed bad weather and "opportunistic" fans who took reserved seats for chaotic scenes at Saturday's concert. p
Labour brand has problem, admits Rabbitte
Labour Youth Summer School: Labour leader Pat Rabbitte has admitted there is a problem with the "Labour brand" and says he has urged his party members to examine their place in Irish politics and society. p
FF campaign based on politics of fear - Kenny
Patrick MacGill Summer School: Fianna Fáil's election campaign was based on "fear and scaremongering", while the newly elected Government is "inherently unstable", Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny has charged. p
Stars come out for McManus wedding
As wedding bands go, this was out of the ordinary. US singers Billy Joel and Lionel Richie entertained guests at the lavish wedding of Sue Ann McManus and Cian Foley at the weekend. p
Sun shines for Jay and Rocco's christening
Ireland's most famous twins were christened yesterday in a quiet ceremony in north Dublin. p
Gardaí investigate fatal stabbing of Romanian
Gardaí in Drogheda, Co Louth, were last night continuing house-to-house inquiries as part of their investigation into the fatal stabbing of a 32-year-old Romanian man in the town on Friday night. p
Man stabbed to death in Nenagh
An eastern European man was killed and another was injured following a stabbing incident at a house in Nenagh, Co Tipperary in the early hours of yesterday. p

World

Diocese to pay each victim $1m
THE US: The largest Roman Catholic archdiocese in the US has agreed to pay hundreds of people who were sexually abused by priests more than $1 million each and to release confidential personnel files to the public. p
Two freed and two charged in bombings case
THE UK: The fast-moving investigation into the failed Glasgow and London car bomb attacks led to two men being released and a further two charged over the weekend. p
Sarkozy puts troops of 27 states on Champs Élysées
FRANCE: President Nicolas Sarkozy dedicated his inaugural Bastille Day to Europe and the recognition of "anonymous victims and heroes", writes Lara Marlowe in Paris. p
N Korea shuts down nuclear reactor
NORTH KOREA: North Korea has said it had shut down its Yongbyon nuclear facilities and was now ready to start dismantling its atomic weapons programmes, once Washington lifts its sanctions against the secretive communist nation. p

Sport

Cork pay price for not keeping possession
Hammarby (Sweden) 1 Cork City 0: Cork City manager Damien Richardson insisted a lack of composure in possession contributed to his side's exit from the Intertoto Cup at the second-round stage on Saturday. He was deeply frustrated at the 2-1 aggregate defeat by the Swedish side as he believed this second leg defeat had been avoidable. p
Dublin move into third gear
GAELIC GAMES: So the floor is cleared and it's time for the big dance to begin. The last of this year's provincial finals played itself out at Croke Park yesterday afternoon, and when the music stopped Dublin were still holding their Leinster football title. p
Tiger peers talk of early ostracism
GOLF: The extraordinary story of Tiger Woods, a black American who became the most dominant player in a sport known as a bastion of social conservatism, became even more extraordinary yesterday when it emerged the world's number one golfer developed his skills as a teenager against a backdrop of harassment, some of it racially motivated, at his first club in southern California. p

Finance

Ford considering sale of Volvo car division
Ford Motor is considering the sale of its Volvo car division, a move that would mark the final dismemberment of its premium-car business outside North America. p
Merkel, Sarkozy to discuss future of Airbus parent firm
German chancellor Angela Merkel will meet French president Nicolas Sarkozy this morning to discuss the future of the troubled Airbus parent company, EADS. p