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Workmen remove the Jurys sign at the hotel in Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, yesterday, as it and the neighbouring Berkeley Court closed their doors for the final time.

Photograph: Cyril Byrne

Aer Lingus pilots to strike over staff terms in Belfast
Nearly 500 pilots at Aer Lingus are to stage a 48-hour strike next Tuesday and Wednesday in protest at what they said were moves by the airline to employ pilots at its new base in Belfast on less favourable terms and conditions than those applying to staff in Dublin.
HSE to keep 25% of interest on patients' accounts
The Health Service Executive (HSE) is to be given power to retain one quarter of all interest generated from the private accounts held on behalf of patients in long-term residential care, under new regulations to be introduced by the Department of Health later in the year.
Focus will be on Leaving Cert results in maths, science
Attention is set to focus on the performance of students in maths and science when the Leaving Cert results are published tomorrow.

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15-storey tower proposed for Ballsbridge site
A 15-storey luxury residential tower, new urban streets and up to nine storeys of offices are among the proposals for the former UCD veterinary college in Ballsbridge, Dublin. p
Man (23) hacked to death outside home
A young Sligo man who died after being viciously assaulted with either a slash hook or a hatchet early yesterday morning was attacked minutes after dropping his pregnant wife home. p
Glanbia plant will be rebuilt and jobs saved
Union representatives of the 280 Glanbia workers at Edenderry, Co Offaly, claim management has promised none will be laid off and that the plant, which was destroyed by fire on Sunday morning, will be rebuilt. p
Parents say son's killers are being protected
The parents of a 15-year-old murdered schoolboy have appealed to a north Belfast loyalist community to co-operate with the PSNI to expose their son's murderers. p
Call for Shell to disclose local sponsorship deals
The North Mayo Shell to Sea campaign has called on Shell E&P Ireland to disclose details of its sponsorship of local organisations in Erris, following the controversy over funding of the Féile Iorrais arts festival. p
Smog haze can reduce global warming effects
The haze of pollution that hangs over many large cities is a threat to human health but has the perverse effect of reducing the global warming effects of the sun. p
Tenant finds human skull in bag behind garden shed
A human skull which was found in the back garden of a house in south Dublin yesterday will undergo a forensic examination this morning. p
O'Dea and Dempsey clash over Aer Lingus decision
Significant differences within Cabinet became public yesterday as senior Ministers clashed over claims that the impact of Aer Lingus's decision to withdraw its Shannon-Heathrow route were being exaggerated. p
Officials working to free man in Senegal
Minister for Foreign Affairs Dermot Ahern said yesterday that Irish officials were working to help secure the release of a Donegal teenager jailed in Senegal following a prank outside a local governor's house. p

Finance

European stock markets make big advances
European shares posted their largest one-day rise in 15 months yesterday, recovering some of last week's losses as further injections of cash by the European Central Bank (ECB) helped calm investors' nerves. p
Goldman Sachs in $2bn hedge fund bailout
Goldman Sachs is to inject $2 billion (€1.47 billion) to bail out its Global Equity Opportunities hedge fund after the investment bank's computer models failed to predict last week's market turbulence - leading to losses of about $1.5 billion, or more than 30 per cent of its value. p
Profits at Port of Cork group rise to €5.4m
The Port of Cork generated profits of €5.4 million last year, an increase of 6.3 per cent over 2005, with a 5.9 per cent increase in revenues to €23.2 million. p
Mean Fiddler music venues sold off
The Mean Fiddler Music Group is to concentrate on promoting big music festivals such as Glastonbury, Reading and Fleadh under the new name Festival Republic following the sale of several of its intimate live music venues to the media organisation that manages Kaiser Chiefs and Franz Ferdinand. p

World

Resignation of Rove increases Bush's isolation
US: President George Bush's increasing isolation and dwindling power were highlighted yesterday when Karl Rove, credited as the strategist behind his two election wins, announced his resignation. p
All sides criticised for Somalia abuses
SOMALIA: All sides have committed human rights abuses during clashes in Somalia's battered capital, Mogadishu this year, according to a report published yesterday. p
Musharraf has only days left to find way out of constitutional crisis
PAKISTAN: As the general toys with ideas such as imposing a state of emergency, which would extend his rule, the reality is that he has very few options left, writes Jo Johnson p

Sport

Brennan celebrates a vintage season
Gaelic Games: GAA president Nickey Brennan, reflecting on a hugely successful weekend's championship action, has described the hurling season as the best in over a decade. p