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Sheila Murray, mother of Gavin and Milly who were both severely burnt following a petrol bomb attack on her car in September 2006, arriving at Limerick Circuit Court yesterday. Milly was six and Gavin was four when the attack occurred. Sentencing in the case of the three teenagers charged in connection with the attack was adjourned for two weeks.
Taoiseach agrees bank records clash with his version
Taoiseach Bertie Ahern yesterday agreed at the Mahon tribunal that AIB bank records must be incorrect if his account of a lodgement he made in December 1994 is correct.Mother tells court of horrific burn injuries to children
Two young children who suffered horrific burns to more than 20 per cent of their bodies when the car they were sitting in was petrol bombed will be disfigured for the rest of their lives, a court has heard.O'Malley to resign from arts trust investigated by gardaí
Progressive Democrats Senator Fiona O'Malley is to resign as a director of a Co Galway arts trust, which is being investigated by gardaí following complaints about a planning application.
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20,000 builders set to lose jobs, says review
About 20,000 building workers face the loss of their jobs over the next two years as construction output dips for the first time since the early 1990s, according to a Government-commissioned review published yesterday. pIAWS profits up 16% despite rising costs
Bakery and convenience food group IAWS reported a 16 per cent
increase in full-year profit yesterday, but warned that higher
commodity prices were making business challenging. pProperty market 'one of riskiest in Europe'
The Irish property market faces a significant increase in risk from a global economic downturn arising from the US subprime mortgage crisis, according to a leading international insurer of credit risk. pAIB property fund buys Polish shopping centre for €45m
AIB has bought a Polish shopping centre for €45 million. The bank's AIB Polonia Property Fund II - a €800 million fund managed by the bank's capital markets division - has bought the Fashion House Outlet Centre in Piaseczno near Warsaw. p
Ireland
State's 50 highest earners paid less than 5% in taxes
The State's top 50 earners paid less than 5 per cent in taxes, according to the latest analysis of tax records by the Revenue Commissioners released yesterday. pBord Pleanála rejects Ringsend development
An Bord Pleanála has refused permission for a major redevelopment of a site adjacent to the former Irish Glass Bottle factory in Ringsend, Dublin, citing concerns that it would be "premature" due to existing infrastructural problems. pWarning of lost happiness in pursuit of money
Such is the pressure to make it financially that many Irish parents have become virtual workaholics. "For this god people are sacrificing their children, their health and even their own lives," the former moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, Dr Trevor Morrow, has said. pOfficial audit of how third-level posts are filled
The independent body that examines public service appointments is examining "perceived irregularities" at six third-level colleges. pExtensive traffic plan for ploughing championships
Large crowds are expected when President Mary McAleese opens the
76th National Ploughing Championships in Offaly at noon today. pGardaí step up inquiry into Finglas killing
Gardaí are continuing to investigate the death of a 37-year-old man who died after he was shot in a residential area of north Dublin in the early hours of Sunday morning. pMan accused of raping daughters
The High Court has remanded in custody with consent to bail a 61-year-old Irish man whose extradition is being sought by the UK authorities for allegedly raping his three daughters. pAer Lingus staff claim it wants to quit Shannon
Aer Lingus staff in Shannon say they believe that management at the airline has no long-term commitment to the airport and may withdraw or run down services still further next year. p
World
Burma generals threaten action against monks
BURMA: Burma's military rulers last night
threatened to "take action" after up to 100,000 demonstrators
protesting against the regime flooded the streets of Rangoon in the
biggest show of dissent in almost two decades. pIranian leader dismisses war talk as he confronts angry US critics
US: Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has
shrugged off concerns about the possibility of a US or Israeli
attack on his country, dismissing talk of war as a propaganda
tool. p
Sport
Hard knocks keep coming
RUGBY: The Ireland coach Eddie O'Sullivan needed
only cast an eye over to the dugout at the side of the Stade
Bordelais pitch yesterday to see how an already problematic week
could actually deteriorate for him. pMansaram double a huge blow for Saints
FAI Cup Quarter-final /St Patrick's Athletic 1 Bohemians 2: With a trivia trick quiz in mind perhaps, the TV people brought the FAI Cup along with them to Richmond Park last night. pArsenal flying on and off pitch
SOCCER: Arsenal yesterday announced a near-£35 million (€50 million) rise in profits after their first full year in the Emirates Stadium and promptly rubbished Chelsea's claims of world domination. p
