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British novelist Doris Lessing sits outside her home in London, yesterday. She was awarded the 2007 Nobel Prize in Literature for work that has delved into human relations and inspired many feminist writers.
Photograph: Kieran Doherty/Reuters
LRC set to step in as Aer Lingus shutdown feared
With the prospect of mass suspensions of pilots on Monday and Tuesday next, the Labour Relations Commission is expected to invite Aer Lingus management and the pilots to talks over the weekend. Martin Wall , Industry Correspondent, reports.O'Donoghue fears having to move abroad, says solicitor
Wayne O'Donoghue is very concerned about his future and believes he may have to leave Ireland if he and his family are to have any sort of normal life upon his release next year, his solicitor, Frank Buttimer, said yesterday. Barry Roche and Stephen Collins report.Ireland well below EU water quality target, EPA says
Ireland is at risk of failing to achieve EU water quality standards unless improvements are made more quickly. While lakes and rivers have seen some progress, too many groundwater samples are polluted with human and animal waste, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Tim O'Brien reports.
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Hospital to close unit for month to cut costs
An orthopaedic unit at Our Lady's Hospital in Navan is to close for the month of December in an effort to save money, it was confirmed yesterday. Eithne Donnellan , Health Correspondent, reports. pLove Ulster rally planned for Dublin called off after talks
A Love Ulster rally planned for next month in Dublin has been called off. Dan Keenan , Northern News Editor, reports. pPerjury of Keane murder trial witness
A man has been found guilty of committing perjury during a high-profile murder trial four years ago. pDunlop says developer paid for SF protest bus
Developer Owen O'Callaghan paid for a bus to run Sinn Féin-organised protesters to a demonstration outside Dublin County Council in December 1991, the tribunal was told yesterday. pDocklands skyscraper to soar to 180m
A skyscraper soaring 60m (197ft) higher than the Spire on
O'Connell Street has been chosen by the Dublin Docklands
Development Authority (DDDA) as the winner of the latest
competition for the U2 Tower at Britain Quay.
Frank McDonald , Environment Editor, reports. pLenihan unveils draft Bill to outlaw human trafficking
Legislation to outlaw human trafficking was published yesterday by Minister for Justice Brian Lenihan as part of a package of measures designed to ensure that Ireland does not become a safe haven for traffickers. Stephen Collins , Political Editor, reports. pDomestic attacks on children rise
Women's Aid has expressed concern at a significant rise in the number of cases of children being victimised or abused as a result of violence in the home. Carl O'Brien , Social Affairs Correspondent pWar memoir of former senator launched
The wartime memoir of former Labour Party senator Jack Harte, the only politician from the Republic decorated for service as an Allied soldier in the second World War, was launched last night in Leinster House. pTo whom it concerns: Gay Byrne launches LifeStory charity volume
Gay Byrne was among those on hand yesterday to sign copies of
LifeStory , a new book meant to encourage families, couples
and individuals to record their personal memories. p
World
Turkey retaliates after US vote
TURKEY: Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan met advisers in Istanbul last night to decide on further retaliatory measures against the US. pMuslim scholars address peace letter to Christians
VATICAN: More than 130 Muslim scholars from around the globe called yesterday for peace and understanding between Islam and Christianity, saying "the very survival of the world itself is perhaps at stake". pMcCartney and Mills fail to reach settlement
BRITAIN: As darkness fell outside the family
division of the high court in London last night, the two
protagonists in Britain's most keenly-watched divorce proceedings
left separately, and in silence. pDamning report into superbug outbreak
BRITAIN: Appalling hygiene, a shortage of nursing and unacceptable management contributed to outbreaks of a hospital superbug that killed about 90 patients in southeast England, a damning report said yesterday. p
Finance
Microsoft gets go-ahead for data centre
Microsoft Ireland has been granted planning permission for what would be one of the largest data centres in Europe, at Grange Castle in Dublin, although the project has yet to be approved by Microsoft's corporate headquarters. pAer Lingus takes 1,200 bookings for Belfast route
Aer Lingus has so far taken 1,200 bookings for its new Belfast-Heathrow route, which is set to be launched on January 14th. pUS promoter to manage Crosbie's venues
US entertainment giant Live Nation will manage the four Dublin
entertainment venues owned by property developer Harry Crosbie when
they are opened to the public. p
Sport
GPA to proceed with ballot on strike as no progress is made
GAELIC GAMES: The prospect of intercounty players
receiving the proposed Government welfare grants appears as distant
as ever following last night's meeting between the Gaelic Players
Association (GPA) and Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and Minister for Sport
Séamus Brennan,
Ian O'Riordan Reports pStaunton plays the waiting game
SOCCER/Euro 2008 qualifying, Republic of Ireland v Germany: Wednesday's bright autumn sunshine had departed across the Irish Sea as Steve Staunton's squad went through their paces at Malahide yesterday and, as became clear over the course of the morning, Wolves striker Stephen Elliott had gone with it after injuring himself the previous day. pCautious approach leads to early exit
GOLF: Once he had three-putted on his second visit of the day to the 16th green, Padraig Harrington removed his cap and shook his conqueror's hand. This wasn't how the British Open champion had wanted it to end, so soon and so tamely. It left an empty feeling in the pit of his stomach. p
