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Anne Enright makes her acceptance speech after she won the Man Booker Prize 2007 at the Guildhall in London last night.
Photograph: Ben Stansall
EU to take action over handling of Tara route for M3
The European Commission is expected to begin legal action against the Government today over the manner in which it has proceeded to build the M3 motorway near the Hill of Tara.Irish novelist beats the odds to win Booker Prize for 'The Gathering'
Irish novelist Anne Enright last night beat the bookies' favourites to become the third Irish writer to win the Man Booker Prize, for her novel The Gathering .Drivers involved in serious crashes to be breath tested
Compulsory breath testing of all drivers involved in serious road accidents is to be introduced early next year, the Cabinet decided yesterday.
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Man held over fatal stabbing of woman in Clonmel
A man was being questioned by gardaí last night following a
knife attack at a house in south Tipperary in which a 20-year-old
woman was killed and her 23-year-old brother seriously injured. pWarning on new deadly strain of hospital bug
A consultant respiratory physician at a Dublin hospital has warned of a new virulent strain of the hospital-acquired bug clostridium difficile, which is fatal for one in 12 patients who contract it. pAction by President's protocol officer settled
A legal action by President Mary McAleese's protocol officer over a disciplinary inquiry was settled at the High Court yesterday. pClarence Hotel 'may be sold' if plans not approved
Failure to get approval for the ambitious scheme to redevelop
and extend Dublin's Clarence Hotel could lead to its owners -
including U2's Bono and The Edge - selling the property, city
planners have been warned. pAhern criticises health system in Long case
The health system had not lived up to its standards in the case of cancer victim Susie Long, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern told the Dáil. pSiptu says no talks with Aer Lingus until pay freeze lifted
Siptu has said it will not enter into discussions on a controversial €20 million cost-saving plan at Aer Lingus until a pay freeze for staff put in place by the airline is lifted. pMillion US troops have used airport
The number of US military personnel who have passed through
Shannon since the invasion of Iraq in 2003 has topped the one
million mark. p2004 citizenship poll was rushed, says Robinson
Former president Mary Robinson has criticised the handling of the 2004 citizenship referendum, which ended the automatic right to citizenship of those born in Ireland, describing it as a "fundamental change" that was "not properly thought through". pDissident Republicans a threat - Orde
PSNI Chief Constable Sir Hugh Orde has said dissident Republican organisations continue to represent a real threat to the success of the peace process on both sides of the Border. pIncinerator expansion plan gets go-ahead
Indaver Ireland has been granted permission by An Bord Pleanála to expand its controversial municipal waste incinerator at Carranstown, Co Meath, to burn up to 200,000 tonnes of waste a year. p
Finance
Oil prices hit record high on Iraq invasion fear
Crude oil prices hit a record high of more than $88 a barrel
yesterday amid concerns that Turkey's military forces were
preparing to attack Kurdish militias in northern Iraq. pLandsbanki may seek Nationwide's accounts
Icelandic bank Landsbanki will seek full audited accounts for 2007 from the Irish Nationwide should the process to sell the building society not be finalised before the end of the year. pRyan highlights needs of users
The needs of consumers must be at the centre of the
next-generation networks being rolled out by the telecoms industry,
Minister for Communications Eamon Ryan said yesterday. p
World
Campbell was treated shabbily, allies claim
BRITAIN: An expected Commons confrontation later today with David Cameron over his refusal of an EU treaty referendum is likely to set the stage for Gordon Brown's prime ministerial debut at the European summit in Lisbon tomorrow. pClinton amasses $50m campaign war chest
US: Hillary Clinton has overtaken Democratic rival
Barack Obama in fundraising as well as opinion polls for the first
time this year, with almost $35 million (€24.7 million) to
fight the primaries and a further $16 million earmarked for the
presidential election if she becomes her party's nominee. pPutin visit gives Iran a morale boost in struggle with West
IRAN: Russia's president Vladimir Putin gave Iran's
leaders a public morale boost in their nuclear dispute with the
West yesterday by issuing a veiled warning to the US not to resort
to military strikes over the issue. p
Sport
Staunton needs to settle the score
Soccer: Republic of Ireland manager Steve
Staunton's observation yesterday that last year's defeat in Nicosia
is "history" left the media at Croke Park in need of some
clarification. pThinking outside the Boks
Rugby: Word has it that in making his presentation to first the South African Rugby Football Union and then the Springboks players in applying for the newly-devised position of technical adviser, Eddie Jones' analysis of each individual player was so detailed and eye-opening it blew their minds away - that is both administrators and players. pStrain to sell interprovincial finals
Gaelic Games: The GAA are struggling to generate
ticket sales for the interprovincial finals, set for Croke Park on
Saturday week. p
