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Minister for Finance Brian Cowen: "We're not heading into a deflationary situation. No one is suggesting we're on our uppers" he said, when presenting the Pre-Budget Outlook at Government Buildings yesterday.
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Tough Budget on way as growth slows down
A tough Budget in December is now virtually certain after Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Brian Cowen acknowledged that the economy has passed a "turning point" and conceded that the rate of economic growth will slow appreciably in the next three years.Solicitor Lynn faced inquiry in 2004
Michael Lynn, the solicitor and property developer whose legal practice was shut down on Monday following an investigation by the Law Society, was also investigated by the society in 2004 after a complaint from one of his clients.23 schoolgoing children died by suicide last year
Twenty-three suicides by children were reported to the National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) in the last school year, according to figures presented at a meeting of the service last week.
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At least 115 killed in attack on Bhutto homecoming convoy
Pakistan: Two explosions hit former Pakistani prime
minister Benazir Bhutto's convoy yesterday, killing up to 89 people
as she returned to Pakistan from eight years in self-imposed
exile. pIraq dismisses Turkish threat
Iraq: Iraq's foreign minister yesterday played down
fears that Turkey might invade northern Iraq while stressing that
his government was "not comfortable" with a vote in Ankara's
parliament on Wednesday giving its military the green light to hunt
members of the Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) in Iraq. pDeal on EU reform treaty expected today
EU: European leaders edged closer to agreeing the EU reform treaty last night despite last-minute reservations expressed by both Poland and Italy on aspects of the deal. pBurma's protest movement far from finished
Burma: Monks and civilians have paid a heavy price
since September's demonstrations, writes a Special Correspondent in
Mandalay, Burma. p
Ireland
Bruton admits Dunlop told him of bribe claim
Former Fine Gael taoiseach John Bruton has told the Mahon
tribunal that he now remembers former Fianna Fáil press
secretary Frank Dunlop telling him about a demand for money from a
Fine Gael councillor. pMartin says choice of cardinal signals papal visit to North
The announcement that the Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All-Ireland, Dr Seán Brady, is to become a cardinal on November 24th was "sign of the interest of Benedict XVI to come to Northern Ireland, if not in the immediate future," the Archbishop of Dublin, Dr Diarmuid Martin, has said. pGardaí question two people over murder of Swiss student
Gardaí in Galway were still questioning two people last
night in relation to the murder of Swiss school student Manuela
Riedo in the city 10 days ago. pSplits deepen within North's Executive
Splits within the Stormont Executive deepened last night over the manner in which SDLP Minister for Social Development Margaret Ritchie decided to cut £1.2 million support for the Conflict Transformation Initiative, a loyalist community scheme aimed at hastening UDA decommissioning. pDempsey blames 'human error' in Shannon move row
Amid calls for his resignation over the latest twist in the Shannon airport saga, Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey has blamed "human error" for the fact that he remained unaware of a crucial memo in his department for six weeks. pKiller of three fellow Irish soldiers to end sentence in Belfast
A former member of the Defence Forces who has been in jail for
25 years for the murder of three fellow soldiers in Lebanon is to
be transferred from a prison in Dublin to a jail in his native
Belfast to serve out the remainder of his life sentence. pOlympic bridge design competition won by Irish team
Dublin-based architects Heneghan Peng, in collaboration with
Adams Kara Taylor Engineers, have won an international competition
to design one of the key footbridges for the 2012 Olympic Games in
London, it was announced yesterday. pPaisley to address Dublin body on arbitration merits
Following a political career often based on conflict, Northern
Ireland's First Minister, the Rev Ian Paisley, is to speak in
Dublin next month on the merits of arbitration and agreement. pGarda appeal after finding of body in Lee
Gardaí investigating the circumstances surrounding the
death of a woman who drowned in the river Lee in Cork have appealed
to anyone who may have seen the woman near a city centre quay to
contact them. p
Finance
Jurys Inns wants 120 new hotels in Europe
Jurys Inns is about to embark on a radical expansion that could see it open hotels in up to 120 cities in central and eastern Europe over the coming decade. Una McCaffrey reports. pE-learning firm wins technology award
PulseLearning, an e-learning software business based in Tralee,
Co Kerry, has been recognised as the fastest growing technology
company in the State with revenue growth of 2,839 per cent over the
last five years.
John Collins reports. pMinister keen to introduce postcodes
Minister for Communications Eamon Ryan is set to press ahead with the introduction of postcodes in the Republic although the original 2008 deadline set by his predecessor, Noel Dempsey, is likely to be missed, writes Ciarán Hancock , Business Affairs Correspondent. p
Sport
Staunton's days numbered
Soccer: Steve Staunton's reign as Republic of
Ireland manager looks to be coming to an end as the FAI's chief
executive, John Delaney, said last night the association's board of
management could meet to consider "recent performances" over the
"next number of days". pMaster and commander
Rugby World Cup Final countdown: Gerry Thornley on
the long journey travelled by South Africa captain John Smit and
coach Jake White. pKaymer's birdie blitz leaves the field trailing
Portugal Masters : The European Tour stands still for no man these days and while Peter Lawrie was pleased with his five-under par 67, the Dubliner was somewhat dismayed to find himself six shots behind Germany's Martin Kaymer after yesterday's first round of the Portugal Masters at Victoria Clube de Golfe in Vilamoura. p
