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President Mary McAleese and a member of a Maori challenge group exchange a traditional Maori greeting during her official welcome at Government House in Wellington yesterday at the start of her state visit.

President Mary McAleese and a member of a Maori challenge group exchange a traditional Maori greeting during her official welcome at Government House in Wellington yesterday at the start of her state visit.


Photograph: Anthony Phelps
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  • Seven die on roads over bank holiday weekend

    Gardaí seal off a section of the N51 road between Delvin and Athboy where a man was knocked down and killed at Crowenstown near Delvin at about 3.40am yesterday Seven people have been killed on Irish roads over the bank holiday weekend, five of them in the Republic. The deaths bring to 273 the number of people killed on roads in the State so far this year. p

  • Harney should refuse pay rise - O'Malley

    Progressive Democrats leader and Minister for Health Mary Harney should not accept a €36,000 pay rise, her colleague Senator Fiona O'Malley has said. Ms O'Malley may yet contest the leadership of the party. p

  • Only three of 57 drug dealers got 10-year sentence

    Only three of 57 drug dealers convicted of possessing commercial quantities of drugs for sale last year were given a full mandatory minimum 10-year sentence, new figures obtained by The Irish Times show. p

  • Prof Anthony Clare dies unexpectedly in Paris

    Dr Antony Clare: died in Paris at the weekend The renowned psychiatrist, author and broadcaster Anthony Clare, has died. Prof Clare, who was due to retire from his post as consultant adult psychiatrist at St Edmondsbury hospital, Lucan, in December, died unexpectedly in Paris at the weekend. p

  • Martin says PIAB has saved €51m

    The Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) has saved €51 million on awards totalling €228 million compared to the old litigation system, according to Minister for Enterprise Micheál Martin. p

  • Lenihan to ask Garda to tackle rise in stabbings

    The Minister for Justice Brian Lenihan is to ask the Garda to prioritise the fight against Ireland's growing knife culture in the force's policing plans for next year following a near doubling in fatal stabbings in the past 10 months. p

  • Brennan rejects call to preserve Lansdowne name

    The Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism has rejected calls for him to ensure that the redeveloped Lansdowne Road stadium retains its name rather than the name being sold to corporate sponsors. p

  • Envying the guts and glory brigade

    Some of the close to 11,000 runners at the start of the Dublin marathon yesterday. Russian athletes Aleksey Sokolov and Alina Ivanova retained their titles. Sokolov set a record time of 2 hours, 9 minutes and 7 seconds. Miriam Lord discovers that she wouldn't mind being a marathon runner once the hard work is done p

  • Maori greeting at start of visit to NZ

    Wellington's notorious southerlies deferred to a stiff breeze as President Mary McAleese received an emotional Maori welcome in the grounds of Government House at the start of a week-long State visit to New Zealand. p

  • Gormley calls for EU protection of reefs in west

    Minister for the Environment John Gormley says the Irish fishing industry has already endorsed protective measure for extensive cold-water coral reefs off the west coast Minister for the Environment John Gormley is hoping that EU member states will support a proposed fishing ban in several deep sea areas off the west coast to protect extensive cold-water coral reefs. p
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  • $5m backing for for mobile phone chain in Atlanta

    Robert Haulbrook, who is credited with turning Meteor's fortunes around with a significant growth in subscriber numbers and market share Financier Peter Lynch is backing his former Eircom colleague Robert Haulbrook in new US business that plans to establish a chain of 50 mobile phone stores in Atlanta, Georgia. p

  • Banks to continue sending weekly reports to regulator

    Irish banks will have to supply weekly reports on their ability to pay their outgoings until at least the end of the year as the Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority continues to assess their exposure to the credit crunch. p

  • 100 new jobs at architectural firm

    Leading Irish architectural firm Douglas Wallace is to recruit 100 additional staff as part of growth plans that would see the company expand operations here, in the UK and Europe. p
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  • St Vincent's back in big time

    St Vincent's captain Tomás Quinn lifts the cup after victory over St Brigid's in the Dublin county final at Parnell Park last night. GAELIC GAMES: St Vincent's ... 0-12 St Brigid's ... 1-7:  St Vincent's folklore is vast, but the end game here will sit comfortably alongside any other story they can remember out Marino way. p

  • Sokolov times it to perfection

    Aleksey Sokolov of Russia breaks the tape on Merrion Square in a record 2:09.7 to win the men's Dublin Marathon Dublin City Marathon: Between his course record of 2:09.07 and his 90-second victory margin, Aleksey Sokolov easily becomes the most impressive and comfortable winner in the 28-year history of the Dublin marathon, writes Ian O'Riordan p

  • Scholes out until February

    SOCCER: Manchester United's hopes of fending off Arsenal in this season's title race were dealt a considerable blow last night with the news that Paul Scholes is to miss the next three months through injury. p
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  • HSE set to recruit consultants on interim basis

    A deal appears to be close between medical organisations and health service management which would allow the HSE to begin recruiting some new consultants on revised terms and conditions on an interim basis. p
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