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Taoiseach Bertie Ahern on a visit to the Tower Museum in Derry with SDLP leader Mark Durkan.

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern on a visit to the Tower Museum in Derry with SDLP leader Mark Durkan.


Photograph: Trevor McBride

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    Nearly three-quarters of voters do not believe that Taoiseach Bertie Ahern gave the full picture about his personal finances to the Mahon tribunal in September, while more than half of the electorate believes the whole episode is now a serious political issue, according to the Irish Times TNS mrbi opinion poll.

  • HSE apologises to women given false cancer all-clear

    Seven women who underwent breast cancer screening at the Midland Regional Hospital in Portlaoise and who were given the all-clear have now been told, following a review of their cases, that they have breast cancer.

  • Case for €1bn in tax cuts compelling, says stockbroker

    The Government should deliver income tax cuts of at least €1 billion in the budget, it was claimed yesterday, as the Department of Finance published figures showing a stronger than expected surge in income tax receipts in October.
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  • Judge may send Lynn papers to fraud squad

    Solicitor Michael Lynn: total liabilities have been estimated at up to EUR70 million. A High Court judge will decide next week whether to send papers relating to solicitor Michael Lynn to the National Bureau for Fraud Investigation (NBFI). p

  • Drug group's Irish firm in €460m profit

    The main Irish holding company of US drug group Forest Laboratories Inc has reported annual pretax profits of $668.77 million (€460.51 million) in the year to March, twice its profit in the previous fiscal period. p

  • Solicitors' system works, says AIB chief

    AIB chief executive Eugene Sheehy said yesterday the bank has not seen any evidence of problems with the vast majority of mortgages provided on the foot of solicitors' undertakings. p
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  • D'Arcy applies two coats of gloss

    The Leinster centre Gordon DArcy goes over the Connacht line for one of his two tries in his teams 29-9 Celtic League victory at the RDS, Dublin, last evening.  Leinster  29 Connacht 9: The final margin flattered Leinster somewhat, two late tries by a reinvigorated Gordon D'Arcy putting a gloss on a performance that only really ignited in the last quarter of the match. Up until then the home side huffed, puffed and largely undermined their own cause by overcomplicating patterns and cluttering precious space with too many bodies. p

  • Rose gains upper hand

    Padraig Harrington plays his second shot on the third hole during the second round of the Volvo Masters at Valderrama yesterday, but he ended the day four shots behind Justin Rose. So far, the principals have followed the script to perfection. If this were an old-style western, you could just imagine the two gunslingers shooting it out. Except, in this instance, rather than revolvers, Justin Rose and Pádraig Harrington will use an array of drivers, irons and putters to decide their duel over the final 36 holes of the Volvo Masters. p
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  • US pledge to tackle PKK designed to halt invasion

    TURKEY: The United States promised yesterday to try to help stop Kurdish guerrillas operating in northern Iraq in an effort to stave off a Turkish military intervention which could destabilise the region. p

  • Obama vows softer approach to engage Iran

    Barack Obama: wants to engage Iran in diplomacy US: Barack Obama has promised to launch an aggressive, personal diplomatic effort to engage Iran if he becomes president, holding out the prospect of a guarantee that the United States will not seek regime change in Tehran. p

  • Death toll from floods nears 100

    DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: The death toll from devastating floods in the Dominican Republic unleashed by tropical storm Noel could exceed 100, officials said yesterday, as rescuers on boats and helicopters continued to try to reach communities cut off by raging rivers. p
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