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Visitors lay flowers at the scene of the house fire in Omagh, Co Tyrone, which killed a family of seven in the early hours of Tuesday. PSNI officers say petrol was poured at the scene and then ignited.
Photograph: Paul Faith/PA
DCC board debated dismissal of Flavin after court ruling
The board of industrial holding group DCC debated whether it should sack the group's executive chairman Jim Flavin in the hours after the Supreme Court ruled he dealt illegally in Fyffes shares, but concluded that it would not do that in the interests of justice and fairness, the company has said.Omagh house fire tragedy being treated as murder
The fire that claimed the lives of the seven members of the McElhill family in Omagh, Co Tyrone, was caused by a "significant quantity" of petrol poured and then ignited at the scene, the PSNI has confirmed.Stem cell hope as embryo is cloned from monkey-skin cell
Scientists in the United States have cloned an artificial embryo from monkey-skin cells in a process that could provide a near limitless supply of highly valuable stem cells.
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Victim of gangland murder shot in bed
Gardaí believe the man killed in a gangland attack in
Tallaght yesterday was shot in the head as he slept by a man who
gained access to the victim's house through the back door. pOver 2,000 complaints against premium phone lines
Phone subscribers lodged more than 2,000 complaints last year over the operation of premium-rate services, while investigations uncovered 1,500 breaches of the sector's code of practice, according to the industry-funded regulator, Regtel. pSiptu asks Ictu to back all-out picket of Aer Lingus
Siptu has applied to the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu) for an all-out picket at Aer Lingus. pPriest's dismissal of secretary justified
A parish secretary whom a psychiatrist claimed was infatuated with her priest and suffered from a condition called erotomania has been awarded €1,560 by an Employment Appeals Tribunal. pKenny questions increased cost of Harney's staff
Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny questioned the staffing levels in the office of Minister for Health Mary Harney, as he renewed his criticism of Government salary increases. Mr Kenny said that since 2002, the cost of special advisers to Ms Harney had risen from €206,000 to €666,000. pFormer garda traffic head gets four-year driving ban
The Garda superintendent who was appointed to head up a regional
traffic division and was arrested on suspicion of drink driving
just a few weeks later, was yesterday banned from driving for four
years. p€4bn needed to give required broadband access, conference told
The Government has been told that €4 billion is needed for a new, State-wide fibre optic network which would bring a range of services such as phone, television and fast internet access to individual homes. pClean up act or else, hospital managers are told
Hospital managers who do not clean up hospitals could be in danger of losing their jobs, Minister for Health Mary Harney signalled yesterday. pFourth day of bus strike looms
Tens of thousands of Dublin Bus passengers face a fourth day
without services as the strike by drivers at the Harristown garage
continues. p'Slab' Murphy remanded on bail
Thomas "Slab" Murphy has been further remanded on bail to appear again before Dundalk District Court next month. p
Finance
Instability risk higher now, says Central Bank
The risk of large-scale instability in the Irish financial system is higher now than it was a year ago, according to a new report by the Central Bank. pB of I downgrades earnings growth to single digits
Bank of Ireland has cut its forecast for earnings growth for the
year to March 31st, 2008, blaming the economic slowdown and
continuing volatility in the financial markets. pO'Brien says O'Reilly should retire from IN&M
Denis O'Brien, who controls an 11 per cent stake in Independent News & Media (IN&M), said Sir Anthony O'Reilly should retire as chief executive of the company. "It's time for Tony to step aside, let somebody else lead the board," Mr O'Brien said in an interview. "The board is really too old; they don't understand the internet age." p
World
French transport strike rolls on into day two
France: The French transport strike will continue
for a second day today, but there was optimism last night that the
stoppage, over an end to special retirement provisions for some
public sector workers, could be resolved quickly. pKhan arrested as he tries to rouse students
Pakistan: Imran Khan, cricketer turned opposition
firebrand, was imprisoned yesterday under Pakistan's draconian
anti-terror laws, silencing another prominent critic as the
emergency rule crisis deepened. p
Sport
Givens bemused at latest Carr exit
Soccer Euro 2008 qualifying, Group D : Don Givens
expressed both surprise and disappointment yesterday at the
decision by Republic of Ireland defender Stephen Carr to turn his
back on the international game at the age of just 31. pLeinster boosted by return of Knoop
Rugby European Cup : Leinster have been boosted by
the return of their summer recruit from Connacht, Stephen Knoop,
for Sunday evening's eagerly awaited rendezvous with Stade Toulouse
in the Stade Ernest Wallon. p
