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Cardinal Seán Brady walks past a 6th Infantry Battalion guard of honour at Dun Ui Neill barracks in Cavan before a civic reception in his honour at Cavan Court House.
Photograph: Brenda Fitzsimons
Bali deal challenged as US rejects key aspects
The tough task ahead of finding a new international framework to tackle global warming was underlined at the weekend when the US effectively rejected key elements of the "Bali Roadmap" agreed on Saturday.Citizenship to involve language test
Immigrants who want to become Irish citizens will have to reach a minimum standard in English under proposals being drawn up by the Government.Most grind schools fare no better than 'free' equivalents
Many of the main grind schools are performing no better than most "free" secondary schools, according to an analysis of students entering third level published in The Irish Times today.
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Ireland
Reforms will make it easier to study medicine
Leaving Cert students hoping to study medicine will no longer have to achieve the "perfect" Leaving Cert under plans detailed by the Minister for Education and Science, Mary Hanafin, yesterday. pSchool water charges likely to stay, hints Gormley
Minister for the Environment John Gormley yesterday played down
any expectation of an exemption for schools who are forced to pay
water charges. pCowen concerned over HSE's budgetary problems
Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Brian Cowen has said he is seriously concerned that the Health Service Executive needs to improve its financial management after it recorded a deficit of €255 million this year. p'Magic' in the air as the Boss returns
Some people were willing to sacrifice anything to catch Bruce
Springsteen and the E-Street Band's return to Ireland on Saturday
night. pCall for powers to crack down on drivers using drugs
A former drugs officer has called for powers to crack down on drug-driving. pLawyers back Bill to reform Irish language requirements
Lawyers have welcomed the proposal to abolish compulsory Irish
language requirements and replace them with a two-tier level of
qualification in the language. The Legal Practitioners (Irish
Language) Bill received its second reading last week. pSpate of attacks on Orange halls
The Orange Order in the Portadown area of Co Armagh is being
subject to an orchestrated campaign of intimidation and arson
attacks, the order has claimed after another attack on a local
Orange hall. pMurder inquiry launched into Dublin stabbing
A murder investigation has been launched into the death of a man whose body was found at an apartment complex in Dublin early on Saturday morning. pProtest over Oranmore flooding
Residents affected by flooding in Oranmore, Co Galway staged a
protest at the weekend to highlight lack of official action. p
Finance
Lynn firm to continue building in Algarve
Kendar Portugal, the property firm owned by solicitor Michael Lynn, is planning to continue building its seaside development in the Algarve, according to the company. pEU mortgage plans will increase competition
European Union plans to be unveiled tomorrow to create a more
joined-up market for mortgages will draw on lessons from the US,
where a subprime loans crisis is upsetting global financial
markets. pRevenue rejects 'snooping' claim
The Revenue Commissioners have strongly rejected suggestions of a culture of "casual snooping" after six of its officials were disciplined for needlessly accessing confidential tax records. pISTC examiner petition to be heard
The High Court is today scheduled to hear a petition for the appointment of an examiner to International Securities Trading Corporation (ISTC), the financial firm led by Tiarnan O'Mahoney. p
World
Drama and tears in Bali as US finally gives in
Bali Climate Change Conference : No UN climate
change summit witnessed such high drama and raw emotion as
Bali. pNo respite for Brown as slide in support persists
Britain: British prime minister Gordon Brown's need of a new year relaunch was underlined yesterday by a poll spelling a gloomy Christmas for Labour MPs. pIowa newspaper's backing boosts Clinton campaign
United States: Hillary Clinton's presidential
campaign has gained an important boost with the endorsement of the
Des Moines Register , Iowa's most influential newspaper, as
polls show her trailing Barack Obama in the state. p
Sport
Gallas has the last laugh on Chelsea
SOCCER: William Gallas was hailed by Arsène
Wenger as an inspirational leader after his goal edged Arsenal to a
1-0 victory over Chelsea, on a fractious occasion at the Emirates
Stadium, and offered him the last laugh against his former
employers. pBenitez remains defiant despite demoralising defeat
SOCCER: Rafael Benitez went into his showdown talks with Liverpool's American owners, Tom Hicks and George Gillett, last night insisting that Manchester United's 1-0 win at Anfield would not seriously weaken his position. pMunster earn their turkey, Leinster's goose cooked
RUGBY: Dismal defeats for two other provinces had
left Irish Heineken European Cup hopes hanging, if not by a thread,
then entirely on Munster shoulders. Some might say the entire Irish
season hinged on the outcome of their game against Llanelli
yesterday. We needn't have worried, though being the drama kings
they are, how Thomond Park did. p
