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The new Dean of Christ Church Cathedral, the Venerable Dermot Dunne and his wife Celia, following his appointment by the Archbishop of Dublin Most reverend Dr John Neill (right), at Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin yesterday.
Photograph: Eric Luke
New rules to apply higher standards to nursing homes
MANY PUBLIC care facilities will need to be upgraded or redeveloped in order to comply with new regulations for nursing homes to be published shortly.Greens play down senator's comments on Ahern departure
THE GREEN Party last night moved to play down comments made by party chairman Senator Dan Boyle that raised the issue of Bertie Ahern naming the date when he will step down as Taoiseach.Revenue to check if Irish are on German list of suspect tax cheats
THE REVENUE Commissioners plans to contact the German tax authorities to see if there are any Irish names on the list of suspected tax defrauders that Berlin bought from a whistleblower who worked in a Liechtenstein bank.
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Gardaí suspended over assault claim
Four gardaí have been suspended from duty after allegedly beating a teenager at his home in the Dublin south inner city. The victim has claimed the gardaí used "considerable violence" against him during a group attack. pTwo jailed after trying to buy weapons for Limerick gang
TWO MEN have been jailed for conspiring to procure weapons including rocket launchers, semi-automatic rifles, sub-machine guns and semi-automatic pistols for a criminal gang running its business from prison. pPleats, please: tailored confidence from Irish designer
CATWALK VIEW/DEIRDRE McQUILLAN: Paris fashion week
opened yesterday with a stellar Dior winter collection revisiting
the l960s from the designer who makes frocks rock, John
Galliano. pMurder inquiry launched as assault victim dies
A MURDER investigation was launched last night after gardaí confirmed the death of one of the Polish men who suffered "horrific injuries" believed to have been inflicted with a screwdriver in Dublin at the weekend. pDempsey says no congestion charges
MINISTER FOR Transport Noel Dempsey has said that congestion
charges will not be considered for Irish cities, especially Dublin,
until proper alternatives have been put in place. pFears for future of Feis Ceoil due to lack of funding
ORGANISERS OF the traditional music event Feis Ceoil have expressed fears for the future of the festival because of a shortage of sponsorship and funding. pMinister admits 'failures' on climate change strategy
MINISTER FOR Transport Noel Dempsey has readily accepted that his own Government's climate change strategy from 2002 was a failure in some respects. pKenny warns against treaty backlash
FINE GAEL leader Enda Kenny urged the electorate last night not to use the Lisbon Treaty referendum as a means of "voicing their disgust" at the "ongoing revelations" at the Mahon tribunal. pInquest finds death was self-inflicted
A WOMAN whose badly charred body was discovered in a burning car near her apartment where her eight-year-old son lay sleeping, started the fire herself, an inquest heard yesterday. p
Finance
Lynn's Bulgaria investors given promissory notes
INVESTORS WHO paid deposits to missing solicitor Michael Lynn's company Kendar for properties in Bulgaria received promissory notes for their investments, according to a former manager who worked in Kendar's Dublin office last autumn. p'Grand Theft Auto' makers reject $2bn takeover offer
THE MAKERS of the top-selling
Grand Theft Auto video games, Take-Two Interactive
Software, posted a record gain in Nasdaq trading yesterday after
Electronic Arts made a $2 billion takeover offer for the
company. pLeading advertising agencies agree to merge
ADVERTISING AGENCIES the McConnell Group and AFA O'Meara have agreed to merge. The pair had combined profits of about €4 million from turnover of €89 million in 2007 and the merger will make the new entity the largest advertising firm in Ireland. p
World
Iraq warns incursion could subvert stability
IRAQ: TURKISH FORCES battled Kurdish guerrillas at
close quarters as they advanced on a key PKK base in northern Iraq
yesterday, and Baghdad warned a prolonged incursion could have
serious consequences for the region. pObama narrows the gap in Ohio
UNITED STATES: SENATOR BARACK Obama has gained ground against Hillary Clinton in the battleground state of Ohio as their race takes an increasingly bitter and negative turn. pSerbia signals support for partition of Kosovo
SERBIA: SERBIA GAVE a clear indication yesterday
that it favours the
de facto partition of Kosovo, and received resounding
support from Russia's president-in-waiting. p
Sport
Everton are growing into the challenge
SOCCER ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE/ Manchester City 0
Everton 2 : BILL SHANKLY used to rely on an old saying
at Anfield that "first is first and second is nowhere." p
