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Pupils from Bishop Shanahan National School, Terenure, enjoying the concert for the opening of the Irish Times/RTÉ Music in the Classroom series spring season at the National Concert Hall, Dublin, yesterday.
Photograph: Matt Kavanagh
Tánaiste says Ahern's leadership is not in question
TÁNAISTE BRIAN Cowen has insisted that Taoiseach Bertie Ahern's leadership is not in question, and that he has the confidence of the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party, during bitter Dáil exchanges yesterday.Cabinet agrees Lisbon Treaty wording over common defence
THE CABINET has approved a wording for the Lisbon Treaty referendum that will continue the constitutional prohibition on Irish participation in an EU common defence arrangement, and give the Oireachtas a stronger role in EU legislation.Gormley to backdate lower 'green' motor tax to January
MOTORISTS WHO have bought low CO2 emission cars from January 1st this year will be able to qualify for reduced motor taxes, under plans to be confirmed in the coming days by Minister for the Environment, John Gormley.
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Polls show surge in national support for Obama
US: BARACK OBAMA has surged into a double-digit
national lead over Hillary Clinton, with seven out of 10 Americans
saying they now believe he will be the Democratic presidential
nominee. pChina in new push to resolve crisis in Darfur
CHINA: CHINA HAS stepped up efforts to convince the
Sudanese government to do more to resolve the crisis in Darfur in
the face of hefty international pressure, while holding fast to
public declarations that sport and politics cannot be mixed, and
that China will not interfere with the domestic politics of another
country. p
Ireland
Teenager sought over fatal stabbing of Polish man
GARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the murder of a man who was stabbed in the head with a screwdriver at the weekend were last night still searching for a third teenager whom they believe was involved in the incident. pKearney trial told of 'pray for me' e-mail sent by victim
THE NIGHT before Siobhán Kearney was found dead in her home
she e-mailed her brother's partner in Italy which she ended by
asking her to "say a prayer for me", a court has heard. pSinn Féin councillor dismisses Gilmartin charge as 'blatant lie'
MAHON TRIBUNAL: SINN FÉIN Cllr Christy Burke told the Mahon tribunal yesterday he would take a lie detector test to prove he had never met Luton-based developer Tom Gilmartin. pState's death rate from respiratory disease is second highest in Europe
THE REPUBLIC'S record in tackling lung disease is one of the worst in Europe, a report published yesterday has found. We now have the second highest death rate from respiratory disease in Europe, having moved from fourth to second place on a league table of deaths from respiratory disease. pPlan for 'Dart underground' in Dublin unveiled
IARNRÓD ÉIREANN'S planned underground link between Dublin Docklands and Heuston Station in Dublin would have almost twice the capacity of Metro North, featuring stations at the back and front gates of Dáil Éireann, according to details released by the company yesterday. pKenny claims Tánaiste is 'accomplice to deceit' coming from tribunal
FINE GAEL leader Enda Kenny claimed the Tánaiste's replies to his Dáil questions made him the Taoiseach's accomplice at the Mahon tribunal. pDonaldson to keep his distance in dealing with SF
LAGAN VALLEY MP Jeffrey Donaldson has said he will not be cosying up to Sinn Féin in his new position as Northern Ireland junior minister. He yesterday replaced Ian Paisley jnr, who, with "deep humility" but in "good spirit" formally resigned his post. pMeath school bus crash case adjourned until 2009
THE COURTS Service of Ireland says it is trying to address certain "limitations" in its operations after a case related to the Kentstown bus crash in 2005 was adjourned yesterday when no courtroom was available. pFarmers warn on Lisbon Treaty vote
FARMERS WILL find it very difficult to support the Lisbon Treaty if EU proposals on world trade get the go-ahead, the president of the IFA has warned. pGroup to review services provided by pharmacists
THE REGULATOR for the pharmacy sector has established a new group to examine how services provided by pharmacists to patients can be expanded. pHalf of new cases of HIV last year came from heterosexual contact
HIV INFECTIONS increased by 21 per cent last year, and more than half of these infections were acquired through heterosexual contact, according to the Dublin Aids Alliance (DAA). pGridlock in Dublin as roof section falls on to street
A ROOF tile which blew off a state-of-the-art science building
on Pearse Street, Dublin, and hit a parked car brought traffic
gridlock to central Dublin yesterday. p
Sport
Groin concern as Given faces missing rest of season
SHAY GIVEN could miss the rest of the Premier League season as
well as Giovanni Trapattoni's first two games in charge of Ireland
if it is decided during the next few days that a recurring groin
injury requires surgery. pBoys in blue put cuffs on Monkstown
SCHOOLS RUGBY LEINSTER SENIOR CUP/ St Mary's
College 22 CBC Monkstown 10 : NOTHING CAN
adequately prepare a team unused to the do-or-die scenario of a Cup
match in Donnybrook. p
Finance
Kerry Group plans to double size in 5 years
IRELAND'S LARGEST food company, Kerry Group, will double in size
over the next five to six years, its new chief executive Stan
McCarthy promised yesterday as he announced a 35 per cent increase
in pre-tax profits for 2007. p
