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A worker is helped away from a building site after scaffolding collapsed while work was taking place at Law Society House, Belfast yesterday.
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Ahern sees 'hard year' ahead due to downturn in US economy
TAOISEACH BERTIE Ahern has warned of a "hard year" ahead for the Irish economy in his most downbeat assessment to date of the repercussions of the sharp economic downturn in the US.Radical overhaul of HSE was considered over mismanagement
THE DEPARTMENT of Health held high-level discussions about the future of the Health Service Executive (HSE) prior to the publication of three reports into the Portlaoise breast cancer debacle, it has emerged.Lenihan to announce new Garda whistleblower system
THE ESTABLISHMENT of a new whistleblower system for the Garda will be announced today. Minister for Justice Brian Lenihan is to appoint Brian McCarthy, former secretary general to President Mary McAleese, to receive confidential reports from Garda whistleblowers who want to report corruption and malpractice in the force, The Irish Times has learned.
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Limerick is black spot in State for homicide and gun crime
Dublin has the highest per capita overall crime rate in the Republic, but when it comes to very serious crime including homicide and gun crime Limerick is the State's black spot. pSecond storm due to hit Ireland today
STRONG WINDS and high tides led to flooding, power shortages and
flight cancellations yesterday in the south and southwest, with
emergency services last night bracing themselves for another night
of stormy conditions. pCheltenham still under starter's orders despite stormy weather
THOUSANDS OF Irish racing fans heading to Cheltenham had their
travel plans disrupted by fierce winds that saw ferries cancelled,
flights delayed, and tents and temporary buildings at the
racecourse damaged just one day before gates open at the four-day
National Hunt Festival. pWoman in anorexia case seeks order on treatment
A YOUNG woman said to be suffering for five years from severe anorexia nervosa and depression has taken a High Court challenge to the HSE's refusal to fund a recommended programme of specialised in-patient treatment for her in a recognised private clinic in England. pRTÉ intends to showÓ Searcaigh film despite appeals
RTÉ INTENDS to broadcast a controversial documentary on the poet Cathal Ó Searcaigh tonight despite a stand-off with his publisher over copyright and a request from his representative to postpone it. pCallan stab victim was sexually assaulted
THE ENGLISHWOMAN who died in a Kilkenny hospital on Saturday morning is believed to have been the victim of a serious sexual assault, it emerged yesterday. pMusic firms sue Eircom over downloads
FOUR MAJOR record companies have brought an unprecedented High Court action aimed at compelling Eircom, as the largest broadband internet service provider in the State, to take specific measures to prevent its networks being used for the illegal free downloading of music by computer users. pTaoiseach hints at changes to restrict the sale of alcohol
INDICATIONS FROM Taoiseach Bertie Ahern that new laws to restrict the sale of alcohol in supermarkets and garage forecourts may be in place before the summer have been broadly welcomed. pAuctioneers in code of conduct delay
LESS THAN half of all auctioneers and estate agents have signed up to a code of practice drawn up by the Government's new watchdog for the profession. pHaugheys donate sculpture to 'Joey's'
A SCULPTURE has been presented to St Joseph's CBS in Fairview, Dublin, by the Haughey family in honour of former taoiseach Charles Haughey who attended the school. p
Finance
Shareholders of Payzone vote to remove officers
SHAREHOLDERS OF Irish electronic payments group Payzone yesterday supported motions to remove chief executive John Nagle and chief financial officer John Williamson from their posts at an extraordinary general meeting (egm) in Dublin. pDecline in sterling value hits Grafton's earnings outlook
THE DECLINE in the valuation of sterling against the euro has
prompted a downward revision in the earnings forecast for Grafton
Group, owner of Woodies DIY and Atlantic Homecare. pTrichet's concern at euro surge
THE EURO'S record strength prompted verbal intervention by European Central Bank (ECB) president Jean-Claude Trichet yesterday, in a switch of tactics that signalled rising official concern about the economic damage threatened by the currency's recent surge. p
World
New York governor linked to prostitution ring
US: NEW YORK governor Eliot Spitzer has admitted to
violating "any sense of right or wrong" after he was linked
yesterday to an expensive prostitution ring under investigation by
the FBI. The New York Times reported on its website yesterday that
the governor was caught last month on a federal wiretap arranging
for a prostitute to travel from New York to meet him at a
Washington hotel. pIsraeli PM denies ceasefire talks with Hamas
ISRAEL: EHUD OLMERT, the Israeli prime minister,
insisted yesterday that he was not negotiating a ceasefire with
Hamas, but he also said that if the Islamic movement ceased firing
rockets into Israel, the Israeli military would halt attacks in the
Gaza Strip. pEU raises concerns ahead of Zimbabwe poll
ZIMBABWE: THE EU has expressed concern about the prospects for free and fair elections in Zimbabwe later this month and the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the country. p
Sport
Liverpool in the mood to crash and upset Inter's centenary celebrations
SOCCER: UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE INTER MILAN (0) v LIVERPOOL
(2 ) Mass celebrations invariably attract unwanted guests
and two will have haunted Internazionale as the Italian champions
commemorated their centenary until the early hours of yesterday
morning. p
