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Some of the 22 armoured personnel carriers being loaded on to the MV Zeran in Dublin, yesterday, for the EU mission in Chad. The ship will transport vehicles and equipment to Cameroon to be taken to Chad.
Photograph: Alan Betson
Teachers threaten industrial action over class sizes
PRIMARY SCHOOL teachers have threatened to take industrial action, including a series of one-day stoppages, to highlight the Government's "broken promises " on class sizes. SEÁN FLYNN , Education Editor reports from KilkennyNew prison to contain detention centre for foreign nationals
THE GOVERNMENT plans to establish a separate detention centre in the new Thornton Hall prison complex for foreign nationals such as asylum seekers or illegal immigrants. CARL O'BRIEN and RUADHÁN MacCORMAIC reportTwo girls die and two critical following crash in Galway
TWO TEENAGE girls died and two more were in a critical condition last night following a road incident in east Galway yesterday. LORNA SIGGINS , Western Correspondent reports
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Ireland
Concern over lack of detail in HSE spending
THE DEPARTMENT of Finance has expressed serious concern at the lack of detail provided by the Health Service Executive (HSE) in its spending plan for this year. pMost litigious drivers in Louth and Limerick
MOTORISTS IN counties Louth and Limerick are the most litigious in the State, according to figures produced by the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB). pIrish Rail expects less disruption as dispute continues
IARNRÓD ÉIREANN says it expects much fewer train
services to be affected by the drivers' dispute today following the
disruption to its network yesterday. pPermission to develop Ballsbridge site to be appealed
THE REDEVELOPMENT of the former veterinary college in Ballsbridge, Dublin, which includes plans for a 15-storey apartment block, is the subject of more than 20 appeals to An Bord Pleanála. p954 drink-drivers caught over holiday periods
A TOTAL of 954 motorists were found to have been drink-driving over the St Patrick's Day and Easter holiday periods, according to the Garda. pAmbassador in Riga says fewer Latvians moving to Ireland
THE FLOW of Latvian migrants to Ireland is slowing after an initial surge that followed the country's accession to the EU in 2004, according to Ireland's Ambassador in Riga. pWoman killed in Italy is buried
TWO YOUNG Irish women killed by a drunk driver while holidaying in Rome were the "innocent victims of wayward irresponsibility", a priest told mourners at a funeral yesterday. pSupplies for Chad mission loaded in Dublin
A SHIP carrying more than 2,700 tonnes of equipment, 100 vehicles and enough food and water to sustain 400 people for four months left Dublin port last night for Cameroon, from where it will be transported to landlocked Chad in preparation for the deployment of the main body of Irish troops taking part in an EU mission to the central African country. p
Finance
Regulator asks firms for Anglo transaction records
THE FINANCIAL Regulator has asked each of the stockbroking companies in the Irish market to provide phone recordings and transaction records linked to all of their recent dealings in Anglo Irish Bank shares, writes font-weight: bold; Arthur Beesley , Senior Business Correspondent. pAIB chief executive took pay cut in 2007
AIB CHIEF executive Eugene Sheehy took a pay cut in 2007 as his remuneration package dropped by €358,000 to €2.1 million, according to the bank's 2007 annual report published yesterday, writes font-weight: bold; Simon Carswell , Finance Correspondent. pO'Brien increases his IN&M stake to exceed 22%
BUSINESSMAN DENIS O'Brien is said to have continued stake-building in Independent News & Media (IN&M) yesterday after declaring in mid-morning that he had bought another 1 per cent of the company, bringing his total stake to 22.15 per cent, writes font-weight: bold; Arthur Beesley , Senior Business Correspondent. p
World
Unionists set for clash with Brown over British union
font-weight: bold; UK: A MAJOR row is brewing between Gordon Brown and senior unionists who suspect British government attempts to exclude Northern Ireland from the gathering debate about the union and policies designed to promote Britishness writes font-weight: bold; Frank Millar , London Editor. pIraqi troops fight Mahdi army to gain control of Basra
FONT-WEIGHT: bold IRAQ: IRAQI SECURITY
forces fought Shia militia in Basra yesterday in an intense battle
widely seen as a critical test of the Baghdad government's ability
to control its own country, writes
FONT-WEIGHT: bold Richard Norton-Taylor and
FONT-WEIGHT: bold Julian Borger in
London. p
Sport
Benitez seeks talks with Hackett
SOCCER: RAFAEL BENITEZ wants showdown talks with
referees' boss Keith Hackett in the wake of Javier Mascherano's
controversial red card at Old Trafford. pHeadbutting incident to be investigated
GAA: The GAA has begun an investigation into the alleged headbutting at Parnell Park last Sunday. IAN O'RIORDAN reports p
Motors
Review of penalty point payments
THE GOVERNMENT is set to reform the current penalty point system to deal with the problem of drivers appearing before the courts for non-payment of penalty point fines.City centre areas to be no-go zones for private cars
PLANS TO to limit the use of private cars in Dublin city centre are being finalised for presentation to a special Dublin Transportation Office (DTO) steering group, next May.
Features
The joy of the well-travelled book
RÓISÍN INGLE/BEING THERE: Every week, a
big bright yellow bus brings books and a chance to chat to people
of all ages in small communities and towns on both sides of the
Border pMessing with the modernist flat-pack
VISUAL ARTS/AIDAN DUNNE: For his installation at
the Douglas Hyde Gallery, Brendan Earley acquired a lot of Ikea
flat-pack furniture, three kitchens and half a living room's
worth. p
Commercial Property
€1m premium sought for Grafton Street shop lease
With an offer of €850,000 on the table for the lease of a larger store across the street, the premium being sought for Nine West's lease has taken some traders by surprise
