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Gardaí search Caledonian Park soccer pitch, adjacent to the railway line where a body was found yesterday. The remains are believed to be those of a gangland criminal caught up in a recent feud.

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France seeks to introduce common EU corporate tax plan
FRANCE PLANS to push hard to encourage EU states to agree a common method of computing corporate taxes during its upcoming six-month presidency of the union.
Gardaí fear more violence in Limerick as second body found
GARDAÍ IN Limerick fear an escalation in gangland violence following the discovery of a shallow grave which is believed to contain the remains of a gangland criminal.
Mobile phone calls set to take off as Europe approves aircraft use
AIR TRAVEL is to get a lot noisier as passengers are allowed to make mobile calls and send texts while flying in Europe for the first time.

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London inquest finds Diana was killed unlawfully
UK: THE JURY at the inquests into the deaths of Princess Diana and her companion Dodi Fayed last night finally and definitively decided that they had been unlawfully killed by a combination of the driving of their Mercedes by their chauffeur Henri Paul and the driving of following vehicles - the posse of paparazzi photographers who were dogging their final journey. p
Olympic flame runs into more trouble from Tibet protesters
FRANCE: THE OLYMPIC flame was extinguished twice here yesterday. Protests by thousands of Free Tibet activists, the Green Party and the Reporters Without Borders group forced police to carry the torch in a bus for much of its journey. p
Tsvangirai urges world leaders to act against Mugabe
ZIMBABWE: ZIMBABWE'S MAIN opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, yesterday called on world leaders "to take strong action" against president Robert Mugabe, saying a failure to act would call into question their democratic values. p
Clinton loses strategist who pushed deal she opposed
US: HILLARY CLINTON'S campaign is set to take a less combative approach following the resignation of her chief strategist Mark Penn, who was lobbying privately on behalf of a trade deal the New York senator publicly opposes. p
Russia's largest party wants Putin to lead it
RUSSIA: VLADIMIR PUTIN has been offered the leadership of Russia's dominant political party, United Russia, when he gives up the presidency and becomes prime minister in May. p

Ireland

Civil action against five suspects begins
OMAGH BOMBING COURT CASE: THE OMAGH bombing was an infamous terrorist atrocity which had led to a civil legal action "unprecedented in the UK and probably in the world", legal representation for some of those bereaved has told the Belfast High Court. p
Report calls for regional teams to run cancer services
REGIONAL TEAMS should be given a mandate by the Health Service Executive (HSE) to develop and run cancer services in their own areas and they should be provided with ring-fenced budgets to do the job, according to a report published yesterday. p
Gormley invokes spirit of Collins and de Valera to help fight global warming
MICHAEL COLLINS and Éamon de Valera, once rivals, have been drafted into the fight against climate change and global warming by Minister for the Environment John Gormley. p
Man found guilty of brother's manslaughter
A MAN has been found guilty of killing his brother in a street fight in January last year. p
Taoiseach says media has 'less time' for Dáil reporting
THE MEDIA "has less time today for serious parliamentary reporting" than was the case in the past, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern said last night. p
Living transplant couple return home
THE COUPLE involved in the country's first spouse-to-spouse living transplant operation were discharged yesterday from hospital to return home. p
Appeal court doubles sentence for rifle charge
THE COURT of Criminal Appeal has doubled to four years the two-year prison sentence imposed on a Limerick man who admitted having a rifle with a telescopic sight and ammunition. p
Coolmore fails to get plan changed
SOUTH TIPPERARY County Council has agreed to allow its draft development plan go out for public consultation without any amendments. p

Finance

FBD shares soar 16.4% on confirmation of Eureko bid
MARKET REPORT: THE IRISH market closed in positive territory in line with other markets across Europe, despite experiencing a sell-off towards the end of the day. p
Anglo Irish brings action for €24m over failed building firm
A BANK has brought legal proceedings for orders requiring a company director to pay the €24 million debts of a failed building company. p
Dublin pub Conway's at centre of legal dispute over proposed sale
THE WELL-KNOWN Dublin city centre pub, Conway's of Parnell Street, which closed last February after losing its licence and which a developer has offered to buy for €4 million, is at the centre of a legal dispute. p

Sport

Adebayor confident job will be completed
SOCCER - UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE PREVIEW Liverpool (1) v Arsenal (1): ARSÈNE WENGER may have been all bullish confidence as he sat in the trophy room at Anfield last night but at his side Emmanuel Adebayor put the task awaiting Arsenal this evening into proper context. p
Freeman refuses to revisit incident
NEWS ROUND-UP: MONAGHAN'S TOMMY Freeman has closed the book on the incident in which he was headbutted at the end of the National Football League fixture with Dublin in Parnell Park on Easter Sunday. Dublin team statistician Ray Boyne admitted responsibility and received a 16-week suspension but also travelled to Monaghan to apologise in person. p
Munster's semi-final issue on sale tomorrow
TICKET NEWS: MUNSTER WILL receive an initial ticket allocation of 13,500 for the Heineken Cup semi-final against Saracens at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry, on Sunday, April 27th (kick-off 3pm). The Irish province's allowance will be distributed through the clubs and will go on sale from tomorrow. p