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Sand sculptor Daniel Doyle, of Duthain Dealbh (Fleeting Sculpture), with a work in progress of Gulliver at George's Dock in Dublin yesterday. The sculpture, one of a series on the Gulliver theme in the Irish Financial Services Centre, is to publicise the choice of Gulliver's Travels as the book for "Dublin; One City; One Book", a Docklands and Dublin City Council project aimed at promoting reading.
Photograph: Frank Miller
Zimbabwe opposition party urges workers to go on strike
ZIMBABWE'S MAIN opposition party called for a general strike next Tuesday following president Robert Mugabe's decision to boycott today's emergency regional meeting in Lusaka on the country's electoral crisis.Rossiters disappointed with findings of inquiry
THE FAMILY of a 14-year-old boy who died after spending a night in Garda custody expressed disappointment yesterday with the findings of an official inquiry into his death, writes Barry Roche in Clonmel.Ireland wins the battle for the shooting of 'Mary, Queen of Scots'
IRELAND HAS won a tightly-contested battle to play Scotland on screen in the movie Mary, Queen of Scots , writes Michael Dwyer , Film Correspondent
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Gormley unveils plan to overhaul local government
GREEN PARTY ANNUAL CONVENTION: THE RIGHT to petition councillors, town hall meetings for citizens, and regular plebiscites to decide important local questions form the basis of a radical overhaul of local government being drawn up by Green Party leader John Gormley, writes Harry McGee in Dundalk pCowen pushes for frontline health staff
TÁNAISTE AND Fianna Fáil leader-designate Brian Cowen says he wants to cut the number of administrators in the health service to make way for more frontline staff. pBlair pays tribute to Ahern for NI peace process role
FORMER BRITISH prime minister Tony Blair last night paid a warm
tribute to Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, saying " there is absolutely no
job that this man could not do well".
Mark Hennessy , Political Correspondent,
reports. pHSE proposals include cutting A&E services and drug schemes
THE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) has proposed a series of radical measures to the Department of Health as part of an overall plan to tackle a projected €300 million deficit this year. pKenny dispute in mediation after appeal from judge
BROADCASTER PAT Kenny and his neighbour have agreed to allow the High Court dispute over lands near their homes in Dalkey to go to mediation on Monday following the trial judge's appeal yesterday to them to "think long and hard" before things are said in evidence which cannot be taken back. pOffaly's faithful suppress their glee as Day of Elevation looms for local hero
True believers of the taoiseach-in-waiting are preparing a short
but sweet celebration, writes
Deaglán de Bréadún , Political
Correspondent in the midlands pBoxer finds party venue away from home county
IRISH BANTAMWEIGHT boxing champion John Joe Nevin says his family have finally found a venue to host a party celebrating his Olympics qualification. pMan is charged with murder of Sligo girl
A MAN appeared before a special sitting of Sligo District Court
last night charged with the murder of 14-year-old Melissa Mahon in
September 2006. p
Finance
G7 finance ministers discuss market stability
FINANCE MINISTERS of the Group of Seven (G7) industrialised
countries were meeting in Washington yesterday to work out how to
prevent another financial crisis amid deepening gloom about the US
economy.
Denis Staunton in Washington pConstruction employment tumbling as homebuilding slows
EMPLOYMENT IN the construction industry continues to tumble as the number of new homes being built drops sharply, according to new estimates by the Central Statistics Office (CSO). Laura Slattery and Ronan McGreevy report. pRDS benefits from venue upgrade as revenues rise 26%
REVENUES AT the Royal Dublin Society (RDS) rose by 26 per cent
to €16.6 million in 2007 as the Ballsbridge-based group
reaped the benefits of a major upgrade of the 42-acre venue,
according to figures released to members. pAirport split 'in 9-12 months'
MINISTER FOR Transport Noel Dempsey expects the separation of Dublin, Cork and Shannon airports to be completed within the next nine to 12 months. p
World
Clinton promises major package to fight crime
US: HILLARY CLINTON has proposed a sweeping package of anti-crime measures aimed at cutting murders in American cities in half, shrinking the country's prison population of more than two million and increasing access to drug treatment. Denis Staunton in Washington pBerlusconi's lead shortens as Italy heads to the poll
ITALY: Centre-left leader Walter Veltroni is hoping
to pull a surprise out of the hat even if Berlusconi is thought to
be a safe bet, writes
Paddy Agnew in Rome pPolice hold back protests as torch visits Buenos Aires
ARGENTINA: Athletes ran and rowed the Olympic torch through the streets and docks of Buenos Aires yesterday as police kept small groups of pro- and anti-China protesters apart along the 13km-route (eight-mile). p
Sport
Plan of attack pays dividends
GOLF: THE METAMORPHOSIS, determined primarily by
the weather, has been pronounced. Rather than the beast which
devoured practitioners a year ago, the pristine course here has
offered a kinder and fairer test to the midpoint of the 72nd US
Masters, where Trevor Immelman, just months after undergoing
surgery for a rare tumour, manoeuvred his way to the outright
lead. pLeinster to take another giant stride towards winning title
RUGBY: Leinster v Munster: TWO TRIBES go to war and all that. First and second in the Magners League, first and seventh in the ERC's European rankings, live on television and yet, no doubt, it could easily have outsold the 18,500 capacity almost twice over. pFortunate O'Shea spoilt for choice
Ian O'Riordan talks to Kerry's manager who has a formidable panel at his disposal as the county step up their championship preparations p
