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The remains of former president Patrick Hillery are brought into Dublin's Pro-Cathedral yesterday for a removal service attended by several hundred mourners.
Photograph: David Sleator
Berlusconi promises new Italian government within week
MEDIA TYCOON Silvio Berlusconi, winner of last weekend's Italian general election, made a triumphant descent on Rome last night, promising to form a new government within a week and also extending olive branches to his defeated centreleft opponents, saying he is ready to involve them in the drawing up of constitutional and institutional reforms. PADDY AGNEW reports from RomeMother of twins died after misdiagnosis - report
AN INQUIRY into the death of a 34-year-old woman after she gave birth to twins at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda just over a year ago, has found doctors at the hospital did not diagnose that her waters had broken when she presented to the hospital a few days before giving birth. EITHNE DONNELLAN , Health Correspondent reportsPat Kenny to buy out disputed land in settlement with neighbours
PAT KENNY and his wife Cathy are to buy out the claimed interest of their neighbours in the land at Gorse Hill in settlement of their dispute with Gerard and Maeve Charlton. CAROL COULTER , Legal Affairs Editor reports
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Aer Lingus strike threat lifted after new ballot agreed
THE THREAT of industrial action at Aer Lingus has been averted
for the present following an agreement between management and Siptu
to give more time to ground operations staff to vote again on
controversial new work practice proposals. pEU ruling on fixed-term contracts welcomed
TRADE UNION Impact has claimed that the Government is facing the possibility of having to pay over €100,000 in compensation as well as an undisclosed level of back money to a group of civil servants following a ruling by the European Court of Justice yesterday on the conditions of employment for staff on fixed-term contracts. pChina introduces tougher new visa measures for visiting Irish citizens
NEW VISA restrictions on Irish citizens travelling to China have been introduced in recent days, font-style: italic; The Irish Times has learned. pMost teenagers want legal drinking age lowered to 16
MOST TEENAGERS want the legal drinking age to be reduced from 18 to 16 as part of series of steps to tackle alcohol misuse and promote more responsible drinking. p
Finance
British drug firm to become tax resident in Ireland
A BRITISH multinational has announced plans to shift its base to
Dublin to avail of the Republic's favourable corporate tax
regime. pT5 could be terminal for Walsh
LONDON BRIEFING: IF ONLY Willie Walsh could have acted with such ruthless efficiency a fortnight ago. In unceremoniously dumping the two senior executives responsible for the Terminal 5 shambles, the British Airways boss may well be hoping to draw a line under what has been one of the most damaging episodes in the company's history. pDelta and Northwest reach deal
DELTA AIR Lines and Northwest Airlines emerged from months of merger talks with an accord expected to create the world's largest carrier, reshape the US aviation industry and spur rivals to pursue deals of their own. p
World
Putin agrees to chair Russia's dominant party
RUSSIA: VLADIMIR PUTIN agreed yesterday to become chairman of Russia's dominant political party - though he will not be a party member - cementing his influence after he steps down as president in favour of Dmitry Medvedev. pPope begins US visit in attempt to galvanise Catholics
US: POPE BENEDICT XVI has begun a six-day visit to
the United States as the country's 65 million Catholics struggle
with doubts over church teaching while priests become ever scarcer
and the cost of child sex scandals drives dioceses into bankruptcy.
DENIS STAUNTON reports
from Washington pSubsidised bread staving off starvation and uprisings
WORLD FOOD SECURITY: Tension is high in the queues outside the bread shops of Egypt, as Mary Fitzgerald reports from Alexandria in the first of a series on the world food crisis p
Sport
Grant's back is firmly to the wall
SOCCER: WHEN CHELSEA formed their guard of honour for Manchester United at Stamford Bridge last May, it was more than a reciprocal gesture. Just as Alex Ferguson had intended 12 months previously, when his players clapped Chelsea, newly confirmed as the Premier League champions, on to the Old Trafford turf, so Jose Mourinho wanted everyone associated with the London club to remember the chastening experience. It had to be used as motivation to reclaim the title. pRFU eye a novel romance
RUGBY: IT COULD be a glittering, romance-filled launch and the start of a relationship that could burn brightly forever. One way or another, the glint in Rugby Football Union's eye is undeniably hopeful. The RFU's new association with the romance fiction of Mills and Boon is bound to set hearts racing, when, according to sources in Britain, rugby-themed novels arrive on the scene prior to next season's Six Nations Championship. pCheika dismisses links to Waratahs
RUGBY: MICHAEL CHEIKA has dismissed the latest speculation linking him with the vacant head coach position at the New South Wales Waratahs, refuting any notion that he would countenance walking away from Leinster after recently signing a two-year extension. pA heady brew of sporting memories
SCHOOL DAYS: Seán Kenny on how Seán Boylan's sporting passion was sparked by the cheers from the train bringing Meath fans to the 1949 All-Ireland final p
