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Troops escort the cortege of former president Patrick Hillery from the Pro-Cathedral on Marlborough Street, Dublin, yesterday.
Photograph: Matt Kavanagh
Rich legacy recalled in tributes as Hillery is laid to rest
THE REMAINS of former president of Ireland Patrick Hillery were laid to rest yesterday alongside his daughter Vivienne, who died at the age of 17 in 1987.Lesbian couple with child 'a de facto family'
THE HIGH Court has ruled that a lesbian couple living together in a long-term committed relationship with a child can be regarded as a de facto family enjoying rights under the European Convention on Human Rights.OECD calls for wage restraint to boost export performance
WAGE RESTRAINT is required in the near term to improve competitiveness and to raise the economy's export performance, the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) says in its latest economic survey of Ireland, published yesterday.
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US sets goal to end its emissions growth by 2025
US: US PRESIDENT George Bush yesterday set a goal for the US to stop the growth of greenhouse gas emissions by 2025, as he tried to head off more stringent measures from Congress and in international negotiations. pBarroso downplays Irish fears and insists treaty is only common sense
EU: THE EU has no plan B if Ireland rejects Lisbon, EU Commission president José Manuel Barroso, who is in Dublin today, tells Jamie Smyth pBush backs pontiff's call to respect all human life
US: THOUSANDS OF well-wishers sang "Happy Birthday"
to Pope Benedict XVI on the South Lawn of the White House at the
start of his first visit to the United States since he succeeded
John Paul II three years ago. pIsraelis kill 19 Palestinians in Gaza strikes
MIDDLE EAST: AT LEAST 19 Palestinians, among them a Reuters cameraman, were killed yesterday in Israeli military strikes in Gaza just hours after three Israeli soldiers were killed in an ambush by Palestinian militants in the coastal strip. pObama's remarks not yet alienating voters, polls show
US: BARACK OBAMA and Hillary Clinton met in Philadelphia last night for their first debate in six weeks as new polls suggest that Mr Obama's controversial remarks about small-town Americans have yet to alienate many voters. p
Ireland
Farmers to hold Dublin protest over trade talks
FARMERS AND agricultural businesses are to stage a symbolic shutdown today to highlight concerns about the direction of the latest round of world trade talks. pAid for homes to generate electricity
IRISH HOMEOWNERS are to be given an opportunity to generate their own electricity and sell excess power back into the national grid under a new sustainable energy programme. pVisits by US tourists increased by 15% in February
THE NUMBER of US visitors to Ireland jumped by 15 per cent in February despite a weakening dollar, according to new figures released yesterday. Patrick Logue reports. pLaw Society to appeal refusal to strike off two solicitors
THE LAW Society has brought an appeal against the High Court's refusal to strike off two senior solicitors in a well-known Dublin law firm who admitted they operated secret accounts. They included an Ulster Bank deposit account in which lodgements of at least ¬32 million were made over three years in a bid to evade tax. pResult of PD leadership contest will be known today
SENATOR FIONA O'Malley or Senator Ciarán Cannon will be named as the new leader of the Progressive Democrats this morning. The count to decide Mary Harney's successor began at 7pm last night. The result was due to be announced early this morning. Harry McGee , Political Staff, reports. p
Property
Department objects to Clarence plan
THE DEPARTMENT of the Environment has objected to the €150 million plans by U2 and their manager Paul McGuinness for a "world class" hotel featuring an elliptical flying saucer-like structure, based around the Clarence Hotel and a number of adjacent listed buildings.
Finance
Ibec calls for cap on costs of pensions for public servants
EMPLOYERS' GROUP: Ibec has said the Government must move to cap the escalating cost of the provision of public sector pensions and introduce reforms in this area. pBank of Scotland Ireland tightens mortgage rules
BANK OF Scotland Ireland has informed mortgage brokers it is no longer offering mortgages for more than 90 per cent of the value of houses being purchased by owner occupiers. pChina's economy, inflation on the up
CHINA'S ECONOMY grew by 10.6 per cent in the first quarter,
compared with the first three months of 2007, despite widespread
disruption from ice storms and power cuts to industry and transport
in January and February. pIntel beats forecasts with €6bn first-quarter revenue
INTEL BEAT analysts forecasts with record first-quarter revenues of $9.1 billion ( 2 € 6.07 billion), a 9 per cent increase on last year's corresponding period. That translated into a pre-tax profit of $2.1 billion for the three months to March 29th last, up from $1.8 billion a year ago. p
Sport
Ashton takes legal advice as Johnson takes control
RUGBY: BRIAN ASHTON was yesterday taking legal
advice after being sacked as England's head coach less than six
months after leading the side to a World Cup final and four months
after being told that he was secure in the post until the end of
2011. pHesselink reignites Celtic's title hopes
SOCCER/Celtic 2 Rangers 1: SO IT is not over yet. Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink's header, three minutes into stoppage time after Scott McDonald had nodded a Gary Caldwell cross into his path, cut Rangers' lead at the summit to a single point on a night of epic drama in the East End. pLoughnane takes centre stage
GAELIC GAMES/NHL FINAL: AFTER ABOUT three questions Ger Loughnane raised his right hand and said, "Lads, there are three other fellas at the table", - before bursting into deep laughter. He clearly realised we would happily have quizzed him all afternoon had someone not interrupted. p
