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Brother quoted selectively from death certificate
$The new headstone in the graveyard at Letterfrack Industrial School laid by Joseph Pyke Memorial Trust, named after 16-year-old Joseph Pyke who died in Tralee Industrial School in 1958$ The Provincial of the Irish Christian Brothers, Southern Province, Brother David Gibson, has been unable to explain why he quoted selectively from the death certificate of a boy who died in Tralee industrial school when speaking to The Irish Times last Monday. p

Government cautious on EU rights charter
The European Union's Charter of Fundamental Rights would become EU law, with a superior status to the Irish Constitution, under a European Commission proposal to the Convention on the Future of Europe. p

Pottermania returns to Irish cinema screens
Pottermania is set to return to the cinemas of Ireland tomorrow when the second Harry Potter movie goes on limited release. p

Other Stories

Civil liberties body calls for publication of Carty report
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has called for the immediate publication of the Carty report, and for the extension of the terms of reference of the Morris Tribunal into the activities of certain Donegal gardaí. p
Decision on closure of railway services deferred
Rail freight services and two passenger lines earmarked for closure were granted a temporary reprieve yesterday following the intervention of the Minister for Transport, Mr Brennan. p
Vigorous opposition to Cullen plan at FF meeting
Fianna Fáil backbenchers yesterday expressed vigorous opposition to proposals from the Minister for the Environment, Mr Cullen, to ban TDs and senators from holding seats on local councils. p
Minister announces tourism policy review
The Minister for Tourism, Mr O'Donoghue, has announced a major review of tourism policy in response to growing concern about the price and quality of tourism in Ireland. p
Inquiry over Ledwith making progress
The McCullough inquiry, set up by the trustees of St Patrick's College, Maynooth, to investigate claims that complaints in 1983/4 about Mgr Michael Ledwith there were ignored, is "progressing more satisfactorily than reports in The Irish Times would suggest", according to Mr Denis McCullough SC. p
Abuse of children by priests 'cause of the gravest regret'
The Catholic Bishop of Derry has said that the abuse of children by priests was a cause of the gravest concern and remorse. Dr Seamus Hegarty also told a meeting in Derry organised by the Council for Catholic Maintained Schools that it was imperative to ensure the safety of children. p
'All files' should be open to gardai - Bishop
The Bishop of Killaloe, Dr Willie Walsh, has said that where the bishops are concerned "all files" should be open for inspection by the gardaí. p
Majority favours Casey's return to Galway, poll finds
The former bishop of Galway, Dr Eamonn Casey, should be allowed to return to the diocese, according to the majority of those surveyed in an MRBI poll published last night. p
Conference told of difficulties confronting migrant workers
Migrant workers recounted the difficulties they have encountered in the Irish workplace and in society at a conference in Dublin yesterday. p
Immigrant domestics not protected by equality law
Iimmigrant live-in nannies and domestic workers who are being exploited by their employers have no protection under workplace equality legislation due to a "serious shortcoming" in the current law. p
Failed asylum-seekers seek review of case
The Minister for Justice has said he would give full consideration to a recent request by a family of failed asylum-seekers from Kosovo for his consent to have their case to remain here as refugees re-examined. p
Age Action urges steps to help the elderly and carers
Age Action Ireland has called on the Government to reform the VAT system and to use dormant accounts for services for older people and their carers. p
Costly collapse of 'Winter Wonderland'
The cancellation of a children's "Winter Wonderland" event has left many people fearing that they have lost the money they paid for tickets as the organisers could not be contacted yesterday. p
Study calls for cross-Border strategy on mental health
People in the Republic appear to experience significantly lower levels of psychological distress compared with those in Northern Ireland, according to a report by the Centre for Cross Border Studies and the Institute of Public Health. p
Married men more likely to be overweight,says survey
Married Irishmen are more than three times as likely to be overweight or obese than their single counterparts, according to a new health survey. p
Green TDs chained to O'Connell Street trees
Green Party TDs yesterday chained themselves to trees in Dublin's O'Connell Street in an attempt to reverse the city council's decision to remove its trees. Mr Ciarán Cuffe said the party had been "inundated with calls from the public" urging the trees be saved and he described their planned removal as "criminal destruction of Dublin's heritage". p
40,000 taught by teachers who are not qualified
Up to 40,000 primary pupils are being taught every day by teachers without recognised primary teaching qualifications, a new survey has found. p
€600m set aside for fishermen hit by EU reforms
The European Commission is to set aside more than €600 million over the next three years to help fishermen whose incomes will be hit by a reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). The money will help fishermen to reduce fleets, which the Commission believes is necessary to prevent overfishing of depleted stocks such as cod and hake. p
Investigation into €14m Famine ship
An investigation into the Jeanie Johnston project begins today when consultants meet the steering group in Kerry County Council which is running the project. p
Robinson to receive Sydney Peace Prize
The former President of Ireland and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mrs Mary Robinson, will today receive the 2002 Sydney Peace Prize. p
President visits university city which was home to Irish
Evora, the university city 150 kilometres south-east of Lisbon, was home to Irish seminarians in the 17th century. Today there are 31 clerical students, none of them Irish, so when the President, Mrs McAleese, visited the UNESCO heritage city yesterday it was trainee priests from Portugal, East Timor, Angola and the Cape Verde Islands who were introduced to her. p
Jackson Way seeks damages from Bord Gais
Bord Gáis is the latest public body to face a compensation claim from the controversial English company, Jackson Way Properties. p
Valuer says land value would rise by 20%
Lands owned by the controversial shelf company Jackson Way Properties Ltd in south county Dublin, will increase in value by 20 per cent following a local authority road building project, it was claimed yesterday. p
Iraq resolution does not mean war - Cowen
There is no automatic trigger for military action in the latest UN Security Council draft resolution on Iraq, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Cowen, has insisted. p
Inquiry on pharmaceutical firms likely
The Government is likely to launch an inquiry into the actions of US-based multinational pharmaceutical companies whose products were implicated in the infection of haemophiliacs with HIV and hepatitis C. p
British line on bombs inquiry 'surprising'
The Taoiseach expressed surprise at a British Ministry of Defence directive to former employees not to co-operate with the investigation into the 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombings. p
Dominance of market values in society criticised
Irish society is currently operating on auto-pilot, where there is no longer a shared set to values to hold society together, according to sociologist and director of the Ceifin Institute, Father Harry Bohan. p

In The Courts

Gallagher may face extradition proceedings
Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has received an indictment in the case of restaurateur Mr Conrad Gallagher, who is understood to be in the US. p
Court sentences with in-built review dates under question
The practice of imposing sentences in criminal cases with an in-built review date may not be constitutional and should be reconsidered. The matter arose in a review by the Committee on Court Practice and Procedure of the early release of Mr Philip Sheedy. p
Former Irish teacher will not face trial
A former teacher in a number of Irish-language schools has secured a High Court order permanently restraining his prosecution on 56 charges relating to sexual assaults allegedly committed by him against six boys. p
Footballer denies assaulting woman
A member of the panel of the Kerry football team which lost to Meath in the 2001 semi-final later assaulted a young woman in her house in Killarney causing her harm, the Circuit Court in Tralee heard yesterday. p
Farmer sues over 'super pig' genetic defects
A Cork farmer has claimed at the High Court that the "super pigs" which he was led to believe he was purchasing for breeding purposes turned out to have such serious genetic defects that they had to be put down. Mr Denis O'Riordan claims he suffered a massive financial loss as a result of being misled about the pigs and had to sell land to clear his debts. p

In the North

PSNI's Special Branch to face major overhaul
SDLP board member Mr Alex Attwood said the report was a breakthrough for policing in Northern Ireland. It provided the checks, balances, openness and accountability necessary to build public confidence in policing. p
Plans for North multi-party talks
Multi-party talks in Northern Ireland will be scheduled before the end of the month in a bid to get the Assembly and Executive back up and running, the Irish and British governments are expected to announce next week. p
Adams meets US envoy on North
The US government does not support the suspension of the Northern Ireland assembly and executive, the Sinn Féin President, Gerry Adams, said yesterday after a meeting with US envoy to Northern Ireland, Mr Richard Haass. p
Priest says boy was used as informer
The Northern Ireland police ombudsman launched an investigation yesterday into claims that detectives had recruited a 13- year-old north Belfast boy with special educational needs to inform on republican paramilitaries. p
Army snipers 'did not spot a single gunman'
The British army's wall of snipers on Bloody Sunday did not spot a single gunman during the main shootings, the Saville Inquiry has been told. p
Provisional IRA blamed for vicious attack
The Provisional IRA is believed to have been responsible for a vicious "punishment" attack on a young man in south Armagh, writes Suzanne Breen . p

Regional News

Neglect of a Cork town is highlighted
One of Co Cork's main towns, Mitchelstown, has failed to make "any significant progress over the last 20 years" because of Cork County Council's failure to develop it properly, local business leaders have charged. p
Priest leading campaign against Clare planning laws
A parish priest is leading a campaign against Clare County Council's contentious planning restrictions, claiming the views of the people over the future of west Clare have been ignored. p
Farm groups angered by scale of cuts ordered on commonage sheep
Sheep farmers who have been ordered by the Department of Agriculture and Food to reduce the number of sheep they are keeping on commonage have reacted angrily to the compulsory destocking notices. p

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