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  • €475m docks scheme will include arts centre

    Grand Canal Square with five-star hotel and residences.  The Dublin Docklands Development Authority (DDDA) yesterday announced plans for a €475 million scheme to redevelop a pivotal site in the Grand Canal Docks, including an "iconic" 2,000-seat performing arts centre. p

  • Murder inquiry is launched

    Garda forensic experts, observed by children, examine an area outside the house in Cork city where the body of a man was found by his family. Photograph: Provision Gardaí in Cork have launched a murder investigation after a post-mortem on the body of a man revealed that his throat had been cut. The body of Mr Patrick Walsh (28) was found in a pool of blood in the back bedroom of his family home at Fair Hill Drive at 5 a.m. on Thursday morning. p
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  • Anger over McDowell comment

    The Minister for Justice, Mr McDowell, was subjected to a barrage of criticism yesterday after he suggested in an interview that inequality was an "incentive" in the Irish economy. p

  • Adams in call for military neutrality

    Sinn Féin has said Ireland should refuse to co-operate with anyone involved in military action which does not have United Nations authorisation, calling for an amendment to the Constitution to enshrine the concept of military neutrality. p

  • Consumers' association calls on publicans to delay 15c pint rise

    The Consumers Association of Ireland has called on publicans to hold off on the introduction of a 15 cent rise in the price of a pint, after it emerged that more than 800 pubs in Ireland had sales in excess of €950,000. p

  • Traffic system causes airport delays

    Flights at Dublin Airport were delayed by up to four hours yesterday because of problems caused by Irish Aviation Authority's introduction of a new air traffic control system. p

  • A dramatic centrepiece for Dublin docklands from a world-class talent

    Analysis: Fresh from the failure of their plans for the Carlisle Pier in Dún Laoghaire - even though it was the public's first choice - property developer Mr Terry Devey and international architect Mr Daniel Libeskind have bounced back with Grand Canal Square. p

  • Rise in HIV among non-nationals highlighted

    More than half the new cases of HIV diagnosed in Ireland are to people born in sub-Saharan Africa, an AIDS conference has been told. p

  • 'Food poverty' on the rise, says report

    A growing number of people in the State, including children, do not have enough to eat because they cannot afford a healthy diet, a new report on so-called "food poverty" has shown. p

  • Doctor asks Government to assist with Iraqi torture survivors

    A request for the Government to allow torture survivors from Iraq to come to the State for medical help and support was made yesterday by the founder of the Irish Rehabilitation Centre for Torture Survivors. p
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  • In the names of their fathers

    Outside the Ship pub in Cormackstown, near Thurles, on Thursday afternoon, a small canvass team has gathered. "If you're looking for anybody to say something against Michael Lowry, you've come to the wrong place," says one of them, smiling. Liam Reid reports p

  • Greens envisage formation of civic alliances

    Green Party Dublin launch: The Green Party has said it wants to form "civic alliances" with like-minded parties after the local government elections on the four Dublin councils to promote agreed policies for the capital. p

  • Dublin's Ryan and Royston show

    The notepad is a stroke of genius. "Your Note to Vote" goes the line across each little Post-it style notelet, each with the Royston slogan, "A fresh start in Europe". They are all destined to lie around desks, cars and bags for weeks. p

  • FF's Kirk denies campaign has been 'lacklustre'

    Senior figures in Fianna Fáil have expressed disappointment with the European election performance of Mr Séamus Kirk, who has so far failed to develop a significant profile for his campaign in the East constituency. p

  • Future of hospital and investment the big issues

    Council area profile/Roscommon: The future of Roscommon County Hospital and the need for investment in the county are likely to dominate the forthcoming elections across the county. p

  • Citizenship referendum confusing voters

    With the Yes camp: As low-key referendum campaign has been trying to compete fir the attention of a distracted electorate, writes Carl O'Brien p

  • EU may press for broadcast here of controversial advert

    The European Parliament in Brussels has said it may yet seek broadcast time in Ireland for a controversial advertisement to encourage voting in the EU elections which features a woman baring a nipple. p

  • Left looks likely to increase number of seats

    Country profile: France: France's two main political parties, the ruling centre-right UMP and the opposition socialists, are both obsessed with elections right now. The only problem is that they are not the European parliamentary poll which will take place here on June 13th.  Lara Marlowe in Paris reports p
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  • Dublin man gets life for phone-box row killing

    A Dublin man was jailed for life yesterday after a jury at the Central Criminal Court found him guilty of the murder of another man after a fight at a phone-box in the city. p

  • Lap-dancing cases adjourned

    The hearing of charges against the owners and managers of two lap-dancing clubs for employing women without proper work permits could take up to 10 days, Dublin District Court heard yesterday. p
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