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Hospital to have satellite units
Satellite emergency units for children would be established around Dublin following the development of the new national paediatric hospital under new proposals by the Health Service Executive (HSE). p

Detective withdraws court action
Det Sgt John White, who featured prominently in the Morris tribunal, has withdrawn High Court proceedings aimed at quashing a decision of the Garda Commissioner to direct a sworn inquiry into alleged breaches of discipline by him. p

Ramsay to open restaurant in Powerscourt
Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay is to make his debut in Ireland after signing a deal with the Ritz-Carlton to open a restaurant in their new hotel in Wicklow. p

Other Stories

Planning breaches listed in 'name and shame' move
Dublin City Council has become the first local authority to "name and shame" people convicted of planning breaches. p
Planning breaches: those convicted
Dublin City Council's first published list of people found to have breached planning regulations. p
Hospital criticised by family of suicide victim
The family of a Dublin woman who died in a fall from a sixth-floor balcony the day after being released from a psychiatric ward at St Vincent's hospital in Fairview, Dublin have strongly criticised the hospital for discharging her. p
Commuters face 'nightmare' of crashes
The AA has described a series of crashes on the N11 in Wicklow and south Dublin yesterday morning as "a nightmare" for commuters. p
Tenants win 75% of deposit cases judged by rental dispute board
The Private Rented Tenancies Board (PRTB), set up to resolve disputes between tenants and landlords, has found in favour of tenants in almost 75 per cent of cases where landlords have refused to return their deposits. p
Arrest after gun attack on busy road
A Limerick gang member was in Garda custody last night following a lunchtime gun attack during which shots were fired from one moving car into another on one of the busiest roads into the city. p
FG cancels plan for US fundraising
Fine Gael has abandoned plans to launch its first official fundraising trip to the US to raise money for election expenses. p
Minister ponders portable CCTV cameras
The introduction of a new system of portable, Garda-operated, closed-circuit television cameras to areas plagued by violent crime and drug offences is being considered by Minister for Justice Michael McDowell and Garda Commissioner Noel Conroy following their visit to the US. p
Recycling continues across State
Christmas trees can still be left for recycling at hundreds of sites throughout the State. p
GAA club caught offside on pylon
One of Dublin's best-known GAA clubs has been ordered to take down a floodlighting pylon it put up without planning permission. p
Cost of anti-social behaviour cited
Effective measures against anti-social behaviour can lead to significant long-term savings in social services, health and education, as well as bringing immediate benefits for communities, a workshop in Dublin was told yesterday. p
Travel by Ministers on State air fleet cost €3.6m
Travel by Cabinet Ministers on State aircraft and helicopters cost €3.6 million last year, according to the 2006 ministerial flight schedule obtained by The Irish Times . p
'Glitch' blamed as Arcade Fire ticket limit raised
Music promoter MCD has said a "glitch" was to blame for members of the public being allowed to buy up to 50 tickets each for a concert by Canadian band Arcade Fire when they went on sale yesterday. p
ARCADE FIRE: Ticket prices across Europe
The following list show tickets for the Irish leg of the band's brief European tour prove to be the most expensive. p
2FM drops veteran broadcaster Marty Whelan
RTÉ 2FM has dropped veteran broadcaster Marty Whelan from its new weekday schedule, saying his programme had always been intended as a "bridge to new things". p
Over 1,200 carers qualify for payments
Over 1,200 carers have qualified for direct payments for the first time, Minister for Social and Family Affairs Séamus Brennan announced yesterday, writes Kitty Holland . p

Missing Fishermen

Search for missing fishermen is hampered by stormy seas
One of the biggest ever sea searches mounted on the south coast was hampered yesterday by bad weather conditions which limited searchers to surface and shore operations to recover seven fishermen missing in two trawler tragedies. p
Divers wait for weather to improve in search for 'Pere Charles'
Teams of Naval Service and Garda divers remained on standby all day in Dunmore East yesterday in the hope that the weather would improve so they could dive at a location off Hook Head where they believe the missing Pere Charles sank. p
Family tells of skipper's love for sea
The family of skipper Ger Bohan who is feared drowned following the sinking of the Kinsale based trawler Honeydew II spoke yesterday of his love for life and passion for seafaring. p
President expresses sadness at 'terrible toll' on communities
President Mary McAleese yesterday expressed her sadness at the "terrible toll the weather has visited upon our seafaring communities" following the sinking of two fishing trawlers in recent days. p

In the Courts

Woman gets €12,000 after she was held in shop accused of stealing
The "high-handed" treatment of a shopper by a security guard cost his employers €12,000 in damages yesterday for defamation of character. p
'Ireland's Nazis' case to be heard day before broadcast
Proceedings by the widow of the late educational publisher Albert Folens aimed at restraining RTÉ from using an interview with her husband in a television programme titled "Ireland's Nazis", which is scheduled for screening on Tuesday, will be heard in the High Court on Monday. p
Irishman wins fight against extradition
A senior manager with Irish Life has won his High Court battle against extradition to Hungary where he was convicted in his absence of negligent driving causing the deaths of two young children. p
Two Irishmen bailed over incident at Old Trafford
Two Irishmen have been ordered to return to Manchester next month, to appear in court after throwing paper rolls of till receipt on to the football pitch at Old Trafford last weekend. p
Boy (13) spent night in prison
A 13-year-old boy was remanded in custody to St Patrick's Institution by a judge in Carlow and spent a night there, The Irish Times has learned. p
Community service for assault
A young rugby player who assaulted the 14-year old son of a garda has been ordered to carry out 25 hours' community service in lieu of three months' imprisonment. p
Laws on fishing stocks flouted
Twenty people and two fishing companies, based in Kilkeel, Northern Ireland, admitted flouting European laws designed to protect dwindling stocks of fish, such as cod and haddock. p
Three men in court over death of father of five
Three Co Clare men yesterday appeared in court charged with the manslaughter of 32-year old father of five Vincent Hehir. p
In short
More reports from the courts in brief. p

In the North

Nationalist, unionist politicians at Ervine funeral
Nationalist and unionist politicians and representatives from the British and Irish governments have attended the funeral of the late Progressive Unionist Party leader, David Ervine. p
'Granny would be spinning in her grave if she could see this'
"My granny would be spinning in her grave if she could see this," said one onlooker as she took in the unusual view of Gerry Adams leaving a Methodist funeral service for a loyalist icon in unionist east Belfast. p
SF failure to back PSNI will increase doubts
Failure by the Sinn Féin leadership to make an unconditional commitment to back the PSNI later today will raise further doubts about the Northern Ireland Assembly elections scheduled for March. p
Man jailed for sex abuse of daughter
A convicted paedophile was granted a divorce from his estranged wife yesterday just minutes before he was jailed for 4½ years for sexually abusing their daughter. p

Young Scientist Exhibition

Code cracker secures €5,000 prize
A complex maths project prepared by a third-year student from Synge Street CBS, Dublin has won the top prize in the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2007. p
The top four awards
Winner and runners-up in the main categories. p

Regional News

Couple held at gunpoint for ransom
An armed and masked gang got away with an undisclosed sum of money after holding a couple at gunpoint on the Derry-Donegal border on Thursday night. p
Plan to develop world-class network of trails
Waterways, cycle routes, urban walkways and mountain bike routes will form part of a new, safe "world-class" trails network here, it was announced yesterday. p
IN COD WE TRUST: fishery jobs boost for west
A significant boost in jobs is expected in the Connemara area after a Co Galway project produced the country's first farmed cod. p

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