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Garda confirm Rosslare victim was murdered
Gardaí investigating the death of a 37-year-old man at a
caravan park in Co Wexford last night confirmed he was
murdered. p
Three being questioned after killing in Clontarf
Three people were being questioned by gardaí last night
following the killing of Paul Kelly (26) in Clontarf, Dublin, on
Friday night. He was shot six times as he opened the door of a
family member's apartment. p
Shootings: four deaths in 2007
Paul Kelly is the fourth man to be shot dead in Dublin this year. p
€375m saved in welfare fraud crackdown
A crackdown on fraudulent claims for unemployment benefit, illness payments and one-parent family benefit resulted in the State saving €375 million last year, according to Government officials. p
Other Stories
TDs take court case over boundary figures disparity
Two Independent TDs have initiated a legal challenge to the constitutionality of holding the general election on the basis of the current constituencies, given the huge disparities in population revealed by the census figures. pTeacher unions in mood for greater unity
Moves to establish a federation of teacher unions, representing over 50,000 teachers, will gather pace at this week's conferences - after the three teacher unions backed moves towards greater unity. pTalk of 'hope' at sunrise service in Phoenix Park
A yellow half-moon hung indolently as people from west Dublin parishes began to gather for an ecumenical Easter sunrise service at the papal cross in the Phoenix Park yesterday morning. pThe new Ireland's own Easter miracle, 91 years on
We are surely living in blessed times when the focus of an
Easter 1916 commemoration is not on whether some tradition or other
is being mortally subverted or usurped, but on the footwear of the
Army officer chosen to read the 1916 Proclamation from the steps of
the GPO in Dublin yesterday, writes
Kathy Sheridan pGPO 1916 museum plan to be shown to Taoiseach
Proposals to glaze over the hidden courtyards of the GPO in Dublin and open them to the public as part of a plan to create a museum for the centenary of the 1916 Rising will be presented to Taoiseach Bertie Ahern shortly, The Irish Times has learned. p'Way of violence leads only to death'
Gangland murder has been condemned as "evil" by the Catholic Archbishop of Dublin Dr Diarmuid Martin. pReconciliation process required, says Adams
There will have to be a "genuine process of national reconciliation" between unionists and nationalists and the Government would have a key role, Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams told the party's annual 1916 commemoration at the GPO. pCountdown on for unity - McGuinness
Sinn Féin's chief negotiator Martin McGuinness has said his party aims to be in government on both sides of the Border and claimed the countdown is now on to a united Ireland. pConcerns for 800 students who drop out after primary
At least 800 primary school children may not be transferring from primary to secondary school each year, new figures show. pSchool IT spend 'lags far behind' England
Government spending on computers and other IT services for schools lags far behind the situation in England, according to new figures. pProvost stresses value of social sciences
University presidents have backed a new report which underlines the key importance of humanities and social sciences at third level. pPlastic bag tax is 'doing more harm'
A leading British industrialist has attacked Ireland's much-lauded plastic bag tax as "environmental nonsense". pPlans for Luas bridge at Spencer Dock
A bridge almost as wide as it is long will be built across the Royal Canal at Spencer Dock, in the Dublin Docklands, to carry the planned Luas line from Connolly Station to the Point. pLegislation on way to curb rogue employment agencies
The Government is to clamp down on rogue employment agencies supplying labour to workplaces around the State, under the terms of draft legislation circulated by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment. pOver-66s show great interest in new all-Ireland free travel scheme
Some 10,000 older people out of the approximately 430,000 who are eligible in the Republic have expressed an interest in the new "all-Ireland" free travel scheme since it began last Monday. pPrivate hospitals contracts delayed
The Health Service Executive's plan to have legally binding agreements with developers for the construction of private hospitals on the grounds of eight public hospital sites signed by this day week will not now be realised. pRabbitte vows to make equality issues a priority
Labour leader Pat Rabbitte has promised that if elected to government, his party would put the issue of equality at the top of the political agenda. He maintained the issue was not a priority for the current Government. p'Monster' sewage plant in north Co Dublin unsuitable - Greens
A "monster" plant proposed for Portrane in north Co Dublin is unsuitable because proper sewage treatment is best served through smaller local plants, according to the Green Party leader and local TD, Trevor Sargent. pDefer children's hospital move - FG
The decision on the location of the new national children's hospital should wait until after the election, according to Fine Gael's Dublin spokesman, Senator Brian Hayes, who is an election candidate in Dublin South West. pReview of insurance costs for younger drivers
The Government has commissioned an independent review of the cost of motor insurance for young drivers, who face premiums of up to €4,500 a year. pGroup to examine vaccine damage, compensation
A group has been set up by the Department of Health to look at the issue of vaccine damage and compensation. pNew allegation against paedophile priest
A man who says he was a victim of convicted paedophile priest Fr Ronald Bennett is to return to Ireland to give a statement about his abuser, The Irish Times has learned. pIn Short
A round-up of today's other news stories in brief pThe Rainbow Times
Angling Notes/Derek Evans: Annamoe Trout Fishery lived up to its reputation as one of the finest rainbow trout fisheries in Ireland following the media fly-fishing competition, held the weekend before last in the beautiful setting of the Wicklow mountains. p
Two cousins drown in lake in Down
Two teenage cousins have died in a canoeing accident at a Co Down beauty spot. p
Plans for Spike Island tourist site
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Micheál
Martin, has indicated that the plan to turn Spike Island in Cork
harbour into a tourist attraction is fully backed by the Department
of Justice which owns the site. pMajority of hauliers boycott Fermoy bypass
The overwhelming majority of lorry drivers are boycotting the new Fermoy bypass in a dispute over bulk discounts on toll fees, according to the Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA). pCriminals posing as bogus water workers
Residents suffering the effects of the ongoing water problems in Galway have been warned not to allow fake water workers into their homes after it emerged that criminals are taking advantage of the situation. pGun clubs condemn 'exorbitant' increases in firearm licence fees
The 27,000 strong National Association of Regional Game Councils is to oppose what it termed "exorbitant" increases in firearms licence fees which have been signalled in the Finance Bill. pMinister urges vigilance against risk of bloodstock swamp fever
Despite the lifting of restrictions imposed during last year's outbreak of equine infectious anaemia (EIA), the Minister for Agriculture, Mary Coughlan, has urged the industry to remain vigilant. p
