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UVF says its 'war' is over and condemns criminality
The Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) declared an end to its campaign
of violence yesterday and said that it has put its arsenal "beyond
reach" but not "beyond use". p
Treatment cancelled due to dispute by nurses
At least 49 patients who were due to attend hospitals across the
State today for a range of treatments and consultations have been
told to stay at home as a result of work stoppages by nurses. p
INO/PNA: work stoppages
Timetable and locations for the latest stoppages. p
Miss D 'not suicidal' over her pregnancy, court told
The 17-year-old pregnant girl at the centre of the latest
abortion controversy told a psychiatrist she was happy with being
pregnant and had "bought everything, including nappies", the High
Court heard yesterday, when she learned her baby has a serious
condition as a result of which its maximum life expectancy after
birth is three days. p
Election2007
FF TD criticises Government
The Government faces an uphill battle to return to power due to its failure to resolve issues such as the problems in the health service, a Fianna Fáil TD claimed yesterday. pO'Connor was very good friend - Ahern
Taoiseach's radio interview: The Taoiseach Bertie Ahern said yesterday that former NCB stockbroker chief executive Padraic O'Connor was a "very good friend" since the early 1990s, despite reports to the contrary. pCharity founder is made Senator by Ahern
Seanad elections: One-In-Four charity founder Colm O'Gorman has become a Senator after his nomination yesterday by the Taoiseach. pKenny, Rabbitte to unveil joint policy
Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny and Labour leader Pat Rabbitte will today move to convince the electorate they offer a real alternative to the current Government by launching a joint "alliance for change". pShowtime is more like a showdown as Bertie is Browned off
Miriam Lord reports on extraordinary scenes at the Mansion House. pQ&A
Edited extracts of the exchange between journalist Vincent Browne and Taoiseach Bertie Ahern . pMortgage tax relief rise to follow stamp duty change
FF manifesto: Abolition of stamp duty for first-time buyers was the central new proposal contained in Fianna Fáil's election manifesto.Ahern denies U-turn on stamp duty reform
Ahern's speech: Taoiseach Bertie Ahern yesterday denied that Fianna Fáil had done a "U-turn" by announcing reform of stamp duty, saying it had always said it would not make commitments "way out" from an election campaign for fear of creating instability in the housing market.Fianna Fáil manifesto
The main points.Tax reform, more gardaí promised
Labour manifesto: Tax changes, extra hospital beds, increased funds for education and more gardaí on the beat are among the main features of The Fair Society, Labour's election manifesto, which was launched yesterday.Labour promises a society as strong as the economy
Labour manifesto launch: Social solidarity and inclusion underpin Labour's election manifesto, party leader Pat Rabbitte said as he launched the 120-page document in Dublin yesterday.€2.5bn plan for State to jointly buy properties with homebuyers
'Begin to buy' plan: The State would jointly buy homes with tens of thousands of young homebuyers under the Labour Party general election manifesto published yesterday.Labour manifesto
The main points of the Labour Party general election manifesto.Rival coalitions still poles apart
Stamp duty analysis: As of yesterday it's no longer in any doubt. Stamp duty will be reformed. What is less clear is when and to what extent, writes Marc Coleman , Economics Editor. pCall for regulators of markets to be held accountable
PD briefing: Market regulators should not be allowed to operate in a vacuum and should be held "strategically accountable", said Tánaiste Michael McDowell.Parlon gives all the right answers down home on the range
On the canvass - Kathy Sheridan with Tom Parlon in south Offaly: Hi there folks. Welcome to Parlon Country. Rolling hills, lush parkland, galloping great Georgian houses, ancient castles, horses, artists' studios, birdsong, the usual quota of yelping sheepdogs, whole packs of yapping designer dogs and a swathe of unfeasibly prosperous, grinning voters, ripe for a chat on a gleaming doorstep, SUV, tractor or trailer. pGreens get on their bikes, but opt for low-key canvass
On the canvass - Róisín Ingle with Trevor Sargent: The Greens are different. For one thing, their leader arrived at yesterday's canvass in Co Wicklow on the Dart, alone and carrying a foldable bike. pFine Gael predicted to gain extra seat
Constituency profile: Sligo-North Leitrim (3 seats - redrawn): The early tally figures from the new Sligo-North Leitrim constituency will be carefully scrutinised as a barometer of national trends.At a glance
What happened yesterday and look ahead to what is happening today. p
Cowen has yet to close stamp duty loophole on developers
Legislation passed to close a stamp duty loophole used by major property developers has not been implemented by Minister for Finance Brian Cowen nearly three months after it became law. pM50 firm refuses to give traffic data to city council
National Toll Roads (NTR) has refused to give Dublin City Council any information on traffic volumes crossing the West-Link toll bridge on the M50, including the number of five-axle lorries using the road since their ban from the city centre. pEx-garda to head inquiry into prison phone call
A retired Garda superintendent is to lead an investigation into how a prisoner in a high security jail was able to ring RTÉ's Liveline using a mobile phone. pTara monument may have been royal site
Archaeologists believe the new monument discovered along the planned route of the M3 motorway may have been a royal site, probably used for open-air rituals at the same time that similar ceremonies would have taken place on the Hill of Tara just 2km (1.2 miles) away. pDublin council guidelines insist on bigger apartments
Developers will have to increase apartment sizes by up to 25 per cent if they are to be granted planning permission to build in Dublin, according to new Dublin City Council housing guidelines. pScreening for cervical cancer to go national
A national cervical cancer screening programme will finally be put in place later this year, it was confirmed yesterday. pNew criminal law Bill a licence to kill, warns civil liberties group
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties said the Criminal Law (Defence of Life and Property) Bill 2007 will, if enacted, be a "licence to kill" which will result in an increase in the overall level of violence, according to its director. pHungry predators swoop in on sitting ducks at Leinster House
Away from the election battleground, a spate of killings took place at Leinster House last weekend. It emerged yesterday that a number of ducklings, who were living in the pool at the back of Leinster House, had disappeared after presumably being killed by predators. pJudge McMahon appointed chairman of redress board
Judge Bryan McMahon has been appointed as the new chairman of the Residential Institutions Redress Board. pBritish Council staff to vote on strike action over redundancies
Staff at the British Council are to be balloted for strike action which could involve pickets of its offices in a dispute over redundancy plans. pIn short
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State says care order does not prevent travel for termination
An interim care order for Miss D, who is four months pregnant, does not prevent her travelling outside this jurisdiction for an abortion and the Health Service Executive has no power to prevent her doing so, the State has told the High Court. pHSE worker asked gardaí to restrain girl
A Garda superintendent wrote to a HSE social worker last week saying gardaí had no power to stop Miss D travelling to Britain for an abortion, the High Court has heard. The letter was written in response to a letter from the social worker stating the teenager "must be prevented from travelling". pScan was first seen on Miss D's 17th birthday
It should have been a happy day. April 23rd was Miss D's 17th birthday and she was about to see her baby on an ultrasound scan. But joy turned to distress when she looked at the 16-week- old foetus on the monitor. "The baby had no head," she said in her affidavit. Miss D discovered her baby had anencephaly and would die soon after birth. That was 10 days ago, but she was still trying to cope with the news yesterday as her High Court action opened, challenging the Health Service Executive's (HSE) refusal to allow her travel abroad for an abortion. pWoman sues for libel over affair claims
A woman has sued a Sunday newspaper in the High Court, alleging she was defamed in an article published in 2003 which, she claims, falsely stated she had an affair with former Garda superintendent Kevin Lennon. pTeen jailed for life for 'vicious' murder
A 17-year-old has been jailed for life for the murder of Rebecca Kinsella (19) last year. pAppeal Court quashes anal rape conviction
The Court of Criminal Appeal has quashed the conviction and nine-year sentence of a man for anally raping a woman at a hostel in Dún Laoghaire and ordered a retrial. pHunter fined €300 for killing red deer
A hunter, who shot and killed a male red deer after the open season had finished without licence from the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, was convicted of the offence and fined €300 at Galway District Court yesterday. pPublican fined €3,000 for allowing smoking
The Health Service Executive has welcomed the decision by a judge to impose the maximum fine of €3,000 on a Cork publican who had been found in breach of the smoking ban by allowing people to smoke on his premises. pIn short
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Statement: Ulster Volunteer Force and Red Hand Commando Command Staff
"Following a direct engagement with all units and departments of our organisation, the leadership of the Ulster Volunteer Force and Red Hand Commando today make public the outcome of our three-year consultation process. pA dark past: UVF victims
The UVF was responsible for some of the worst sectarian atrocities of the Troubles. The organisation, which took its name from the anti-Home Rule Ulster Volunteer Force established by Sir Edward Carson in 1912, was founded by Gusty Spence in 1966, predating the Provisional IRA. p
Expert to give inquest evidence on arthritis drug
An expert from the Irish Medicines Board is to be called to give evidence at an inquest on a widely used arthritis drug after two doctors testified yesterday that they believed it caused a woman's death through liver failure. pCall for partnership to restore Kerry house
Local authorities in Kerry have been asked to look at the possibility of a public-private partnership for Killarney House, once the seat of the Kenmare family, which has fallen into decay. pIn short
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