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Break in consultant action to allow talks to resume
Hospital consultants are expected today to suspend industrial action to allow for talks to resume with the Government on the introduction of a new contract. Martin Wall , Industry Correspondent, reports. p
Man held after body of nurse is discovered in her flat
A man was being questioned last night in connection with the
fatal stabbing of a 31-year-old Dublin nurse, whose body was
discovered in her city-centre apartment. p
Gormley will not overturn Roche order to build M3
Newly-appointed Minister for the Environment John Gormley said last night he would not be overturning an order signed by his predecessor, Dick Roche, to allow the M3 motorway to be built over an historic monument in Co Meath. p
Floods threaten Lismullin site
Archaeologists at the controversial national monument site at
Lismullin, Co Meath, were yesterday involved in urgent efforts to
prevent major damage to the site from heavy rainfall.
Tim O'Brien reports. p
Other Stories
Ahern intends to be Taoiseach until 2012
Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has given the clearest signal yet that Tánaiste Brian Cowen will replace him as leader of Fianna Fáil and taoiseach during the course of the current Dáil, though possibly not until near the next general election. pFlynn's future lies within FF, says Taoiseach
Independent TD Beverley Flynn has a "legitimate expectation" to hold junior ministerial office within the lifetime of the current Government, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern said yesterday. pRoche accuses some in FF of 'briefing' against him
Former environment minister Dick Roche, who was dropped by the Taoiseach from the new Cabinet, yesterday accused forces within Fianna Fáil of "negative briefing" against him during the general election campaign. pMinister gets on bike to promote saving energy
Irish people must cut their energy use to cope with rising bills and international obligations to cut carbon emissions, the new Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Eamon Ryan, has said. Mark Hennessy , Political Correspondent, reports. pNew logo unveiled for bishops' conference
A new logo was unveiled in Maynooth this week to symbolise the Irish Bishops' Conference. pSargent says GMO-free pledge is a 'huge step'
A commitment to make Ireland a genetically modified organism (GMO)-free zone represents "a huge step forward which gives us a clear policy objective", Green Party acting leader Trevor Sargent said yesterday. p83 Seanad hopefuls step forward to contest available panel places
Eighty-three candidates, including one former Fine Gael TD, have put their names forward to fill 43 of the 60 Seanad places available to nominees of vocational organisations. pStrike forces Ryanair to cancel Charleroi flights
Ryanair has cancelled all flights to and from Charleroi airport until next Monday following a strike by personnel at the Brussels airport. pTeenager apologises to family 'for tragic loss'
The teenager who gave Kelly Noble the knife which was used to fatally stab mother of two Emma McLoughlin outside a shop in Co Meath last year has apologised to the McLoughlin family through her solicitor. pGardaí 'hopeful' as inquiry into Galway death continues
Gardaí in Galway are following a definite line of inquiry in relation to the identity of the man whose body was found in a freezer near the city centre earlier this week. pHSE set to replace agency staff in west
The Health Service Executive (HSE) is facing having to create up to 150 new clerical and administrative posts in the west to replace positions hit by a controversial Government recruitment embargo in 2002. pMedication received two days after diagnosis, inquest told
A woman who died from meningitis in a Dublin hospital after spinal surgery did not receive the appropriate medication for two days after clinical diagnosis, an inquest heard yesterday. pWexford festival head to depart
Wexford Festival Opera and its chief executive, Michael Hunt, are expected to part company, The Irish Times has learned. pFreedom of Limerick for Wogan as UCD honours Milo O'Shea
Broadcaster Terry Wogan was honoured in his native Limerick last
night, where he was awarded the freedom of the city. pEvent organisers fret over wet weather
A respite from the deluge of rain which has battered the country
for the last five days is likely to come as a relief for the
organisers of major events this weekend. pIn Short
A round-up of today's other stories in brief. p
Flynn begins challenge to legislation on undischarged bankruptcy
Independent Co Mayo TD Beverley Flynn has initiated a constitutional challenge to provisions of the Electoral Act 1992 which prevent a person who is an undischarged court-declared bankrupt from running for or being a member of the Dáil. pCourt told of feud victim's execution-style killing
A 23-year-old Limerick man who was lured to his death was shot twice and stabbed 10 times in an execution-style killing, a court has heard. pCourt to hear family's plea to stop deportation
A mother of two who claims the deportation of her six-year-old autistic son and his twin sister to Nigeria will lead them to be treated as outcasts there, was yesterday told to report back to immigration authorities in mid-July. pJudge wants to ensure speedy hearing
The president of the High Court has asked both sides in the action by the Mahon tribunal over publication by The Irish Times of an article - disclosing that Taoiseach Bertie Ahern received substantial cash payments from businessmen when he was minister for finance in 1993 - to take certain steps to ensure a speedy hearing of the case. pPrison officer wins demotion appeal
A chief prison officer in Mountjoy jail, who admitted copying CDs and to having a phone line fitted in a medical unit storeroom in the prison, has won his High Court challenge to a decision by the minister for justice to demote him. pTrader loses test case on markets
In a test case regarding the rights to do casual trading at street markets, the proprietor of a business selling specialist foods at markets all over Ireland has failed to obtain a High Court order against Kilkenny Borough Council. pJudge calls for legal framework on child detention
A High Court judge has stressed the urgent need for a legal framework governing how the courts deal with exceptional cases where secure long-term detention is deemed necessary for severely troubled and at-risk children to safeguard their welfare, particularly their lives. pIn Short
A round-up of today's other stories in brief. p
Reform of Leaving Cert top of Hanafin's agenda
Minister for Education Mary Hanafin has signalled her determination to proceed with reform of the Leaving Cert timetable, despite objections from some school management groups. pBoth papers 'could not be faulted'
Junior Cert home economics: There was little complaint about the Junior Cert home economics exams, with papers at higher and ordinary level described as "well developed" and "geared towards young people". pLighter topics lift the mood of 'tough' higher level
Leaving Cert German: Students of Leaving
Certificate German yesterday grappled with the complex subject of
multiculturalism, in a higher paper that was "tough going at
times". The mood was tempered by some lighter topics in the themes
section, that included organising a debs and the hot topic of this
year's Leaving Cert, reality TV. pTechnical drawing 'testing but fair'
Leaving Cert technical drawing: The Leaving Cert technical drawing syllabus was examined for the penultimate time this week and yesterday's papers were considered to have been "fair" and "as expected". p
67 people from North in queen's honours list
Queen's birthday honours: Sixty-seven people from Northern Ireland are included in Queen Elizabeth's birthday honours list. p
Gardaí who say station was bugged will not be called
Two former Cork gardaí who allege they witnessed colleagues covertly recording conversations in Mallow Garda station in 1992 will not be called to give evidence at the Morris tribunal, chairman Mr Justice Frederick Morris has decided. p
O'Callaghan 'rattled' by inquiries, says Gilmartin
Former Fianna Fáil press secretary Frank Dunlop was paid £300,000 to "sing the right song to the tribunal", it was claimed at the Mahon tribunal yesterday. Fiona Gartland reports. p
Fishing boat sank because of instability, overloading
Overloading and lack of stability have been identified as the main reasons for the sinking of the Rising Sun fishing vessel off the southeast coast in 2005. pSetback for decentralisation plan to Knock
Plans to decentralise the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs to Knock, Co Mayo, have received a setback with the refusal of planning permission for a new headquarters building. p
