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Hospitals told to cut costs after massive overspend
Hospitals across the State will be ordered to introduce a wide range of cost-saving measures by the Health Service Executive in coming weeks in an effort to rein in massive over-spending on their day-to-day budgets. p
Action on stamp duty loophole deferred
Minister for Finance Brian Cowen has deferred a decision on whether to close a controversial stamp duty loophole used by major property developers to avoid paying the levy. p
June was one of wettest on record
Met Éireann has confirmed what we all suspected - it was one of the wettest months of June on record. p
Other Stories
The Who belt out classics in Cork
Cork rocked all over the weekend when 15,000 music fans flocked to Aiken Promotions's Live in the Marquee concerts in the city's docklands to catch veteran rockers The Who, Duran Duran and Irish combo Bell X1. pOrange march passes off peacefully
Saturday's contentious Orange Order Whiterock parade in west Belfast concluded peacefully despite criticisms of the Parades Commission both by nationalist residents and Orangemen. pThe biggest,funkiest hen party in town
Exposure to Justin Timberlake provokes a number of symptoms: the mass purchasing of shiny pink hats; solidarity among women of all ages, united by a single cause; and shrieking to a decibel level that can drown out a stadium-sized PA. pFashion to the fore as bookies enjoy their Derby day
Convoys of white limousines and helicopters are not things
normally found abandoned in the muddy country fields of Kildare.
But Budweiser Irish Derby day is an exception to many rules and is
certainly one of the most colourful days on the Irish sporting
calendar. pMan dies after being washed into sea
A man died yesterday after he was washed into the sea while fishing at a notoriously dangerous location where several lives have been lost in the past. pConsumer code to protect against financial groups
Financial institutions can no longer increase credit card limits unless requested to do so by the consumer. pJet delayed in New York after lightning strike due in Knock
A strike by lightning is being blamed for the "engineering problem" that grounded a Boeing 757 aircraft at JFK Airport, New York on Thursday night last with 240 passengers bound for Ireland West Airport at Knock and for Liverpool. pSix deaths on roads at weekend bring toll to 166
Six people died on the roads in the Republic over the weekend, bringing the death toll so far this year to 166. pDrive-by shooting at nightclub
A hotel nightclub which was shot at in an apparent drive-by shooting at the weekend had been receiving threats. pFarmers' campaigner dies at 69
Joe Rea, former president of the Irish Farmers' Association
(IFA), died on Saturday after a short illness. pPrimate recalls Iraq martyrs at Mass
The Catholic priest Fr Ragheed Ganni and the three deacons murdered with him in Mosul, northern Iraq, on June 3rd last, were remembered by the Catholic primate and Archbishop of Armagh, Dr Seán Brady, at a Mass in Drogheda yesterday. pIrish climber breaks seven summits record
An Irish climber has smashed the world record for the fastest ascent of the seven highest mountains on all seven continents by a full month. Ian McKeever reached the summit of Mount McKinley in Alaska at 11.10pm (8.10am Irish time) on Saturday, slicing 31 days off the previous seven summits record of 187 days set by Canadian Daniel Griffith in November of last year. pMan arrested over Cork HSE fire
A man in his 40s was arrested for questioning yesterday in connection with an arson attack which caused tens of thousands of euro worth of damage to the headquarters of the Health Service Executive (HSE) in Cork city. pPilot energy project shows how families can reduce heating bills
Eight families who volunteered to take part in a six-month "energy makeover" as part of a Government campaign have managed to achieve reductions of up to 31 per cent in the amount of energy they use to heat their homes. pGormley to challenge for leadership of Greens
Minister for the Environment John Gormley has entered the contest for the leadership of the Green Party against the former Dublin MEP, Patricia McKenna. pStudent grants to rise by 10% from September
The standard maintenance grant paid to some 56,000 third-level students is to increase by 10 per cent from September, with "top up" grants for disadvantaged students also set to rise by over 14 per cent, the Minister for Education has announced. pHGVs on M50 up 45% since city ban
The number of large lorries using the M50 has increased by almost 45 per cent since the introduction of Dublin City Council's ban on five-axle heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) in the city centre. p€15,000 award for insurance official turned down for job
An insurance assessor who was turned down for a job with the Personal Injury Assessment Board (PIAB) when one of her referee's gave what was regarded as an unsatisfactory recommendation, has been awarded €15,000 compensation. pIn Short
A round-up of today's other stories in brief. p
Wexford council rejects seaside housing scheme
Wexford County Council has refused planning permission for a development of more than 200 houses and apartments in a small seaside village in a move which could curb the expansion of villages throughout the county. pAn Taisce to challenge gas project
An Taisce is preparing a legal complaint to the European Commission over alleged breaches of EU directives in relation to the Corrib gas project. pFew home visits by after-hours GPs
An out-of-hours emergency medical service in the west has sent doctors to visit only one in 12 patients over the last four years. pNew mayor calls for planning audit
The newly elected mayor of Clare has demanded that Clare County Council carry out an independent audit of all recent planning decisions. p
Fun time in Finland
Probably the most invigorating fishing trip I have ever experienced was my recent visit to Finland, where I fished long after midnight and it was still bright. At the invitation of the Finnish Tourist Board, I travelled to Tampere (or Zanderland), about 170km northwest of Helsinki, along with two angling correspondents, to sample the angling and culture of this wonderful country. p
Trial of preliminary issue of law not appropriate where facts giving rise to issue of law are in dispute
Richard Nyembo (applicant/ appellant) v The Refugee Appeals Tribunal and James Nicholson (respondents). p
