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Full safety audit for museum following emergency
A safety audit is to be carried out of the Natural History
Museum, Merrion Street, Dublin, following yesterday's incident in
which 10 people were injured when a stairs collapsed. p
HSE to abandon roll-out of Ppars system
The board of the Health Service Executive has abandoned the further roll-out of Ppars, the controversial computerised payroll and human resources system for the health service. p
TD wants law to be harsher on clients of prostitutes
Fine Gael TD Simon Coveney has called for "aggressive, tough" legislation to target people who use prostitutes in Ireland. p
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Even the begrudgers may have an Oxegen moment
It's being billed as the greatest rock 'n' roll weekend of the year and even the begrudgers will have to agree that when it comes to breadth of musical tastes and major name rock acts Oxegen has it all. pUse public transport, festival fans told
Concert-goers to this weekend's Oxegen Festival have been urged to leave their cars behind and take public transport to the event. pIntegrated ticketing for Metro West by 2014
Commuters on the planned orbital Metro West line from Tallaght
to south of Dublin airport should be able to use integrated tickets
by the time the new line is open in 2014, according to Minister for
Transport Noel Dempsey. pFlood claims politicians want to close Mahon tribunal
The former chairman of the Mahon (formerly Flood) tribunal has said politicians want to close it down. pCriticism of injuries Billis rejected
The Government has strongly rejected criticism by Opposition parties and the legal profession of amending legislation passed by the Dáil yesterday which it maintains is designed solely to ensure that the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) continues to operate efficiently. pIreland looks beyond race - Adebari
Seven years ago, Rotimi Adebari arrived in Ireland with his wife
and two young children. A Christian, he had been forced to flee his
home town in Nigeria because of religious persecution. pGovernment defeats proposal to shorten Dáil's summer recess
The Dáil has adjourned for its summer break until September 26th with the Government voting down an attempt by the Opposition parties to bring it back in early September. pLabour questions procedures on Burke appointment
The Labour Party has called on the Government to "clarify the circumstances" surrounding the reappointment of businessman Joe Burke for a further five-year term as chairman of the Dublin Port Company. p'Sound of staircase collapsing followed by pandemonium'
The muffled sound of a staircase collapsing at the Natural History Museum was followed by pandemonium, said museum visitor Katrine Dalsgard. pMan still critical after Dublin shooting
A young Dublin man shot twice in the head with a shotgun at point-blank range in the south of the city on Wednesday remained in a critical condition in hospital last night. pTop Catholic theologian is appointed C of I canon at cathedral
History was made in St Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin last night when Catholic priest, Fr Enda McDonagh, was made an ecumenical canon of its chapter for the first time since the Reformation at an evensong service. pInquiry into fatal Connemara air crash begins as airport sealed off
Air Accident Investigation Unit staff were last night undertaking a preliminary examination of the scene of yesterday's air crash which claimed two lives and injured seven at Aerport na Minna, Indreabhán, Connemara. pSuicide rate has nearly doubled since end of conflict in North
The rate of suicide has nearly doubled since 2004 in Northern Ireland and the new Executive is moving to deal with the issue, writes Dan Keenan pPlea to Lenihan on autistic boy
The family of a six-year-old autistic boy who faces deportation to Nigeria in 13 days' time has written to the Minister for Justice, Brian Lenihan, appealing for a meeting to urge him to overturn the order against them. pIFA says recreational land use report an 'assault on rights'
A Government-commissioned report has suggested that the State can legislate to allow for access to land for recreational purposes without giving landowners a right to seek compensation. pYoung sailors rescued in Dublin Bay
Emergency plan A full-scale emergency plan was put
into operation in Dún Laoghaire harbour yesterday afternoon
after a squall hit a junior boating regatta of 115 boats with 141
competitors. p'When they went out it was flat calm, this was just a freak thing'
Reaction Maggie Paul had just dropped her two children, Jack (13) and Aifric (16) - both experienced sailors - at the junior sailing regatta in Dún Laoghaire yesterday when she passed five ambulances and two fire engines racing up the N11. She was on her way to her business in Bray. pWas rescue effort over-reaction?
Safety guidelines Sailors like wind and young competitive sailors like lots of wind. The participants in yesterday's Mitsubishi Motors youth regatta off Dún Laoghaire would be among some of the top juniors in their respective classes. p16 taken from harbour to five Dublin hospitals
Medical services Sixteen people, 15 children and one adult, were transported from Dún Laoghaire harbour to five Dublin hospitals, including St Vincent's, St James's and Our Lady's Hospital Crumlin, when a number of boats capsized near the West Pier during a children's regatta. pIn Short
A round-up of today's other stories in brief. p
Council foyer was like 'cattle fair', says Burton
Labour Deputy Joan Burton told the Mahon tribunal yesterday that the Dublin County Council foyer was like a "cattle fair" in advance of a crucial vote to rezone land at Quarryvale, in west Dublin. p
Young workers forced into 'inferior pension schemes'
A nationwide campaign to defend occupational pensions was called for at the ICTU conference yesterday. pCall for efficient HSE spending
The secretary general of the Department of Health, Michael Scanlan, has said that "unfortunately" the health service had a poor record of spending the capital allocation provided to it by the Government in recent years. p
Martin rejects criticism of personal injuries Bill
Dáil Report The controversial personal injuries' Bill was defended by Minister for Enterprise Trade and Employment Micheál Martin in the face of Opposition criticism. pGreen revolt over plan to direct Seanad vote
Two more Green Party councillors have spoken out against a plan to supervise the voting in the forthcoming Seanad election to ensure that they vote for approved Fianna Fáil candidates. Cllr Nessa Childers from Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown and Cllr Niall Ó Brolcháin from Galway yesterday supported the stand taken by Cllr Bronwen Maher of Dublin City Council who has publicly objected to the plan. pMuseum remains closed as 11 hurt in stair collapse
The Natural History Museum will remain closed for the foreseeable future while an immediate "rigorous structural and safety audit" is undertaken after 11 people were injured when a staircase collapsed, according to Minister for Arts Séamus Brennan. pDublin warned over water proposal
Former minister Mary O'Rourke has warned Dublin City Council to take their "hands off our water" over a proposal to build a pipeline to extract water from the Shannon and Lough Ree to supply the capital. pPort appointment debate ruled out
Attempts by the Opposition to raise the reappointment of Joe Burke as chairman of the Dublin Port Company were ruled out of order by Ceann Comhairle John O'Donoghue. pCall for shorter adjournment of House rejected
An Opposition demand that the three-month Dáil adjournment be shortened was rejected by the Government. Opposing the Government's proposal to adjourn until September 26th, Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny said he would not engage in the usual rant. pGovernment supports rights charter, Roche tells forum
The Government supports the Charter for Fundamental Rights "unequivocally", Minister of State for European Affairs Dick Roche told the National Forum on Europe yesterday. pNo fun for Séamus at Dáil end of term
Dáil Sketch Miriam Lord Séamus Brennan must have thought he struck pay dirt when he landed the plum job of Minister for Football, Fillums and Festivals (must be prepared to travel). There's the rugby in France coming up, for example. p
Man charged with laundering building money
A former building society manager has gone on trial accused of
laundering money which was allegedly the proceeds of a
"wide-ranging conspiracy to defraud the Revenue" by people within
the construction industry. pMan swallowed cocaine to hide it, inquest told
A man died from a cocaine overdose after he panicked and swallowed a bag of cocaine in an effort to conceal the drug when the car in which he was travelling was stopped by gardaí, an inquest heard yesterday. pFourth arrest in €100m cocaine haul case
Gardaí investigating the discovery of over €100 million worth of cocaine in west Cork yesterday arrested a fourth man for questioning after he was discharged from hospital where he had been receiving treatment. pHospital accident hastened woman's death, inquest told
A fall in hospital resulting in a fractured hip hastened the death of a 61-year-old Cork woman with serious health problems, an inquest heard yesterday. pGAA wins leave to hold hearing on hurling game
The High Court has cleared the way for the GAA to hold a disciplinary hearing later today involving three members of Limerick University's hurling club, including a Clare senior hurler, over the alleged illegal participation of a player in a third- level hurling game last March. pChief Justice in formal welcome to new AG
The Chief Justice, Mr Justice John Murray, has extended the traditional formal welcome on behalf of the courts to the new Attorney General, Paul Gallagher. Mr Justice Murray, presiding over a seven-judge Supreme Court, welcomed the Attorney General at a brief ceremony in the Supreme Court. pIn Short
A round-up of today's other court stories in brief. p
Groups working to calm sectarian strife praised
The First Minister and Deputy First Minister are supporting a peace-building initiative designed to ease tension and localised skirmishes at Belfast's sectarian interfaces. pPSNI chief says focus on past is harming ability to police present
The PSNI chief constable Sir Hugh Orde has issued his strongest warning to date that attempting to solve the crimes of the past is seriously damaging current policing. p
Wet weather continues to hit harvests
Agriculture is facing major difficulties as the poor summer weather continues to prevent the harvesting of fodder, cereals and fruit and vegetable crops. pCoroner warns of dangers of paracetamol
The Cork city coroner has warned that taking as few as four paracetamol tablets together can be harmful to a person's health. pWoman's family confronted alleged rapist
A man on trial for the alleged rape of a young woman in his Co Sligo house ran and locked himself into his kitchen when confronted by the woman's father. pLast of stranded travellers arrive at Knock
The last of the Flyglobespan passengers stranded for a week at
JFK airport in New York touched down yesterday morning at Ireland
West Airport in Knock. pWoman protests over cancer screening delay
A cancer sufferer has written a letter of protest over the delay in getting the result of a mammogram at Sligo General Hospital. Ann McGowan, of Erne Dale, Ballyshannon, Co Donegal, was diagnosed with cancer two years ago and had a lump removed from her breast. pEU criticises IFA investigation into Brazilian farms
The European Commission has criticised the Irish Farmers Association's investigation into beef farming practices in Brazil which claimed there was a complete lack of controls and use of illegal hormones on Brazilian farms. pResidents hold phone mast protest
Residents held a protest against the erection of a 20m (66ft) mobile phone mast close to their homes in Ballyvolane, Cork city, yesterday. pIn Short
A round-up of today's other stories in brief. p
