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Health Unions to meet over HSE staff ban
Health service unions are to meet tomorrow to plan their response to the decision by the Health Service Executive (HSE) to extend its ban on recruitment for at least another month. p

Cowen rejects Kenny criticism of Taoiseach
As the controversy over the Taoiseach's personal finances continued yesterday, the Tánaiste, Brian Cowen, rejected claims by Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny that Bertie Ahern had lost the moral authority to govern. p

Coroner refuses to adjourn shooting inquest
The Dublin City Coroner has refused an application by the Garda Ombudsman Commission to adjourn an inquest into the death of a man who was shot by a member of the Garda Emergency Response Unit during a foiled post-office raid in Lusk, on the grounds that it was an unreasonable and disproportionate request. p

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Goodwill army puts China to test
The people of China are used to armies on the march. Military movements of one kind or another have, after all, played a central role in Chinese history, from the terracotta soldiers which once escorted Chinese emperors to the afterlife to the 6,000-mile march which, in 1936, gave Mao Zedong's forces victory over the Kuomintang. p
September sunnier than normal
After one of the wettest summers on record, September was drier and sunnier than normal. p
Gormley makes order to protect fort near Tara
Minister for the Environment John Gormley has used his powers under the National Monuments Acts to make a temporary preservation order for Rath Lugh, a prehistoric promontory fort associated with Tara alongside the route of the M3 motorway. p
Jacobs say rival's copycat packets take the biscuit
Jacobs has accused rival biscuit firm McVities of "living dangerously" in a High Court row over fig rolls and cream crackers. p
Prelate calls for community cohesion, active citizenship to overcome violence
The challenge of violence in society may only be overcome by "the mobilisation of communities" and by active citizenship, the Catholic Archbishop of Dublin has said. p
North's top judge to give his view on devolution of policing and justice
Northern Ireland's chief justice will give his assessment today on transferring policing and justice powers to Stormont. p
Man in court over Clontarf killing
A man charged in connection with the death of a 50-year-old man in Clontarf was remanded in custody for a week at Dublin District Court yesterday. p
Department to pursue details of soldier's death
The Department of Foreign Affairs has agreed to make formal inquiries about the circumstances surrounding the death of a young Connemara woman who was serving with the US military in Afghanistan. p
Youth was refused lift before crash
A teenager who spent the afternoon drinking with his boss and co-workers and who was later refused a lift home by his employer, was knocked down as he was walking home and died six days later, an inquest has heard. p
Thousands attend funeral of Bray fireman
In his Leaving Cert year, Mark O'Shaughnessy wrote an article called "A Parting Note" in the school yearbook. p
Hushed streets for father's removal
A hush fell over Main Street in Bray last night as more than 1,500 people gathered for the removal of fireman Brian Murray. p
New York firemen in guard of honour
New York firefighters Greg Ruggiero and Peter Savarese joined a guard of honour which met Mark O'Shaughnessy's coffin as it left the church in Bray yesterday. p
Secret response to EU's planning concerns
The Department of the Environment has responded to European Commission concerns about restrictions in local authority development plans. p
Students urged to reject antisocial drunkenness
Students were urged yesterday to reject the "culture of acceptance" of antisocial drunkenness. p
New measures come into force allowing drug-testing in prisons
New rules for prisons which came into force yesterday allow for mandatory drug-testing of prisoners for the first time. p
O'Keeffe and Kitt have talks
Fianna Fáil TD Ned O'Keeffe, who went missing from Dáil votes last week, will be back in the party fold when the business of the House resumes today, the Government chief whip Tom Kitt forecast last night. p
Cabinet talks on Garda priorities
The Cabinet is to have a detailed discussion on crime today in response to an aide memoir from the Minister for Justice, Brian Lenihan, seeking Ministers' views on the priorities he should set for An Garda Síochána. p
Ó Cuív accused of 'double-speak'
Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs Éamon Ó Cuív has been criticised by several politicians for his comments on the Shannon-Heathrow row. p
Truckers who hit bridges 'are dumb', says Irish Rail
Iarnród Éireann has questioned the "basic intelligence and competence" of some truck drivers after it emerged that two bridges in Portlaoise have been hit by trucks 30 times this year alone. p
Lennon defends his description of McBrearty
Morris tribunal: Former Garda superintendent Kevin Lennon told the Morris tribunal he stood over a report he had prepared profiling Frank McBrearty snr in response to a High Court affidavit made by the publican a decade ago claiming he was a target of harassment. p
Dunlop denies lying over Lawlor meeting
Mahon tribunal: Former Fianna Fáil press secretary Frank Dunlop has denied lying to the planning tribunal when he gave evidence in 2000. p
Migrant child benefit claims fall
There has been a significant fall this year in the number of child benefit claims made by EU migrant workers whose children are living in their home country. p
Strike threat at Dublin Port Tunnel
Dublin's €750 million port tunnel could be significantly disrupted within weeks after workers' representatives yesterday threatened a strike over what they say is the failure of management to grant employees union recognition. p
Pupils urged to record stories of elderly
A new project for pupils doing transition year in second-level schools has been introduced by the Friends of the Elderly group to bring teenagers and older people together. p
Irish company to test tidal energy turbine
Irish company OpenHydro is to become the first renewable energy company to test a tidal turbine at the European Marine Energy Centre (Emec) in the Orkney Islands. p
Gangster chic is back (again)
Paris Fashion Week: Paris brought out the first of its big guns yesterday with Dior showing earlier than usual, at the start of a week which will see more than 80 collections on the ramp previewing spring/summer '08. p
Minister ends use of translations in Irish by department
Northern Ireland Health Minister Michael McGimpsey has stopped issuing his department's press releases and advertisements in Irish and Ulster Scots as a matter of policy. p
Council rejects Dunne's giant tower
Dublin city councillors have rejected Seán Dunne's proposed high-rise development, which includes a 37-storey tower, on the site of the former Jurys and Berkeley Court hotels in Ballsbridge on the grounds that it contravenes the city development plan. p
DUP queries IRA bomb memorial's removal
A DUP Minister is requesting to see Equality Commission guidelines which led to a picture of the victims of the Poppy Day bombing being removed from Enniskillen fire station. p
EU 'should raise milk quota' to satisfy global demand
A growing demand for dairy products ensures a very positive outlook for the industry, the 900 delegates attending the World Dairy Summit in the Burlington Hotel, Dublin, heard yesterday. p
Minister rejects ban on British hay, farm machinery
Minister for Agriculture Mary Coughlan has rejected a call to ban straw, hay and farm machinery from Britain to prevent the spread of bluetongue and foot-and-mouth disease in the Republic. p
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Regional News

Initiative to revamp midlands launched
A report titled Vision for the Future of the Midlands was launched yesterday evening by Tánaiste Brian Cowen in Tullamore. p
Bio-diesel firm seeks to build €50m plant in Cork
Planning permission is to be sought for a €50 million bio-diesel production plant at Ringaskiddy, Co Cork. Energy company Bioverda has declared its intention to seek planning permission for the plant on the former ADM complex in Cork Harbour. p
Body of diver found on second day of Killary harbour search
The body of a sports diver who went missing in Killary harbour, Co Galway, at the weekend has been recovered from the mouth of the fjord. p
Alcohol a factor in choking death
A man choked to death in a Chinese restaurant in Kenmare when a day out with colleagues last May turned to an "appalling tragedy", an inquest was told. p
Kerry report highlights needs of Travellers
Co Kerry has no transient halting site for Travellers despite a clear need, an interagency report has said. p
Group slams plans to extend runway into Sligo Bay
A controversial proposal to extend the runway at Sligo airport on a raised platform in Sligo Bay has been described as "ludicrous" by local campaigners. p
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