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State defends 'local needs' planning rules to avert EU action
The Government has told the EU that local planning regulations
based on criteria such as a person's bloodline or ability to speak
Irish are "well balanced and proportionate". p
140 Dublin pharmacists to stop giving methadone
More than 140 pharmacists will stop dispensing methadone to
about 3,000 clients in Dublin today in a dispute between the Irish
Pharmaceutical Union and the Health Service Executive (HSE). p
Funds to build new campus for art college
A painting presented to a London art college in lieu of rent by
Irish-born artist Francis Bacon has been sold for about £8.1
million (€11.6 million) at Christie's auctioneers in
London. p
Other Stories
Press Council to accept complaints from 2008
The Press Council will accept complaints from the public from January 1st about any articles published or broadcast since October 1st, it has emerged. pPensions, Belfast dominate pilots talks
Talks continued at the Labour Relations Commission (LRC) last night between management of Aer Lingus and pilots' representatives in an effort to avert the dispute which could ground flights at the airline from tomorrow. pTrains to run as normal as strike called off
Trains will run as normal today as a threatened one-day strike was called off late last night. pIreland weak on rights for migrant workers
Ireland has been ranked bottom of an EU-wide league table for not providing long-term residence rights for migrant workers. pCrime Act introduced to 'garner votes' in election
The Criminal Justice Act had been introduced to "garner votes" and claims that it was necessary to tackle gangland crime were "manifestly untrue", a conference on human rights and criminal justice was told at the weekend. pScheme to erase convictions urged
Sex offenders who have been free from criminal conviction for up to four years after serving their sentence should have their records expunged, a human rights and criminal justice conference was told at the weekend. pMcCreevy says Taoiseach has highest ethical standards
Taoiseach Bertie Ahern operates to the highest possible ethical standards and will not suffer a negative judgment by the Mahon tribunal, Ireland's European Commissioner Charlie McCreevy has said. pGreens must be clear on role in EU - senator
The Green Party must decide if it is to be a critical outsider on the European Union, or opt to drive change from within, one of the party's newly appointed senators, Deirdre de Búrca, has said. pChurch failure of trust criticised
The Irish Catholic Church had paid a "huge price" for the failure of its priests and bishops to trust the spirit and impetus of the Second Vatican Council, a conference at the weekend was told. pSex offender focus in search for Swiss girl's killer
Gardaí investigating last week's murder of Swiss student Manuela Riedo in Galway are examining profiles of recent sex offenders and suspects as part of their inquiry. pWomen released in Cork murder inquiry
Gardaí are to prepare a file for the Director of Public Prosecutions after releasing without charge two women arrested for questioning about the death of a 37-year-old Englishman whose body was found in a slurry tank in West Cork. pDelay in returning body for burial criticised
The family of a young woman who was killed in a Dublin apartment have criticised the delay in returning her body to them for burial. pConnemara-born US soldier buried
Down by the shoreline of Eanach Mheáin in south Connemara,
a small white sign for "reilig" points to one of the most tranquil
resting places on the Atlantic coastline. pDev's biggest failure was on emigration issue, says Taoiseach
Éamon de Valera's inspiring leadership sustained the State
in lean and difficult times, but his biggest failure was the
inability to end emigration, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has said. pRefusal of Lebanese journalist's visa queried by anti-war groups
Peace groups have asked Minister for Justice Brian Lenihan to explain why his department declined to issue a visa to a Lebanese journalist who was due to speak at several conferences over the weekend. pEthiopian, Rwandan adoptions shelved
The Adoption Board has suspended applications to adopt children from Ethiopia and Rwanda after an examination of the two countries' laws turned up "important legal issues" requiring further examination. pProperty solicitor in court today
The solicitor and property developer whose assets were frozen by the Law Society last week amid concerns over his financial dealings is expected to appear before the High Court today to defend himself. pPDs alter rules for electing leader
Progressive Democrat members and councillors are to be given a greater say in the selection of the party's next leader under a plan approved by the party's national executive on Saturday. pPaid organ donor co-ordinators urged
Hospitals are losing potential organ donations because they do not have proper systems in place to identify donors and deal with their families, a conference on organ donation has heard. pSeven-second fall to Earth
It was more of a wake than a party yesterday when a combination
of explosives and gravity brought the giant cooling tower of the
last remaining old-style peat-fired electricity generating station
in Ireland crashing to the ground. pNorway too hot for USA at world bridge championships
Norway, represented by Boye Brogeland, Glenn Grotheim, Geir Helgemo, Tor Helnesss, Erik Saelensminde and Ulf Haakon Tundal, has won its first world bridge team championship for the Bermuda Bowl, which ended in Shanghai, China, on Saturday. pBridge Notes
The Contract Bridge Association of Ireland will run two national major mixed championships next weekend at the Templeogue Centre, Dublin, with the pairs (Spiro Cup) on Saturday and the teams (Coen Trophy) on Sunday. Entries: Paul Porteous (01-4929666). pIn Short
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Man not guilty of New Year murder
A Dublin man has been found not guilty of murdering his friend in a New Year's Eve fight, a jury in the Central Criminal Court has found. pTwo arrested in Athlone are charged with assault
Two men arrested in Athlone following an incident where a garda was stabbed appeared at a special sitting of Athlone District Court yesterday morning. pWoman lecturer wins discrimination case
A senior lecturer at Dublin City University suffered sexual discrimination when she was turned down for a professorship and she should now get the job backdated and €10,000 compensation, the Labour Court has ruled. p
DUP, SF urged to get on with 'real politics'
The Progressive Unionist Party leader Dawn Purvis has called on the DUP and Sinn Féin to be mature enough "to agree to disagree" on difficult issues and then get on with real politics. pArguing the rights and wrongs of a bill of rights
Human rights champion Chris Sidoti tells Dan Keenan why Northern Ireland needs a bill of rights, as the DUP tables a motion questioning it p
Murder victim buried in his native Tuam
One of two men gunned down outside a garage in Dublin just over a week ago was laid to rest in his native Tuam, Co Galway, at the weekend. pPlan for €300m Cork project criticised
Plans for a €300 million project incorporating a new city library for Cork have been strongly criticised by the Department of the Environment on the grounds that the plan fails to take account of the rich archaeological heritage of the area. pGallic medal for Irish Francophile
The president of Alliance Française de Cork was awarded the prestigious Officier de L'Ordre National du Mérite (Officer of the National Order of Merit) at a gala dinner over the weekend. pNostalgia rush for festival films
The biggest-selling show at this year's Corona Cork Film Festival, which opened last night, is neither a Hollywood blockbuster nor an award-winning art house film but two locally-produced documentaries about beloved former Cork institutions. p
Point of law allowed for appeal under Residential Tenancies Act 2004 for party in dispute resolution
Jack Canty (applicant) v. Private Residential Tenancies Board (respondent) and David Connolly (notice party) p
Conn does the trick
Angling Notes/Derek Evans: Having missed the recent revived fly-fishing competition organised by Pontoon Bridge Hotel, I was delighted to accept the invitation from Castlebar Anglers' Association to participate in their Jackson Cup and Prendergast Cup fly-fishing competition on Lough Conn Sunday week. p
