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Authority to investigate pharmacists
The Competition Authority is investigating whether pharmacists who have this week withdrawn from providing methadone to around 3,000 recovering drug addicts are breaking the law. p
Design contest for new Abbey Theatre planned
An international competition to select a design for the new
National Theatre (the Abbey) at George's Dock in Dublin's docklands
is to be held over the coming months, Minister for Arts, Sport and
Tourism Séamus Brennan announced yesterday. p
Cabinet may extend voting eligibility rights
Minister of State for Integration Conor Lenihan has said the Government is considering allowing some categories of foreign nationals to vote in Irish general elections. Funding will also be made available to political parties to recruit immigrants. p
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Approach to integration must be 'context specific'
Ireland's approach to integration can be informed by other countries' experiences but must be founded on a clear understanding of Irish specificity, according to the most senior civil servant working in the field. pAer Lingus pilots expected to endorse deal brokered by LRC
Pilots at Aer Lingus were last night expected to endorse a new
agreement reached in the early hours of yesterday morning between
their union, Impact, and company management on the establishment of
the airline's new base in Belfast. pAer Lingus deal: what it means
The new deal between Aer Lingus management and the trade union Impact and the Irish Airline Pilots' Association means that the company's new base in Belfast will open as scheduled on December 10th. pAgreement the first step of many
Analysis: Unions and management each won enough to save face, writes Martin Wall , Industry Correspondent pFG offered two extra committee chairs over pairings
The Government has offered Fine Gael two extra chairs of Oireachtas committees, each worth €20,000 a year, in a bid to get the party to abandon its campaign of Dáil non-co-operation. pHarney insists she will quit as PD leader
Progressive Democrats leader Mary Harney has rejected supporters' calls to stay in the post, insisting that she wants to stand down by Christmas, or early in the New Year. pFF appoints McKenna as press director
Fianna Fáil has appointed one of Ireland's most experienced political journalists, the Irish Independent's political editor Gene McKenna, as its new press director. pPublic's information will be safe, says data commissioner
The Data Protection Commissioner has said measures have been put in place to ensure the confidentiality of people's information, following reports of information leaks from Government departments. p18% living on 'survival incomes'
Large numbers of people are living on "survival incomes" but the Government is refusing to address their situation, a Combat Poverty Agency (CPA) conference heard yesterday. pTribunal upholds two equality cases
The Equality Tribunal has upheld two out of a total of nine employment equality cases it examined in September, ordering compensation totalling €4,000. pBray fire service is under-strength
The fire service in Bray, Co Wicklow, has not been able to return to full capacity owing to the deaths of two firefighters in the town last month and illness among crew members, it has emerged. pReport into reform process at UCD
The radical overhaul of UCD's academic structures is broadly welcome but still needs to be "bedded down", according to a report to be considered by the university's governing authority today. pCancer patient 'mobilised country'
By highlighting a personal tragedy for herself and her family,
Susie Long mobilised a country into thinking about where we are
going as a society, mourners attending her funeral in Dublin heard
yesterday. pBig jump in trips abroad by Irish residents
Figures released yesterday show that August trips overseas by Irish residents have continued to grow significantly, while growth in trips to Ireland from abroad is levelling off. pGarda besieged Frank McBrearty nightclub, his nephew claims
Morris tribunal: Raphoe publican Frank McBrearty snr's nightclub business was "under siege" after his family were wrongly identified as murder suspects following the death of local cattle dealer Richie Barron, the Morris tribunal heard. pGarda asked to probe objectors' 'extortion'
Gardaí in Kerry are to be asked to assign an officer to look into allegations by the Mayor of Kerry that money has been extorted from developers by unscrupulous objectors. pBaboro arts festival for children launched
Baby "raves", the tale of a 500lb man-chasing troll, and a Japanese garden are among activities promised for this year's Baboro International Arts Festival for Children which runs in Galway until October 20th. pFood fair told of Irish beef options
Irish beef exporters could generate additional revenues of €170 million a year by refocusing on premium European outlets and niche markets, Bord Bia chief executive Aidan Cotter said yesterday. pDarina Allen among food award winners
Five food providers and one famous cook were honoured by top chefs yesterday for their commitment to food quality in Ireland. pIn Short
A round-up of today's other news stories in brief p
Vast majority of child custody petitions granted
The vast majority of applications for custody, access or guardianship of children are granted in the District Court, a new family law study shows. pCase study: domestic violence
A frail elderly man sought a protection order against his 33-year-old son who, he said, became violent and abusive when under the influence of alcohol. pCase study: custody of children
A father sought sole custody of his infant son in a District Court in the southwest. The court heard that the parents had lived together and had a son. pCase study: maintenance
In a spousal maintenance case, a foreign national woman described being deserted by her Irish husband and being left with only a ticket back to her country of origin. p
Convicted rapist who absconded to US is jailed for seven years
A convicted rapist who was extradited from the US in August has been jailed for seven years by Mr Justice Paul Carney at the Central Criminal Court. pCourt told report found 'acts of dishonesty'
A report into the practice of a solicitor and property developer
whose assets have been frozen by the Law Society because of concern
about his property dealings disclosed "acts of dishonesty" by the
solicitor relating to client monies, the High Court has heard. pSolicitor had keen interest in overseas property
Simon Carswell looks at the career of solicitor and developer Michael Lynn, who owns 105 properties personally or through his company pDoctors challenge DPP's decision over house deaths
Two doctors have brought a High Court challenge to the DPP's decision to prosecute them arising out of the deaths of two Brazilian men in a Co Galway house owned by the doctors. pCancer patient sues St Vincent's
A 24-year-old woman who had her right breast removed has sued St Vincent's Hospital in Dublin over its alleged failure to diagnose and promptly treat her for breast cancer after she was referred by a doctor to the hospital with a lump in her right breast. pTeacher on trial for unlawful carnal knowledge of student
A former teacher at a north Dublin girls' school has gone on trial accused of two counts of unlawful carnal knowledge of a transition-year student in the grounds of the school five years ago. pMan gets month in jail for child porn
A man who pleaded guilty to having 74 pornographic images of children on his mobile phone has been sentenced to one month in prison by a court in Co Clare. pEngineering firm seeks €6.4m for bridge work
A €6.4 million dispute between an engineering company and Dublin City Council over work on the James Joyce Bridge in Dublin has come before the Commercial Court. p
Bill of rights forum being hijacked, say unionists
Northern Secretary Shaun Woodward has been warned of deep unionist concern about the push to agree a bill of rights for Northern Ireland. pMan jailed after sectarian attack
A man motivated by "naked sectarianism" when he and his brother beat a Catholic man and threatened to cut up his body, was yesterday jailed for 22 years. p
Inquest told of pile-up in dense fog
A young mother lost her life in a multi-car pile-up that
occurred in "atrocious" driving conditions on the M7 motorway in
Kildare earlier this year, an inquest was told. pTwo held over Cork murder
Gardaí in west Cork were last night continuing to question two men arrested in connection with the murder of a 37-year-old Englishman whose body was found in a slurry tank at a farm near Dunmanway last week. pM1 link road part of new town project
Louth County Council yesterday confirmed it has reached agreement with a consortium of private developers that will see €141 million of infrastructure, including a link road to the M1 motorway, being built in a new town to the north of Drogheda. pPriest condemns greed of drug gangs
A priest at the funeral of a murdered Limerick man has condemned the actions of criminal gangs whose greed for money from the sale of drugs has resulted in the loss of many young lives. pStudents protest over all-Irish rule
About one-fifth of the 470 students at Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne, the Dingle community school, yesterday staged a protest over the school's all-Irish policy. pFour in hospital as bus, van crash
Four people were taken to hospital following a collision involving a bus and a van in Clara, Co Offaly, yesterday morning. p
