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Paisley seeks pledge from Brown on passports
The Rev Ian Paisley has asked Gordon Brown for reassurance that British government plans for electronic borders will not see Northern Ireland citizens required to produce passports in order to travel to other parts of the United Kingdom. p
O'Toole warns of dangers to unarmed gardaí
Céifin Conference: Chief inspector of the
Garda Síochána Inspectorate Kathleen O'Toole said
yesterday she was worried about the safety of unarmed gardaí
because of increasing gang-related violence. p
Ministers' constituency staff cost €4m a year
The Cabinet and Ministers of State have nearly 130 civil servants and privately-recruited staff working solely on constituency queries, costing the exchequer at least €4 million annually. p
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Haughey has six staff for constituency work
The Minister of State for Education and Science, Seán Haughey, has more staff working in his constituency office than he has to cover his ministerial duties for life-long learning, youth work and school transport. pReview covers scans by different specialists
Portlaoise: Not all of the 3,000 mammograms carried out at the Midland Regional Hospital in Portlaoise which are now the subject of an independent review, were read by the same consultant radiologist. pHospital failed screening criteria in 2005
Barringtons: Barringtons' private hospital in Limerick was told by BreastCheck two years ago that its mammography service would not meet the quality assurance standards required by the national breast cancer screening service, it has emerged. pTriple assessment relevant in case of woman with symptoms
Medical view: There are important differences between breast cancer screening and assessing a breast lump, Dr Muiris Houston writes pO'Donoghue encouraging moves on Dáil reform
Ceann Comhairle John O'Donoghue has taken steps to encourage significant reform in the daily operation of the Dáil, including changes that would give TDs greater freedom to raise emergency issues. pGuantanamo Bay may help al-Qaeda, says O'Loan
The former police ombudsman for Northern Ireland, Nuala O'Loan, has warned that the US detention centre at Guantanamo Bay could be encouraging people to join al-Qaeda. pGardaí seek motive for killing of man
Gardaí in Cork are keeping an open mind on a possible
motive for the killing of a 74-year-old man who was found with his
arms and legs tied in his house on the northside of the city on
Tuesday. pLawlors seek copy of death coverage inquiry
The family of the late Liam Lawlor is seeking a copy of an
unpublished internal investigation by the
Sunday Independent into the manner in which it reported the
former Fianna Fáil TD's death. p'Tribune' business editor loses post after article
The business editor of the Sunday Tribune , Richard Delevan, has been let go and a columnist Bill Tyson has resigned in solidarity with him. pStaff hired to process migrant claim backlog
The Department of Social and Family Affairs has been forced to hire temporary staff in order to deal with a backlog of 20,000 claims made by EU migrant workers whose children are living in their home country. pSignificant numbers of migrant women feel exploited
Many migrant women feel marginalised from society due to a range of factors such as a lack of information about their rights in the workplace and the community, according to new research. pVisas for migrants who lose status problematic, Government says
Bridging visas for migrants who have lost their documented status would be "extremely problematic" and a possible incentive for illegal immigration, the Government has said. pFF's PRSI election promise unfeasible, says Labour
Fianna Fáil campaigned for election last May on a promise to cut PRSI rates which Ministers knew would be almost possible to deliver, Labour's spokeswoman on social and family affairs, Roisín Shortall, said last night. pLobby group urges increased Government support for carers
Increased Government support is needed to safeguard the health and wellbeing of family carers and those in their care, a national conference for carers heard yesterday. pPharmacists may leave new medical card scheme
The Irish Pharmaceutical Union (IPU) has said pharmacists are considering withdrawing from the medical card scheme from the beginning of next month if the Health Service Executive (HSE) proceeds with plans to reduce the amount by which it reimburses them for drugs from that date. pNew height hitch for U2 Tower
A major discrepancy between the winning scheme for the U2 Tower at Britain Quay in Dublin's Docklands and the much taller structure intended to be built is revealed by a drawing obtained by The Irish Times. pSeveral Irish universities advance in world rankings
The ranking of several Irish universities has improved in the latest league table from the prestigious Times Higher Education Supplement (THES). pGilmartin 'loose cannon' claim
Mahon tribunal: Allied Irish Bank and Cork developer Owen O'Callaghan believed Tom Gilmartin was "a loose cannon" and a hindrance to the development of Quarryvale, a former Bank of Ireland official told the Mahon tribunal yesterday. pRadical initiatives needed for sustainable growth
Ireland needs radical new initiatives and more ambitious targets for sustainable development in planning, health and transport, a conference in Dublin heard yesterday. pWorkplace influences pregnancy decisions
Workplace policy and culture significantly influence the decisions made by women facing a crisis pregnancy, a conference in Dublin will be told today. pExpert warns of 'seismic' effect of oil crisis
Society will be shaken to its foundations when world oil supply
goes into decline and the impact will be even greater as
governments struggle to cope with climate change, an oil industry
expert has claimed. pMinister urges talks on Brazilian beef
The Minister for Agriculture, Mary Coughlan, has called for a discussion by the EU's veterinary committee on the report prepared by the EU food and veterinary office (FVO) on the Brazilian beef industry. pFarm group criticises Gormley over land designated for birds
The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) has criticised Minister for the Environment John Gormley for designating 169,000 hectares of land for the protection of the Hen Harrier without properly consulting the farmers involved. pScience Week events announced
The science behind everything from football boots to cosmetics will be revealed in events held across the country during Science Week 2007, which runs from November 11th to 18th. pIrish comics in line for UK awards
Three Irish comics, including a writer and star of the BBC3 show Pulling , have been nominated for the prestigious British Comedy Awards. pIn Short
A roundup of today's other news stories in brief p
Ahern cannot check on every health worker
Taoiseach Bertie Ahern said that he could not be responsible for the work of each individual employed in the health service. pHarney says nursing head raised breast scan concern
Minister for Health Mary Harney has defended the quality of mammography machinery used at Portlaoise hospital and said three consultants found cancer in the same seven mammograms that had been given the all-clear. pDelay to cervical cancer vaccine
Ireland is one of only two EU countries that have not made available a vaccine that is known to prevent cervical cancer, the Dáil was told. pWe cannot wait for 'centres of excellence nirvana'
Fine Gael health spokesman Dr James Reilly called on Minister for Health Mary Harney to "take control" of the health service and instruct the HSE to immediately replace outdated equipment with digital scanners. pTaoiseach dismisses proposal for Dáil to sit for more days in week
Taoiseach Bertie Ahern ruled out the Dáil sitting in plenary session for more days in the week and for longer terms. pAll down to money, says Bertie, and yes doctors earn more than . . .
Dáil Sketch: The health service is unwell. Quick! Quick!, writes Miriam Lord. Is there a Taoiseach in the house? The health service is in a bad way. Let him through, he's a politician! This is not the way things work. pBoyle deplores politicians' lack of power in face of State agencies
Seanad Report: Undertaking to arrange a general debate on the health services and the issue of public accountability, acting House leader Dan Boyle (GP) said there might be a need to revisit the establishment of many State bodies. p
Couple seek damages for stillborn child's death
A couple who have sued the Health Service Executive over the stillbirth of their baby son have argued before the High Court that they are entitled, because of the right to life of the unborn amendment to the Constitution, to seek damages for wrongful death. pAddict jailed for 10 years on drugs charge
A heroin addict who was caught storing drugs valued at over €400,000 to help pay off his debts to drug dealers has been jailed for 10 years by Judge Katherine Delahunt at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. pChawke shooting witness jailed for running brothel
A man who claimed he suffered post-traumatic stress disorder after witnessing the shooting of publican Charlie Chawke was convicted yesterday of running a brothel at a hotel in Tullamore, Co Offaly. pCouple settle dispute with Adoption Board
A dispute between a couple and the Adoption Board arising from the couple's fears that actions by the board would prevent them adopting a baby girl from Ethiopia has been settled, a High Court judge was told yesterday. pMurder accused told gardaí he had never seen a gun in his life
One of the four men on trial for their part in the fatal shooting of a Limerick nightclub doorman told gardaí he had never seen a gun in his life. pTwo youths charged for robberies
A teenager charged in connection with two attempted armed robberies of post offices in Limerick this week told gardaí he had a gun put to his head, a court heard yesterday. pMan faces up to 14 years for vehicular homicide
A US national who fled to Ireland after killing three university students while drink-driving has been convicted by an American court. pWoman died after taking ecstasy, court hears
A night out to celebrate a friend's birthday turned to tragedy when a young woman died suddenly after consuming a powder form of the drug MDMA, more commonly known as ecstasy. p
McGuinness says political old guard won't accept new realities
Martin McGuinness tells Gerry Moriarty , Northern Editor, of how some SDLP members 'walk past me in corridors in this building as if I didn't exist' pTensions slowing loyalist move to politics
Loyalist paramilitary groups are encountering internal difficulties that are hampering the move to politics, the British and Irish ceasefire monitor has reported. p
'Appalling' social issues in Limerick estates
The social problems in the Moyross and Southill areas of
Limerick are among the worst he has encountered in nearly 30 years
of working in disadvantaged areas, the chief executive of the
city's two regeneration agencies said yesterday. pSecured Pere Charles to be lifted today
Experts involved in the €1 million salvage of two fishing vessels successfully raised the second trawler, the Pere Charles , off Co Wexford last night. pMan gets five years for deaths of two motorcyclists
A 23-year-old man was yesterday sentenced to five years in prison and banned from driving for 25 years after "a horrific" incident in which he caused the deaths of two Polish motorcyclists in Co Kerry. pRetail premises fire was second in two months
The fire that destroyed an Ennis retail premises yesterday causing an estimated €3 million in damage was the second to have occurred at the same building in the past eight weeks. pSligo airport move to cost 'over €70m'
It would cost over €70 million to relocate Sligo airport from its existing site in Strandhill, according to the chairman of the airport board. pFather convicted of abusing 2 daughters
A convicted Clare sex offender has been found guilty by a jury of sexually abusing two of his daughters in a Co Offaly townland and may now have a previous suspended sentence reactivated. p
