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Two men killed in Limerick collision
Gardaí were last night investigating a fatal road collision in Limerick which claimed the lives of two men. p
CityJet to operate route from Shannon to Paris
The Government offered no financial incentives to Air France in
advance of an announcement yesterday that it will operate a
twice-daily service from Shannon airport to Paris Charles de Gaulle
from February, the Minister for Transport, Noel Dempsey, said
yesterday. p
Authority raids union offices in inquiry
The Competition Authority has raided the offices of the Irish Pharmaceutical Union (IPU), the representative body for pharmacists. p
Other Stories
Missing Laois man's rucksack found in hostel
A rucksack belonging to an Irish backpacker missing in South
America, has been found at a hostel in El Calafate, Argentina. pNew service between Knock airport and Gatwick
There was further good news for air transport links to the west of Ireland yesterday with the announcement by Ireland West Airport, Knock, of the start of daily services to Gatwick. pInjury death rates high - study
A new study has revealed that people in the Republic are more likely to die as a result of an injury than those in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. pCar ownership reaches all-time high
Car ownership in Ireland has reached a new high with one private
car for almost every two adults living in the State, according to
the Central Statistics Office (CSO) transport figures for 2006. pCo-location element to stay in legislation
The Government has refused to bow to Opposition demands to drop sections of emergency health legislation that will be rushed through the Oireachtas next week. pDelay in bringing Medical Act into force
The implementation of the 2007 Medical Practitioners Act has been significantly delayed and will not now come into effect until mid-2008. pGardai seize heroin with street value of €3.2m
Gardaí yesterday seized heroin with a street value of €3.2 million as part of a major international investigation. pWomen more likely to exercise than men, says CSO
Women are more likely than men to participate in sport and exercise, with 64.4 per cent of women surveyed claiming to be active participants compared with 61.3 per cent of men, according to figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO). pNo favours for former lecturer
Former childcare lecturer Dr Niall McElwee was not given favourable treatment by Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT) while he was employed there, the Equality Tribunal has found. pCourt rules State failed to protect endangered birds
Europe's highest court has ruled the Government broke EU law by
failing to adequately protect some of Ireland's most endangered
bird species. pSnakes fail to give Customs the slip
A consignment of exotic spiders, amphibians and reptiles concealed in boxes and falsely labelled as plants have been intercepted at Dublin airport, it emerged yesterday. pCommission U-turn on schools water charges
The European Commission has backtracked on its declaration this week that the Government can exempt schools from paying water charges, which leave some facing bills of €10,000 a year. pMeteor forced to pull TV ad branded 'ageist'
Mobile phone company Meteor has apologised for causing offence with a Christmas television advertisement campaign which critics branded as ageist. pInjunction stops newspaper linking car dealer to model
A High Court judge has granted an injunction restraining the Sunday World from publishing any material relating to a car dealer and deceased model Katy French. pCharity criticises costly lottery card
Anti-poverty campaigners have criticised the National Lottery for introducing a €10 scratchcard for the Christmas market. pMiriam Lord's Week
Harris's high dudgeon in Dáil restaurant; Donie Cassidy heads for US; Callely's Christmas card; Norris's National Library donation; Gormley's pleasant climate change in Bali pTop garda criticised over FF event
The attendance of an Assistant Garda Commissioner at a recent fundraising function for the Fianna Fáil leader, Bertie Ahern, has been condemned by Labour TD Ciarán Lynch as an alarming departure from established practice, which threatens the open politicisation of the Garda. pPlan for soccer academy opposed
Proposals for a €10 million soccer academy near Donabate in north Co Dublin have been criticised by environmental group Coastwatch, which claims the site is too close to the internationally protected Rogerstown estuary. pCancer report publication delayed
The findings of an independent inquiry into the misdiagnosis of breast cancer patient Rebecca O'Malley, which were due out on Monday, will not now be published until January. pWoman in dismissal case not employee - tribunal
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Daughter tells of butcher's loan to Ahern
Mahon tribunal: The daughter of a deceased Dublin butcher told the tribunal yesterday that her mother confirmed a loan to Taoiseach Bertie Ahern of £2,500 in 1993, as part of a dig-out among friends. p
Court overturns misconduct findings
Two consultant obstetricians have won a High Court order
overturning as "unlawful" findings of professional misconduct
against them by the Medical Council over their 1998 reports about
the obstetric practice of Dr Michael Neary at Our Lady of Lourdes
Hospital in Drogheda. p'Wrong standards upheld'
In his 94-page judgment, Mr Justice Kelly ruled the Fitness to Practise Committee (FPC) had applied, and the Medical Council upheld, the wrong standard of professional misconduct in reaching its decision. pNeary patients group disappointed at ruling
Sheila O'Connor of the Patient Focus group which represents former patients of Dr Michael Neary, said that it was disappointed but not surprised at the High Court ruling. pGAA club loses court challenge over stadium
A Dublin GAA club has lost a High Court challenge to a decision that the new Shamrock Rovers stadium in Tallaght will be developed as a soccer-only venue rather than a larger-sized playing area suitable for Gaelic sports. pTeenager had cocaine hidden in bedroom safe
A 17-year-old drug dealer had €2,000 worth of cocaine stashed in a locked safe in his bedroom along with a set of accounts detailing how much he was earning, the Dublin Children's Court heard yesterday. His list of drug debts showed that he was owed €7,000, Judge Ann Ryan heard. pCharged with abducting boy (2)
A Co Leitrim man appeared in court in Derry yesterday charged with abducting a two-year-old boy in the city on Wednesday. pIn short
A round-up of today's other stories in brief p
Galway submits €270m plan for three projects
pTrader tried to claim €101,000 in VAT scam
A trader who started up a snack food business tried to defraud the State of more than €101,000 with his first VAT return. pFirefighters turn hose on sword attacker
Firefighters in Dundalk were forced to turn a water hose on a 24-year-old man who went to attack them wielding a samurai sword. The firefighters had been trying to extinguish a burning car in Marion Park, Dundalk, when they were attacked by a man who was apparently trying to set fire to another car. pAircraft in Shannon drama
An American business jet was forced to make an emergency landing at Shannon airport yesterday after the pilot reported smoke in the cockpit. p
Taoiseach says no evidence of IRA role in killing
Taoiseach Bertie Ahern said yesterday he had heard no intelligence to suggest that the IRA was involved in the murder of Paul Quinn from Cullyhanna in October. p'Those people who murdered Paul will have that on their conscience'
Raw emotions surfaced at the Quinn Support Group meeting yesterday in Crossmaglen, writes Gerry Moriarty , Northern Editor p
