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Prison drugs figures show extent of challenge ahead
Measures aimed at reducing drug consumption in Irish jails are
having little impact, writes
Conor Lally , Crime Correspondent p
Gormley says North ripe for Green-led change
Green leader John Gormley has told a special conference his party was well placed to offer fundamental change in the new political dispensation in the North. p
Two critical after arson attack
A man and his teenage son are in a critical condition after a petrol bomb attack on their Co Tyrone home. p
TDs urge RTÉ not to end medium wave service
There is growing unease among TDs and Senators following RTÉ's decision to close its medium wave radio service from March 24th. p
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'Tudors' the big winner at film and TV awards
Dealing with the political machinations and active sex life of the young King Henry VIII, The Tudors was the big winner at the 5th annual Irish Film & Television Academy (Ifta) awards ceremony last night. pHigh uptake of gay support services
A report to be published today has found a very high uptake of mental health and emotional support services by gay, lesbian and bisexual people. pSix arrests follow raids on drug gangs
Gardaí investigating the activities of a number of drugs gangs arrested six people at the weekend, following seizures of heroin, cocaine, a firearm, ammunition and stolen property. pTDs deny they oppose affordable housing in Sandymount
Two of the four TDs for Dublin South East have denied they object to social and affordable housing in Sandymount after they opposed plans by developer Sean Dunne for the provision of 15 apartments in the area. pGay Anglican priest claims church prejudice growing
Over the past 10 years within the Church of England "what had become an increasingly open and affirming church, a church where every bishop I served with knew that I was gay, has become polarised, prejudiced, unsafe," a Church of England priest said in Dublin during a sermon at Trinity College chapel yesterday. pProject to tackle drug culture loses out
Plans for a new homeless centre which was to tackle the problem of antisocial behaviour on Dublin's Liffey Boardwalk have been shelved due to lack of Health Service Executive (HSE) funding for the project. pLansdowne on schedule as locals get first glimpse
The €365 million redevelopment of Lansdowne Road stadium is on schedule to be completed by April 2010, according to the developers. pRyanair calls for strike contingency plan
Ryanair has criticised the Government for failing to put in place contingency measures to keep airports open in the event of industrial disputes. pFlight booking site to go down on Friday
Ryanair has said it does not expect to lose any money when it shuts down its internet and call centre booking system for three days later this week. pTwo Senators in contest for PD leadership
The leadership of the Progressive Democrats is to be decided in a postal ballot that is expected to take place at the end of April. pMoney from house in account of Ahern constituency organisation
Money that arose from the sale in 1989 of a house on Amiens Street, Dublin, owned by Fianna Fáil, is still on deposit in an account controlled by Taoiseach Bertie Ahern's constituency organisation, a spokesman for the party said yesterday. pSF and Labour seek better deal for agency staff
Sinn Féin and the Labour Party are to put forward their first joint Private Members' motion in the Dáil this week. pGreens urge FF to avoid name-calling in Lisbon Treaty debate
Fianna Fáil has been urged by its Green Party coalition partners to avoid "unpleasant and unhelpful political name-calling" in the debate on the Lisbon Treaty. pStudy of multi-ethnic school identifies language barrier as biggest challenge
When Archbishop Ryan National School opened in 1985, its enrolment list ran to eight lines and the capital's sprawl was only beginning to encroach. pPoll setback further erodes the Paisley dynasty
A poor byelection means the problems are piling up for Ian Paisley, writes Dan Keenan , Northern News Editor. pChildren wait over a year to see psychiatrist
More than 1,000 children are waiting for psychiatric assessments for more than a year, despite evidence that delays in treatment can leave young people at a much higher risk of becoming chronically unwell, official figures show. pZoo celebrates birth of second elephant
Baby elephants are like buses. You wait forever for one and then two come along nearly at once. Dublin Zoo is celebrating the birth of its second baby elephant in less than a year. pNew Catholic bishop to be named
Msgr Noel Treanor (54) is to be appointed the next Catholic Bishop of Down and Connor diocese, informed sources indicate. An announcement confirming this is expected shortly. pMLA criticises executive for failure on green issues
The Greens' sole Assembly member told the Belfast agm he would continue to oppose the executive, but would also "pledge to work to provide a stable administration". pHunger striker Brendan Hughes (59) dies
Former Provisional IRA leader and Maze prison hunger striker Brendan Hughes has died. pTwo men die on the roads this weekend
Two men died in separate early morning road incidents in Galway and Carlow over the weekend. The first victim, a pedestrian named by gardaí as Tony Fitzpatrick (53), Clonmore, Killeshin, Co Carlow, died when he was struck by a car shortly before 1am on Saturday. pMedal of trade unionist who fought in Rising sells for £12,000
A rare medal awarded to a well-known trade unionist who fought in the 1916 Easter Rising was sold at auction in England on Saturday for £12,000 (€16,000). pMinister shelves plan to privatise bus routes in Dublin
Plans to introduce competition to the bus market in Dublin to improve services for the travelling public have been shelved by Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey. pInShort
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Attempt to force council to act over house fails
A local authority cannot be compelled to take action under the Derelict Sites Act 1990 in relation to a house in a derelict condition pApplicant failed to establish that Refugee Appeals Tribunal decision was invalid
Title: MK -v- Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform pWork should be paid for pending trial
Title: Thomas Crosbie Holdings & Ors -v- Webprint Concepts Ltd pLegal Briefs
A new website providing information on collaborative law will be launched by Judge Catherine McGuinness, president of the Law Reform Commission, on Wednesday next. p
Drivers tested for drink, drugs for first time
Motorists were monitored for both drugs and alcohol at checkpoints in Donegal, Monaghan and Cavan over the weekend in a unique Garda twin crackdown. pArrival of bluetongue in Ireland 'inevitable'
Last year, as bluetongue disease moved northwards through France, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Denmark, Ireland devised a plan to combat it. pTrip recalls Roscommon war dead
A delegation from Roscommon County Council will today be in Belgium to visit the graves of young men from the county who died in the first World War. pCork hospital to get €6.8m scanning facility
Planning permission has been granted for a €6.85 million diagnostic and treatment facility at Cork University Hospital which will have scanning devices for more advanced diagnoses of cancer and neurological conditions. pTravellers attracted to ease of access at Shannon
A new survey has revealed that 80 per cent of people who use Shannon airport choose to fly from the midwest airport for reasons of convenience and ease of access, with only 10 per cent choosing it for low fares. pNUI Galway appoints Browne as president
NUI Galway's governing authority has appointed Prof Jim Browne as its new president for a 10-year term. pLimerick to give it a twirl on world stage
Limerick has won against international competition to host the 29th World Baton Twirling Championships. It is the first such event to be held in Ireland. p
