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HSE invites radiologist on leave to resume work
A CONSULTANT radiologist who was placed on administrative leave following the controversy over mammograms at the Midland Regional Hospital in Portlaoise was last night invited back to work by the Health Service Executive (HSE). p

Kearney jury to resume deliberations today
THE JURY hearing the trial of murder-accused Brian Kearney will resume its deliberations this morning after retiring to a hotel for the night. p

Counsel says lobbyist's meeting 'fabricated'
A MEETING between lobbyist Frank Dunlop and former Fine Gael councillor Liam Cosgrave in November 1992 was "fabricated" to cover up payments made to one or more senior politicians, counsel for the late Tom Hand said yesterday. p

Le Pen rules out visit to Ireland
FRENCH FAR-RIGHT politician Jean Marie Le Pen has ruled out a visit to Ireland to debate the Lisbon treaty in the run-up to the referendum, saying he fears his presence here would be "exploited" by those in favour of the treaty. p

Other Stories

Refugee body urges tribunal head to resign
THE IRISH Refugee Council (IRC) has called for the resignation of the chairman of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal, John Ryan, "in the light of new and damning revelations" published about the tribunal yesterday in The Irish Times. p
Health service expected to seek cutbacks of €300m
NEW HEALTH service cutbacks of about €300 million are expected to be announced in the weeks ahead, it has emerged. p
Government denies cover-up in review of pathologist's work
THE GOVERNMENT last night categorically rejected a claim that it was involved in a cover-up by suppressing the number of patient cases being reviewed following concerns expressed about the work of a pathologist in Cork. p
Coroner repeats concern over hospital infection
DUBLIN COUNTY coroner Dr Kieran Geraghty has recorded a verdict of death by hospital-acquired infection and once again has expressed his alarm at the high incidence of C diff infection at Loughlinstown hospital. p
Pharmacy service nationwide set for disruption
PHARMACY SERVICES nationwide are expected to be disrupted today as some 500 pharmacists are due to attend a special meeting in Dublin to discuss the introduction of a new payment system by the Health Service Executive (HSE). p
State set to publish Bill on Lisbon Treaty tomorrow
THE GOVERNMENT will publish the Bill to facilitate the referendum on the Lisbon Treaty tomorrow with the legislation expected to pass through the Dáil and Seanad within a fortnight. p
Researchers find diabetes link to coeliac disease
RESEARCHERS AT Trinity College Dublin have identified a genetic link between coeliac disease and juvenile diabetes. They have identified seven regions of the human genetic code thought responsible for causing coeliac disease and found that four are associated with Type I diabetes. p
Concern for Polish deaths inquiry
ONE OF Dublin's largest Polish institutions has expressed concern about the progress of the investigation into the two men who were stabbed to death outside a chip shop in Drimnagh. p
European Commission says growing species problem must be halted
IRELAND IS being invaded by alien plants and animals which are threatening indigenous species and damaging the environment, the economy and "human interests", the European Commission has warned. p
Drug banned by EU to stay on sale here
A STIMULANT drug with similar effects to ecstasy, cocaine and speed, which has been criminalised by the European Union, could remain on shelves in Ireland for up to a year. p
Protester spends six hours up 40m crane
A SCAFFOLDER who refused to climb down from a 40m tall crane at a Dublin building site yesterday in protest over pension payments finally returned to street level six hours later, when the firm in charge of the site agreed to his demands. p
NRA to investigate signage at Citywest
THE NATIONAL Roads Authority (NRA) is to investigate signage at a junction where two men died when they went the wrong way down a motorway slip road. p
IFA wants imports ban
THE LARGEST farm organisation in the State has demanded an immediate ban on the importation of all cattle from bluetongue- infected areas following the discovery of 24 animals which had been exposed to the disease. p
Doctor sued over death of Irish patient is struck off
AN AMERICAN doctor at the centre of a multimillion-dollar lawsuit being taken by the family of a Limerick woman, who died after undergoing plastic surgery at his clinic, has been struck off the register of physicians in the state of New York. p
Fr Ó Peicín, Tory Island advocate, dies
FR DIARMUID Ó Peicín, the Jesuit priest whose passionate campaigning in the 1980s ensured that Tory Island off Donegal did not end up depopulated like the Blaskets, has died. p
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Paisley Announcement

Paisley says he has not been forced to resign
THE REV Ian Paisley has announced that he will leave office in May, saying the economic and investment conference in Belfast that month would be a very appropriate time for him to bow out. p
Political pariah turned patriarch powersharer
ANALYSIS: Paisley put a lifetime of political sabotage behind him to share power with Sinn Féin, writes Gerry Moriarty p
Taoiseach likens First Minister to Carson and Craig
IAN PAISLEY "is a giant figure in the history of these islands whose contribution will sit with Carson and Craig in the annals of unionist politics", the Taoiseach said last night. p

Mahon Tribunal

Only old brashness remains as 10 years in tribunal's spotlight take huge personal toll
ANALYSIS: Frank Dunlop's decision to 'come clean' in 2000 forever changed his life, writes Paul Cullen p
'Dreadful effect' on Dunlop family
PRESS CONFERENCE: CONCLUDING HIS evidence to the Mahon tribunal yesterday, Frank Dunlop said his 124 days on the stand had been an "extraordinarily difficult experience", but that all involved would live. p

In the Courts

Decision to preserve school land as playing fields overturned
A HIGH Court judge has overturned as unlawful a local authority decision aimed at preserving 4.5 acres of walled lands adjoining the Presentation Brothers' former secondary school at Glasthule, Co Dublin, for use as playing fields. p
IRA threat rapist jailed for 9 years
AN OFFALY man who forced a young woman to have sex with him three times a week by threatening her with sanctions from the IRA has been jailed for nine years by Mr Justice Paul Carney. p
Court adjusts will for daughter who was left out
ONE OF two sisters who was left out of their late mother's will despite devoting herself for a long time to the care of her disabled sister "in difficult circumstances" has won her High Court challenge to that will. p
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In the Dáil

Fine Gael calls for tough measures to combat crime
DÁIL REPORT: TOUGH NEW measures to combat crime were suggested by Fine Gael justice spokesman Charlie Flanagan. p
Lenihan rules out cafe bars and later licences
SETTING UP cafe bars and extending opening hours for licensed premises would be "quite disastrous" given current patterns of drinking, according to Minister for Justice Brian Lenihan. p
Bitter pill as Bystander Bertie proscribes clinicians
DÁIL SKETCH/MIRIAM LORD: REALLY, IT isn't fair to blame the Government. The Government is only following orders. Doctors' orders, in this case. p
Flanagan calls for tighter prison security
NEW PRISON clothing with no pockets should be introduced to prevent drugs being smuggled into jails, said Fine Gael justice spokesman Charlie Flanagan. p
Call for speedier cancer treatment
MEMBERS OF the public should have the same access to cancer treatment as senior politicians, Labour leader Eamon Gilmore said. p
Policing deal 'will enable' queen's visit
A VISIT to the Republic by Queen Elizabeth will be possible when the policing issue is dealt with in the North, the Taoiseach told the Dáil. p
White says reports raise questions on appeals body
SEANAD REPORT: THERE MUST be a serious question mark over the chairman of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal and over the integrity of that body, given the "extraordinary reports" in newspapers yesterday, Alex White (Lab) said. p

Regional News

DPP seeks delay in Halvey crash trial
THE DIRECTOR of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has applied for time to consider further information with regard to a charge of dangerous driving causing death against former Irish and Munster rugby star, Eddie Halvey. p
'Boy racer' jailed for 21 months
AN UNINSURED "boy racer" who was chased at high speed by gardaí for an hour and 10 minutes from Galway city as far as Shrule in Co Mayo and back again on a wet, foggy night was sentenced to 21 months detention at Galway District Court. p
Dead sea eagles in Kerry were poisoned
THE TWO white-tailed sea eagles found dead in sheep farming country in the foothills of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks in Co Kerry last month were poisoned. p
Scheme to pay farmers for paths' upkeep
FARMERS HAVE been expressing major interest in a new walks scheme which will see them paid up to €2,900 a year for maintaining paths for walkers, according to the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. p
Permission given for 203 apartments in Galway
AN BORD Pleanála has granted developer Bernard McNamara permission to demolish the Galway Irish Crystal building on the outskirts of Galway city and build more than 200 apartments there. p
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