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Emergency measures put in place for severe weather
Sailors and fisherman have been warned about conditions on the
Irish Sea, and the Coast Guard has urged people to stay away from
all coastal areas following a severe weather warning from Met
Éireann. p
Murdered man may have been shot in act of revenge
GARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the fatal shooting of a man on
Saturday night believe the victim was a significant drug dealer and
are investigating possible links between his killing and two other
gangland murders. p
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Coastal areas brace for storm flooding
DUBLIN CITY Council staff were last night busily preparing flood defences to limit the damage of bad weather predicted by Met Éireann. pStorm-hit passengers refuse to reboard flight
FIFTEEN PASSENGERS who refused to rejoin a Dublin-bound Aer Lingus flight that had been diverted to Belfast due to a thunderstorm on Saturday were left behind at Belfast airport. pPlan to build motorway service stations
THE NATIONAL Roads Authority (NRA) will this week lodge planning applications to build three service stations on two of the country's busiest motorways - the first of 12 to be built. pThousands of Irish racing fans descendon Cheltenham
THE GREENING of Cheltenham begins today when the first of an estimated 10,000 Irish racing fans head for the spa town which is home to the biggest National Hunt racing festival on these islands. pMan held after mother of five dies from stab wounds in Kilkenny
A MURDER investigation is expected to be launched today after a woman died in hospital from multiple stab wounds. pGarda watchdog issues appeal over death of child (7)
THE GARDA Ombudsman Commission has appealed for motorists who may have witnessed a road traffic incident in which a seven-year-old boy was killed near Finglas village, Dublin, to come forward. pBoy (3) dies after falling off dumper truck
A THREE-year-old boy who fell to his death off a dumper truck will be buried tomorrow. pImmigration office targeted
GARDAÍ ARE investigating an attack at the offices of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service on Burgh Quay, Dublin, in the early hours of yesterday morning. One attacker broke all of the panes of glass on the facade of the building. pDiplomat vows to build Markievicz centre in Ukraine
A MUSEUM to honour 1916 heroine Countess Constance Markievicz in her husband Casimir's Ukrainian village was pledged yesterday. pInquiries into death of worker at Nenagh plant
INVESTIGATIONS ARE under way into the death of a worker at the Procter and Gamble pharmaceutical plant in Nenagh, Co Tipperary, on Saturday morning. pBallsbridge high-rises may have overreached themselves and the city
ANALYSIS: Dublin City Council's split decision on Seán Dunne's extremely expensive Ballsbridge site has left the developer facing an uncertain future, writes Frank McDonald . pLiterary festival a storybook success for Irish publishers
WHAT EXACTLY is a cute hoor? Do we admire them? These were just some of the socio-political questions raised during a lively debate at the inaugural Dublin Book Festival over the weekend. Dublin City Hall was the setting for this relaxed festival where all events were free and the public was welcome to browse the stalls, listen to readings or have a coffee. pFine Gael proposes shake-up at third level
A RADICAL shake-up in the third-level sector in which the 14 institutes of technology would come under one "umbrella university", as well as the granting of university status to Waterford IT and Dublin IT, are the main features of a new Fine Gael strategy unveiled yesterday. pTara protesters in for long haul
PROTESTERS AT Rath Lugh, a small hill near Tara, say they can
hold out for months in a series of tunnels they have dug into a
hillside to try and stop construction of the M3 motorway. pOpposition to seek capitation grant rise
THE GOVERNMENT will come under Opposition pressure this week to double the capitation grant for primary school students from next September, following charges that some schools are in financial crisis. pO'Loan to visit East Timor as special envoy
THE FORMER Northern Ireland police ombudsman, Dame Nuala O'Loan, will travel shortly to East Timor in her first visit as the Government's roving ambassador and special envoy for conflict resolution, Minister for Foreign Affairs Dermot Ahern has said. pSex offenders 'least likely' group to reoffend
SEX OFFENDERS are the least likely group of prisoners to reoffend, according to recent research, which found that the group most likely to end back behind bars were fine defaulters. pCurbs to be put on private waste firms operating in Dublin area
TENS OF thousands of households in Dublin can expect to pay more for their rubbish collections following a decision by the capital's four local authorities to end private operators' freedom to operate anywhere they like in the city. pArbutus planted as Brendan McWilliams tribute
A memorial to the late meteorologist and author Brendan
McWilliams, combining two of his passions - meteorology and trees -
was unveiled at the weekend. pVictims, witnesses of crime in North need better support services - study
THE CRIMINAL justice system in Northern Ireland should better protect the needs of witnesses and victims of crime, results of a review released today reveal. pDo not pick sham fights, Adams warns DUP
THE DUP should not pick "sham fights" with republicans because it would imperil efforts to attract business investment, Sinn Féin has warned. pDPP calls for impact statement law
LEGISLATION GOVERNING victim impact statements is needed because "some judges take one view and others take a different view" of the practice, the Director of Public Prosecutions said at the weekend. pHarney's objective of healthcare reform still elusive
ANALYSIS: For nearly 20 years, every major health report has highlighted the need to clarify who is responsible for what in Irish health services, writes Sara Burke in the second part of her analysis of the HSE, writes Sara Burke . pIrish Cancer Society in transport deal
HUNDREDS OF cancer sufferers living long distances from treatment centres are to be helped under an agreement reached between the Irish Cancer Society and the State's new cancer chief, Prof Tom Keane. pUnion chief denounces HSE over therapy posts ruling
THE HEAD of the country's largest public sector trade union has maintained that nearly one quarter of all occupational therapy posts have been lost as a result of new employment controls introduced by the Health Service Executive (HSE) in January. pState criticised over abortion laws
THE STATE is not fulfilling its constitutional duty in relation to our abortion laws, a conference marking the 25th anniversary of abortion legislation has heard. pIn short
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Injunction granted against unauthorised car-racing in Tipperary
Title: Lanigan & Ors -v- Barry and Ors. pSuing bank and lawyers for negligence was vexatious
Title: Behan -v- McGinley & Ors. pESB responsible for power linesstriking silage maker
Title: Cosgrove -v- Ryan & anor pLegal Briefs
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Report calls for forestry council and new rules on replanting
THE ESTABLISHMENT of a forestry council and a change in the legislation which forces forest owners to replant forests, has been recommended in a major report on the industry. pFirst whale in 20 years washes up in Bundoran
A SEVEN-metre (23 ft) dead whale was washed ashore yesterday on
the main beach at Bundoran, Co Donegal. pLocals to oppose €250m hospital plan
RESIDENTS HAVE vowed to appeal a decision by the local council to grant planning permission to a €250 million 185-bed private hospital, citing concerns about traffic gridlock in their area. pGardaí seek to identify body of man dug up in Salthill
GARDAÍ IN Galway have issued a new appeal for identification of a man whose skeletal remains were dug up during work on a derelict house in Salthill almost six years ago. pRescued lawyer helps raise money for new lifeboat
A CONNEMARA lawyer who was rescued from Clifden Bay with five others just over a year ago has expressed her gratitude by raising part of the cost a new inshore lifeboat. pEU farm payments row erupts
THE PUBLIC disclosure by the EU of what farmers receive in payments will set them up as targets for "Tiger" style ransoms and kidnappings, a farm leader has claimed. p
