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Second storm due to hit Ireland today
STRONG WINDS and high tides led to flooding, power shortages and
flight cancellations yesterday in the south and southwest, with
emergency services last night bracing themselves for another night
of stormy conditions. p
Limerick is black spot in State for homicide and gun crime
Dublin has the highest per capita overall crime rate in the Republic, but when it comes to very serious crime including homicide and gun crime Limerick is the State's black spot. p
Cheltenham still under starter's orders despite stormy weather
THOUSANDS OF Irish racing fans heading to Cheltenham had their
travel plans disrupted by fierce winds that saw ferries cancelled,
flights delayed, and tents and temporary buildings at the
racecourse damaged just one day before gates open at the four-day
National Hunt Festival. p
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Pilgrims travel with the hope of 'electric' Irish moments
JIMMY FARNAN'S wife regularly tells him he should be going to Lourdes instead of Cheltenham, writes Alison Healy in Cheltenham. pSt Patrick's Day is focus of €37m tourism campaign
ST PATRICK'S Day will serve as the centrepiece of a new worldwide tourism drive costing €37million to promote Ireland as an attractive destination this year. pSix senior gardaí challenging retirement age of 60
A NUMBER OF senior Garda officers have decided to challenge the retirement policies governing the force by lodging complaints with the Equality Authority over having to retire at 60. pDublin planners prepared to allow high-rise building in Ballsbridge
DUBLIN CITY Council's planners have made it clear to developer Sean Dunne that they are prepared to grant permission for a high-rise "landmark building" on the Jurys site in Ballsbridge in place of the 37-storey tower omitted from the current scheme. pRenewal of inner city areas left high and dry
Dublin City Council's decision to grant permission for a high-rise cluster in Ballsbridge has no real basis in planning policy, writes Frank McDonald . pO'Brien refused permission to demolish Dublin 4 house
BUSINESSMAN DENIS O'Brien has been refused permission to demolish Belmont, an Edwardian "Arts and Crafts-style" house, at 21 Shrewsbury Road in Dublin 4. pAuctioneers in code of conduct delay
LESS THAN half of all auctioneers and estate agents have signed up to a code of practice drawn up by the Government's new watchdog for the profession. pMoriarty tribunal to hear economist's evidence
THE MORIARTY (Payments to Politicians) Tribunal resumes hearing evidence today, having last sat in public in June 2007 for what was then thought to have been its final sitting. pNo decision yet on Maze stadium, says Robinson
THE NORTH'S finance minister Peter Robinson has said that no decision has yet been made concerning the proposed Maze shared sports stadium. pDoctors 'may lose jobs' over ethics
DOCTORS IN Ireland who follow their conscience could lose their right to practise medicine, a prominent Catholic theologian has claimed. pRTÉ intends to showÓ Searcaigh film despite appeals
RTÉ INTENDS to broadcast a controversial documentary on the poet Cathal Ó Searcaigh tonight despite a stand-off with his publisher over copyright and a request from his representative to postpone it. pNepalese police: no official inquiry
POLICE IN Nepal say they have received a request from gardaí for assistance in investigating the activities of Cathal Ó Searcaigh in the central Asian country. pCallan stab victim was sexually assaulted
THE ENGLISHWOMAN who died in a Kilkenny hospital on Saturday morning is believed to have been the victim of a serious sexual assault, it emerged yesterday. pStrong demand for courses at Maynooth - CAO figures
DEMAND FOR courses at NUI Maynooth is up by 13 per cent, according to the latest CAO figures. pStudents desert building and property courses
STUDENTS ARE deserting courses in building and property at third level as concern about the housing market deepens. pNI instability may scare investors, Sinn Féin warns
UNITED STATES investors could be frightened off if Northern Ireland is faced with political instability over the devolution of policing control to Stormont, Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams said in Dublin last night. pTaoiseach hints at changes to restrict the sale of alcohol
INDICATIONS FROM Taoiseach Bertie Ahern that new laws to restrict the sale of alcohol in supermarkets and garage forecourts may be in place before the summer have been broadly welcomed. pShotgun cartridges sent to two Ministers and fertility clinics
THE GARDA Commissioner has appointed a detective inspector to investigate incidents in which threatening letters containing shotgun cartridges and other devices were sent to two Government Ministers and a number of fertility clinics. pHaugheys donate sculpture to 'Joey's'
A SCULPTURE has been presented to St Joseph's CBS in Fairview, Dublin, by the Haughey family in honour of former taoiseach Charles Haughey who attended the school. pThousands losing out on tax refunds due to four-year rule
MORE THAN 10,000 taxpayers are losing out on about €10 million in refunds from the Revenue Commissioners, following its decision to bar claims over four years old. pAhern's gloomy view of US economy was unprompted
TAOISEACH BERTIE Ahern's sober assessment that Ireland will not fully escape the effects of growing problems in the US economy was made during a "doorstep" or "huddle" interview with reporters in Dublin yesterday. pTelevision documentary series to focus on Ahern
BERTIE AHERN will be the main focus of a new three-part documentary series which is set to air on RTÉ this autumn. pHanafin plays down talk of FF concern over autism education
MINISTER FOR Education Mary Hanafin yesterday played down suggestions that there were serious concerns among Fianna Fáil backbenchers regarding the provision of Applied Behavioural Analysis for children with autism. pInvestigation starts after building collapse
AN ACCIDENT investigation is under way following the partial collapse of a construction project in central Belfast which seriously injured six workers. pBelfast restaurant libel award is overturned on appeal
THE COURT of Appeal has overturned a symbolic and controversial libel award concerning the Irish News and a Belfast Italian restaurant. p€34.6m interchange not fully open despite official launch
A NEW €34.6 million interchange and road scheme on the N11, which was officially opened by Minister of State Dick Roche last Friday, remains partially closed because work on the scheme is not finished. pGovernment to release file to collusion inquiry
THE GOVERNMENT has agreed to hand over a document sought by a tribunal for its inquiry into claims of collusion by the State in the killing of two senior RUC officers 19 years ago, the High Court was told yesterday. pDecision on waste criticised
A DECISION by the four Dublin local authorities to restrict the ability of private companies to collect waste in Dublin city and county has been criticised by the Irish Waste Management Association (IWMA). pIn short
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Woman in anorexia case seeks order on treatment
A YOUNG woman said to be suffering for five years from severe anorexia nervosa and depression has taken a High Court challenge to the HSE's refusal to fund a recommended programme of specialised in-patient treatment for her in a recognised private clinic in England. pMusic firms sue Eircom over downloads
FOUR MAJOR record companies have brought an unprecedented High Court action aimed at compelling Eircom, as the largest broadband internet service provider in the State, to take specific measures to prevent its networks being used for the illegal free downloading of music by computer users. pRapist gets 15 years for 'outrages'
A FOREIGN national who orally raped two Dublin women within days has been jailed for 15 years by Mr Justice Paul Carney at the Central Criminal Court. pDPP to be consulted over doubts of jurors
THE DPP is to be consulted about a case in Kerry last week which saw two jurors question the conviction of a man for a serious assault after the trial had ended. pMan jailed for sex with daughter
A MAN who had sex with his teenage daughter on a regular basis has been jailed by Mr Justice Paul Carney at the Central Criminal Court. He pleaded guilty to six sample charges between October 2005 and January 2007. He admitted two charges each of incest, rape and defilement of a child under 15 years of age. pCouple seek to appeal verdict on fees
A COUPLE who claimed they were overcharged by well-known solicitor Gerald Kean for services for an unsuccessful legal action have asked the High Court to allow them appeal a decision of the Solicitors' Disciplinary Tribunal rejecting their complaint against Mr Kean. pBuilding firm faces action over pensions
THE IRISH Pensions Board has brought a High Court case against a construction company over its alleged failure to pay contributions of more than €180,000 to a pension fund on behalf of almost 200 workers over 14 months. p
Pub customers disarm man with gun
A 33-YEAR-OLD man who walked into a packed pub armed with a pump-action shotgun was under arrest in hospital last night. pDispute over effects of M3 work
CONSTRUCTION WORK on the M3 motorway will continue at the foot of the ancient Rath Lugh promontory fort near Tara, despite claims from an NUI Galway archaeologist that the work is putting the site at risk. pTwo jailed men refuse to reveal identities
GARDAÍ, IMMIGRATION officers and the Courts Service are uncertain what to do with two men held in Castlerea Prison who will not reveal their identities. pIn short
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