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Shots fired in security van robbery
GARDAÍ WERE last night searching for a gang of armed
raiders who opened fire with a handgun as they robbed money from a
cash delivery van in a busy shopping centre. p
Dublin may have lost the Skyfest but still has lots to offer
THE ST Patrick's Day Skyfest may have moved to the Rock of
Cashel but festival organisers say there will be plenty of activity
in Dublin for families and revellers alike. p
Activists call on Minister to visit Tara
PROTESTERS CAMPED near the Hill of Tara in Co Meath have called
on Minister for Environment John Gormley to "come and see for
himself" that the M3 motorway is being built within the
preservation area of the Rath Lugh national monument. p
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Point-to-pointer who did have a prayer
CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL: SOME PEOPLE may think that Denman's victory in the Gold Cup was down to breeding, training and other equine secrets, but Virginia O'Flynn knows better, writes Alison Healy . pHats off to bookie who came prepared
IT'S FAIR to say that the Cork bookmaker Ellen Martin does not travel light, writes Alison Healy . pGleeson to star as US soldier in film about Iraq war
BRENDAN GLEESON has been signed to play one of the leading roles in the Iraq war film, Green Zone, it was announced yesterday. pSlow start as iPhones hit the shelves
ONE SHOPPER does not a queue make, but Colin Byrnes from Glenageary wasn't complaining as he became the first person to buy the new Apple iPhone in the State since it went on sale early yesterday morning. pÓ Searcaigh confident he will be vindicated
Poet Cathal Ó Searcaigh, who has been at the centre of controversy over a film portraying his relationships with young men in Nepal, has said he is confident he will be "vindicated". pMan gets 24 years for rape and sexual abuse of girls
A MAN who lived on both sides of the Border has been jailed for 24 years in Belfast for raping and sexually abusing young girls. pLeonard Cohen concerts sell out in minutes
TICKETS FOR two Leonard Cohen concerts in Dublin in June sold out within minutes yesterday. pSenate orders Leyden to withdraw DPP criticism
FIANNA FÁIL Senator Terry Leyden has been ordered by the Seanad to withdraw a claim that the Director of Public Prosecutions, James Hamilton, is "persecuting" a councillor acquitted last year of theft and misappropriation of funds. pFahey says he is 'far from the wealthiest in the Dáil'
FORMER minister Frank Fahey has said that he is "far from the wealthiest person in the Dáil" and claims that he has been the subject of an "unbelievable" and "orchestrated campaign" over the past couple of years. pPolitical snap as PD rivals lay their identical cards on table
Fiona O'Malley and Ciaran Cannon have different styles but share the same vision of the PDs' future, writes Harry McGee , Political Staff. pGarda operation against crime in Sligo continues
A MAJOR Garda operation into organised crime in the Sligo area continued throughout yesterday, with detectives searching a number of houses and an island in the middle of a lake. pMIRIAM LORD'S WEEK
TDs eye MPs with envy; Angela's summits; more vegetable love-ins for Sargent; political Jack Russells; the Donie and Mary show; no terms of endearment. pState adviser selected for group to back Dublin as 2012 City of Science
THE STATE'S chief scientific adviser, Prof Patrick Cunningham, has been chosen to chair a steering group that will put Dublin forward for European City of Science in 2012. pHSE confirms TB case in Cork school
THE HEALTH Service Executive yesterday confirmed that it had been notified of a case of TB in a school near Cork city. pOpponents to picket scientologists
CRITICS OF the Church of Scientology plan to picket the organisation's Dublin headquarters today as part of a worldwide campaign by internet activists against the religion. pDecision on revamp of Arnotts zone to be delayed
AN BORD Pleanála's decision on planning permission for the redevelopment of Arnotts department store in Henry Street, Dublin, into a new "northern quarter" shopping, entertainment and residential complex, is likely to be delayed for several months. pConsumers good at complaining but slow to take action, says watchdog
IRISH CONSUMERS are good at complaining but slow to take action by switching to other providers, according to new research. pCall for ban on junk food advertising before 9pm
The Consumers Association of Ireland and the Children's Rights Alliance have made a joint call for a ban on junk food advertising on television before the 9pm watershed. pResidents object to waste recycling plant near school
A Co Galway community has expressed "alarm and concern" over plans to develop a waste-sorting plant just over 100 metres from the local primary school. pInquests adjourned into gun deaths
A FILE has been sent to the DPP in relation to the death of a Dublin man who was shot a number of times as he sat in a parked car, an inquest has heard. pCall to assist Irish prisoners abroad
THE BISHOP of Derry and chairman of the Bishops' Council for Emigrants, Séamus Hegarty, has urged the Government to honour a commitment to assist Irish prisoners abroad. pJudges will have to make family rulings - lawyer
FAMILY LAW judges will have to rule on issues relating to the new Irish family in the absence of legislation on questions like same-sex parenting, according to a leading family lawyer. pGormley refuses to appoint cycle lanes engineer
THE DEPARTMENT of the Environment has refused to appoint an engineer to develop safe cycling routes in Dublin city, despite an urgent request from Dublin City Council. pIn short
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Pharmacist wins court injunction halting HSE drugs plan
A PHARMACIST has secured a temporary High Court injunction preventing the HSE from changing the way he is paid for dispensing drugs to medical card holders under a controversial new payments scheme. pHSE believes ruling is a 'one-off'
THE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) said last night it believed the injunction granted yesterday to a Co Limerick pharmacist preventing it from changing the way he is paid for dispensing medicines under the community drug schemes applied only to this particular case and had no wide-ranging implications. pHouses deemed proceeds of smuggling crimes
THE HIGH Court has ruled that two houses belonging to a man described as "a prolific smuggler" of oil products between the Republic and Northern Ireland are the proceeds of crime. p€6m in frozen bank account believed to belong to IRA goes to State
A SUM of almost €6 million, believed to be the property of the IRA and frozen in a bank account for some 20 years, is to be handed over to the State, the High Court directed yesterday. pCourt grants man's former partner 20% share in house they lived in for 15 years
THE FORMER partner of a Dublin solicitor has been granted a 20 per cent share of the €1 million home they shared for almost 15 years. pManager sacked after fight at party wins €155,000
A SENIOR manager with a Dublin port company, who was fired following a drink-fuelled incident at a Christmas party, has been given the maximum compensation award of almost €155,000. pSuspended sentence for man 'bullied' into crime by uncle
AN AUTISTIC Galway man who said he was bullied by his "serious criminal uncle" into stealing €17,000 cash from employers, has been given a suspended sentence by Judge Martin Nolan at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. pDrug mule sentenced to 10 years in prison
A MAN has been sentenced to ten years in jail by Judge Desmond Hogan at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for smuggling almost €75,000 worth of cocaine into the country. pIn short
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Judge criticises failure to brief agms on loan
BERTIE AHERN was the Dublin Central constituency treasurer's source of information about the so-called "BT account", the Mahon tribunal heard yesterday. p£250,000 banked in Taoiseach's unofficial cumann accounts
ANALYSIS: The tribunal is struggling to clear up how the Ahern HQ was bought and who owns it, writes Colm Keena , Public Affairs Correspondent. p
Cashel to sparkle as Cork gets set for colourful explosion
ALL EYES will be on Co Tipperary this evening as the centrepiece of the St Patrick's Festival, the Skyfest fireworks display, takes place at the Rock of Cashel. pRoad closures in place for weekend
AA ROADWATCH and gardaí have warned that several roads will be closed to motorists this weekend to allow for festival activities, including St Patrick's Day parades. pTaoiseach to give speech to Friendly Sons of St Patrick
THE TAOISEACH begins his visit to the United States tomorrow in Dickson City, Pennsylvania, where he will address the all-male annual St Patrick's Day dinner of the Friendly Sons of St Patrick. pPaisley among first to celebrate national holiday
FIRST MINISTER Ian Paisley was among the first to celebrate Ireland's national holiday when he attended a special Ulster-Scots St Patrick's Day breakfast yesterday. pRestricted sale of alcohol sought by youth group
SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE behaviour and an active Garda presence are key to ensuring that St Patrick's Day is not marred by alcohol abuse, according to a leading youth organisation. p
Judge criticises wind farm project
A DEVELOPMENT society in Derrybrien, Co Galway, scene of a massive bogslide in 2003, has won its High Court challenge to the manner in which Galway County Council extended planning permissions for the erection of a wind farm on a mountain in the area. pToo many drink-drive cases go to High Court, says judge
A JUDGE has questioned the numbers of drink-driving cases before the district courts which are being referred to the High Court for determination on points of law. pScientists eye up ways to identify cows
IRISH AND American scientists have discovered that you can identify a cow by looking it straight in the eye. During the research to develop new methods of tracing animals, they also found that cows do not have matching eyes. pGardaí investigate death of man after his ejection from pub in Cork
GARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the circumstances surrounding the death of a man outside a pub in Cork city were last night awaiting the results of a postmortem to establish how he died. p
