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28 soldiers injured in multiple vehicle crash
THREE MILITARY trucks which were involved in a crash on the M50
yesterday, in which 28 young soldiers were injured, were not fitted
with any safety belts or harnesses, the Defence Forces has
confirmed. p
Queen in North for 3-day visit
QUEEN ELIZABETH arrived in Northern Ireland yesterday evening
for a three-day visit that also coincides with a visit to Belfast
today by President Mary McAleese. p
Irish tourists in Rome killed by hit-and-run driver
TWO IRISH tourists, 28-year-old Mary Claire Collins from Athy, Co Kildare, and 27-year-old Elizabeth Ann Gubbins from Lisnagry, Co Limerick, were killed in a hit-and-run incident in the centre of Rome in the early hours of yesterday. p
Pair were in Rome for weekend visit
ELIZABETH ANN Gubbins, from Lisnagry, Co Limerick, and Mary
Claire Collins, from Ballintubbert, Athy, Co Kildare, had travelled
to the Italian capital for a weekend break with two college friends
with whom they used to share a house in Dublin. p
Other Stories
Ombudsman using secret methods, says Garda group
AGSI ANNUAL CONFERENCE: GARDA SERGEANTS and inspectors have launched a strong attack on the Garda Ombudsman Commission, accusing it of operating in a secret manner. pTelevising of trials urged to show up intimidation
CRIMINAL TRIALS involving manslaughter, murder and kidnapping should be televised so the public could see the extent of witness intimidation, the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors (Agsi) has said. pLaw to introduce student work permits
ALL STUDENTS from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) will have to have work permits if they wish to work here, under a new scheme to be introduced by the Government. pBill puts pressure on employers over rights
ANALYSIS: THE GOVERNMENT'S new employment Bill contains measures that will considerably strengthen the hand of the State and the new National Employment Rights Authority in securing compliance by employers with legislation on workers' rights, writes Martin Wall . p17 arrested over major trouble in Finglas area
A TOTAL of 17 people were arrested for public order offences in
the south Finglas area of Dublin at various stages over St
Patrick's Day. At least six cars were burned out and gardaí in
riot gear had to be called in. pPolish man seriously assaulted in Tralee
GARDAÍ IN Tralee, Co Kerry, are appealing for information after a Polish man was seriously assaulted on his way home from a nightclub in the early hours of Sunday morning. pNumbers treated for alcohol problems on the rise
THE NUMBER of people seeking treatment for problem alcohol use in the Republic is increasing and the age at which people are beginning to seek treatment is getting lower, according to preliminary figures released yesterday by the Health Research Board (HRB). pSpiderwick's magical effect on young boys
GOBLINS, BROWNIES, griffins and sprites, mixed with a sprinkling
of magic and a puff of mystery, seem to be what catches the
imagination of that timid creature, the boy reader. pPension fund to remove money from bomb firms
THE NATIONAL Pensions Reserve Fund (NPRF), set up by the
Government to finance the State's future pension requirements, is
preparing to withdraw €27 million in investments from six
international companies which are listed as being involved in the
production of cluster munitions. pResidents upset as M50 works eat into green space
A GROUP of residents in Sandyford, Co Dublin, have expressed
dismay at the transformation of a green recreational area in their
estate into a compound for M50 topsoil. pLong-term approach can help deprived children
ANALYSIS: Sustained funding can prevent crime and disadvantage, writes Carl O'Brien. pMan detained in Cork fails in court bid to be released
A MAN detained in Cork prison for the last three weeks after his passport was confiscated has lost his High Court bid for his release on foot of a claim that he is unlawfully detained. pPharmacy union to lobby new body over payment cuts
THE IRISH Pharmacy Union has decided that it will make a submission to the new independent body established by the Government to assess how much pharmacists should be paid for dispensing medicines to patients under the community drug schemes. pPharmacists' group plans review of sector's education
THE PHARMACEUTICAL Society of Ireland is to commission a review of pharmacy education. pAhern's comments on undocumented Irish in US criticised
FINE GAEL, SDLP politicians and a leading Irish-American campaigner for immigration reform have criticised the Taoiseach for comments he made on the position of the undocumented Irish in the US. pIndependent tribunal sought for asylum cases
THE MILLIONS of euro being spent by the Government making out of court settlements of immigration and asylum cases clearly shows the need for the establishment of an independent appeals tribunal for immigration decisions, according to the Immigrant Council of Ireland (ICI). pDukes to chair FG policy group on public services
FINE GAEL leader Enda Kenny has announced that one of his predecessors, Alan Dukes, is to chair a party policy commission on transforming public services. p'Bikes for rent' group gets its ad panels but we will have to wait for cycles
CITY BICYCLES, due to be provided by JC Decaux in exchange for outdoor advertising space in Dublin estimated to be worth €1 million annually, will not be available until next year, even though the advertising panels will be erected by this summer. pInquest rules girl who had read Nostradamus died by suicide
A SECOND-LEVEL schoolgirl who took her own life after receiving her Junior Cert results had read Nostradamus and told family and friends she believed the world was going to end when she was 15, an inquest heard yesterday. pGardaí to investigate road death
GARDAÍ FROM Tallaght Garda station, Dublin, are investigating the death of a man in a road crash at about 4.30pm yesterday on the N81 at Blessington Road. The car he was driving left the road and hit a pole. pJudge orders builder to return two leased JCBs
A HIGH Court judge yesterday ordered a Dublin construction company to return two JCBs it had acquired under a lease agreement. pPleas for Lenihan to stop removal of Nigerian woman
A GREEN Party TD and a number of women's groups yesterday called on Minister for Justice Brian Lenihan to review a deportation order made against a Nigerian woman who fears her daughters will be subjected to female genital mutilation if they are sent home. pExtra funds may be needed to pay rising welfare benefit costs
SOME GOVERNMENT officials believe significant amounts of extra public funds may be needed this year to pay the rising cost of unemployment benefit. pHaughey was 'unaware' of assets
SEÁN HAUGHEY, Minister for State for Youth Affairs at the Department of Education and Science, has said he was not aware that he held shares in an international tobacco firm. He has asked his investment manager to sell the shares in Altria Group, formerly Philip Morris International, "forthwith". pDeath of author and senior museum figure
THE FORMER keeper of art and industry at the National Museum of Ireland, Máiréad Dunleavy, died yesterday aged 66. pCouncil of Europe body's call to legalise abortion criticised
A CALL to legalise abortion in Ireland by a Council of Europe committee was strongly criticised by pro-life campaigners in Ireland last night. pBoy in court after Finglas incidents
A 17-YEAR-old boy appeared at the Children's Court yesterday following his arrest in connection with an incident where a Garda riot squad went into a Dublin housing estate where youths went on a rampage on St Patrick's Day. pIn short
More news in brief. p
Drowned fishing brothers buried
HUNDREDS OF mourners attended the funerals in Co Donegal
yesterday of the two brothers, both of them grandfathers, who
drowned after their fishing boat sank when they were tending their
lobster pots off Inishowen Head last Friday night. pCoughlan pressed on distributing extra EU milk quota
PRESSURE IS being exerted on Minister for Agriculture Mary Coughlan on how she should distribute the extra 24 million gallons of milk Irish dairy farmers will be allowed produce from April. pBoy (15) dies on flight bound for US
A 15-YEAR-old boy died yesterday after he took ill on an aircraft which was bound from Dublin for the United States. pPollution damages spawning grounds
INTERFERENCE WITH river systems is causing serious environmental damage in the southwest, according to the annual report of the fisheries body with responsibility for most of Cork and Kerry. pVets urge widening import controls to fend off bluetongue
IMPORT CONTROLS to prevent bluetongue disease spreading in Ireland need to be widened to fend off the threat to livestock here, according to vets. p€5,500 raised to aid burial of murder victim
A FUND set up to help the family of murdered English grandmother Lorraine White with her funeral costs has raised more than €5,500. p
