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Concern over lack of detail in HSE spending
THE DEPARTMENT of Finance has expressed serious concern at the lack of detail provided by the Health Service Executive (HSE) in its spending plan for this year. p
Most litigious drivers in Louth and Limerick
MOTORISTS IN counties Louth and Limerick are the most litigious in the State, according to figures produced by the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB). p
Irish Rail expects less disruption as dispute continues
IARNRÓD ÉIREANN says it expects much fewer train
services to be affected by the drivers' dispute today following the
disruption to its network yesterday. p
Other Stories
Permission to develop Ballsbridge site to be appealed
THE REDEVELOPMENT of the former veterinary college in Ballsbridge, Dublin, which includes plans for a 15-storey apartment block, is the subject of more than 20 appeals to An Bord Pleanála. pSupplies for Chad mission loaded in Dublin
A SHIP carrying more than 2,700 tonnes of equipment, 100 vehicles and enough food and water to sustain 400 people for four months left Dublin port last night for Cameroon, from where it will be transported to landlocked Chad in preparation for the deployment of the main body of Irish troops taking part in an EU mission to the central African country. pWaterford officials ruled out of zoning inquiry
THE GARDA has confirmed that an investigation into an attempt to rezone 400 acres in Dungarvan, Co Waterford, does not involve any serving council member or official, the mayor and county manager of Waterford County Council insisted last night. pNew care standards to require major public nursing home upgrade
HEALTH AUTHORITIES will face major challenges in upgrading public nursing homes to meet new care standards after it emerged that more than a quarter of all such facilities are more than 120 years old. pArmy defuses bomb attached to car
RESIDENTS IN Dublin's Pimlico area have expressed fears for their children following an incident in which a "viable" pipe bomb was hidden in a Pringles crisps box and attached to a car parked outside a block of flats. pLocal projects to stress cocaine dangers
A SERIES of community-based awareness campaigns about the dangers of cocaine use will take place over the coming months, Minister of State Pat Carey announced yesterday. pPlanning board seeks Ringsend sewage plant report
AN ENVIRONMENTAL report on plans to extend the modern sewage treatment plant at Ringsend has been ordered by An Bord Pleanála, on grounds the project would be "likely to have significant effects on the environment". pPaisley evangelical bus rolls south in search of 'sinners'
REV IAN Paisley's Free Presbyterian Church rolls south of the Border in search of converts this summer on a new "evangelical bus". pAnimal rights group calls for closure of fur farms
MEMBERS OF the Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade yesterday handed in a petition signed by 5,000 people seeking the closure of the State's fur farms to the Dublin office of Minister for Agriculture Mary Coughlan. pAthlone firm to close with loss of 96 jobs
THE ANNOUNCEMENT that almost 100 manufacturing jobs will be lost in Co Westmeath has been described as a massive blow to the area. pUSI conference warns against new immigration Bill
THE BASIC human rights of non- EU citizens living in Ireland could be violated if the Government pushes ahead with the strict new legislation it has proposed on immigration, student leaders have said. pAcute day unit for Galway hospital to cost €25m
A NEW €25 million acute day unit at Galway's Merlin Park Hospital aims to serve a catchment of one million people, according to the Health Service Executive (HSE) West. pKidney machines lie idle over lack of nurses
THE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) is going to the expense of sending kidney dialysis patients by taxi from the midlands to Dublin several times a week rather than employing extra nurses required to deliver the service locally, it was claimed yesterday. pSecond patient dies from flu outbreak
A SECOND patient has died as a result of the influenza outbreak at St Ita's Hospital in Portrane, Co Dublin. The first patient, an elderly woman, died on St Patrick's Day within a short time of being transferred to Dublin's Beaumont Hospital. pLisbon Treaty makes economic sense, FF MEPs say
THE FOUR Fianna Fáil members of the European Parliament insisted yesterday that a No vote in the forthcoming referendum on the Lisbon Treaty would have serious consequences for jobs and investment in Ireland. pNo-vote group pulls out of debate due to Sinn Féin's presence
THE HEAD of a group campaigning for a No vote in the Lisbon Treaty has withdrawn from the next session of the Forum on Europe in protest at being asked to share a platform with Sinn Féin. p954 drink-drivers caught over holiday periods
A TOTAL of 954 motorists were found to have been drink-driving over the St Patrick's Day and Easter holiday periods, according to the Garda. pAmbassador in Riga says fewer Latvians moving to Ireland
THE FLOW of Latvian migrants to Ireland is slowing after an initial surge that followed the country's accession to the EU in 2004, according to Ireland's Ambassador in Riga. pMan (70) collapses then dies after car crash
A MAN died in Co Clare yesterday after apparently collapsing at the wheel of his car, which then crossed a busy road and collided with another vehicle. pIn Short
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Economic facts limit options - Hanafin
INTO CONFERENCE: CHANGING ECONOMIC circumstances make it impossible for the Government to deliver on all its education commitments, the Minister for Education, Mary Hanafin, told the INTO conference. pMinister's stock plummets as teachers complain of betrayal
ANALYSIS: MARY HANAFIN must have been delighted with yesterday's headlines. Facing into a teacher conference season and under pressure on class size and a range of other "broken promises", the Minister would have been relieved to see the morning news agenda dominated by the school patronage issue. pMinister rules out Catholic Church veto on school jobs
SCHOOL PATRONS: THERE IS no question of the Catholic Church securing a veto on appointments to new State-run community primary schools, Minister for Education Mary Hanafin said. pCatholic bishops deny seeking veto on appointments
BISHOPS' REACTION: IRELAND'S CATHOLIC bishops have not sought nor are they seeking any veto when it comes to the appointment of teachers to provide religious instruction to Catholic children in primary schools, a spokesman for the Irish Episcopal Conference said last night. pGovernment accused of allowing prejudice against disadvantaged
TUI CONFERENCE: TEACHERS' UNION of Ireland (TUI) general secretary Peter MacMenamin yesterday accused the Government of standing by in "the full knowledge" that certain schools are cherry-picking their students to the exclusion of those with educational disadvantage. pDelegates vote in favour of one-day strike
DISCIPLINE IN SCHOOLS: MORE THAN 300 secondary schools may be forced to close as a result of strike action proposed by the Teachers' Union of Ireland (TUI). Delegates voted in favour of a one-day strike yesterday evening, unless the problem of discipline in classrooms is addressed immediately. pSome schools refuse to take 'fair share' of special needs pupils
ASTI CONFERENCE: AN UNPUBLISHED Department of Education audit of school admission policies has shown that some schools are refusing to take their "fair share" of students with special educational needs, Minister for Education Mary Hanafin indicated yesterday. pEducation should remain 'priority, even in downturn'
FUNDING: EDUCATION IS strategically important and as a result should get more priority in the national budget, even in an economic downturn, the outgoing president of the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland said yesterday. pLaw of the land applies in schools, delegates told
SCHOOL DISCIPLINE: SOME 500 delegates attending the opening day of the ASTI conference in Killarney yesterday heard serious concerns about the ongoing discipline crisis in second-level schools. p
Woman killed in Italy is buried
TWO YOUNG Irish women killed by a drunk driver while holidaying in Rome were the "innocent victims of wayward irresponsibility", a priest told mourners at a funeral yesterday. pMinister wants tracking device on all boats
SMALL CRAFT owners around the Irish coast have been urged to install a new electronic surveillance system for safety reasons by Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey. pConcern over illegal spread of Chinese deer
A SPECIES of Chinese deer which is about the size of a fox and barks like a dog, has been illegally introduced into the wild in Ireland. pBishop of Cloyne says Latin Mass in Cobh cathedral
THE FIRST Latin Mass in the diocese in many years was celebrated by the Bishop of Cloyne, Dr John Magee, in Cobh Cathedral yesterday. pFF TD to 'consider his position' over cancer services
A FIANNA Fáil TD said yesterday that he would "consider his position" if the plan to downgrade cancer services at his local hospital is not dropped. pSister dies after brother's suicide
A CO Clare family has been left devastated following the death of a teenage girl just weeks after her brother died in similar circumstances. p
