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Double murder now suspected in deaths of father and son in Kerry farmhouse
GARDAÍ IN Co Kerry were last night poised to launch a
double murder investigation after post-mortem examinations revealed
that a father and son found dead in their house in North Kerry had
been shot a number of times. p
Soldier suspected of handling illegal firearms
A SERVING soldier is at the centre of a Garda investigation into handling illegal firearms, it has emerged. p
Fingal pays €5.47mto move Travellers from land
FINGAL COUNTY Council has paid more than €5 million to
seven Traveller families, and continues negotiating with two other
groups, to move off lands at Dunsink Lane, which the council will
now buy from its original owners. p
Other Stories
Plan to establish group to look into gambling
FINE GAEL has agreed to an approach by Minister for Justice Brian Lenihan to set up an all-party Oireachtas committee to investigate the future of gambling in Ireland, it has emerged. pCouncil's €8m accessibility plan
DUBLIN CITY Council is to spend almost €8 million this year on improvements to public buildings, parks and footpaths to make them more accessible to people with disabilities and mobility difficulties. pTeen who lost finger was confused, says father
AN ENGLISH teenager who claimed his finger was severed in a St
Patrick's Day assault may have been confused after drinking alcohol
before the incident, his father said yesterday. pChild offenders are focus of new strategy
STATE AGENCIES need to work more closely to build confidence in the youth justice system and help divert more young people away from offending behaviour, Minister for Children Brendan Smith said yesterday. pGormley urges Ahern to clarify tribunal evidence
GREEN PARTY leader John Gormley followed acting Progressive Democrats leader Mary Harney yesterday, in calling for Taoiseach Bertie Ahern to clarify evidence given to the Mahon tribunal concerning his finances. pMinister seeks views on future of special passport facility
MINISTER FOR Foreign Affairs Dermot Ahern has written to party leaders as well as TDs and Senators this week to obtain their views on the future of the controversial special passport facility for members of the Oireachtas. pStardust victims' families raise concerns on inquiry
THE FAMILIES of the Stardust victims discovered that the barrister appointed to investigate the 1981 fire had represented gardaí during the inquests held after the blaze just 24 hours before his inquiry began. pEurope will lag behind if Lisbon Treaty not passed, says Mitchell
The European Union will find itself left behind advancing nations such as China, India and Brazil if it does not improve its system of governance through the Lisbon Treaty, Fine Gael MEP Gay Mitchell argued last night. pMan arrested in Donegal after raids
A MAN is being questioned by gardaí in Co Donegal following early morning raids on four houses yesterday. He is being detained at Milford Garda station. pMajor leak cuts water supply to Galway city and part of county
JUST OVER a year after the outbreak of its drinking water crisis, Galway city and part of the county has been hit with a "major leak" in the supply network. pMinister urges focus on nuclear weapons
FEAR OF international terrorism has distracted from the "very great" threat of nuclear weapons, Minister for Foreign Affairs Dermot Ahern said yesterday. pCoalition parties' disquiet over Ahern welcomed
OPPOSITION PARTIES have welcomed the intervention of the junior Coalition parties in the controversy over the Taoiseach's finances, with both Fine Gael and Labour saying there was enormous public disquiet over the ongoing disclosures. pHarney insists 'fair deal' scheme for nursing home care on track
MINISTER FOR Health Mary Harney has insisted that the "fair
deal" scheme for financing nursing home care will proceed, despite
legal problems which have delayed its implementation. pWriters and artists at Kennys' bookshop founder's funeral
WRITERS, academics and representatives of Galway's arts community attended the funeral yesterday of bookseller Maureen Kenny who died earlier this week in her 90th year. pBoard warns on medicines for children following British ban
PARENTS AND childminders should seek the advice of a doctor or pharmacist before giving any medication to children under two years, the Irish Medicines Board (IMB) has said. pThird death from St Ita's flu outbreak
A THIRD patient has died as a result of the influenza outbreak at St Ita's Hospital in Portrane, Co Dublin. pWoman had given warnings of suicide, says report
A WOMAN who took her own life and that of her nine-year-old
daughter had given health professionals advance warning of her
intentions, a report has revealed. pLassus Scholars choir to sing in Westminster
AN IRISH choir is deputising this weekend for one of the world's
major choirs in Westminster Cathedral, London, tomorrow. pHarney says in-store ban on tobacco advertising imminent
A BAN on all tobacco advertising in retail outlets and over-the-counter displays of cigarettes is imminent, Minister for Health Mary Harney has said. pIslamic centre acknowledges support
HUNDREDS OF mourners filled the Clonskeagh mosque in Dublin
yesterday to say funeral prayers for the two teenage girls who were
killed in a road crash in Co Galway earlier this week. pHonda in alert over brake defect in Civic car
HONDA IS to write to about 3,000 Civic drivers in Ireland to notify them of a problem with the car's handbrake. pMinister queries value of councillors going to conferences
MINISTER FOR the Environment John Gormley has expressed concern at the "levels of engagement" displayed by councillors when attending seminars and conferences. pCall to reduce suicide rate by 10%
THE GOVERNMENT is committed to achieving a 10 per cent reduction in the number of deaths by suicide over the next two years, the Minister of State for Mental Health said yesterday. p'Lucky' hillwalker saved
A HILLWALKER who went missing overnight in bitterly cold weather was located yesterday morning after a "needle in a haystack" search by rescue services. p£82,000 for study of Irish gays in Britain
A BRITISH university has been given £82,000 (€104,000) of UK taxpayers' money to "investigate the experiences" of Irish homosexuals living in London. pWhy 40 acres in disadvantaged part of Dublin is now expensive real estate
SOME 40 acres of former agricultural lands, immediately south of an old municipal dump, and just west of one of the poorest parts of one of Dublin's most disadvantaged suburbs has become a very expensive piece of real estate. OLIVIA KELLY reports pIn Short
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Survey says some private schools not paying full teacher rate
ASTI: SOME OF the State's most exclusive private
fee-paying schools are not paying their teachers the full
Department of Education and Science salary rates, despite receiving
thousands of euro a year in fees from parents, a new ASTI survey
has indicated. pLesbian, gay and bisexual teachers have 'chilling fear' of publicity
LESBIAN, GAY and bisexual teachers have a "chilling fear" of publicity which may be based on perceived or real threats to their wellbeing, the ASTI annual convention heard yesterday. pInstitutes of technology warned on applications for university status
TUI: THE TEACHERS' Union of Ireland (TUI) has warned that institutes of technology that have applied for university status must be careful not to neglect their "original mission of provision of apprenticeship and technological courses". pNew syllabuses 'lie gathering dust' in department
NEW SYLLABUSES lie "gathering dust somewhere in the Department's offices" the TUI education and research officer told the union's annual congress was told yesterday. pCall for end to lower minimum wage for students
USI: THE UNION of Students in Ireland (USI) has called for the exploitation of younger workers to cease. p
Lack of care may lead to deaths in custody - professor
PEOPLE ARE at risk of dying unnecessarily because of the absence
of a proper medical service for both victims of crime and
individuals taken into custody, the annual meeting of the Irish
Medical Organisation (IMO) will be told today. pCare for people with stroke 'appalling'
IF THE Republic had dedicated stroke units in its hospitals, between 400 and 500 lives could be saved every year, the annual meeting of the IMO has heard. pIMO to discuss new consultants' contract
THE IMO's consultant committee will meet this evening to discuss a new draft contract for consultants which was tabled by health service employers yesterday. p
Emergency Response Unit to deploy in Limerick after machine gun attack
RESIDENTS OF Limerick can expect to see members of the Emergency
Response Unit (ERU) patrolling troubled parts of the city in the
coming days, Garda Commissioner Fachtna Murphy announced
yesterday. p€8m medical and educational facility for Limerick jail
A NEW €8 million medical and educational facility has been officially opened at the oldest prison in the Republic. pShell gets go-ahead to drill in Mayo
SHELL E&P Ireland says it has received State approval to drill boreholes in Sruwaddaccon Bay, a special area of conservation (SAC) in north Mayo, as part of work on the Corrib gas project. pEnnis-Limerick rail services to resume
RAIL SERVICES between Ennis and Limerick resumed temporarily yesterday after the line had to be closed for seven weeks at Ballycar near Newmarket-on-Fergus after being submerged in floodwaters. pFamily has lucky escape as fire strikes home for second time
THE OCCUPANTS of a house in west Cork had a lucky escape when a fire broke out in the building yesterday - for the second time in two days. pMan questioned over child porn
GARDAÍ IN Co Cork are preparing a file for the Director of Public Prosecutions after releasing without charge a 52-year-old man questioned about the seizure of a large quantity of child pornography. p
