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  • Ordinary workers did not gain from boom, conference told

    ORDINARY WORKING people should not be faced with pay cuts because they did not benefit from the huge economic growth of the past two years, the Siptu meeting heard yesterday. p

  • Council suspends affordable housing scheme

    FIRST-TIME buyers seeking to buy homes through Dublin City Council's affordable housing scheme have less than a week to apply to the council before it stops accepting applications for eight months. p

  • 'Some progress' in Aer Lingus talks on changes to work practices

    WITH A deadline set by management late this afternoon the trade union Siptu has said that "some progress" has been made in local contacts between staff at Aer Lingus and management. They are trying to resolve the row over work practice changes which could lead to a dispute at the airline later this week. p

  • TUI chief seeks Ictu support on working conditions issue

    TEACHERS UNION of Ireland (TUI) general secretary Peter MacMenamin has written to other Ictu member unions asking them to support its position that only those affected by changes to working conditions should be entitled to decide such matters. p

  • Health service cutbacks 'eroding morale'

    MORALE IN the health service is at an all-time low due to cutbacks, staffing embargoes and the failure by management to consult front-line staff on how services should be improved, a national conference of Siptu nurses was told last evening. p

  • 12 sunken and damaged boats raised from Grand Canal Basin in Dublin

    AMID SCENES reminiscent of Pirates of the Caribbean Waterways Ireland raised 12 sunken and damaged boats from the Grand Canal Basin in Dublin over recent weeks. p

  • Ireland urged to oppose EU trade protectionism

    IRELAND, ESTONIA and other "like-minded" European Union countries need to combine to oppose growing support in the EU for trade protectionism, the Estonian president, Toomas Hendrik Ilves, has said. p

  • New directive sets binding targets for cutting air pollution

    A DIRECTIVE aiming to improve air quality and reduce the concentration of particles that cause respiratory diseases has been launched by the European Commission. p

  • Diver who drowned in Mayo was too heavily weighted

    A FRENCH chef, who drowned at Old Head, Co Mayo last week while checking lobster pots, was far too heavily weighted for free diving, an inquest into his death was told yesterday. p

  • Waste company challenges bin collection proposal

    A WASTE collection company has claimed before the High Court that proposals by Dublin's four local authorities to change the household bin collection system are an unlawful attempt to remove competition by private operators. p

  • State will use veto to protect corporate tax rate

    IRELAND WILL veto any attempt to introduce a harmonised corporate tax rate within the European Union, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Micheál Martin reiterated yesterday. p

  • Minister plays down Gormley incident

    MINISTER FOR Enterprise, Trade and Employment Micheál Martin has expressed confidence that the decision by Green Party leader John Gormley to describe Tibet as a country will not damage Irish-Chinese trade links. p

  • TCD develops early Alzheimer's test

    A RESEARCH group at Trinity College Dublin has developed an important new test that can help provide early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. This is the second such test announced by the group within the past five months. p

  • RTÉ says listeners easily made medium wave move

    RTÉ'S DECISION to shut down its medium-wave service appears to have gone more smoothly than expected as it has only received requests for 50 free or half-price radios from the public. p

  • BCI funds for radio and TV programme makers halved

    FUNDING FOR makers of radio and television programmes awarded by the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland (BCI) will be half what it was in previous years, from this year. p

  • Poet Robert Greacen dies aged 87

    POET ROBERT Greacen died on Sunday at the age of 87. He is survived by his daughter Arethusa Greacen. His last book Robert Greacen: New and Selected Poems was published in 2006. p

  • Politicians pay tribute to Ireland's first ombudsman Michael Mills

    Ireland's first Ombudsman and former Irish Press political correspondent WARM TRIBUTES have been paid to Ireland's first ombudsman, Michael Mills, who died on Sunday after a short illness. p

  • Cost-effectiveness urged if Ireland is to compete

    IRELAND MUST become more cost-effective if it is to compete successfully against emerging knowledge economies such as China and India. The current shortage of engineers is a particular problem, according to an international commentator. p

  • Cultural Night to be expanded outside Dublin

    A CULTURAL initiative which involves art galleries and museum opening late to accommodate the public is to be expanded outside Dublin for the first time. p

  • Incinerator could burn sewage sludge, EPA hearing told

    UP TO 80,000 tonnes of sewage sludge could be burned annually in the Poolbeg incinerator, even though sewage processing at the site was not at present sanctioned by An Bord Pleanála, an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hearing has been told. p

  • An Post warns of mail delays in Dublin

    AN POST has asked customers not to post mail to much of south Dublin until further notice because of a backlog caused by industrial relations difficulties in two delivery offices. p

  • More than 50% of clamping appeals succeed

    MORE THAN half of the appeals by motorists against the decisions of Dublin city clamping company, Dublin Street Parking Services (DSPS), were upheld last year by the city's independent parking appeals officer. p
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  • Controversy over leaked memo on Lisbon Treaty

    THE DEPARTMENT of Foreign Affairs has been embarrassed by the leaking of a memo which outlines what a senior British diplomat believed to be the Government's strategy for the handling of the Lisbon Treaty referendum. p

  • Merkel says Lisbon Treaty essential

    THE LISBON Treaty is essential if the European Union is to confront major global problems such as climate change, the German chancellor said in Dublin yesterday. p

  • EU parliament head urges Irish support for Lisbon Treaty

    THE LISBON Treaty is an important basis for the future of 21st century Europe as it enshrines solidarity, human rights and democracy, the president of the EU Parliament has said. p

  • Gilmore criticises Libertas group

    THE LEADER of the Labour Party, Eamon Gilmore TD, last night launched a strong attack on the Libertas group, which is campaigning for a No vote in the upcoming Lisbon Treaty. p
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  • Man who died in jail did not get medication, inquest told

    AN INQUEST jury has called for a review of communications between gardaí and prison authorities following the death of a man who did not receive his prescribed anti-epileptic medication while in custody. p

  • Pharmacies take payments action against HSE

    MORE THAN 400 pharmacies have initiated legal actions against the HSE over its unilateral and controversial changes in the community drugs and medicine payments scheme. p

  • 1,000 asylum review cases last year

    THE NUMBER of asylum judicial review applications passed the 1,000 mark last year for the first time, The Irish Times has learned. p

  • Five-year delay in sale of property rejected by court

    A BUSINESSMAN yesterday had his attempt to have a five-year stay put on the sale of one of his properties, in order to allow time for the market to improve, rejected by a High Court judge. p

  • Kenny action over land back in court

    THE LEGAL action between RTÉ broadcaster Pat Kenny and his neighbour over ownership of lands near their homes in Dalkey will be back before the High Court today. It is believed the judge will be told that progress has been made towards resolving the dispute. p

  • Woman claims she was offered money to withdraw evidence

    A CROATIAN prostitute who was raped by a Waterford businessman has claimed she was approached by two Albanian men in her home country who offered her money to withdraw her evidence. p

  • Firms oppose €19.5m social housing liability claim

    A DEVELOPER and a construction company have denied claims by South Dublin County Council that they have failed to meet social and affordable housing obligations valued at €19.5 million in relation to a major Tallaght development. p

  • Man given four years for running 'forgery factory'

    A RETIRED man running a "forgery factory" making fake bank statements and payslips for loan applications, car documentation and ID cards has been given a suspended sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. p

  • In Short

    A round-up of today's other stories in brief p
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