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Aer Lingus strike threat lifted after new ballot agreed
THE THREAT of industrial action at Aer Lingus has been averted
for the present following an agreement between management and Siptu
to give more time to ground operations staff to vote again on
controversial new work practice proposals. p
EU ruling on fixed-term contracts welcomed
TRADE UNION Impact has claimed that the Government is facing the possibility of having to pay over €100,000 in compensation as well as an undisclosed level of back money to a group of civil servants following a ruling by the European Court of Justice yesterday on the conditions of employment for staff on fixed-term contracts. p
China introduces tougher new visa measures for visiting Irish citizens
NEW VISA restrictions on Irish citizens travelling to China have been introduced in recent days, The Irish Times has learned. p
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Report on death of mother highlights hospital staff shortage
Background: A REPORT on the death of a 34-year-old woman within hours of delivering twins at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda last year has again drawn attention to staffing deficits at the hospital. pMost teenagers want legal drinking age lowered to 16
MOST TEENAGERS want the legal drinking age to be reduced from 18 to 16 as part of series of steps to tackle alcohol misuse and promote more responsible drinking. pIn their own words
Four teenagers share their views on alcohol consumption. pMore funding for Alzheimer's urged
THERE NEEDS to be significantly more investment by the State in community supports for people with Alzheimer's disease and their carers, a conference in Dublin heard yesterday. pTalks continue in bid to save Westmeath jobs
OVER 420 employees at troubled Westmeath factory Iralco are anxiously playing the waiting game this week to see what, if any, future remains for them, as negotiations between their unions and employers continue. pChild protection guidelines not followed - report
A CHILDCARE lecturer convicted of attempted indecent assault on teenage girls was allowed to carry on in his post despite health authorities, gardaí and Government officials being informed of allegations against him, according to an independent report. pIncinerator could heat 60,000 homes,
THE CONSTRUCTION of the Poolbeg incinerator will be fundamental to the development of a competitively priced heating system for Dublin, an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hearing heard yesterday. pHarney rules out meeting A&E shortfall
THE MINISTER for Health has ruled out any hope of the shortfall in funding for the new accident and emergency unit of the Mercy University Hospital in Cork being met by her department. pImmigration procedures 'undermine' lucrative market for foreign students
THE CHIEF executive of the association of recognised English language schools has said inconsistent Garda immigration procedures are undermining Ireland's ability to compete in the lucrative market for foreign students. pThree Self Help directors resign in merger dispute
THREE DIRECTORS of Self Help Development International have resigned following a fresh outbreak of disagreements over the future direction of the aid agency. pPrisoner who hanged himself had been assessed as 'vulnerable'
A YOUNG man who was found hanging in his prison cell by a shoelace had a history of self-harm and had been assessed by a prison doctor as being "vulnerable". pOver-reliance on milk in toddlers
A SURVEY of the diet of more than 250 Irish babies and 700 Irish mothers has concluded that there was a widespread over-reliance on cow's milk here in toddlers' food, leading to an unbalanced diet. pProclamation copy sells for €360,000
AN ORIGINAL copy of the Proclamation of Independence, signed by
one of those present in the GPO during the 1916 Rising, sold last
night for a record price of €360,000. pComputers could soon issue warnings of bad posture
THERE YOU are, hunched over a keyboard when your computer lets out a warning chirp and flashes a message: "You're slouching, sit up straight!" p'Trinity News' nets student media award
TRINITY STUDENT paper Trinity News scooped the top three prizes at the national student media awards last night. pDrug firm criticised by journal for clinical studies 'manipulation'
ONE OF the world's leading medical journals has criticised the drug company Merck & Co for its alleged "manipulation of clinical research articles and clinical reviews". pCat Laughs festival line-up revealed
DETAILS OF the 15th annual Smithwick's Cat Laughs Comedy
Festival were announced in Dublin yesterday. pIn Short
A round-up of today's other stories in brief. p
Kenny warns of trade deal risk to Lisbon poll
FINE GAEL leader Enda Kenny said yesterday that he did not want the outcome of the Lisbon Treaty referendum decided by the outcome of the World Trade talks in Geneva on May 19th next. pSwedish EU commissioner distances herself from treaty e-mail
EU COMMISSIONER Margot Wallstrom has denied she told the Government Brussels would "tone down" initiatives before the Irish referendum on the Lisbon Treaty. pLisbon Treaty: text of e-mail
The text of the controversial e-mail which refers to a briefing by Dan Mulhall, director of the EU division in the Department of Foreign Affairs about the Lisbon Treaty referendum: pGarda inquiry into De Rossa incident
THE GARDA Síochána has confirmed that it is investigating an incident during which Labour MEP Proinsias De Rossa was knocked to the ground by a small group of anti-Lisbon Treaty protesters near Liberty Hall on Monday night. p
Taoiseach leads tributes to Dr Hillery
BERTIE AHERN: FORMER PRESIDENT Dr Patrick Hillery "gave outstanding and unrivalled service to the Irish State and to the Irish people" and his "entire career sums up what is best about politics and public service", Taoiseach Bertie Ahern told the Dáil. pFine Gael leader notes Hillery's 'political nobility'
ENDA KENNY: PADDY HILLERY was "political nobility, which he personified with flawless integrity, extraordinary empathy, the utmost probity, impeccable standards and as a consequence, impeccable standing", according to Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny. p'One of the most influential figures in Irish public life'
ÉAMON GILMORE: FEW PUBLIC figures have left behind such a record of achievement at constituency, national and international level as former president Dr Paddy Hillery, the Dáil was told. pWomen 'can be truly grateful' for his stand on equal pay
MARY HARNEY: THE WOMEN of Ireland "can be truly grateful" for the "quiet determination" of Dr Patrick Hillery in his role as Ireland's first European commissioner, Minister for Health and acting leader of the Progressive Democrats Mary Harney told the Dáil. p'Rock solid' in turbulent times
JOHN GORMLEY: DR PATRICK Hillery "was a true statesman and he is a role model for all of us who work in public life", Green Party leader and Minister for the Environment John Gormley said. pTalent and energy praised
CAOIMHGHÍN Ó CAOLÁIN: SINN FÉIN leader in the Dáil Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin described Dr Patrick Hillery as "a modest and unassuming man who used his talents and energies effectively but preferred to do so without any great fanfare". p'Unassuming patriot' set standards in public service
SEANAD: MEMBERS ON both sides of the House spoke admiringly of former president Patrick Hillery as a statesman and politician who had set standards which everyone in public service should strive to emulate. p
Hundreds at removal service for former president
PRO-CATHEDRAL: PRESIDENT MARY McAleese and Taoiseach
Bertie Ahern were among several hundred mourners attending the
removal service of the late president Patrick Hillery at St Mary's
Pro-Cathedral in Dublin yesterday afternoon. pBishop's address 'Simple tribute' by fellow Clareman who remembers friend of 57 years
THE LAST thing Dr Patrick Hillery would have wanted at his funeral was a eulogy, auxiliary Bishop of Dublin Dr Fiachra Ó Ceallaigh told mourners at the Pro-Cathedral yesterday. pMourners queue to pay last respects
MOURNERS IN their hundreds queued outside the Pro Cathedral in Dublin last night to pay their respects to former president Patrick Hillery, who lay in state after the formal reception of his remains. p
Broadcaster agrees to buy Gorse Hill as land dispute ends
COURT HEARING: RTÉ
BROADCASTER Pat Kenny is to buy the lands in Dalkey, Co Dublin,
which were at the centre of the bitter legal dispute with his
neighbour, as part of the settlement of the row. Mr Kenny says he
will maintain the lands as a nature reserve. pBoth sides pleased with outcome
REACTION: BOTH SIDES in the dispute between RTÉ broadcaster Pat Kenny and his neighbour Gerard Charlton emerged from the court on Church Street yesterday looking triumphant. pCharlton statement
FOLLOWING A recommendation from Ms Justice Harding Clark during the trial, mediation took place between the parties before Rory Brady SC. pMediation has begun to enter mainstream in dispute resolution
ANALYSIS: THERE IS no doubt that Ms Justice Harding Clark's intervention in proposing mediation led to the solution of the dispute between the Kenny and Charlton families over Gorse Hill. This was warmly acknowledged by counsel for the Charltons, Eoin Fitzsimons SC, yesterday. pWalsh told her doctor she had been assaulted
A WOMAN whose husband is on trial for her murder claimed she had been assaulted less than two weeks before she disappeared, a Central Criminal Court jury has heard. pJudge rejects claim by woman over vote on public right of way in Donegal
A HIGH Court judge has rejected claims by a local woman that a vote to extinguish a public right of way on a road in Bunbeg, Co Donegal and transfer it to a brother- in-law of a local Minister of State is invalid because of the way a party whip was imposed on Fianna Fáil councillors who voted in favour of the proposal. pESB ordered to remove lamp post blocking view of Dublin Bay
A RESIDENT of Killiney has won a court order directing the removal of an eyesore spoiling his panoramic view of Dublin Bay. pJudge adjourns sentence for man who had child porn
A GERMAN national has had his sentence for possession of pornography showing "the systematic rape of children" adjourned to see if appropriate treatment can be secured for him in Germany. pEviction for alleged anti-social behaviour challenged
A DUBLIN family has brought a High Court action seeking declarations and damages from Dublin City Council for alleged breach of their rights under the European Convention of Human Rights after their eviction was ordered for alleged anti-social behaviour. pIn Short
A round-up of today's other stories in brief. p
Vodafone says huge effort made tracking Omagh calls
THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS company Vodafone put unprecedented resources into assisting the hunt for the Omagh bombers, the High Court in Belfast heard yesterday. pNelson killing an attempt to derail 'chance of peace'
THE MURDER of lawyer Rosemary Nelson by loyalists nine years ago was a brutal and cowardly attempt to "remove the chances of reconciliation" at a time of great political change, a public inquiry has heard. pBackground: inquiries in the North
The Rosemary Nelson Inquiry was set up by former Northern secretary Paul Murphy in 2004 in response to recommendations by former Canadian supreme court judge Peter Corey. pInquiry sought on RUC man's killing
THE SON of an RUC officer murdered by the IRA almost 20 years ago has called for a public inquiry into the killing after the North's Police Ombudsman found that there were flaws in the initial police investigation. pNorth has more autism education support
CHILDREN WITH autism in Northern Ireland are much more likely to be in receipt of specialist education compared with the Republic, it emerged yesterday. p
AIB earned £1.5m from share in Quarryvale
AIB BANK earned £1.5 million from its share in the Quarryvale development, a senior banker told the Mahon tribunal yesterday. p
Derry man to plead not guilty in dangerous driving case
A DERRY man appeared in court in Carndonagh, Co Donegal, yesterday charged with dangerous driving causing the deaths of five young people in a two-car crash in Co Donegal in 2005. pCouncillors defy planners on house
SLIGO COUNTY councillors have for the first time in 16 years passed a controversial Section 140 motion despite a warning from planners that they were setting "an undesirable precedent". Section 140s were previously known as Section 4s. pPatio area planned for Collins home challenged
A PATIO decking area in Kells Bay, Co Kerry, attached to the rebuilding of the residence of former MEP and minister Gerry Collins has run into difficulties after a complaint to the planning department of Kerry County Council. pAer Lingus to fly remains to Shannon
AER LINGUS is to restart the repatriation service to Shannon airport of remains for funerals. The service ended when the airline dropped its Shannon to Heathrow route in January and it meant funerals were being delayed by a day or more, often causing distress to relatives. pFishermen criticise radio ad campaign by fisheries agency
A NEW radio advertising campaign funded by a State agency has been criticised as a "misuse of public funds" by the Federation of Irish Fishermen. pFestival of Celtic media gets under way in Galway
BRITISH ACADEMY Award-winning writer Jimmy McGovern, documentary film-maker Paul Watson and Belfast actor Stephen Rea will be among the participants at the Celtic Media Festival which opens in Galway today. p
