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Craft union calls for rejection of EU treaty
The State's largest craft union, the Technical Engineering and Electrical Union, has urged its 45,000 members to vote "No" in next month's Lisbon Treaty referendum. p

Founder of charity calls for bigger private role in Irish Aid
ENTREPRENEUR AND charity founder Niall Mellon has called for greater private sector involvement in Irish Aid, the overseas development wing of the Department of Foreign Affairs. p

DUP denies pledge to McGuinness on control of policing
THE DUP has rejected a claim by Martin McGuinness that he received a personal commitment from senior DUP politicians that policing and justice powers would be transferred to the Northern Executive this month, as envisaged in the St Andrews Agreement. p

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Carbon footprint calculator the latest step in trying to reduce emissions
AS GREEN Party leader and Minister for the Environment, John Gormley has done many things that minimise personal carbon emissions. p
Bill to replace wards of court system will reflect rights of disabled people
A BILL TO replace the wards of court system, where the courts administer the affairs of people who are unable to do so themselves, will be published in the coming months. p
Funding for integration 'woefully inadequate'
FUNDING FOR integration remains "woefully inadequate" and must be increased if the Government is to fulfil its commitments in the area, a migrant group has said. p
Inquiry into how law centre files left in dump
THE DATA Protection Commissioner is investigating how confidential records of clients of a Dublin law centre ended up in a rubbish dump without being shredded. p
Business challenges Lisbon opponents
PRO-LISBON Treaty business leaders have launched a sharp attack on what they called "obtuse" criticisms of the language used in the treaty. p
FG could look to former GAA head for seat in Europe
THERE IS speculation that Fine Gael may approach former GAA president Seán Kelly to run for the party in the South constituency in next year's European parliament elections. p
C of I to elect new Bishop of Limerick
THE CHURCH of Ireland Episcopal Electoral College will meet in Dublin’s Christ Church Cathedral today to elect a new Bishop of Limerick and Killaloe. p
Dublin children waiting 18 months for speech and language services
MORE THAN 4,000 Dublin children are forced to wait an average of 18 months for speech and language services, according to information obtained from the HSE by Fine Gael education spokesman, Brian Hayes. p
Irish airman to be laid to rest after 66-year wait
IT WAS her mother’s dying wish. Peggy Kehoe (88) fought for decades to find the remains of her war hero brother – killed when an RAF bomber ploughed into a Dutch potato field in 1941 - and to have him brought home to Ireland for burial in consecrated ground. p
Fund still invests in arms, drinks and tobacco companies
John Downes looks at the make-up of the National Pensions Reserve Fund's €19.3 billion investments p
Amnesty seeks 'ethical screening'
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL has urged Government agencies to "ethically screen" companies before investing in them. p
Growth in State agencies criticised
THE GOVERNMENT is planning to create 11 new State agencies despite promising public service reform, Labour leader Éamon Gilmore said yesterday. p
Ahern to stay on as TD until next general election
Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has written to his constituents promising to continue to represent them in the Dáil until the next general election, appearing to rule out an imminent move to another high-profile political role. p
IRA has left the stage, says Deputy First Minister
SINN FÉIN Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness has stated that he does not know whether the IRA army council remains in existence. p
Obstetrician in Neary case cleared of misconduct
THE MEDICAL Council has set aside a decision it made to find a Dublin-based consultant obstetrician guilty of professional misconduct. p
HSE warning over nurses dispute
The Health Service Executive (HSE) could become embroiled in a "long and dirty battle" with psychiatric nurses, the nurses' unions warned yesterday. p
Binge couple 'unlikely' to face neglect charges
THE SAFETY and wellbeing of the three children of a Co Derry couple who were temporarily taken into care in Portugal must be of primary importance, according to a Co Derry councillor who knows the family. p
Parts of central Dublin could be car-free next year
PROPOSALS TO ban all private cars and vehicles from parts of Dublin city centre could be implemented within a year, it has emerged. p
Dublin Bus unveils plans for city centre interchange on Abbey Street
DUBLIN BUS has unveiled plans for a 13,000sq m interchange to be built in the city centre. p
Things heat up over holiday weekend
THE HIGHEST temperatures recorded so far this year - 20.4C at Mount Dillon in Co Roscommon - arrived right on cue over the Bank Holiday weekend, the official first weekend of summer. p
Boy swept away in river Foyle feared drowned
A 14-YEAR-OLD schoolboy was missing, feared drowned, last night after he was swept away by a current while fishing in the river Foyle. p
Green Party calls for rejection of €129m Dún Laoghaire beach scheme
THE GREEN Party has called for the rejection of a €129 million scheme to provide new beach and aquatic facilities at Dún Laoghaire, south Dublin. p
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Regional News

Midlands sees highest rise in jobless
COUNTIES MEATH, Leitrim and Laois recorded the largest proportionate increases in the number of people claiming unemployment benefit in the past year, with take-up in Laois rising by more than twice the national average, Central Statistics Office figures show. p
'Lusitania' sinking commemorated
THE SINKING of the Lusitania was remembered in Cobh, Co Cork, yesterday with prayers, music and the laying of wreaths. p
Gardaí seize 'racing' cars at Killarney rally
SEVENTY-ONE vehicles were seized by gardaí in Co Kerry over the weekend during Killarney’s annual motor rally. p
Higgins questions validity of laws to facilitate Corrib line
LEGISLATION PASSED by the Government more than six years ago to facilitate the Corrib gas onshore pipeline was flawed, according to Labour Party president Michael D Higgins. p
Irish Volvo yacht race entry set to leave China
IRELAND’S ENTRY in this year’s Volvo Ocean around the world yacht race is due to leave a Chinese shipyard this week, on the first leg of its passage to Galway. p

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Craft union calls for rejection of EU treaty

Founder of charity calls for bigger private role in Irish Aid

DUP denies pledge to McGuinness on control of policing

Carbon footprint calculator the latest step in trying to reduce emissions

Bill to replace wards of court system will reflect rights of disabled people

Funding for integration 'woefully inadequate'

Inquiry into how law centre files left in dump

Business challenges Lisbon opponents

FG could look to former GAA head for seat in Europe

C of I to elect new Bishop of Limerick

Dublin children waiting 18 months for speech and language services

Irish airman to be laid to rest after 66-year wait

Fund still invests in arms, drinks and tobacco companies

Amnesty seeks 'ethical screening'

Growth in State agencies criticised

Ahern to stay on as TD until next general election

IRA has left the stage, says Deputy First Minister

Obstetrician in Neary case cleared of misconduct

HSE warning over nurses dispute

Binge couple 'unlikely' to face neglect charges

Parts of central Dublin could be car-free next year

Dublin Bus unveils plans for city centre interchange on Abbey Street

Things heat up over holiday weekend

Boy swept away in river Foyle feared drowned

Green Party calls for rejection of €129m Dún Laoghaire beach scheme

In Short

Midlands sees highest rise in jobless

'Lusitania' sinking commemorated

Gardaí seize 'racing' cars at Killarney rally

Higgins questions validity of laws to facilitate Corrib line

Irish Volvo yacht race entry set to leave China

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