Top Stories: The future of Clare hurling and manager Mike McNamara remains unclear as a meeting between McNamara and the hurling panel was postponed last night. The meeting was aimed at solving the current impass... RTE Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:02:03 -0500Sean O'Brien has been added to the Ireland replacements bench for Saturday's Test match against South Africa at Croke Park. O'Brien comes into the squad in place of Denis Leamy, who has failed to r... Planet Rugby Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:00:37 -0500Sean O'Brien has been added to the Ireland replacements bench for Saturday's Test match against South Africa at Croke Park. O'Brien comes into the squad in place of Denis Leamy, who has failed to r... Planet Rugby Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:00:35 -0500Jeev Milkha Singh and Jyoti Randhawa shared six birdies against a lone bogey to return a steady five-under 67 and take a share of the 15th spot after the opening round of the Omega Mission Hills World... NDTV Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:59:22 -0500Experienced back-row forward Denis Leamy has been ruled out of Ireland's squad for Saturday's meeting with South Africa because of an ankle injury. Mail and Guardian Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:57:37 -0500Insolvent State agency Dublin Docklands Development Authority plunges to massive loss of €213m; Taxpayer bailout signalled after reckless venture By Finfacts Team Nov 26, 2009 - 11:27:11 AM >... Finfacts Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:53:06 -0500Dublin Archdiocese , and is one of several government inquiries ordered after the chronic child rape, beatings and other cruelty was revealed in Catholic-run schools, children's workhouses and orphana... Examiner Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:52:52 -0500The value of Ireland's exports got a boost in September when they rose by 11% over the previous month.However, the strength of the euro is likely to have played a role in the figures.Together with mor... Breaking News.ie Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:49:03 -0500Two Irish Times journalists have been ordered to pay all of the costs of their legal row with the Mahon Tribunal, despite winning their case.The Supreme Court ruled last July that editor Geraldine Ken... Breaking News.ie Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:49:02 -0500The Commission set up to investigate the Dublin Archdiocese said today its report will eventually be published in full.Sections have been censored and abusive priests given aliases to prevent pending ... Breaking News.ie Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:49:01 -0500The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre has said its counsellors are already flat out dealing with calls ahead of the publication of the report into clerical sex abuse in the Dublin Archdiocese.The Murphy repor... Breaking News.ie Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:49:01 -0500Many roads remain closed in Fermanagh as floods continue to cause problems in the county. On Tuesday, engineers worked through the night to raise a road near Erneside Shopping Centre in Enniskillen. T... BBC Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:37:06 -0500A 33-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to 11 charges of making indecent photographs of children in Ballykelly. Sean O'Leary, from Madeley Close in Market Drayton, appeared at Londonderry Magistrates... BBC Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:37:05 -0500SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) - Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell tore up the course with a 14-under-par 58 to give Ireland a three-stroke lead after the first-round fourballs at the 55th World Cup of Golf... Reuters Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:33:03 -0500Peter de Villiers will meet IRB referee chief Paddy O'Brien before South Africa's clash with Ireland to address his scrum concerns. De Villiers has previously been publicly furious at not having be... Planet Rugby Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:36:56 -0500Nov 26 2009 Defence giant BAE Systems is planning to axe up to 640 jobs following a review of its workload. The firm said it will start consulting on 642 potential job losses across eight sites in... Loughborough Echo Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:33:34 -0500Nov 26 2009 A former top diplomat with extensive knowledge about the relationship between Tony Blair and George Bush is giving evidence to the Iraq inquiry. Sir Christopher Meyer, who was Britain'... Loughborough Echo Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:33:33 -0500Nov 26 2009 Controversial plans to bring in minimum pricing for alcohol appeared doomed after Labour politicians in Scotland said they would oppose the move. Doctors and alcohol campaigners have b... Loughborough Echo Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:33:32 -0500Jim McDowell suffered severe cuts and bruising to his head and body after being punched and kicked to the ground by four men yesterday evening. The 60-year-old ex-rugby player and boxer believes... Independent.ie Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:31:48 -0500Setanta Sports Television is offering a free advertising campaign to three Irish charities this Christmas. Recognising that raising those much-needed funds and generating awareness is all the more d... Independent.ie Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:31:47 -0500Mobile phone operator 3 has announced it has more than 175,000 mobile broadband customers in Ireland.Marking the occasion 3 has announced the launch of MiFi or Mobile WiFi, a wireless broadband servic... Breaking News.ie Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:25:23 -0500Waterways Ireland has said that all of the Shannon is now in flood and that unprecedented levels of water have been recorded.It is expected that Athlone will be badly hit.Directors of Services at West... Breaking News.ie Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:25:23 -0500The level of a road in Enniskillen has been successfully raised to allow traffic to access it.Tonnes of stones have been laid on top of Quay Pass, the main route to the Erneside Shopping Centre. Engin... BBC Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:14:34 -0500Australia arrived in Europe seeking a first Grand Slam over the Home Unions in 25 years, but defeat by Wales at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday could send them plummeting to their lowest ever posit... Planet Rugby Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:17:16 -0500Ireland coach Declan Kidney refuses to be deceived by South Africa's collapse in form ahead of Saturday's Croke Park showdown. A hard-fought 32-10 victory over Italy is South Africa's solitary succ... Planet Rugby Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:17:15 -0500Nov 26 2009 Struggling transport group National Express is to be stripped of its East Anglia rail franchise three years early, the Government has said. The decision from the Department for Transpo... Loughborough Echo Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:14:31 -0500Nov 26 2009 Around 150 people were evacuated from their homes after a huge blaze at a building site spread to several blocks of flats. More than 125 firefighters were tackling the blaze in Peckham... Loughborough Echo Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:14:30 -0500Nov 26 2009 A former top diplomat with extensive knowledge about the relationship between Tony Blair and George Bush will give evidence to the Iraq inquiry. Sir Christopher Meyer, who was Britain'... Loughborough Echo Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:14:29 -0500Nov 26 2009 The parents of fugitive former royal aide Jane Andrews asked a taxi driver to take them and their daughter back home before she was recaptured by police, it has been reported. Cabbie D... Loughborough Echo Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:14:28 -0500Nov 26 2009 Ahead of the first anniversary of the deadly terror attacks that paralysed Mumbai for 60 hours, groups around the city held vigils, called for police reform and painted murals to rememb... Loughborough Echo Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:14:27 -0500Nov 26 2009 An activist group has begun posting 573,000 pager messages purportedly sent on September 11 2001. The messages range from "Second World Trade Centre tower collapses" to "I'm OK & love ... Loughborough Echo Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:14:24 -0500Nov 26 2009 Households will see a £3 fall in average water bills to £340 before inflation over the next five years, industry regulator Ofwat said. The watchdog's final decision on pric... Loughborough Echo Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:14:23 -0500Nov 26 2009 Children's Secretary Ed Balls is to call for schools to save money through a series of belt-tightening measures. Speaking to the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust's (SSAT) annual ... Loughborough Echo Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:14:22 -0500Nov 26 2009 Around 150 people were evacuated from their homes after a huge blaze at a building site spread to several blocks of flats. More than 125 firefighters were tackling the blaze in Peckham... Loughborough Echo Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:14:21 -0500A 22-year-old man who was charged with the murder of his grandfather was further remanded in custody yesterday. At Ennis District Court yesterday, Garda Inspector John O'Sullivan applied for a further... Independent.ie Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:12:51 -0500Irish Independent yesterday of the Christian Brothers' extra compensation offer, the minister's officials contacted the remaining 17 orders, asking them not to publish the information just yet. "Given... Independent.ie Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:12:49 -0500FEROCIOUS gales tore the roof off a new apartment block yesterday, forcing 50 residents out of their homes. Freak winds caused the roof of a penthouse in Carrickmines south Dublin, to come off. The af... Independent.ie Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:12:48 -0500See Search Box lower down this column for searches of Finfacts news pages. Where there may be the odd special character missing from an older page, it's a problem that developed when Interactiv... Finfacts Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:10:43 -0500The ESB has confirmed it is to release more water from Parteen Weir.In a statement, the company said they'll be increasing the levels released throughout the morning by up to 8%. The extra water could... Breaking News.ie Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:06:24 -0500Tributes have been paid to a Fermanagh couple who were found dead earlier this week.A neighbour found Ann Barbour, 83, dead at her home on the Sligo Road in Enniskillen on Tuesday evening. The body of... BBC Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:55:25 -0500Donemana have been handed a suspended three-year ban from the Bob Kerr Irish Senior Cup after crowd trouble at this year's final against Leinster.The punishment follows what the Cricket Committee of C... BBC Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:55:23 -0500Clothing and Footwear Retail Market in Ireland " report to their offering. The retail databooks are based on key market value data for eight major product sectors, 20 product markets, 16 core retail d... Earth Times Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:46:54 -0500A murder investigation has been launched in Arklow, Co Wicklow, after a shopkeeper was stabbed to death during a robbery. At around 8pm last night, a man armed with a knife tried to rob Broders on Co... RTE News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:55:27 -0500HSE has advised that its National Counselling Service is available to adults who experienced abuse as a child. Counselling is available at 60 locations throughout... Independent.ie Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:49:11 -0500A SURGE in applications from Irish school leavers for prestigious university courses in the UK next year has prompted fears of a brain drain.The Government has pledged to keep the brightest students h... Independent.ie Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:49:09 -0500A THIRD of employers want Irish students to learn Chinese.New research published yesterday reveals a lack of language skills is hampering business with... Independent.ie Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:49:08 -0500UNIONS have warned their chief negotiators not to "sell out" frontline workers during talks with the Government as it seeks to slash €1.3bn off the public sector pay bill.Suspicion among some pu... Independent.ie Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:49:05 -0500WORKERS on the average industrial wage will lose another €660 a year from their wages if the Government proceeds with plans to change the pension system in the Budget.And many middle-income earn... Independent.ie Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:49:04 -0500TWO barmen charged with the unlawful killing of an English man who died from acute alcohol intoxication on the night of his birthday will have their case heard next year.Bar manager Gary Wright (32) a... Independent.ie Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:49:02 -0500Long gone are the gas lamps that once provided light and the 'Beano', the playschool where local children used to attend, is now a VEC college. But yesterday Margaret, from Dublin's Patrick Street, j... Independent.ie Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:49:00 -0500A Glasgow man became the first person to be given a prison sentence at the historic first sitting of the new €140m Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin yesterday.Patrick Doherty (46), a father o... Independent.ie Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:48:59 -0500IT was an historic day, but after the TV crews and a diplomatic delegation left the new Criminal Courts of Justice (CCJ), it was back to business for... Independent.ie Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:48:57 -0500Dublin Airport Authority said that winds gusting up to 50 knots on the airport's main runway forced the diversion of seven flights to Shannon and another three to Manchester."It is up to the pilot and... Independent.ie Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:48:56 -0500MILITARY officers who live in barracks are being forced to pay a €200 levy for parking their cars outside their front doors.The officers are caught by a new measure introduced by... Independent.ie Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:48:55 -0500OVER 200,000 property owners hit by the annual €200 "second-home" tax are going to be charged twice in the space of five months.Thousands of home owners have been paying the €200 due for 20... Independent.ie Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:48:53 -0500Green Party was called upon last night to say if it agreed with a senior party figure that anybody earning over €100,000 should have their child benefit ended.The Greens' deputy leader... Independent.ie Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:48:52 -0500ANGLO Irish Bank has begun legal action against former chief executive David Drumm and his wife Lorraine to recover loans of around €8m and to stop Mr Drumm from transferring a house in Malahide ... Independent.ie Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:48:51 -0500AS if to underline the extent of the crisis across the motor industry, one well-known marque here yesterday announced a €14,000 reduction in the price of one of its mainstream vehicles.A version... Independent.ie Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:48:49 -0500Portugal to spend Christmas there with a friend of his. But then the bad news broke yesterday afternoon."I run a business on Baggot Street in Dublin," explained Mr Hannon. "Various people came in to m... Independent.ie Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:48:49 -0500Lough Allen . Experts warned that a third of the rainfall normally experienced in one year had fallen in November alone so far -- and on land that was already "seriously saturated". Lough Ree is being... Independent.ie Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:48:46 -0500A 59-year-old woman has been charged with 87 counts of indecent assault. The charges relate to seven named girls who were allegedly assaulted at an Offaly primary school in the 1970s.The woman, who ca... Independent.ie Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:48:45 -0500TWO children who suffered "psychological injury" after armed intruders broke into their holiday apartment have been awarded €6,500.Package holiday operator Budget Travel was ordered to pay the c... Independent.ie Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:48:42 -0500Up to 400,000 Quinn Healthcare customers are facing health insurance premium rises of an average of 15pc from early 2010, it was announced yesterday.The company said the price hike was a direct result... Independent.ie Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:48:41 -0500SOME 98,000 places will be made available for children to avail of the Government's free pre-school year due to start in January, well in excess of the 60,000 places needed.But childcare providers war... Independent.ie Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:48:39 -0500Ten men and three women were in garda custody last night as part of an investigation into organised crime, including a spate of ATM raids over the past year.The 13 suspects were detained by detectives... Independent.ie Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:48:38 -0500See Search Box lower down this column for searches of Finfacts news pages. Where there may be the odd special character missing from an older page, it's a problem that developed when Interactiv... Finfacts Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:46:38 -0500US commercial property values have fallen by -21.3% over the first three quarters of 2009 By Finfacts Team Nov 26, 2009 - 4:27:39 AM >... Finfacts Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:46:36 -0500There was a 30% increase in the number of alcohol-related crimes between 2003 and 2007.A new report from the Health Research Board shows the typical offender was a young man aged 24 or under and minor... Breaking News.ie Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:42:21 -0500Groups representing parents and children are coming together today to jointly oppose any cuts or changes to Child Benefit in December's Budget.The National Women's Council, the Children's Rights Allia... Breaking News.ie Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:42:21 -0500Detectives are searching for the killer of a shopkeeper stabbed last night during an attempted robbery in Arklow, Co Wicklow.Father of two John Deasy, who was in his 40's was attacked when he confront... Breaking News.ie Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:42:20 -0500Sinn Fein has said it will oppose recommendations to increase assembly member's salaries.The Senior Salary Review Board's (SSRB) recommendation to increase the wages of MLAs, will be included in a rep... BBC Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:31:37 -0500AFP, BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND Thursday, Nov 26, 2009, Page 6 Northern Ireland police charged two men on Tuesday over a weekend shooting that, along with a failed car bombing, posed new threats to... Taipei Times Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:19:40 -0500The Government is to introduce legislation to provide a new definition of what constitutes a Gaeltacht area. The details are contained in a Government draft strategy for the Irish language which is t... RTE News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:32:28 -0500Quinn Healthcare announces price hike of 15% in 2010 at time when Irish annual deflation is at 6.6% By Finfacts Team Nov 26, 2009 - 6:58:26 AM >... Finfacts Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:24:55 -0500ESRI supports single rate of tax relief on Irish pension contributions; Estimates savings in range €500 million to €1 billion By Finfacts Team Nov 26, 2009 - 6:13:52 AM >... Finfacts Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:24:53 -0500The Office of Tobacco Control has said there is a long way to go to ensure cigarettes are not getting into the hands of minors.It's latest research shows around a third of minors are still buying ciga... Breaking News.ie Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:20:39 -0500The Taoiseach Brian Cowen is to visit flood-hit areas in Westmeath and County Offaly today to meet with officials and the victims of flooding.The ESB released more water from the Parteen weir last nig... Breaking News.ie Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:20:38 -0500About a third of MLAs are employing relatives out of assembly funds, according to the assembly's new register of interests.Some assembly members have hired more than one relation to work in their cons... BBC Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:09:38 -0500BBC Radio Ulster The BBC has learned that a water sculpture built as part of the £50m phase one redevelopment of the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast has had to be closed.A senior repr... BBC Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:09:38 -0500Andrew Luck is fine with admitting that this Notre Dame thing doesn't mean much to him. Not Charlie Weis' job, not Jimmy Clausen's shiner, not Touchdown Jesus' tears, not threadbare tradition, not muc... San Francisco Chronicle Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:08:29 -0500Nov 26 2009 A campaign to boost Britain's pubs has been launched in a bid to halt a wave of closures, now running at 50 a week. The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) and the Society of Indep... Loughborough Echo Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:03:32 -0500Minister John Gormley last night pointed a finger of blame at bad planning and building on flood plains for the flooding crisis across the country.Mr Gormley said it wasn't possible to say how big a r... Independent.ie Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:01:46 -0500GALWAY , hundreds of people have been forced out of their homes as a result of the catastrophic floods.Among the latest to evacuate were homeowners in the Kiltartan, Peterswell and Ardrahan areas of s... Independent.ie Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:01:43 -0500ESB said that water levels on Leitrim's Lough Allen remained close to record levels but had stabilised. It said it would not be discharging any additional water downstream.In the lower Shannon region,... Independent.ie Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:01:42 -0500Hasbro is to cut 22 jobs in a bid to reduce costs.The company, which employs almost 250 people, said that it was forced into seeking the redundancies because of the current economic climate and to pro... Independent.ie Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:01:39 -0500Demographic change in industrial countries; Less impact on health spending than widely believed By Finfacts Team Nov 26, 2009 - 4:50:05 AM >... Finfacts Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:59:59 -0500Berea, Ohio » Cleveland Browns quarterback Brady Quinn says Notre Dame would be making a mistake if it fires coach Charlie Weis. Quinn, who played two seasons for Weis with the Fighting Irish,... Salt Lake Tribune Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:50:27 -0500Nov 26 2009 Tens of thousands of Whitehall civil servants could be relocated outside London and the South East under proposals in a Treasury review, it has been reported. The Smarter Government Re... Loughborough Echo Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:12:56 -0500Nov 26 2009 Banks will face new scrutiny over the million-pound big-hitters on the payroll under an overhaul of pay and governance. Sir David Walker said banks and other financial institutions sho... Loughborough Echo Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:12:55 -0500Disclosures in May of floggings, slave labour and gang rape in much of Ireland's now defunct system of industrial and reform schools have shamed Irish people and put pressure on religious orders who r... The China Post Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:06:20 -0500Nov 26 2009 A former head of MI6 has launched an attack on the Government for its financing and handling of the military campaign in Afghanistan. Sir Richard Dearlove, who was chief of the Secret ... Loughborough Echo Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:43:33 -0500Nov 25 2009 Everton Football Club's plan to relocate from Liverpool to a new £400 million stadium and shopping centre have been rejected, sources have said. The club hoped to move from Goodi... Loughborough Echo Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:43:32 -0500MARY FITZGERALD Foreign Affairs Correspondent IRELAND IS poised to take up the chair of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe in 2012, if all member states agree to it at the OSCE&#... Irish Times Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:42:37 -0500GERRY MORIARTYCONOR LALLY and TWO MEN appeared in court yesterday charged with attempted murder of a young Catholic PSNI officer in Garrison, Co Fermanagh, last Saturday.Gerard James McManus (26), Fer... Irish Times Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:29:30 -0500In Short A DUBLIN man was jailed for 12 years at the Central Criminal Court yesterday for attempting to murder his brother-in-law.Mr Justice Paul Carney, sitting at the Criminal Courts of Justice in D... Irish Times Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:29:28 -0500In Short A FORMER assistant manager at a Dublin refuge for victims of domestic violence has sued the Health Service Executive (HSE) and claimed she was subjected to a campaign of bullying, intimidatio... Irish Times Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:29:26 -0500In Short A DUBLIN man has told the Central Criminal Court that he went into shock after being shot twice on opening his front door to a gunman on April 29th, 2006.James Egan (24) was giving evidence i... Irish Times Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:29:24 -0500In Short A CORK city pub convicted of allowing drink to be sold to an underage girl, who had produced an age card with a “fuzzy photo” and another person’s passport and driving licen... Irish Times Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:29:22 -0500CONOR LALLY Crime Correspondent TWO MEMBERS of one of Ireland’s biggest crime gangs are being questioned by gardaí in relation to three murders in Limerick city over the past two years.The ... Irish Times Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:29:22 -0500Man on murder charge remanded A MAN charged with dangerous driving causing the deaths of a Dublin mother and her son has escaped a custodial sentence.Keith Cunningham (31) of Kilcolum, Co Waterford, w... Irish Times Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:29:20 -0500 | 
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