Provides the latest RSS feeds for Dublin News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Irish Sun.com http://www.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/10/id/7344653b7bc16d1e/ en-us Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:58:23 -0400 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:58:23 -0400 30 Dublin - A Dublin-based genealogy firm has traced US presidential hopeful Barack Obama's Irish roots back to the 17th century, and there is even circumstantial evidence that his ancestors hailed from ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16724301/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:38:03 -0400 Earth Times http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16724301/ Brian McIver is to remain in charge of Donegal for at least another year. He informed county board officials on Wednesday night that he intended to stay as manager for 2009. There are to be chan... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16724304/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:26:50 -0400 BBC http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16724304/ Aer Lingus says it carried just over one million passengers in July, the first time it has topped that mark in one month. The figure was up 8% on the same month last year. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16723355/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:24:46 -0400 Finfacts http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16723355/ National Irish Bank today reported a sharp fall in pre-tax profits for the first half of 2008. NIB's pre-tax profits were €2m, down from €7m in the same period last year, as the slowing Irish econ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16724305/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:24:34 -0400 Finfacts http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16724305/ A car dealership in west Dublin has been extensively damaged following an overnight fire. The blaze broke out at the Tom Boland car dealership on Monastary Road in Clondalkin just before midnight. D... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16724303/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:42:40 -0400 RTE http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16724303/ ASPIRE Academy for Sports Excellence has beaten some of the best teams in European football during the Milk Cup Tournament - one of the most prestigious youth football tournaments in Europe. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16723769/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:27:42 -0400 AME Info http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16723769/ Barack Obama's Irish roots have been strengthened, with the discovery that a distant ancestor was a Dublin wigmaker. Genealogists now believe the US presidential hopeful is descended from an 18th-Cen... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16724302/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:12:41 -0400 BBC http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16724302/ See 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 Interactive To... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16704528/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:21:39 -0400 Finfacts http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16704528/ US presidential candidate Barack Obama reportedly has stronger links to Ireland than previously thought.The Illinois Senator is already known to have ancestral links in Co Offaly.However, reports this... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16705448/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:33:39 -0400 Breaking News.ie http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16705448/ FIFTY of Scotland's golden eagles have been given to Ireland as part of a re-introduction programme, despite claims from campaigners that the creatures have been put at risk of being poisoned. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16705449/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:24:02 -0400 The Scotsman http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16705449/ See 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 Interactive To... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16703809/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:21:31 -0400 Finfacts http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16703809/ Three men are due in court in Dublin this morning following the shooting of a 20-year-old man in the city last Monday night. The victim is still recovering in hospital this morning after he was shot ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16705451/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 02:45:57 -0400 RTE http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16705451/ UN chief Ban Ki-moon has picked an Irish woman as his new top legal adviser. Patricia O'Brien, 51, has been the Legal Adviser to the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs in Dublin since 2003, and will... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16705446/ Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:49:09 -0400 RTE http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16705446/ Campbell said: 'David was up very early today and got to the track ahead of most others, which allowed him the opportunity to get a proper feel for the arena and the genuine speed of the circuit. 'Th... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16705445/ Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:49:07 -0400 RTE http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16705445/ Ireland will also be represented in the Star class by Peter O'Leary and Stephen Milne, who qualified at the world championship in Miami in April this year. Qingdao, on the north-east coast of China a... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16704051/ Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:49:05 -0400 RTE http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16704051/ DSG Retail Ireland is looking to grow its network of Currys and PC World operations to 50 stores within the next five years in a move that would create close to 750 jobs. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16705443/ Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:16:01 -0400 Irish Examiner http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16705443/ Irish Consumer Sentiment Index fell in July to the lowest since the survey began in 1996 By Finfacts Team Aug 6, 2008 - 12:00: PM > http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16702934/ Wed, 06 Aug 2008 07:36:00 -0400 Finfacts http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16702934/ Standard Life reports 51% jump in first-half profit; Sales of new premiums in Ireland plunge 46% By Finfacts Team Aug 6, 2008 - 10:03: AM > http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16705450/ Wed, 06 Aug 2008 07:35:58 -0400 Finfacts http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16705450/ The five-strong team of Ken Egan, Darren Sutherland, Paddy Barnes, John Joe Nevin and John Joe Joyce trained at the Ditan gym in the city late last night. However, they are unhappy about the journey ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16704951/ Wed, 06 Aug 2008 06:55:29 -0400 RTE http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16704951/ After the excitement of qualifying for the World Twenty20 tournament in England next year, it's back to first-class cricket for Ireland on Thursday as they aim for a hat-trick of Intercontinental Cup ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16705444/ Wed, 06 Aug 2008 06:41:36 -0400 Cricinfo http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16705444/ Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen might have to explain his alleged participation in a situation involving alcohol — again. And at least two... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16704645/ Wed, 06 Aug 2008 06:40:00 -0400 The Seattle Times http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16704645/ A ceremony will take place in Dublin later today to mark the 63rd anniversary of the US nuclear attack on Hiroshima in 1945.The Irish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament is holding the event in Merrion S... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16699295/ Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:50:56 -0400 Breaking News.ie http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16699295/ Three Dublin men have arrived in Beijing having cycled all the way from Ireland. It has taken the cyclists almost a year and they have covered more than 14,000km countries, across 11 countries, along... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16699003/ Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:06:07 -0400 RTE http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16699003/ THE body of a man pulled from Melbourne's Yarra River last Saturday has been identified as missing Irish tourist Stephen King. The 27-year-old was reported missing after a night out with friends on S... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16695842/ Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:20:20 -0400 Courier Mail http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16695842/ Irish Managed Pension Funds: Three years of returns wiped out; Average return over 10 years at 2.6%; Funds down 16.9% on average in 2008 By Finfacts Team Aug 6, 2008 - 4:54: AM > http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16695650/ Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:09:48 -0400 Finfacts http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16695650/ LONDON—Ten years on, the American-brokered Good Friday agreement, which laid the framework for ending 30 years of violence between Northern Ireland's Roman Catholics and Protestants, is rightful... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16690595/ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:59:40 -0400 U.S. News & World Report http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16690595/ Ireland captain William Porterfield is relishing the chance to pit his wits against the world's best after qualifying for the ICC World Twenty20. Porterfield and his men had already secured their pla... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16690723/ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:35:39 -0400 RTE http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16690723/ A 36-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the investigation into the murder of Jean Quigley. The mother-of-four's body was discovered in her home in Cornshell Fields in Derry on Saturday... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16690948/ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:35:29 -0400 RTE http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16690948/ Markets News Afternoon: European and US stocks in sharp rallies; ISEQ surges 8% in Dublin By Finfacts Team Aug 5, 2008 - 5:51: PM > http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16685419/ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:14:57 -0400 Finfacts http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16685419/ Irish Exchequer figures for July show that the public finances plunged deeper into the red in July to €6.7 billion By Finfacts Team Aug 5, 2008 - 5:04: PM > http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16685869/ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:14:54 -0400 Finfacts http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16685869/ IRELAND -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- The Macau Sporting Club's sixth annual Irish Poker Classic festival is almost here with 165 players pre-registered for the €1,500 + €100 main event already including ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16685825/ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:14:04 -0400 Online Casino City http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16685825/ DONCASTER Cup winner Septimus is carrying Europe's hopes to give Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien his first win in the prestigious Melbourne Cup. Septimus is as short as $10 with Irish bookmaking firm Pad... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16685870/ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:55:53 -0400 Courier Mail http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16685870/ Ireland and Netherlands had to settle on sharing the World Twenty20 Qualifiers trophy after persistent rain lashed Belfast, but they both already had the main prize in their pockets - a place at next ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16685283/ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:25:17 -0400 Cricinfo http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16685283/ See 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 Interactive To... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16679880/ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:15:28 -0400 Finfacts http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16679880/ Ireland have recruited former Saracens and Munster rugby director Alan Gaffney as backs coach. And new Ireland head coach Declan Kidney has also handed ex-Bristol fly-half Mark Tainton the role of k... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16680440/ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:28:31 -0400 Ananova http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16680440/ Tax emigrant happy in Ireland not UK Pharmaceutical company Shire has said it is happy with decision to move to Ireland for tax purposes http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16676169/ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 08:35:22 -0400 AccountancyAge http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16676169/ Ireland coach Declan Kidney has made two further additions to his coaching team with the announcement that both Alan Gaffney and Mark Tainton will be joining the Ireland staff. Both Gaffney and Taint... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16676168/ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 07:10:09 -0400 RTE http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16676168/ Dublin is successfully tackling its litter problem, according to an independent survey commissioned by the City Council.The survey has found that 69% of the city now has a high level of cleanliness, u... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16672266/ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 04:10:30 -0400 Breaking News.ie http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16672266/ Irish Service Activity contracted sharply in July while optimism fell to record low; Sixth month of uninterrupted activity decline By Finfacts Team Aug 5, 2008 - 8:35: AM > http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16672265/ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 03:59:32 -0400 Finfacts http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16672265/ A new international development agency is to be launched in Dublin today. Minister for Overseas Development Aid Peter Power will officiate at the unveiling of Self Help Africa at the Irish Aid Centre... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16672263/ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 03:24:29 -0400 RTE http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16672263/ The total return on the SCS / IPD Irish Quarterly Property Index for the three months to 30th June 2008, was -6.2% q/q, the lowest ever quarterly return in the index history which dates back to 1995. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16668998/ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:27:51 -0400 Finfacts http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16668998/ Dublin claimed the TG4 All-Ireland Minor Ladies' Football crown for the very first time with a comprehensive 2-18 to 1-04 victory against Tyrone in Monday's final at Kingspan Breffni Park, Cavan. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16660097/ Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:12:09 -0400 RTE http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16660097/ Ontrul Rinpoche performed a very rare Buddhist ceremony in Wicklow as part of his week-long stay in a retreat. He went to sacred sites such as Newgrange, Tara and Glendalough and was invited to mee... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16651701/ Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:37:17 -0400 Buddhist Channel http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16651701/ n knows the pain of losing a young friend to cancer, after witnessing former Edinburgh Academy pupil Gordon Lamb succumb to bone cancer aged just 19 four years ago.Mr Hay also knows how cancer can hav... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16651568/ Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:06:28 -0400 The Scotsman http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16651568/ A 20-year-old man has died in a two-car collision near Manorcunningham in Co Donegal. The crash happened at around 03.40am on the N13 Letterkenny to Derry road. The dead man, who was the driver of o... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16651867/ Mon, 04 Aug 2008 09:23:04 -0400 RTE http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16651867/ ACE Europe has announced an extension to its Elite IV Directors & Officers (D&O) liability insurance cover. "The ACE Elite IV Entity Endorsement responds to the increased exposures faced by Irish comp... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16651347/ Mon, 04 Aug 2008 09:22:47 -0400 Insurance Journal http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16651347/ Ireland won the toss on a morning with pleasant intermittent sun and put Kenya in. The first over was a stereotypical Twenty20 over: Maurice Ouma hit a daring two to a misfield and a powerful four bef... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16651158/ Mon, 04 Aug 2008 09:08:27 -0400 Cricinfo http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16651158/ Half of all small businesses in Ireland were victims of crime on at least one occasion in the past year.A new survey by the Small Firms Association has found that crime against its members increased b... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16648123/ Mon, 04 Aug 2008 05:46:31 -0400 Breaking News.ie http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16648123/ Two men are to appear in court tomorrow charged in connection with a drugs seizure in Dublin yesterday. The men, who are in their 20s and 30s, were arrested in Cabra following the seizure of cannabis... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16639886/ Sun, 03 Aug 2008 18:40:42 -0400 RTE http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16639886/ Frenetic, farcical, even ludicrous cricket. That, it seemed, was what was necessary to bring about a result in this match after rain had ripped the guts out of the middle. Ireland, defending what seem... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16639756/ Sun, 03 Aug 2008 18:30:05 -0400 Cricinfo http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16639756/ The draw for the All-Ireland SFC quarter-finals has been made. Dublin will face Tyrone, while Kerry take on Galway. Last year's beaten finalists Cork will face Kildare, while Ulster champions Armagh ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16637764/ Sun, 03 Aug 2008 15:28:01 -0400 RTE http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16637764/ Dublin - An Irish climber missing on the Himalayan mountain K2 is feared dead, Irish national broadcaster RTE reported Sunday. Gerard McDonnell, 37, known as Ger and from the south-western city of Lim... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16637765/ Sun, 03 Aug 2008 15:19:50 -0400 Earth Times http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16637765/ National League champions Kilkenny completed their Gala All-Ireland Senior Camogie campaign with a comfortable win against hosts Dublin at Ballyboden on Sunday afternoon. Kilkenny collected a third v... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16635771/ Sun, 03 Aug 2008 12:21:29 -0400 RTE http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16635771/ DUBLIN: Ireland's government, unions and employers failed to agree on a national wage deal after talks collapsed, officials said yesterday. "I regret the fact that the parties were unable to reach ag... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16632908/ Sun, 03 Aug 2008 08:47:09 -0400 Gulf Daily News http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16632908/ DUBLIN - The Irish government is struggling to find a way out of its EU treaty crisis, with speculation that a second referendum could be possible in late 2009. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16630515/ Sun, 03 Aug 2008 02:49:43 -0400 Khaleej Times http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16630515/ The Taoiseach has said he hopes to meet employers and unions at the end of the month to review the situation following the breakdown of talks on a new national wage agreement. Private sector unions a... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16626080/ Sat, 02 Aug 2008 19:31:31 -0400 RTE http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16626080/ A spokesman for the family of an Irish climber reported missing along with five others on K2, the world's second highest mountain, say they are confident he will be found . It is understood that 37-y... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16626077/ Sat, 02 Aug 2008 19:31:30 -0400 RTE http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16626077/ Where the government manages to make up that gap is an economic question. How it manages to sell it to the electorate is a political one. Its performance on both fronts will decide its future.The outl... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16627369/ Sat, 02 Aug 2008 19:31:26 -0400 Sunday Business Post http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16627369/ The timing of the announcement was not perfect, as the airline had been in the news all weekend after one of its 747s was forced to make an emergency landing in Manila when a hole was ripped into its ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16627370/ Sat, 02 Aug 2008 19:31:23 -0400 Sunday Business Post http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16627370/ John Gilligan, the Dublin criminal, one of whose gang murdered Veronica Guerin, is receiving 24-hour protection inside Ireland's top-security Portlaoise prison, to safeguard him from other prisoners. ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16626076/ Sat, 02 Aug 2008 19:29:10 -0400 The Guardian http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16626076/ A Co Limerick climber who on Friday became the first Irishman to conquer K2 - the world's second highest mountain - has been reported missing.Gerard McDonnell, 37, from Kilcornan, was climbing with a ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16626078/ Sat, 02 Aug 2008 19:28:57 -0400 The Guardian http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16626078/ Defending champions Wexford and former winners Tipperary have joined Cork and Galway in the last four of the Gala All-Ireland senior camogie championship. Tipperary's draw with Galway at Semple Stadi... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16623751/ Sat, 02 Aug 2008 15:53:09 -0400 RTE http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16623751/ Businessman Dermot Desmond has confirmed that he was offered the position of the next Chairman of Aer Lingus, but turned down the role. In a statement, Mr Desmond said that his current work commitmen... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16621411/ Sat, 02 Aug 2008 12:06:22 -0400 RTE http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16621411/ Low-scoring matches are not usually very exciting as they tend to be one-sided, but the game between the Celtic rivals ended up a thriller. Ireland, after dismissing Scotland cheaply, eventually scrap... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16621616/ Sat, 02 Aug 2008 11:55:02 -0400 Cricinfo http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16621616/ Shares in the Irish drug maker Elan lost almost half of their value Friday, while the company's U.S. partner, Biogen, tumbled 25 percent as renewed safety concerns called into question the future... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16605977/ Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:49:03 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16605977/ South Africa women put the finishing touches to Ireland's miserable summer in beating them by 8 runs in their only Twenty20 to leave them without a win in any form of the game this season. The loss me... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16606249/ Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:37:18 -0400 Cricinfo http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16606249/ In Dublin Elan tumbles 46% on Tysabri report; In New York GM stuns market with $15.5 billion second-quarter net loss By Finfacts Team Aug 1, 2008 - 4:53: PM > http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16601141/ Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:19:08 -0400 Finfacts http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16601141/ By Paul Hoskins and Ben HirschlerDUBLIN/LONDON (Reuters) - Shares in Irish drugmaker Elan dived more than 50 percent to their lowest level since 2005 on Friday as a second product setback in a week sh... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16595984/ Fri, 01 Aug 2008 10:25:27 -0400 Earth Times http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16595984/ By Mark Woods Six of cricket's "second division" sides will battle it out in the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier at Stormont from Saturday, bidding for at least two places in next year's tournamen... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16595755/ Fri, 01 Aug 2008 10:17:56 -0400 BBC http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16595755/ Irish politicians are criticising Chinese authorities for the suspension of a Chinese television channel to broadcast into Asia. It follows French satellite operator, Eutelsat's, suspension of the ind... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16595901/ Fri, 01 Aug 2008 10:27:21 -0400 Breaking News.ie http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16595901/ Alice Fulton's collection of short fiction, "The Nightingales of Troy," vividly infuses 10 stories of the members of a New York state Irish clan with humanity, humor and nuance. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16595782/ Fri, 01 Aug 2008 09:20:49 -0400 The Seattle Times http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16595782/ Irish Manufacturing PMI in July signalled record deterioration in business conditions as demand weakened By Finfacts Team Aug 1, 2008 - 8:40: AM > http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16591687/ Fri, 01 Aug 2008 05:11:02 -0400 Finfacts http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16591687/ Quarterly Bulletin , says that the Irish economy is undergoing a marked slowdown this year reflecting a decline in activity in the domestic economy and a significant moderation in external demand. The... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16587878/ Fri, 01 Aug 2008 01:05:39 -0400 Finfacts http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16587878/ THE Irish division of mobile communications provider, O2 saw its customer numbers reach record levels during the second quarter of this year, but saw its revenues for the same period fall. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16583600/ Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:42:00 -0400 Irish Examiner http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16583600/ BANK of Scotland (Ireland) has warned that current tough trading conditions are likely to affect its full-year financial performance, despite being the only division of parent group Halifax Bank of Sc... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16583599/ Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:41:56 -0400 Irish Examiner http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16583599/ Average weekly earnings in the Public Sector (excluding Health) rose by 3.6% in the year to March 2008. The index of average earnings, which excludes some effects of changes in employment composition,... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16577267/ Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:22:53 -0400 Finfacts http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16577267/ Despite being a bit rusty after a four month break from cricket, the South Africa bowlers were soon on target. Ashlyn Kilowan, who headed here after a victorious domestic Twenty20 competition, took 3 ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16576954/ Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:28:21 -0400 Cricinfo http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16576954/ Ireland defended their European Championship title with a comfortable seven-wicket victory against Scotland at Clontarf. Surrey wicketkeeper Gary Wilson hit 51 and Andre Botha an unbeaten 47 as Irelan... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16577115/ Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:28:20 -0400 Cricinfo http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16577115/ An international friendly between the Republic of Ireland and Poland has been arranged for later this year at Croke Park.The match on November 19 will see Giovanni Trapattoni's side finish off their 2... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16575214/ Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:34:30 -0400 Irish Examiner http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16575214/ Eurozone unemployment stable at 7.3% in June; EU27 stable at 6.8% - Largest annual rises in Spain: Rate at 10.7% and Ireland: at 5.7%; Lowest rates in Denmark: 2.6% and the Netherlands: 2.8% By Finf... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16569516/ Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:56:08 -0400 Finfacts http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16569516/ Central Bank says Irish residential mortgages growth fell in June to the lowest since December 1991 By Finfacts Team Jul 31, 2008 - 11:20: AM > http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16569684/ Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:56:06 -0400 Finfacts http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16569684/ London, July 31 : Archaeologists has unearthed cremated bones thought to date from around 3,500BC to 2,000BC during a dig near Lough Fea in Ireland. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16570182/ Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:53:55 -0400 New Kerala http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16570182/ The first Ireland rugby squad of the new season has been named to take part in a pre-season get together under the stewardship of new Ireland coach Declan Kidney. The 45 man squad includes the player... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16570183/ Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:19:53 -0400 RTE http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16570183/ A rude wake-up call came for more than 100 guests at a south Dublin hotel this morning. A small fire broke out in the boiler room of the Stillorgan Park Hotel just before 7am this morning. No injuri... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16567131/ Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:09:40 -0400 RTE http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16567131/ After creating TopWeddingSites.com for the United States market, we immediately noticed two things: high volume of use, and demand for similar sites in both the UK/Ireland and Canada "After cr... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16567059/ Thu, 31 Jul 2008 06:46:33 -0400 PR Web http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16567059/ A survey of the Irish hotel industry published today shows that profit levels in Dublin have fallen by 8.2% and although occupancy levels are 10% higher than other regions across the country, hotels i... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16563397/ Thu, 31 Jul 2008 03:50:13 -0400 Finfacts http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16563397/ The search for public spending cut opportunities is reported to be ongoing as the Irish Government has left on annual leave in the week of the Galway Races. Civil servants are drawing up lists of wher... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16563395/ Thu, 31 Jul 2008 03:50:11 -0400 Finfacts http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16563395/ Dublin has seen the biggest drop in house prices in the country, according to new figures, with the average second-hand house falling by 10.4% in the first three months of the year. The price of a ne... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16563394/ Thu, 31 Jul 2008 03:14:02 -0400 RTE http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16563394/ DUBLIN — A crash involving two big rigs is blocking the right-hand lane on westbound Interstate 580 near Hacienda Drive. No injuries were reported in the crash that occurred about 10:30 a.m., ac... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16560009/ Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:15:53 -0400 Oakland Tribune http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16560009/ DUBLIN, Ireland (CMC):Jamaica's national 400-metre champion, Rosemarie Whyte, captured the women's 400 metres at the inaugural Morton Memorial track and field meeting this past weekend.Running in fron... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16543716/ Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:39:25 -0400 Jamaica Gleaner http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16543716/ Ireland's unemployment rate has hit a 9-year high of 5.9 percent, government statisticians reported Wednesday, as economists warned that layoffs were spreading quickly from construction to most p... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16543714/ Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:53:03 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16543714/ A Belfast man accused of murder has chosen to be tried in Dublin under rarely used anti-terrorist laws. Gerard Mackin, of Raheen Close, Tallaght, is charged with the murder of Edward Burnsand attempt... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16543715/ Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:27:18 -0400 BBC http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16543715/ A Belfast man today opted to be tried in Dublin under rarely used anti-terrorist laws for a Continuity IRA linked murder carried out in Belfast.Gerard Mackin opted to be tried on the murder and other ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16538996/ Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:18:36 -0400 Breaking News.ie http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16538996/ jjordan1@herald-leader.com LOUISVILLE — Medal winners at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in 2010 can celebrate their success with a new Lexington-made malt whiskey if Alltech's latest p... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16538613/ Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:13:59 -0400 Lexington Herald-Leader http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16538613/ reports that an experimental Alzheimer's drug made by Wyeth and Elan Corp. was linked to a brain-swelling side effect in a study that showed no benefit for the majority of patients. Elan fell 37% and ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16538994/ Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:04:51 -0400 Finfacts http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16538994/ Liverpool's coach Rafael Benitez (L) poses for photographs with new signing Robbie Keane at the Melwood training centre in Liverpool, northern England, July 29, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16538991/ Wed, 30 Jul 2008 07:51:36 -0400 People's Daily http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16538991/ British insurer Aviva, which owns Hibernian, has reported a 12% rise in first-half profits as the strong euro helped offset the impact of market turmoil. But its Irish profits fell almost 20% as life ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16538988/ Wed, 30 Jul 2008 07:25:03 -0400 RTE http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16538988/ More than 200 passengers were put on standby to evacuate an Irish ferry after a fire broke out on board early this morning. The alert was issued after a blaze started in the engine room on deck level... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16538989/ Wed, 30 Jul 2008 07:24:41 -0400 RTE http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/16538989/