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 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:05:04 -0400 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:05:04 -0400 30 Washington, July 3 : Love beer and have a dream to travel to the space? Well, here's your chance to fulfil your wish-just enter a new contest by the company behind the dark Irish beer Guinness.he beer bosses have reserved a seat aboard a suborbital Virgin Galactic space liner as one of three experience prizes in an online contest honouring the 250th birthday of the beer's brewery this year. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/514687/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:40:04 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/514687/cs/1/ MICHAEL O'REGAN TAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen defended his record as minister for finance during a series of statements on the recent OECD and IMF reports. His regret, he said, was that he did not manage to p... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25856110/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:49:13 -0400 Irish Times http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25856110/ CAIRO (AP) - The international peacekeeping mission in Darfur says gunmen have abducted two female aid workers in the western Sudanese region. Noureddine Mezni, a spokesman for the United Nations-Afr... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25855861/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:49:25 -0400 KTNV http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25855861/ The new US ambassador to Ireland, Dan Rooney, with James and John Finn from Claremorris, Co Mayo, during the American Chamber of Commerce Ireland annual Independence Day lunch in the Four Seasons Hote... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25856125/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:49:02 -0400 Irish Times http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25856125/ It is the third kidnapping of foreign aid staff in the territory in four months. A gang of six men took the women, both working for the Irish aid group GOAL, from their compound in the north Darfur t... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25855462/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:29:48 -0400 Sky News http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25855462/ Dublin: Having grumbled about billions spent on banks, the Irish public have pulled together to rescue another treasure - described as one of Ireland's few original contributions to world cuisine: the... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25853121/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:48:48 -0400 Gulf News http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25853121/ Ireland's cricketers got off to the best possible start in their 4 day Intercontinental Cup match against Kenya at Eglington cricket club, writes John Kenny. In the first match in defence of their ti... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25851376/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:03:37 -0400 RTE http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25851376/ A 31-year-old man is in a critical condition in hospital in Dublin after he was stabbed in the neck. The man was attacked on Parnell Street in Dublin city centre at around 4pm this afternoon. He was... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25851688/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:03:27 -0400 RTE News http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25851688/ Ireland has finished joint fourth in the Young Rider European Team Championships at Hoofddorp in the Netherlands on Friday. After Thursday's first round of the Nations' Cup, when Ireland lay in fifth... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25851691/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:03:26 -0400 RTE http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25851691/ The two Irish people arrested by the Israeli Navy last Tuesday are still being held in prison and will not be released until Sunday at the earliest. Peace Laureate, Mairead Corrigan Maguire and anoth... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25851690/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:03:20 -0400 RTE News http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25851690/ A man is fighting for his life tonight after being stabbed in Dublin city centre.The 31-year-old is in a critical condition in hospital after the knife attack on Parnell Street.It is understood the ma... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25849497/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:55:59 -0400 Breaking News.ie http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25849497/ Irish pension managed funds have succeeded in another consecutive month of positive returns, according to both Hewitt Associates and Rubicon. Hewitt’s http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25849509/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:06:43 -0400 European Pensions http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25849509/ by Brendan Cole Both sides are greatly weakened for the third Test but the Lions' losses look more damaging and they will be hard pushed to avoid the whitewash. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25844123/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:04:40 -0400 RTE http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25844123/ Two men, one carrying a machete, have robbed a bank in Co Tipperary. The AIB branch in the village of Clogheen was robbed around 10.30am this morning. Two men in overalls entered the bank, threatene... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25844614/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:04:34 -0400 RTE News http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25844614/ 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 Interactiv... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25843616/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:55:18 -0400 Finfacts http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25843616/ Gardaí are searching for two armed raiders following a bank robbery in Co Tipperary this morning.The raiders, who were dressed as workmen, entered the AIB outlet in Clogheen at around 10.30am armed w... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25844610/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:52:01 -0400 Breaking News.ie http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25844610/ There are three matches in the League of Ireland Premier Division this evening with bottom taking on top when Bohs meet Bray, in-form pair Dundalk and Derry clashing and Cork City boss Paul Doolin hop... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25842154/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:40:07 -0400 RTE http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25842154/ LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Bank of Ireland on Friday said its margins have come under further pressure in the last three months, though its capital position has strengthened. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25842153/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:07:11 -0400 Market Watch http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25842153/ Intrepid cyclists Paul Ryan, and brothers Brian and Michael Culhane, from Co Clare, relax in Drumcondra, Dublin, yesterday after completing a six-month, 15,000km cycle overland from Thailand in aid o... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25839601/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:06:26 -0400 Independent.ie http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25839601/ Irish service sector PMI data for June show sharp fall in activity but rate of decline slowed again By Finfacts Team Jul 3, 2009 - 8:16:01 AM > http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25839589/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:04:15 -0400 Finfacts http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25839589/ 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 Interactiv... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25838647/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:04:14 -0400 Finfacts http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25838647/ WorldSpreads has confirmed that it has received an approach for its Irish division from certain members of its management. In a stock exchange announcement today, the company said it had noted recent... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25839590/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:14:26 -0400 RTE http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25839590/ European Commission warns of likely permanent loss in Eurozone potential economic output because of global economic crisis By Finfacts Team Jul 3, 2009 - 7:28:50 AM > http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25838607/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:04:11 -0400 Finfacts http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25838607/ < 7)){ $('li.menu-lvl1').hover( function() { $('ul', this).css('display', 'block'); }, function() { $('ul', this).css('display', 'none'); }); $('#naomenu li.menu-lvl1').hover( function() { $(thi... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25839587/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:34:17 -0400 News & Observer http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25839587/ Irish pension funds delivered a marginally positive performance during June, of 0.1% on average, the fourth month in a row that returns have been positive. The half year average return to June 2009 wa... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25836891/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:50:00 -0400 Finfacts http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25836891/ 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 Interactiv... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25836108/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:49:59 -0400 Finfacts http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25836108/ "We have certainly destroyed a number of drug groups," Detective Superintendent Michael O'Sullivan, from the National Drugs Unit, said. "It has had a significant impact on drug distribution in th... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25836275/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:41:39 -0400 One News http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25836275/ PR GROUP Freshwater is expanding into Ireland after acquiring Life Communications in a £1.1m deal. Acquisitive Aim-listed Freshwater, which has its headquarters in Cardiff, is part-financing th... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25836139/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:31:44 -0400 IC Wales http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25836139/ DEAGLÁN DE BRÉADÚN, Political Correspondent THERE WAS no evidence of any money being siphoned off for corrupt purposes from Irish funds provided in Official Development Assistance (ODA)... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25831408/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:01:20 -0400 Irish Times http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25831408/ MICHAEL O'REGAN THE GOVERNMENT rejected a renewed attempt by Sinn Féin to have the writ moved for the Donegal South West byelection. The vacancy was caused by the election of Pat “the Cope&... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25831409/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:01:19 -0400 Irish Times http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25831409/ PATSY McGARRY PRIESTS “WILL have effectively disappeared in Ireland in two to three decades,’’ a prominent West of Ireland priest has said. Writing in the Furrow magazine, Fr Brendan... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25831434/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:00:54 -0400 Irish Times http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25831434/ CIARA O'BRIEN GARDAÍ HAVE arrested 80 suspects in raids on homes throughout Dublin over the past number of days. Seventy-two men and eight women were being held on suspicion of being involved in ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25831437/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:00:52 -0400 Irish Times http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25831437/ OLIVIA KELLY, AOIFE CARR and STEVEN CARROLL DOZENS OF people had to be evacuated from their homes in north Dublin in the early hours of yesterday morning as a result of severe flooding following torre... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25831442/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:00:47 -0400 Irish Times http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25831442/ Stephen Ireland has expressed his delight at the way Manchester City have strengthened their squad this summer but admitted that competition for places will now be fierce. Gareth Barry and Roque Sa... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25826975/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:28:16 -0400 Sky Sports http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25826975/ To support its Bing search engine and Azure hosted services, the software giant has opened its largest data center outside the U.S. in temperate Ireland http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25825691/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:58:42 -0400 Business Week http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25825691/ Ireland was stripped of its top credit rating by Moody’s on Thursday over worries about its budget deficit.The rating agency decision, with Ireland’s bonds downgraded from triple A to double A one... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25827370/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:03:21 -0400 Financial Times http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25827370/ WASHINGTON (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers chairman Dan Rooney is making his first official trip as U.S. Ambassador to Ireland, a day after he was sworn in by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25822470/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:05:37 -0400 USA Today http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25822470/ DUBLIN - Irish Foreign Minister Micheal Martin called Thursday for the release of two citizens detained when the Israeli navy boarded and seized a ship heading to the Gaza Strip. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25821956/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:23:30 -0400 Khaleej Times http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25821956/ A new aviation agreement that allows U.S. Customs officers to pre-clear passengers, crew and cargo on commercial aircraft for entry into the United States prior to departing Ireland will go into effec... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25821226/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:10:06 -0400 American Shipper http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25821226/ Defending champions Ireland launch their campaign for an unprecedented fourth ICC Intercontinental Cricket Cup title when they takes on Kenya in their opening match at Woodvale Road, Eglinton in the f... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25817712/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:16:24 -0400 RTE http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25817712/ Moody's, the US credit ratings agency, today joined its two rivals - - Standard & Poor's and Fitch - - in downgrading Ireland's debt on worries about the country's public finances and the planned ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25817709/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:06:59 -0400 Finfacts http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25817709/ European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet, said at a press conference in Luxembourg today, after a decision of the ECB Governing Council to keep the benchmark interest rate on hold at 1%, th... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25816122/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:06:50 -0400 Finfacts http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25816122/ Dublin freesheet newspapers Herald AM and Metro are to merge, it was announced today.Associated Newspapers and The Irish Times, joint owners of Metro Ireland, and Independent News and Media, owners of... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25817711/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:01:10 -0400 Breaking News.ie http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25817711/ Chambers Ireland has today welcomed the European Commission’s proposals to establish a €100m microfinance facility providing microcredit to small businesses and entrepreneurs. Speaking this aftern... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25817294/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:01:10 -0400 Breaking News.ie http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25817294/ Manchester City midfielder Stephen Ireland admits manager Mark Hughes’ summer recruitment drive has increased the pressure on existing members of the squad.England midfielder Gareth Barry and strike... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25817708/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:58:16 -0400 Irish Examiner http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25817708/ Abbott today created 50 new jobs in Santry in Dublin as it opened its international headquarters for mature business operations. The new HQ will support the growth of Abbott's mature pharmaceutical b... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25813854/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:33:57 -0400 RTE http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25813854/ The Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) agreed at its meeting in Luxembourg today, to keep its benchmark interest rate on hold at 1.00%. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25812778/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:23:42 -0400 Finfacts http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25812778/ Moody's has cut Ireland's government bond rating to 'Aa1' from 'Aaa', becoming the last of the three main agencies to strip the country of its top credit rating. A lower credit rating usually makes b... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25813853/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:33:59 -0400 RTE http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25813853/ An Irish company has won a $30m (€13.6m) contract to supply its solar power products to New Zealand.Surface Power Solar was founded in 2003 and is backed by Údarás na Gaeltachta and Enterprise Ire... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25813082/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:20:10 -0400 Breaking News.ie http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25813082/ A man who raped a girl at showgrounds in Scotland may have travelled from Ireland, police have said.The 17-year-old was raped at the Royal Highland Show in Ingliston, near Edinburgh, last Saturday. Sh... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25813635/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:07:34 -0400 BBC http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25813635/ '); A new era may be dawning for glamour queens. To work in Hollywood or in other facets of the entertainment business once meant smiling, having pretty hair and mostly keeping silent on issues.... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25809643/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:12:07 -0400 Washington Times http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25809643/ Ciaran Bonner and Neil Gallagher have been dropped from the Donegal football panel for a breach of discipline ahead of Saturday's All-Ireland qualifier against Carlow in Ballybofey. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25810873/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:06:15 -0400 RTE http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25810873/ Throwing "swine flu parties" in an attempt to get immunity against the virus while it is a fairly mild form is not a good idea, the BMA said yesterday, 1 July 2009. Reports have emerged of people i... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25810223/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:01:03 -0400 Medical News Today http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25810223/ Flooding across Dublin has subsided significantly after torrential rainfall overnight. Conditions on coastal roads have improved from Howth to Dun Laoghaire, but some routes on the northside are still... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25810866/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:53:03 -0400 Breaking News.ie http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25810866/ Dublin Fire Brigade is appealing to people not to travel this morning unless absolutely necessary after torrential overnight downpours caused widespread flooding. Many roads around Dublin are still a... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25807265/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:43:54 -0400 RTE http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25807265/ BELFAST, July 02, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Stena Line, the Irish Sea's leading ferry company, and Tourism Ireland are encouraging British holidaymakers to discover Ireland's hidden gems this summer.... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25807272/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:22:28 -0400 24 / 7 Press Release http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25807272/ BBC News The first one went up eight years after construction started on the Berlin Wall, but 20 years after that wall went down, Northern Ireland still has its so-called peace lines.For peo... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25807721/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:17:49 -0400 BBC http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25807721/ Cowen says dole claimants will rise to 500,000 by Christmas; Irish unemployment to remain elevated for extended period By Michael Hennigan, Founder and Editor of Finfacts Jul 2, 2009 - 4:51:28 AM ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25805080/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:19:53 -0400 Finfacts http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25805080/ OECD Health Data 2009: Percentage of foreign-trained doctors tripled in Ireland and Finland between 2000 and 2007 By Finfacts Team Jul 2, 2009 - 1:26:22 AM > http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25804310/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:19:49 -0400 Finfacts http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25804310/ HAYWARD — A former Dublin doctor who fled the country after he was accused of drugging and molesting male patients and friends, was sentenced Wednesday to seven years and four months in prison.T... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25805079/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:49:44 -0400 Oakland Tribune http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25805079/ The Global manufacturing economy is in recovery mode led by China. The June JP Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI - - which acts a barometer of the overall health of the sector - - posted 46.9, its highe... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25801554/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:55:01 -0400 Finfacts http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25801554/ JAMES HAYDEN INSPECTORS FOR the Southern Regional Fisheries Board are investigating a major fish kill which occurred in the Mall river in Templemore, Co Tipperary, in recent days. An as yet unidentifi... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25799238/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:20:27 -0400 Irish Times http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25799238/ MICHAEL O'REGAN TAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen ruled out holding the Donegal South-West byelection on the same day as the planned Lisbon Treaty referendum. The vacancy has been caused by the election of Fianna... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25799223/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:20:42 -0400 Irish Times http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25799223/ SEÁN Mac CONNELL, Agriculture Correspondent IRELAND’S APPLICATION for official brucellosis-free status in its cattle herd has been officially approved by the European Commission. While Irel... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25799239/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:20:26 -0400 Irish Times http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25799239/ OLIVIA KELLY DUBLIN’S CITY bicycle scheme, which was to see 450 bicycles available for rent across the city from the start of this month, will not be up and running until mid-September, Dublin C... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25799246/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:20:20 -0400 Irish Times http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25799246/ GENEVEIVE CARBERY US SECRETARY of state Hillary Clinton has said the friendship between Ireland and the United States was “vital” to both and would deepen under the new US ambassador to Ir... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25799256/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:20:11 -0400 Irish Times http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25799256/ OLIVIA KELLY THE REMAINS of one of the Irish doctors killed in the Air France plane crash last month have been positively identified among the 51 bodies recovered through the search operation, Ministe... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25799265/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:20:05 -0400 Irish Times http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25799265/ (07-01) 14:14 PDT DUBLIN -- A former doctor from Dublin was sentenced today to more than seven years in prison for sexually battering four men and a teenager, some of whom were his patients. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25795352/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:43:39 -0400 San Francisco Chronicle http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25795352/ grew for the second consecutive month following seven months of decline. The report was issued today by Norbert J. Ore chair of the Institute for Supply Management Manufacturing Business Survey Comm... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25784732/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:38:07 -0400 Finfacts http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25784732/ DUBLIN - Ireland's unemployment rate hit a 13-year high of 11.9 per cent in June as a deepening recession pushed the welfare lines to record lengths, the Central Statistics Office reported Wednesday. ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25786504/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:35:15 -0400 Canadian Business http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25786504/ The EU has declared Ireland Brucellosis-free.Ireland had high levels of the disease, which affects cattle, during the 1990s.The news is being welcomed by the Irish Farmers Association and Irish Veteri... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25786485/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:34:55 -0400 Breaking News.ie http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25786485/ Manager John Joe Doherty has announced his Donegal team to play Carlow on Saturday in the All Ireland Qualifier match in McCumhaill Park, Ballybofey. It shows five changes in personnel from that whic... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25782360/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:56:17 -0400 RTE http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25782360/ Despite losing the opening games of their World University Games campaign, Ireland's men and women's soccer teams are in a positive mood ahead of their second group games. On Thursday, the women take... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25782361/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:56:10 -0400 RTE http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25782361/ The Israeli navy has boarded and seized a ship carrying pro-Palestinian activists heading to Gaza in defiance of Israel's blockade. The military said the ship, which was sailing under a Greek flag, w... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25781487/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:56:01 -0400 RTE http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25781487/ US nonfarm private employment decreased 473,000 from May to June 2009 on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the private sector ADP National Employment Report. The estimated change of employment... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25782359/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:46:09 -0400 Finfacts http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25782359/ The body of one of the Irish doctors killed in the Air France crash last month has been found.The Irish Department for Foreign Affairs said that the remains of Dr Jane Deasy from Dublin had been ident... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25781055/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:29:20 -0400 BBC http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25781055/ The Republic of Ireland have fallen three places to 37th in the latest FIFA world rankings.Elsewhere, Northern Ireland have dropped five places to 32nd, while England are down one place to seventh.Bra... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25782355/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:48:37 -0400 Irish Examiner http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25782355/ (RTTNews) - While the investment sector of the Irish property market is clearly showing signs of improvement, the occupier and development land sectors of the market continue to find conditions very ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25781269/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:41:03 -0400 Quote.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25781269/ The Office of Tobacco Control (OTC) today (July 1, 2009) welcomed the commencement by the Department of Health and Children of further provisions of the Public Health (Tobacco) Acts, 2002 and 2004. Th... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25777941/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:23:09 -0400 Medical News Today http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25777941/ "This decision is the result of the major downturn being experienced in the Irish manufacturing industry which has affected Smurfit Kappa's business due to the consequent significant loss of volume,... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25778946/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:18:44 -0400 Morning Star http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25778946/ Kilkenny midfielder Michael Fennelly is expecting a tough match against Dublin in Sunday's Leinster All-Ireland Senior Hurling final. He told GAA.ie: 'I played Dublin in minor and Under-21 in the las... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25776304/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:06:35 -0400 RTE http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25776304/ The Markit Eurozone Final Manufacturing PMI (Purchasing Managers' Index) rose to a nine-month high of 42.6 in June, up from 40.7 in May and slightly higher than the earlier flash reading of 42.4. The ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25775260/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:56:47 -0400 Finfacts http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25775260/ . At 47.0, up from 45.4 in May, the seasonally adjusted CIPS/Markit Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) - - a composite index based on data for new orders, production, employment, suppliers’ delivery... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25775261/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:56:44 -0400 Finfacts http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25775261/ 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 Interactiv... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25775793/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:56:42 -0400 Finfacts http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25775793/ Two Irish people are among a group of 21 human rights activists being held by the Israeli authorities for trying to bring humanitarian supplies to the Gaza Strip.The group were on board a small boat -... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25776007/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:53:22 -0400 Breaking News.ie http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25776007/ The Biggest Acute Hospitals In Ireland " report to their offering. Did you know? St. James's Hospital is Ireland's largest hospital. In 2008, Tallaght Hospital completed 923,608 lab tests and 187,430 ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25775758/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:30:44 -0400 Earth Times http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25775758/ Irish manufacturing PMI data for June pointed to another sharp deterioration of operating conditions but rate of decline eased By Finfacts Team Jul 1, 2009 - 8:01:57 AM > http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25772387/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:38:17 -0400 Finfacts http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25772387/ THE Irish Government has confirmed it is closing its consulate in Wales, despite a plea from First Minister Rhodri Morgan. The consulate opened in May 1999, the same month that the National Assembly ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25773326/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:19:30 -0400 IC Wales http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25773326/ Reports says collaboration is big challenge for businesses in China; Identifies resistance to sharing information/ continued focus on hierarchies By Finfacts Team Jul 1, 2009 - 5:07:57 AM > http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25769926/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:14:18 -0400 Finfacts http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25769926/ PAUL CULLEN SOME 350 Irish products have been removed from Tesco’s shelves since it began a price-cutting strategy in stores near the Border, according to the retailer. Tesco, which yesterday ex... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25763766/ Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:46:33 -0400 Irish Times http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25763766/ FIONA GARTLAND SOME 260 people who had been made redundant recently gathered to take part in a one-day advisory conference at the National College of Ireland in Dublin yesterday. Most of the participa... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25763771/ Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:46:31 -0400 Irish Times http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25763771/ The driver of the sit-on mower did not even notice the Boeing 757 until its wing passed over his head as he cut grass near runways at Dublin Airport. The incident happened shortly before 3am on 29 May... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25763399/ Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:25:32 -0400 The Scotsman http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25763399/ An aid ship with two Irish citizens are onboard has today been boarded and towed to an Israeli port.'An Israeli navy force intercepted, boarded and took control of the cargo boat 'Arion' ... as it was... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25758142/ Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:00:34 -0400 Breaking News.ie http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25758142/ Irish troops are to remain in Kosovo and Afghanistan after the Cabinet signed-off on the move today.Almost 240 troops stationed in the Balkan state will stay for another year while the seven in Afghan... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25758918/ Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:00:33 -0400 Breaking News.ie http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7344653b7bc16d1e/id/25758918/ Greek first division club Aris Salonica announced Tuesday that they had handed a two-year contract to 19-year-old Irish striker Ian Daly. 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