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  • Diversion of flight fails to save passenger from Ireland Diversion of flight fails to save passenger from Ireland

    A flight from Melbourne to Qatar was diverted to India on Wednesday, in a desperate attempt to save an Irish man on board. The man, Raymond McMorrow, 68, is believed to have had a heart attack on board Qatar Airways flight QR 031 while in transit from Melbourne to Doha, the Qatar capital. The Qatar Airways plane landed without incident at Cochin Airport, in southern India, where an ...

  • Sean Sherlock announces 62 new Technology Innovation Development Awards Sean Sherlock announces 62 new Technology Innovation Development Awards

    The Irish government is to provide nearly 7 million euros in funding for scores of research grants. Ireland's Minister for Research and Innovation, Sean Sherlock, made the announcement on Thursday. The minister said 6.9 million euro would be put up through SFI's Technology Innovation Development Award (TIDA) programme, in conjunction with Enterprise Ireland, to cover 62 research awards. ...

  • UK urged by IMF to bring forward high value spending UK urged by IMF to bring forward high value spending

    LONDON - In a critique of the United Kingdom's austerity programme, the International Monetary Fund Wednesday urged the Europe's third largest economy to rebalance the policy to make the transition to a high-investment and more export-oriented economy. "The UK could boost growth by bringing forward measures already included in its fiscal plan, such as spending on infrastructure and job ...

  • Misbah urges Pak to improve game following surprise Ireland tie

    Pakistan Test and one-day captain Misbah-ul Haq has said that it is a must for his team to improve in all three departments of the game ahead of the series decider with Ireland, before the ICC Champions Trophy. Kevin O'Brien hit a dramatic four off the last ball of the first one-day international on Thursday to deny Pakistan victory and earn Ireland a dramatic tie, the 28th in ODI history, ...

  • Man held over false imprisonment claim

    Gardaí have arrested a man in connection with an attack on a woman in Dublin last weekend. The woman alleged she escaped after she was held against her will at a bed and breakfast in the city last Sunday night The man was arrested in Beaumont this morning and is being questioned at Mountjoy Garda Station The woman told detectives that she was there with a man who assaulted her in one ...

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Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Michael Bays latest adolescent fantasy for grown men, is a moderate improvement over both of its predecessors, which is about the best thing it has going for it. Those who have seen either of Bays previous action juggernauts ba ... ...

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  • Mulvey does not understand teachers decision

    Labour Relations Commission Chief Executive Kieran Mulvey, has said he does not understand the decision of two teachers' unions not to ballot their members on the Haddington Road Agreement. The Association of Secondary Teachers of Ireland and the Teachers Union of Ireland said they had taken the decision because they believed the proposals on public sector pay did not contain sufficient ...

  • PSNI probes Belfast pipe bomb

    The PSNI say an explosion heard in south Belfast last night was a pipe bomb type device which had partially exploded. The pipe bomb was discovered in the Melrose Street area off the Lisburn Road. The device was taken away by British Army bomb officers for further forensic examination. A number of houses in the Melrose Street area were evacuated for a time while the device was dealt with. PSNI ...

  • Survey reveals parents pay €15k to child minders

    According to a new survey parents are paying as much as EUR15,000 a year to child minders.A report complied by the Irish Independent reveals the extent of the burden on Irish families to meet childcare costs.The findings shows the cost of childcare is forcing many women to give up their jobs or work part-time.The survey outlines the wide variation in fees charged across the country with parents ...

  • Irish funds steam ahead with yet another month of positive returns

    Irish pension funds are continuing on their upbeat paths with the sixth consecutive month producing a positive performance, with an average 2.8 per cent return, says Rubicon Investment Consulting. The best performing fund was Irish Life Investment Managers, at 3.9 per cent, and Aviva Investors, although bottom of the table, still managed to return a positive 2.0 per cent for August. ...

  • Irish government releases hotly-anticipated report recommending Pensions Board merger

    Merges between the Pensions Board and the Financial Regulator, and the Pensions Ombudsman and the Financial Services Ombudsman, have been recommended in the Irish government’s ...

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