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  • Capita opens new Dublin headquarters and vows to take on 800 new recruits Capita opens new Dublin headquarters and vows to take on 800 new recruits

    Capita has marked the growth of its business in Ireland with the announcement that it plans to double its workforce in the country over the next three years. The announcement, which would increase the number of people employed in Ireland by the company from 800 to 1,600, was made at the official opening of its new Dublin office, by Ireland's Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan (pictured ...

  • Eircom broadband network to reach 1.2 million homes and businesses by 2014 Eircom broadband network to reach 1.2 million homes and businesses by 2014

    Taoiseach Enda Kenny this week launched a new Eircom Fibre Broadband network. Eircom says the fibre service will provide speeds that are six to ten times faster than current broadband speeds. eFibre offers download speeds of up to 70Mb as well as Ireland's fastest upload speeds of up to 20Mb. The download allowance is unlimited for all products above entry level. Qualifying Eircom ...

  • Kenny to lay wreath at Boston bombings memorial

    Taoiseach Enda Kenny will lay a wreath today at the temporary memorial in Boston for the victims of the marathon bombings. Three people were killed and more than 260 others were injured when two bombs exploded near the finish line of the marathon last month. Mr Kenny is on a three-day visit to the US for a series of engagements. He addressed an event yesterday evening commemorating the 50th ...

  • Cabinet allowed Seanad reform Bill to advance because it had little choice

    The Seanad chamber. "The Government decision this week to allow the Seanad Reform Bill 2013 to pass to committee stage without a vote arose for reasons of realpolitik rather than from any commitment to reform." Photograph: Alan ...

  • Needs of children trumped by politics and economics

    Minister for Children Frances Fitzgerald holds the "Children First" document at its publication in July 2011 in Dublin Castle. Photograph: Matt ...

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Evil Dead (2013)

Evil Dead (2013)

Evil Dead, Fede Alvarezs remake of Sam Raimis early-80s gory cult classic, dispenses with the article The in the original title, adds in some backstory, and pumps up the budget by tens of millions of dollars. However, the biggest and most noticeable change is in the tone. While Ra ... ...

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  • Denmark crowned Eurovision champions

    Irish entrant Ryan Dolan performs during a dress rehearsal ahead of the finals of the Eurovision Song Contest 2013. Photograph: Ragnar Singsaas/Getty ...

  • No winner of Lotto jackpot

    There was no winner of tonight's Lotto jackpot, but two players won the Lotto Plus 1 EUR350,000 jackpot. The winning Lotto Plus 1 tickets were sold in the South and in the West. There was no winner of the Lotto Plus 2 top prize.Wednesday's main Lotto jackpot is now heading for EUR6m.More than 42,000 players won ...

  • London jewel thief wife dead in murder-suicide

    A notorious jewel thief and his wife were found dead in their upscale London apartment in an apparent murder-suicide, police said. Police went to the apartment in a Bloomsbury townhouse Wednesday afternoon, The Daily Telegraph reported. They found Margaret Mercati still alive, but she died within minutes. The body of Robert Mercati, 63, was in another room. Investigators say he strangled his ...

  • Three held in retail theft investigation

    Three people have been arrested as part of an investigation into a string of robberies in the south east. Two women, aged in their 50s and late teens, and a man, aged in his late teens, were arrested in Carlow following the search of two houses. The younger woman is due to appear before a special sitting of Gorey District Court this evening. Stolen property worth over €5,000, including ...

  • Ireland first-five Ronan OGara retires from rugby

    Ronan O'Gara, Ireland's most capped player and top points scorer, announced his retirement from rugby union and will take up a coaching role at big-spending French club Racing Metro. The 36-year-old first-five scored 1,083 points in 128 matches for Ireland and won two test caps across three tours with the British and Irish Lions (2001, '05 and '09). "I have ambitions in ...

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