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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 ...

  • 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 ...

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Texas Killing Fields [Blu-Ray]

Texas Killing Fields [Blu-Ray]

The marketing for Texas Killing Fields asserts that it is inspired by true events, although a better description would be set against the backdrop of true events. It is true that the swamp corridor along Interstate Highway 45 between Houston and Galveston ha ... ...

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  • 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 ...

  • Heavy rain causes travel disruption in NI

    Heavy rain has disrupted public transport in Northern Ireland and forced the cancellation of a major motorcycle race event. Some train passengers were bused between Ballymoney and Coleraine close to the North Coast due to flooding, public transport provider Translink said. Over 20mm of water fell in Coleraine during torrential downpours which forced the cancellation on safety grounds of the ...

  • SF seeks clarification on Justice Ministers allegations against Wallace

    Sinn Fin is seeking clarification from the Justice Minister Alan Shatter on his sources of information regarding the allegations against Wexford TD Mick Wallace.In a live televised debate on Thursday, Alan Shatter accused Mr Wallace of having had a traffic violation quashed by garda.Following criticism from the Wexford TD, Mr Shatter issued a statement saying he felt the revelation was a ...

  • Majority favour abortion on grounds of suicide

    A new opinion poll shows a majority in favour of allowing abortion on grounds of suicide, although support has slipped over the past three months. The Millward Brown poll for tomorrow's Sunday Independent also shows an increase in support for Sinn Fein. Carried out over 12 days running up to last Thursday among just under 1,000 voters around the country, the poll measures support for ...

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