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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 ...

  • McDowell defends slip about McIlroys leaving Nike deal agency

    Northern Irish golfer Graeme McDowell has defended his slip about World No.2 Rory McIlroy leaving his management company, saying that although the move is not yet confirmed, it is already being much talked about in the golfing world. For weeks there have been whispers at big events in America that McIlroy is about to leave Horizon, the Dublin-based management agency that negotiated his 20 ...

  • Wicklow man completes 908km charity run

    A Wicklow man has run the equivalent of 22 marathons in three weeks to raise money for the Brain Tumour Ireland charity. Niall Roche, 32, from Dunlavin, ran the entire length 908km of the Camino de Santiago de Compostela. He starting in St Jean Pied de Port in France and finished in Cape Finisterre in Galicia. Mr Roche's mother, Ronnie Fehilly, died of a brain tumour last ...

  • September sittings for backlogged courts

    Some higher courts are to take shorter holidays this year because of pressure on the system. Chief Justice Mrs Justice Susan Denham has said the Supreme Court and the Court of Criminal Appeal will sit during September. She said: "This is a pro-active measure by the judges of these courts to tackle the significant delays before an appeal can be heard. "It is part of our ongoing ...

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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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  • Call to reopen Dublin memorial park

    Campaigners have demanded the reopening of a memorial park to Irish patriots which was closed just a year after tens of thousands of euro in public money was poured into upgrading ...

  • Man’s body found in Dublin field

    Following a preliminary examination at the scene, the man's body was taken to hospital. The coroner and the state pathologist's office have been notified and a full technichal and forensic examination is due to take place at the site ...

  • Ireland squads named for summer tours

    The Irish Rugby Football Union today announced the Senior Ireland squad that will tour the USA and Canada, and the Emerging Ireland squad that will compete in the Tbilisi Cup in Georgia, this summer. The senior touring party of 28 players includes six uncapped players - Connacht scrum-half Kieran Marmion, Ulster and Ireland U20 centre Stuart Olding, Connacht full-back Robbie Henshaw, Leinster ...

  • Bostons Irish community praise Kenny for standing up to Church

    By Mary Regan, Political Correspondent in BostonThe Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, has been applauded by prominent members of the Irish community in Boston for what was described as his "courage" in standing up to religious institutions.Boston Cardinal, Sean O'Malley, is to boycott a speech by Mr Kenny in Boston College tomorrow because he believes the Taoiseach is "aggresively ...

  • NI talks aim to rule out violence

    Talks on the policing of Belfast public order events with a history of large-scale unrest have produced a commitment to non-violence, it was revealed.Two days of wide-ranging discussions were held in Cardiff involving senior Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) officers, politicians and representatives from loyalist and republican communities.They were aimed at improving community and ...

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