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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 ...

  • Dzhokhar Tsarnaev scribbled note in boat as munhunt was on Dzhokhar Tsarnaev scribbled note in boat as munhunt was on

    NEW YORK - Boston marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev scribbled a note in a boat he hid in while the manhunt was on, saying the attacks were retribution for U.S. military action in Afghanistan and Iraq, and described the victims as "collateral damage". Tsarnaev wrote the note with a marker in the boat, describing the Boston victims "collateral damage" in the same way Muslims have been ...

  • Ocado enters sale and lease back deal with Morrisons for Dordon facility Ocado enters sale and lease back deal with Morrisons for Dordon facility

    LONDON - Morrisons Supermarkets, one of the major British retail chains, has entered into a 170 million pounds and 25-year agreement with Ocado Group plc ("Ocado"), to acquire its recently opened Dordon Customer Fulfilment Centre (CFC) in the Midlands, and lease it back with commitment to use its logistics and distribution facilities to start grocery deliveries to customers by January ...

  • Man arrested over Dublin gun attack

    Gardai said the victim, a champion bodybuilder believed to be in his early 30s, suffered several gunshot wounds to the upper body during the attack outside a gym at Ballyboggan Industrial Estate, Cabra on Wednesday ...

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Savages

Savages, a lurid thriller about the cross-border drug trade, is Oliver Stones latest entry in his Current Events phase, following his ode to 9/11 heroism World Trade Center (2006), his Dubya-years semi-satire W. (2008), and his corporate-shark sequel Wall Street: Mon ... ...

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  • Maternity hospital masters differ over suicide provision in planned legislation

    Master of the National Maternity Hospital Dr Rhona Mahony arrives for the committee hearings on the Heads of the Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013 at Leinster House yesterday. Photograph: Gareth ...

  • Man arrested in connection with daytime murder outside gym

    A man has been arrested in connection with a murder on Dublin's Northside last Wednesday.The victim - who was aged in his early 30s - was shot a number of times outside a gym on the Ballyboggan Road in Glasnevin as he was on his way to work.A 46-year-old man was arrested today and is being held at Finglas Garda ...

  • ASTI accepts invitation to attend LRC pay talks

    The Irish National Teachers' Organisation (INTO) and Teachers' Union of Ireland (TUI) yestderday decided to accept the invitation to the new talks on a successor to the Croke Park ...

  • ASTI to join other teaching unions in LRC talks

    The Executive of the ASTI says it has decided to enter talks with the Labour Relations Commission along with the other teacher unions, the INTO and the TUI.The ASTI is currently balloting its members on industrial action to be taken in the event that the Government unilaterally cuts the pay of teachers.The result of the ASTI ballot will be announced on Monday ...

  • Shatter condemns brutal and callous murder of Adrian Donohoe

    The family of murdered Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe has received a special medal in his honour.Justice Minister Alan Shatter and Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan attended Dublin Castle today as Det. Donohoe's wife Caroline and her two children were presented with the remembrance medal.Det. Donohoe, 41, was shot dead during a robbery at a credit union in Co Louth on January 25.The award ...

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