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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 ...

  • Shatter publishes report on fixed charge notice cancellations Shatter publishes report on fixed charge notice cancellations

    The Irish Minister for Justice and Equality, Alan Shatter Wednesday published the report he received from the Garda Commissioner into allegations which were made of improper cancellation of fixed charge notices by some members of An Garda Siochana. The Minister also published a report by the Garda Professional Standards Unit of an examination of the processes and systems in place to deal ...

  • 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 ...

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The Da Vinci Code

The Da Vinci Code

The Da Vinci Code is Exhibit A in how things that work on the page dont always translate on-screen. Dan Browns book, which has sold some 40 million copies and shows little sign of slowing down, reads like a novelized screenplay, and most people burn through it n ... ...

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  • Thats That A Memoir Of Loving And Leaving Northern Ireland

    is his chronicle of life as the second-eldest in a family of six children in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, during the modern-day "Troubles": parochial rivalries, British rule, IRA bombings, and an almost weekly death toll, during which Broderick and his friends were trying to grow up. "First of all, when you think about growing up in basically the middle of a war, you sort of, ...

  • Diesel laundering operation uncovered in west Dublin

    Officers discovered a laundering operation capable of washing over 2.5m litres of agricultural diesel a year , with a potential loss to the Exchequer of about EUR1.75 million per ...

  • International child abductions increase Galway conference to hear

    The number of cases of international child abductions and family conflicts are on the rise, according to mediators.They will today address a conference on the importance of spoken intervention in such cases.NUI Galway and the UNESCO child family research centre will host the conference on the suitability of mediation from a legal, practical and cultural ...

  • Co Down road closed after traffic accident

    Motorists are advised of a serious road traffic collision in County Down.The Ballygowan Road in Saintfield has been closed between the Belfast Road and Carsonstown Road.Diversions are in place at the scene this morning.Motorists are advised to seek alternative routes for their ...

  • Device made safe in west Belfast

    The PSNI has made safe what is believed to be a bomb discovered in an area of west Belfast where shots were fired at officers on Thursday afternoon. The device was found in the Foxes Glen area during follow-up searches related to the gun attack. Residents who had been evacuated have been allowed to return to their homes. Up to six shots were fired after police were lured to a bogus burglary. ...

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