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  • Ireland has no strategy to tackle Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal Ireland has no strategy to tackle Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal

    Irish all-rounder Kevin O'Brien, whose team will face Pakistan in the upcoming two ODI series at home, has said that Saeed Ajmal is a "tricky customer" as well as "one of the best spinners in the world", but admits his team has no specific plans on how to tackle Ajmal in the upcoming matches. The 29 year-old, who was also part of the side that knocked Pakistan out of the 2007 World Cup in the ...

  • One trillion euro tax evasion to be tackled says Barroso One trillion euro tax evasion to be tackled says Barroso

    BRUSSELS - Voicing concern about tax evasion that is estimated at one trillion euros, European Commission President Jose-Manuel Barroso said Tuesday that EU leaders will meet at a one-day summit on Wednesday to negotiate solution. The European Union can't afford to let tax evasion go on the way it is. Such large amounts of money, currently sitting in tax havens, would be greatly beneficial ...

  • Actavis buying Warner Chilcott in $8.5bn deal Actavis buying Warner Chilcott in $8.5bn deal

    WASHINGTON/ DUBLIN - Actavis Inc, the largest US generic drug maker by market value, is acquiring Dublin-based Warner Chilcott in a deal worth $8.5billion (5.6billion pounds) including $3billion net debt, to create the third-biggest specialty pharmaceutical company in the country. Under the deal, Actavis, which itself has been the subject of bid speculation, would be offering $5billion in ...

  • Fergie Premier League manager of year Fergie Premier League manager of year

    Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson was named the Premier League manager of the year and accepted the award from the League Manager Association Monday. Ferguson, 71, announced his retirement last week after 27 years at the helm transforming United into a great team with a record of 20 top-flight league titles. His 1,500th and last match in charge of United was a stunning 5-5 draw at ...

  • Morgan Stanley to sell Indian private banking arm to StanChart Morgan Stanley to sell Indian private banking arm to StanChart

    MUMBAI - The UK based Standard Chartered (StanChart) Monday announced plans to acquire the Indian private wealth management business of US multinational financial services firm Morgan Stanley for an undisclosed amount as part of plans to expand operations. The acquisition is subject to regulatory approvals. "Standard Chartered India has agreed to acquire Morgan Stanley's onshore private ...

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A Prophet (Un prophète) [Blu-Ray]

A Prophet (Un prophète) [Blu-Ray]

In his quietly stunning performance as a French teenager of Arab descent spending six years in prison, Tahar Rahim looks not unlike a thinner, more intense Danny McBride, and his nervous, awkward mannerisms reminded me of McBrides small, but crucial role in David Gordon Greens lyrical All t ... ...

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  • IDA chief denies Ireland is tax haven

    IDA Chief Executive Barry O'Leary has strongly denied the assertion that Ireland is a "tax haven". The US Senate subcommittee was told yesterday that Ireland had negotiated a 2% tax rate with the Government. The Government has since strongly denied such a deal exists. Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland, Mr O’Leary said: "Ireland competes on the global ...

  • Humanist Funerals Thrive In Post-Catholic Ireland

    By Paresh Dave Religion News Service DUBLIN (RNS) Patricia Wojnar left a 32-year career in interior design to pursue a degree that wasn't in demand: a master's in bereavement studies. Having seen four family members die early, she wanted to understand how to adapt. As it turned out, the degree perfectly prepared her to enter one of Ireland's emerging professions. Wojnar is ...

  • Lord Mayor says Mansion House is haunted

    The Lord Mayor of Dublin has claimed the Mansion House is haunted. Fine Gael Councillor Naoise O'Muiri has told the Irish Sun that his daughter was once spooked by a ghost in the iconic building, which dates back to 1705. He says the four year old experienced the encounter as she walked from her room, through the sitting room and into her parent's room in the middle of the night. She ...

  • Iodine deficiency lowers childrens IQ report says

    Researchers claim iodine deficiency during pregnancy could lower children's IQ.They are advising women to make sure they maintain levels by eating dairy products and fish.Iodine is essential for producing the hormones made by the thyroid gland, which have a direct effect on foetal brain ...

  • Buttimer Big ask to have abortion legislation enacted before recess

    The Chair of the Oireachtas Health Committee says "it is a big ask" for the government to have abortion legislation enacted before the Dil's summer recess.The Committee has heard three days of expert evidence on the proposed draft legislation, much of which focused on the inclusion of suicide ideation as grounds for a termination.A report will be given to the Minister for Health ...

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