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  • Friend of Boston bombers had confessed to 2011 triple murders claims FBI Friend of Boston bombers had confessed to 2011 triple murders claims FBI

    NEW YORK A Chechen acquaintance of dead Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev has confessed to slashing the throats of three people in a 2011 gruesome triple murder, federal law enforcement officials have said. Ibragim Todashev, who made the confession, was killed early Wednesday during a confrontation with the FBI and Massachusetts State Police in Orlando, Florida, a federal law ...

  • Sean Sherlock announces 62 new Technology Innovation Development Awards Sean Sherlock announces 62 new Technology Innovation Development Awards

    The Irish government is to provide nearly 7 million euros in funding for scores of research grant. Ireland's Minister for Research and Innovation, Sean Sherlock, made the announcement on Thursday. The minister said 6.9 million euro would be put up through SFI's Technology Innovation Development Award (TIDA) programme, in conjunction with Enterprise Ireland, to cover 62 research awards. ...

  • Royalty Pharma takeover bid fails to find Elan ecceptance Royalty Pharma takeover bid fails to find Elan ecceptance

    DUBLIN/ WASHINGTON Ireland-based biotechnology firm Elan Thursday rejected Royalty Pharma's increased $6.4 billion takeover bid, shortly after the U.S. firm cut the acceptance bar for its latest offer to 50 percent plus one share. Royalty raised its hostile cash bid to $12.50 per share on Monday, from $11.25 previously, but made the new offer conditional on Elan shareholders rejecting, at a ...

  • UK urged by IMF to bring forward high value spending UK urged by IMF to bring forward high value spending

    LONDON - In a critique of the United Kingdom's austerity programme, the International Monetary Fund Wednesday urged the Europe's third largest economy to rebalance the policy to make the transition to a high-investment and more export-oriented economy. "The UK could boost growth by bringing forward measures already included in its fiscal plan, such as spending on infrastructure and job ...

  • Over 100 new jobs for Dublin and Galway

    Three Irish companies are set to create more than 100 new jobs over the next three years. The companies, which operate in the technology and manufacturing sectors, are based in Dublin and Galway. Cubic Telecom, based in Dublin and specialising in global connectivity, will create more than 70 jobs over the next three years as part of a €4m injection from four investors. VoiceSage, which ...

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Scenes From a Marriage (Scener ur ett äktenskap) [DVD]

Scenes From a Marriage (Scener ur ett äktenskap) [DVD]

From the very beginning, you can tell something is wrong, just under the surface. When Marianne (Liv Ullmann) and Johan (Erland Josephson), who have been married for 10 years, sit down for a magazine interview about their perfect marriage, there is an underlying sense o ... ...

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  • Central Bank warned in advance over Joyce coin

    The Central Bank was warned about potential design and copyright problems before it issued the flawed €10 James Joyce commemorative silver coin last month. Department of Finance officials alerted the Central Bank on at least two occasions about the possibility of difficulties with the James Joyce estate over copyright and design, according to documents obtained by RTÉ News under ...

  • Retired public servants to discuss pay deal

    The Alliance of Retired Public Servants (ARPS) is meeting Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Brendan Howlin to discuss changes to pension payments under the Haddington Road Agreement. Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland, ARPS board member Sean O’Riordan said retired workers have been completely ignored in the public service pay talks to date. He said his group had ...

  • Irishman to appear in court over Hyde Park bombing

    A man will appear at London's Old Bailey today charged with the murder of four British soldiers in the 1982 Hyde Park IRA bomb blast. John Downey, 61, of Co Donegal, is accused of being responsible for a car bomb left in South Carriage Drive. The explosion killed four members of the Royal Household Cavalry as they travelled from their barracks to Buckingham Palace. Mr Downey was arrested ...

  • Man dies in Co Tipperary crash

    An elderly man has died in a road crash in Cahir, Co Tipperary. The man, who was in his 80s, died after his car was in collision with a truck on the M8 southbound in Raheenrow at around 2am. The driver of the truck was uninjured. The dead man was removed to South Tipperary General Hospital where a post-mortem examination will take place. The road has been closed for a forensic examination ...

  • UNESCO in call to halt NI golf resort development

    The UN's world heritage agency UNESCO has called for a halt to plans to build a controversial £100 million (€116m) golf resort near the Giant's Causeway in Co Antrim. The Bushmills Dunes resort will include a five-star hotel, spa and 75 golf lodges as well as a links course. The project, which could create 360 jobs, was strongly opposed by the National Trust, which runs ...

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