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  • 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 ...

  • Best Blooming Front Garden search is on

    wants to hear from green-fingered gardeners around the town as it launches this year’s Loughborough in Bloom Best Front Garden ...

  • Four priceless paintings return to Dublin

    Four priceless pieces of art have returned to Dublin's Hugh Lane Gallery after six years on display in the National Gallery London. The paintings, Les Parapluies ...

  • Revenue closes busiest office after protesters chain themselves to chairs

    Revenue has been forced to close its busiest office in Dublin because of an occupation by protesters.Garda are at the scene of the protests at the Central Revenue Information Office on O'Connell Street, which takes around 1,000 calls a day.Revenue said that it regrets the inconvenience to customers.25 members of the Campaign Against Home And Water Taxes have chained themselves to chairs and ...

  • Successor to the Croke Park II published

    A successor to the Croke Park Two Deal - formally called the Haddington Road Agreement has been published - containing the recommendations of the Labour Relations Commission.The LRC - which brokered the deal said the positions in the document represent the limit of what can be achieved by negotiation between the parties.Earlier - SIPTU warned that the latest set of proposals do not mean a deal ...

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The Wrestler [Blu-Ray]

The Wrestler [Blu-Ray]

The defining shot in Darren Aronofskys The Wrestler, a bittersweet story about a man struggling through lifes second act, is a tracking shot that follows right behind the titular character, a decaying former superstar named Randy The Ram Robinson, as he walks down various hallways a ... ...

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  • Apple enjoyed Irish tax holiday from the start

    Reuters © Apple Operations International, a subsidiary of Apple Inc, is seen in Hollyhill, Cork, in the south of Ireland in this October 6, 2011 file photo. REUTERS/Michael ...

  • Gilmore shocked by creche mistreatment claims

    The Giraffe childcare centre in Belarmine near Stepaside in south Dublin confirmed a complaint was made against it after an RTE researcher went undercover as an edu-carer and secretly filmed the centre. The broadcaster also informed gardai of the alleged mistreatment of children at the centre, and a complaint was filed with the HSE in late ...

  • Meat wholesaler arrested in connection with horsemeat scandal

    A meat wholesaler has been arrested in the Netherlands in connection with the horsemeat scandal which gripped Europe at the start of the year. The man - allegedly a key player in the scandal - has been detained as part of a criminal investigation.He is being questioned about allegations of false accounting and ...

  • Consultations on proposed junior cycle changes

    Parents have been invited to attend information sessions on proposed changes to junior cycle education at second level. The Department of Education and the National Parents Council Primary are holding the meetings, in Dublin. Next Monday, sessions will take place at the Skylon Hotel in Drumcondra and at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Blanchardstown. A meeting will be held at the Institute of ...

  • Public service pay deal published

    Haddington Road Agreement 2013-2016 , runs to 48 pages. It is the result of lengthy negotiations between public service management and unions following the rejection of the Croke Park II proposals. The country's largest union, SIPTU, will decide this afternoon whether to recommend the Haddington Road deal to members. The INTO, which rejected Croke Park II, decided yesterday to recommend ...

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