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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 ...

  • OBrien to run quartet in Irish 2000 Guineas

    Aidan O'Brien has declared a team of four as he goes for a ninth triumph in the Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas at the Curragh on Saturday. A field of 10 is set to line up for the colts' Classic, with the Ballydoyle trainer responsible for ante-post favourite Magician, Flying The Flag, George Vancouver and Gale Force Ten. Johnny Murtagh was aboard three of the eight O'Brien ...

  • Man charged over Cork city assault

    A 26-year old man has appeared in court charged with assaulting a man whose body was found at an apartment complex in Cork city last week. David O'Loughlin, from City Garden Apartments in North Main Street, was charged with assault causing harm to Liam Manley, 58, at the City Garden complex on 12 May. Mr Manley's body was discovered near an internal refuse chute on the ground floor ...

  • Rising health insurance costs annoying Reilly

    Minister for Health James Reilly has said he is annoyed by the cost of private health insurance and asked why insurance premiums are increasing all the time. Speaking at an Oireachtas Health Committee, Mr Reilly said he had asked the VHI to explain why it pays out 80% of all private claims, even though it only has 50% of the customer base. He also questioned why procedures that now take 20 ...

  • Northern Ireland healthcare firm lands business in Brazil

    Arlene Foster attended South America's largest healthcare exhibition.The company currently employs around 110 people and exports to 55 countries including the ...

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Open Water

Open Water

After making the biggest splash at last years Sundance Film Festival, Chris KentissOpen Water is being touted as the next great indie-crossover, a Blair Witch-ish thriller made on a meager budget and shot in digital video that nonetheless generates the kinds of white-knuckle chill ... ...

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  • Conditions for young in prison highlighted by Amnesty

    It notes that a report into St Patrick's Institution for Young Offenders "described ill-treatment, intimidation and harsh punishment of the young men and boys detained ...

  • Ad break Peugeots Wacky Races Heineken add some Irish humour

    For the second week running, we have a very silly film directed by ace US director Baker Smith. In last week's Ad Break, he presided over a sordid scene in a winery so it's a relief to see that his latest film is altogether more wholesome: the Aflac duck's recovery after an injury is improved by the peace of mind provided by the insurance company that gave it its nameand a ...

  • Committee questions spending on very lavish McGuinness office

    The Public Accounts Committee has heard that an office kitted out for the former Junior Minister John McGuinness was more akin to one on Wall Street than Kildare Street.The spending watchdog committee is hearing from the OPW as to why EUR250,000 was spent on the office for the then Junior Minister.Deputy McGuinness is now the Chairman of the Committee, and has vacated the chair temporarily to ...

  • Survey confirms low levels of health insurance for those with mortgage difficulties

    The vast majority of households who are having difficulty repaying their mortgage either don't have, or have substantially lower levels of, private health insurance cover.According to the Central Bank's latest household expenditure survey, people with mortgage repayment problems spend an average of 18% less than those who are not.When health insurance spending is included in monthly ...

  • Live Ireland v Pakistan

    Click here for live coverage of Ireland v Pakistan. Cricket Ireland have teamed up with Google via YouTube Live to broadcast both matches in the RSA Insurance ODI Series against Pakistan this week. In a first for Irish cricket, both games will be live streamed across the globe via the Cricket Ireland TV channel on YouTube (www.youtube.com/cricketirelandtv). This mean cricket fans from right ...

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