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Elderly cyclist killed in collision with car
A man in his 80s has been killed in a road traffic accident in Co. Kildare. The man was riding a bicycle when he was struck by a car on the Dublin Road at Clane on Sunday afternoon. The driver of the car, reportedly in his twenties, attended Naas Garda Station for questioning but left the station on Sunday night without any charges being laid. A post-mortem is expected to be carried out on ...
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Busy weekend for Enda Kenny in United States
Taoiseach Enda Kenny has spent the weekend in Boston, Massachusetts furthering the strength of U.S. -Ireland relations. The head of Ireland's government attended a function on Saturday at the JFK Library to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of President Kennedy's 1963 visit to Ireland At the ceremony Kenny addressed an audience of U.S. lawmakers and representatives of the business ...
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Gardai appeal for information on death of young man in Dublin
Gardai have issued an appeal to the public for any information concerning a man whose body was found on Friday night in Dublin. The 37 year-old man, whose identity has not yet been disclosed, was reportedly shot in the back of his head. The man whose body was found in a field near Killanarden Hill around 9:00pm on Friday night had been missing for some weeks. Gardai have begun a murder ...
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Financial Times allegedly hacked by Syrians
Britain's Financial Times was hacked last week by a mysterious group calling itself the Syrian Electronic Army. The newspaper's technology blog was hacked to display a slogan saying: "Hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army." Several Twitter feeds run by the Financial Times were also plastered with similar slogans. The FT later said its blogs and social media accounts had been compromised ...
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Ireland gives positive response to PCBs tour request
Ireland has given hope of reviving international cricket in Pakistan after it reportedly agreed to consider visiting the country to reciprocate Pakistan's one-day international (ODI) tour of Ireland. At a time when all the Test playing nations have written-off touring Pakistan, the International Cricket Council's (ICC) associate member Cricket Ireland (CI) gave a positive response on that ...
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Suzanne's Career (La Carrière de Suzanne) [DVD]
Suzannes Career (La Carrire de Suzanne) is a tight, brief excursion into dawning self-awareness. The main character is a college student named Bertrand (Philippe Beuzen) who, like all college students, thinks he knows himself and others much better than he does. His ... ...
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McDowell talks up Rory McIlroy split with Horizon
Northern Irish golfer Graeme McDowell has defended his slip about World No.2 Rory McIlroy leaving his management company, saying that although the move is not yet confirmed, it is already being much talked about in the golfing world. For weeks there have been whispers at big events in America that McIlroy is about to leave Horizon, the Dublin-based management agency that negotiated his 20 ...
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Alarm at high risk of death after surgery
Professor Cathal Kelly, chief executive of the Royal College of Surgeons said the college was very alarmed and concerned at the findings of a Lancet study which suggested Irish patients have a higher risk of death after surgery. Prof Kelly said the college had taken a "twin-track" approach to the findings. A national audit of post-surgery mortality is to be established from 2014. He ...
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Man dies in Belfast after apartment fire
A man has died after a fire in the University area of Belfast. Emergency services were called to the scene of a fire in a top floor flat and rescued a 63-year-old man from the blaze but he was pronounced dead at the scene. The cause of the fire has not yet been established and police are appealing for anyone who witnessed the incident or who has any information to contact ...
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IRA bomber sings rebel songs in Celtic fans Belfast bar
A NOTORIOUS IRA leader who slaughtered five Protestants in a pub attack is now a star turn as a singer in a Belfast bar popular with Glasgow Celtic ...
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Oireachtas committee to continue abortion hearings
Fine Gael Jerry Buttimer, chairman of the Oireachtas health committee, which is today holding its second day of hearings on the Heads of the Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013. Photograph: Dave Meehan/The Irish ...
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