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  • Capita opens new Dublin headquarters and vows to take on 800 new recruits Capita opens new Dublin headquarters and vows to take on 800 new recruits

    Capita has marked the growth of its business in Ireland with the announcement that it plans to double its workforce in the country over the next three years. The announcement, which would increase the number of people employed in Ireland by the company from 800 to 1,600, was made at the official opening of its new Dublin office, by Ireland's Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan (pictured ...

  • Eircom broadband network to reach 1.2 million homes and businesses by 2014 Eircom broadband network to reach 1.2 million homes and businesses by 2014

    Taoiseach Enda Kenny this week launched a new Eircom Fibre Broadband network. Eircom says the fibre service will provide speeds that are six to ten times faster than current broadband speeds. eFibre offers download speeds of up to 70Mb as well as Ireland's fastest upload speeds of up to 20Mb. The download allowance is unlimited for all products above entry level. Qualifying Eircom ...

  • Shatter publishes report on fixed charge notice cancellations Shatter publishes report on fixed charge notice cancellations

    The Irish Minister for Justice and Equality, Alan Shatter Wednesday published the report he received from the Garda Commissioner into allegations which were made of improper cancellation of fixed charge notices by some members of An Garda Siochana. The Minister also published a report by the Garda Professional Standards Unit of an examination of the processes and systems in place to deal ...

  • Dzhokhar Tsarnaev scribbled note in boat as munhunt was on Dzhokhar Tsarnaev scribbled note in boat as munhunt was on

    NEW YORK - Boston marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev scribbled a note in a boat he hid in while the manhunt was on, saying the attacks were retribution for U.S. military action in Afghanistan and Iraq, and described the victims as "collateral damage". Tsarnaev wrote the note with a marker in the boat, describing the Boston victims "collateral damage" in the same way Muslims have been ...

  • Ocado enters sale and lease back deal with Morrisons for Dordon facility Ocado enters sale and lease back deal with Morrisons for Dordon facility

    LONDON - Morrisons Supermarkets, one of the major British retail chains, has entered into a 170 million pounds and 25-year agreement with Ocado Group plc ("Ocado"), to acquire its recently opened Dordon Customer Fulfilment Centre (CFC) in the Midlands, and lease it back with commitment to use its logistics and distribution facilities to start grocery deliveries to customers by January ...

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The Crossing Guard [DVD]

The Crossing Guard [DVD]

In Sean Penn's tortured revenge drama "The Crossing Guard," Jack Nicholson plays Freddy Gale, a man who has been waiting six years for the man who killed his seven-year-old daughter in a drunk-driving accident to be released from prison. Freddy's intention is to kill the man who ended his daughter's life, but somehow you sense that there is much more to it than that. Freddy is a man on the edge, ... ...

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  • Ulster Bank intervenes in Dunne bankruptcy case

    Ulster Bank has intervened in the US bankruptcy of Irish developer Sean Dunne. The bank has claimed that Mr Dunne filed for bankruptcy in the US to avoid the application of Irish law to an Irish citizen for debts and obligations accumulated in Ireland. It maintains that every piece of real property and all bank accounts, with the exception of one with only $15 in it, are located in Ireland. ...

  • Eurovision saves best for last as Ireland to close contest

    Eurovision Song Contest final. For the first time this year, the running order was determined by the local Swedish television producers rather than by the artists drawing lots. It seems clear they felt that Ireland's infectious, upbeat ...

  • French rugby invasion brings weekend cheer for Dublin tourism industry

    Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport Leo Varadkar hosted a reception at Farmleigh today for the grand-slam winning Irish Women's Rugby team. Pictured at the end of a photocall with the Minister are, from right: Siobhan Fleming, Munster; Alison Miller, Connacht; Fiona Coughlan (capt) Leinster; Ashleigh Baxter, Ulster.Photograph: DAVE MEEHANFRIDAY 17TH MAY ...

  • Man jailed for five years for ‘vile’ sexual abuse of young child

    Jailing O'Brien, Judge Tom O'Donnell said the offences involved the "cold, cunning, systematic, premeditated, grooming and exploitation" of a child for the 43-year-old's own sexual ...

  • €1m in withheld household charge tax to be repaid

    Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan: has urged those who have still not paid the household charge, to do so before July 1st. Photograph: Dylan ...

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