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  • Gardai appeal for information on death of young man in Dublin Gardai appeal for information on death of young man in Dublin

    Gardai have issued an appeal to the public for any information concerning a young man whose body was found on Friday night in Dublin. The man, in his twenties, is yet to be identified. Gardai have not given any indication as to possible causes of death. The State Pathologist has yet to perform a postmortem. Gardai have begun an investigation into the man's death for the Coroner. The ...

  • 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 ...

  • SUV crash survival more likely SUV crash survival more likely

    Passengers in SUVs are now known to be more likely to survive a serious crash. A new study conducted by the University of Buffalo in the US has found the driver of the SUV is as much as 10 times more likely to survive in a head-on collision where a passenger car is involved. While automakers have taken steps to improve safety in normal passenger cars, such as changing bumper designs on ...

  • 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 ...

  • Spanish surplus figures improve Spanish surplus figures improve

    Spain has reported a trade surplus, the first since 1971. With imports slumping due to austerity measures, the first monthly trade surplus for more than 40 years is being seen as a positive development. However, the country is still suffering from an economic downturn with unemployment in Spain now running at 26.7%. The surplus of 634.9 million euros in March reflects a 15% plunge in ...

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  • Gay marriage can now take place in France

    France has legalised same-sex marriage, becoming the 14th country to do so. President Francois Hollande signed the bill into law following months of bitter political debate, including a legal challenge by the right-wing opposition. On Friday the Constitutional Council threw out the challenge, allowing the president to sign the documents. The legislation also legalises gay ...

  • McDowell defends slip about McIlroys leaving Nike deal agency

    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 ...

  • Westmeath coast past Carlow to book Dublin date

    Westmeath appeared to be operating within themselves in Cusack Park this afternoon but they still had way too much for a lacklustre Carlow outfit that was far too reliant on Brendan Murphy at full-forward, eventually winning their Leinster Senior Football Championship tie by 3-15 to 1-10. A scrappy goal from Seán Gannon after ten minutes kept Carlow in touch in the early stages but two ...

  • Man arrested after fatal Kildare road crash

    A man has been arrested following a fatal road crash in Co Kildare. Gardaí said a cyclist aged in his 80s died after he was struck by a car on the Dublin Road in Clane at around 2pm. The man’s body was removed to Naas General Hospital where a post mortem examination is due to take place. The driver of the car, who is in his 20s, was arrested at the scene on suspicion of drink ...

  • Three charged in retail theft investigation

    Three people appeared before a special sitting of Gorey District Court last night charged in connection with a number of thefts from retail outlets in the southeast in recent months. Two women, aged in their 50s and late teens, and a man in his late teens were arrested in Carlow town earlier in the day. They were detained after two houses in the town were searched and property worth in excess ...

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