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  • Actavis buying Warner Chilcott in $8.5bn deal Actavis buying Warner Chilcott in $8.5bn deal

    WASHINGTON/ DUBLIN - Actavis Inc, the largest US generic drug maker by market value, is acquiring Dublin-based Warner Chilcott in a deal worth $8.5billion (5.6billion pounds) including $3billion net debt, to create the third-biggest specialty pharmaceutical company in the country. Under the deal, Actavis, which itself has been the subject of bid speculation, would be offering $5billion in ...

  • Elderly cyclist killed in collision with car 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 ...

  • Busy weekend for Enda Kenny in United States 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 ...

  • 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 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 ...

  • Irish cricketers could be heading to Pakistan Irish cricketers could be heading to Pakistan

    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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The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou

The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou

The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou is Wes Andersons latest stagy tragicomedy about a failed father figure. It is right in line with his last two films, 1998s Rushmore and 2001s The Royal Tenenbaums, in that it creates a hi ... ...

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  • Tit Bonhomme survivor to give evidence at inquest

    The inquest is due to open today into the deaths of the skipper and four of the crew of the fishing trawler Tit Bonhomme. The five men died when the trawler hit rocks and sank at the entrance to Glandore Harbour in west Cork in January of last year. The only survivor of the tragedy, Abdelbaky Mohammed, is expected to give evidence at the ...

  • Ireland accused of being a tax haven for Apple

    A committee of the US Senate has accused Ireland of being a tax haven for computer maker Apple. The committee said the Irish Government has since the early 1990s negotiated a special tax arrangement with Apple, resulting in it paying corporation tax of less than 2%, and avoiding some $44 billion in US tax over the last four years. The Senate sub-committee led by democrat Carl Levin and ...

  • Two in custody in connection with murder of Cavan man

    Two men remain in Garda custody this morning over the murder of a man in Cavan last year. 49-year-old John Kerins - a former Senior Detective - was found shot dead at his home in Cornaveagh on the outskirts of Bailieboro on the 9th of November 2012. At the time garda sources indicated they were looking into his links to a gang suspected of involvement in stealing machinery and drug dealing.Two ...

  • Committee to hear from junior health minister on proposed abortion laws

    The final day of hearings on the proposed abortion laws will hear from lawyers and the junior health minister today. The Committee will then report back to the Government ahead of the final drafting of the proposed new laws. Yesterday psychiatrists differed on whether the coalition should be including the threat of suicide in the law. Last night medical experts outlined their views on possible ...

  • Inquest to begin into West Cork trawler tragedy

    The inquest is due to open today into the deaths of five men who died when their trawler sank at the mouth of Glandore Harbour in West Cork over a year ago.The Skipper and four crew died when the Tit Bonhomme sank as it was returning to Union Hall on the 15th of January 2012.One man survived the sinking after spending over two hours in the water.The 21 metre long French-made trawler was ...

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