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  • Diversion of flight fails to save passenger from Ireland

    A flight from Melbourne to Qatar was diverted to India on Wednesday, in a desperate attempt to save an Irish man on board. The man, Raymond McMorrow, 68, is believed to have had a heart attack on board Qatar Airways flight QR 031 while in transit from Melbourne to Doha, the Qatar capital. The Qatar Airways plane landed without incident at Cochin Airport where an ambulance was waiting. Mr ...

  • Friend of Boston bombers had confessed to 2011 triple murders claims FBI Friend of Boston bombers had confessed to 2011 triple murders claims FBI

    NEW YORK A Chechen acquaintance of dead Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev has confessed to slashing the throats of three people in a 2011 gruesome triple murder, federal law enforcement officials have said. Ibragim Todashev, who made the confession, was killed early Wednesday during a confrontation with the FBI and Massachusetts State Police in Orlando, Florida, a federal law ...

  • Sean Sherlock announces 62 new Technology Innovation Development Awards Sean Sherlock announces 62 new Technology Innovation Development Awards

    The Irish government is to provide nearly 7 million euros in funding for scores of research grant. Ireland's Minister for Research and Innovation, Sean Sherlock, made the announcement on Thursday. The minister said 6.9 million euro would be put up through SFI's Technology Innovation Development Award (TIDA) programme, in conjunction with Enterprise Ireland, to cover 62 research awards. ...

  • Royalty Pharma takeover bid fails to find Elan ecceptance Royalty Pharma takeover bid fails to find Elan ecceptance

    DUBLIN/ WASHINGTON Ireland-based biotechnology firm Elan Thursday rejected Royalty Pharma's increased $6.4 billion takeover bid, shortly after the U.S. firm cut the acceptance bar for its latest offer to 50 percent plus one share. Royalty raised its hostile cash bid to $12.50 per share on Monday, from $11.25 previously, but made the new offer conditional on Elan shareholders rejecting, at a ...

  • 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 ...

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Scenes From a Marriage (Scener ur ett äktenskap) [DVD]

Scenes From a Marriage (Scener ur ett äktenskap) [DVD]

From the very beginning, you can tell something is wrong, just under the surface. When Marianne (Liv Ullmann) and Johan (Erland Josephson), who have been married for 10 years, sit down for a magazine interview about their perfect marriage, there is an underlying sense o ... ...

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  • Real story on Pope Francis ignored by the media

    "The 'exorcism' lasted 10 seconds. When Pope Francis arrived, he immediately rested his left hand on the young man's head and spoke with a priest standing behind the wheelchair. The young man kissed the pope's ring, suggesting that the devil was not in total control." Photograph: ...

  • Varadkar those with access to garda records must respect confidentiality

    The Transport Minister Leo Varadkar has said that anyone with access to garda records needs to respect confidentiality and keep them private.It follows questions in the Dil about an incident involving the Justice Minister Alan Shatter and a breathalyser test in 2011.Alan Shatter has admitted he was asked for a breath test at a routine checkpoint in 2008 or 2009, but failed to give it because he ...

  • Bray garda faces trial for allegedly forging a letter from DPP

    A garda based in Bray, Co Wicklow is facing trial for allegedly forging a letter from the Office of the DPP.Catherine McGowan has appeared in Dublin District court accused of using a copy of a false instrument at Bray Garda Station on June 21 2011.The 46-year-old is charged under section 28 of the 2004 Criminal Justice Theft and Fraud Offences Act.The book of evidence is due to be served on her ...

  • PAC chairman suggests civil servants are leaking information

    The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee has suggested that civil servants may be leaking information to the media. John McGuinness's claims comes after the spending watchdog revealed yesterday that more than EUR250,000 was spent on refurbishing Deputy McGuinness's office when he was a Junior Minister. The meeting also heard that at the time, officials requested that only ...

  • Hayes Shatter has done a very good job answering questions

    The junior Finance Minister said the Justice Minister has answered questions about why he failed a breathalyser test at a Garda checkpoint on his way home from the Dil, but if there are further questions about the incident, he will answer them. Minister Shatter said yesterday he failed the test because he has asthma, after Independent TD Mattie McGrath raised the issue in the Dil.It is expected ...

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