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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 Da Vinci Code

The Da Vinci Code

The Da Vinci Code is Exhibit A in how things that work on the page dont always translate on-screen. Dan Browns book, which has sold some 40 million copies and shows little sign of slowing down, reads like a novelized screenplay, and most people burn through it n ... ...

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  • Sensitive talks on NI welfare funding

    Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness has said "sensitive discussions" are taking place with the British government on important funding issues. He said Northern Ireland is different to England, Scotland and Wales and that the British government must recognise this in the funding provisions for welfare reforms. The funding of Northern Ireland's welfare system ...

  • Wallace claims Shatter trying to discredit him

    Independent TD Mick Wallace has said the latest comments from the Minister for Justice in the penalty points row were made in an effort to discredit him. In a statement this morning, the Wexford TD repeated that he was unaware of the alleged incident in ...

  • Oil laundering plant discovered in Dublin

    18 May 2013 An oil laundering plant with the capacity to process more than 2.5 million litres of fuel a year has been discovered in ...

  • Waterford sports coach freed in abuse inquiry

    Garda are to prepare a file for the DPP after this morning releasing without charge a sports coach arrested for questioning about the sexual abuse of 30 boys ...

  • Ireland fly-half OGara retires

    Ireland and Munster fly-half Ronan O'Gara will take up a coaching role with Racing Metro next season after announcing his retirement on Saturday. The 36-year-old has been capped 128 times by Ireland and was selected for three British and Irish Lions tours. O'Gara made 240 appearances for Munster, winning two Heineken Cups and scoring 2,625 points. He will be kicking coach ...

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