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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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • Denmark crowned Eurovision champions

    Irish entrant Ryan Dolan performs during a dress rehearsal ahead of the finals of the Eurovision Song Contest 2013. Photograph: Ragnar Singsaas/Getty ...

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Primary Colors

"Primary Colors" opens and closes with images of hearty handshakes. The handshakes at the beginning of the film are introductory, as an unknown Democratic candidate named Jack Stanton (John Travolta) from a forgotten Southern state is trying to ingratiate himself with potential voters. At the end of the film, that same unknown candidate is now President of the United States, and the handshakes are ... ...

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  • No winner of Lotto jackpot

    There was no winner of tonight's Lotto jackpot, but two players won the Lotto Plus 1 EUR350,000 jackpot. The winning Lotto Plus 1 tickets were sold in the South and in the West. There was no winner of the Lotto Plus 2 top prize.Wednesday's main Lotto jackpot is now heading for EUR6m.More than 42,000 players won ...

  • Three held in retail theft investigation

    Three people have been arrested as part of an investigation into a string of robberies in the south east. Two women, aged in their 50s and late teens, and a man, aged in his late teens, were arrested in Carlow following the search of two houses. The younger woman is due to appear before a special sitting of Gorey District Court this evening. Stolen property worth over €5,000, including ...

  • Ireland first-five Ronan OGara retires from rugby

    Ronan O'Gara, Ireland's most capped player and top points scorer, announced his retirement from rugby union and will take up a coaching role at big-spending French club Racing Metro. The 36-year-old first-five scored 1,083 points in 128 matches for Ireland and won two test caps across three tours with the British and Irish Lions (2001, '05 and '09). "I have ambitions in ...

  • Heavy rain causes travel disruption in NI

    Heavy rain has disrupted public transport in Northern Ireland and forced the cancellation of a major motorcycle race event. Some train passengers were bused between Ballymoney and Coleraine close to the North Coast due to flooding, public transport provider Translink said. Over 20mm of water fell in Coleraine during torrential downpours which forced the cancellation on safety grounds of the ...

  • SF seeks clarification on Justice Ministers allegations against Wallace

    Sinn Fin is seeking clarification from the Justice Minister Alan Shatter on his sources of information regarding the allegations against Wexford TD Mick Wallace.In a live televised debate on Thursday, Alan Shatter accused Mr Wallace of having had a traffic violation quashed by garda.Following criticism from the Wexford TD, Mr Shatter issued a statement saying he felt the revelation was a ...

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