Provides the latest RSS feeds for Ireland News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Irish Sun.com http://www.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/10/id/aba4168066a10b8d/ en-us Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:58:23 -0400 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:58:23 -0400 30 Cork will among 10 port authority companies who will be allowed to expand outside their own harbour under new legislation proposed by the Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey. The minister said the pub... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16731121/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:18:38 -0400 Breaking News.ie http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16731121/ A pay deal struck for motor trade workers was today hailed as a blueprint for future wage agreements.Siptu, the country's largest trade union, said its interim pact with car industry bosses showed a w... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16734901/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:02:57 -0400 Breaking News.ie http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16734901/ Supermarket giants must explain massive price differences for the same goods sold on either side of the border, the Government warned today.Enterprise Minister Mary Coughlan said while prices have fal... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16734902/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:02:55 -0400 Breaking News.ie http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16734902/ Former president Patrick Hillery, who died in April, is to be honoured at a summer school in his native Co Clare.The legacy of the former Government Minster and EU Commissioner will be discussed by ac... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16734904/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:02:53 -0400 Breaking News.ie http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16734904/ Private sector unions are to lodge immediate claims for a rise of €30 a week for low-paid workers after the collapse of the national pay talks last weekend. The claim on employers will be lodged on ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16734906/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:02:54 -0400 Breaking News.ie http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16734906/ Two brothers were today charged with murdering an Ulster Defence Association member during a bloody feud between rival loyalists in the North.They were also accused of membership of the Ulster Volunte... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16734907/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:02:50 -0400 Breaking News.ie http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16734907/ A man has appeared in court in connection with the kidnap of British Army officer Robert Nairac in Northern Ireland more than 30 years ago. Kevin Crilly, 57, from Jonesborough, Co Armagh, denies two ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16727640/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:58:24 -0400 RTE News http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16727640/ A car dealership in west Dublin has been extensively damaged following an overnight fire. The blaze broke out at the Tom Boland car dealership on Monastary Road in Clondalkin just before midnight. D... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16724303/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:42:40 -0400 RTE http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16724303/ Prague's Municipal Court issued the extradition order ten days ago, and yesterday Mr Burnell was flown from the Czech capital to Britain. He was brought today before magistrates in Norwich - located ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16727635/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:58:28 -0400 RTE News http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16727635/ ASPIRE Academy for Sports Excellence has beaten some of the best teams in European football during the Milk Cup Tournament - one of the most prestigious youth football tournaments in Europe. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16723769/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:27:42 -0400 AME Info http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16723769/ Up to 1000 Ryanair passengers a day could be without flights as the airline bids to combat intermediary websites offering bookings. The low cost airline is to start cancelling bookings which have bee... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16724507/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:58:32 -0400 RTE News http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16724507/ Third level students in Dublin are already being urged to find a place to live for the upcoming academic year as soon as possible. Leaving Certificate results are not being released until next week. ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16727639/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:58:25 -0400 RTE News http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16727639/ Aer Lingus says it carried just over one million passengers in July, the first time it has topped that mark in one month. The figure was up 8% on the same month last year. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16723355/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:24:46 -0400 Finfacts http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16723355/ Private sector unions are to seek flat rate pay increases of at least €30 per week for over a million workers earning below average industrial earnings of €38,000. Following the collaps... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16727637/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:58:30 -0400 RTE News http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16727637/ Household recycling rates in Ireland increased by almost 7% last year, according to figures published today by Repak.The company says more than 600,000 tonnes of packaging was recycled during the year... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16728616/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:18:56 -0400 Breaking News.ie http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16728616/ The man arrested last night in connection with the murder of Jean Quigley is under police guard at Sligo General hospital after complaining of feeling unwell. Jean Quigley, a mother of four who was p... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16724495/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:58:26 -0400 RTE News http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16724495/ Brian McIver is to remain in charge of Donegal for at least another year. He informed county board officials on Wednesday night that he intended to stay as manager for 2009. There are to be chan... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16724304/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:26:50 -0400 BBC http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16724304/ National Irish Bank today reported a sharp fall in pre-tax profits for the first half of 2008. NIB's pre-tax profits were €2m, down from €7m in the same period last year, as the slowing Irish econ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16724305/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:24:34 -0400 Finfacts http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16724305/ Dublin - A Dublin-based genealogy firm has traced US presidential hopeful Barack Obama's Irish roots back to the 17th century, and there is even circumstantial evidence that his ancestors hailed from ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16724301/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:38:03 -0400 Earth Times http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16724301/ Police in the North have released a man arrested earlier this week in connection with the murder of south Armagh man Paul Quinn last year.The man, who was detained in south Armagh on Tuesday morning, ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16728618/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:18:55 -0400 Breaking News.ie http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16728618/ At least €40,000 worth of damage has been caused to a soccer pitch in Longford after vandals stole a truck. It is understood the keys were left in the ignition of a dumper truck that was invol... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16727641/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:58:23 -0400 RTE News http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16727641/ A missing 16-year-old girl is being sought in Dublin Kate Williams was last seen on 31 July at around 3.30pm in Sherrard Street in the north Dublin. She is described as being 5'4'' tall, of medium b... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16727642/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:58:22 -0400 RTE News http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16727642/ The Consumers Association is urging motorists to shop around for the cheapest petrol prices as international oil prices start to drop.The cost of a barrel of oil has fallen to $118 on the internationa... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16728619/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:18:54 -0400 Breaking News.ie http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16728619/ Around 20 vehicles have been damaged in an overnight fire at a car dealership in west Dublin.The blaze broke out just before midnight at the Tom Boland premises on Monastery Road in Clondalkin. The bu... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16728620/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:18:53 -0400 Breaking News.ie http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16728620/ Sinn Féin's Martin McGuinness has accused loyalists of "rank hypocrisy" on the issue of decommissioning.Mr McGuinness was speaking at a debate in west Belfast last night where PUP leader Dawn Purvis ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16728621/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:18:53 -0400 Breaking News.ie http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16728621/ Barack Obama's Irish roots have been strengthened, with the discovery that a distant ancestor was a Dublin wigmaker. Genealogists now believe the US presidential hopeful is descended from an 18th-Cen... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16724302/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:12:41 -0400 BBC http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16724302/ FIFTY of Scotland's golden eagles have been given to Ireland as part of a re-introduction programme, despite claims from campaigners that the creatures have been put at risk of being poisoned. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16705449/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:24:02 -0400 The Scotsman http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16705449/ See Search Box lower down this column for searches of Finfacts news pages. Where there may be the odd special character missing from an older page, it's a problem that developed when Interactive To... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16704528/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:21:39 -0400 Finfacts http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16704528/ See Search Box lower down this column for searches of Finfacts news pages. Where there may be the odd special character missing from an older page, it's a problem that developed when Interactive To... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16703809/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:21:31 -0400 Finfacts http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16703809/ US presidential candidate Barack Obama reportedly has stronger links to Ireland than previously thought.The Illinois Senator is already known to have ancestral links in Co Offaly.However, reports this... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16705448/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:33:39 -0400 Breaking News.ie http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16705448/ Three men are due in court in Dublin this morning following the shooting of a 20-year-old man in the city last Monday night. The victim is still recovering in hospital this morning after he was shot ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16705451/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 02:45:57 -0400 RTE http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16705451/ This weekend's Lotto jackpot is heading for the €8m mark following another rollover last night.There was no winner of the midweek jackpot, worth almost €7.5m.The jackpot has not been won since Jul... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16719003/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 02:30:48 -0400 Breaking News.ie http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16719003/ A three-part documentary about former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern is due to be broadcast later this year as part of RTE's autumn line-up.The series, entitled 'Bertie', is being made by Mint Productions.It ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16719002/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 02:30:47 -0400 Breaking News.ie http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16719002/ Parts of Limerick have been hit by further flooding less than a week after torrential downpours caused millions of euros worth of damage in the town of Newcastle-West.Heavy downpours yesterday evening... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16719001/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 02:30:46 -0400 Breaking News.ie http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16719001/ A 36-year-old man has died following a two-car collision in Co Limerick last night.The accident happened shortly before midnight near Garryduff, on the N21 between Newcastle-West and Abbeyfeale.The vi... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16719000/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 02:30:45 -0400 Breaking News.ie http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16719000/ UN chief Ban Ki-moon has picked an Irish woman as his new top legal adviser. Patricia O'Brien, 51, has been the Legal Adviser to the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs in Dublin since 2003, and will... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16705446/ Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:49:09 -0400 RTE http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16705446/ Amnesty International Ireland says the conviction of a Guantanamo Bay detainee for plotting to support terrorism is unjust.Osama bin Laden's former driver, Salim Hamdan, has been convicted by a jury o... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16718990/ Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:26:44 -0400 Breaking News.ie http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16718990/ Campbell said: 'David was up very early today and got to the track ahead of most others, which allowed him the opportunity to get a proper feel for the arena and the genuine speed of the circuit. 'Th... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16705445/ Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:49:07 -0400 RTE http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16705445/ The Department of Education is to write to schools advising them to tighten rules on enrolment policies, it was revealed today.Single sex schools are being urged to clarify their positions after an al... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16718988/ Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:26:42 -0400 Breaking News.ie http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16718988/ A 49-year-old man was killed in a work place accident in a saw mill yard today.The Health and Safety Authority confirmed it was probing the death of the employee at the plant in Feakle, east Clare.It ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16718995/ Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:26:41 -0400 Breaking News.ie http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16718995/ That just about summed it up for Monaghan in last Sunday's football third round qualifier at Croke Park. On a mission to recover from their Munster final drubbing, Kerry appeared determined to win no ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16713762/ Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:50:00 -0400 Irish Echo http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16713762/ Offaly: Brendan O'Shea, Brian Delaney (1-0), Tony Hogan (0-1), Ger O'Neill, Steve Clancy, John Fitzpatrick, Enda Egan, Mike Bryant, Tom Rosney (0-2), Eamon Coleman (0-2), Mike Kineely, John Flynn (0-1... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16713763/ Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:50:01 -0400 Irish Echo http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16713763/ 180 jobs are to go in Cork after pharmaceutical giant Pfizer announced it had failed to find a buyer for one of its five manufacturing facilities in Ireland. For the past 18 months, the company had b... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16704943/ Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:49:22 -0400 RTE http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16704943/ Ireland will also be represented in the Star class by Peter O'Leary and Stephen Milne, who qualified at the world championship in Miami in April this year. Qingdao, on the north-east coast of China a... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16704051/ Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:49:05 -0400 RTE http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16704051/ DSG Retail Ireland is looking to grow its network of Currys and PC World operations to 50 stores within the next five years in a move that would create close to 750 jobs. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16705443/ Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:16:01 -0400 Irish Examiner http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16705443/ Standard Life reports 51% jump in first-half profit; Sales of new premiums in Ireland plunge 46% By Finfacts Team Aug 6, 2008 - 10:03: AM > http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16705450/ Wed, 06 Aug 2008 07:35:58 -0400 Finfacts http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16705450/ Irish Consumer Sentiment Index fell in July to the lowest since the survey began in 1996 By Finfacts Team Aug 6, 2008 - 12:00: PM > http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16702934/ Wed, 06 Aug 2008 07:36:00 -0400 Finfacts http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16702934/ The five-strong team of Ken Egan, Darren Sutherland, Paddy Barnes, John Joe Nevin and John Joe Joyce trained at the Ditan gym in the city late last night. However, they are unhappy about the journey ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16704951/ Wed, 06 Aug 2008 06:55:29 -0400 RTE http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16704951/ After the excitement of qualifying for the World Twenty20 tournament in England next year, it's back to first-class cricket for Ireland on Thursday as they aim for a hat-trick of Intercontinental Cup ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16705444/ Wed, 06 Aug 2008 06:41:36 -0400 Cricinfo http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16705444/ Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen might have to explain his alleged participation in a situation involving alcohol — again. And at least two... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16704645/ Wed, 06 Aug 2008 06:40:00 -0400 The Seattle Times http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16704645/ Gardaí are continuing to question five men this morning in connection with a suspected gangland shooting in west Dublin on Monday night.The five were arrested shortly after a 20-year-old man was shot... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16718999/ Wed, 06 Aug 2008 06:34:58 -0400 Breaking News.ie http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16718999/ A ceremony will take place in Dublin later today to mark the 63rd anniversary of the US nuclear attack on Hiroshima in 1945.The Irish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament is holding the event in Merrion S... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16699295/ Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:50:56 -0400 Breaking News.ie http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16699295/ A new train station has been opened today at the Park West and Cherry Orchard plaza in Dublin. Transport Minister Noel Dempsey officially opened the station this afternoon. The scheme is part of the... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16701210/ Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:19:46 -0400 RTE News http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16701210/ Six people have been rescued after being reported missing on Carrantuohill mountain in Co Kerry. The man and five teenagers were reported missing at around 1am. The five teenagers have been given fo... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16701212/ Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:19:44 -0400 RTE News http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16701212/ Figures from the Department of Finance show that the public finances deteriorated further in July. Tax receipts are now €2.2bn short of what had been expected at Budget time. The Exchequer de... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16701211/ Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:19:53 -0400 RTE News http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16701211/ The investigation into the disappearance of a teenager in Tyrone 14 years ago has been criticised by the Northern Ireland Police Ombudsman. Arlene Arkinson, 15, is believed to have been murdered but ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16701213/ Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:19:48 -0400 RTE News http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16701213/ The Irish Cancer Society has welcomed the announcement that the HSE has been asked to prepare a vaccination programme against cervical cancer. The Government has requested that the HSE prepare to int... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16701208/ Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:19:52 -0400 RTE News http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16701208/ CLARE -- An online search by a marketing company for Nike granted Jim's Body Shop of Clare the opportunity to showcase its talents by creating an eight-wheeled amphibious vehicle for Nike's latest adv... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16699470/ Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:57:29 -0400 The Detroit News http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16699470/ Three Dublin men have arrived in Beijing having cycled all the way from Ireland. It has taken the cyclists almost a year and they have covered more than 14,000km countries, across 11 countries, along... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16699003/ Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:06:07 -0400 RTE http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16699003/ Dublin Bus could reportedly be set to raise its fares due to a massive increase in its fuel bills.Reports this morning say the company has warned that its fuel bill for next year will be €37m, compa... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16701702/ Wed, 06 Aug 2008 02:47:42 -0400 Breaking News.ie http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16701702/ THE body of a man pulled from Melbourne's Yarra River last Saturday has been identified as missing Irish tourist Stephen King. The 27-year-old was reported missing after a night out with friends on S... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16695842/ Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:20:20 -0400 Courier Mail http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16695842/ Irish Managed Pension Funds: Three years of returns wiped out; Average return over 10 years at 2.6%; Funds down 16.9% on average in 2008 By Finfacts Team Aug 6, 2008 - 4:54: AM > http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16695650/ Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:09:48 -0400 Finfacts http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16695650/ Ireland have recruited former Saracens and Munster rugby director Alan Gaffney as backs coach.And new Ireland head coach Declan Kidney has also handed ex-Bristol fly-half Mark Tainton the role of kick... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16697631/ Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:04:40 -0400 Planet Rugby http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16697631/ Dublin registered Briggs Roofing & Cladding Limited took the legal action against John F Supple, the developers of the five-star Castlemartyr Capella Hotel in Cork. It is understood that the action wa... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16695997/ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:09:43 -0400 Irish Examiner http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16695997/ LONDON—Ten years on, the American-brokered Good Friday agreement, which laid the framework for ending 30 years of violence between Northern Ireland's Roman Catholics and Protestants, is rightful... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16690595/ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:59:40 -0400 U.S. News & World Report http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16690595/ Cork manager Gerald McCarthy has named an unchanged team to face Kilkenny in Sunday's All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship semi-final at Croke Park. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16691174/ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:35:46 -0400 RTE http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16691174/ Ireland captain William Porterfield is relishing the chance to pit his wits against the world's best after qualifying for the ICC World Twenty20. Porterfield and his men had already secured their pla... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16690723/ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:35:39 -0400 RTE http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16690723/ A 36-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the investigation into the murder of Jean Quigley. The mother-of-four's body was discovered in her home in Cornshell Fields in Derry on Saturday... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16690948/ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:35:29 -0400 RTE http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16690948/ Irish Exchequer figures for July show that the public finances plunged deeper into the red in July to €6.7 billion By Finfacts Team Aug 5, 2008 - 5:04: PM > http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16685869/ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:14:54 -0400 Finfacts http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16685869/ IRELAND -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- The Macau Sporting Club's sixth annual Irish Poker Classic festival is almost here with 165 players pre-registered for the €1,500 + €100 main event already including ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16685825/ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:14:04 -0400 Online Casino City http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16685825/ DONCASTER Cup winner Septimus is carrying Europe's hopes to give Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien his first win in the prestigious Melbourne Cup. Septimus is as short as $10 with Irish bookmaking firm Pad... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16685870/ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:55:53 -0400 Courier Mail http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16685870/ Markets News Afternoon: European and US stocks in sharp rallies; ISEQ surges 8% in Dublin By Finfacts Team Aug 5, 2008 - 5:51: PM > http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16685419/ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:14:57 -0400 Finfacts http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16685419/ Cork Airport management has confirmed all main systems have returned to normal following today's power outage. Some minor system areas are still being brought back online and airport management will ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16686134/ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:39:04 -0400 RTE http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16686134/ Ireland and Netherlands had to settle on sharing the World Twenty20 Qualifiers trophy after persistent rain lashed Belfast, but they both already had the main prize in their pockets - a place at next ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16685283/ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:25:17 -0400 Cricinfo http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16685283/ Ireland have recruited former Saracens and Munster rugby director Alan Gaffney as backs coach. And new Ireland head coach Declan Kidney has also handed ex-Bristol fly-half Mark Tainton the role of k... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16680440/ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:28:31 -0400 Ananova http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16680440/ The Philippines has removed a ban on the importation of Irish beef.The ban was put in place following the BSE crisis in Europe in November 2000.The Minister for Agriculture, Brendan Smith has said tha... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16684071/ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:20:05 -0400 Breaking News.ie http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16684071/ Two men were arrested in the North today by police investigating an alleged rape and a security breach at a nearby RAF base.A series of incidents which police believe to be linked started with the the... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16684069/ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:20:04 -0400 Breaking News.ie http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16684069/ See Search Box lower down this column for searches of Finfacts news pages. Where there may be the odd special character missing from an older page, it's a problem that developed when Interactive To... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16679880/ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:15:28 -0400 Finfacts http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16679880/ The final of the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier in Belfast on Tuesday had to be abandoned because of rain. Organisers decided that the trophy would be shared between hosts Ireland and the Netherlands... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16679973/ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:17:26 -0400 BBC Sport http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16679973/ A 17-year-old boy arrested for burgling a St John of Gods mental health hospital in Dublin was remanded on bail today.The boy was charged with burglary Hospitaller House, St John of Gods, in Stillorga... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16684070/ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:20:04 -0400 Breaking News.ie http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16684070/ Two men armed with a handgun held up a post office today, gardaí said.The robbers also threatened workers at the Raheny outlet in north Dublin with a knife and a hammer.They made off with an undisclo... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16684068/ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:20:03 -0400 Breaking News.ie http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16684068/ The North's Police Ombudsman has accused the police of failing to properly investigate the disappearance of 15-year-old Arlene Arkinson in 1994.The teenager, from Castlederg in Co Tyrone, disappeared ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16684066/ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:20:02 -0400 Breaking News.ie http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16684066/ The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise has warned against any knee-jerk reaction to the collapse of talks on a new national pay deal.Mary Coughlan was reacting to rising tensions between trade unio... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16684064/ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:20:00 -0400 Breaking News.ie http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16684064/ The structure of the illegal drugs market in Ireland is to be the focus of a new report. The two-year, state-funded study will examine how the drugs market operates in both urban and rural areas of th... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16684063/ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:19:59 -0400 Breaking News.ie http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16684063/ Beijing - An Irish lawyer determined to make the world a sillier place has launched the race to stage the inaugural Paddy Olympics with madcap challenges such as backward running and underwater swimmi... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16675987/ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 07:43:19 -0400 IOL http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16675987/ Ireland coach Declan Kidney has made two further additions to his coaching team with the announcement that both Alan Gaffney and Mark Tainton will be joining the Ireland staff. Both Gaffney and Taint... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16676168/ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 07:10:09 -0400 RTE http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16676168/ The rival parties in Northern Ireland's power-sharing government moved toward ending the deadlock over who is put in charge of police and justice in the province Monday.A third party key to the deal, ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16676432/ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 07:06:59 -0400 eTaiwan News http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16676432/ Tax emigrant happy in Ireland not UK Pharmaceutical company Shire has said it is happy with decision to move to Ireland for tax purposes http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16676169/ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 08:35:22 -0400 AccountancyAge http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16676169/ US medical devices firm Abiomed is to bring up to 250 jobs to Athlone in Co Westmeath, the Tánaiste Mary Coughlan has announced.Massachusetts-headquartered Abiomed specialises in medical technologies... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16678802/ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 06:47:46 -0400 Breaking News.ie http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16678802/ The Tibetan community in Ireland is due to hold a protest at the Chinese Embassy in Dublin today.The protesters say they want to highlight the Chinese Army's crackdown on political dissent ahead of th... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16678803/ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 06:47:46 -0400 Breaking News.ie http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16678803/ Food safety chiefs in Ireland and the UK have launched an investigation into a salmonella outbreak after 68 cases of the illness were reported since February.The Health Protection Agency (HPA) said 60... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16678799/ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 06:47:43 -0400 Breaking News.ie http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16678799/ The Belfast Trust is fighting an outbreak of the C Difficile bug after the number of cases in its hospitals doubled to almost 60. In June there were 28 cases but at the end of last month there were 5... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16675879/ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 06:42:28 -0400 BBC http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/aba4168066a10b8d/id/16675879/