Ireland News

Murder bid charge laid

July 25, 2008 – 2:03 pm
A man was remanded in custody yesterday accused of an attempted murder in north Belfast. Joseph Ferguson (47) was charged in connection with a serious assault at Eskdale Gardens in the Ardoyne area early on Tuesday.

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Private operator claims Dublin Bus route ‘unfair’

July 25, 2008 – 2:02 pm
A PRIVATE bus company has taken High Court proceedings against the Minister for Transport over a decision allowing Dublin Bus to change a route between Swords and Dublin airport with the alleged effect of threatening the private company’s business.

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Drug sentences set benchmark

July 25, 2008 – 2:02 pm
The cartels and criminal gangs involved in the manufacture and supply of illegal drugs pose a threat on a global scale.

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Two young crash victims buried side by side

July 25, 2008 – 2:01 pm
TWO YOUNG friends were buried side by side in an Offaly cemetery yesterday, following a car crash which claimed their lives on Saturday morning.

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A desperate search for hope led patients to Carmody

July 25, 2008 – 2:01 pm
Paschal Carmody's quest for alternative treatments and therapies drew patients to him from all over the country and beyond, writes Health Correspondent

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True blues

July 25, 2008 – 2:00 pm
The Conservative and Unionist Party has repeated its historic error of 1910 in relation to politics in Ireland.

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Executive standoff due to DUP’s lack of leadership, Adams claims

July 25, 2008 – 2:00 pm
SINN FÉIN president Gerry Adams made clear his view yesterday that the current standoff between his party and the Democratic Unionist Party was chiefly down to the DUP.

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Developer denies rezoning request

July 25, 2008 – 1:59 pm
CORK DEVELOPER Owen O'Callaghan has said he never asked former taoiseach Albert Reynolds to speak to Fianna Fáil councillors about rezoning land at Quarryvale, west Dublin.

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Cameron’s surprise embrace of UUP shows fresh Tory thinking on North

July 25, 2008 – 1:59 pm
ANALYSIS The proposed revival of the Conservative and Unionist Party could leave DUP leader Peter Robinson smarting, writes London Editor

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Tesco to slash prices as Aldi and Lidl attract price-conscious customers

July 25, 2008 – 1:58 pm
TESCO IRELAND will kick off a supermarket price war this weekend in an effort to stop recession-struck customers deserting the grocery chain for discount retailers Aldi and Lidl.

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