German government approves Greek bailout

German lawmakers approved the latest bailout for Greece today by a large majority despite growing unease about the cost to taxpayers less than a year before federal elections. The outcome of the vote in the lower house was never in doubt but it was...

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Review supports continuation of fur industry

A review of the fur industry for the Department of Agriculture has recommended that it should be allowed to continue. Some 225,000 mink are farmed for their fur on five farms around the country. The last government had recommended the fur industry...

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Child benefit may be cut by 7% in Budget 2013

A 7% cut in child benefit and a 100% increase in prescription drugs charges are being considered as part of next week's Budget, according to reports. Higher rents for people living in council houses are also under consideration, according to a report...

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Farmers critical of new conveyance regulations

Farmers have described as unnecessary and hopelessly expensive new regulations on conveyance transactions, which are due to come into effect on 1 January. The regulations, introduced by the Incorporated Law Society, prohibit one solicitor acting for...

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HIQA publishes Halappanavar inquiry terms

The Health Information and Quality Authority has published the terms of reference for its statutory investigation into the care of patients at University Hospital Galway after the death of Savita Halappanavar. The inquiry will investigate the safety,...

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Call to name Constitutional Convention members

The National Union of Journalists has called for an end to the secrecy surrounding the identities of the ordinary citizens involved in the Constitutional Convention. The forum, established by the Government to look at proposed changes to the Constitution,...

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Judge criticises Joe O'Reilly newspaper reports

A Supreme Court judge has criticised newspaper reports of an application by convicted murderer Joe O'Reilly for free legal aid. O'Reilly was granted free legal aid yesterday in the Court of Criminal Appeal to allow him take a miscarriage of justice...

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Divisions within FG on abortion report: Creighton

Minister of State Lucinda Creighton has said she did not believe there was consensus within Fine Gael, or any political party, on how to proceed following the expert group's report on abortion. Speaking on RTÉ's Today with Pat Kenny, Ms Creighton said...

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Savita's family to decide on European Court case

The family of Savita Halappanavar is expected to decide today whether to take a case for a public inquiry into her death to the European Court of Human Rights. The Halappanavars warned they would do so if Minister for Health James Reilly did not agree...

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Wealthy schools benefiting from tax back scheme

The State spent just under €2m last year on a scheme that favours the country's wealthier schools, according to data released to RTÉ by the Revenue Commissioners. Last year, 171 schools availed of a special tax break that allows them to claim money...

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Leveson calls for legislation on press regulation

Lord Justice Leveson has called for legislation in the UK to underpin a "genuinely independent and effective system of self-regulation" for the press. He said the press had "wreaked havoc with the lives of innocent people". In his report on press standards...

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DPP appeal will not be heard before Lyons' release

The Director of Public Prosecutions has failed in an attempt to have an appeal against the leniency of a sex offender's sentence heard before he is released from prison next month. Anthony Lyons, a wealthy and successful businessman from Griffith Avenue...

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Decision on abortion law 'in the next three weeks'

The Government will make a decision in the next three weeks on how to proceed with giving legal clarity to the issue of abortion where the mother's life is at risk, according to Minister for Justice Alan Shatter. Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland, Mr...

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DPP appeals leniency of Anthony Lyons sentence

The DPP has applied to the Court of Criminal Appeal for a hearing date in the next three weeks in the case of Anthony Lyons. Mr Lyons, from Griffith Avenue in Dublin, is due out of prison next month after he was jailed for six months for attacking and...

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Walsh settles defamation action over assault claim

Louis Walsh has settled a €500,000 defamation action against the Irish edition of The Sun newspaper. The out-of-court deal was reached after Mr Walsh sued The Irish Sun over a story last year based on a false allegation that he sexually assaulted a...

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Obesity costs State €1bn a year - UCC study

A study has estimated that the annual cost arising from people who are overweight or obese in the Republic of Ireland is more than €1bn. The figure for Northern Ireland is put at more than €500m. The research, which was conducted by University College...

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Former judge Heather Perrin jailed for deception

A former district court judge has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in jail for deception. Heather Perrin resigned from the bench after she was found guilty of inducing a client to leave half his estate to her two children when she was a solicitor....

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Tweed guilty on nine counts of indecent assault

A former Irish rugby international has been convicted of child sex abuse charges. David Tweed, 53, of Clonavon Terrace in Ballymena, Co Antrim, was found guilty of nine counts of indecent assault and one gross indecency charge. He has been remanded...

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Eurozone, IMF reach deal to reduce Greek debt

Eurozone finance ministers have reached an agreement with the International Monetary Fund on a programme to reduce Greek debt. The deal puts Greece on the way to get the next installment of its much-needed bailout loans. Jean-Claude Juncker, head of...

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Woman withdraws from referendum action

One of two women who brought a High Court challenge to the Children's Referendum has withdrawn from the case. The High Court was told Nancy Kennelly, a resident of Abbot Close Nursing Home, Askeaton, Co Limerick did not wish to proceed with the case....

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ECJ rules against Pringle's ESM challenge

The European Court of Justice in Luxembourg has approved the EU's permanent bailout fund, the European Stability Mechanism. The court found EU law does not preclude the conclusion and ratification of the treaty. The ruling was delivered this morning...

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Former Clare GP denies deception charges

A jury has been sworn in to try a former Co Clare GP, who is accused of obtaining over €16,000 by deception from the families of two terminally ill patients. Paschal Carmody, 65, of Ballycuggeran, Killaloe, Co Clare has denied the charges. Mr Carmody...

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Government pledges €370m for Luas link-up

The Government has pledged €370m for the construction of the Luas link-up line in Dublin city centre. Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar said Cabinet approval was secured for a revised business plan and work will begin in May next year. He said the...

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Expert group report on abortion published

The Government has published the report of the expert group on abortion which favours legislation along with regulation as the safest way to provide legal clarity in the area. The report was discussed by the Cabinet this morning. Afterwards, Minister...

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Finucane murder review due in December

The British government is to publish a review into the killing of Belfast lawyer Pat Finucane on 12 December. The murdered solicitor's family have campaigned for a full public inquiry to be held, a demand refused by the British authorities. The murder...

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Reilly says no split between Coalition on abortion

Minister for Health James Reilly said there is no split between Government parties on how to proceed in dealing with the expert group report on abortion. He said the Cabinet will only consider the report tomorrow, after which it is hoped there will...

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Eurozone ministers seek to secure Greek debt deal

EU Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn has urged eurozone finance ministers to conclude an agreement, which will release billions of euros of bailout funds for Greece. Arriving at the meeting in Brussels, Mr Rehn said it was vital to...

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Dunnes Stores faces wind-up action next month

An application to wind-up Dunnes Stores will be heard before the Commercial Court next month. The petition was brought by the builders of a Kilkenny shopping centre over an unpaid debt of €21 million. The debt is the subject of a High Court order made...

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FF no confidence motion unjustified, says Reilly

Minister for Health James Reilly has said there is no justification for a motion of no confidence in him from Fianna Fáil or any other party. Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin said this morning he is to table another motion of no confidence in Mr Reilly...

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Former Fianna Fáil councillor sentenced over theft

A former Fianna Fáil councillor has been given a three-year suspended jail sentence on theft charges. Ger Killally, 42, from Edenderry in Co Offaly was convicted of three charges of forgery and the theft of over €18,000 worth of shop and refrigeration...

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At least 109 killed in Bangladesh factory fire

At least 109 people have died in a fire at a clothes factory on the outskirts of Dhaka in Bangladesh. The fire at the nine-story building started on the ground floor and spread quickly trapping hundreds of workers. It is understood 12 people who had...

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Woman dies after tree falls on car in Exeter

Two people have died and others injured as floods and high winds struck parts of Britain. Around midnight last night, a woman was trapped under the tree and taken to hospital where she later died. Severe flood warnings, the highest alert possible,...

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Property tax may be taken from Social payments

Deducting the property tax at source from Social Protection payments has been discussed by high ranking civil servants, documents released to RTÉ's The Week in Politics has revealed. Minutes of a meeting between officials say it poses a challenge to...

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Two doctors should make decision on termination

Decisions on terminating a pregnancy where there is a threat to the life of a mother should be made by two doctors, at consultant or specialist level, according to the Government's Expert Group on abortion. The report, seen in full by RTÉ News, says...

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Renewed calls for James Reilly to resign

Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil have today repeated their calls for the Minister for Health, James Reilly, to resign from his position. Sinn Féin's spokesperson on Public Expenditure and Reform, Mary Lou McDonald, said today that it was clear to her that...

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Home help cuts protest in Co Mayo

Around 300 people are involved in a protest against cuts to home help services in Co Mayo today. Workers and supporters from the west and north-west of the country are marching in Castlebar, the constituency of the Taoiseach, Enda Kenny. The Health...

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Investigations into death of council worker

Two separate investigations are underway into the death of a council worker who died last night. The 47-year-old was seriously injured after he was hit by a pole during clearance work. while working close to a  water reservoir at Carr's Hill near...

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Man held after hand gun and ammunition recovered

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Egyptian judges to strike over constitution

Judges in the Egyptian city of Alexandria have decided to go on strike in protest at a decree issued by President Mohammed Mursi which shields his decisions from judicial review. The judges' club in Alexandria said work would be suspended in all courts...

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Irish Daily Star editor resigns

The Editor of the Irish Daily Star Newspaper, Michael O'Kane has resigned from his position. Mr O'Kane had been temporarily suspended following the publication of topless photos of the Duchess of Cambridge, Catherine Middleton, last September. In a...

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FF leader calls on Minister Reilly to resign

The Fianna Fáil leader, Micheál Martin, has called for the resignation of the Minister for Health James Reilly. The move follows a report in today's Irish Times, which claims two locations in the Minister's north Dublin constituency were added to a...

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10,000 marching in anti-austerity protest

Up to 18,000 people are marching in an anti-austerity demonstration in Dublin. The march has been organised by the Dublin Council of Trade Unions. Other groups are attending protesting over various cutbacks. The aim of the protest is to highlight...

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Syrian rebels capture army base near Iraq border

Syrian rebels have captured an army base in an eastern oil province, further weakening President Bashar al-Assad's control in the strategic region bordering Iraq. The capture of the artillery base on the outskirts of Mayadeen, near some of Syria's main...

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Frontline report co-author defends document

A co-author of a report into The Frontline Presidential debate programme said any suggestion that it is incomplete or watered down is absolutely incorrect. The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland said an internal report by the same team showed the failings...

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EU leaders struggle to secure budget deal

European Union leaders meeting in Brussels face a second day of gruelling negotiations as they attempt to agree a seven-year budget that will run until 2020. Talks resumed this morning but a revised proposal to reallocate funds, rather than reduce spending,...

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Man found guilty of murdering former partner

A 51-year-old Kildare man has been convicted of the murder of his former partner in May 2010. Michael McDonald, of Barnhill, Castledermot, Co Kildare, was found guilty by a unanimous jury verdict of the murder of Breda Cummins. He stabbed her to death...

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HIQA to investigate Savita Halappanavar death

The Health Information and Quality Authority is to investigate the circumstances surrounding the care and treatment provided to Savita Halappanavar. Ms Halappanavar died on 28 October in University Hospital Galway following a miscarriage....

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President concluding three-day visit to England

President Michael D Higgins is concluding his three-day official visit to Liverpool and Manchester. This morning, the President addressed a business breakfast held by Enterprise Ireland, where he spoke of the importance of Britain as the main trading...

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HSE chief insists Halappanavar inquiry to proceed

The Chief Executive designate of the Health Service Executive, Tony O'Brien, has said that it would be "criminally negligent" for the HSE not to proceed with its investigation into the death of Savita Halappanavar. Speaking on RTÉ's News at One, Mr...

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