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10/06/2008 03:47 PM
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Judge told writer guilty of sex assault capable to reoffending
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Writer Desmond Hogan (57) who has pleaded guilty this summer to sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy was at risk of reoffending, his sentencing hearing at the Circuit Criminal Court in Tralee was told today .
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10/06/2008 02:40 PM
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Industrial action threat as Aer Lingus to cut up to 1,500 jobs
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Aer Lingus chief executive Dermot Mannion met with union representatives this afternoon to outline proposed cost-cutting measures at the loss-making airline, which include the loss of up to 1,500 jobs.
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10/06/2008 12:14 PM
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EU leaders pledge action on banking crisis
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The European Commission is ready to work with EU member countries to ensure their bank deposit guarantees interact properly and urges them to coordinate their action, Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso said today.
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10/06/2008 11:59 AM
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NI campaigners to lobby British MPs on abortion
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Campaigners for abortion rights in Northern Ireland are to travel to Westminster on Wednesday to lobby MPs.
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10/06/2008 11:55 AM
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Ash calls for €2 increase in price of cigarettes
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Ash Ireland has called for a €2 increase in the price of a packet of cigarettes to be introduced in the forthcoming budget.
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10/06/2008 11:08 AM
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Fermanagh bomb linked to dissident republicans
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A roadside bomb which police have linked to dissident republicans has been discovered in Co Fermanagh.
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10/06/2008 10:42 AM
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Average personal injury award rises to €24,320
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Injuriesboard.ie today announced that assessments totalling €113 million were made relating to 4,652 personal injury claimants during the first six months of this year.
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10/06/2008 10:24 AM
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State had to move on bank guarantee, says Cowen
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Ireland wants to co-operate with other European Union member states, but it "simply had to move" last week to safeguard Ireland's banking system, Taoiseach Brian Cowen has said.
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10/06/2008 09:27 AM
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Forum highlights plight of children living with HIV
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The plight of children living in households affected by HIV represents remains “the missing face” of the global AIDS pandemic, an international conference in Dublin heard today.
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10/06/2008 09:22 AM
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Mabs clients' debts up by 50% - Labour
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The average debt of people attending the Money Advice and Budgeting Service (Mabs) has increased by 50 per cent in the first eight months of this year, Labour TD Roisin Shortall said today.
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10/06/2008 08:50 AM
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Martin urges Europe to allow time for Lisbon solution
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The Minister for Foreign Affairs today told the European Parliament Committee on Constitutional Affairs that Ireland remains a strong supporter of the parliament but said the national debate on its Lisbon vote had to be allowed to "take its course".
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