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Finance Minister Brian Lenihan T.D., presented his supplemental budget on Tuesday, which included sharp hikes on income taxes and extensive spending cuts that he hopes will improve domestic and international confidence in the struggling Irish economy Read more...
A man has been jailed for at least 30 years for the murders of two teenagers in County Armagh nine years ago. 28-year-old Steven Leslie Brown, also known as Steven Revels, murdered David McIlwaine, 18, and Andrew Robb, 19, in February 2000 Read more...
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Aer Lingus Group plc announced on Monday that Dermot Mannion, the Group's Chief Executive Officer, has informed the Board of his intention to step down with immediate effect Read more...
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An Exchequer deficit of €3,721 million was recorded in the first quarter of 2009 compared to a deficit of €354 million in the same period last year Read more...
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Many years ago, I read an article in a music publication that drew parallels between heavy metal music and acne, given that both are usually at their most prolific in people's lives period during their early teens, before gradually fading away with the advent of adulthood... Read more...
Joseph Mary Plunkett (November 21, 1887 - May 4, 1916) was an Irish nationalist, poet, and leader of the Easter Rising in 1916... Read more...
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One of the more absurd spectacles in a city forever mincing words, parsing sentences, and traipsing across a tightrope between absurdity and self-indulgence is the local GOP blowing kisses to Mayor Bloomberg Read more...
Dear oh dear. Dear oh dear oh dear. I seem to have ruffled the wool of a few sheep last week. Unfortunately not the sheep that I had my rifle aimed at but rather because of one sentence at the end of last week's column where I made an observation on the Dutch rock group U2... Read more...
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Mike Bowen With all The Latest From Irish-Australia Read more...
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We're getting ready for the Easter weekend and hopefully lots of sunshine, so ladies have your Easter bonnets ready for the annual Fifth Avenue parade - you know who you are! Read more...
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The Republic of Ireland showed marvellous application and commitment as they battled bravely to overhaul Italy after conceding a simple goal in the tenth minute of a tense World Cup qualifying tie in Bari Read more...
Giovanni Trapattoni was not afraid to make early changes in the recent game against Italy and the changes worked out. It is not often we see that happening in a game of football... Read more...
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