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- Rapist not obliged to supply address to gardaí for seven days CONVICTED RAPIST Larry Murphy will have a week of freedom from prison before he has to inform gardaí where he is living as part of his post-release legal obligations.
- Groceries price war is over, says watchdog THE PRICE war between major food retailers is over and there is little evidence of competition in the market, according to the National Consumer Agency.
- Price is right for canny retailers as consumers still left in dark ANALYSIS: Savings of €1 on €300 basket of branded goods hardly backs up agency’s traditional call to shop around
- Minister says pitch invasions a matter for GAA MINISTER FOR Sport Mary Hanafin says she is not in favour of legislation to ban pitch invasions at Croke Park.
- Database to be established to monitor house prices and market trends A NEW database to monitor market trends and house prices is to be established under legislation announced yesterday.
- Two hoax devices linked to deadly feud THE DISCOVERY of two hoax explosive devices is being linked to a dispute between criminals and members of a republican movement that has cost two lives.
- Senator objects to inclusion on expenses list SENATOR RÓNÁN Mullen has lodged a formal complaint to the Cathaoirleach of the Seanad, Pat Moylan, about his name being included in a statement with three other Senators who are being investigated for alleged expenses irregularities.
- Two held in connection with foiled robbery of gold wholesaler STAFF AT a gold wholesaler were tied up during an attempted armed robbery in Dublin city centre yesterday morning.
- Plans for Seanad, Dáil TV may be shelved PLANS FOR the long-promised Oireachtas TV channel could be shelved as “alternative low-cost options such as webcasting or sharing existing channels” are explored because of the financial downturn.
- Senator warns journalists not to be friends with politicians JOURNALISTS OUGHT to be extremely wary of being part of a cosy consensus with politicians and should not be friends with TDs and Senators, the Parnell Summer School in Co Wicklow heard last night.
- Call for AIB to examine €2,500 staff club perk BANKS SHOULD cut back on executive perks before they raise interest rates for home owners, a Fine Gael TD has said after it emerged AIB was paying annual gym memberships and golf club fees as a benefit to staff members.
- In Short A round-up of today's other Irish news stories in brief
- Development plan for golf club site given green light AN BORD Pleanála has granted permission for more than 600 apartments and houses on the site of the former Dún Laoghaire Golf Club against the recommendation of its senior planning inspector.
- Council faces huge glut of social and affordable housing ANALYSIS: DÚN LAOGHAIRE-Rathdown County Council is facing a battle with developers to stop a €42 million bill for social and affordable housing from spiralling upwards by tens of millions.
- Horse trading slow as recession hits Puck Fair
ONE OF Ireland’s oldest fairs, though still known for its gaiety and hard drinking, has not been spared the effects of the recession and has felt the steep decline in equine trading. There were plenty of animals at the horse fair on the opening day of Puck Fair, in Killorglin, Co Kerry, but very few people were buying.
- Result of Aer Lingus ballot due out today THE RESULT of a ballot for industrial action by cabin crew at Aer Lingus will be known today.
- Paltry bequest of £250 proves Wilde died as he lived - beyond his means
BEFORE HIS untimely demise Oscar Wilde was one of the most successful authors and playwrights of his generation, but he managed to leave only a paltry will, according to documents just released online.
- Ramadan begins for Muslims today THE MUSLIM month of Ramadan begins today and is expected to involve about a quarter of the world’s population.
- Drop in temperature can raise risk of heart attack THERE IS a strong connection between weather and health, according to a new study that shows that falling temperatures can increase the risk of heart attacks.
- More than 1,000 waiting for bowel cancer test despite free service MORE THAN 1,000 people throughout the country have been waiting more than three months for a test that can diagnose bowel cancer, but just one in five has responded to an offer of a free test from the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF).
- Liga withdraws product over unclear instructions LIGA HAS apologised to customers after a recall of its product in order to clarify feeding instructions on its packaging.
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Regional News
- Docklands plan for Cork could create 5,000 jobs PLANNING PERMISSION has been sought for a major development in the Cork docklands which the promoter says could create up to 5,000 jobs.
- Navan hospital ceases keyhole surgery OUR LADY’S Hospital in Navan has been ordered to stop all keyhole surgery immediately following an internal audit.
- Between the jigs and the reels young Liverpool stars work on their footwork
WHEN LIVERPOOL FC players were planning a friendly match in the west of Ireland, little did they know that their footwork might be tested with Ionsaí na hInse or the Siege of Ennis . Yet, as the sun split stones northwest of Spiddal, Co Galway, yesterday the young “Reds” took to the floorboards to dance several steps of the jig . . . and partook of some legal poitín.
- Avalanche of applications for field archaeology project AN INTERNATIONAL archaeological field summer school to be held in Clare this month has attracted three applications for every available place.
- Popular Sligo choral festival cancelled ONE OF the main choral festivals in Ireland has been cancelled for the first time in its 23-year history.
- Spate of 'unusual' dolphin strandings reported in west A SPATE of dolphin strandings along the west coast over the past week has been described as unusual by the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group.
- Way cleared for refuse service sale PLANS BY Cork County Council to sell off its refuse collection service have moved a step closer to realisation after workers voted for a package that would see them either redeployed or paid redundancy if the service is sold to a private operator.
In the North
- Dissidents suspected of bomb attack on civilian working at police station
DISSIDENT REPUBLICANS are suspected of carrying out another booby-trap bomb attack on a civilian guard at a police station in Co Tyrone.
- Police board chief defers return to work as PSNI searches office POLICING BOARD chairman Barry Gilligan has postponed his return from sick leave following searches by the PSNI at the board’s head office and at his home.
In the Courts
- Dramatic cut in legal costs as objection is lifted A TAXING Master’s decision to cut the legal bill in a case by 82 per cent has been confirmed after the solicitors involved in the case withdrew their objection.
- Five men in court over dissident activity FIVE MEN were brought before the Special Criminal Court in Dublin yesterday charged in connection with an investigation into dissident republican activity in the Louth area.
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