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Garda charged over forged DPP letter
Female garda charged with using a forged document in connection with a criminal investigation.
Britain scrambles fighter jets to escort Pakistani passenger plane
Plane carrying 297 passengers diverted from Manchester.
Mattie McGrath: Onlooker leaked Shatter breathalyser details
TD says garda did not leak details.
'I saw it on tv and my heart stopped - I knew Lee was in that area'
Family of murdered soldier speak.
Woman leapt out of hotel window to escape serial sex attacker
Children unnecessarily strapped into chairs at HSE probe creche
Apple boss accused of vendetta against Irish manager
Driver in his 80s killed as car collides with truck on motorway
Irish girl in US visa row to be deported
Hundreds of secondary teachers on €100k
Heathrow shut down as plane makes emergency landing
Plane had flames pouring from engine.
JFK was a fan of Hitler and Nazi Germany, diaries reveal
Former president openly admired Nazi Germany when he toured country.
Google and Facebook in $1bn 'bidding war' over Waze app
Google may launch rival bid for mobile navigation app.
Teachers reject new pay deal
Teacher leaders reject the latest pay and productivity deal.
Wallace criticises planned pension cuts for bank staff
TD was fined €7,000 for not paying pension contributions for his own workers on time.
Video: Leaving Cert Student pens epic song about dreaded exams
Student is fast becoming a YouTube sensation.
Niall Horan having a ‘secretive and exciting’ romance
Singer's secret romance with British reality TV star.
Brendan Rodgers' son found not guilty of sexual assault
Four footballers cleared of sexually assaulting woman.
Video: World's largest lego model in New York
A Star Wars X-wing Starfighter on display in Times Square.
Smart Consumer: Avoid the €64 ice-cream charge on holidays
Holidays are a time where you're ripe to be ripped off.
Man charged over threat to kill brother in car park
Donegal man was already subject of two anti-molestation orders.
Amanda Bynes arrested and brought for psychiatric evaluation
Concerns for 27-year-old former children’s TV star.
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Lee Rigby's family pay tearful tribute to murdered soldier
The tearful family of Drummer Lee Rigby, who was killed in a terrorist attack in Woolwich, pay tribute to their "hero".
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London Terror Attack
Woolwich attack: why was suspect Michael Adebolajo free to kill?
One of the two suspected Islamist terrorists who allegedly butchered a British soldier on a London street had been known to the security services and police for a decade.
Four held over murder of soldier
A TOTAL of four people including the two men shot by police have now been arrested in connection with the murder of a soldier in London
London attack: knife-wielding suspect named as Michael Adebolajo
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[TICON-A VIDEO] Blame the British government, not killer - head of banned Islamist group and pal of suspect
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[TICON-A VIDEO] British PM: Terror attacks a betrayal of Islam'
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Donegal man charged with Hyde Park bombing makes no bail application
A DONEGAL man charged with the murders of four soldiers over 30 years ago in one of the most notorious IRA bombings of the Troubles has been remanded in custody.
Shatter says his asthma stopped him blowing into breathalyser
JUSTICE Minister Alan Shatter is again mired in controversy – with opposition parties saying it was "incredible" that he did not own up to failing to complete a breath test.
Children kept strapped into chairs at HSE probe creche
CHILDREN attending one of the creches at the centre of a HSE investigation were unnecessarily strapped in their chairs and abruptly handled while they were resting or sleeping.
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Brian O'Driscoll returns but Sean O'Brien misses Pro12 finale
Brian O'Driscoll returns to Leinster's starting XV for tomorrow's Rabodirect Pro12 final clash with Ulster at the RDS but Sean O'Brien misses out.
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James Lawton: Let us hope the beast is back in the box when Ireland meet England
Platini warns of match-fixing mafia
Di Luca tests positive for EPO
Desailly: Gareth should bale out
O'Brien caught in injury dilemma as clock ticks down on Ulster collision
'We couldn't bear to lose this final once again'
Ryanair's Gatwick plans grounded by rival Easyjet
Ryanair has lost out to rival Easyjet in a bid to buy take-off and landing slots at Gatwick Airport.
German outlook brightens as businesses become more upbeat
GERMAN business morale improved far more than expected in May, rebounding after two months of falls and suggesting Europe's largest economy is slowly picking up speed after a sluggish first quarter.
US durable goods orders rise, point to factory resilience
ORDERS for long-lasting US manufactured goods rose more than expected in April, a hopeful sign that a contraction in factory output could soon run its course.
Euro shares stage small bounce after massive fall
Over 100 new jobs announced for Dublin, Galway and Cork
Man United cut interest bill by £10million a year in major refinancing deal
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European regulator urges forcing big firms to reveal how much tax they pay
Carrie Underwood gives €1 million to Oklahoma victims
The country singer has donated $1million to the Red Cross to help the victims of the Oklahoma disaster.
Kim Kardashian to reveal sex of baby on TV
Kim Kardashian is expected to reveal the sex of her unborn child on television.
Bynes arrested on drug charge
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Britain scrambles fighter jets to escort Pakistani passenger plane
BRITAIN launched fighter jets this afternoon to escort a Pakistan International Airlines plane carrying 297 passengers from Lahore after it was diverted from Manchester, a spokesman for the Defence Ministry said.
Heathrow shut down as plane makes emergency landing with smoke pouring from engine
BOTH runways at Heathrow airport were shut down this morning after a British Airways plane had to make an emergency landing.
Stockholm riots: Clashes grip suburbs as violence flares for fifth night
STOCKHOLM saw a fifth night of rioting as two schools and 15 vehicles were torched across several suburban districts.
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Obama defends 'legal' drone killings
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