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THE multi-millionaire brother of a government minister is among a number of highly paid chairmen of state boards who won't say if they will give up their lucrative fees.
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HOLLYWOOD star Martin Sheen has declared himself proud of his uncle's IRA past.
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It took six fire brigade units to bring a blaze at a city-centre Dublin office under control yesterday.
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Traveller loses his appeal over school's preference for past pupils' children
EDUCATION Minister Ruairi Quinn's plans to reform enrolment policies for schools suffered a blow last night after a judge upheld the right of schools to prioritise the children of past pupils.
Visitors pour into capital for GAA and rugby
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Man shoots himself dead in front of woman at hair salon
A MAN last night shot himself dead in front of a woman in a hairdressing salon.
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Accountant deceived three brothers over site, judge rules
AN accountant deliberately deceived three brothers over a deal to sell a housing development site to a firm which former EU commissioner Ray MacSharry was chairman of, the High Court has found.
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Gilmore backs TDs who failed to attend special Dail session
TANAISTE Eamon Gilmore yesterday defended the failure of many government TDs to turn up for the special 'Friday' Dail sitting yesterday.
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BoI shares soar by 15pc in investor rush
SHARES in Bank of Ireland soared another 15pc yesterday -- putting them up more than 80pc for the year to date -- as institutional investors piled into the PLC.
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Beyoncé Knowles has reportedly been offered $500 million to become a judge on the US X Factor.
Minister resigns and faces trial on charge of perverting justice
CHRIS Huhne became the first British cabinet minister in living memory to be charged with a serious criminal offence yesterday after the fallout from his acrimonious divorce left him facing court, a potential jail sentence and the end of his career.
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David Beckham reveals he got shown a red card at son’s football game
DAVID Beckham saw red when he was sent off by a referee as he stood on the sidelines waiting to watch his son play football.
Gwyneth Paltrow tells women to stay at home if you want to have children
WOMEN who want children should be stay at home mothers, Hollywood star Gwyneth Paltrow has said.
Demand for college places up as more mature students join race
DEMAND for a place in college next September is up on last year.
VHI hikes prices again as 6,000 ditch health cover every month
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EUROPEAN regulators have requested Google ‘pause’ planned changes to simplify its privacy policy.
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