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The woman who confronted London knife attacker
A 48-year-old mum of two face down terrorists seconds after they had beheaded a soldier asking them to hand over their weapons.
Wallace got €120k in garda arrest claim
Independent TD took the action after being arrested for a public-order offence.
Dana's brother charged with child molestation in UK
Brother charged with three counts of child molestation.
Survival stories of Oklahoma
Residents reveal extreme lengths they went to survive tornado.
Creches are probed by gardai, HSE over claims children mishandled
Now AIB ready to let movers keep their trackers
Mothers with health cover having 'needless' caesareans
Taoiseach hits back at 'tax haven' claims in US Senate
Limits on powers of gardai to stop phone coverage
Businesses want water rates to be suspended in crisis
John Leech found dead at his home
Husband of former government adviser Monica Leech found dead at home.
Kenny faces €100,000 cut as RTE to cap presenters' pay
RTE reveals no star presenters will earn more than €500,000.
Lifeguards couldn't see boy in 'cloudy' pool
Boy had to be pointed out to lifeguards, an inquest heard.
Spending chief should step down during €250k probe, says TD
Committee investigating €250,000 kit-out of office.
FBI agent kills man 'connected to Boston bomber'
FBI agent kills man with alleged ties to Boston bombing suspect.
Student wins top art award with portrait of sister
Secondary school student joins the ranks of renowned artists.
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Cannibal victim describes life after horrific attack
The homeless victim of last year’s Miami cannibal attack is now “living happily” in hospital, where he is learning to play the guitar while continuing treatment for the shocking facial injuries he suffered. Credit: JacksonHealthSystem
Incredible Tilt Shift video shows Dublin as toy model
A new video by Dublin film students showing the city as if it were a toy model has gone viral. ‘Tilt-shift Dublin’ was created by Olivia Ricci, Stephen Duffy, Rafal Baran and Afshin Moosavi, a group of second year creative digital media students from Blanchardstown IT.
Friends get life for frenzied knife murder of man in bog
TWO men are beginning a life sentence behind bars for the brutal murder of a Brazilian man they stabbed 64 times and left to rot in a bog hole.
Overweight people with cancer have poorer rate of survival
OBESE cancer patients are more inclined to be diagnosed later and have poorer survival rates, according to a new study.
Montessori firm sitting on profits of €1.7m
THE Links Childcare business is sitting on profits of nearly €1.7m.
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Thirteen blue flags lost after tougher tests on water quality
Fan of 'The Quiet Man' pays €300,000 for pub made famous by iconic film
Illegal Irish get chance to 'step out of shadows' in the US
Teacher leaders back new version of Croke Park deal
FG minister slams anti-abortion protesters as 'literally mad'
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Robbie Keane to play against England after negotiations with LA Galaxy
Robbie Keane will be available to lead out the Republic of Ireland against England at Wembley next week after negotiations with LA Galaxy.
Man City set to appoint Pellegrini as he leaves Malaga
Manchester City's hopes of landing Manuel Pellegrini as their next manager appear to have increased following confirmation the Chilean is to leave Malaga.
Sergio offers grovelling apology: 'I feel sick about it and truly, truly sorry'
Sergio Garcia has escaped punishment for what could be construed as a racist remark about Tiger Woods after offering an unreserved apology for his "stupid and out of place" comments at the European Tour's annual awards ceremony.
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Dortmund blow as Gotze loses fitness battle for Champions League final
Tiger: ‘Garcia’s remarks are wrong and hurtful’
Rowntree expects O'Connell to help Warburton
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Els: I wouldn’t have won last year’s Open with short putter
EU Summit: Ireland to share information in clampdown on tax fraud
RELAND will have to share information on taxable income in an EU-wide effort to clampdown on tax fraud and avoidance, Taoiseach Enda Kenny said today.
Central Bank: House prices will fall this year but improve by end 2015
A new report from the Central Bank says house prices will fall this year, but will have increased modestly by the end of 2015.
German-French plan to help eurozone unemployment
Germany and France are preparing to launch a drive to combat the problem of high youth unemployment in Europe.
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IMF urges UK to spend more to fund investment
Burger King returns to using 100pc Irish beef after scandal
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Brokers optimistic on Total Produce prospects
FTSE edges down in early trading as investors await clues from US
Madonna sends bodyguard to chaperone daughter's date
It is claimed singer is finding it difficult to accept that her 16-year-old Lourdes is growing up
Contract to enter Justin Bieber’s home warns of ‘catastrophic injuries’
Contract leaked online.
Is Kate Middleton considering a hypno-birth?
Duchess said to want to give birth in an inflatable pool using hypno birth techniques
Soldier 'beheaded' in London terror attack
"You will never be safe" says man behind barbaric beheading of soldier
'I wasn't religious before, I am now': Tornado victims reveal survival stories
Tornado survivors thanked God, sturdy closets and luck in explaining how they lived through the colossal twister that devastated an Oklahoma town and killed 24 people, an astonishingly low toll given the extent of destruction.
Costa Concordia shipwreck captain to face manslaughter trial
THE captain of the cruise ship Costa Concordia, which capsized off Italy's west coast last year killing 32 people, will face trial for manslaughter.
Angela Merkel named most powerful woman in the world for third year running
Up in smoke: LA votes to limit marijuana shops
Most expensive coffee in the world – silver pot expected to sell for $6m at auction
"Jon Venables is a danger to the public" - James Bolger's mum makes emotional plea to keep son's killer behind bars
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Turkey shuts Syria border crossing after deadly bombings
Siobhan Talbot: 'I don't believe in gender quotas – people should get jobs on merit alone'
I DON'T have too much time for talk of crashing through glass ceilings. But I do recognise that, with my appointment as head of global food group Glanbia, I may be seen as something of a flag-bearer for women in business.
David McWilliams: The May miracle that injects €44.6m into creaking economy
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Darragh McManus: The Doors' musical legacy is an immortal one
MUSIC legend Ray Manzarek was 74 when he died of cancer this week. He had reached a good age – the first incarnation of his band The Doors ended a whole 42 years ago. But such is the nature of fame and rock mythology that it still comes as a shock to realise: this man was old.
Liz O’Donnell: It's tough being a woman TD in a Dail chamber run by the boys
Stephen Kinsella: Time for joined-up thinking to help councils
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Michael Douglas holds back tears in Cannes
What could be Steven Soderbergh's last film, Behind The Candelabra, starred at the Cannes Film Festival with the film's star Michael Douglas struggling to hold back the tears on an emoitonal day.Douglas was diagnosed with life-threatening throat cancer in 2010, and was later cleared in 2011, and declared his role as the lead, Liberace, as "a beautiful gift".
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Personal Finance
Highest auction price of year as home in need of repair fetches €2.9m
Mortgage lending plunges by 66pc in first quarter
Homeowners can move and keep their tracker mortgages
Customers taking out more cash to beat charges
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Single men 'most likely' to get a flight upgrade
A poll of airline staff has suggested that single men in their thirties have the best chance of getting a free upgrade on a flight
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Children of women with low levels of iodine have lower IQs and reading abilities
Women who are pregnant or planning to have children should ensure they consume the right amount of iodine or risk their child having a low IQ, according to researchers.
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