Ex-ESB chief gets €800,000 package
FORMER ESB boss Padraig McManus is getting a retirement package worth up to an estimated €800,000 this year -- and he will also be entitled to cut-price electricity.
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Prisons seize 2,797 weapons in two years
Prison officials have seized almost 2,800 weapons in the nation's jails over the past two years.
One Direction's Harry Styles minds the gap as he gives Caroline Flack the flick updated
TEEN heartthrob Harry Styles (17) has dumped his girlfriend TV presenter Caroline Flack (32) it is reported today.
Italian priest on Concordia cruise caught out lying to parishioners about retreat
AN ITALIAN priest has a lot of explaining to do after telling his parishioners he was going on a spiritual retreat, only for it to be revealed that he was on the capsized Costa Concordia cruise ship.
Ninth red kite found dead from illegal poisoning in Wicklow
A NINTH red kite has been found dead from illegal poisoning, park rangers have said.
Ireland braced for more tremors after Donegal earthquake
THE COUNTRY was hit by a mini-earthquake yesterday and there may be more tremors to come.
Days set aside for Anglo court battle with Quinn
THE eastern European property empire owned by the family of bankrupt businessman Sean Quinn will fall under the spotlight again in a Belfast court in March as Anglo Irish Bank continues its fight to gain control of key assets around the globe.
Pensioner (89) dies in house blaze
An 89-year-old retired farmer died in a house fire on the Erris Peninsula near Belmullet, Co Mayo, yesterday. He was named locally later as Michael McAndrew from Gortmelia, Inver.
Australian PM Julia Gillard's shoe held to ransom by Aborigine protesters
ABORIGINE protesters have brandished the shoe lost by Julia Gillard as she was rescued from a violent rally, claiming they want it to be the symbol of a move to "give us back our country".
Coastguard to resume search for missing fishermen in Cork after massive response from divers
THE IRISH Coastguard is set to resume its search for two missing fishermen off the coast Cork after overwhelming response from volunteer divers.
High Court refers Sean Garland alleged US super-forgery plot to DPP
IRELAND’S state prosecutors have been asked to examine whether veteran Republican Sean Garland should be charged over an alleged US super-dollar forgery plot.
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Rail users face 13pc hike in fares
INTERCITY rail users will be hit by fare increases of up to 13pc after a decision to radically overhaul the pricing structure.
club bust-up victim of gaa silly season
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South African specialist bank positions itself strongly for eventual economic recovery with purchase of Irish stockbrokers
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Parker replacing Moore in Lovelace?
Demi Moore is apparently being replaced by Mary Louise Parker in the movie Lovelace.
Enjoy a cuppa -- it may cut heart risk
Heart disease rates could be reduced by 10pc if everyone took to drinking large amounts of tea, a study suggests.
Entertainment
Cillian Murphy in Sundance return
Cillian Murphy has said he knew things were going well in his acting career when people started to pronounce his name correctly.
Medics save baby born with no blood
OLIVER Morgan, who was born with practically no blood, was rescued following a lifesaving transfusion.
Too many activities can damage school performance, says report
WELL-INTENTIONED parents can keep their children so busy on organised activities it damages their school performance.
NTMA warns house prices will fall again in line with income decline
THE National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) says house prices here have further to fall as disposable incomes also decline.
Apple investigating practices at its factories in China including child labour
APPLE has launched an investigation into practices its factories in China that include child labour, 24 hour working days and unsafe conditions at the plants which manufacture its iPhones, iPads and computers.
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Gaffe-prone Enda can run but can't hide from the big boys in Brussels
THE Taoiseach was having a grand time of it in Davos this week, rubbing shoulders with billionaires and moguls and world leaders, being his affable self and continuing the international charm offensive to convince global shakers and movers that Ireland is sorry, we've learned our lesson and we'll never, ever do it again.
Signs of autism can be detected at six months
EARLY signs of autism can be detected in babies as young as six months by measuring their brain activity, a study has found for the first time.
You're really flying now . . . jet brings travel into 21st century
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Breaking News
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Taoiseach's 'mad' borrowing remark
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