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Obamas to dine in Dalkey after Glendalough visit
Michelle Obama and her daughters have taken up a lunch invite from Bono
Mum and daughter (8) slain in knife frenzy knew their killer
Gardai say there was no sign of forced entry.
US hit-and-run victim's body 'put in van with rubbish'
Driver with New York's medical examiner's office suspended.
Murderer drank glass of milk after slaying his four victims
Man pleads guilty to the murder of two women and two children.
Bailout progress under fire from EU
Separate abortion law for teenagers in state care
Knife-wielding thieves rob €10k from couple in car scam
Drive to kickstart car sales with new 'swappage' plan
McGuinness's suitability for banking inquiry questioned
BoI ordered to pay woman €30,000 over discrimination
Parents unhappy at eight-year sentence for son's killing
Family 'deeply unhappy' man received eight-year sentence.
NAMA set to take €6m home of Priory Hall developer
UK bankruptcy official clears the way for repossession.
Ray gets fired up for swashbuckling role in new drama
'The Sweeney', star spotted practising with replica pistol
Video: Jet-setting Monks criticised over lavish lifestyle
Buddhist Monks said to be acting 'inappropriately'.
Gardai in bid to trace Berlusconi €100,000
Fraud investigators asked to help trace the movements of €100,000.
Eugene's killing was 'senseless', says his family
Man punched journalist in the head and raised arms in celebration.
BBC star Hall jailed over sex assaults on young girls
Veteran BBC broadcaster admitted 14 counts of indecent assault.
Video: Czech engineers create successful flying bicycle
Video shows successful test run of the first flying bicycle.
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Jet-setting Monks criticised over lavish lifestyle
The video shows the monks wearing stylish sunglasses, listening to earphones and carrying luxury hand luggage. Credit: Philip Thomson
Czech engineers create successful flying bicycle
This video shows the bicycle being controlled remotely and it is seen flying around the inside of a large warehouse - with a number of media looking on in amazement. Credit: airborneCZ
Police in India use water cannons and tear gas on protesters
Riot police fire tear gas and water cannons at protesters in southern India as a demonstration turned violent.
McGuinness's suitability for banking inquiry questioned
A MEMBER of the Dail Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has kept the pressure up on embattled chairman John McGuinness by questioning his suitability to chair a banking inquiry.
Noonan rules out free vote for FG TDs on bill
Finance Minister Michael Noonan has ruled out the Coalition giving a free vote to Fine Gael TDs and senators on the abortion legislation.
Medical interns 'are being left unsupervised'
Newly qualified medical graduates who are working their intern year in hospitals are not receiving proper supervision by senior medics throughout their training, according to a new inspection report.
Hannah (16) takes Twitter by storm after introduction
Eugene's killing was 'senseless', says his family
Mum and daughter (8) slain in knife frenzy knew their killer
US hit-and-run victim's body 'put in van with rubbish'
Forgetful workers losing out on up to €1bn in pension entitlements
Burton will not rule out new levy on schemes
Photo Galleries
![US First Lady Michelle Obama picured with her daughters, Sasha and Malia as they are given a talk on the Obama genealogy by TCD Provost Dr Patrick Prendergast [left] and Fiona Fitzsimons, Director Eneclann, in the Long Room in Trinity College Dublin in TCD](http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/020W91wc2mbB7/300x300.jpg "US First Lady Michelle Obama picured with her daughters, Sasha and Malia as they are given a talk on the Obama genealogy by TCD Provost Dr Patrick Prendergast [left] and Fiona Fitzsimons, Director Eneclann, in the Long Room in Trinity College Dublin in TCD")
Services
Final battle of phoney war the toughest of all
OPPORTUNITY knocks for a select few of the Lions team that will take on the best side in Australia in Canberra this morning.
Bowe a bundle of energy as he nears return
TOMMY BOWE was in great spirits around the Lions' team hotel in Canberra yesterday.
White warns future of Lions in jeopardy if tourists don't secure series victory
JAKE WHITE believes that if the Lions don't win the Test series then the very concept of the tour is in danger of becoming obsolete.
Bowe nearing return to add another string to Gatland's back division
Shane Williams impressed by speed merchant Wade
Gatland defends Williams call as Best takes armband for Brumbies clash
O'Connell: Zebo a special talent
Wallabies are primed and ready for Lions battle -Gill
George North has a 50-50 chance of making first test
Exams
CAO expecting surge of changes in college choices
THOUSANDS of Leaving Cert students are expected to change their mind about college choices now that the exams are winding up.
LC German: Challenging but fair
Challenging but fair and reflected Easter's oral exam, which was a welcome change for students. Grammar proved the trickiest as did a few curve balls in vocabulary.
Exam moved so friends could attend funeral
THE State Examination Commission moved forward the Junior and Leaving Cert exams at one school to allow grieving students to attend the funeral of a friend who died following a drowning accident.
Exam Diary: 'I've never written as much – or as fast – in my life'
Error in ordinary-level diagram latest in catalogue of blunders
LC Business: Pupils and teachers alike happy with 'accessible' paper
JC Religious Education: 'Unusual slant' on persecution question causes some suffering
LC Art: 'No trick questions' but time was tight to finish
LC History: Lockout the key to success for many
G8 Summit
Syria to dominate G8 talks in Northern Ireland today
David Cameron is hoping for a show of unity over Syria from the world's most powerful nations after a late-night showdown at the G8 summit in Northern Ireland.
Lucky General Kenny may find himself out of step with G8 chiefs on key issue of tax
TWO coincidences – one happy the other rather unfortunate – frame Taoiseach Enda Kenny's presence at the first G8 leaders' summit to be held in Ireland.
Anti summit march passes off peacefully
Hundreds of anti-G8 protesters have taken part in a peaceful march to the outskirts of the summit site in Co Fermanagh.
Ireland job came at the wrong time – White
JAKE WHITE turned down an offer to interview for the Ireland job because he felt "the time was wrong" for him to switch to the northern hemisphere.
Carroll on brink of £15m Hammers move as Reds dig in over Suarez
Andy Carroll will undergo a medical at West Ham today as Liverpool prepare to make a £20m loss on their club record signing.
McIlroy's career is out of control
RORY McILROY is the most naturally talented golfer on the planet. He also happens to be a decent enough young chap, witty, sharp, incredibly resilient and generally well clued-in.
Hopes fade over eurozone deal on €28bn bailout costs
Hopes are fading of a deal later this week to allow the eurozone's bailout fund to help cover the €28bn cost of bailing out our banks.
Royalty bid for Elan now hinges on court action
ROYALTY Pharma's increased hostile bid for Irish drug company Elan has been thrown into disarray after shareholders voted in favour of a share buy-back arrangement.
Bonderman-linked trust sells €10.6m Ryanair shares
A FUND linked to Ryanair chairman David Bonderman sold €10.6m worth of shares in the airline last week.
Kim resting after baby born a month premature
AMERICAN reality TV star Kris Jenner says her daughter Kim Kardashian is thrilled to have a new baby.
Kardashians tweet about Kim's baby
Kim Kardashian's family have been tweeting about the birth of the star's baby.
Caprice: 'I can't wait to have my miracle babies in my arms'
MODEL Caprice has spoken of the moment she discovered she was expecting two baby sons - just a month apart.
BBC star Hall jailed over sex assaults on young girls
Veteran BBC broadcaster Stuart Hall has been jailed for 15 months after he admitted 14 counts of indecent assault against girls as young as nine.
Saudi billionaire Prince planning to build mile high skyscraper
SAUDI billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal says he is looking at the world's largest cities, including Shanghai, Moscow, London and New York, as possible locations to build a mile-high skyscraper that would be the world's tallest building by far.
It was a playful tiff, says Saatchi as he accepts police caution
Charles Saatchi has accepted a police caution for assault after being photographed with his hand around his wife Nigella Lawson's throat.
I am not a spy for Chinese, insists defiant whistleblower
Gangster was 'heartbroken' to hear Bulger worked for FBI
Czech premier's 'lover' told me to tail wife, says spy
Gardai in bid to trace Berlusconi €100,000
Turkey 'too harsh' on protesters, says Merkel
Photographer 'killed women with matching initials'
John Downing: Despite its flaws the G8 summit is a chance for welcome debate
ORDINARY decent people within a 50-mile radius of the Lough Erne Resort will have asked the question many times already as the security net is drawn tighter and tighter, impacting on daily life.
Sinead Kissane: Zebo knows personality is paramount in sport
Madonna's single 'Express Yourself' became a hit nine months before Simon Zebo was born. Not that he would have needed the advice. He has taken the riff of that maxim and mixed it to a whole new level.
Billy Keane: Unemployable at 55, he has 30 years to drive his wife nuts
HE was a proud man who worked all his life. A couple of years ago, he was on €600 a week, but then he was let go. Now he is down to a third of that. The redundancy was all right enough, but not enough to last forever. Most of the money was spent on doing up the house. Herself wanted a new kitchen. Then there was this "see-through room at the side of the house", as he calls it. Known to you and I as a conservatory.
Mary Kenny: A literary giant, a creative genius – but Joyce was no great Irish icon
Ian O'Doherty: Well, have you got a better idea? Well done, that man
Maeve Sheehan: Evangelical church trustees left reeling as their whole world comes crashing down
Colm McCarthy: Germany now biggest threat to euro
Barry Egan: Music lover finally cracks in debate on whether 'X Factor' supremo Cowell's a good or bad egg
Eilis O'Hanlon: Sometimes, there should be no more second chances
"More is never enough": Leonardo DiCaprio lives a life of debauchery as The Wolf of Wall Street
BBC's Today rapped over 'retard' comment
Revellers banish summertime blues
THE sun shone on Slane Castle as Bon Jovi played to tens of thousands of revellers in the historic Co Meath venue.
The ego has landed – but new album lets Robbie down
How to measure the size of Robbie Williams' ego? How about the large sculptures of his head and torso that are wheeled out at every opportunity? Or the enormous stage backdrop featuring his face? Or the fact that he enters by "flying" in on high wires like a (slightly ungainly) super-hero.
Stones poised for Glastonbury debut
One of the highlights of this year's Glastonbury Festival will be the first ever Worthy Farm appearance by The Rolling Stones.
Katy Perry shows what it takes to look picture perfect for her first Vogue cover
Katy Perry has revealed just what it takes to look picture perfect for a Vogue cover shoot. Credit: Americanvogue
The Wolf of Wall Street Official Trailer
Credit: Paramount
Robbie Williams - Candy live in Dublin
Robbie Williams performs Candy at the Aviva. Credit: sjunker
Technology
Netflix signs deal with DreamWorks for original content
Apple: Prism 'is news to us'
Saudi Arabia to block WhatsApp within weeks
Google builds new system to eradicate child porn images from the web
McDonald's app reveals cow your burger came from in transparency drive
Get smart and boost profits with the 40 best business apps
Personal Finance
Court changes will drive up cost of motor insurance, warns expert
Some grocery prices have risen 20 times faster than inflation
[TICON-A VIDEO] Coalition's €6bn gamble with pension fund
Rivals set to follow as Bank of Ireland hits customers with raft of new fees
Collapse in saving by people under 50
Now you only need a 10pc deposit to get a mortgage
Mother & Babies
Channing Tatum shared daughter's first photo on Facebook
Channing Tatum has introduced his baby daughter by posting a first photo of her on Facebook for Father's Day.
"Eat properly while pregnant and you'll lose weight after baby's birth"
Celebrity trainer Siobhan Byrne lost the pregnancy pounds just weeks after giving birth, and says you can too.
Beauty for Bumps
What products to use and what to avoid can cause confusion for pregnant women.
Health
Blood test can detect HPV antibodies years before throat cancer develops
Fat fathers more likely to have overweight children
Multiple Sclerosis: 'I'll never let my illness hold me back'
Reach out to others for motivation
Fitness not age is what matters on the operating table
A single serving of salad dressing a day could help men beat prostate cancer
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Eye Health
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Specsavers has launched the search for Ireland’s Spectacle Wearer of the Year 2013
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Specsavers has launched the search for the most unbreakable childhood friendship
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Features
Calcium, osteoporosis and Coeliac Disease
People with coeliac disease have a higher risk of developing the bone disease osteoporosis
John Rocha talks eyes
John Rocha, known for his signature muted tones, has brought in a vibrant palette for his debut foray in to eyewear
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Lulu unveils a collection of glasses created specifically for stylish women aged 50 plus
Features
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‘Should’ve gone to Specsavers’, will be a phrase aimed less often at referees, now that the new Hawkeye points detection technology is going live at Croke Park.
A splash of colour as … John Rocha and Specsavers join forces
Bright crimson, blush pink and indigo blue are the keynotes in one of the biggest fashion stories of this year. Designer John Rocha has launched his first ever eyewear collection, teaming up with Specsavers.
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One of the problems with managing a gluten free diet is making sure that you don’t accidentally pick up gluten.
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