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The mum of two 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.
Two arrests after attacks on mosques as tension remains high
Attacks on mosques follow incident in Woolwich.
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.
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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
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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Woolwich attack: Crashed car taken away from crime scene
Protests over the Woolwich attack have been held in London as police investigate the brutal butchering of a man in broad daylight.
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.
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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
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I don't care if Aussies target me, insists Healy
Cian Healy says he is ready for any Australian intimidation that may come his way on this summer's Lions tour after admitting that he is just thankful to be on the plane after a ban for stamping in the Six Nations almost scuppered his selection chances.
Reprieve puts Keane back in the frame for England and Georgia games
ROBBIE KEANE has convinced LA Galaxy to allow him miss two league games and join up with the Ireland squad for the friendlies against England and Georgia, 24 hours after the FAI admitted defeat on the matter.
Don't expect the game to be pretty – Cavanagh
IT'S put to Sean Cavanagh that the public are expecting open warfare when Tyrone and Donegal clash on Sunday. He takes a minute, smiles but doesn't dismiss the notion.
Corruption verdict sees Eddie Ahern's future hanging in balance
Bale hints he's planning to stick with Spurs
Kettle confident Dubs can secure lucrative new sponsor
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Permanent TSB shareholders walk out of meeting in row over voting
PERMANENT TSB shareholders staged a mass walkout of the company's annual general meeting yesterday, amid a row over voting at the meeting.
Sales at Irish Spar shops fall 3pc amid weak consumer confidence
Retail sales at Spar shops in Ireland dipped 3pc to €1.08bn last year, according to new figures from the international chain.
Lack of action on failed pension schemes unfair to workers – IBEC
THE Government's decision not to include changes to how pensioners are prioritised when a pension fund becomes insolvent will put the livelihoods of thousands of workers at risk, industry groups have warned.
Export prices push up costs of factory goods
Central Bank's hopes of recovering IBRC debts hinge on legal cost ruling
American tycoons scooping up castles in land of forefathers
Golden Discs sees its sales fall due to 'competitive forces'
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Amanda Bynes says magazine used fake photos of her apartment
Actress claims the tabloids purposefully distorted her image.
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.
Barbaric scenes on London street as soldier beheaded in terrorist attack
Shoppers on a busy London street looked on in horror as two men brandishing meat cleavers hacked an off-duty soldier "like a piece of meat" in broad daylight.
'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.
At least five killed in overnight clashes in Tripoli
Five people were killed and more than 50 wounded in overnight clashes in Tripoli between Lebanese gunmen loyal to rival factions in Syria's civil war, doctors and security sources said today.
FBI kills Florida man with suspected ties to Boston bomb suspect
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Siobhan Talbot: 'I don't believe in gender quotas – people should get jobs on merit alone'
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Darragh McManus: The Doors' musical legacy is an immortal one
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