http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/ http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/shatters-future-depends-on-garda-report-29294925.html http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/shatters-future-depends-on-garda-report-29294925.html EMBATTLED Justice Minister Alan Shatter will be left to sweat over the coming days as the opposition scent blood over his failure to complete a breath test. Irish News Sat, 25 May 2013 04:00:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/over-half-of-young-people-wouldnt-date-epilepsy-sufferer-survey-29296333.html http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/over-half-of-young-people-wouldnt-date-epilepsy-sufferer-survey-29296333.html MORE than half of 20,000 young people questioned in a major survey said they would not date a person with epilepsy, a European conference on Epilepsy Research in Dublin has been told. Irish News Sat, 25 May 2013 15:10:30 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/pipe-bomb-explodes-in-belfast-suburb-29296033.html http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/pipe-bomb-explodes-in-belfast-suburb-29296033.html A PIPE bomb which partially exploded on a suburban street in Belfast could have killed people, a police chief has warned. Irish News Sat, 25 May 2013 11:48:12 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/garda-facing-trial-over-allegedly-forging-letter-from-dpp-29294979.html http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/garda-facing-trial-over-allegedly-forging-letter-from-dpp-29294979.html A GARDA is facing trial after allegedly giving a forged letter in the name of the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions to a sexual abuse victim. Courts Sat, 25 May 2013 04:00:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/coroner-accuses-banks-of-operating-in-moral-vacuum-29294984.html http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/coroner-accuses-banks-of-operating-in-moral-vacuum-29294984.html A CORONER has accused financial institutions of operating in "a moral vacuum" in the way they pursue debts from the Celtic Tiger era, following the death by suicide of a prominent businessman. Courts Sat, 25 May 2013 04:00:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/heroic-dad-drowns-after-saving-two-boys-from-water-29296595.html http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/heroic-dad-drowns-after-saving-two-boys-from-water-29296595.html AN HEROIC Dad drowned after jumping in to seas off the Wexford coast after two of three teenage boys got into difficulties while swimming. Irish News Sat, 25 May 2013 18:43:56 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/no-going-back-on-haddington-road-deal-mulvey-29296074.html http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/no-going-back-on-haddington-road-deal-mulvey-29296074.html INDUSTRIAL relations “Mr Fix-it” Kieran Mulvey who brokered the revised Croke Park II deal said today that there is no chance of the deal being revisited. Irish News Sat, 25 May 2013 13:49:21 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/elderly-woman-bitten-during-attempted-hijacking-29296056.html http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/elderly-woman-bitten-during-attempted-hijacking-29296056.html An elderly woman was thrown to the ground and bitten during a botched hijacking in Belfast. Irish News Sat, 25 May 2013 13:07:24 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/gardai-make-arrest-after-woman-falsely-imprisoned-at-hotel-29296045.html http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/gardai-make-arrest-after-woman-falsely-imprisoned-at-hotel-29296045.html GARDAI investigating an incident last Sunday in which a young woman was lured to a hotel and imprisoned today made an arrest. Irish News Sat, 25 May 2013 12:30:13 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/gardai-seize-17m-worth-of-drugs-in-dublin-29296000.html http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/gardai-seize-17m-worth-of-drugs-in-dublin-29296000.html GARDAI have made one of the biggest drugs seizures so far this year, recovering cannabis and ecstasy with a street value of about €1.7 million Irish News Sat, 25 May 2013 10:39:56 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/worried-mum-decided-to-take-daughter-out-of-facility-29294913.html http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/worried-mum-decided-to-take-daughter-out-of-facility-29294913.html A MOTHER has spoken of her concerns about the standard of care at another Giraffe creche last year, which led to her removing her daughter from the facility. Irish News Sat, 25 May 2013 04:00:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/man-quizzed-after-gardai-seize-drugs-worth-17m-29294917.html http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/man-quizzed-after-gardai-seize-drugs-worth-17m-29294917.html A MAN has been held for questioning after a stash of drugs worth €1.7m was discovered. Gardai discovered cannabis herb worth an estimated €700,000 on the street and around €1m worth of ecstasy tablets. Irish News Sat, 25 May 2013 04:00:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/list-will-name-and-shame-over-standards-29294914.html http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/list-will-name-and-shame-over-standards-29294914.html CRECHES providing unsatisfactory standards of care to children are to be named and shamed within the next few weeks. Children's Minister Frances Fitzgerald has promised to publish online the 3,000 individual inspections of childcare facilities carried out by the HSE last year. Irish News Sat, 25 May 2013 04:00:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/irish-troops-leading-from-the-front-on-mali-mission-29294951.html http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/irish-troops-leading-from-the-front-on-mali-mission-29294951.html A female Irish Army sergeant kneels in the dirt in Mali as she takes part in a training mission for soldiers in the African country. Cradling a Steyr assault rifle Sgt Denise English gives advice to a Mali army platoon leader. Irish News Sat, 25 May 2013 04:00:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/glasses-raised-as-50-positions-created-at-pepsi-29294952.html http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/glasses-raised-as-50-positions-created-at-pepsi-29294952.html A new Pepsi ingredients plant at Little Island in Cork could generate up to 50 more jobs over coming years. Irish News Sat, 25 May 2013 04:00:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/gmit-honours-michael-d-with-fellowship-29294953.html http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/gmit-honours-michael-d-with-fellowship-29294953.html HATS have been tipped to President Michael D Higgins and renowned milliner Philip Treacy after they became the first recipients of honorary fellowships from Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology. Irish News Sat, 25 May 2013 04:00:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/central-bank-got-legal-alert-on-joyce-coin-29294954.html http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/central-bank-got-legal-alert-on-joyce-coin-29294954.html THE Central Bank has declined to comment on revelations that it was warned about potential design and copyright problems before it issued a flawed James Joyce commemorative coin. Irish News Sat, 25 May 2013 04:00:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/crippling-cost-of-childcare-forces-mums-to-give-up-jobs-29294958.html http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/crippling-cost-of-childcare-forces-mums-to-give-up-jobs-29294958.html THE crippling cost of childcare is forcing many women to give up their jobs or only work part-time. Irish News Sat, 25 May 2013 04:00:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/doctors-put-decision-on-hold-for-two-weeks-29294923.html http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/doctors-put-decision-on-hold-for-two-weeks-29294923.html DOCTORS have postponed a decision on the revised pay proposals amid grave concerns over cuts to hospital consultants' pay. Irish News Sat, 25 May 2013 04:00:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/solo-teachers-strike-will-be-tough-sell-29294924.html http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/solo-teachers-strike-will-be-tough-sell-29294924.html AS second-level teachers finish for the summer next week, they will have plenty of time to consider the scene in September if the row over pay is not resolved and they go ahead with their threat of industrial action. Irish News Sat, 25 May 2013 04:00:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/our-income-increased-when-i-quit-my-good-job-and-went-on-the-dole-29294928.html http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/our-income-increased-when-i-quit-my-good-job-and-went-on-the-dole-29294928.html WHEN Orna Devine had her first child, it never occurred to her not to go back to work full-time in human resources. Irish News Sat, 25 May 2013 04:00:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/well-have-paid-100000-on-creche-fees-by-time-they-start-school-29294930.html http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/well-have-paid-100000-on-creche-fees-by-time-they-start-school-29294930.html KASIA Sawicka and her husband Conor Finnerty will have spent €100,000 on creche fees by the time their two children start school. Irish News Sat, 25 May 2013 04:00:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/grandparents-get-sick-notes-as-they-face-babysitting-burnout-29294932.html http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/grandparents-get-sick-notes-as-they-face-babysitting-burnout-29294932.html GRANDPARENTS are the unpaid heroes of Irish childcare, but the incredible service they provide is causing burnout for some. Irish News Sat, 25 May 2013 04:00:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/employers-cut-back-on-paid-leave-for-mums-29294933.html http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/employers-cut-back-on-paid-leave-for-mums-29294933.html ALMOST one in four companies have cut back on paid maternity leave, forcing women to return to the workplace sooner than they want. Irish News Sat, 25 May 2013 04:00:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/ive-got-guilty-mummy-syndrome-but-i-know-im-doing-right-thing-29294935.html http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/ive-got-guilty-mummy-syndrome-but-i-know-im-doing-right-thing-29294935.html LIKE many working mothers, businesswoman and 'Dragons Den' star Ramona Nicholas suffers from 'guilty mummy syndrome'. Irish News Sat, 25 May 2013 04:00:02 +0100