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Gilmore backs TDs who failed to attend special Dail session
TANAISTE Eamon Gilmore yesterday defended the failure of many government TDs to turn up for the special 'Friday' Dail sitting yesterday.
Gunman left suicide note before attack
THE gunman who took his own life after he opened fire on two garda officers with a shotgun and a rifle left a suicide note in his home beforehand.
Online love comes with hefty price tag
IRISH singletons are spending up to €50 a month in the hope of finding love online.
Struck-off solicitor to be tried on charges of stealing €52m
STRUCK-OFF solicitor Thomas Byrne is to stand trial accused of stealing approximately €52m in connection with mortgages taken out on more than 20 properties.
'Fix it Friday' needs fixing itself if bills are to succeed
THE Dail's 'Fix it Friday' was supposed to make it more of a parliament where even the most humble backbencher could bring forward a bill of their own.
5,000 HSE staff still call in sick daily at cost of €284m a year
MORE than 5,000 health service staff call in sick each day at a cost of €284m a year, new figures obtained by the Irish Independent reveal.
Solicitors abandon fight over complaint system
THE Law Society, the ruling body for solicitors, has abandoned its fight to retain control over the handling of complaints against members of the profession.
Young entrepreneurs told naivety is their best asset
YOUNG people were yesterday told that their naivety is probably their best asset.
SIPTU calls in fraud squad over €5m 'slush fund'
THE country's biggest union SIPTU has referred issues relating to a controversial €5m "slush fund" to the Garda Fraud Squad.
Dublin Bus commuters hit with 13pc hike
COMMUTERS who use pre-paid tickets to get around the capital will be hit with price hikes of up to 13pc later this month.
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