The Daily Newsletter 27/05/2012
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It's 'yes', but we are furious at Government, banks & RTE
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It's 'yes', but we are furious at Government, banks & RTE
The fiscal compact treaty looks set to be passed by referendum this week, but support for a 'Yes' vote is soft: 12 per cent of 'Yes' voters have reservations or doubts, according to a Sunday Independent/Millward Brown Lansdowne opinion poll.
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Katie's gym has no toilet or shower
Katie's gym has no toilet or shower
World champ Katie Taylor has been training in a gym that doesn't have a toilet or shower, while many look on in awe at government cash flowing into Mayo -- the political heartland of Enda Kenny and Sports Minister Michael Ring.
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Nama faces losses of up to €8bn on 'junk' land
PETER Bacon, the creator of Nama, has said it is facing into multi-billion losses as a result of the continued fall in property prices. One government TD estimated the likely hole to be €8bn.
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Rugby star Shane in awe of mum's strength
Rugby star Shane in awe of mum's strength
Leinster flanker Shane Jennings is used to being called big and strong on the pitch with his innate ability to take punishing blows.
End 'reign of terror' on farmers, says senator
A government senator has called on the Department of Agriculture to end its "reign of terror" on farmers by conducting a series of "illegal" searches without notice, the Sunday Independent can reveal.
Former Lyric FM star hurt while under arrest
A FORMER Lyric FM broadcaster has been arrested in Zimbabwe and friends claim that he suffered a dislocated shoulder in police detention.
Jedward fall flat as their hairdos in Baku
JEDWARD'S bid to win Ireland's first Eurovision prize in 16 years fell as flat as their hairdos last night, as the twins finished in the bottom half of the table.
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Ex-minister's firm got €56m from old department
Ex-minister's firm got €56m from old department
Former Fianna Fail agriculture minister Joe Walsh sits on the board of a company that has earned more than €56m in fees from his former department over 12 years.
Denmark burns bondholders, shuns euro -- and markets love it
Despite leaving bondholders twisting in the wind, Denmark's newest bond has less than zero per cent yields -- because markets view it as such a super-safe bet.
Brendan Keenan: It's not just another vote on an EU treaty, this time it's personal
ASTRANGE thing happened last week. Two people -- one an eminent intellectual, the other, well... not -- asked me how I was going to vote.
Central banker's Asian jolly as Greece burns
AS European governments prepare their secret contingency plans to protect against the cataclysmic fallout of a sudden Greek exit from the euro, a key Central Bank executive jetted off to China on a €5,670 business-class jolly to Beijing.
Hugely profitable ICG may pay less tax than its boss
IRISH Continental Group (ICG), the highly profitable listed ferry company, may have paid less tax last year than its chief executive Eamonn Rothwell.
Sport
Euro 2012: Manager won't gamble on squad fitness
Euro 2012: Manager won't gamble on squad fitness
Ireland fly to Tuscany this morning, hoping to escape the microscopic examinations of the past week but knowing that things are only going to become more intense.
Sir Alex Ferguson in health scare
Alex Ferguson was treated in hospital last Saturday after suffering a nosebleed which, according a close friend of the United manager, left him in "tremendous pain".
Brendan Fanning: Driven by the fear of not winning
It's not well known, but in the changing room in the Millennium Stadium 12 months ago, as soon as the Leinster players and squad members made it back there from their celebrations on the pitch, they huddled up tight and took a vow of abstinence with a view to what was coming the next weekend.
Manager hunt could be over for Liverpool
Liverpool's hunt for a new manager could be over after it emerged that Roberto Martinez was set to announce his future plans on Tuesday.
Old-school Harry furthers his education
THREE days before they beat Fermanagh in the Division 4 league final, the Wicklow footballers held what you might term a typical Harry Murphy training session. It was raw, honest and 32 players hopped to his every instruction.
   
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Live blog: The Eurovision Song Contest final
Can Jedward beat the bloc voting in the Eurovision Song Contest final?
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Horror for Michaela family over courtroom sex slur
Two men quizzed over student's death in Japan
Hannigan red-faced as he slips up in poster stunt
Post-mortem today after death of Kilkenny mother-of-five
Hit the beaches while you can
Taoiseach wages war on Scotch as 60 jobs are created
Father (31) killed in two-car crash just miles from home
Irish investments are best in world, says leading bank
Eurovision final: Their time has come . . . Jedward make second bid for glory
Jedward fall flat as their hairdos in Baku
     
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