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EU approves revised guarantee plan for banks

Friday November 20 2009

European Union regulators approved the Government’s revised plans to guarantee bank deposits and debt to stabilize its financial industry.

Unexpected president was drifting towards retirement

Friday November 20 2009

HERMAN Van Rompuy is an unexpected first President of the European Union.

Air delay passengers to get compensation

Friday November 20 2009

AIRLINE passengers facing long delays should receive the same cash compensation as those whose flights are cancelled, European judges ruled yesterday.

Sarkozy says 'non'

Friday November 20 2009

FRENCH President Nicolas Sarkozy last night told Taoiseach Brian Cowen he could not support demands for a replay of the World Cup qualifier despite feeling "sorry" for the Irish.

Garda arrested in sex-ring probe

Friday November 20 2009

A long-serving garda was one of three people arrested by detectives yesterday in connection with an investigation into a suspected sex ring operating in the west.

Plan could reduce bin charges by €50 a year

Friday November 20 2009

HOUSEHOLDERS can expect a €50 reduction in their bin charges every year under a sweeping reform of the way waste is collected and disposed.

EBS members are intent on keeping their mutual status

Friday November 20 2009

Over four in five EBS Building Society members are keen to maintain its prized mutual status, as the lender's management prepares it to play a key role in industry consolidation over the next year.

Blair and Bruton lose bids for top EU posts

Friday November 20 2009

The bids of John Bruton and Tony Blair to become EU president perished last night as European leaders appointed two low-profile figures to the new top posts created by the Lisbon Treaty.

Mary refuses to play ball in face of some snide kicks

Friday November 20 2009

OH WOE is us. We can handle banjaxed banks, politicians' expenses outrages, a brutal Budget. Anything but this; the bitterest end to our riches-to-rags story.