Tuesday, February 09 2010

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Official IRA calls time on its armed struggle

Tuesday February 09 2010

A SECOND republican paramilitary group in Northern Ireland announced yesterday it had abandoned violence and decommissioned its weapons.

50pc jump in number applying to attend UK colleges

Tuesday February 09 2010

THE number of Irish students applying for university places in Britain and Northern Ireland has rocketed by 50pc this year.

Beef price hike now essential to salvage the embattled grid

Tuesday February 09 2010

All hell has broken out over the introduction of the quality payment grid for beef cattle. This changeover was never going to be seamless. Objections are inevitable where a large section of cattle owners are losers.

Lively trade for beef and stores

Tuesday February 09 2010

Demand was very good for the beef and store bullocks on offer at Carnew, which also held its 29th annual show and sale of bullocks and bulls. Weanling bulls were also popular among Northern Ireland, factory and exporter buyers.

Grid again plays havoc with quotes

Tuesday February 09 2010

Our soccer fans are not the only ones facing long journeys in the foreseeable future. If we want to get beef to a viable level our processors have just as far to travel on prices. While Giovanni Trapattoni's followers will often be travelling east, cattle prices need to go northwards in direction -- and fast.

James Downey: Kenny left counting cost of failing to use priceless asset

Tuesday February 09 2010

'From his own viewpoint, he is probably lucky to have found out quickly how unsuited he was to the political life'