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Anti-prostitution group to meet TDs

7 February, 2012 - 03:36
Members of a group lobbying for the laws on prostitution to be tightened meet independent TDs today.
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RNLI lifeboat crews rescued 905 people in 2011

7 February, 2012 - 03:31
RNLI lifeboats had another busy year in 2011, with almost one thousand calls for help according to the charity's annual 'launch statistics' released today.
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Wrangling over Greece's bailout to continue

7 February, 2012 - 02:31
The Greek Prime Minister is to meet with the leaders of the countries three coalition partners later today to decide whether to agree to the terms of the proposed 130 billion euro bailout.
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US shuts Syria embassy amid worsening violence

7 February, 2012 - 00:23
The United States is closing its embassy in Damascus as Syrian state forces continue the bombardment of the city of Homs.
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Leitrim Co Co asks Minister to ban fracking

6 February, 2012 - 23:44
Leitrim County Council has passed a motion to ask the Minister for the Environment to ban fracking in the Republic of Ireland.
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Reduced fee for septic tank inspections

6 February, 2012 - 23:38
Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan has said the inspection fee for septic tanks will be reduced from €50 to €5 for three months from April.
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Melting snow causes a Bulgarian dam to burst

6 February, 2012 - 23:09
Freezing temperatures in Europe have claimed another 33 lives, while melting snow has caused a dam in Bulgaria to burst.
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Galway man sets world marathon record

6 February, 2012 - 23:08
A Galway man has successfully completed seven marathons on seven continents in less than five days.
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Ian Paisley admitted to hospital

6 February, 2012 - 23:07
Ian Paisley has been admitted to a hospital on the outskirts of east Belfast after becoming ill at the weekend.
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Applicants urged to check retirement benefits

6 February, 2012 - 23:06
Public servants who applied to leave under the Govt's retirement scheme have been urged to have their final benefits independently checked.
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Welfare not funding 'basic standard of living'

6 February, 2012 - 22:33
A report suggests that the majority of families dependent on Jobseeker's Benefit do not have an adequate income for a basic standard of living.
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Staff stage sit-in at Galway Airport

6 February, 2012 - 22:32
The remaining 11 workers at Galway Airport are staging a sit-in at the facility.
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Man arrested over Ciaran Noonan murder

6 February, 2012 - 22:14
Gardaí investigating the murder of Ciaran Noonan have arrested a man in his 20s.
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Concern over Luas link-up in Dublin city

6 February, 2012 - 21:57
An Bord Pleanála has expressed concern that the proposed Luas link-up in Dublin city centre would interfere with future development of the DART Underground and Metro North.
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James Reilly settles nursing home case

6 February, 2012 - 21:51
Dr James Reilly and others have agreed to settle a case taken against them in relation to the purchase of a Co Tipperary nursing home.
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BNM staff may strike over 3.5% pay rise claim

6 February, 2012 - 21:50
Bord na Móna workers are to be balloted on industrial action over the refusal of management to pay a 3.5% pay increase.
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Two held over Gerard Delaney death in Cork

6 February, 2012 - 21:48
Two men have been arrested in connection with a death in Cork city over Christmas.
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Obama wants 'diplomatic solution' to Iran row

6 February, 2012 - 21:47
The US President has played down the threat to the US from Iran, saying, our preferred solution here is diplomatic
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New media could 'destroy civil society'

6 February, 2012 - 21:42
The Chairman of media group TCH has said there is a tsunami of information coming from new media, some of which has "the capacity to destroy civil society".
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Man held in 2001 Tallaght murder inquiry

6 February, 2012 - 21:35
A man has been arrested in connection with the murder of a 12-year-old boy in Tallaght in 2001.
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