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Courts take shorter holidays to deal with case backlog
The Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal will sit through September this year, because of exceptionally long delays.The country's highest courts will take shorter holidays to try to reduce the waiting time for cases, with delays of up to four years in the Supreme Court and more than a year for the Court of Appeal.The Chief Justice Susan Denham said it is a pro-active measure to tackle ...
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British MPs in line for huge pay rise
MPs in the UK are in line for a dramatic pay rise of up to 20,000 (EUR23,000) in a move that could spark public fury.The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa) has been looking at an increase of between 10,000 (EUR11,800) and 20,000 (EUR23,000) - although the lower figure is considered more likely.The hike would be partly offset by curbs to their gold-plated pensions and personal ...
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Dublin man and his daughter top Amazons worldwide App Store
A calculator developed by a 12-year-old girl and her Irish father has become the number one-rated app worldwide on Amazon's Android App Store.Calculator Plus, invented by Isabel Hughes and her father, Dublin native Aidan, has just become the highest-rated app in all categories out of a total of 83,981 apps on Amazon's Android App StoreIt is the best-selling calculator app for the ...
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Study finds fall in underage drinking numbers
The Alcohol Beverage Federation of Ireland has said Irish teenagers are now consuming less alcohol.New figures, from the Revenue Commissioners, show that alcohol volumes also dropped by 4.4% in the past year.The group's Director, Kathryn D'Arcy, said the idea that all Irish people drink to excess is no longer the case. The average consumption of alcohol in Ireland has reduced by 20% in ...
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Paddy Power to refund all bets on Irelands Eurovision entry
Paddy Power are today refunding all win and each way singles to customers who backed Ireland's Ryan Dolan for last night's Eurovision.The Tyrone singer finished rock bottom last night and the bookmaker has made the decision to refund more than EUR15,000 to the disappointed punters who backed him.A Paddy Power spokesperson said: "Ryan genuinely didn't deserve to finish last, ...
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Walsh holding auditions for new boy band in Dublin
Auditions for a new boy band are underway in Dublin today.X Factor Judge Louis Walsh is holding the auditions for a new group over the next two days.It is 12 years since Louis held auditions for a group and he is looking for new and emerging talent.Males aged between 16 to 25 years can attend and five boys will be selected out of thousands.The auditions will take place today and tomorrow from 12 ...
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Report Pattinson and Stewart split
Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart have reportedly split up.The couple - who broke up briefly last year after Kristen's fling with married director Rupert Sanders was revealed - have called time on their relationship of almost four years, according to People magazine.However, sources insist it may just be a temporary split for the 'Twilight Saga' co-stars.Robert initially ...
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Legal expert brands Ministers revelation about Wallace disturbing
A legal expert has said the Justice Minister revealing that TD Mick Wallace received a caution for using his mobile phone while driving, raises a number of privacy and data protection issues.Alan Shatter declared on television last Thursday, that the Wexford TD was stopped by Garda for driving using his phone last year.Mick Wallace claims the revelation represents a serious abuse of the ...
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Cannes diary stars from the world of music add to the glamour quotient
It's the first big party weekend of the Cannes Film Festival, and the thump-thump-thump of dance music fills the air as armies of smartly dressed revellers clamour to squeeze into the marquee clubs that line the French port's mile-long, crescent-shaped ...
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North Korea fires projectile
19 May 2013 North Korea fired a projectile into waters off its eastern coast, a day after launching three short-range missiles in the same area, officials ...
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UK Archbishop Marriage an exclusive commitment between man and woman
Marriage between a man and woman is "sorely needed" in today's society and it could soon be "too late" to save that union, the leader of the Roman Catholic church in England and Wales has said.In a wide-ranging attack on Coalition policies, the Archbishop of Westminster, the Most Rev Vincent Nichols, accused David Cameron of seeking to undermine a centuries-old ...
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Keegan Mancini deserved more time
Former Manchester City manager Kevin Keegan was surprised by the timing of Roberto Mancini's sacking.Keegan, who managed City between 2001 and 2005, admitted the club had failed to build on the success of winning the Barclays Premier League and said that was not entirely Mancini's fault.A year to the day that City won a thrilling final day game against QPR to pip rivals Manchester ...
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Spotlight on Spending Stifled subdivision plans leaves taxpayers with idle sewer stations
Agreements meant to encourage new subdivisions in Corpus Christi instead gave taxpayers four new sewer pumping stations — none of which have moved a drop of wastewater since they were built a few years ...
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DreamWorks Studios Signs Additional Foreign Output Deals
David Garrett's Mister Smith brokers deals for the studio's output across Europe, the Middle East and Africa including one with Samuel and Victor Hadida's Metropolitan ...
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Radiant X-Men Star Fan Bingbing Honored at Glittery Cannes Fest
Naomie Harris, Paz Vega, IM Global's Stuart Ford, McG and James Toback braved the pouring rain to toast The Hollywood Reporter's International Star of the Year, at a party also hosted by Jimmy Choo CEO Pierre ...
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Terror couple shot dead after using baby as human shield
A couple suspected of being terrorists were shot dead after using their baby as a human shield when they were surrounded by police in Kenya.The pair also threw grenades at police who had tracked them down to a flat they were staying at in Nairobi. Five police officers were injured by the grenades.Augustine Nthumbi, the officer in charge of the Githurai Kimbo area on Nairobi's outskirts, ...
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Bostons Irish community praise Kenny for standing up to Church
By Mary Regan, Political Correspondent in BostonThe Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, has been applauded by prominent members of the Irish community in Boston for what was described as his "courage" in standing up to religious institutions.Boston Cardinal, Sean O'Malley, is to boycott a speech by Mr Kenny in Boston College tomorrow because he believes the Taoiseach is "aggresively ...
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Actor Edward Furlong arreested in Hollywood
Actor Edward Furlong has been arrested on suspicion of violating a restraining order filed by his ex-girlfriend.Los Angeles sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore said that deputies responding to the scene on Thursday in West Hollywood found the Terminator 2 star hiding in a nearby property.Jail records show he was released yesterday just after noon after being held on $100,000 bail.In March, ...
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Miley swatted for second time in less than a year
Miley Cyrus has become a victim of swatting for the second time.Armed police arrived at the home of the 20-year-old singer in Studio City, Los Angeles on Friday, after receiving a call claiming a crime was underway at the property. Miley - who was also "swatted" in August 2012 - was not at home at the time of the incident, according to TMZ.The 'Can't Be Tamed' singer is ...
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Walsh Loose cannon Sharon can save X Factor
Louis Walsh thinks Sharon Osbourne can save 'The X Factor'.The Irish music mogul says the returning judge has "been dying to come back" since her departure in 2007 and he suggested her "loose cannon" personality will help the TV singing competition maintain and improve its viewership.He told The Sun on Sunday newspaper: "She's been dying to come back since ...
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Actor believes climbing Everest with oxygen is all vanity
Mountaineers should be banned from climbing Everest using oxygen, because they are "diminishing the adventure" and "achieving nothing", actor Brian Blessed said today.The keen adventurer has tried to reach the summit of the world's highest peak three times, all without oxygen, and plans to try again once more in the next two years.Famed for his early role in police drama ...
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Roscommon meeting gets go-ahead
Monday's meeting at Roscommon goes ahead as planned after the track passed an inspection this morning.While the stalls will not be in use for two events on the card, the fixture will take place on testing ground.Horse Racing Ireland tweeted: "Roscommon Monday will go ahead. Flat heavy, NH Soft to Heavy. 5mm rain overnite. No stalls in operation for 1m3f flat races. Dry ...
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Farmers body slams Coveney for ignoring lower paid farmers
The United Farmers Association is criticising the Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney for not doing enough to protect lower earning farmers under the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy.The criticism comes as farmers across the country attend a conference on the topic this afternoon.MEP Jim Higgins will take part in discussions and offer an update on EU level CAP reform discussions taking ...
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OP-ED Put a Spotlight on African Women’s Reproductive Rights
Human Rights Watch heard from girls who knew too little about sexuality and family planning when they were forced into marriage and pregnancy. We spoke to girls who were married and conceived when their bodies were not mature enough to go safely through pregnancy and delivery. Women and girls also told of health centres that were poorly staffed and ill-equipped to handle obstetric ...
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Crohn’s patients slam awful hospital food in the UK
Half of hospitalised Crohn's disease patients in the UK believe their recovery was hampered because of poor hospital food, a poll suggests.Charity ForCrohns is calling for better hospital food for disease sufferers after a small survey of UK patients found that 46% believed their recoveries were "delayed or restricted" because of poor food.The poll of 64 sufferers found that 57% ...
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