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Curran RTEs high-earners may face further cuts
RTE's Director General Noel Curran says the broadcaster's top presenters could face further pay cuts.Curran is appearing before an Oireachtas Committee this morning where he is updating members on RTE's financial restructuring plan. He has admitted the salaries of RTE's highest earners became 'too high' during the boom but said cuts of between 21 and 68% had been ...
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Aer Arann announce 50 new jobs in plan to boost workforce by 15
Fifty new jobs have been announced this morning at Aer Arann. The airline says it is planning to boost its workforce by 15% over the next year and double its annual passenger numbers to over two million by 2018. The positions will be in a variety of areas such as flight and cabin crew, engineering and support roles.Recruitment for the jobs, which will be based at the airline's headquarters ...
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Burger King confirm Kepak will supply restaurants with beef
Burger King is partnering with the Kepak Group to supply its Irish and British restaurants with beef.The company made the announcement today, saying all of its beef will come only from Irish and British farmers.Burger King ended its association with the ABP Group earlier this year.ABP was at the centre of the horse meat scandal.The Minster for Agriculture Simon Coveney is welcoming the ...
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Ai Weiwei Releases Provocative Heavy Rock Music Video
Chinese rebel artist and rights activist Ai Weiwei has released a provocative new heavy rock music video that recreates his 81 days in secretive police ...
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Sony mulls hedge funds entertainment sale idea
TOKYO -; Sony's CEO Kazuo Hirai says the company's board will discuss a proposal by U.S. hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb to spin off up to 20 percent of its movie, TV and music ...
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Photos 2013 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand a ratings hit with stars outrageous outfits
Justin and Selena attended Cirque's "The Beatles' Love" at The Mirage. Taylor celebrated her eight awards with dinner at Nobu Caesars Palace. Singer and friend Kacey Musgraves accompanied her. Hayden Panettiere and rumored fiance boxer Wladmir Klitschko, DJ Afrojack, Jenny McCarthy and David Arquette were at the season opening of XS' nighttime swim party. Christina ...
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Behind the Candelabra Liberace biopic throws spotlight on gay marriage at Cannes Film Festival 2013
The relationship between the flamboyant pianist Liberace and his young lover dazzled at the Cannes film festival yesterday and threw the spotlight on gay rights at the movie industry's largest annual ...
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Cameron urges global action against tax avoidance
David Cameron will step up the campaign against tax evasion and "aggressive" tax avoidance as Apple joins multinational corporations in the spotlight.A day after Ireland defended itself against claims that its corporate tax regime has helped Apple legitimately reduce its tax liability by billions, the Prime Minister is urging the rest of the EU to back global action against what he has ...
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Hollywood director to film The Colour in NZ
Source: Thinkstock Hollywood director Peter Webber will film in New Zealand the adaptation of Rose Tremain's highly acclaimed novel The Colour. Set in the New Zealand gold rush in the 1860s, The Colour charts the fortunes of newly-married immigrants Joseph and Harriet Blackstone, who have travelled to New Zealand with Joseph's widowed mother. Finding life as a small farmer more ...
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Sony Board to Discuss Spin-off of Stake in Entertainment Business
TOKYO – Sony's board will examine the proposal from a U.S. hedge fund to sell off a stake in its entertainment division, but refused to give a timetable for when it would reply, ...
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West Ham not hot on Cole
West Ham have confirmed that former England striker Carlton Cole will leave the club this summer.Cole posted several messages on Twitter yesterday appearing to indicate he had no future at the club he joined in July 2006 from London rivals Chelsea and the Hammers confirmed this morning that his contract would not be renewed.The 29-year-old, who has seven England caps, has been far from his best ...
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No Paris for Murray
British number one Andy Murray has withdrawn from next week's French Open after failing to recover from a back injury picked up at the Rome Masters.Murray met with medical specialists on Monday and again yesterday to assess whether he would be able to take part in the second grand slam of the year at Roland Garros.And with the grass-court season and Wimbledon just weeks away, the world ...
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Attention J Lo has militant work ethic
Jennifer Lopez can be "militant" about work.The 'Dance Again' singer's friend and collaborator Pitbull says he has learnt a lot from working with the 43-year-old beauty because she is one of the hardest working people in the music industry.The 32-year-old rapper told Ryan Seacrest on his KIIS-FM radio show on Tuesday: "(I) learn a lot from her every time I get the ...
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Monaghan oil laundering plant uncovered
Gardai and customs officers have uncovered an an oil laundering plant in Drumacon, Co Monaghan following an intelligence-led surveillance operation.The plant had the ability to launder over 15 million litres of fuel per annum with a potential loss to the exchequer of over EUR8m.A forklift, six vehicles and ancillary equipment were also seized.In addition, seven tonnes of toxic waste - the ...
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Knightley marriage wont change how people view Klaxons
Keira Knightley's husband says their "beautiful wedding" was filled with love.Klaxons keyboardist James Righton tied the knot with the "amazing" 28-year-old 'Anna Karenina' star in the south of France on May 4 and isn't worried that their marriage might change how people view him or his band.The 29-year-old rocker told NME magazine: "I just fell in ...
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Chinas Ai Weiwei releases music video
Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei has released a foul-mouthed heavy rock song titled Dumbass, with a video parodying his months in police detention. The video accompanying the song, posted online on Wednesday, shows Ai under interrogation, marking a document with a red thumbprint, and wearing a black hood labelled "Criminal", before being scrutinised by guards in a prison shower. ...
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Shells London redevelopment approved
Plans to redevelop the Shell Centre on London's South Bank have been approved, developers said.The 1.45 million sq ft scheme will transform the 1960s office site, providing new offices for Shell and other businesses as well as hundreds of new homes and shops.Under the plan by Braeburn Estates, a joint venture of Canary Wharf Group and Qatari Diar, there will be open and attractive public ...
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Singer Alexis Normand trying to process her sudden fame after botching anthem
Saskatoon singer Alexis Normand has become a viral sensation after forgetting the words to the American national anthem prior to Saturday's Memorial Cup game at Credit Union Centre in ...
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Xbox One – A Lot of Entertainment Little Gaming
Microsoft 's entire presentation - Xbox is no longer just a gaming device. As a matter of fact, the company spoke more of the console's TV features than of the gaming experience it offers. Moreover, at its press event, Microsoft did not refer to Xbox One as a console but as a "living room device" or an "entertainment system." What became clear was that the new ...
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Its over Angry R-Patz dumps K-Stew again after Saunders texts
Robert Pattinson was left "angry and upset" after discovering texts from Rupert Saunders on Kristen Stewart's phone the morning of his birthday.The 'Water For Elephants' actor was looking at his on/off girlfriend's phone when he saw the messages from the director - who Kristen had an affair with when the pair shot 'Snow White and the Huntsman' - leaving ...
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Two arrests in connection with Limerick assault
Gardai in Limerick investigating a serious assault have arrested a man in his 20s and a woman in her late teens. A man remains in hospital with serious head injuries this morning after he was attacked with a hammer on Edward Street in the city yesterday afternoon.Gardai are appealing for witnesses and in particular to anybody in the vicinity of Edward Street between 3pm and 3.30pm yesterday ...
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Holloway promising more dance moves
Ian Holloway hopes to strut his stuff at Wembley next Monday - just as long as no one is filming him.The Crystal Palace boss celebrated his side's 2-0 play-off semi-final at arch-rivals Brighton last week with a crazy dance routine in the dressing room to the delight of his players.Unfortunately one of them, winger Yannick Bolasie, captured the moves on his mobile phone and then posted the ...
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Garcia sorry for fried chicken remark
Sergio Garcia has apologised for what could be construed as a racist remark about Tiger Woods at the European Tour's annual awards ceremony.Garcia, who has been involved in a public row with Woods since the Players Championships at Sawgrass this month, was on stage with the rest of the victorious Ryder Cup team, including captain Jose Maria Olazabal.During a question and answer session ...
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Pentagon wants $450m to maintain Guantanamo
The Pentagon is asking for nearly $450m to maintain and upgrade the Guantanamo Bay prison that President Barack Obama wants to close.New details on the administration's budget request have underscored the contradiction of the president waging a political fight to shut the US jail in Cuba while the military calculates the financial needs to keep the installation operating.The budget request ...
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Britton will undergo hernia op
Swansea midfielder Leon Britton is to travel to Germany next month to undergo a double hernia operation.It is hoped the procedure will ensure the 30-year-old is fit in time to return for the start of pre-season training in July, ahead of a campaign which will see the Swans compete in the Europa League after their Capital One Cup triumph.Britton will head to Munich with Swansea head ...
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