Provides the latest RSS feeds for Ireland News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Ireland News.Net http://www.irelandnews.net/ en-us Sun, 23 Nov 2008 04:47:18 -0500 Sun, 23 Nov 2008 04:47:18 -0500 30 London, November 22 : Irish pop group Boyzone have drawn some flak from religious leaders for featuring a gay couple in their new music video. http://www.irelandnews.net/story/433337 Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:01:05 -0500 Ireland News.Net http://www.irelandnews.net/story/433337 The General President of SIPTU, Jack O'Connor, has criticised Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny for suggesting that the national wage agreement should be suspended. He said Mr Kenny's call for a 12 month p... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19784533&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sun, 23 Nov 2008 03:59:32 -0500 RTE News http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19784533&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Nov 23 2008 Twelve men linked to the British National Party were released on bail after being arrested on suspicion of distributing racist material in a city centre, police said. The men were arre... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19784535&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sun, 23 Nov 2008 03:55:25 -0500 Loughborough Echo http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19784535&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Nov 23 2008 Charles Clarke moved to bury the hatchet with Gordon Brown, acknowledging the Prime Minister had done "really well" over the past two months. The Blairite former home secretary voiced ... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19784537&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sun, 23 Nov 2008 03:55:24 -0500 Loughborough Echo http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19784537&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Nov 23 2008 Large parts of the UK were waking up to a blanket of snow as an Arctic front swept across the country in the first prolonged cold snap of the winter. Motorists were warned to be prepar... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19784536&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sun, 23 Nov 2008 03:55:23 -0500 Loughborough Echo http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19784536&cat=aba4168066a10b8d AND WHERE ARE YOU BRINGING THOSE?: Bernadette Edwards from Swords, Co Dublin, said she saved e300 by shopping in Newry, Co Down. A hike in Ireland's VAT and an anticipated cut of UK VAT next week coul... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19784538&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sun, 23 Nov 2008 03:53:52 -0500 Independent.ie http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19784538&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Nov 23 2008 The Tories are clinging on to their double-digit lead over Labour, according to a new poll. The ICM survey for the Sunday Mirror found the Conservatives still 11 points ahead of Labour... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19782449&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sun, 23 Nov 2008 01:26:59 -0500 Loughborough Echo http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19782449&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Nov 23 2008 A teenage girl who witnessed the suffering of Baby P told of her guilt after failing to save him, it has been reported. In an interview, the 16-year-old - named Mary in the report beca... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19782453&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sun, 23 Nov 2008 01:26:51 -0500 Loughborough Echo http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19782453&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Nov 23 2008 The Environment Agency will this week announce plans to produce enough green energy on its sites to power a city the size of York. The plans include building up to 80 wind turbines on ... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19782452&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sun, 23 Nov 2008 01:26:48 -0500 Loughborough Echo http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19782452&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Nov 23 2008 Two senior MPs have called for the Government to reveal whether it knew in advance about a US missile strike in Pakistan that reportedly killed a British terror suspect, it was reported... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19782451&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sun, 23 Nov 2008 01:26:47 -0500 Loughborough Echo http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19782451&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Staff reductions across the public sector will inevitably follow the Government reform package to be announced on Wednesday.The task force took a strategic overview of the public service and did not l... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19782457&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sun, 23 Nov 2008 01:25:18 -0500 Independent.ie http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19782457&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Nov 23 2008 The widow of murdered Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko is to mark the second anniversary of his death in private. Former KGB agent Mr Litvinenko died of radioactive polonium pois... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19782448&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sun, 23 Nov 2008 01:26:57 -0500 Loughborough Echo http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19782448&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Nov 23 2008 An 18-year-old is preparing to become Britain's youngest ever mother to conjoined twins, according to reports. Laura Williams and husband Aled, 28, told the Mail on Sunday that despite... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19782454&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sun, 23 Nov 2008 01:26:52 -0500 Loughborough Echo http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19782454&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Nov 23 2008 A major bank will freeze overdraft charges for small businesses in a bid to ease growing financial pressure on the sector, it has been announced. NatWest and the Royal Bank of Scotland... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19782455&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sun, 23 Nov 2008 01:26:54 -0500 Loughborough Echo http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19782455&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Nov 23 2008 Four out of five workers fear they will lose their jobs as recession looms, while most struggle on their current salary, according to new research. A survey of 2,000 workers by employm... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19782456&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sun, 23 Nov 2008 01:26:56 -0500 Loughborough Echo http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19782456&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Dublin , was finally selected from a shortlist of authors late last week.No date or title has yet been announced for the book, and Random House will neither confirm nor deny that the deal has been sea... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19782460&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sun, 23 Nov 2008 01:25:15 -0500 Independent.ie http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19782460&cat=aba4168066a10b8d WHEN they first came on the market in 2005, apartments at the Grange in the fashionable south Dublin suburb of Stillorgan offered location, luxury and lifestyle to rival anything found in http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19782461&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sun, 23 Nov 2008 01:25:14 -0500 Independent.ie http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19782461&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Dublin was covered in rat faeces and urine when it was seized by gardai last week.The cache of drugs, worth €165,000, was found in rat-infested outhouses in south Dublin where up to 30 neglected ... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19782462&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sun, 23 Nov 2008 01:25:13 -0500 Independent.ie http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19782462&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Limerick following searches by gardai from the Divisional Drug Unit on Friday. Cannabis resin and heroin with a street value of €140,000 was seized. Two men and a woman were arrested. All three h... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19782463&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sun, 23 Nov 2008 01:25:11 -0500 Independent.ie http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19782463&cat=aba4168066a10b8d A man has appeared before Dublin District Court, charged in connection with the death of a woman in Tallaght last weekend. Noeleen Brennan, who was 38, was found with serious injuries at a house at K... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19780975&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 23:14:47 -0500 RTE News http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19780975&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Up to 25,000 people have taken to the streets of Cork today, to protest against education cutbacks in the budget.Parents, teachers and unions took part in the demonstration, to highlight their concern... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19779195&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 20:45:53 -0500 Breaking News.ie http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19779195&cat=aba4168066a10b8d A world record for the highest bra chain has been set on Croagh Patrick in Co Mayo. More than 300 people climbed the reek and made a human chain linked with thousands of bras, reaching from the summit... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19778471&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 20:45:50 -0500 Breaking News.ie http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19778471&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Gardaí in Co Louth have made a large seizure of counterfeit DVDs at Drogheda market. 7,000 DVDs worth around €140,000 were seized this morning along with 1,500 CDs, worth over €22,000. Gardaí al... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19779199&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 20:45:48 -0500 Breaking News.ie http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19779199&cat=aba4168066a10b8d IT’S a chance for puppy love. Councils in Dublin plan to let a number of parks go to the dogs. Officials want to create canine-only areas where owners can let their pets off their leashes so t... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19779204&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 20:20:21 -0500 Times Online http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19779204&cat=aba4168066a10b8d The Technical Engineering and Electrical Union is calling on Mary Harney to step down as Health Minister.The Union said she has failed the country by not reforming the health service.It comes as the o... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19778559&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 20:45:51 -0500 Breaking News.ie http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19778559&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Always when Ireland and Argentina get together it is a given that the exchanges will be fairly brutal, and invariably the tension quotient is at the top of the scale. And, occasionally, it turns into ... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19778470&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 20:49:57 -0500 The Guardian http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19778470&cat=aba4168066a10b8d THE national pay deal must be suspended for at least a year in the interests of the economy, the Fine Gael leader has said. Speaking at a party conference in Wexford yesterday, Enda Kenny called on ... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19779203&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 20:20:20 -0500 Times Online http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19779203&cat=aba4168066a10b8d A man has been rescued from the Wicklow Mountains after getting into difficulty while out walking. The hill-walker, in his late 30s, was walking on The Spink Mountain in Glendalough yesterday when he ... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19779198&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 20:45:48 -0500 Breaking News.ie http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19779198&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Carla Bruni was on television the other morning promoting her album. She said that even though she’s first lady she still needs to focus on her work. Then she added, demurely, "Not that I'm a ... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19779200&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 20:20:27 -0500 Times Online http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19779200&cat=aba4168066a10b8d THE state is willing to take part in the €3 billion recapitalisation of Bank of Ireland and will ensure that private-equity firms do not make a quick killing, government officials have revealed... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19779201&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 20:20:26 -0500 Times Online http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19779201&cat=aba4168066a10b8d THE Nigerian woman who claims she paid criminals to smuggle her to Ireland via the Netherlands in order to save her daughters from female genital mutilation was issued with a holiday visa to enter B... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19779202&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 20:20:24 -0500 Times Online http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19779202&cat=aba4168066a10b8d THREE lawyers working for the Bloody Sunday tribunal have earned a total of £2.92m from the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) since the inquiry finished public hearings in 2005. Bilal Rawat, Al... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19779205&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 20:20:17 -0500 Times Online http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19779205&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Police appealed for calm today at a sectarian flashpoint area of east Belfast after a gang of youths defaced a memorial to two murdered men.Vandals threw white paint over the granite stone and garden ... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19779197&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 20:45:50 -0500 Breaking News.ie http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19779197&cat=aba4168066a10b8d JOE BURKE, the chairman of Dublin Port, could be barred from working as a company director by the High Court on Tuesday. Burke, a close friend of former taoiseach Bertie Ahern, was reappointed to ... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19779206&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 20:20:15 -0500 Times Online http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19779206&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Gardaí in Limerick have seized more than €140,000 worth of cannabis resin and heroin.The drugs were found during a series of searches of houses and a car yesterday afternoon and evening.Gardaí fro... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19779194&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 20:45:55 -0500 Breaking News.ie http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19779194&cat=aba4168066a10b8d A happy childhood, as Frank McCourt observed in Angela’s Ashes, is hardly worth your while. Well, not if you are planning a career as a bestselling misery-lit author, it certainly isn’t.... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19779208&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 20:20:11 -0500 Times Online http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19779208&cat=aba4168066a10b8d It must be very confusing trying to be a criminal in Ireland at the moment. In the old days you knew where you stood. If you were sentenced to jail you shuffled out of court in a pair of shiny new h... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19779207&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 20:20:07 -0500 Times Online http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19779207&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny tonight called for the national pay deal to be scrapped claiming the country cannot afford it.And in a stinging attack on the coalition Government, the Mayo TD told his par... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19779193&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 20:45:55 -0500 Breaking News.ie http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19779193&cat=aba4168066a10b8d A late try by Tommy Bowe has given Ireland a 17-3 victory against Argentina in an otherwise lacklustre Test match at Croke Park. The win by Declan Kidney's side came as a relief after last week's 22-... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19779039&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 20:43:26 -0500 ABC Australia http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19779039&cat=aba4168066a10b8d OF THE early season championship contenders, A1 Team Ireland put themselves in the best position to wrest the lead away from A1 Team Malaysia on their home ground after Adam Carroll (pic) blasted home... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19779192&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 20:55:39 -0500 New Straits Times http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19779192&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Fine Gael has said if it gets into power, a minimum of 25 years in jail will be the norm for persons convicted of gangland crime.The party's National Conference in Wexford has been told that the avera... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19779196&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 20:45:52 -0500 Breaking News.ie http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19779196&cat=aba4168066a10b8d A good thatcher can use most materials: reed, straw, rushes, flax, heather and grasses. The eaves will be good and tight, the thatch fixed firmly with a good depth of coat and the comb (or ridge) wi... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19779209&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 20:20:04 -0500 Times Online http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19779209&cat=aba4168066a10b8d SUBSTITUTE teachers in Irish primary schools are not being checked before being put in charge of classrooms, an investigation by The Sunday Times has discovered. Two reporters claiming to be qual... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19779210&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 20:19:55 -0500 Times Online http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19779210&cat=aba4168066a10b8d A SECRET intelligence file detailing allegations of garda collusion in drug trafficking is to be released to the Garda Siochana Ombudsman Commission (GSOC). The file, uncovered by an internal gar... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19779211&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 20:19:52 -0500 Times Online http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19779211&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Deutsche Post, the German logistics and finance firm, is transferring almost $1.2 billion in cash assets from its treasury operations in Ireland and repatriating it to Germany.The company is in the pr... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19778484&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 19:59:47 -0500 Irish Examiner http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19778484&cat=aba4168066a10b8d A businessman who fled Ireland last September owing €186,000 to his company’s pension fund, is running a horse racing business in Canada. A warrant was issued for the arrest of Colm McN... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19776256&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:02:38 -0500 Times Online http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19776256&cat=aba4168066a10b8d IRISH housebuyers who are trying to pull out of purchases because of falling property values are being taken to court by builders and developers. Construction companies say they have been forced i... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19776255&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:02:40 -0500 Times Online http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19776255&cat=aba4168066a10b8d IT was the fuel of choice during the Celtic tiger, but now takeaway coffee is at the centre of a €1m tax battle. Insomnia, one of Ireland’s largest coffee chains, has lodged a seven-fig... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19776262&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:02:20 -0500 Times Online http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19776262&cat=aba4168066a10b8d One of the Belfast Rape Crisis Centre’s longest-serving staff has remortgaged her house to raise funds for the service. Eileen Kelly, who has worked at the centre for 20 years, said the move... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19776257&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:02:28 -0500 Times Online http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19776257&cat=aba4168066a10b8d MILLIONS of pilgrims flock to Lourdes each year seeking healing from waters that flow from the grotto where they believe visions of the Virgin Mary appeared. But this year the French town is being b... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19776261&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:02:22 -0500 Times Online http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19776261&cat=aba4168066a10b8d HANDS up who thinks substitute teachers in our primary schools are being properly vetted? Go to the top of the class if you ever suspected that no checks are done before stand-in teachers are put in... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19776260&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:02:25 -0500 Times Online http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19776260&cat=aba4168066a10b8d A PLAN by a conservation group to reintroduce the great spotted woodpecker to Irish woodlands has been put on hold following a natural influx of the bird from Britain and northern Europe. The Iri... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19776263&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:02:17 -0500 Times Online http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19776263&cat=aba4168066a10b8d MILLIONS of people all over the world can’t face the day without a cup, but the benefits of coffee have been overstated. New research has found that caffeine has no stimulating effect on the b... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19776265&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:02:15 -0500 Times Online http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19776265&cat=aba4168066a10b8d FOREIGN travel is one of the areas slated for cutbacks as RTE aims to save €16m this year. But when it came to Barack Obama’s election victory, the station couldn’t resist splashing... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19776264&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:02:12 -0500 Times Online http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19776264&cat=aba4168066a10b8d On the first two issues, the way forward is clear. On Wednesday, proposals for an EU “fiscal stimulus” package will be revealed. A rescue plan should be agreed at a summit of European le... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19776266&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:02:05 -0500 Times Online http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19776266&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Dermot Ahern, the minister for justice, has said Bertie Ahern was wrong to anoint Brian Cowen as his successor in June 2007. “I didn’t think he was right in doing that”, the justic... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19776258&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:02:30 -0500 Times Online http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19776258&cat=aba4168066a10b8d THEIR brand of so-called Celtic soul has already brought success in much of Europe. Now Dublin band The Script has pulled off a rare feat by making it big in Japan. The three-piece, whose blend o... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19776267&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:02:03 -0500 Times Online http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19776267&cat=aba4168066a10b8d A plan to raise Asgard II, which is lying at the bottom of the sea off the French coast, will be presented to the cabinet before Christmas. Willie O’Dea, the defence minister, hopes to commi... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19776259&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:02:26 -0500 Times Online http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19776259&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Nov 22 2008 Every household in the country has been promised immediate support to get through the economic downturn amid growing expectations of a cut in Value Added Tax (VAT). Officials were quot... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19776253&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:22:20 -0500 Loughborough Echo http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19776253&cat=aba4168066a10b8d It happens roughly once a month. Before it arrives, the warning signs reduce those affected to febrile irrationality. When it arrives, its effects range from crippling pain to a general sense of rel... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19776269&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:01:55 -0500 Times Online http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19776269&cat=aba4168066a10b8d The government’s move against tax exiles is as overdue as it is welcome but its impact is likely to be limited. The proposals outlined in last week’s Finance Act will be difficult to imp... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19776270&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:01:51 -0500 Times Online http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19776270&cat=aba4168066a10b8d On Wednesday I woke to the news that The Sunday Times had single-handedly “silenced” the Yes side in last summer’s referendum on the Lisbon treaty. There it was, splashed across th... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19776271&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:01:49 -0500 Times Online http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19776271&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Brian O'Driscoll revealed Ireland refused to be intimidated by Argentina in Saturday's 17-3 victory after being criticised for its capitulation to New Zealand.The Irish guaranteed inclusion among the ... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19776272&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:45:26 -0500 Sportal http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19776272&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Nov 22 2008 A British man suspected of involvement in an alleged plot to blow up transatlantic jets is believed to have been killed by a US missile strike, officials in Pakistan said. Relatives of... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19774387&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:07:10 -0500 Loughborough Echo http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19774387&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Ireland shrugged off both factors of a tournament three years away and also the grunt of Argentina to seal their spot in rugby's second tier as they prevailed 17-3 at Croke Park on Saturday.It was a l... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19774385&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:10:17 -0500 Planet Rugby http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19774385&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Nov 22 2008 Large parts of the UK are braced for blizzard-like conditions as forecasters warned of more heavy snowfall. MeteoGroup UK, the weather division of the Press Association, said the east ... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19774388&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:07:09 -0500 Loughborough Echo http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19774388&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Anthony Daly is set to be ratified as Dublin's new senior hurling manager at a meeting of the county board on Monday night. Daly was previously in charge of his native Clare from 2003 until 2006. He... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19774384&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:11:35 -0500 RTE http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19774384&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Nov 22 2008 Gordon Brown has signalled that support was at hand for families squeezed by the economic downturn, saying: "We are ready to help." With significant tax cuts expected in Monday's highl... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19774389&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:07:08 -0500 Loughborough Echo http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19774389&cat=aba4168066a10b8d DUBLIN - Ronan O'Gara scored 12 points and provided a crossfield kick for Tommy Bowe to score the only try as Ireland beat Argentina 17-3 this morning to guarantee a seeding spot in the Rugby Worl... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19773204&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:56:40 -0500 New Zealand Herald http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19773204&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Ireland secured their place in the second tier of the top eight seedings for next month's 2011 Rugby World Cup draw with a grinding victory against the Pumas on Saturday.Argentina had a setback before... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19774391&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:49:29 -0500 SBS http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19774391&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Switzerland and Ireland have taken pole positions for tomorrow's two A1 Grand Prix Races races in Sepang in Malaysia, writes RTE Sport's John Kenny. Neel Jani gave Switzerland pole position for the s... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19771323&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:32:42 -0500 RTE http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19771323&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Three people have been killed in separate road accidents in Northern Ireland. A woman died in a three car collision on the Forkhill Road, outside Newry, Co Down. The crash occurred at around 9.15pm l... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19771324&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:32:34 -0500 RTE News http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19771324&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Ireland Irish MP Aengus Snodaigh has written a letter to the Israeli Embassy in Dublin, demanding the release of three international observers abducted in Palestinian waters. "I wish to protest in the... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19770954&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:38:55 -0500 IRNA http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19770954&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Four men have been arrested in Cork City following a robbery at a house on Connaught Avenue. Three masked men reportedly entered the house at about 9pm last night. They tied up a woman before taking... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19771325&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:32:32 -0500 RTE http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19771325&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Nov 22 2008 A man has been shot dead in an alleyway. The man, 24, died after the shooting in west Ealing, west London, on Friday night. Officers were called to the alleyway off Cavendish Avenue a... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19771328&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:27:35 -0500 Loughborough Echo http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19771328&cat=aba4168066a10b8d A memorial to two Protestant men killed by the IRA in east Belfast in 1970 has been attacked by vandals. Paint and sectarian graffiti were daubed over the memorial on the lower Newtownards Road at ab... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19771329&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:12:00 -0500 BBC http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19771329&cat=aba4168066a10b8d The Fine Gael National Conference has resumed in Wexford with a debate centring on the state of the economy. The party's health spokesman, James Reilly, said Fine Gael would introduce voluntary redun... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19768908&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:16:01 -0500 RTE News http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19768908&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Nov 22 2008 The Russian man accused of fatally poisoning Alexander Litvinenko would consider coming to Britain to be questioned by Scotland Yard, it has been reported. Former KGB agent Mr Litvinen... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19768910&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:11:23 -0500 Loughborough Echo http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19768910&cat=aba4168066a10b8d The Economist forecasts Ireland will endure 3 years of recession; A lesson from the Little Dutch Boy! By Michael Hennigan, Founder and Editor of Finfacts Nov 22, 2008 - 11:26:35 AM > http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19768280&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:08:23 -0500 Finfacts http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19768280&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Police are hunting two armed robbers who targeted a filling station and a shop in north Belfast on Friday night. The men threatened a staff member with a silver handgun at the filling station on Clif... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19768913&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:53:19 -0500 BBC http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19768913&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Bank of Ireland PLC, the country's biggest bank by assets, surged in Dublin trading as it received "unsolicited approaches" from bidders looking to buy stakes. The Dublin-based bank has made &... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19768915&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:07:08 -0500 The Globe and Mail http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19768915&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Nov 22 2008 Bargain-hunters will have the chance to snap up a top artist's work for just £40 in a special one-day sale. Famous names which usually attract huge sums of money in the art world... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19766509&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:40:47 -0500 Loughborough Echo http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19766509&cat=aba4168066a10b8d ENERGY companies were under growing pressure last night to slash prices following big drops in the cost of oil and gas on international markets.The http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19766511&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:39:02 -0500 Independent.ie http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19766511&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Fine Gael is mounting an early start to next year's local and European elections at its national conference in Wexford Town. Leader Enda Kenny has lashed out at the Government for what he says is its ... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19766518&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:34:43 -0500 Breaking News.ie http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19766518&cat=aba4168066a10b8d The IFA is urging people to go 'Go Local' for shopping and services as part of a new campaign.It aims to promote local economies. They are hosting events nationwide to get people to use regional servi... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19766519&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:34:42 -0500 Breaking News.ie http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19766519&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Nov 22 2008 More than half of the people displaced by the latest fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo have become separated from family members, aid agencies have claimed. The survey showe... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19766508&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:40:45 -0500 Loughborough Echo http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19766508&cat=aba4168066a10b8d THE trial of Fianna Fail TD Mattie McGrath for the assault of a teenager has heard Mr McGrath "intended" for a serious row to occur after he phoned a man for help from a group of "drunken" youths.The ... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19766512&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:39:01 -0500 Independent.ie http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19766512&cat=aba4168066a10b8d THE state spending watchdog has launched an investigation into civil service absenteeism due to concerns that some civil servants are 'swinging the lead' or taking 'duvet days'.Levels of sick leave ar... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19766513&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:39:00 -0500 Independent.ie http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19766513&cat=aba4168066a10b8d A man has been killed in a road accident in the North. It happened near Templepatrick in Co Antrim just before 7pm last night. It's understood that the man died after being struck by a car. A man has ... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19766517&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:34:41 -0500 Breaking News.ie http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19766517&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Gardaí in Dublin have arrested a man following the seizure of over €500,000 worth of drugs. The cocaine and cannabis was found when a number of flats and houses were searched in Phibsboro and Drumc... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19765780&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:34:40 -0500 Breaking News.ie http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19765780&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Speculation is continuing about the possible merger of Irish banks and the use of private funds to re-capitalise institutions in a bid to shore-up the sector.Bank of Ireland has been approached by a n... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19766515&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:34:39 -0500 Breaking News.ie http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19766515&cat=aba4168066a10b8d A woman being questioned by Gardaí in connection with the suspected murder of a man in Co Westmeath 21 years ago has been released without charge. 43-year-old Brian McGrath disappeared in 1987 - six ... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19766514&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:34:38 -0500 Breaking News.ie http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19766514&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Well known Irish blogger Geansai Gorm has thrown down the gauntlet to Irish online marketeers in a challenge that is already drawing widespread attention within the online community in Ireland. http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19766520&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:27:45 -0500 24 / 7 Press Release http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19766520&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Luke Harangody posted 27 points and 17 rebounds as the eighth-ranked Fighting Irish pulled out a surprisingly tough 65-54 decision over the Loyola-Marymount Lions. T... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19764136&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:25:05 -0500 Sports Network http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19764136&cat=aba4168066a10b8d PRWeb, a leader in online news and press release distribution, has been used by more than 40,000 organizations of all sizes to increase the visibility of their news, improve their search engine rankin... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19763757&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:23:01 -0500 PR Web http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19763757&cat=aba4168066a10b8d John Walshe Education EditorA 'graduate tax', paid through the PRSI system, was suggested last night by Fine Gael education spokesperson Brian Hayes.Although the main opposition party has not yet acce... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19762097&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:55:26 -0500 Independent.ie http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19762097&cat=aba4168066a10b8d FORMER GAA president Sean Kelly is on the brink of running for Fine Gael in next year's European elections.Mr Kelly admitted yesterday "leaning" towards running for Fine Gael in the the Munster (South... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19762098&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:55:25 -0500 Independent.ie http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19762098&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Paul Melia in BrusselsIRELAND could keep its EU commissioner but will first have to ratify the Lisbon Treaty in a second referendum, it emerged yesterday.Senior European Commission officials have said... http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19762099&cat=aba4168066a10b8d Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:55:24 -0500 Independent.ie http://feeds.irelandnews.net/?rid=19762099&cat=aba4168066a10b8d