Top Stories: PADDY CLANCY A KITE surfer was yesterday swept to his death on jagged rocks at Rossnowlagh, Co Donegal.He was one of a group of students from Letterkenny IT and was named locally as David North, belie... Irish Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:22:58 -0500JOHN FALLON in Galway A MEDICAL Council hearing yesterday was told by a father of two young children that his wife had died after what was supposed to be a straightforward hospital procedure.Martin O&... Irish Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:22:57 -0500MICHAEL PARSONS in Graiguenamanagh THE KILKENNY girl who travelled to London for life-saving surgery in September, is to receive a National Child of Courage award later this week.Jamie Murphy (11) wil... Irish Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:22:35 -0500SEÁN Mac CONNELL Agriculture Correspondent FARM INCOME will drop by 28 per cent this year, the Irish Farmers’ Association has claimed, with average income from full-time farming falling to ... Irish Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:22:34 -0500 told the Dáil.“We must also make sure that we help those in the agricultural community who are also having problems . . . and continue with the capital works,” he said.Mr Cowen ... Irish Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:22:32 -0500 said there would be an investigation of water management in the Lee Valley in the wake of the unprecedented flooding in the south.Mr Gormley was responding to calls by Minister of State for Trad... Irish Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:22:31 -0500 said he was “deeply disappointed” by yesterday’s public sector strike.“This action is causing serious disruption and inconvenience to the public . . . as well as wider ec... Irish Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:22:30 -0500 warned that the threatened second public sector strike would not influence the Government in its approach to reducing the State pay and pensions bill.“It is not a question of what dates ar... Irish Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:22:29 -0500 Yet, a radically different picture emerges in today’s opinion poll. For the most part, people appear less consumed with blaming institutions for the economic mess we’re in. Instead, ... Irish Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:22:26 -0500IAN McSHANE Half of those surveyed feel the economy will be in a worse position this time next yearTODAY IS the final day of coverage of the 2009 Irish Times/Behaviour Attitudes Social Poll.In it, we ... Irish Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:22:25 -0500 DEPARTMENT OF Foreign Affairs staff in Dublin, Brussels and London joined picket lines outside their places of work yesterday as part of the one-day strike against Government plans to cut pay.Bl... Irish Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:22:23 -0500 THE ONE-DAY strike by more than 50,000 teachers yesterday closed almost 4,000 schools. There was also widespread disruption to the higher education sector, with lectures cancelled across the ins... Irish Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:22:22 -0500 THE MOOD on picket lines around Dublin was one of acceptance that there would be pay cuts in next month’s budget, but with a determination that public sector workers “won’t jus... Irish Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:22:21 -0500 HOSPITALS WILL make every effort to ensure the estimated 16,000 patients who had appointments deferred as a result of yesterday’s strike are rescheduled as soon as possible, the Health Ser... Irish Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:22:20 -0500 A RANGE of public services from swimming pools and museums to bin collection and Customs were curtailed yesterday due to the one-day strike. More than 100,000 recipients of social welfare benefi... Irish Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:22:19 -0500Teachers on the picket line at Mount Temple School, Malahide Road, Dublin, as part of the public sector strikes yesterday. Photograph: Dara MacDónaill... Irish Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:21:54 -0500 A NUMBER of basic precautions need to be taken by people to protect their health and that of their families when they return to their flooded homes and businesses to clean up, the Health Service... Irish Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:21:53 -0500 AN 80-YEAR-OLD wheelchair- bound woman who had to be evacuated from her Co Clare home last week was forced yesterday into a second evacuation – this time from her daughter’s home, lo... Irish Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:21:52 -0500 that the US authorities had learned from many mistakes made during the response to the hurricane that hit the Florida coast in August 2005. “We found that our co-ordinating mechanisms betw... Irish Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:21:51 -0500 HOTELIERS IN flood-affected areas are counting the cost of both storm damage and lost bookings, making an an already difficult trading environment even worse.Weeks of “very good bookings&#... Irish Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:21:50 -0500 AS THE west coast faced further storm-force 10 winds and more rain last night, there were calls for south and east Galway to be declared an emergency disaster zone due to increased levels of flo... Irish Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:21:50 -0500STEPHEN COLLINS and PATSY McGARRY THE CABINET was briefed yesterday by Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern on the report into the handling of clerical child sex abuse allegations by Church and State aut... Irish Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:21:48 -0500HARRY McGEE Political Staff THE VICE-CHAIR of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has said he is very optimistic of a strong political agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions ... Irish Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:21:47 -0500GEORGINA O'HALLORAN A WOMAN who was attending an occupational pottery unit at a centre for people with intellectual disabilities developed a lung disease caused by the inhalation of silica dust there.... Irish Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:21:45 -0500HARRY McGEE Political Staff THE STATE’S entire housing stock of more than a million homes will be retro-fitted within a decade under an ambitious new Government home insulation scheme which is s... Irish Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:21:45 -0500ALISON HEALY THERE IS a perception abroad that Ireland has “fallen from grace” because of sweeping cuts to the Equality Authority and Irish Human Rights Commission, a London-based human ri... Irish Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:20:40 -0500Police in Northern Ireland say they've charged a 26-year-old man with attempted murder in connection with an attack on a police patrol near the province's border with the Republic of Ireland last week... SBS Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:37:05 -0500A kite-surfer in his mId-20s was swept to his death this afternoon on jagged rocks at Rossnowlagh, Co Donegal. He was one of a group of students from Letterkenny IT and was from the Co Cavan village ... RTE News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:50:09 -0500Pat Quinn, the founder of former supermarket chain Quinnsworth, has died in Canada at the age of 74. Mr Quinn, originally from Cloone in Co Leitrim, sold his stores in the 1970s and had lived in Toro... RTE News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:50:07 -0500Nov 24 2009 Fears that a vital bridge in Cumbria may collapse are mounting after yet more heavy rain battered the flood-stricken county. Calva Bridge, which carries a number of communication cable... Loughborough Echo Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:45:17 -0500Nov 24 2009 A nuclear power station has been shut down following a fire. Firefighters were called to the Dungeness B site at Romney Marsh in Kent just before midnight on Monday after staff spotted... Loughborough Echo Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:45:16 -0500Five people have been hospitalised after two cars were in collision in Co Tipperary.A woman driving one of the cars is in a critical condition at the Midwestern Hospital in LimerickFour occupants of t... Breaking News.ie Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:36:56 -0500The EU has approved an overhaul of telecoms law which has implications for Eircom's push to crack down on illegal downloading. Today, the European Parliament agreed a telecoms directive which include... RTE News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:56:37 -0500Declan Kidney on Tuesday explained Jonathan Sexton's Test debut offered compelling grounds to axe Ronan O'Gara for the first time since 2003. Sexton's outstanding display against Fiji last weekend ... Planet Rugby Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:55:32 -0500Nov 24 2009 A father of two suspected of stabbing his three-year-old son to death before turning the knife on himself has been arrested in hospital. Neighbours dialled 999 after hearing a furious ... Loughborough Echo Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:52:12 -0500A €12m emergency fund for flooding victims was tonight dismissed as too little to cope with the devastation.With the lower Shannon threatening to burst its banks for a second day and Co Clare under ... Breaking News.ie Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:43:54 -0500The Finance Minister Brian Lenihan has warned public sector unions that their campaign of strikes will not help them to reach a deal aimed at preventing cuts to civil service pay.He made the remarks i... Breaking News.ie Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:43:53 -0500Nov 24 2009 A man who killed his girlfriend and set her dismembered body on fire at a motorway lorry stop has been jailed for 20 years. Jamal Bakhita, Ugandan of no fixed abode, murdered Rahmona A... Loughborough Echo Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:57:30 -0500Nov 24 2009 British officials secretly discussed the prospects for regime change in Iraq in late 2001 - more than a year before the invasion - the official inquiry into the war has been told. The ... Loughborough Echo Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:57:29 -0500Firemen stand on a picket line in Dublin, Ireland Nov. 24, 2009. Irish teachers shut schools, nurses left wards and civil servants abandoned offices on Tuesday in a protest against government plans to... Canada.com Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:40:37 -0500Firemen stand on a picket line in Dublin, Ireland Nov. 24, 2009. Irish teachers shut schools, nurses left wards and civil servants abandoned offices on Tuesday in a protest against government plans to... Canada.com Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:26:36 -0500Athletics Ireland today announced their team for next month's SPAR European Cross Country Championships, which takes place on 13 December in Santry Park, Dublin. The team will be led by Mary Cullen (... RTE Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:23:25 -0500Hasbro Ireland has confirmed that it will be seeking 22 redundancies from its core workforce of almost 250 at its Waterford plant as part of a plan to improve competitiveness and reduce costs. The co... RTE News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:23:21 -0500Nov 24 2009 High street store HMV is being prosecuted for allowing Britain's Got Talent finalist Faryl Smith to sing during an album signing at one of their stores. The 14-year-old from Northampto... Loughborough Echo Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:18:06 -0500Nov 24 2009 The widow of a bomb disposal expert killed in Afghanistan has called on the country to show more support for troops as she paid a powerful tribute to her "warrior" husband at his funera... Loughborough Echo Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:18:04 -0500Cathal Austin said they were approaching capacity even while making full use of the overspill carparks. "It is noticeably busier in the mall, the car park is noticeably busier," he said. "I wo... Independent.ie Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:16:03 -0500Hordes surged across the border into the North today as they used the national strike to stock up on Christmas shopping.The AA reported traffic tailbacks of up to six kilometres, stretching from Newry... Breaking News.ie Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:09:58 -0500The Government has today announced a €10m fund to assist people suffering extreme hardship as a result of flooding. Brian Cowen also told the Dáil that the Minister for Finance is checking if money... Breaking News.ie Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:09:57 -0500South Bend, IN (Sports Network) - The 23rd-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish close out a five-game homestand to start the 2009-10 season, when they welcome the Kennesaw State Owls to South Bend, as par... Sports Network Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:40:54 -0500The public sector strike has provided a boost for shops across the border in Newry. There were long tailbacks of traffic heading into the town and to the local shopping centres. Many of those in Newry... RTE News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:39:05 -0500Jonathan Sexton will start Ireland's clash with South Africa at Croke Park on Saturday after being preferred ahead of Ronan O'Gara at fly-half. In a surprise move by Ireland coach Declan Kidney, Se... Planet Rugby Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:37:27 -0500Nov 24 2009 Detectives are waiting to question a father of two suspected of stabbing his four-year-old son to death before turning the knife on himself. Neighbours dialled 999 after hearing a furi... Loughborough Echo Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:33:29 -0500Irish Life & Permanent said it may face lawsuits and fines stemming from its role in a scandal which claimed the top three executives at the mortgage provider. The... Independent.ie Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:31:31 -0500The US Consumer Confidence Index, which had declined in October, increased slightly in November. The Index now stands at 49.5 (1985=100), up from 48.7 in October. The Present Situation Index was virtu... Finfacts Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:29:35 -0500Most major banks across the world still don't have adequate capital to comfortably maintain their credit ratings despite recent improvements, ratings agency Standard & Poor's... Finfacts Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:29:30 -0500A convicted murderer who has been on the run for more than a week handed himself in today.Police initiated a man hunt last Monday when Jonathan Peter Neill (aged 34) absconded in the North.He was livi... Breaking News.ie Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:25:26 -0500Taoiseach Brian Cowen said today that time is limited for Government and public-sector unions to do a deal before the Budget. Talks will resume tomorrow after today's national strike, but another stop... Breaking News.ie Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:25:25 -0500An Catholic priest in the North has been arrested by detectives investigating the alleged sexual abuse of a boy in the 1970s, police revealed today.He has already been asked to leave his job while the... Breaking News.ie Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:25:24 -0500A convicted murderer who absconded while on a phased release scheme is back in custody.Police said Jonathan Neill, 34, voluntarily handed himself into the custody of the Prison Service on Tuesday afte... BBC Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:12:54 -0500Ireland's industrial harmony under strain By John Murray Brown in Dublin Published: November 20 2009 02:00 | Last updated: November 20 2009 02:00... Financial Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:33:51 -0500Nov 24 2009 Detectives have launched an inquiry after a four-year-old boy was found stabbed to death at his home. Officers discovered the child's body when they were called to an incident at a fla... Loughborough Echo Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:53:12 -0500Irish Life & Permanent said it may face lawsuits and fines stemming from its role in a scandal which claimed the top three executives at the mortgage provider. The... Independent.ie Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:51:31 -0500THE cost of insurance claims is expected to soar to €200m -- more than double the amount claimed for flood damage last year.Insurers were last night warned not to use the chronic floods that hav... Independent.ie Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:51:29 -0500Jonathan Sexton made his Test debut for Ireland in the 41-6 victory over Figi last Saturday. Photograph: Joe Giddens/EMPICS Sport Jonathan Sexton will start Ireland's game with South Africa at Croke... The Guardian Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:50:20 -0500See Search Box lower down this column for searches of Finfacts news pages. Where there may be the odd special character missing from an older page, it's a problem that developed when Interactiv... Finfacts Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:49:09 -0500Clare County Council has confirmed that the ESB will not be increasing the release of water at Parteen today.The council also announced that, for structural reasons, the bridge at Sixmilebridge Clare ... Breaking News.ie Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:45:12 -0500Plans to revitalise the centre of Londonderry are hanging in the balance after a government department revealed it had no money to finish the project.Work began on the regeneration of Guildhall Square... BBC Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:33:17 -0500The dissident republican campaign is not helping local trade, the US economic envoy to Ireland has said.Declan Kelly met with business leaders in Londonderry on Tuesday. Mr Kelly said Northern Ireland... BBC Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:33:16 -0500More than 600 desk-bound police officers could be moved out of their offices and onto the streets by next summer.PSNI Chief Constable Matt Baggott is reviewing the work of hundreds of officers doing a... BBC Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:33:15 -0500Irish government employees are staging the biggest strike in at least three decades on Tuesday, with about 250,000 workers protesting against plans to cut pay. Teachers shut schools, nurses left wards... World Bulletin Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:31:33 -0500A legal ban on identifying a Derry couple who have gone to court to try to stop the destruction of their embryos has been lifted. Mary and Patrick Oliver Bradley are also seeking to be allowed to mov... RTE News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:25:30 -0500Nov 24 2009 Unlikely singing sensation Susan Boyle has joined the likes of Arctic Monkeys, Coldplay and Leona Lewis with one of the fastest-selling albums of the decade, figures showed. The 48-yea... Loughborough Echo Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:20:50 -0500The parents of a seriously ill toddler are urging the Government to ensure their daughter gets the open-heart surgery she desperately needs.Two-year-old Joy lives with her parents in Carlow. She has a... Breaking News.ie Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:12:17 -0500Flood response efforts are continuing across the Mid-West, with local authority staff, fire and rescue crews, the ESB, the army and the Gardaí providing 24-hour response to the flooding crisis on the... Breaking News.ie Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:12:16 -0500An independent hygiene report into Northern Ireland's eight acute hospitals has found that considerable improvement is needed.The Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority(RQIA) made unannounced vi... BBC Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:01:35 -0500At the end of a busy weekend of internationals, Wales were the biggest climbers in the IRB World Rankings, up two places to sixth as a result of their 33-16 win against higher-ranked Argentina in Card... Planet Rugby Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:55:53 -0500See Search Box lower down this column for searches of Finfacts news pages. Where there may be the odd special character missing from an older page, it's a problem that developed when Interactiv... Finfacts Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:47:55 -0500The Minister for Finance is being urged to stimulate economic growth in the Budget with indirect taxes and sweeping cuts.In its quarterly outlook, Friends First is calling on Brian Lenihan to reduce t... Breaking News.ie Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:43:47 -0500Householders and businesses hit by flooding are being advised to clear away debris as soon as possible to avoid possible bacteria and rodent infestations.Rentokil Ireland says it is critical that prop... Breaking News.ie Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:43:46 -0500Hundreds of teachers are marching on Department of Education headquarters in Dublin, as part of the nationwide day of action by members of the public service.Most council and Government-run offices ha... Breaking News.ie Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:43:45 -0500In short THE MARINE Casualty Investigation Board has said cruise operators should ensure that people hiring craft are “fully conversant” with all aspects of control and manoeuvring vessels... Irish Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:37:24 -0500DEAGLÁN de BRÉADÚN STEVEN CARROLL and CHANGES IN child benefit payments in the Budget need to be fair and have minimal impact on those who can least afford it, Green Party deputy leader... Irish Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:37:23 -0500OLIVIA KELLY and RONAN McGREEVY MORE THAN 100,000 people are expected to seek the help of the Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP) in the runup to Christmas, a 25 per cent increase on last year.One in ... Irish Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:37:21 -0500DEAGLÁN de BRÉADÚN, Political Correspondent ALMOST 40 per cent of civil servants approved for early retirement are currently employed with the Revenue Commissioners, Minister for Financ... Irish Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:37:20 -0500Police are investigating whether a man who pointed a gun at a child while robbing a south Belfast sweet shop is behind two other armed robberies.The man, believed to be in his teens, robbed a shop nea... BBC Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:33:09 -0500The level of Lough Erne is the highest on record after days of heavy rain caused widespread flooding and disruption in County Fermanagh.The director of the Rivers Agency in the western region, David P... BBC Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:33:08 -0500Vietnam for Irish couples were delivered a major setback last night after a damning report said it was "disturbed" at the manner in which babies are deemed "abandoned".Adoptions between... Independent.ie Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:26:12 -0500THREE banks yesterday went after millions of euro in loan repayments ordered by the Commercial Court. Bank of Scotland Ireland (BOSI) is seeking an order against businessman Dermot O'Rourke, Keredern ... Independent.ie Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:26:01 -0500We provide access to live business television and business related videos from: Bloomberg TV; The Wall Street Journal; CNBC and the Financial Times. Click image:... Finfacts Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:24:11 -0500East Asia’s local-currency bond markets on rise but still small compared with US and Japan By Finfacts Team Nov 24, 2009 - 4:58:49 AM >... Finfacts Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:24:09 -0500People have been warned to take particular care when they go out in flooded areas as water levels in Lough Erne continue to rise. Director of the Rivers Agency in the west, David Porter, said flood wa... BBC Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:10:35 -0500The number of burglaries in the Strabane area has almost doubled since last year, according to the latest figures from the PSNI. Forty-eight homes were broken into between April and September, almost ... BBC Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:10:34 -0500Lincoln City are to continue attempts to sign Derry City's Northern Ireland Under-21 international James McClean.The League Two club's boss Chris Sutton wanted to sign McClean in time for Saturday's g... BBC Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:10:33 -0500By Jacques van der Westhuyzen in Dublin Springbok coach Peter de Villiers says Ireland will be tougher to beat at Croke Park on Saturday than the British and Irish Lions were earlier in 2009 when t... IOL Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:04:42 -0500A Belgian car crash victim who was paralysed for 23 years but unable to communicate was not in a coma, a new study has revealed. Rom Heuben was falsely diagnosed as being in a vegetative state but wa... RTE News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:10:35 -0500Nov 24 2009 MPs must be put back in charge of the House of Commons to restore the public's faith in Parliament in the aftermath of the expenses scandal, a major cross-party committee has urged. Wa... Loughborough Echo Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:05:25 -0500Nov 24 2009 A former aide to the Duchess of York who murdered her boyfriend remains at large after absconding from an open prison. Jane Andrews, 40, who was sentenced to life for bludgeoning and s... Loughborough Echo Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:05:25 -0500Nov 24 2009 Ofsted is facing accusations that it is too concerned with protecting its own reputation and has lost public confidence. In a stinging attack, the Local Government Association (LGA) wa... Loughborough Echo Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:05:24 -0500Nov 24 2009 Veteran actress Julie Walters and up-and-coming star Ben Whishaw took the top acting honours as British talent dominated the International Emmys awards. Mamma Mia! star Walters, 59, wo... 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