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Irish Times- Public pay talks to resumeThe Government is to meet trade unions tomorrow to discuss public sector pay and reform. […]
- Failure to open GP referrals 'unacceptable' - HarneyTallaght hospital has said that an estimation by Trinity College Dublin public health specialist Prof Tom O'Dowd that 30,000 GP referral letters were unopened was incorrect. […]
- Statement by Minister for Health Mary HarneyThe central and over-riding priority in all aspects of health care, in every hospital, at every meeting and in every last detail of administration is the interest of patients. […]
- Cork-Swansea ferry service beginsThe tourism group behind a new ferry service linking Cork with Swansea has expressed confidence for the future of the service which today saw the ship arrive in Cork on its maiden voyage from the Welsh port. […]
- Two more die from swine fluTwo more people have died after contracting swine flu, bringing the total number of fatalities from the virus in the Republic to 24, health authorities confirmed this afternoon. […]
- Tax breaks 'hurting viable hotels'The Department of Finance was accused today of undermining viable hotels by giving out €329 million in tax breaks for new developments over a four-year period. […]
- O'Brien Press launches slang appIndependent publisher O’Brien Press has made its first foray into app culture with the launch an Irish slang guide, aimed at explaining some of the more choice words and phrases that have failed to make it into the Oxford English Dictionary. […]
- Erosion caused viaduct collapseA viaduct on one of the country’s busiest railway lines collapsed because workmen carrying out safety checks did not know how to properly assess it, a report into the incident revealed today. […]
- Gardaí appeal over missing manGardaí in Ballyfermot, Dublin have made an appeal in relation to a missing man. […]
- Harney to attend talks on patient safetyMinister for Health Mary Harney will attend a number of hospitals and talks on improving health service during her two week visit to New Zealand. […]
- Public pay talks to resume
- Irish Independent
- Malahide viaduct collapse blamed on wrong maintenance checksA viaduct on one of the country's busiest railway lines collapsed because workmen carrying out safety checks did not know how to properly assess it, an accident report revealed today. […]
- 'Lying Eyes' conspiracy conviction cannot be upheldThe conviction of a mother of two for conspiring to murder her wealthy partner and his two sons by hiring an online hit man cannot be upheld because her co-accused was acquitted, a court heard today. […]
- Tyrone Crystal to shut downTyrone Crystal, whose glassware adorns mantelpieces the world over, is to close its factory in Dungannon with the loss of 31 jobs. […]
- Seven quizzed over cartoonist 'murder plot'Seven Muslims detained over a suspected plot to assassinate a Swedish cartoonist, allegedly masterminded by a self-styled "Jihad Jane", were facing another three days of questioning today. […]
- From YouTube to terror sweep[…]
- Suspect in cartoonist death plot spent two weeks here'Jihad Jane', the mastermind behind the alleged plot to murder controversial Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks, spent two weeks in Ireland on a fact-finding mission. […]
- Managers ignored warnings over X-raysSENIOR executives at the hospital at the centre of the X-ray scandal ignored repeated demands for answers from a patient safety watchdog for almost a year. […]
- 2,000 couples must re-marry over invalid certs fiascoLEGAL difficulties with marriages in foreign embassies in Ireland are more widespread than first feared. […]
- Staffing pressures forced the backlog to explodeHOW can a backlog of just a few thousand unread X-rays -- which was supposed to be "under control" in August -- suddenly become a mountain of almost 58,000 by Dec-ember? […]
- Taxi drivers vow to ramp up protests if demands aren't metTHOUSANDS of air passengers and commuters face further traffic disruptions as militant taxi drivers threathen more protests next week. […]
- Malahide viaduct collapse blamed on wrong maintenance checks
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