Top Stories: Dec 14 2009 Gordon Brown will on Tuesday try to establish himself as a major broker of the climate change negotiations in Copenhagen by pressing the case of the developing world. The Prime Ministe... Loughborough Echo Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:32:03 -0500Dec 14 2009 A 30-year-old man has been charged with murdering Northern Ireland toddler Millie Martin. The 15-month-old girl died in Belfast's Royal Victoria Hospital on Friday after she was attack... Loughborough Echo Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:32:02 -0500Dec 14 2009 Parts of the UK could see a white Christmas, forecasters said as the country braced itself for below freezing temperatures and snow. Temperatures could fall as low as minus two Celsius... Loughborough Echo Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:32:01 -0500A doctor has accepted under cross-examination that a man accused of manslaughter may have been unfit for garda interview shortly after he was arrested and detained for the offence.Dr Harold Kahn descr... Breaking News.ie Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:23:49 -0500As a junior, Martin verbally committed to the Fighting Irish on National Signing Day in 2009. Once Charlie Weis was fired, he decided to explore other options. Sports Illustrated Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:15:53 -0500Dec 14 2009 A man's body has been found in woodland, police said. The corpse, thought to be that of a middle aged man, was discovered by a passer-by. It is believed to have been at the site "for s... Loughborough Echo Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:42:07 -0500Dec 14 2009 The police officer who led the Home Office leaks inquiry has defended his team's actions and said a critical review was based on "inaccuracies". Former Scotland Yard assistant commissi... Loughborough Echo Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:42:06 -0500Garda McLoughlin ," the minister said. "His tragic and untimely death serves as another desperately sad reminder of the dangers which members of... Independent.ie Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:39:40 -0500The jury at the trial of a Dublin man accused of murder has been listening to closing speeches from the prosecution and the defence in the Central Criminal Court today.Brian Rattigan (aged 28), Cooley... Breaking News.ie Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:33:06 -0500Pope Benedict XVI is deeply disturbed by a child sex-abuse scandal in Ireland and will write a letter to Catholics there on the church's response to a report that found the church shielded more than 1... USA Today Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:26:27 -0500Zenit.org ).- The death of an Irish missionary in Africa is a reminder of the "great sacrifice" made by those who are "answering God's call to bring the Good News" to the poor, say... Zenit Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:11:51 -0500Nearly two-thirds of the Irish public believe that unemployment is set to rise in the next 12 months, a new EU survey shows. The Eurobarometer survey, which measures public opinion across the 27 memb... RTE Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:03:04 -0500The Government is urging the semi-state sector to keep labour costs low particularly where costs are passed onto customers. 'Everybody should examine what's going on in relation to pay rates and to k... RTE News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:02:56 -0500BOYS BASKETBALLCoach: Russell Hobson (third year).Last season: 2-20, 1-13 Mountain View Conference (tied for last with Glendale). Returning starters: Robert Stratton 6-0 jr. w. Others to watch: Kyle K... News-Review Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:02:01 -0500Dec 14 2009 The taxpayer should eventually make a profit from the Government's bail-out of the banks, the Treasury's most senior civil servant has said. In April's Budget, the Treasury estimated t... Loughborough Echo Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:58:16 -0500Dec 14 2009 The Conservative lead over Labour has dipped into single figures after months in which David Cameron enjoyed a double-digit advantage, according to a new poll. The ICM poll for Tuesday... Loughborough Echo Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:58:15 -0500Dec 14 2009 A former tutor labelled a "predatory paedophile" by detectives has been handed a indeterminate prison sentence after she admitted sexually abusing young children. Carol Clarke, 46, ass... Loughborough Echo Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:58:14 -0500A Co Offaly helicopter pilot who landed on the roof of a shopping centre to collect a set of keys has been given a six month suspended sentence and fined €5,000. Sean O'Brien, aged 50, of the ... RTE News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:57:25 -0500Dec 14 2009 Prosecutors will consider whether any further investigation is necessary into the death of anti-racism activist Blair Peach, Scotland Yard has said. Detectives asked officials at the C... Loughborough Echo Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:52:50 -0500Dec 14 2009 A firework factory owner has been convicted of the manslaughter of two firemen killed in a massive explosion at his site. Firefighter Geoff Wicker, 49, and support officer Brian Wembri... Loughborough Echo Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:52:48 -0500Dec 14 2009 Britain has not benefited from European Union membership, according to nearly half the population, a new survey has indicated. The latest "Eurobarometer" poll showed 49% denying any ad... Loughborough Echo Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:52:46 -0500Dec 14 2009 Developing countries have agreed to resume climate change negotiations in Copenhagen after a half-day suspension. The G77 group, led by African countries, staged a walkout over accusat... Loughborough Echo Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:52:43 -0500Taoiseach Brian Cowen said today that it is up to semi-state companies to decide themselves on pay cuts within their organisations.He made the remarks after the Communications Minister said the pay of... Breaking News.ie Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:44:38 -0500The country's biggest centre to treat breast cancer has been officially opened in Cork.The centre of excellence at Cork University Hospital will see 10,000 patients annually - with more than 500 women... Breaking News.ie Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:44:38 -0500A Sligo man has pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possession of €3.45m worth of heroin. John Paul Cawley (aged 30) of Doocastle, Ballymoate pleaded guilty to possession of the drugs... Breaking News.ie Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:44:36 -0500Submit your comment MBNA Europe Bank Ltd, a unit of Bank of America Corp, will repay about 18 million euros (R195 million) in interest charged on credit cards to correct errors, Ireland's financial wa... Business Report Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:00:09 -0500Dec 14 2009 The head of the Government's new vetting agency has raised concerns that foreigners will escape full checks designed to stop abusers working with children and vulnerable adults. There ... Loughborough Echo Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:09:48 -0500Dec 14 2009 David Beckham's football academy will continue to reach children across the UK despite the closure of its London venue, the managers have insisted, after pleas by parents to keep the si... Loughborough Echo Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:09:43 -0500Dec 14 2009 British Airways cabin crew are set to stage 12 days of strikes over the Christmas holidays. Unite union members voted massively in favour of strike action in a bitter row over jobs, pa... Loughborough Echo Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:09:42 -0500Dec 14 2009 A man has been detained under the Mental Health Act after admitting punching pop star Leona Lewis in the face. Peter Kowalczyk, 29, of Waterloo, south London, was heard to say "gotcha"... Loughborough Echo Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:09:41 -0500Dec 14 2009 Developing nations have brought UN climate talks to a standstill demanding that rich countries discuss bigger cuts in their greenhouse gas emissions. The group of 135 nations refused t... Loughborough Echo Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:09:40 -0500Northern Ireland 's most high-profile judges out of his Belfast home.Seamus Treacy's house has been bought under the Northern Ireland Housing Executive's special purchase of evacuated dwellings scheme... The Guardian Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:06:18 -0500Northern Ireland PMI for November shows ending a period of contraction that had lasted for twenty-three months By Finfacts Team Dec 14, 2009 - 2:38:10 PM >... Finfacts Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:05:04 -0500A third man was arrested today by police probing the murder of a man outside a nightclub in the North.The 19-year-old was arrested in Coleraine this morning. Police are also continuing to question two... Breaking News.ie Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:01:14 -0500A Limerick man has been jailed for four years for having sex with his mentally impaired cousin. John Culligan (aged 49) lured his cousin out of her residential care home with a lunch invitation, pulle... Breaking News.ie Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:01:14 -0500AN Irish MP who made an expletive-ridden outburst in Parliament has triggered a review of rules there, after it emerged that the F-word is not on a list of banned terms, a spokeswoman said today. News.com.au Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:43:51 -0500Dublin, Ireland, Dec 12, 2009 (CNA).- Irish Catholics can expect "major reorganization" within the Church following the meeting between the Pope and Irish prelates on Friday regarding child sexual abu... EWTN Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:20:33 -0500Taoiseach Brian Cowen and seven Government Ministers are meeting members of the Northern Ireland Executive in Limavady. The discussions are concentrating on areas of cross border co-operation - but a... RTE News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:32:21 -0500Donegal's full-time secretary Charlie O'Donnell has resigned in a shock move.O'Donnell was only 15 months into a seven-year contract and has vacated the position for 'personal reasons'. He is the seco... Independent.ie Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:25:08 -0500Eurozone industrial production fell 0.6% in October in an indication of the fragility of the economic recovery. Industrial production1 fell by 0.7% in the EU27. In September production increased by 0.... Finfacts Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:22:50 -0500Rising energy use in buildings contributed to an increase of 1.5% in overall energy demand in 2008, despite the economy contracting by 3% over the same period, a new report from Sustainable Energy Ire... Breaking News.ie Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:18:53 -0500A father who sexually abused both his daughters from the time they were seven and nine years old has been jailed for four years by Judge Katherine Delahunt at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.The 46-year... Breaking News.ie Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:18:53 -0500MBNA is refunding €18m in interest charges to its credit card customers.The finance company says it has identified an error in how interest was described to customers in some circumstances.Hundreds ... Breaking News.ie Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:18:52 -0500The Court of Criminal Appeal has dismissed a Co Donegal priest's bid to have his appeal against his conviction for raping a teenage parishioner in a church sacristy more than 20 years ago determined b... Breaking News.ie Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:18:52 -0500European Court of Human Rights claiming that Ireland is violating the human rights of pregnant women by forcing them to travel abroad to have abortions, as well as by denying them adequate care preced... Medical News Today Mon, 14 Dec 2009 07:50:58 -0500Taoiseach Brian Cowen is to visit Buncrana Garda Station in Co Donegal later to pay his respects to the colleagues of a young garda who was killed following a crash yesterday morning.Garda Gary McLoug... Irish Examiner Mon, 14 Dec 2009 07:42:40 -0500The Irish Council for Civil Liberties is warning the new home defence proposals from the Law Reform Commission will be misunderstood.“Changing the law to encourage householders to “stand their gro... Breaking News.ie Mon, 14 Dec 2009 07:42:38 -0500A Dublin man who had over 1,000 images and videos of children being raped and posing naked has received a three-year suspended sentence.Sam Wiltshire from Cedarbrook Walk, Ballyfermot pleaded guilty a... Breaking News.ie Mon, 14 Dec 2009 07:42:38 -0500A new website has been launched for teenagers to get the facts about having sex.The Crisis Pregnancy Agency has launched the b4udecide.ie website for teenagers, parents and youth workers.It aims to en... Breaking News.ie Mon, 14 Dec 2009 07:42:38 -0500EU ministers are continuing their negotiations over next year's fish quotas in Brussels. Last week talks broke down between the EU and Norway on a deal that would allow European and Norwegian vessels... RTE News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:28:31 -0500Dec 14 2009 An official probe has been launched into a growing spate of thefts from across the NHS. Thieves have been snatching everything from a mobile scanner unit, ambulance satellite navigatio... Loughborough Echo Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:24:26 -0500PADDY AGNEW in Rome VATICAN OBSERVERS last night said there was nothing unusual about the fact that the position of Bishop Donal Murray of Limerick had yet to be resolved.While much media speculation ... Irish Times Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:10:49 -0500KITTY HOLLAND YOU ARE most likely to be breathalysed if you are a male driver in Dublin between 7pm and 10pm on Saturdays, a survey has found.Those least likely to be breathalysed, according to the AA... Irish Times Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:10:48 -0500OLIVIA KELLY DUBLIN CITY Council plans to cut rates for businesses in the city by 2 per cent next year in the face of a 12 per cent drop in Government funding.The 2010 budget of the State’s larg... Irish Times Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:10:47 -0500RONAN McGREEVY A PROMINENT survivor of clerical sex abuse in the United States has urged Irish Catholics to withhold their financial contributions from the church.Barbara Blaine broke off a family hol... Irish Times Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:10:45 -0500The Irish wild boar - which died out hundreds of years ago - is back on the rampage.Conservation authority, Biodiversity Ireland, has reported a number of sightings of boar in their old stomping groun... BBC Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:06:17 -0500Dec 14 2009 Children's Secretary Ed Balls has defended plans to scale back vetting of adults who work with youngsters and vulnerable people. He has accepted recommendations of an independent revie... Loughborough Echo Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:00:46 -0500Dec 14 2009 X Factor winner Joe McElderry said he was "pinching himself" as a reminder that he is not dreaming after his victory in the hit show. The 18-year-old said being crowned winner was the ... Loughborough Echo Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:00:45 -0500Dec 14 2009 Children's Secretary Ed Balls is setting out his plans to carry on investing in children's services against a backdrop of a ferocious public sector spending squeeze. Mr Balls emerged a... Loughborough Echo Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:00:43 -0500Dec 14 2009 The threat of a crippling strike at British Airways could loom closer when the result of a ballot for industrial action among crew is announced. Managers are braced for news of walkout... Loughborough Echo Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:00:42 -0500Dec 14 2009 Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi was recovering from a broken nose and teeth after being smashed in the face by a statue thrown by a protester at the end of a rally. The controversial... Loughborough Echo Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:00:41 -0500Dec 14 2009 Half of local authorities have salt stocks to deal with iced-up roads that would last just six days of continuous freezing weather, according to the AA. The motoring organisation said ... Loughborough Echo Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:00:39 -0500Dec 14 2009 Cadbury has accused Kraft of trying to buy it "on the cheap" as it set out a robust defence against the US suitor's £10 billion hostile bid. The Dairy Milk maker upped long-term ... Loughborough Echo Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:00:38 -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 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 04:56:28 -0500Rail bosses will be again questioned by the Oireachtas Committee on Transport this week over alleged malpractice and fraud inside the state-funded company.It comes after an independent accounting repo... Breaking News.ie Mon, 14 Dec 2009 04:53:04 -0500Construction on a 600,000-tonne incinerator is beginning today in Dublin despite widespread disapproval from residents and councillors. Local residents will protest outside the site in Poolbeg for the... Breaking News.ie Mon, 14 Dec 2009 04:53:03 -0500Environment Minister John Gormley was today among ministers from 48 countries arrivingin Copenhagen for the second week of talks on climate changeThe ministers are in the Danish capital to discuss a d... Breaking News.ie Mon, 14 Dec 2009 04:53:03 -0500More than 300 workers at a call centre in Londonderry are out of work after the company failed to secure any new contracts.Stream International, which provides support services for technology companie... BBC Mon, 14 Dec 2009 04:43:41 -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 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 03:33:22 -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 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 03:33:17 -0500US economist Paul A. Samuelson - - a professor of economics at the Massachusetts of Technology (MIT) for decades and a Nobel laureate whose mathematical analysis provided the foundation on which moder... Finfacts Mon, 14 Dec 2009 03:33:15 -0500Victims of crime should have the right to use force to defend themselves in their home, legal experts told the Government today.A report to be handed to Justice Minister Dermot Ahern said people shoul... Breaking News.ie Mon, 14 Dec 2009 03:29:46 -0500Police have been granted another 24 hours to question a 30-year-old man in connection with the murder of County Fermanagh toddler Millie Martin.The 15-month-old child died after an attack at a house i... BBC Mon, 14 Dec 2009 03:19:42 -0500Environment Minister Edwin Poots is to attend part of the international summit on climate change in Copenhagen.Mr Poots said he was supporting attempts to secure a binding global deal to reduce carbon... BBC Mon, 14 Dec 2009 03:19:40 -0500Dec 14 2009 The Taliban "can perhaps be admired for their conviction to their faith and their sense of loyalty to each other", the new bishop for the Armed Forces has said. In an interview with Th... Loughborough Echo Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:14:49 -0500Dec 14 2009 One of Tony Blair's most senior civil servants has launched a savage attack on the former Prime Minister over the Iraq war. Sir Ken Macdonald, who was director of public prosecutions f... Loughborough Echo Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:14:48 -0500Dec 14 2009 Teenagers are being short-changed by academies which are unwilling to reveal which subjects their pupils are taking at GCSE, a research has shown. There is evidence that the schools, a... Loughborough Echo Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:14:48 -0500Dec 14 2009 An official probe has been launched into a growing spate of thefts from across the NHS. Thieves have been snatching everything from a mobile scanner unit, ambulance satellite navigatio... Loughborough Echo Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:14:46 -0500Mullingar before flammable liquid was poured against it and lit, causing damage to the paint work.Detective Garda Adrian O'Reilly gave details of how he arrested and charged Mr Clinton, who is in his ... Independent.ie Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:12:30 -0500Executives and staff at semi-state bodies are next to be targeted by the Government to take a pay cut.The vast majority of the commercial semi-state sector has escaped the pay cuts and pension levies.... Independent.ie Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:12:29 -0500Fishermen will tell you that when weather, wind and currents are on the turn, a curious, choppy and deceptive water (it's called "an uncertain sea") is the result. Such a sight is worrying not only to... Independent.ie Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:12:27 -0500A White House valet brings National Economic Council Director Larry Summers a birthday cake in the Oval Office, November 30, 2009. Summers was a nephew of renowned economist Paul Samuelson, who died a... Finfacts Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:10:02 -0500Irish insulation company Kingspan Insulation has taken over local insulation play Air-Cell Innovative Insulation.Air-Cell was founded in Perth and has expanded to 14 offices spread across the country,... The West Australian Mon, 14 Dec 2009 01:44:49 -0500Oireachtas pension at 43 -- a full 23 years before the pay date of 66 for the state pension.He has been allowed to surpass other public sector workers who are forced to wait until up to the age of 65 ... Independent.ie Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:49:06 -0500UNION leaders plan to get private sector workers on board for a disruptive campaign of industrial action after public servants suffered a €1bn pay cut.Senior members of the... Independent.ie Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:49:04 -0500Co Kerry , and promptly fell asleep... 30ft above the late-night traffic.The man, oblivious to the danger of his situation, was sleeping soundly when he was spotted by a passer-by who raised the alarm... Independent.ie Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:49:03 -0500A young garda was fighting for his life last night after the patrol car he was driving was involved in a collision while responding to a call for help. Independent.ie Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:49:00 -0500MAGICIAN Keith Barry, whose grandfather died just days after his house was broken into, says tougher laws are needed to prevent elderly people being targeted at home.He feels mandatory sentences would... Independent.ie Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:48:59 -0500Co Fermanagh , which left her with horrific injuries. Neighbours last night told of a community deep in shock after it emerged that police were also investigating claims that the toddler may have been... Independent.ie Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:48:57 -0500Garda Representative Association (GRA) is forging ahead with plans to ballot for industrial action after the government imposed pay cuts in the Budget.The GRA gets a state grant of over €235,000 ... Independent.ie Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:48:56 -0500Dr Gerry Lane , who features in TV adverts promoting road safety on both sides of the border, said that making alcohol cheaper was sending out the wrong message. "Alcohol is too cheap in our community... Independent.ie Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:48:54 -0500Sligo .The lucky €3 quick-pick ticket was sold in the Excel Stop 'n' Shop newsagents on Stephen St in the town, owned by borough councillor and former mayor... Independent.ie Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:48:53 -0500SUSPECTED social-welfare cheats will have their bank accounts scanned under new anti-fraud powers.Welfare inspectors can also now mount checkpoints without gardai and question car occupants. And they ... Independent.ie Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:48:52 -0500Ireland with an offer of cutprice rail travel.They want the elderly "have time, will travel" brigade to make their way over in a bid to resuscitate the ailing travel industry.And with 80 million senio... Independent.ie Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:48:50 -0500Ireland said the death of 68-year-old Fr Roche was a reminder of the great sacrifice made by Irish missionaries. The priest died after he was stabbed in the throat by robbers in what the cardinal desc... Independent.ie Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:48:49 -0500NEW laws warning that certain food additives can make children hyperactive are totally unnecessary -- because children don't consume remotely enough to cause problems, according to a leading Irish sci... Independent.ie Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:48:48 -0500OVER 100 rail passengers were stranded in cold, dark carriages for more than four hours and hundreds more faced delays of up to three hours after the entire fleet of outbound trains from... Independent.ie Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:48:47 -0500UN climate change summit.Mr Gormley yesterday said he was confident that a "comprehensive global deal" could be achieved in Copenhagen this week, which would see 192 countries agreeing to reduce green... Independent.ie Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:48:46 -0500BY HIS own admission, it was a "difficult time" for a priest to step up and face a church congregation.But a newly ordained Redemptorist said his first Mass in... Independent.ie Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:48:45 -0500Congregation for Bishops , the 75-year-old cardinal last week heard Bishop Murray's case for mitigation in his "inexcusable" handling of his investigation of paedophile priest,... Independent.ie Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:48:44 -0500 | 
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