Top Stories: Nov 30 2009 Almost 200 prisoners including murderers and sex offenders have been freed early by mistake over the past five years, according to official Government figures. In the the past two year... Loughborough Echo Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:32:41 -0500Nov 30 2009 Rail passengers will face festive travel misery with numerous part-closures of lines over the Christmas and New Year period. Some of the disruption will start as early as Monday Decemb... Loughborough Echo Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:32:39 -0500Nov 30 2009 The Liberal Democrats are to double the rate of their controversial "mansion tax" but impose it on fewer properties, the party announced in a damage limitation exercise. Economics spok... Loughborough Echo Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:32:38 -0500Nov 30 2009 The Government has defended the NHS regulator after a report found a raft of underperforming hospitals and consistently high death rates. Health Minister Mike O'Brien said work by the ... Loughborough Echo Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:32:37 -0500Nov 30 2009 The Iraq war inquiry will seek fresh answers on Tony Blair's role in the build-up to the invasion when it hears evidence from the ex-Prime Minister's top foreign policy adviser. Sir Da... Loughborough Echo Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:32:36 -0500Bishop of Killaloe Willie Walsh today hit out over calls for a colleague to resign in the wake of a sickening report into clerical child sex abuse and cover-ups.Bishop Walsh refused to back growing de... Breaking News.ie Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:25:37 -0500Motorists are being warned to take extreme care on the roads this morning with overnight frosty conditions adding to problem caused by flooding. Counties Dublin, Kildare, Carlow, Laois, Wicklow and Me... Breaking News.ie Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:25:37 -0500The funeral of a couple who were found dead in County Fermanagh last week is due to take place in Belfast on Monday.Anne Barbour, 83, was found at her home on Tuesday. A post-mortem found that she had... BBC Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:15:38 -0500Coleraine moved into fourth place in the Premiership table with a convincing 3-0 win over struggling Newry City.Chris Morgan had an effort pushed wide and Neil Gallagher made a double save. Rory Patte... BBC Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:15:36 -0500Michael McKillop and Ciara Mageean are among seven Ulster athletes selected on the Irish team for the European Cross-Country Championships at Santry.Paralympic champion McKillop clinched his place on ... BBC Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:15:35 -0500Bank of Ireland is to hold an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders early in 2010, with a recommendation from the Bank's board to approve the bank's participation in the National Assets Manage... RTE Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:17:22 -0500Taoiseach Brian Cowen is to hold talks in London with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown today in an attempt to end the impasse over the devolution of policing and justice powers to Northern Ireland.... RTE News Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:17:21 -0500Jamie Heaslip admitted Ireland's Lions contingent could take satisfaction from having avenged their series defeat by South Africa. The Grand Slam champions posted a hard-fought 15-10 triumph at Cro... Planet Rugby Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:16:04 -0500Nov 30 2009 Simon Cowell has led tributes as Susan Boyle made chart history by soaring straight to No 1 with her debut album. I Dreamed A Dream shifted more than 410,000 copies - the best first we... Loughborough Echo Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:12:39 -0500Nov 30 2009 The Liberal Democrats are to double the rate of their controversial "mansion tax" but impose it on fewer properties, the party announced in a damage limitation exercise. Economics spok... Loughborough Echo Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:12:38 -0500Nov 30 2009 Nazi war crimes suspect John Demjanjuk is to go on trial in Munich in a case that breaks new ground in Germany's pursuit of Holocaust perpetrators. The retired Ohio car worker was once... Loughborough Echo Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:12:38 -0500Nov 30 2009 The SNP administration at Holyrood is due to set out the options for Scotland's constitutional future. The Scottish Government has chosen St Andrew's Day to launch a White Paper on the... Loughborough Echo Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:12:37 -0500COMMUTERS face major disruption this morning as yet more heavy rains over the weekend caused flooded roads and cancelled transport services.People travelling to... Independent.ie Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:10:28 -0500Malta volunteers took part in the operation, which followed an appeal in Dublin for help. Huge amounts of goods were donated over the weekend and the items were packed into the ambulances which travel... Independent.ie Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:10:26 -0500Irish Economy: A citizen sick of an economist's "whingey, whiney voice" By Michael Hennigan, Founder and Editor of Finfacts Nov 30, 2009 - 8:19:53 AM >... Finfacts Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:08:28 -0500The Bishop of Killaloe Willie Walsh has said he is "not going to stand in judgement#" on the Bishop of Limerick Donal Murray.Bishop Murray has said he will be guided by the priests and people of his d... Breaking News.ie Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:05:31 -0500Penneys is to open a new store in Waterford city today. The new shop at Barronstrand Street will create 60 new jobs. Some 70 temporary staff have also been recruited for the Christmas period. Breaking News.ie Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:05:30 -0500The Environment Minister is to provide a further €5.6m for local authorities to support the operating costs of recycling facilities. Some €6.4m was allocated between July and December of last year... Breaking News.ie Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:05:30 -0500A man has been seriously injured in a car accident in Dublin. It happened on the Kylemore road in Ballyfermot at midnight. Two other people were in the car which crashed into a tree but their injuries... Breaking News.ie Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:05:29 -0500Pay talks between Government and public sector trade unions will resume later this morning. The clock is now ticking if both sides are to come up with a compromise to Thursday's strike being called of... Breaking News.ie Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:05:29 -0500Some 75,000 golf fans are set to give Kerry a €30m tourism boost next year, business chiefs said today.Killarney Chamber of Tourism and Commerce said the 3 Irish Open would put the south west on the... Breaking News.ie Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:05:28 -0500The Chief Executive of Our Lady's Hospice in Dublin is criticising the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, for mounting pickets outside the hospice last week. Mo Flynn has written to the Head of ICTU Davi... Breaking News.ie Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:05:28 -0500The Army’s officers of the future will be put through their paces today when they start cadet school.Nine women and 33 men were selected from a record 3,000 applications to train to become leaders i... Breaking News.ie Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:05:28 -0500The family of a 73-year-old man who was abducted and robbed in County Londonderry at the weekend, have said he was left badly shaken by the ordeal.Stephen Hennigan, a Credit Union treasurer, was lodgi... BBC Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:55:09 -0500Police in Strabane have warned the public to be vigilant after they received a call saying a device had been left near the police station. They have carried out initial searches but so far, nothing ha... BBC Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:55:08 -0500Serious traffic disruption is expected after an oil tanker jack-knifed in Co Dublin this morning. The Malahide Road, one of the main routes into Dublin city, is currently blocked beside Campion's Pub... RTE Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:58:30 -0500Nov 30 2009 A new campaign encouraging young people to talk more openly about sex and contraception has been launched. The "Contraception. Worth Talking About" scheme is aimed at cutting the UK's ... Loughborough Echo Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:54:19 -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, 30 Nov 2009 02:51:00 -0500Water levels in parts of Dublin, Kildare and Meath have stabilised overnight after heavy rains yesterday spread to the east of the country the flooding crisis that has ravaged the south and west.Heavy... Breaking News.ie Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:48:09 -0500"I do most of my shopping here because it is so much cheaper. I probably save between €100 and €130 on each shopping trip. Fifty euro would hardly get me bread and milk and a few bits and pi... Independent.ie Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:36:44 -0500Offaly remained a serious concern.The flooding has caused chaos in the West, Midlands, South East and now the East, with hundreds forced out of their homes in the past week.But the Government insisted... Independent.ie Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:36:42 -0500THE Government is considering slashing child benefit by 10pc across the board in next week's Budget in an effort to drum up over €220m in savings. Decisions on the politically sensitive issue of... Independent.ie Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:36:40 -0500WINTER woollies, rather than brollies and wellies, should be kept close to hand today, as the weather makes a welcome change to cold, dry and bright.The chilly temperatures experienced in most areas y... Independent.ie Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:36:38 -0500TORRENTIAL rains on Saturday night forced the cancellation of yesterday's racing at Fairyhouse.Organisers have rescheduled the Hatton Grace Hurdle for Wednesday, after 20ml of rainfall, and are offeri... Independent.ie Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:36:35 -0500THE cost of 400,000 public sector pensions is projected to balloon to over €2bn per annum in the next decade or the equivalent of €38m a week, according to a new report compiled for the Go... Independent.ie Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:36:33 -0500Dalkey mansion.The 15-inch high sculptures are included in a series of eight bronze and gold leaf creations which she completed at her studio in Phibsborough.Although she has never studied sculpture, ... Independent.ie Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:36:32 -0500FORMER residents of the infamous Magdalene laundries are being sought in "complete confidence" by a group considering a class action lawsuit against the State and religious orders.A number of victims,... Independent.ie Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:36:28 -0500Oireachtas Commission to bring his wife with him on his controversial foreign trips.He was also given the go-ahead to hire five extra staff and to have access to a travel and entertainment budget of &... Independent.ie Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:36:25 -0500Pay talks between the Government and the public sector trade unions adjourned last night without agreement.The talks will resume today in a bid to strike a deal that would see a second 24-hour nationa... Independent.ie Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:36:24 -0500Parnell Square , while Canal Walk, Leinster Terrace and Brick Island have also been badly affected. By yesterday, 250 homes had been seriously impacted upon by flooding.Many residents have abandoned t... Independent.ie Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:36:22 -0500Kilkenny 's revamped Parade and Canal Square finally opened at the weekend.The official unveiling of the city's civic centrepiece, in front of the castle and an important focal point for locals and to... Independent.ie Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:36:21 -0500"I do most of my shopping here because it is so much cheaper. I probably save between €100 and €130 on each shopping trip. Fifty euro would hardly get me bread and milk and a few bits and pi... Independent.ie Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:36:19 -0500IBEC , estimated that the dash for value across the border during the month of November has triggered about 1,700 job losses. The body has urged remedial action in the Budget. Independent.ie Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:36:18 -0500Clare County Council shelled out €500,000 on each house it built for six Traveller families. In response to a Freedom of Information (FoI) request, the council confirmed that the cost of construc... Independent.ie Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:36:16 -0500GARDAI are appealing for witnesses after a young man was killed when he was struck by two cars while crossing a major road.The 24-year-old man, believed to be from the Coolock area of north Dublin, wa... Independent.ie Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:36:14 -0500HEALTH insurance costs for hundreds of thousands of customers are to rise by up to a quarter from January, it was confirmed yesterday.Quinn Healthcare, which has 510,000 members, said its price increa... Independent.ie Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:36:13 -0500THE theological term "mental reservation" permits a churchman knowingly to convey a misleading impression to another person without being guilty of lying. This definition was thus defined by the... Independent.ie Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:36:09 -0500Archbishop Diarmuid Martin had not made "a clear statement" on whether Bishop of Limerick Donal Murray should resign from office.Two of the most prominent figures in the battle for justice over cleric... Independent.ie Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:36:07 -0500Retail Ireland says cross-border shopping in November will cost 1,700 jobs; Cheap alcohol biggest attraction By Finfacts Team Nov 30, 2009 - 5:56:30 AM >... Finfacts Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:34:51 -0500Nov 30 2009 Simon Cowell led tributes as Susan Boyle made chart history by soaring straight to No 1 with her debut album. I Dreamed A Dream shifted more than 410,000 copies - the best first week's... Loughborough Echo Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:21:49 -0500Nov 30 2009 Detectives are hoping to start interviewing a man shot by police in a supermarket hours before a woman's body was found in a bedsit. The suspect, named locally as 32-year-old Tomas Upt... Loughborough Echo Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:21:47 -0500Nov 30 2009 Some public sector jargon is so confusing that its victims should have the right to have those responsible investigated for maladministration, MPs have said. An influential Commons com... Loughborough Echo Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:21:40 -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 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:54:47 -0500Nov 30 2009 Higher earners should be hit with a National Insurance hike to pay for a more generous universal benefits system, a think-tank will demand. A report by the Fabian Society, due to be pu... Loughborough Echo Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:32:58 -0500Nov 30 2009 Identity cards are available to people living in Manchester from Monday. Home Secretary Alan Johnson showed off his card as he travelled to Brussels for a meeting of European Union min... Loughborough Echo Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:32:57 -0500Nov 30 2009 The public are being given the chance to vote on community service schemes for young offenders. A Government website allows users to suggest punishments for criminals aged 10 to 17. V... Loughborough Echo Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:32:56 -0500Nov 30 2009 Gordon Brown is set to confirm that Britain is sending an extra 500 troops to Afghanistan after the conditions he placed on the reinforcement were met. Sources said the Prime Minister ... Loughborough Echo Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:32:55 -0500Michael O'Leary, the outspoken chief executive of budget airline Ryanair, has said he expects to stand down within the next "two or three years", but only when his company has succeeded in taking cont... The Independent Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:31:00 -0500 THE MOST important piece of equipment for fly fishing is a good fly line, the author and professional flycasting instructor Peter O’Reilly told a group of angling hacks and guests at the l... Irish Times Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:20:36 -0500 was refused. It had been sought by the brother and sister of a man murdered on September 26th, 2007, arising out of reports on the manner of his death.The court found that there had to be a libe... Irish Times Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:20:35 -0500In Short THE McCARTHY report recommended that mediation should be used in and between Government parties, as an alternative to litigation. The Mediators Institute of Ireland has instigated a discussio... Irish Times Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:20:33 -0500PETER THOMPSON TWO YOUTHS have been remanded in custody at a special sitting of Arklow District Court, Co Wicklow, to appear at Wicklow District Court next Friday in relation to the death of shopkeepe... Irish Times Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:20:32 -0500 No real risk was demonstrated of an unfair trial due to the absence of a still photograph, taken from a CCTV camera, when the original moving image was not available. The appeal against a High C... Irish Times Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:20:32 -0500ANNE LUCEY A COACHLOAD of overseas tourists needed a Garda escort out of Killarney National Park after being intimidated by protesting jarveys last week.The incident is being seen as a “worrying... Irish Times Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:20:30 -0500GORDON DEEGAN A SENIOR member of Clare County Council expressed concern yesterday over the council spending almost €500,000 per family to house six Traveller families in a group scheme in Ennis.... Irish Times Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:20:29 -0500ÉANNA Ó CAOLLAÍ FOUR MEN were in custody last night following the seizure of almost €2 million worth of illegal drugs in separate Garda operations over the weekend.The largest sei... Irish Times Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:20:28 -0500LORNA SIGGINS Western Correspondent VOLUNTARY ORGANISATION Council for the West has criticised a proposal by the McCarthy group to abolish the Western Development Commission.Any such move would be a &... Irish Times Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:20:27 -0500FRANK McNALLY in Inniskeen CROKE PARK should remain available for soccer and rugby after the Aviva Stadium opens and should continue to be used when the capacity of the new arena is insufficient, form... Irish Times Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:20:26 -0500 The pages are crammed with closely written script; a jumble of jottings in red and blue Biro.In the heart of Athlone, where the Shannon waters overflow, he looks out over the river and surveys t... Irish Times Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:20:25 -0500 NUI GALWAY researchers are participating in a new EU-funded alliance to deal with coastal flooding and threats posed by climate change.The Atlantic Network for Coastal Risk Management (ANCORIM) ... Irish Times Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:20:24 -0500 WATER SUPPLIES have been restored to the vast majority of households in Cork city and schools are expected to be able to reopen today.Cork City Council said in a statement yesterday that the mai... Irish Times Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:20:23 -0500 had come to pass, with “the spacious Shannon spreading like a sea”.Throughout the weekend – ironically, bright and dry but bitterly cold – an entire local GAA hurling tea... Irish Times Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:20:22 -0500 FLOODS THAT devastated much of the west and midlands for more than a week hit the east of the country yesterday when the river Liffey burst its banks.Kildare was worst affected by the heavy rain... Irish Times Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:20:21 -0500JAMIE SMYTH THE VAST majority of Irish firms are shunning an EU register of lobbyists, which is designed to provide the public with information on corporate influence in Brussels.The three biggest Iri... Irish Times Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:20:19 -0500CARL O'BRIEN Chief Reporter A STUDY of more than 100 Dublin primary schools has found significant breaches in official child protection requirements for schools.The study by academics at Trinity Colle... Irish Times Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:20:18 -0500DEAGLÁN de BRÉADÚN Political Correspondent CUTS TO child benefit in the forthcoming budget could affect 300,000 families according to the Children’s Rights Alliance, a campaign gr... Irish Times Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:20:16 -0500 A WOMAN interrupted the 12.30pm Mass in a northside Dublin church yesterday to denounce the Catholic Church in the wake of the Dublin diocesan report.The woman, who did not identify herself, sho... Irish Times Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:20:13 -0500Archbishop Diarmuid Martin: circulated a letter to be read out at Masses yesterday. Mass-goers in Dublin remained largely loyal to their own priests yesterday, while some directed anger at "the bishop... Irish Times Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:20:10 -0500 ONE IN Four founder Colm O’Gorman has called for the remit of the commission investigating clerical child abuse in the Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin to be extended to include every dioces... Irish Times Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:20:09 -0500JAMIE SMYTH THE GRANADA Institute has welcomed the findings of the Murphy report and said no priest found to have abused a child should ever return to pastoral duties.“Current practice dictates ... Irish Times Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:20:08 -0500 THE NUMBERS affected by institutional child abuse in Northern Ireland could be in excess of 1,000, it has been estimated.Joe Rice, a solicitor seeking compensation for those claiming they were a... Irish Times Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:20:06 -0500PATSY McGARRY Religious Affairs Correspondent CHURCH OF IRELAND: A CHURCH of Ireland clergyman has called for the expulsion from Ireland of the papal nuncio, Archbishop Giuseppe Leanzato, over th... Irish Times Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:20:05 -0500Bishop of Limerick Dr Donal Murray chats with churchgoers at St Joseph's Church, O'Connell Avenue, Limerick, yesterday, where he had earlier said Mass. Photograph: Don Moloney/Press 22... Irish Times Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:20:04 -0500MARIE O'HALLORAN in Limerick BISHOP OF Limerick Donal Murray has said the issue of whether he resigns over his handling of clerical child sex abuse allegations “is basically a question of whethe... Irish Times Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:20:03 -0500CARL O'BRIEN A HOMELESS support group has expressed concern that the out-sourcing of services for homeless people in the Dublin area could result in the abuse of personal and confidential information.... Irish Times Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:20:02 -0500DEAGLÁN de BRÉADÚN Political Correspondent CRITICS WHO blame the Government for the economic crisis should “dig the garden or grow bluebells or do something useful”, former ... Irish Times Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:20:01 -0500SEÁN FLYNN Education Editor A CAP on the number of students entering third level may be necessary as colleges struggle with a deepening funding crisis, according to the chief executive of the Hig... Irish Times Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:20:00 -0500SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -- Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis returned home Sunday from another disappointing loss, his future with the Fighting Irish in limbo. Tampa Bay Online Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:09:17 -0500Notre Dame head coach Charlie Weis walks off the field after Stanford defeated Notre Dame 45-38 in their NCAA college football game in Stanford, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)... Sign on San Diego Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:41:51 -0500'); } writeAuthHeader(179, true, 'http://www.loughboroughecho.net/registration/index.cfm', null, false, '', 2 ); //]]>... Loughborough Echo Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:09:44 -0500Nov 29 2009 Snow and plunging temperatures could throw recovery efforts in flood-ravaged Cumbria into chaos, forecasters have warned. Temperatures across Britain are set to plunge as low as -5C (2... Loughborough Echo Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:51:00 -0500Brian O'Driscoll reflected on a triumphant end to an unbeaten year by expressing his satisfaction at the way Ireland had left a "dark place". Ireland brought down the curtain on their autumn interna... Ananova Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:53:36 -0500Nov 29 2009 Passengers on a busy commuter rail route saw their travel plans thrown into chaos after a body was hit by a train at a level crossing. British Transport Police were attending the scene... Loughborough Echo Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:32:18 -0500Nov 29 2009 The world's most successful footballing country has delivered a fresh lifeline to England's under-fire bid to host the World Cup in 2018. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ... Loughborough Echo Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:32:18 -0500Nov 29 2009 The NHS safety regime is "fatally flawed", the Tories said after research found 12 hospitals were "significantly underperforming". Nine of those accused of serious failings had been ra... Loughborough Echo Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:32:16 -0500 | 
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