Barclays star Roger Jenkins back hunting for banks The Times | ROGER JENKINS, the former high-flying Barclays executive, is plotting a series of deals focused on Ireland's troubled banks. He is working on plans to buy portfolios of distressed loans or property assets that are currently destined to fall into the hands of the Irish government. Jenkins is also e...
European sales of vans, trucks slump in Europe Syracuse | (AP) - BRUSSELS - Sales of new vans and trucks in Europe slumped by 32.4 percent in 2009, reflecting the dire economic conditions, an industry group said Tuesday. | The EU car makers association ACEA said that compared to 2008 the slump was worst in eastern European nations. In the Baltics, sales ...
In Hollywood, hackers are mostly 'good guys' Samachaar London: The word hacker evokes images of a dishevelled teenager, lurking behind a computer monitor, breaking into some top security computer system. But a majority of Hollywood films portray hackers as "good guys", says a researcher. | Ther...
New Irish finance bill to facilitate sukuk transactions Arab News | Mushtak Parker | Arab News | Following the introduction of tax neutrality laws to facilitate the issuance of sukuk by the UK, France and Luxembourg in recent weeks, Ireland is the latest European Union (EU) country to join the club. Under the Finan...
Italian industry not enough to challenge rusty Ireland The Independent | This was a less than grand performance by the Grand Slam champions. On a cold, mostly grey day, Ireland struggled to finish off a dogged, game but limited Italian side. | Ireland, 23-8 up at the break, lost their way thereafter. There was no shorta...
Barclays star Roger Jenkins back hunting for banks The Times | ROGER JENKINS, the former high-flying Barclays executive, is plotting a series of deals focused on Ireland's troubled banks. He is working on plans to buy portfolios of distressed loans or property assets that are currently destined to fall into th...
Kurt Cobain's Daughter, Tegan And Sara On Amanda Palmer Side-Project Album Chart Magazine Frances Bean Cobain, late Nirvana singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain's daughter with Courtney Love, will make her recording debut on the upcoming album from Evelyn Evelyn, Dresden Dolls singer Amanda Palmer's side-project. | The self-titled debut disc is o...
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Food, drink exports to grow in 2010 Irish Times | Export growth in Ireland's food sector will resume in 2010, Bord Bia said today, predicting a positive outlook for the sector. | Food and drink exports fell just under Euro1 bill...
College names former rugby star as president Irish Times | FORMER IRISH rugby captain Philip Matthews has been appointed as the new president at the National College of Ireland (NCI), based in Dublin's Financial Services Centre. | Dr Matthews joins the college from the UCD Michael Smurfit School of Busines...
The Girl Who Forgot to Sing Badly Irish Times | The Ark, Dublin | How much can you fit into a single package? Well, if you're Peggy O'Hegarty, a young girl who works with her parents as a professional box-packer, there are no limits: even a grand piano will squeeze into a coffee jar, with some i...
England Saxons edge out Ireland A as youth triumphs over experience The Guardian | England Saxons 17-13 Ireland A | Shane Geraghty of England Saxons kicks a last-minute penalty during the international match with Ireland A. Photograph: Mike Hewitt/Getty Images | England would settle for this sort of performance and result when th...
Hopes rise for N Ireland solution as leader returns Zeenews Belfast: Hopes rose on Thursday that Northern Ireland's feuding parties could break a political deadlock and save their power-sharing administration after the province's leader was cleared over a scandal. | Peter Robinson, the British province's first minister, resumed his duties on Wednesday after being cleared of breaching official rules over cla...
