Lung cancer death linked to asbestos Irish Times | GEORGINA O'HALLORAN | A MAN died five weeks after becoming ill with a form of lung cancer which has a high association with previous asbestos exposure, an inquest in Dublin has been told. | Vincent Joyce (70), Brookhaven Lawn, Blanchardstown, Dublin, died at the Mater hospital on June 30th, 2010. ...
Does Ireland have too many rooms at its inns? Irish Times | Will the recession force hotels and B&Bs to check out of the tourist industry or was this summer better than expected? Alison Healy finds out | IRISH HOLIDAYMAKERS threw a lifeline to hotels in recent weeks after a very shaky start to the summer season but many B&Bs and hostels have struggled to e...
Now, this Irishman ran a budget airline... NZ Herald By Felix Gillette 5:30 AM Saturday Sep 4, 2010 Share Email Print | Why does every plane have two pilots?" asks Michael O'Leary, chief executive officer of Ryanair, the largest low-cost airline in Europe. | Wearing sneakers and jeans, O'Leary is ponti...
Budget cuts 'devastating' for NI creative industry BBC News | The Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure has been told to cut eighteen percent of its budget over the next four years. The cuts will affect sports funding and arts projects. Reporter Chris Page talks to Emma Jordan of Primecut Productions who sa...
Union against rise in ATM charges Irish Times | LUKE CASSIDY | The Irish Bank Officials' Association (IBOA) has today warned against an increase in ATM charges in a bid to reduce the number of bank robberies involving hostage taking. | The organisation was responding to comments from Minister fo...
Traynor awaiting extradition to UK to finish sentence Irish Times | CONOR LALLY, Crime Correspondent | CRIMINAL JOHN Traynor is in custody in the Netherlands having been arrested last week as part of a joint operation by the Dutch and British police against organised crime in Europe. | After arresting the 62-year-o...
Criticism of Limerick plan rule change Irish Times | FRANK McDONALD, Environment Editor | FIFTEEN FIRMS of architects selected 18 months ago to design schemes for the plan to regenerate Limerick are being told that a change in the ground rules means they will have to compete for every project. | "It ...
A matter of convention Irish Times | SUZANNE LYNCH | THE FRIDAY INTERVIEW: Dermod Dwyer, executive chairman of the Convention Centre Dublin | IF FIRST impressions are anything to go by, it's a stunning achievement. Situated along the north bank of the river Liffey, the new Convention ...
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Meaty issue at heart of cancer risk Irish Times | CLAIRE O'CONNELL | Joanna Lumley reckons that being a vegetarian keeps cancer at bay. So what's the scientific evidence for links between eating meat and cancer? | CAN BEING a ve...
Aer Lingus 'will not water down' Euro97m cost-saving scheme Irish Times | MARTIN WALL Industry Correspondent | AER LINGUS has told staff that its controversial Euro97 million cost-saving plan will have to be implemented in full. | In a memo to all empl...
Aer Lingus says it has plan to deal with roster dispute Irish Times | MARTIN WALL Industry Correspondent | AER LINGUS has said it is taking the prospect of industrial action by cabin crew very seriously and is developing contingency plans to deal w...
Climbing back onto the property ladder Irish Times 12 | Sick of renting, in search of more space or just keen to get their own place - would-be buyers tell Pamela Duncan why they want to take the plunge now | HOUSE hunters are gradually coming back into the market after an absence of over two years. ...
Suppliers disconnect electricity to10,678 customers Irish Times | PAUL CULLEN, Consumer Affairs Correspondent | ALMOST 2,500 households a month - some 80 a day - are having their electricity disconnected after failing to pay their bills. | The number of disconnections of ESB, Bord Gáis and Airtricity customers ha...
Beer's not to blame for weight gain The Daily Telegraph With just four ingredients, Britain's beer is as healthy as it is tasty . | All hail to the ale: beers contain antioxidants but few calories Photo: ALAMY | Summer's almost done. And although it hasn't been a bad one, I seem to have had more than my fair share of rain. Seven days in Portmeirion, for example, was seven days of downpour. We began to f...
