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Dublin: 8 °C Thursday 23 May, 2013
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Corporation Tax

Noonan: US Senate is “misleading” the world on Ireland’s tax rate

1 minute ago 6 Views No Comments

The finance minister says the supposed ’2 per cent’ tax rate wrongly implies that Apple’s global profits are all taxable here.

Health

Reilly knew about Taoiseach’s tobacco meeting, but “would not” go

24 minutes ago 1,194 Views 4 Comments

The Health Minister said that he has “declared war” on the tobacco industry, and pointed out that the meeting at government buildings focused on smuggling.

Public Pay

NTMA and NAMA staff will lose exemption from new public pay cuts

35 minutes ago 576 Views 5 Comments

Some staff at the NTMA refused to take voluntary pay cuts – so now the agency will be liable to mandatory deductions.

Disability Cuts

HSE cuts “forced mother to put disabled daughter into care”

50 minutes ago 1,810 Views 19 Comments

A mother who provides full-time care for her disabled daughter is forced to put her into a nursing home after support service cuts.

From The Daily Edge Breast Of Duck This post contains videos

Orphaned ducks drink milk from a cat in Co. Offaly

1 hour ago 2,866 Views 20 Comments

Ducks drink milk? Who knew?

From The Score No World Cup

BOD: ‘I’ve signed for 1 more year and, as far as I’m concerned, that will be that’

1 hour ago 3,351 Views 6 Comments

Leinster centre O’Driscoll has recovered from a back spasm and will feature against Ulster.

Olive Oil

The EU isn’t banning refillable jugs of olive oil after all

1 hour ago 2,414 Views 16 Comments

Agriculture commissioner Dacian Ciolos has abandoned his plan after opposition from northern European countries.

Here’s what’s contained in the new ‘Haddington Road’ public pay deal

2 hours ago 5,011 Views 38 Comments

‘Croke Park’ is dead, long live ‘Haddington Road’.

Dublin

Property tax protesters chain themselves to chairs, radiator in Revenue office

2 hours ago 7,566 Views 178 Comments

There are 25 – 30 protestors occupying the office, and are liaising with the gardaí.

Metal

Beer kegs, road signs and goal posts go missing as metal thefts rise

2 hours ago 3,512 Views 32 Comments

There have also been a number of high profile thefts of precious objects recently, including sculptures and religious relics.

Double Murder

Man arrested for double murder of couple burned to death in Armagh

3 hours ago 2,546 Views No Comments

The 33-year-old suspect arrested in the Essex yesterday will appear before Armagh Magistrates Court tomorrow morning.

From The Daily Edge Let Me See

The 7 things girls* do in photographs

3 hours ago 18,749 Views 54 Comments

*Well, some girls.

Creche

Government shocked by creche claims: ‘It’s every parent’s worst nightmare’

3 hours ago 11,427 Views 54 Comments

The HSE have been in contact with RTÉ and will be shown the undercover footage today.

From Business ETC Nissan

Nissan Ireland warns of ‘loose steering wheel’ glitch in some 14,000 Micras

4 hours ago 3,992 Views 32 Comments

The company advised over 800,000 customers worldwide to bring their car to a dealer for a free check.

Childcare

HSE and Gardai investigating creches after RTE exposé

4 hours ago 9,537 Views 28 Comments

“Nightmare situation” for parents as RTE uncover possible mistreatment of children in Dublin creches.

Northern Ireland

Groups awarded €1.5 million for “tireless” cross-border peace work

4 hours ago 1,707 Views 1 Comment

The Tánaiste said that Northern Ireland “is still a very divided society” but that the Good Friday Agreement “has opened up new possibilities”.

From The Score Host The Pride

3 Irish families had the British and Irish Lions over for dinner last night

4 hours ago 11,316 Views 25 Comments

Dairygold, breadrolls and blackcurrant juice — we treat them well in Ireland.

Tobacco Industry

Taoiseach, ministers criticised for “inappropriate” tobacco industry meeting

5 hours ago 6,073 Views 33 Comments

It has been reported that the Taoiseach and two senior ministers met with members of the tobacco industry a fortnight ago.

From Business ETC Mortgage Arrears

Almost 95,000 mortgage holders are in arrears

5 hours ago 4,422 Views 77 Comments

Some 27 per cent of buy-to-let loans worth €8.4 billion were over 90 days past due at the end of 2012 according to the Central Bank’s latest review.

Record

He did it! 80-year-old scales Everest, sets record

6 hours ago 6,137 Views 22 Comments

Yuichiro Miura described himself as “the happiest person in the world” after completing the task.

Your Say This post contains a poll

Poll: Would you enter your child in a beauty pageant?

6 hours ago 9,599 Views 123 Comments

American organisers are set to stage a child beauty contest in Ireland in September.

Dáil Éireann

Group to protest Irish government ‘silence’ on Guantanamo Bay

7 hours ago 4,123 Views 78 Comments

Current two-thirds of the prisoners at Guantanamo Bay are on a hunger strike.

Bangladesh

‘Extremely’ poor quality materials caused Bangladesh factory collapse

7 hours ago 3,520 Views 8 Comments

A government report found that two floors had been added illegally and the ground it was built on had been a body of water, filled with rubbish.

9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Thursday

8 hours ago 9,416 Views 19 Comments

Good morning! Here are the nine things to know before you start your Thursday.

Rescue This post contains images

Two elderly sailors rescued after five ‘very difficult days at sea’

8 hours ago 7,778 Views 37 Comments

They were en route to the Hebrides when heavy seas and winds of up to 150 miles per hour damaged their yacht.

From The Score Unbreakable

It would be devastating if Leinster lost the Pro12 Final – Cian Healy

8 hours ago 5,728 Views 18 Comments

The prop insists all excitement of a Lions call-up has been shelved until his team wins a double this weekend.

Fertility

New IVF treatment could result in couples having successful pregnancies

8 hours ago 5,906 Views 14 Comments

The ‘time-lapse’ technology can pinpoint the abnormalities in human embryos that cause IVF failure or miscarriage and raises live birth rates by 56 per cent.

Taoiseach

Kenny to discuss economic recovery with Greek Prime Minister

8 hours ago 2,631 Views 47 Comments

The short trip comes a day after the Taoiseach’s comments on Ireland not giving special tax deals.

Leinster House

Oireachtas agenda: Banking inquiry, motor tax and health overhaul

8 hours ago 4,691 Views 9 Comments

TDs will today put the finishing touches to legislation scrapping the board of the HSE ahead of its overall abolition.

London

Security increased at London barracks after suspected terrorist attack on soldier

9 hours ago 13,364 Views 129 Comments

Witnesses to the brutal attack said the men responsible stayed on the scene encouraging passers-by to take photos.

Art Returns

Renoir, Manet, Morisot and Pissarro paintings arrive back in Dublin

9 hours ago 5,549 Views 13 Comments

Following Hugh Lane’s death, there was a dispute between Dublin and London over the collections possession – it was decided to split the collection between the two cities.

Human Rights

Amnesty International: ‘Abortion laws out of line with international human rights standards’

9 hours ago 4,512 Views 111 Comments

Unless rape, incest, risk to a woman’s health and fatal foetal abnormality are included in Ireland’s abortion law, Amnesty International’s 2013 report notes Ireland is off base.

They Got The Power

Merkel, Obama, Clinton, Gates: here’s who topped the list of most powerful women

9 hours ago 9,858 Views 17 Comments

The Forbes list of the world’s most powerful women ranks them by money, media presence and impact. Here’s who’s in.

Abortion

Women who had medical terminations to share experiences with TDs

10 hours ago 4,192 Views 39 Comments

TFMR will gather at Leinster House this afternoon.

Yesterday’s News

From The Daily Edge GIF VS JIF

We’ve been saying “GIF” wrong… here are 14 GIFs to ease the pain

18 hours ago 26,020 Views 52 Comments

Maybe we’re wrong but let’s just look at these GIFs and forget our problems.

Tax Transparency

The world’s wealthy ‘could be hiding €707 billion in Ireland’

18 hours ago 20,121 Views 79 Comments

Oxfam says we shouldn’t just focus on companies: the world’s wealthy could have billions stashed away here.

Oklahoma

Two babies among the ten children killed in Oklahoma tornado

19 hours ago 7,947 Views 13 Comments

Preliminary causes of death suggest both infants – aged just four and seven months old – died of head trauma.

From The Score GAA

The Dubs will wear this jersey with a suicide awareness logo at Croker

19 hours ago 16,007 Views 34 Comments

The new shirt boasts the logo of Pieta House, the suicide awareness group.

G8

Power to shut down phone networks is ‘proportionate’ – watchdog

19 hours ago 12,077 Views 69 Comments

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties says shutting down mobile phone networks is a fair power to deal with terrorist threats.

From The Daily Edge CERTAIN DOOM

9 pieces of proof that your TV is out to destroy your relationship

20 hours ago 20,898 Views 40 Comments

We’ve got the proof.

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