Saturday 7 December, 2013
Desmond will increase his ownership from 6.4 per cent to 15 per cent as the company announced that it is to raise €40 million from investors.
On President Lincoln’s iconic speech, The Patriot-News of Harrisburg said yesterday that, “In the fullness of time, we have come to a different conclusion”.
Chairwoman of Communicorp and board member of INM and Digicel also says that her boss Denis O’Brien is “demanding” but “not ruthless”.
A Mail on Sunday reporter sneaked in to a memorial service for the British Labour Party leader’s uncle.
Take yourself back five years.
If you thought the Premier League’s obsession with self-regard had come to an end, think again.
#dontreadthedailymail has been trending on Twitter.
Figures show almost one in eight copies of the Irish Independent is not actively purchased, as paper sales fall across the board.
The pop impresario said that he still reads newspapers – but he wonders if what is in them is true.
Community reporting at its finest.
Former Daily Star chief executive and capital firm Key Capital plan to invest €1.2 million in the ailing newspaper.
Journalist Nick Parker faces three counts of conspiracy to commit misconduct over alleged payments to a prison officer and police officer.
Glorious, glorious mistakes.
Pat Rabbitte says the replacement for the TV licence needs to ensure minimal standards for RTÉ, and can’t save other media.
Labour TD Anne Ferris says a Sunday Independent article ‘revealing’ her beliefs about abortion is irrelevant because she has gone on public record expressing her pro-choice beliefs.
A Sunday newspaper published transcripts from taped conversations between Anne Ferris and another Labour TD regarding their views on abortion legislation – but Ferris says the supposed ‘sting’ adds nothing new to her public position on the matter.
What would we do without stories involving ‘poo thieves’?
Until now, family court proceedings have been heard ‘in camera’ but new legislation will bring more transparency – and more confidence – to the system, writes solicitor Emma Heron.
In its subhead, the Daily Mirror asks: “So should she really be given a ceremonial funeral like Princess Diana?”
Burmese law will change from tomorrow – ending a regime where only state-run papers were allowed to issue daily editions.
Mick McAteer of Grant Thornton is tasked with finding a viable business plan for the paper, which employs 76 people.
The newspaper will apply to the courts for examinership later today.
The 125-year-old offshoot of the defunct New York Herald Tribune will be rechristened sometime this fall as the ‘International New York Times’.
Every national title recorded a drop in its average circulation, though some fared better than others.
As there are no trial juries in South Africa, papers are not fearful of prejudicing proceedings.
The volume of retail sales fell by 0.1 per cent in December but figures show an increase when motor trades are excluded.
The story of how Kerry County Council voted for a plan to allow rural drivers to have ‘two or three drinks’ has made a lot of headlines today. Here’s just a sample.
Breaking via The Mire wire: Tinfoil hats to protect against interweb; abortion floodgates ‘like Guinness at The Gathering’; James Reilly a mystery to the Troika.
We should be over our outrage at petty jibes by now, writes John Verling. Both countries have grown up.
Breaking via The Mire wire: Employed people get the Pat Kenny jitters; newspapers to save the interweb; Irish people want to be Swiss.
Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.
Labour TD Seán Kenny is asking the National Newspapers of Ireland (NNI) to appear before an Oireachtas committee to explain its stance on linking.
Statement from National Newspapers of Ireland does reiterate stance that “display and transmission of links does constitute an infringement of copyright” unless for personal use.
Solicitor Simon McGarr writes on Women’s Aid, NNI and newspaper linking – an issue you can read about pretty much everywhere, except for in a newspaper.
From now on, the Irish Independent newspaper will be available in compact format only.
From respite care to maternity benefit to PRSI, today’s newspapers saw Budget 2013 as a broad hit on many groups in society.
Leveson’s recommendations on data protection have been largely overlooked – but could have serious implications even here, writes Seamus Dooley.
A university experiment put students on a 48-hour “fast” from all types of media.
A spokesman in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs says the Indian embassy in Dublin is “following the matter closely”.
“Ireland Murders Pregnant Indian Dentist.”
THIS WEEKEND WILL see the 8 December, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception.
A national holiday in many countries, in Ireland it is the traditional start of Christmas in Ireland, a day that the Christmas shopping begins in earnest.
But with decorations going up sooner and sooner these days, does the day hold any relevance outside of the church celebration?
We’re asking: Is 8 December the beginning of Christmas?
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Column: ‘The plans we made together are gone now, Alzheimer’s is a most horrifying illness’ Teresa Dillion |
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John Gilligan dismisses attempted hit as ‘Halloween prank’ |
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Cork mother has ten days to raise €35,000 for twins’ surgery |
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Nelson Mandela: A life in pictures |
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ESB workers announce ‘all-out’ strike as unions meet with mediators |
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Biggest property auction yet – This time with a golf course and four storey office block |
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What you should consider before buying a smartphone |
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