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# BUST

All time
# New Look
'We felt we ought to change it:' Controversial Ronaldo bust replaced by new statue
The original bust was widely mocked after it was unveiled last year.
# Rejuvenated
3 years after going bust, Parma back in Serie A
It was their third successive promotion after being dumped into the fourth division.
# bronzed and beautiful
This godawful bust of Cristiano Ronaldo has just been unveiled at a Portuguese airport
He’s taking it well though.
# Carraigallen
Gardaí seize 175 cannabis plants from Leitrim growhouse
Nobody was arrested as the house was unoccupied.
# MNF
Brock Osweiler shows the Broncos they were right to let him go
The big money Houston Texans QB failed to sparkle on his return to Denver.
# BUST
Cocaine seizure worth €100,000 made by gardaí in Dublin
Two men have been arrested and charged in connection with the seizure.
# BUST
More than 3,000 holidaymakers claiming refund following collapse of Lowcostholidays
The Spanish tour operator collapsed on 15 July and customers have until 19 September to submit their claim.
# Court
Ex-Nama worker accused of leaking confidential information
Paul Pugh will face trial later this year.
# BUST
Almost 580 jobs to go as liquidator appointed to Xtra-vision
The movie chain blamed poor Christmas sales and the declining rental market.
Voices
Make no mistake, we’re already sowing the seeds of the next recession
There is going to be another recession in the future, but how we prepare for it is up to our politicians, writes Aaron McKenna.
Voices
Construction site to delivery room: How I became one of Ireland's few male midwives
Dan Oakes worked as a project manager building skyscrapers. But when the bust came along, he decided to retrain as a midwife.
# BUST
RGIII's ego has led to one coach saying he's 'done' in the NFL
Harsh words indeed.
# Organised Crime
Police have seized two BILLION euro from the mafia
The gang “recycled an enormous amount of ‘dirty’ money through the use of gaming accounts”.
# draft day
The 5 biggest Draft busts in NFL history
Just because you have the choice of every player in the Draft doesn’t mean you’ll get it right.
# obsessed much?
Klaus Regling has said the Irish were 'obsessed' with property
The ECB man told the banking inquiry it is hard to overstate the part our ‘cultural attitude’ played in the crisis.
# Busted
Man arrested after €100,000 worth of drugs found in Cavan house
Growhouse equipment and other paraphernalia was also discovered.
# New York
Police officers and rabbi among 70 arrested on child pornography charges
Investigators took five weeks to impound nearly 600 computers, laptops, smartphones and thumb drives containing pornographic images.
# cashback
€10m found as large-scale fake cash operation busted on Dublin's northside
A man in his fifties has been arrested.
# Seizure
This is what €1 million worth of drugs looks like
The haul, seized in Drogheda, was displayed at Garda HQ today.
# pop
Bubble? What bubble? Here's why Noonan isn't worried by rising property prices
The finance minister noted that prices are still 47 per cent lower than their 2007 peak.
# High Tide
Abandoned boat with a ton of cannabis washes ashore in California
The 30-foot boat was spotted near some rocks in Malibu.
# BUST
Gardaí seize €160,000 worth of cannabis plants in Kerry
Nobody was arrested in the seizure.
# Japan
€53 million worth of cocaine washes up on a beach in Japan
The haul is 20 times the amount of the drug seized in Japan last year.
# Refund
Dublin City Council to return €7 million to developers
The refund covers levies paid for infrastructural work that never commenced.
# gaffs
Planning applications down 17 per cent as construction remains in doldrums
Donegal was the only county which saw an increase in planning applications in 2012.
# China
Foreign investment in China in first fall for three years
The fall comes amid economic turmoil in developed markets and a slowdown in the country.
# demoted
Now it's official: Rangers Newco will ply their trade in division three
The Glasgow giants have been voted to the foot of the Scottish Football League.
# Mons
McCarey 'absolutely gutted' by Monaghan collapse
Wolves and Ireland U21 keeper Aaron McCarey admits the Airtricity League needs a “major rethink” following the demise of Monaghan United.
# Mortgage Arrears
10 per cent of Irish mortgages are in arrears says Central Bank
1 in 10 mortgage holders are at least three months behind with repayments according to the new figures.
# Businesses
Over seven companies collapsed each day in February
Meanwhile, business and credit analysts at Vision-net say that three out of five hotels and restaurants are in danger of going out of business.
# Political Football
Rangers cannot be allowed to go bust, says Salmond
Scotland’s First Minister has encouraged the Revenue and Rangers to come to an agreement which would ensure that club’s survival.
# House Prices
House prices still declining - but cash sales are growing
A new report also found that the rental market in Dublin grew last year for the first time in three years.
# unlock NAMA
In pictures: Unlock NAMA occupation of building in Dublin city centre
The campaign yesterday took over a building in Dublin’s city centre which they said was owned by NAMA. Here’s the best photographs from what happened.