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# BUST

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# 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.
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Jun 18th 2018, 1:09 PM
# Rejuvenated
3 years after going bust, Parma back in Serie A
It was their third successive promotion after being dumped into the fourth division.
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May 18th 2018, 11:18 PM
# bronzed and beautiful
This godawful bust of Cristiano Ronaldo has just been unveiled at a Portuguese airport
He’s taking it well though.
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Mar 29th 2017, 3:54 PM
# Carraigallen
Gardaí seize 175 cannabis plants from Leitrim growhouse
Nobody was arrested as the house was unoccupied.
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Jan 26th 2017, 12:06 PM
# 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.
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Oct 25th 2016, 9:46 AM
# BUST
Cocaine seizure worth €100,000 made by gardaí in Dublin
Two men have been arrested and charged in connection with the seizure.
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Oct 16th 2016, 4:34 PM
# 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.
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Aug 22nd 2016, 12:17 PM
# Court
Ex-Nama worker accused of leaking confidential information
Paul Pugh will face trial later this year.
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Jun 23rd 2016, 12:58 PM
# BUST
Almost 580 jobs to go as liquidator appointed to Xtra-vision
The movie chain blamed poor Christmas sales and the declining rental market.
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Jan 27th 2016, 11:13 PM
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.
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Dec 12th 2015, 8:00 AM
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.
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Oct 22nd 2015, 8:30 PM
# BUST
RGIII's ego has led to one coach saying he's 'done' in the NFL
Harsh words indeed.
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Jul 22nd 2015, 3:16 PM
# 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”.
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Jul 22nd 2015, 1:40 PM
# 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.
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Apr 29th 2015, 9:00 PM
# 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.
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Jan 21st 2015, 5:08 PM
# Busted
Man arrested after €100,000 worth of drugs found in Cavan house
Growhouse equipment and other paraphernalia was also discovered.
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Aug 15th 2014, 4:06 PM
# 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.
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May 21st 2014, 10:04 PM
# cashback
€10m found as large-scale fake cash operation busted on Dublin's northside
A man in his fifties has been arrested.
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Apr 17th 2014, 8:37 PM
# Seizure
This is what €1 million worth of drugs looks like
The haul, seized in Drogheda, was displayed at Garda HQ today.
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Apr 9th 2014, 5:09 PM
# 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.
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Apr 9th 2014, 9:23 AM
# High Tide
Abandoned boat with a ton of cannabis washes ashore in California
The 30-foot boat was spotted near some rocks in Malibu.
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Apr 8th 2014, 3:36 PM
# BUST
Gardaí seize €160,000 worth of cannabis plants in Kerry
Nobody was arrested in the seizure.
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Feb 5th 2014, 5:13 PM
# 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.
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Nov 22nd 2013, 2:58 PM
# Refund
Dublin City Council to return €7 million to developers
The refund covers levies paid for infrastructural work that never commenced.
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Aug 12th 2013, 8:09 AM
# 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.
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Feb 15th 2013, 6:15 AM
# 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.
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Jan 16th 2013, 1:46 PM
# 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.
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Jul 13th 2012, 2:55 PM
# 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.
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Jun 19th 2012, 2:48 PM
# 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.
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May 25th 2012, 11:09 AM
# 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.
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Mar 1st 2012, 7:00 AM
# 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.
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Feb 16th 2012, 3:09 PM
# 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.
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Feb 1st 2012, 9:00 AM
# 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.
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Jan 29th 2012, 11:02 AM