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Wednesday 25 April, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Madeleine

British police believe Madeleine McCann could still be alive

25/04/12 20,720 Views 93 Comments

Officers from the Metropolitan Police say they are looking to have the investigation into the girl’s disappearance nearly five years ago reopened. One detective said that they were working off the possibility that Madeleine could still be alive as a new age progression photo was released today.

From TheJournal.ie Death

Woman dies in Cork road crash as Gardaí urge motorists to reduce speed

25/04/12 3,256 Views 7 Comments

The woman’s car collided with a truck at around 7.30am this morning as Gardaí have urged motorists to reduce their speed following a weather warning.

From TheJournal.ie Public Sector

Howlin confirms review of €1.5bn of public sector allowances

25/04/12 3,626 Views 69 Comments

One union says it expects the review of some 800 different allowances and that some will go.

From TheJournal.ie Referendum

SF challenges legality of Fiscal Compact website, says it is ‘incomplete’

25/04/12 2,422 Views 104 Comments

Sinn Féin deputy leader Mary McDonald said that stabilitytreaty.ie is lacking in information as the party seeks legal advice on whether or not it is in breach of the McKenna judgement.

From TheJournal.ie Leveson

Murdoch testimony puts pressure on British government minister

25/04/12 1,324 Views 1 Comment

Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt is under pressure to resign following testimony from James Murdoch at the Leveson inquiry yesterday. Rupert Murdoch appears before the media inquiry today.

From TheJournal.ie Referendum

ICTU meets today to determine Fiscal Compact stance

25/04/12 981 Views 34 Comments

Three major trade unions have called on its members to vote No in the referendum next month.

Tuesday 24 April, 2012

From Business ETC Iceland

Ex-Iceland PM says trial ‘is not an example’ for other countries

24/04/12 1,246 Views 2 Comments

Geir Haarde was found not guilty on all but one of the five charges brought against him by authorities in Iceland. He was the first world leader to go on trial over the global financial crisis.

From TheJournal.ie Abortion

Rónán Mullen: I am wondering if it is defamatory to suggest I was ‘smirking’

24/04/12 5,980 Views 151 Comments

Rónán Mullen has again defended himself and denied accusations that he was unpleasant to women who came to Leinster House last week to share their painful experiences of abortion outside of Ireland.

From TheJournal.ie Weather

East coast to bear the brunt of rainfall this week, Met Éireann warns

24/04/12 5,164 Views 22 Comments

Met Éireann has said that it is not clear whether the heavy rainfall expected will cause the sort of havoc wreaked by last October’s floods in Dublin.

From TheJournal.ie Petrol Prices

Government likely to vote against FF proposal to cut fuel duty

24/04/12 3,785 Views 84 Comments

Fianna Fáil is to bring legislation before the Dáil this evening to cut fuel excise duty by 4 cent, offering an effective cut in fuel prices of 5 cent.

From TheJournal.ie Search

Search resumes for fisherman missing off west coast

24/04/12 1,112 Views 4 Comments

Earlier search teams from the west coast found the currach in which the missing fisherman was last seen yesterday evening.

From TheJournal.ie Death

Two arrested after man found dead at apartment in Waterford

24/04/12 1,751 Views No Comments

The body of a man was discovered in an apartment in the city last night, gardaí say.

From TheJournal.ie Referendum

As three unions say no, ICTU to discuss common policy on Fiscal Compact

24/04/12 1,164 Views 22 Comments

The Tánaiste has appealed directly to union members suggesting that leaders are not acting in the best interests of members.

From TheJournal.ie Kony 2012

Department says it received two emails in relation to ‘Kony 2012′ campaign

24/04/12 4,622 Views 6 Comments

The campaign to bring the alleged Ugandan warlord to justice was not the subject of any mass lobbying in Ireland.

Monday 23 April, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Carer Abuse

Alzheimer’s patient beaten by carer at UK nursing home

23/04/12 5,945 Views 51 Comments

A programme on BBC television tonight will highlight the abuse of an elderly patient at a care home in London last year.

Pic Of The Day

Minister for Education in Hipster Glasses Pic of the Day

23/04/12 3,283 Views 18 Comments

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From TheJournal.ie Childminding

Reduced hours and more vacancies are ‘worrying’ for childminders

23/04/12 2,331 Views 4 Comments

A survey has found that the number of childminders working for 40 hours or more per week has reduced as National Childminding Week was launched at the weekend.

From TheJournal.ie Netherlands

Election on the cards after Dutch budget talks collapse

23/04/12 1,332 Views 21 Comments

The prime minister is expected to tender his resignation today but remain on as caretaker until elections later this year after discussions over an austerity budget collapsed over the weekend.

From TheJournal.ie Corrib

Final report on Corrib ‘rape tape’ inquiry to be published tomorrow

23/04/12 3,249 Views 29 Comments

The final report into remarks by gardaí about one of the two female protesters who were arrested near the controversial Corrib gas pipeline project will be published at lunchtime tomorrow.

From TheJournal.ie Referendum

Coveney admits many people don’t know what referendum is about

23/04/12 1,784 Views 49 Comments

The Fine Gael Director of Elections said he and the government had to ensure that everyone in the country knows what they are voting on next month.

From TheJournal.ie Consultants

Over €7m spent on consultants since government took office

23/04/12 1,761 Views 26 Comments

Figures disclosed in parliamentary questions last week reveal the expenditure on consultancy services by the government since last year.

From TheJournal.ie Fine Gael

Mahon: Varadkar backs Olivia Mitchell amid suggestion she could resign seat

23/04/12 3,402 Views 18 Comments

The Sunday Independent reported that the Dublin South TD would resign her seat if censured by Fine Gael over the Mahon Tribunal findings.

Sunday 22 April, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Said And Done

Fornication and feeling great: The week in quotes

22/04/12 5,824 Views 10 Comments

“Hurrah for fornication”.

From TheJournal.ie France

L’explainer: The candidates and issues in the French presidential election

22/04/12 1,786 Views 13 Comments

France goes to the polls today in the first round of voting for the country’s next president. Can Nicolas Sarkozy secure a second term or will he be replaced in the Élysée? TheJournal.ie looks at the candidates and the issues…

Friday 20 April, 2012

Capybara Friday This post contains images

It’s Friday, so here’s a slideshow of capybaras from around the world

20/04/12 3,778 Views 10 Comments

What do you mean you’ve never heard of them?

From TheJournal.ie France

French presidential candidates make final push for votes

20/04/12 1,442 Views 8 Comments

Incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy faces a challenge to hold onto the presidency with polls showing that Socialist Francois Hollande is on course to win the election.

From TheJournal.ie Bailout

Rabbitte: Ireland deserves ECB recognition for taking a hit on banks

20/04/12 3,051 Views 72 Comments

The Communications Minister said that Labour’s poor showing the polls was to be expected given the economic situation and the historic problems for junior coalition partners.

From TheJournal.ie Your Say This post contains a poll

Poll: Do you use your mobile phone while driving?

20/04/12 6,770 Views 77 Comments

A judge in Cork has criticised what he called an “epidemic” of mobile phone use by drivers. Are you one of them?

From TheJournal.ie 9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Friday

20/04/12 4,863 Views 20 Comments

Nine things you need to know this morning…

Thursday 19 April, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Leaders' Questions

Tánaiste defensive as government accused of being ‘outrageously deceptive’

19/04/12 3,600 Views 14 Comments

Micheál Martin led criticism of the government over changes to the one-parent allowance during Leaders’ Questions in the Dáil this morning.

From TheJournal.ie Fire

Man dies in Kerry house fire

19/04/12 2,086 Views 2 Comments

The man was found at the house near Killorglin in the early hours of this morning.

From TheJournal.ie Your Say This post contains a poll

Poll: How will you vote in the referendum on the EU Fiscal Compact treaty?

19/04/12 8,175 Views 167 Comments

Six weeks to go. How will you vote on 31 May?

From TheJournal.ie 9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Thursday

19/04/12 5,066 Views 5 Comments

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Wednesday 18 April, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Death

Pearse Doherty’s father laid to rest in Donegal

18/04/12 4,078 Views 23 Comments

Micheál Doherty, 70, died suddenly earlier this week.

From TheJournal.ie Afghanistan

NATO leaders meet to discuss handover and exit from Afghanistan

18/04/12 572 Views 2 Comments

Funding of the fledgling Afghanistan security forces is expected to top the agenda at the two-day talks in Brussels.

From Business ETC Buffett

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett says he has cancer

18/04/12 2,555 Views 13 Comments

The 81-year-old said that his cancer was not life-threatening and he expected to continue in his role as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway.

From TheJournal.ie Your Say This post contains a poll

Poll: Do you use Aertel?

18/04/12 7,614 Views 71 Comments

The BBC’s Ceefax service is slowly bowing out in the UK, but do you still, or indeed have you ever, used our own Aertel service?

From TheJournal.ie 9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Wednesday

18/04/12 4,787 Views 12 Comments

Nine things you need to know this morning…

Tuesday 17 April, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Fiscal Compact

As it happened: Micheál Martin and Tánaiste address Fiscal Compact committee

17/04/12 2,995 Views 18 Comments

Joe Higgins, Micheál Martin, Eamon Gilmore and Catherine Murphy all gave evidence today. Here’s what happened.

From TheJournal.ie Burglaries

Teenagers charged over burglaries in Mayo

17/04/12 3,577 Views 6 Comments

The two men, aged 19, are before the district court in Castlebar today.

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“Your position is untenable” – TDs criticise RTE heads over Mission to Prey
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