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€3bn sale to include parts of ESB, Bord Gáis
22 Feb 2012 •RTÉ NewsRead MoreThe Govt has announced that the sale of State assets will include the Bord Gáis Energy business and some of ESB’s “non-strategic” power generation capacity
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Limerick men ‘made threats to kill’
22 Feb 2012 •BreakingNews.ie / TCMRead MoreTwo Limerick men threatened to kill a mother and her three children after a row over visiting rights for the children of their incarcerated brother, their Special Criminal Court trial will hear
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Huge rise in number of children waiting in emergency departments
22 Feb 2012 •Irish IndependentRead MoreA 700pc rise in the number of sick children left lingering in paediatric emergency departments has been recorded by senior medics
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Man accused of raping daughter told gardai his ‘conscience was clear’
22 Feb 2012 •BreakingNews.ie / TCMRead MoreA Sligo man accused of raping his 14-year-old daughter and fathering her child told gardaí that his conscience was clear and that there were worse sinners than him
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Hunt on for 70 cows willing to take to skies in Bothar charity flight
22 Feb 2012 •Irish IndependentRead MoreTHE hunt is on for 70 cows willing to take to the skies as part of an ambitious charity flight
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Fire safety concerns emerge in second Dublin development
22 Feb 2012 •BreakingNews.ie / TCMRead MoreResidents of another north Dublin apartment complex have been advised that their homes may need repair work amid fire safety concerns
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Some sell-off cash to boost jobs
22 Feb 2012 •BreakingNews.ie / TCMRead MoreOne third of a potential €3bn sell-off of State assets will be used for job creation and economic stimulus
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Norris in Seanad broadside against Irish media
22 Feb 2012 •BreakingNews.ie / TCMRead MoreIndependent Senator David Norris has said he was forced to change his telephone number four times during the presidential campaign because he was hounded by the media
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Man goes on trial for false imprisonment of woman in 2006
22 Feb 2012 •BreakingNews.ie / TCMRead MoreA woman was held prisoner as four masked men raided her Kildare home looking for money, it has been alleged at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
In Ireland:
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Families ordered to stop staging bareknuckle bouts
SIXTEEN MEMBERS of two midlands families were bound to the peace yesterday by a judge who ordered them to refrain from organising bareknuckle fighting
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Irish duo ready to leave Canada for 784km trek to North Pole
ADVENTURERS Clare O’Leary and Mike O’Shea are preparing to leave northern Canada for their 784km trek to the North Pole
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Construction site death trial
A MAN killed when the dumper he was driving overturned during the building of the M3 motorway in Meath was not trained to operate the vehicle, Trim Circuit Court has heard
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Comedian Frank Carson dies aged 85
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President Higgins tours Olympic site
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President Higgins takes part in London engagements
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Cherie Blair in phone hack claim
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Carlow farm deaths: Victims named
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€3bn sale to include parts of ESB, Bord Gáis
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Limerick men ‘made threats to kill’
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Huge rise in number of children waiting in emergency departments
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Man accused of raping daughter told gardai his ‘conscience was clear’
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Hunt on for 70 cows willing to take to skies in Bothar charity flight
In Business:
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Bord Gáis Energy issues statement on its sale
Bord Gáis Energy, which employs around 485 people, says it will now engage with the relevant Irish Government departments and other stakeholders to ensure that, when it goes to market, the retail division of Bord Gáis will generate the maximum values for the State
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Microsoft files antitrust lawsuit against Motorola Mobility
Microsoft has filed a competition law complaint with the European Commission against Motorola Mobility, claiming the firm is attempting to use essential patents to block its products
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Bord Gáis Energy to be sold
The Government has just announced that Bord Gáis Energy, the retail arm of Bord Gáis, is to be sold as part of today’s announcement on State assets and companies it is selling of or dispose of in order to raise billions of euro to write down debts and inject cash in programmes targeted at creating jobs
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Dalkey funeral for Shane O’Neill on 27 February
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Trade forum highlights opportunities for Ireland and China
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Irish businessman Shane O’Neill dies
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The digital business week
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Deals done this past week
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Weekend news roundup: Bono, webOS, hackers and fashion
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Google to be investigated in US over Safari cookies
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Samsung confirms plans to spin out LCD division
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Financial results this week
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Sony completes Sony Ericsson acquisition
In Technology:
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A day at the dojo – inside the CoderDojo revolution (video)
Silicon Republic editor John Kennedy spent a Saturday afternoon at a CoderDojo in Dublin. This remarkable movement is just months old, has led to hundreds of kids writing software code and is about to be replicated globally
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Safari user sues Google, could become class action suit
An Apple Safari browser user has sued Google over allegedly violating privacy rights by bypassing browser settings and monitoring user activity
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Bord Gáis Energy issues statement on its sale
Bord Gáis Energy, which employs around 485 people, says it will now engage with the relevant Irish Government departments and other stakeholders to ensure that, when it goes to market, the retail division of Bord Gáis will generate the maximum values for the State
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Blueface enters mobile business as Three’s first MVNO
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EU Court of Justice to decide if ACTA breaches fundamental rights
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Microsoft files antitrust lawsuit against Motorola Mobility
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Nines Photovoltaics raises €750k in funding round
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NASA’s Hubble detects new ‘waterworld’ planet type
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Bord Gáis Energy to be sold
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NewsWhip builds interactive social news clouds with Infomous
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Dalkey funeral for Shane O’Neill on 27 February
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100 Irish firms to attend largest Irish Silicon Valley event yet
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NASA’s SDO satellite captures lunar transit today
In Local Ireland:
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Bounty hunters aim to wipe out mink plague
HUNTERS could be out in force in Kerry gunning for mink in the near future after plans were put in place this week for a bounty on the predator that continues to spread into all parts of the county at an alarming rate
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Planet Jedward gives fans a treat in Killarney
THE Grime twins were in Killarney last week for another hair-raising experience which went down an absolute treat with the many ‘young’ and a few ‘old’ fans
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Revenue criticised over advice in State case against Tralee company
THE Revenue Commissioners have been harshly criticised over advice they gave to a State body in the course of a lengthy losing legal battle that the state mounted against a Tralee company that once managed the controversial National Aquatic Centre in
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Anger and disbelief in County Council
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Jack L gig trial for INEC plan to stream live concerts
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Chinese visit boost for foreign direct investment hopes
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Huge potential for West through China links
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Rain dampens household protest
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Hospice ‘crisis talks’ cancelled
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Gardaí to take ‘firm action’ against RAG Week offenders
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‘Shocking’ cuts to health care slammed
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Urban Traffic Management Centre roll out
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Flood funding announced
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