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The Irish Times' Top Stories
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Cowen seeks to reassure unions on public service pay deal
THE TAOISEACH moved last night to dampen speculation that next year's 3.5 per cent pay rise for more than 300,000 public servants may be deferred.
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Ten held in raids on suspected prostitution network
GARDAÍ HAVE uncovered an organised crime gang suspected of bringing women from Africa, South America and eastern Europe into Ireland to work in an internet and brothel-based prostitution ring across the country.
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Over 60% of top schools limit admission to certain groups
FEE-PAYING schools have tightened their grip on the top rankings in the annual Irish Times Feeder School List published this morning.
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Jobless rate jumps to 7.8% in November
UNEMPLOYMENT HAS increased to an estimated rate of 7.8 per cent as the number of jobless people claiming benefits surged in November by the highest amount on record.
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Numbers in consistent poverty fell last year
CONSISTENT POVERTY in Ireland fell between 2006 and 2007, a Central Statistics Office survey has found.
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Department told not to comment on tribunal draft
THE DEPARTMENT of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources is preparing a response to draft findings from the Moriarty tribunal, which have been circulated recently to key witnesses to the 10-year-long inquiry.
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Merkel open to concession for Ireland
THE GERMAN government is "sympathetic" to the idea of retaining one EU commissioner per member state if it would help the Government in any second Lisbon Treaty referendum, according to officials in Berlin.
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Witness claims garda hit schoolboy
A WITNESS yesterday told the inquest into the death of 14-year-old schoolboy Brian Rossiter that she saw him being hit by a garda while he was being arrested, but this was strongly denied by gardaí involved in his arrest and detention.
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Cluster munition convention signed
THE GOVERNMENT has signed and ratified a convention banning the use, production and stockpiling of cluster bombs. Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern yesterday signed the treaty on behalf of Ireland at a ceremony in Oslo. He said the convention, which has been signed by more than 100 countries, signal ...
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Refunds on Lapland trips advised as firm seeks licence
THE AVIATION regulator has advised almost 1,200 customers of a company operating Christmas tours to Lapland to seek refunds after it was refused a tour operator's licence.
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Withdrawal of 20,000 medical cards deferred
ALL MEDICAL card holders over the age of 70 can continue to use their cards until March 2nd next year, it was confirmed yesterday.
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Ex-finance ministers on banks panel
MINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan has appointed a panel of 12 individuals, including two former finance ministers and former AIB internal auditor Tony Spollen, from which the six guaranteed banks and building societies must select new board members to promote the public interest.
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National pay deal may be reviewed, Lenihan hints
THE STATE is living beyond its means, Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan said yesterday, before hinting the national pay deal may have to be re-examined.
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Anglo shares slump to lowest level in 11 years
ANGLO IRISH Bank's shares plummeted 29 per cent to their lowest level in 11 years as the bank reported a 37 per cent drop in pretax profits after setting aside more money to cover future losses on loans to the property market
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NTR profits up but will act cautiously on acquisitions
UTILITY COMPANY NTR has warned that the profitability of its waste and recycling unit is coming under rising pressure as the economy contracts in its core Irish market and in the US and Britain, writes Arthur Beesley, Senior Business Correspondent
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Cameron challenges Brown to call election
BRITISH CONSERVATIVE leader David Cameron challenged prime minister Gordon Brown to "get on and call an election" yesterday as the Labour government unveiled its legislative programme for the final session of this parliament, writes Frank Millar, London Editor
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Obamas ex-rival gets commerce post
PRESIDENT-ELECT Barack Obama has named a second former campaign rival to his cabinet, choosing New Mexico governor Bill Richardson for the post of commerce secretary, writes Denis Staunton in Washington
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Bangkok flights resume as protesters depart
FLIGHTS HAVE started arriving back at Bangkok's main airport after a week of occupation by anti-government protesters, putting the country on the long road back to normality after a court removed Thailand's prime minister, writes Clifford Coonan in Bangkok
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US seeks to ease India-Pakistan tension
TENSION BETWEEN India and Pakistan deepened yesterday as US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice tried to persuade New Delhi to adopt a more measured stance towards Islamabad after last week's terrorist strike on Mumbai that claimed more than 180 lives, writes Rahul Bedi in New Delhi
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Keane's future may be decided today
SOCCER ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE: SUNDERLAND ARE expected to discover this morning if Roy Keane is to remain as their manager. After three days of discussions behind the scenes between Keane, chairman Niall Quinn and other advisors close to both parties, talks broke up last night with Keane still uncer ...
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