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Report slams Church abuse cover-up
The Catholic hierarchy in the Republic was granted immunity to cover up child
sex abuse among paedophile priests in Dublin, a damning report revealed
today.
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Fermanagh - the swamped county
Fermanagh retailers have reported a drop of up to 90% in trade due to recent
flooding
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Police divers find husband's body in lough
A Co Fermanagh town was in shock last night after the tragic deaths of a well respected husband and wife.
Newspaper editor attacked
One of Northern Ireland’s best-known journalists has been given a savage
beating just yards from the front door of Belfast City Hall.
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Arrested man flooded police cells, court told
A man accused of attempted robbery put two police cells out of use by flooding them while in custody, the High Court has heard.
Woman accused of 87 indecent assaults on girls
A 59-year-old Irish woman has been charged with 87 counts of indecent assault.
Magical round of 58 for McIlroy and McDowell
Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell were feeling on top of the world today after
a stunning round of 58.
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MLAs may be in line for £7,000 salary rise
Assembly members can look forward to a pay hike of up to £7,000 under a
blueprint tabled at Stormont.
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Witness to Cantona’s kung fu madness ... guess who?
In an infamous incident in January 1995, football legend Eric Cantona is
pulled away after launching a kung fu style attack on Crystal Palace fan
Matthew Simmons. But who’s that watching the arresting sight from the stands
at Selhurst Park?
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Henry targeted by jokers
Pictures mocking Henry's handball have been flooding the internet.
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- Gardai gave paedophile priests impunity
- Litany of abuse 'eroding trust in Catholic Church'
- Paedophile priests 'will be brought to justice'
- Fermanagh: 50 facts from the flood zone
- Fermanagh floods: ‘I’ve lost everything, it’s all gone’
- Farmers cut off by rising water put cattle on reduced rations
- Fermanagh floods: Insurers advise over claims for damage
- Residents flee as blaze rips through London flats
- Court wants ‘UDA threat’ transcripts
- Jesus ‘may have visited Britain’
- Youth arrested after laser shone at plane
- Man threatened ex with imitation gun
- Scotland could raise own taxes
- Garda chief under fire in Irish abuse probe
Shadow of gunmen still haunts Mumbai
It is a year ago that terror came to the Indian city. Andrew Buncombe meets the victims – and suspects – whose lives were forever changed
- Nude photograph of Roman Polanski and wife goes to auction
- AIG slashes executive pay
- Canadian generals deny prisoner torture claims
- Rebels' support network 'spans 25 countries'
- France begins debate on national identity
- Couple gatecrash Obama's White House dinner - then boast on Facebook
- Contractor's helicopter missing in afghanistan
- Philippines election massacre: prime suspect surrenders
- Jet man ditches in the sea after flight to Spain fails
- Israel approves 'restriction' over settlements
- Google’s liberal credentials hit by Obama race row
Liverpool got what they deserved, says Gary Neville
Gary Neville has no sympathy for Liverpool after their Champions League exit this week.
- Shearer defends England's 2018 bid
- Under-pressure IFA boss hits back at critics
- Feeno in Sheffield Wednesday move
- United legends sing Jonny Evan’s praises
- Silvestre hits out at Arsenal’s Sunderland show
- Liverpool will sparkle again: Aurelio
- Get Roy Keane to World Cup
- Liverpool turn sights to domestic success
- Forget losing Benitez, imagine Liverpool without Torres and Gerrard
- Five clubs and three refs in match-fixing probe
- Grant lined up to be Portsmouth boss
Banks still call the shots as the rest of us are left to foot the bill
I hear rumours that The Financial Times is about to change its name to the Financial Crimes.
- Come rain or revolution, it's money they all want
- Be careful what you step on for that cockroach might just be me
- Composer hadn’t a lot to blow about
- Tweed’s the new bling
- Be afraid. Her name is Sarah Palin and she's running for President
- Reasons for Alec Collett's death remain buried in Bekaa
- Brian Cox: Large Hadron Collider is all about understanding the forces of nature
- A pale and perfect gentleman. No wonder this lady loves the vamp
- How the terrorists continue to hold all of us hostage
Farmers cut off by rising water put cattle on reduced rations
Farmers in flood-hit Fermanagh are rationing animal feed for fear suppliers will not be able to reach them and their stricken animals next week.
- Compass points up thanks to 37% profit increase
- Banks to publish details of top paid
- Northern Ireland facing slower recovery than UK
- Students being helped to set up their own business
- Chancellor supported £61.6bn secret loan to banks
- Fermanagh floods: Insurers advise over claims for damage
- Local airline workers to escape bmi cutbacks
- More festive shoppers planning to buy gifts online
- Southern tourists add £8m to coffers
- Traders want planning policy sorted
- House-building upsurge lifts construction sector
Where do we draw the peace line now?
They have been called Belfast’s walls of shame, but how do the people separated by the barriers really view them? Jamie McDowell finds out
It could be healthy to shout at your boss
The old adage “Don't get mad, get even” may have to be rewritten as doctors have found that getting angry with your boss can be good for your heart.
- ‘Bacterial defence systems’ could fight illnesses
- Aids is officially in decline, say experts
- Cutting salt intake ‘could save 4m lives’
- Pregnancy 'could slow development of multiple sclerosis'
- 'Covert copers' more likely to have heart attack
- Vigorous exercise 'can protect men from strokes'
- Drug trial was halted over risks
- Can we brush up the dental health of children under 5?
- Irish scientists ‘close to finding leukaemia cure’
Can new group solve schools crisis?
The four parties involved in weekly talks on school transfer are hoping that a group representing many educational interests can come together to find a resolution to the current crisis.
- Brain drain fears as Irish students opt for the UK
- 8,500 people call for Transfer resolution
- Ruane admits delay in setting up education body
- Transfer test: ‘We can’t wait for all them to be over’
- Dialogue is vital ‘to bring an end to transfer chaos’
- Anti-bullying message taken to schools
- Students can help economy thrive again
- Testing day for 7,000 children as new entrance exams begin
- Experts offer ten ways to resolve the transfer muddle
Unionism is now corrupted by power and greed
I think it is only fair to remind Bert Johnston (Write Back, November 25) that, like members of the DUP in the past, most TUV members don't believe they need a plan B. As far as they are concerned, if it is wrong - our corrupted version of democracy that is - then it's wrong.
- NIPSA ought to hang their heads in shame
- We support our troops through thick and thin
- Allister should explain himself to Assembly
- What has job of GP come to?
- Death penalty about-turn
- TUV supporters like turkeys voting for Christmas
- Barking up the wrong tree with dog licence fee
- It's only right abusers are made to pay
- Never mind oil we are approaching peak everything
- Transport for new college will be sorted
- Death penalty is not answer to deterring crime
‘Seeing James read the news should help others go public’
James Partridge challenged public attitudes to disfigurement by reading the news on Five last week. Kerry McKittrick talks to three local women on how they coped after being left scarred
- Confessions of a working mother: Looking after my wild kids is just snow joke
- Female perspective on Belfast’s sexual history
- My Lost Life
- Anti-depressant hailed as 'Viagra for women'
- Meet Catherine, the transport chief who takes photos of train seats
- Just what do these famous people all have in common?
- Pushchair firm Maclaren backs recall plan
- Home birth warning after baby death
- Outstanding winners out in force at awards dinner
- Women of the Year Awards
- Could you quit complaining for 48 hours?
Tesco to fight rivals on price with iPhone launch before Christmas
Tesco is turning the screw on rival mobile phone shops by offering the Apple iPhone in its stores and online over the coming weeks.
- How the internet use is re-wiring our brains
- Fox boss: Ban illegal downloaders from internet
- Illegal downloaders face broadband limits
- Telly host Eamonn Holmes is top celeb on Twitter
- Wireless electricity: Leap forward for the way we live
- Local media ‘excluded from Digital Britain shot in the arm’
- McCausland cancels meeting over Government’s digital stance
- Two arrested over net bank details virus
- How ergonomics can shape our daily lives
- Comparison websites ‘aren’t trusted’
- Switzerland tackles Google over Street View privacy
Top Gear host Richard Hammond faces battle for insurance
Injury-prone Top Gear host Richard Hammond said yesterday he is struggling to get insurance for a skiing holiday.
- Four unknowns to front EastEnders online spin-off
- Goodyear quits calendar girls
- David Tennant to use pianist's skull for Shakespeare's Hamlet
- US viewers furious over Idol star's S&M show
- X Factor reject twins Jedward were boosted by Robbie's words of encouragement
- Katie: I've split with Alex
- Is Twilight the new Harry Potter?
Beyonce: the epitome of beauty in body, mind and soul
A healthy body, a happy relationship and a hard-working attitude — Beyoncé Knowles is a celebrity who deserves our admiration.
- Take That's tour DVD fastest-selling in UK
- Baby Joy for Cerys Matthews
- Soul star Sade to release new album
- US plans TV special on singing sensation Susan Boyle
- Susan Boyle and X Factor reject twins set to top Christmas charts
- Swift and Jackson sweep music awards
- U2 to headline Glastonbury's 40th anniversary bash
48 hours In: Cambridge
Take a punt on the picturesque university city this winter and you’ll be rewarded with fine architecture and food, a classical music festival and an outdoor ice rink.
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- Jesus ‘may have visited Britain’
- Tesco Mobile to sell iPhone
- Scotland could raise own taxes
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• Come rain or revolution, it's money they all want
Haven't the 20th anniversary celebrations of the overthrow of communism been miserable?
• Why shouldn’t a priest fall in love and get married?
Fr Sean McKenna’s dramatic announcement during mass at Holy Family church in Ballymagroarty, Co Londonderry that he was leaving the priesthood because of his relationship with a woman sent shockwaves through the Catholic Church.
• The war in Helmand cannot be lost on the streets of Wiltshire
What would have happened to Northern Ireland in the 1970s if repetitive, round-the-clock TV news had been available to record all British Army deaths in Ulster?
• Reasons for Alec Collett's death remain buried in Bekaa
Even Gaddafi has been airbrushed from the body-recovery story - after all he is now our friend
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• Imagine Liverpool without Torres and Gerrard
Out of the Champions League. Out of the Premiership title race. Out of the Carling Cup.
• Pact strikes big blow for renewed harmony
There is one word in the dictionary that is calculated to spawn apprehension, misgivings and even downright disgust when it is mentioned in a GAA context. And that word is ‘strike’.
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