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A mother and son have died in a house fire in Navan

Mother and son die in house fire

A boy aged six and his mother have died in a house fire.

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Two arrested in dissident probe

Saturday, 11 February 2012

Two men have been arrested by gardai investigating dissident republican activity.

Shooting deaths suspected suicides

Saturday, 11 February 2012

A mother of two and a man found shot dead in Roscommon are suspected of having committed suicide, gardai sources said.

Worker who fell off chair loses claim bid

Saturday, 11 February 2012

A screen operator operator in the Republic of Ireland who fell off her office chair has lost a damages claim in the Circuit Civil Court.

Shock at cost of Co Down historian's Dublin book

Saturday, 11 February 2012

A Northern Ireland academic's book on the history of Dublin's St Stephen's Green has cost the Republic's government £800 for each copy sold.

Last trawler sinking victim found

Friday, 10 February 2012

The body of a fisherman missing since a trawler sank almost a month ago has been recovered.

Family sue over pilot's crash death

Friday, 10 February 2012

The family of a co-pilot killed in a Cork plane crash a year ago are suing two companies involved in running the flight.

Customer details on stolen laptops

Friday, 10 February 2012

The personal details of more than 7,000 mobile phone customers and employees were contained on three stolen laptops, eircom has confirmed.

Vigilantes force dozens out of city

Friday, 10 February 2012

Up to 40 men have been forced out of a city by a republican vigilante group who shot dead a father-of-two, it has been claimed.

Cork air crash family begins �1m-plus lawsuit

Friday, 10 February 2012

The girlfriend and parents of a co-pilot killed in a plane crash a year ago today are suing two companies involved in running the flight.

Warning over varied solicitor fees

Thursday, 9 February 2012

Consumer chiefs have called for greater price transparency in solicitors' fees after a survey revealed a 5,000 euro difference in basic services.

Higgins to visit London Games site

Thursday, 9 February 2012

President Michael D Higgins will visit London on his first official trip abroad, it has been announced.

De Valera's daughter dies aged 93

Thursday, 9 February 2012

The mother of Fianna Fail deputy leader Eamon O Cuiv has died.

Three more arrests over 2010 murder

Thursday, 9 February 2012

Two men and a woman have been arrested over the murder of a man in Dundalk nearly two years ago.

Call for calm after drive-by murder

Thursday, 9 February 2012

Ireland's highest ranking Garda officer has urged calm after the drive-by shooting of a teenage girl.

US firms create 485 jobs in Ireland

Thursday, 9 February 2012

Some 485 jobs have been created by three US firms as Taoiseach Enda Kenny used a trip to New York to urge American business chiefs to think, buy and invest in Ireland.

Dubliners honoured at Folk Awards

Wednesday, 8 February 2012

The Dubliners capped a fine night for the Irish at this year's BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, accepting a lifetime achievement award and ending the night in style.

Staff levels spark suicide concerns

Wednesday, 8 February 2012

Suicide rates are expected to rise when an estimated 400 mental health carers take retirement this month, it has been revealed.

Trawler captain's body recovered

Wednesday, 8 February 2012

The body of the skipper of a trawler which sank three weeks ago has been recovered during a shoreline search by his brother.

Five held in cannabis factory raids

Wednesday, 8 February 2012

Two major cannabis factories have been dismantled by the drugs squad in the past two days, gardai have revealed.

Company cleared over redundancy pay

Wednesday, 8 February 2012

The corporate watchdog has found no grounds to investigate the Vita Cortex company over its refusal to pay a 1.2 million euro redundancy to 32 laid-off workers.

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