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Free' Libya shamed by new torture claims
2 weeks ago

THE moral authority of Libya's new government was called into question by two international aid groups yesterday as confidence begins to falter that the National Transitional Council, backed by Western governments in last year's civil war, can deliver on
Politician whose car was off the road repays expenses
2 months ago

A FORMER senator has repaid further travel expenses to a third national body -- which he claimed while his car was off the road.Fine Gael councillor Pat Kennedy refunded the Local Authority Members' Association (LAMA) more than €1,200 last week.Prior to
Company executive 'not told of gas death worries'
2 months ago

A senior executive of an electrical appliance company was not told of fears that a faulty cooker had killed a student until four months later, an inquest heard yesterday.A high-level meeting of several government quangos and representatives of Beko and G
Palestinian website criticised for wiping Israel off the map
2 months ago

A WEBSITE has been admonished for apparently wiping the state of Israel off the map.The British Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) banned the Palestinian Diplomatic Mission to the UK from using a "misleading" interactive map on its website.Headed Disc
Cookers that killed two people still in use, inquest told
2 months ago

MORE than 1,300 cookers that might emit deadly fumes have not been located, an inquest into the death of two elderly friends has heard.Annie 'Nana' Gallagher (84) and Sally McDyre (79) died on September 24, 2009, at Mrs Gallagher's home in Glenties, Co D
Paul Allen: The only way to save our press freedom is to impose statutory regulation
2 months ago

WHEN RTE’s flag-ship current affairs show Prime Time decided to investigate child abuse in the missions it must have felt like it was shooting fish in a barrel. Indeed, with revelations of clerical abuse making headline news for well over a decade there
RTE executives to 'step aside' for during Fr. Reynolds inquiry
2 months ago

ED Mulhall - RTÉ’s News & Current Affairs Managing Director - has decided to step for the duration of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland inquiry into the circumstances that led to false allegations being made against Fr Kevin Reynolds by the national
Hunky Dory boss claims cheeky adverts boosted brand exposure
2 months ago

A businessman whose saucy ads provoked a torrent of complaints to the advertising watchdog, the Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland (ASAI), has said he doesn't understand why people thought they were in bad taste.The provocative ads, featuring sc