Andrew McNair
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Drumcree standoff continues with no resolution in sight (opens the original)
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The standoff between residents of Garvaghy Road in Portadown, Co Armagh, and the Orange Order shows no sign of resolution. Ireland is spending less per student across its education system than the average developed country, according to an OECD report. Almost 30,000 people have opted out of the Stateâs new auto-enrolment pension scheme, but the Government says participation remains far stronger than expected. Heimir HallgrÃmsson has told The Irish Times Irelandâs soccer players wonât make
The grim reality of US sanctions; dependence on multinationals; and child trafficking (opens the original)
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A French judge of the International Criminal Court (ICC) said the ârule of lawâ is at stake over US sanctions on judges. A newly released filing has highlighted Irelandâs dependence on a handful of multinationals for corporation tax, with Apple and Microsoft contributing 98 per cent of the tens of billions collected. Criminal exploitation by drug gangs is now the biggest concern among organisations working in child trafficking, according to the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission. R
Kinahan snr faces no charges; Omagh bombing inquiry resumes; and unused military vehicles (opens the original)
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Kinahan cartel founder Christy Kinahan Snr is unlikely to face criminal charges unless new information emerges, The Irish Times has established. Dissident republican Colm Murphy âsat like a spider at the centre of the web of the plan to detonate a bomb in Omaghâ, the inquiry into the 1998 atrocity was told on Monday. The Irish Times has heard from victims of racial attacks in Belfast of how they âfearedâ for their lives as mobs attacked their homes. Some armoured vehicles purchased by th
Tech giant tax should be âshared amongst EU countriesâ; HSE productivity; and Eleanor Donaldson (opens the original)
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Irelandâs tax receipts from tech giants should be redistributed amongst European countries, the French finance minister has told The Irish Times. Canadaâs prime minister Mark Carney has described the proposal of welcoming Canada as an âassociate memberâ of the European Union as a âpositive moveâ. The Health Service Executive (HSE) is facing fresh questions over hospital productivity, after new analysis found inpatient activity rose by just 2 per cent over the past six years, despite
MetroLink economic growth; President Connolly in Scotland; and students keen on military careers (opens the original)
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Dublinâs MetroLink project could pave the way for 77,000 additional homes along the route between Swords, Co Dublin, and Dartmouth Square. President Catherine Connolly is spending the second day of her official visit to Scotland in Glasgow, as she continues a four-day programme aimed at strengthening ties between Ireland and Scotland. Ursula von der Leyen has backed Canada to become an âassociate memberâ of the EU, but what does that mean? The Irish Times speaks to students interested in a
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