![]() Telegraph.co.uk | Profile: First EU President Herman van Rompuy BBC News The eu's first permanent president, Belgian Prime Minister Herman van Rompuy, is a camera-shy man who has been catapulted from relative obscurity. After his selection at a Brussels summit, he stressed his credentials as a consensus politician and made ... New foreign policy chief at EU was fourth in line for job Hymn to Belgium's EU president Unlike Lord Mandelson, Baroness Ashton 'doesn't know any oligarchs' |
![]() Irish Times | More flooding likely as further heavy rain forecast Irish Times Homeowners and businesses in deluged areas of the south, west and midlands are bracing themselves for more heavy rains after some of the worst flooding in living memory. Met Eireann said there would be heavy and persistent rain this morning which would ... Many areas still under flood water Hundreds forced to flee in face of raging torrents Flood-hit communities braced for more downpours |
![]() RTE.ie | Edited report on Dublin abuse cleared for release Irish Times THE HIGH Court has cleared the way for publication of most of the report on the the handling by Catholic Church and State authorities of child sex abuse allegations against clerics in the Dublin archdiocese. Mr Justice Paul Gilligan yesterday said ... Andrews welcomes sanction for sex-abuse report's publication 'Shock' sex abuse report gets go-ahead Judge orders names taken out of priest abuse probe |
Gardai will turn blind eye to traffic offences Irish Independent Garda organisations last night indicated their members would look the other way with regard to traffic offences during Tuesday's national strike. The Garda Representative Association (GRA) told members that ... Gardaí to hold off on penalty points during 'day of action' Gardaí not to issue penalty points on day of action Points may be withheld during strike |
Release for Garda held over sex ring Irish Independent A garda who had been questioned by detectives investigating a suspected sex ring operating in the west was released without charge yesterday. A file will now be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions who will ... Three arrested over people trafficking Gardaí from immigration bureau question man in Sligo Man still in custody following trafficking arrest |
![]() Times LIVE | France rejects Iran's new demand on nuclear program Xinhua PARIS, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- France would not accept any new demand from Iran over its nuclear program, the foreign ministry said on Thursday, a day after the Islamic republic rejected an international proposal to resolve the issue. ... Frustration as Iran Stalls on Deal 6 world powers press Iran on nuclear issue Major World Powers Dislike Nuclear Response From Iran |
Town 'could soon be totally cut off' Irish Independent A TOWN in the north east faces being cut off from the rest of the country if the severe flooding persists. Carrick-on-Shannon in Co Leitrim could be cut off if heavy rain continued to come down over the next few days, it was warned ... Town risks being cut off by flooding Leitrim sees worst flooding in ten years Severe flooding hits Leitrim roads |
![]() RTE.ie | A round-up of today's home news in brief Irish Times Two masked men fired a shotgun outside a house at Pinewood Green Road, Balbriggan, at about 8.40pm on Thursday. Two women, one in her 30s, the other in her 40s, and a man in his 20s were wounded in the attack. Gardaí said the women were slightly ... Three injured in Dublin shooting Three hurt in masked gang shooting Nightmare for children after grudge gunman blasts home |
![]() New Zealand Herald | UN official urges countries to learn from Cuba on children's protection Xinhua HAVANA, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The representative of UNICEF, or the UN Children's Fund, in Cuba said here Friday that Cuba is among the countries that have best implemented the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, and that countries in the world ... Children's Rights Still Violated 20 Years After Convention UN marks 20 years of Convention on Rights of the Child UN urges help for 1 billion deprived children |
More than 80000 jobs can be created in alternative energy, says Labour Irish Times THE LABOUR Party has said more than 80000 jobs can be created in the energy sector if the Government moves quickly to alternative forms of energy and adopts a more ambitious approach to insulation. The party yesterday published a policy paper that ... Labour's energy vision Labour: Energy will become financial crisis |