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HSE pay system costing €6m a year

THE PPARS health service salary system, which was heavily criticised in 2005 after a series of glaring errors were uncovered, is still costing the taxpayer more than €6 million a year.

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Ireland

Ahern accused of using kidnap to float ATM charges

JUSTICE Minister Dermot Ahern has been accused of using the kidnap trauma of a bank official and his wife to float the possibility of introducing ATM charges.

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Nation's farewell to 'favourite uncle'

THE "nation has lost one of its favourite uncles" is how actor Mick Lally's son Darach summed up the feelings of sadness which spread far beyond his family at the funeral of his father in Dublin yesterday.

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World

Netanyahu and Abbas to draft framework

ISRAELI and Palestinian leaders yesterday agreed to keep talking and produce a framework for a permanent peace deal at their first session in two years.

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Mile-long oil slick after fresh explosion

AN oil platform exploded and caught fire yesterday off the Louisiana coast, spreading a mile-long oil sheen into the Gulf of Mexico. All 13 crew members were rescued from the water in their protective "Gumby suits".

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Sport

Trap aiming for the top

A DECLARATION of intent on the pitch tonight to match the one delivered by Giovanni Trapattoni at his press conference yesterday would be nice.

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Business

ECB keeps rates at record low of 1%

THE European Central Bank gave no indication it was considering raising interest rates yesterday meaning more good news for tracker mortgage holders.

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Today's columnist:

Ivan Yates

New health czar must show vision, leadership and missionary zeal

CATHAL Magee is the new kid on the HSE block. This week he embarks on the most challenging public sector role of delivering on patient safety and timely care.

 

Thursday, September 02, 2010

Sports Desk Blog

Americans still gunning for Ryder Cup wild cards

Never mind Paul Casey’s broken heart or Justin Rose’s crushed spirit, there are 10 or so Americans in Massachusetts this weekend desperate to avoid similar emotions.



 


 

 

 

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