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Martin wades into abortion debateAs the Dáil committee hearings continue on the abortion bill, Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin has waded into the debate saying it is important that Christian believers "be, and seen to be, on the side of life, especially when life is most vulnerable".
Payment cuts see families pay rent shortfallLimits on rent supplement payments set by the Government are forcing thousands of families to make undeclared top-up payments to landlords to secure places to live.
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Anger as North Korea launches another missileNorth Korea fired a short-range missile from its east coast, a day after launching three more of these missiles, a South Korean news agency said.
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Warnings over future of eurozoneThe eurozone is heading towards a break up unless there are moves towards much closer political and fiscal union, according to chief economist with State Street Global Advisers, Chris Probyn.
Bruton defends corporate tax rateIreland will be able to maintain its current corporation tax code in the face of international pressure to prevent multinational corporations avoid paying their fare share of tax, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton said yesterday.
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Game confirms interest in HMV stores
Game, which was bought out of administration itself last April, has approached HMV administrators Deloitte with an interest in buying a number of shops in order to boost its estate.
It did not reveal how many shops it was interested in, but reports suggest it could bid for up to 45 in locations where it does not yet have a presence.
Deloitte said it has received expressions of interest from around 50 parties, including from other retailers, private equity firms and wealthy individuals.
HMV hit the wall earlier this week after suffering dismal Christmas sales, putting more than 4,120 jobs at risk.
But chief executive Trevor Moore said he was “confident” that management can still secure a future for the 92-year-old business.
DVD and games rental firm Blockbuster, which employs 4,190 staff across 528 shops, went bust just a day later in a dire week for the high street.
Other potential bidders for HMV and its stores are thought to include private equity firm Endless, which is the group that bought The Works out of administration.
Retail restructuring firm Hilco, which owns HMV Canada, and private equity veteran Jon Moulton, through his Better Capital firm, have also been linked.
Game is owned by OpCapita, the group which owned electricals retail chain Comet when it went under before Christmas.
OpCapita’s handling of Comet is under close scrutiny, with the chain going bust less than a year after it was bought by the private equity group.
But 333-strong Game is said to be enjoying a revival following its OpCapita rescue, with sales over Christmas ahead of management expectations, putting it on track for underlying earnings of £20m (€24m) for the year to July.