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Combined approach to road safety needed

We have come a long way in making our roads safer over the past two decades. In 1998, 458 deaths occurred on Irish roads, compared with 146 in 2018. In fact, as the Road Safety Authority (RSA) revealed yesterday, there has been a 68% reduction in fatalities on Irish roads since the introduction of the first road safety strategy in 1998.

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Israel: Iran 'must be stopped'

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130-year-old claims age record

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US and Russia aim for new nuclear deal

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Bush aid pledge as Russian manoeuvres continues

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Woman charged with assault after stabbing death

GARDAÍ have charged a 35-year-old woman in connection with the death of an Uzbek man following an incident in a Cork suburb on New Year’s Eve.

Mon, 08 Jan, 2007

Police clash with protestors in Azerbaijan

Truncheon-wielding police today beat and tried to disperse opposition demonstrators protesting over disputed parliamentary elections in the former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan.

Sat, 26 Nov, 2005

Ukraine asked to pull peacekeepers out of Lebonan

The United Nations has asked Ukraine to pull its peacekeepers out of Lebanon amid allegations of financial abuse, Ukraine’s Defence Ministry said today.

Fri, 02 Sep, 2005

Dragon Oil shares rocket 14% after offer

SHARES in Dragon Oil rocketed 14% yesterday after the exploration company confirmed it had received an approach to buy a major shareholding.

Tue, 07 Jun, 2005

Bush pledges support for Georgia

US President George Bush, greeted with a huge outpouring of affection in the former Soviet republic of Georgia, expressed strong support for the fledgling democracy today and said: “You’ve got a solid friend in America.”

Tue, 10 May, 2005

Dragon Oil report $15.1m profit

Oil and gas exploration company Dragon Oil made a pre-tax profit of $15.3m (€12.6m) in the six months to June, a slight increase on the $15.1m recorded in the first half of 2003.

Tue, 21 Sep, 2004

'Tired of living' woman celebrates 116th birthday

A woman believed to be the oldest in the world celebrated her 116th birthday today in the former Soviet republic of Belarus.

Wed, 05 May, 2004

Petroceltic receive $2.25m in sale

Exploration company Petroceltic International has received $2.25 million from selling its residual interest in the Shaimerden zinc oxide deposit in the former Soviet republic of Kazakhstan.

Thu, 25 Mar, 2004

British landmines charity staff robbed of £60,000

Two members of a British based humanitarian group that removes land mines were robbed of more than £60,000 (€87,000) in the former Soviet republic of Georgia’s breakaway Abkhazia province.

Thu, 17 Apr, 2003

Rise of 7% in refugees seeking asylum

THE number of people seeking asylum in Ireland has increased by more than 7% this year, while other EU States have been showing a strong drop in refugee applications.

Sat, 14 Sep, 2002