Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland) back issues from July 2007:
Kingdom walk tallest in Munster battle of the giants.(SPORT)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Byline: COLM KEYS THEIR rivalry has been somewhat muted and featureless in recent years but a return to old Munster final values at Fitzgerald Stadium served up a match to remember. All it lacked was the sustained sunshine to portray Killarney's backdrop in its true splendour. ...
Donaghy hits the heights as Kerry work socks off to regain crown.(SPORT)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Byline: Cliona Foley 'STAR' by nickname, star by nature, and any remaining notions that Kieran Donaghy is just a beanpole basket-baller masquerading as a Gaelic player were well and truly nailed in Fitzgerald Stadium yesterday. It wasn't just the execution of ...
Cats toy with mice in final mismatch.(SPORT)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Byline: MARTIN BREHENY THE PA announcer instructed stewards to take up their end-of-match positions a few minutes from the close of yesterday's Leinster SHC final in Croke Park but he could actually have done it 10 minutes into an embarrassing mismatch. Once Willie ...
Maybe I'm not up to it: Meyler poses hard questions in wake of demolition derby.(SPORT)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Byline: Martin Breheny JOHN Meyler spared nobody, including himself, as he quarried deep into the debris of Wexford's worst Leinster final performance for years in an effort to locate some meaningful explanations. Wexford had been demolished early on by Kilkenny in ...
Kilkenny take little pleasure in hurling homicide.(SPORT)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Byline: VINCENT HOGAN ANOTHER busted flush of a Leinster final then, another great boulder lying across Wexford chests. It took Kilkenny maybe ten minutes to anoint them yesterday, the rest was red-faced soliloquy. People just mumbled to themselves, shuffling their ...
Pitiless mugging leaves Offaly fighting for life.(SPORT)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Byline: VINCENT HOGAN JOHN McINTYRE'S words came sparking from inside the dressing-room door like embers caught on a Halloween breeze. Every second counts in the slipstream of a traumatic event and, for Offaly's manager, this was desperate, urgent business. His young ...
Laois turn on the style to leave Model men looking for answers.(SPORT)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Byline: PADDY HICKEY IT was a virtual repeat of their anaemic first half performance against Longford, as Laois footballers had to rely on a much improved second-half display to see off a gutsy challenge from Wexford in this Leinster semi-final clash at Croke Park. ...
Bealin fury at ref decisions as Wexford miss the boat again.(SPORT)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Byline: Paddy Hickey WEXFORD football boss Paul Bealin yesterday lashed out at two decisions by referee Martin Sludden which he claimed cost his side the Leinster semi-final against Laois. The former star Dublin midfielder was furious at the disallowing by the Tyrone ...
Pless out to banish painful Fitzwilliam memories.(SPORT)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Byline: Paddy Hickey GREAT Dane Kristian Pless is gunning to emerge as top dog in the Shelbourne ATP Irish Open Challenger which gets under way at Fitzwilliam today. Twelve months ago, the Danish No 1 and world-ranked 79 lost in the final of the corresponding event ....
Harrington tees off drive to fund academies.(SPORT)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Byline: KARL MacGINTY IRISH Open champion Padraig Harrington is planning a massive, multi-million Euro investment in the future of golf in this country. Harrington's sights are firmly set on achieving an historic double in this week's Smurfit Kappa European Open at ...
Learning where to find shelter from the storm.(HEALTH & LIVING)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Byline: Eilish O'Regan Health Correspondent NEARLY four per cent of pregnant women are experiencing domestic abuse, according to research. The findings in a study of women in the Erinville and St Finbarr's maternity hospitals in Cork. The two units questioned women well into ...
Anti-ageing is in the pocket of beholders.(HEALTH & LIVING)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Byline: Rowena Walsh Beauty Editor WHEN IT comes to the number one problem area for anti-ageing, the eyes definitely do Finding the right eye one that really works for you, is almost as hard as trying to find that perfect pair of jeans. But it's worth just as much effort. ...
A brolly good day at the races.(NEWS)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Byline: Anne-Marie Walsh ONE minute, they were home and dry in the most stylish couple contest at the Budweiser Irish Derby. The next, winners Denise O'Dwyer and Mike Tonery were soaking wet. The rain poured on their parade as they were presented with a ...
Prisoner sues over 'inhuman treatment' in Mountjoy.(NEWS)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Byline: Dearbhail McDonald Legal Affairs Correspondent A PRISONER detained with 20 other men in a holding cell in the basement of Mountjoy Prison is suing the jail for damages. The prisoner, who has since been removed from Mountjoy and cannot be named for security ...
Warm tributes paid to 'energetic and articulate' farming leader.(NEWS)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Byline: Aideen Sheehan WARM tributes have been paid to former Irish Farmers Association (IFA) leader Joe Rea who died at the weekend after a short illness. Mr Rea who was aged 69, died at his home in Cahir, Co Tipperary, and will be remembered as an energetic and ...
Arrest follows EU100,000 blaze at HSE office.(NEWS)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Byline: Ralph Riegel GARDAI arrested a man yesterday in connection with a suspected arson attack on the offices of the Health Service Executive (South), which caused an estimated EU100,000 worth of damage. The blaze at the Victoria Cross head offices of the HSE in ...
Top clinic wins deal to build co-located hospitals.(NEWS)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Byline: Eilish O'Regan Health Correspondent THE board of the Health Service Executive (HSE) is expected to give the go-ahead this week for one private consortium to build three of the Government's eight controversial co-located hospitals. The Beacon Medical Group is ...
Sky's the limit as hidden costs levied by airlines drive up air fares by 37pc.(NEWS)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Byline: Aideen Sheehan Consumer Affairs Correspondent THERE'S no such thing as low-cost flying when it comes to all the hidden extras that airlines add to the basic price. A family of four will pay close to EU300 for their summer break in extra charges, duties and ...
Tourism chiefs predict another bumper year.(NEWS)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Byline: RALPH RIEGEL IRELAND is poised to shatter the eight-million overseas visitor target for the first time as tourism chiefs anticipate 2007 will be another bumper year. However, studies have shown that Ireland faces major future challenges to its single most profitable ...
Smoking curb includes sweet cigarettes.(NEWS)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Byline: LARISSA NOLAN CHILDREN'S confectionary treat ''sweet cigarettes'' have been banned for sale by the Office of Tobacco Control. The sweets, for so many years stacked beside the bubble gum and game cards in sweet shops all over the country, will no longer be ...
Students to get increased grants.(NEWS)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Byline: Clodagh Sheehy STUDENTS on maintenance grants are to get increases of up to 14pc from September, Education Minister Mary Hanafin has announced. More than 56,000 student who qualify for the maximum ordinary rate grant to attend higher and further education will ...
Irish students flock to college courses in Britain.(NEWS)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Byline: John Walshe Education Editor ALMOST 14,500 students from the Republic signed up for courses in British universities and colleges over the past five years. They include several hundred high-fliers who could not get into medicine, pharmacy or dentistry at home. ...
Squeeze on drivers as buses get clear quay run.(NEWS)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Byline: Treacy Hogan Environment Correspondent MOTORISTS will be even more tightly squeezed on Dublin's congested quays from next week. Traffic for cars and vans on the north quays will be reduced to one lane at key pinchpoints when a full new permanent bus lane is ...
Survivors still have magic that made them great.(NEWS)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Byline: JOHN MEAGHER PETE Townshend and Roger Daltrey could have long ago retired to stately piles and rested on their laurels. But the duo behind one of the greatest live bands in history seem to have little interest in retreating from the spotlight. But don't think ...
Travel agent offers disappointed Liverpool soccer fans a free Champions League game or a holiday in the sun.(NEWS)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Byline: AIDEEN SHEEHAN DISAPPOINTED Liverpool fans who travelled to Athens for the Champions League final but didn't get match tickets are to be given a free trip to their team's next Champions League match or a holiday in Portugal. Tour operator Bernie Travel is ...
New levy on plastic bags is 'no deterrent'.(NEWS)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Byline: TREACY HOGAN THE small rise in the charge for a plastic bag may not curb the revival in their use. The plastic bag levy rose from from 15c to 22c yesterday. However, the Irish Business Against Litter body (IBAL) warned that the increase should have been much ...
Garden tragedy as hoop snags clothes.(NEWS)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Byline: Edel Kennedy A YOUNG boy who died after his clothing became snagged on a basketball hoop, will be buried today. Ciaran Daly (10) lost his life following a tragic accident in his family's back garden last Friday. His mother was just yards away doing housework ...
Dealer fined EU500 for sale of 'clocked' used car.(NEWS)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Byline: Clodagh Sheehy THE first conviction for selling a 'clocked' car has been secured by a State agency against a Longford car dealer. The BMW car - a UK import - with a reading of 41,000 miles on the odometer had, in fact, travelled 80,000 miles, according to ...
A time for vigilance.(COMMENT)
Jul 02, 2007 ... THE terrorist attacks in London and Glasgow failed as much by chance as by the efforts of the security services. This stark fact must be faced not only in Britain, the present prime target of the fanatics, but in every country. Before and after the dreadful Tube bombings of July ...
Courting trouble when attempting jury duty.(FEATURES)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Byline: Ian O'Doherty It was at one of The Dubliner debates last week when publisher and debate chair Trevor White made a great point to the crowd. These Town Hall style debates, he said, were a vital way of citizens connecting and contributing to their community. ...
'GIRL POWER' HAS A WHOLE LOT TO ANSWER FOR . . .(FEATURES)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Byline: Ian O'Doherty So, with depressing inevitability, the Spice Girls reunion has been confirmed. This has led to the usual guff about a revival in the daft concept of 'Girl Power' and how the Spice Girls were an inspiration to all young women everywhere. ...
Tough protection for finance clients.(BUSINESS)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Byline: Charlie Weston Personal Finance Editor FINANCE firms could be fined up to EU5m, with directors disqualified if they breach the terms of the new Consumer Protection Code which came into force yesterday. Individuals in regulated firms also face the possibility ...
Stop this futile madness now.(SPORT)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Byline: Martin Breheny THE Leinster Hurling Championship is facing its most critical scrutiny for years after it whimpered through another embarrassingly one-sided final in Croke Park yesterday. Kilkenny demolished Wexford to rack up their ninth title in ten years, ...
Geraghty in serious bust-up at training.(SPORT)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Byline: Colm Keys GRAHAM GERAGHTY'S inter-county career is hanging in the balance again after a serious training ground bust-up over the weekend. Geraghty is not expected to be part of the Meath squad for next Saturday's All-Ireland football qualifier against Down in ...
Gillick gutted as false start shoots down Cork hopes.(SPORT)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Byline: Cliona Foley DAVID GILLICK will race in the IAAF Grand Prix in Zagreb on Wednesday night hoping a good performance will help him exorcise the mortifying memory of his disastrous false start at the Cork City Sports at the Mardyke on Saturday. Ireland's ...
Happiness the key to Soldier's fortunes, says Ballydoyle master.(SPORT)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Byline: SHANE SCANLON THE horse-whisperer explained it like only he can. Soldier Of Fortune was a "happy horse" since Epsom. That was why he won yesterday's Budweiser Irish Derby in a common canter. Not for the first time after a big race, Aidan O'Brien was the ...
CLYDESDALE RETURNS.(FARMING)
Jul 03, 2007 ... Byline: Caitriona Murphy ONCE a commonplace sight on any farm in Ireland, the Clydesdale horse was gradually supplanted by the tractor as the farmer's workhorse. In fact, the move towards mechanical workhorses saw many of these powerful animals slaughtered at factories, with the ...
EU14.5m starts the sugar deal rolling.(FARMING)
Jul 03, 2007 ... Byline: Declan O'Brien FARMERS will receive their first payment from the disputed EU sugar-reform compensation package later this week. Minister for Agriculture Mary Coughlan has confirmed that EU14.55m is to be paid to former sugar beet growers and contractors in the ...
Glanbia price up to 32.4c/litre.(FARMING)
Jul 03, 2007 ... Byline: Declan O'Brien THE UPWARD trend in milk prices has continued, with Glanbia announcing a 14.04c/gallon increase for June and July. This latest increase brings Glanbia's price for manufacturing milk to 32.4c/L ( VAT inclusive) or 147.28c/gal. ...
EU rejection of GM maize to cost EU30m.(FARMING)
Jul 03, 2007 ... Byline: Declan O'Brien THE DECISION by the EU to reject approval for the genetically modified maize crop Herculex will cost Irish farmers around EU30m, the Irish Grain and Feed Association (IGFA) has claimed. The GM maize had been expected to be cleared for usage last ...
Concrete threat to FWM grant payments.(FARMING)
Jul 03, 2007 ... Byline: Caitriona Murphy FARMERS investing in expensive farm buildings have been warned that they risk losing their grant if they do not use approved concrete suppliers. The latest figures from the Department of Agriculture show that 23,849 farmers have had their ...
Push for advance on SFP.(FARMING)
Jul 03, 2007 ... Byline: Caitriona Murphy MINISTER for Agriculture Mary Coughlan has written to the EU Commission to seek an advance of the single-farm payment on October 16 this year. In her letter, Minister Coughlan asked EU Agriculture Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel to consider ...
Stacking applications down again this year.(FARMING)
Jul 03, 2007 ... Byline: Declan O'Brien THE NUMBER of farmers applying to consolidate their single-farm payment into a smaller acreage has fallen for the third year in succession. While final figures were not available from the Department of Agriculture as we went to press, the ...
Progress made on Saudi beef markets.(FARMING)
Jul 03, 2007 ... Byline: Declan O'Brien THE REOPENING of the Saudi Arabian market for Irish beef was among the matters discussed when the Minister for Agriculture, Mary Coughlan, met a Saudi delegation last Thursday. The Saudi party was led by Dr Hashim Abdullah Yamani, who is ...
Ireland is lost in a maze over GM vote.(FARMING)
Jul 03, 2007 ... Byline: Declan O'Brien THE CONTROVERSY sparked by Ireland's abstention in the EU vote on the genetically-modified variety of maize called Her-culex may be a sign of things to come. The whole question of genetic modification (GM) is certainly divisive. Indeed, the ...
Quality is the key to good prices with plainer types difficult to sell.(FARMING)
Jul 03, 2007 ... Byline: Caitriona Murphy GOOD grass growth, combined with reducing numbers of cattle on offer, are bolstering the trade but plain types are more difficult to sell. Carnew mart had 630 cattle on offer on Saturday. Quality lots were in good demand with prices fully ...
A lively trade for most types and strong demand for store lambs.(FARMING)
Jul 03, 2007 ... Byline: Caitriona Murphy HEAVY lambs on offer at Ballinakill mart on Saturday sold for EU30-31 over the weight. Factory types sold for EU28-30 over the weight and stores sold for EU23-24 over. Fat ewes sold in the range of EU43-52/hd on the day. Carnew mart had a ...
Extension to leasing.(FARMING)
Jul 03, 2007 ... Byline: Caitriona Murphy MINISTER for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Mary Coughlan has announced an extension to the closing date for the first stage of the 2007/2008 Temporary Leasing Scheme. The closing date for applications to the scheme has been extended to ...
Sunk: EU200m cargo of smuggled cocaine.(FRONT PAGE)
Jul 03, 2007 ... Byline: Ralph Riegel AN audacious attempt to smuggle up to EU200m worth of cocaine was scuppered yesterday when a gang overloaded their dinghy with too many bales of the drug. Their bungling led to the biggest offshore drug haul in this country -depending on the ...
Report confirms great class divide.(FRONT PAGE)
Jul 03, 2007 ... Byline: John Walshe STUDENTS from poorer backgrounds are being locked out of the professions, a new report reveals. These students cannot compete with children from middle class and wealthy families at school. The new report confirms the great class divide ...
High roaming charges until August.(NEWS)
Jul 03, 2007 ... Byline: Aideen Sheehan Consumer Affairs Correspondent HOLIDAYMAKERS will still be hit with high roaming charges this summer despite a new EU price cap which came into force yesterday. The problem arises because companies have until the end of August to start charging ...
Treacherous coast acts as the gateway for drug smugglers.(NEWS)
Jul 03, 2007 ... Byline: Ralph Riegel PLASTIC wrapping left floating on the tide is often the only obvious sign that a drug ship has been successfully smuggled ashore. That and the sudden drop in the street price of cocaine in Dublin, Cork or Limerick. The treacherous and ...
CONTINUATION: Sunk: EU200m cargo of cocaine as two nearly drown in dinghy.(NEWS)
Jul 03, 2007 ... swim ashore and raised the alarm at an isolated farmhouse outside Goleen around 7am. He was suffering from acute hypothermia and was taken to Bantry general hospital. A rescue operation was immediately mounted by the Irish Coastguard and RNLI. The Waterford-based Sikorsky ...
Millions still being spent on discredited computer system.(NEWS)
Jul 03, 2007 ... Byline: Eilish O'Regan Health Correspondent UP TO EU32.4m of taxpayers' money has been spent on the controversial PPARS health payroll and personnel system since its national roll-out was put on hold two years ago. A report reviewing the beleaguered system is due to ...
Smear tests from US labs 'could be misread'.(NEWS)
Jul 03, 2007 ... Byline: Eilish O'Regan Health Correspondent DOCTORS are in danger of misreading some smear test results screened in US laboratories, with serious consequences for patients, it has been warned. Dr Shirley McQuade of the Dublin Well Woman Centre said the "translation ...
Fashion police probe 'garda' clothes sale.(NEWS)
Jul 03, 2007 ... Byline: Aideen Sheehan Consumer Affairs Correspondent THE Garda Siochana is to launch an investigation into the alleged misuse of the garda logo to sell caps, t-shirts and badges. The news follows revelations that 'garda' merchandise went on sale in Dublin and ...
Network of new M-way rest areas unveiled.(NEWS)
Jul 03, 2007 ... Byline: Treacy Hogan Environment Correspondent THE location of the 26 continental-style rest and service facilities promised for our motorways and dual-carriageways have been unveiled. The move is in response to growing safety concerns over truckers dozing off at the ...
Rachel 'likely to have been alive for hours' after attack.(NEWS)
Jul 03, 2007 ... Byline: Fergus Black RACHEL O'Reilly fought for her life as a series of heavy blows rained down on her head and arms, her murder trial heard yesterday. And after the violent and sustained attack, the mother of two could have lain unconscious for hours in her bedroom ...
Gardai found 30 areas of blood at crime scene.(NEWS)
Jul 03, 2007 ... Byline: Fergus Black UP to 30 areas of blood spattering were identified by garda technical experts at Rachel O'Reilly's home, the Central Criminal Court was told. Detective Garda Shane Henry from the ballistics section said the bedroom where Mrs O'Reilly was found ...
Accused said wife snappy with children, claims friend.(NEWS)
Jul 03, 2007 ... Byline: FERGUS BLACK A FRIEND of Joe O'Reilly's described yesterday how the murder-accused had revealed that he and his wife Rachel were "having problems". He also said Mr O'Reilly said Rachel had been "snappy" with the children and had been reported to social ...
She fought for her life but she hadn't a chance.(NEWS)
Jul 03, 2007 ... Byline: NICOLA ANDERSON ALL EYES were fixed firmly on Joe O'Reilly as he used his thumb to carefully wipe away a single teardrop. A terrible stillness had fallen on Courtroom Two with the cataloguing of how his late wife Rachel had met her death. In the ...
Poorer students locked out of top job spots.(NEWS)
Jul 03, 2007 ... Byline: John Walshe Education Editor STUDENTS from poorer backgrounds are effectively locked out of the professions because they cannot compete with children from middle class and wealthy families at school. A new report confirms the great class divide both in the ...
Wexford Opera boss to step down as dispute settled.(NEWS)
Jul 03, 2007 ... Byline: Ann O'Loughlin THE Chief Executive of Wexford Festival Opera is to step down from his post after just one year in the job. The move comes as a dispute between Michael Hunt and his employers has been settled at the High Court on terms that include an agreement ...
Mary Harney mourns death of mother at 84.(NEWS)
Jul 03, 2007 ... Byline: Fionnan Sheahan Political Correspondent HEALTH Minister Mary Harney is in mourning following the death of her mother after a long illness. Sarah Harney (84) died yesterday morning at the family home in south-west Dublin. She is survived by her ...
Post-election TDs pack their bags for 82-day holiday.(NEWS)
Jul 03, 2007 ... Byline: Senan Molony WEARY post-election TDs will break later this week for an uninterrupted 82-day summer holiday. This is just 10 days fewer than the Dail sits across the year. Backbenchers of all political hues were celebrating last night after it ...