Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland) back issues from January 2008:
Ennis and Noone ready to rumble in Dakar's rough and tumble rally.
Jan 02, 2008 ... Ennis and Noone ready to rumble in Dakar's rough and tumble rally "A bloody race of irresponsibility, where the trail of blood grows longer from year to year." -- L'Osservatore Romano THE Vatican's view of business in the Dakar Rally has never been open ...
BREAKTHROUGHYEAR.
Jan 02, 2008 ... BREAKTHROUGH YEAR Harrington finally grabs his first Major, McIlroy holds his own among the big boys, but there's no stopping Tiger as he chases Nicklaus' record, writes Liam Kelly JANUARY Vijay Singh (43) wins The Mercedes Benz Championship in ...
LADIES GOLF IN 2007.
Jan 02, 2008 ... LADIES GOLF IN 2007 APRIL Gillian O'Leary of Cork GC wins the Munster Ladies Championship at Douglas ... Marian Riordan wins the Cork Scratch Cup, while her mother, Mary, wins the Munster Junior Championship ... 12-year-old Leona Maguire is the first Irish player to ...
McGee in line for Davis Cup spot.
Jan 02, 2008 ... McGee in line for Davis Cup spot JAMES McGEE has put major pressure on John McGahon for a place on Ireland's Davis Cup team after coming up trumps in the National Indoor Championships for the first time. Following a series of fine performances on the ITF Futures ...
Well Run provides timely boost for Meade.
Jan 02, 2008 ... Well Run provides timely boost for Meade CHAMPION trainer Noel Meade was relieved to saddle just his second winner from a plentiful supply of runners in the past week when Paul Carberry's persistence paid off aboard Well Run at Fairyhouse yesterday. Restricted to ...
Timely Best return to bolster Irish bid.
Jan 02, 2008 ... Timely Best return to bolster Irish bid RORY BEST is expected to be fit for the start of the Six Nations on February 2. The Ulster hooker and captain injured his ankle in the 29-0 loss to Leinster on St Stephen's Day and reports said he was likely to miss the ...
TOUCHLINES YEAR.
Jan 02, 2008 ... TOUCHLINES YEAR A sideways look back at the Oval Office in 2007 BEST MATCHES 2007 1. Ireland 43 England 13 -- It's all been said. The history, the occasion, the respect and the hammering. 2. Australia 10 England 12 -- You did not have to be ...
Kaitlyn wins race to be the first baby born in 2008.
Jan 02, 2008 ... Kaitlyn wins race to be the first baby born in 2008 'The nurses had the TV on at the New Year countdown to make sure they had the proper time' Breda Heffernan, Olivia Kelleher and Anne Lucey THE titanic struggle between arch rivals Cork and ...
Life-saving lung operation gave grateful mother-of-two 'her second chance'.
Jan 02, 2008 ... Life-saving lung operation gave grateful mother-of-two 'her second chance' MARY O'Connor had eight weeks to live. She had resigned herself to the fact that she was going to die and had begun to turn her mind to organising her own funeral. The mother-of-two ...
Transplant team records 100pc lung success rate Surgeon calls for new donor laws.
Jan 02, 2008 ... Transplant team records 100pc lung success rate Surgeon calls for new donor laws AN Irish hospital has recorded a 100pc success rate for its specialist lung transplant service, far exceeding the international average of 76pc. The centre at Dublin's Mater ...
Garda car kills teen New Year reveller.
Jan 02, 2008 ... Garda car kills teen New Year reveller Ombudsman launches probe into accident Anne-Marie Walsh THE Garda Ombudsman Commission has launched an investigation following the death of a teenager who was struck by a garda car. Philip Hogarty has ...
Cost making smokers quit.
Jan 02, 2008 ... Cost making smokers quit ALMOST one third of smokers will try to kick the habit this month, spurred mainly by the rising cost of cigarettes. But many would find it easier to go through childbirth than to kick their nicotine habit, according to a new survey. ...
Blushing Greens to finally get blueprint.
Jan 02, 2008 ... Blushing Greens to finally get blueprint THE GREENS are finally to get a full glossy publication of their first Programme for Government. The document, setting out the legislative and other aims of the coalition in the years ahead, has not been officially published ...
'Good citizens' project set to feature in new Leaving subject.
Jan 02, 2008 ... 'Good citizens' project set to feature in new Leaving subject LEAVING Certificate students of the future could gain valuable CAO points by being good citizens. Plans for a proposed new senior cycle subject, Politics and Society, include awarding 20pc of marks for ...
Experts astounded by scale of Bronze Age ring fort.
Jan 02, 2008 ... Experts astounded by scale of Bronze Age ring fort A LONG-neglected ring fort is now promising to help rewrite Bronze Age history in Ireland. The ring or hill fort -- outside Innishannon on the Cork-Bandon road -- has been known about for more than a century. ...
Nation of texters sees in New Year.
Jan 02, 2008 ... Nation of texters sees in New Year FORGET linking arms for a rousing chorus of 'Auld Lang Syne', millions of people saw in the New Year feverishly texting their nearest and dearest on their mobile phones. As if further proof were needed that we have fast become a ...
Greens urged to do tax u-turn.
Jan 02, 2008 ... Greens urged to do tax u-turn Opponents claim new proposals will favour gas guzzlers ENVIRONMENT Minister John Gormley is coming under intense pressure to change parts of the new-car tax system as thousands of motorists face a costly buying dilemma. The ...
One-in-10 truck drivers risking accidents by 'tailgating'.
Jan 02, 2008 ... One-in-10 truck drivers risking accidents by 'tailgating' MORE than one-in-10 truck drivers are putting other motorists at risk by driving dangerously close to them. A new study has found 10pc of lorry drivers are guilty of "tailgating" -- driving much too close to ...
U-turn urged on Greens' car tax.
Jan 02, 2008 ... U-turn urged on Greens' car tax ENVIRONMENT Minister John Gormley faces pressure to change elements of the new-car tax system motorists face a potentially costly buying dilemma. The Green Party has been accused of going against the spirit of the whole new system by ...
Gardai hold teen in killing probe.
Jan 02, 2008 ... Gardai hold teen in killing probe A SIXTH person has been arrested for questioning in relation to the brutal killing of a 29- year-old man who was attacked in the early hours of St Stephen's Day. Darren McKeown (29) suffered serious head injuries in the assault at ...
Huge gas tanks ready for bird cull.
Jan 02, 2008 ... Huge gas tanks ready for bird cull TWO road tankers full of gas are on permanent standby to kill thousands of birds if the lethal H5N1 strain of avian flu is found here. However the Department of Agriculture has declined to give the cost of having the tankers on ...
Teenager dies in garda car tragedy.
Jan 02, 2008 ... Teenager dies in garda car tragedy The Garda Ombudsman Commission has launched an investigation. Philip, a talented chess player from Tallaght, died in hospital where he had been on life support since he was struck on the Blessington Road. The 19-year-old, ...
Lives put at risk as A&E crisis worsens.
Jan 02, 2008 ... Lives put at risk as A&E crisis worsens Top casualty doctor accuses HSE supremo of 'ignorance' WAITING times at A&E hospital departments have worsened -- despite a high-profile Government pledge to cut delays to a maximum of 12 hours. This revelation ...
Last year one of safest on roads in decades.
Jan 02, 2008 ... Last year one of safest on roads in decades Treacy Hogan Environment Correspondent THE NUMBER of road deaths last year was down by almost one third on the figures for 10 years ago. Road deaths dropped by 30pc in the period 1997 to 2007 according to the ...
Revenue not aware of 'gifts' when issuing cert.
Jan 02, 2008 ... Revenue not aware of 'gifts' when issuing cert TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern obtained a tax clearance cert in 2002 at a time when the Revenue Commissioners were apparently unaware of his receipt of various 'dig-outs', 'gifts' and 'loans'. Last night pressure intensified on ...
Landmark legaldecision a concernfor Taoiseach.
Jan 02, 2008 ... Landmark legal decision a concern for Taoiseach A LANDMARK decision late last year will be a cause of concern for Bertie Ahern today as questions are raised about how the Taoiseach managed to formally declare himself tax-compliant in 2002. ...
'Tis the season to be grumpy.
Jan 03, 2008 ... 'Tis the season to be grumpy I ventured to my gym for the first time in yonks the other day. I don't go all that much -- certainly not as much as I should if I'm to get my money's worth -- but one of the things that comforts me about the place is how sparsely attended it is ....
Data chief to probe civil service leaks.
Jan 03, 2008 ... Data chief to probe civil service leaks THE Data Commissioner is launching an unprecedented probe into abuses by civil servants suspected of illegally leaking sensitive information about private citizens. The move comes in the wake of an Irish Independent ...
Explosive start to 2008 Tour for Boo.
Jan 03, 2008 ... Explosive start to 2008 Tour for Boo BOO WEEKLEY today joins 30 other elite Tour professionals in firing off the first shots of the 2008 golf season in the United States. Yet country boy Boo's love of hunting very nearly earned him a spell in jail instead of a tee ...
Probe reveals new asylum seeker scam.
Jan 03, 2008 ... Probe reveals new asylum seeker scam Border dodgers using information packs to evade immigration checks MANY bogus asylum applicants are arriving here armed with an information pack on how to beat the system. An investigation into asylum seeker abuses has ...
A&E overcrowding robs patients of dignity - study.
Jan 03, 2008 ... A&E overcrowding robs patients of dignity - study Most believe shortage of beds is causing long delays ONE quarter of the patients who spent an average of 17 hours in the overcrowded emergency department of a major hospital felt their dignity or privacy was violated. ...
FG urges public forum to reform Dail and Seanad.
Jan 03, 2008 ... FG urges public forum to reform Dail and Seanad A National forum on reform of the Dail and Seanad -- similar to the Forum on Europe -- is now needed, the main opposition party maintained yesterday, as TDs and senators continued to bask in a marathon Christmas lay-off. ...
Tullow Oil shares fall as Uganda pressure mounts.
Jan 03, 2008 ... Tullow Oil shares fall as Uganda pressure mounts SHARES in Tullow Oil slipped back on the Dublin market yesterday despite a renewed surge in crude oil prices after reports that it is coming under pressure to build a new oil refinery in Uganda. Tulllow was last month ...
Shock for savers as AIB cuts its rate by 3.1pc.
Jan 03, 2008 ... Shock for savers as AIB cuts its rate by 3.1pc SAVERS got a shock yesterday when it emerged AIB had slashed the rate it pays on its regular saver account from 7.1pc to just 4pc. The country's biggest bank admitted that around 300,000 people had opened regular saver ...
Rehab Recycle push to 'bank' our 20m festive wine bottles.
Jan 03, 2008 ... Rehab Recycle push to 'bank' our 20m festive wine bottles ARCHAEOLOGISTS in future generations will be left in no doubt about our drinking habits in 2007 if many of the estimated 20 million bottles of wine emptied over Christmas are dumped in landfills and excavated. ...
Cityjet faces probe after Air France-KLM takeover.
Jan 03, 2008 ... Cityjet faces probe after Air France-KLM takeover Cityjet's operations at London City Airport are to be investigated by the Office of Fair Trading in the UK,after the announcement that parent company Air France-KLM is buying VLM Airlines. Air France/KLM has announced ...
An icy New Year as cold snap hits.
Jan 03, 2008 ... An icy New Year as cold snap hits THE New Year is about to clamp an icy grip on the country. Met Eireann last night forecast a day or two of blistering cold winds and a slump in temperatures to as low as -6C tonight. And don't expect much of a reprieve as ...
Manufacturing outlook sees first fall since 2003.
Jan 03, 2008 ... Manufacturing outlook sees first fall since 2003 December slowdown in orders blamed on competition from lower-cost rivals LAST month saw the first fall in Irish manufacturing business conditions for more than four years, according to the latest survey of purchasing ...
UK rate cut forecast as sterling slides again.
Jan 03, 2008 ... UK rate cut forecast as sterling slides again STERLING and the dollar both fell heavily against the euro yesterday, weighed down by poor manufacturing surveys and fears of inflation as oil hit $100 a barrel. Sterling traded down to 74.53p against the euro, taking the ...
Fyffes splash out to enter the US melon market.
Jan 03, 2008 ... Fyffes splash out to enter the US melon market Fyffes said in a statement that it has entered the US winter melon business by investing in a number of independent companies, including farming operations in Honduras and Guatemala and the acquisition of 60pc of Sol Group Marketing ...
One rape or sex assault each day over Christmas.
Jan 03, 2008 ... One rape or sex assault each day over Christmas AN AVERAGE of one woman was raped or sexually assaulted every day over Christmas. It also emerged that one woman had to travel for 10 hours to Dublin because there was no one available to do a forensic examination in the ...
Prison inmates facing 'chair' in smuggling crackdown.
Jan 03, 2008 ... Prison inmates facing 'chair' in smuggling crackdown Tom Brady Security Editor 'THE Boss' is coming to crack down on smuggling drugs and weapons into prison. The body orifice security scanner -- known as 'the Boss' -- looks a little like an electric chair ...
Locals welcome inquiry into family's tragic deaths.
Jan 03, 2008 ... Locals welcome inquiry into family's tragic deaths NEIGHBOURS of a tragic family found dead in Wexford last year have spoken of their hope that an inquiry will finally bring 'closure' for their relatives. Monageer residents welcomed news last night that an independent ...
Last year was hottest in history but Arctic chill spells a cool 2008.
Jan 03, 2008 ... Last year was hottest in history but Arctic chill spells a cool 2008 Allison Bray WINTER will hit with a vengeance today, with blistering cold winds bringing an Arctic chill across much of the country. As Met Eireann revealed yesterday that 2007 was one of ...
State's website on EU treaty 'biased'.
Jan 03, 2008 ... State's website on EU treaty 'biased' THE GOVERNMENT was accused last night of using a website to provide biased "referendum information" on the EU treaty. Following a Supreme Court ruling, the State is bound to observe a strictly neutral stance in offering referendum ...
Price spiral fears as oil breaches $100 mark.
Jan 03, 2008 ... Price spiral fears as oil breaches $100 mark Warning of hikes in petrol, heating, food and air tickets OIL prices surged past the $100 a barrel mark for the first time in history yesterday, sparking concerns of a price spiral. The landmark figure means ...
Blackrock admits MRSA outbreak.
Jan 03, 2008 ... Blackrock admits MRSA outbreak THE prestigious Blackrock Clinic has admitted to an outbreak of MRSA early last year but denied the superbug killed one of its patients. The top private hospital is being blamed for the death of an elderly man less than a fortnight after ...
SSIA holders forgot form to claim their 25pc top-up.
Jan 03, 2008 ... SSIA holders forgot form to claim their 25pc top-up Edel Kennedy THE long years of putting money into individual SSIAs was supposed to result in the Government adding 25pc to the total after five years. All people had to do at the end of the saving period ...
ok composer.
Jan 04, 2008 ... ok composer Radiohead had a fantastic 2007, releasing one of the year's finest albums in In Rainbows, as well as stunning the industry with the novel way in which they released it. The band's guitarist Jonny Greenwood has been a busy bee over the past 12 months with ...
Britton comes indoors to measure strength and speed.
Jan 04, 2008 ... Britton comes indoors to measure strength and speed SHE may be best known for her cross-country exploits but Wicklow star Fionnuala Britton looks set to make an unexpected appearance at the Woodies DIY National Indoor Championships this month. Her coach, Pat Diskin, ...
Cutting outpatient figures 'not viable'.
Jan 04, 2008 ... Cutting outpatient figures 'not viable' Plans by hospitals to reduce the number of outpatient visits by 300,000 this year will not be possible because of a lack of senior doctors, the Irish Hospital Consultants Association (IHCA) claimed yesterday in response to the blueprint ...
O'Driscoll and Hogan back as Leinster bid toto consolidate top spot.
Jan 04, 2008 ... O'Driscoll and Hogan back as Leinster bid toto consolidate top spot LEINSTER have been boosted by the return of captain Brian O'Driscoll and second row Trevor Hogan as they look to consolidate their position as Magners League leaders with victory over the Ospreys at the RDS ...
Woman loses job dismissal case against ex-partner.
Jan 04, 2008 ... Woman loses job dismissal case against ex-partner A woman who claimed her partner sacked her after she discovered he was cheating has spoken of her "extreme disappointment" after a tribunal dismissed her case. Yvonne Donnelly (45) admitted that she cannot go through ...
Nationwide recycling plan for batteries charges up.
Jan 04, 2008 ... Nationwide recycling plan for batteries charges up WE'LL soon be able to easily recycle our batteries, one of the biggest toxic pollutants. A new nationwide used-battery recycling scheme is being introduced from next September. There will be free drop-off ...
U2 OPT FOR 3D AND IT'S GOING TO BE EVEN BETTER THAN THE REAL THING.
Jan 04, 2008 ... U2 OPT FOR 3D AND IT'S GOING TO BE EVEN BETTER THAN THE REAL THING TWENTY years after their ground-breaking black-and-white movie 'Rattle and Hum' was released, U2 are planning to take a huge technological leap into what has been hailed as a unique cinematic event. ...
Payout bill for cancer scandal 'to cost '10m'.
Jan 04, 2008 ... Payout bill for cancer scandal 'to cost '10m' Only misdiagnosed women can claim compensation The Portlaoise Hospital cancer scandal could end up costing the State around '10m in compensation payouts -- but only women who were misdiagnosed would be eligible to claim, ...
Paddy Power's EC bid to overturn internet ban.
Jan 04, 2008 ... Paddy Power's EC bid to overturn internet ban BOOKMAKER Paddy Power is looking to the European Commission to overturn a decision by the German Federal States to impose a ban on internet gaming in a bid to protect the monopoly held by the state-run lottery on internet gaming. ...
Out with the old . . . in with cold.
Jan 04, 2008 ... Out with the old . . . in with cold It's little comfort as we escape european battering but outlook remains bleak THE good news is that we've escaped the battering that mainland Europe has been forced to endure. The bad news is that the current wet, chilly ...
Fears for European growth as report reveals US crude oil stockpiles slide.
Jan 04, 2008 ... Fears for European growth as report reveals US crude oil stockpiles slide OIL prices again traded above the $100 per barrel mark yesterday after a US government report showed a steep slide in crude oil stocks in the world's biggest energy consumer. The surge in oil ...
Exports to US drop 7pc in 2007 wiping off '1.1bn.
Jan 04, 2008 ... Exports to US drop 7pc in 2007 wiping off '1.1bn New figures show computer hardware exports continued a long-term decline The weakness of the dollar knocked 7pc from the value of Irish exports to the US in 2007, according to new figures from the Irish Exporters ...
Digicel faces wireless war as phone giant enters market.
Jan 04, 2008 ... Digicel faces wireless war as phone giant enters market Digicel, Denis O'Brien's Caribbean mobile operation, is facing a wireless war following plans by Latin American phone giant America Movil to ramp up its presence in the region. Mobile operator Movil is owned by ...
Tax '1.25bn short of target.
Jan 04, 2008 ... Tax '1.25bn short of target THE public finances finished last year in line with Budget Day estimates but there were ominous signs that the economy has been slowing in the last months of 2007. According to the latest Exchequer returns, tax revenues of '47.25bn were ...
Robert's killer to start new life abroad.
Jan 04, 2008 ... Robert's killer to start new life abroad O'Donoghue will walk free after serving three years in prison THE killer of schoolboy Robert Holohan will walk free from prison in just 12 days to begin a new life abroad. Confirmation of Wayne O'Donoghue's release ...
New figures show surge in numbers killed at work.
Jan 04, 2008 ... New figures show surge in numbers killed at work THERE has been an alarming increase in the number of people killed at work. Figures from the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) show that, 67 people were killed in workplace accidents in 2007, an increase of 17 over the ...
Keep an 'i' on this.
Jan 05, 2008 ... Keep an 'i' on this I was delighted to get a recent exclusive Irish drive in this. The Mitsubishi 'i' car was on loan here for a few days from its UK distributor. They have been testing its feasibility for some time, and the 300 models they tried in Britain sold out in a flash. ...