Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland) back issues from February 2008:
biting at success.
Feb 01, 2008 ... biting at success Getting the seal of approval from David Byrne is always a covetable accolade. The former Talking Head has enthused about everyone from Arcade Fire to Clap Your Hands Say Yeah in recent years. Funnily enough, he tends to rave about acts that have a distinct ...
Aer Lingus' '20m cost-cutting talks at 'delicate stage'.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Aer Lingus' '20m cost-cutting talks at 'delicate stage' UNIONS and management at Aer Lingus resumed talks yesterday on a '20m cost-cutting plan at the airline. The talks follow last week's warning by the company to cabin crew and pilots that they would have to forego ...
Refugee group warns against detention plan.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Refugee group warns against detention plan PLANS to imprison asylum seekers in detention centres according to their nationality throws up "dangerous resonances from the past", human rights groups have warned. The spectre of deporting asylum seekers according to their ...
Pink elephant in room means our goose is cooked.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Pink elephant in room means our goose is cooked PICK a number between six and 10. Take away five and multiply the result by three. Take that number and square it. Add the digits together (ie 144, 1+4+4 = 9), then subtract four, multiply by two and subtract six. ...
Heffernan camping out to boost Beijing bid.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Heffernan camping out to boost Beijing bid ONE OF Ireland's best Olympic hopes, race-walker Robbie Heffernan, is taking to living in a tent in Cork in the coming weeks in a bid to maximise his potential for Beijing. The teak-tough Togher man, who finished an ...
Mulvihill ends an era of dramatic change.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Mulvihill ends an era of dramatic change Nothing encapsulated the great makeover experienced during his time in office than the backdrop to Liam Mulvihill's final press briefing in box 660 yesterday as director-general of the country's largest sporting organisation. ...
Parisse -- Italy can upset 'cunning' Irish.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Parisse -- Italy can upset 'cunning' Irish SERGIO PARISSE seems to have been around for years but the 48-times capped Italian No 8 and captain is still only 24. Tomorrow will be Parisse's sixth time playing Ireland and he has never tasted victory, claiming that the ...
Board's Brownerejection leavesMayo rudderless.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Board's Browne rejection leaves Mayo rudderless The Mayo ladies football team will be without a team manager for the defence of their NFL crown which begins at home against Tyrone on Sunday, WRITES COLM KEYS. A County Board meeting defeated a ...
Horgan, Quinlan in puzzling roles.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Horgan, Quinlan in puzzling roles THERE a couple of baffling selections in the Ireland A team to face England Saxons in Leicester tonight (7.35). Shane Horgan and Alan Quinlan are live contenders for meaningful roles in Ireland's Six Nations campaign but both must ...
Hayden leaves heart at home for club switch.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Hayden leaves heart at home for club switch AFTER months of speculation Carlow's 2007 Player of the Year Derek Hayden has applied for a club transfer into neighbouring Laois but he is not moving county allegiances. Leinster Council have received his application to ...
Time not on Cork's side, says Mulvey.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Time not on Cork's side, says Mulvey The warring parties from Cork have been warned that time is running out fast to settle their three month old dispute. With the GAA unofficially giving Cork until early next week to make it clear if they are going to participate in ...
Just one in 100 drivers going for greener cars.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Just one in 100 drivers going for greener cars So much for the green revolution. New figures show just one in 100 Irish motorists has a car running on greener fuels. Some 180,872 privately-owned cars were driven out of showrooms around the country last year, but only ...
Prison to investigate lock-down mistake.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Prison to investigate lock-down mistake Staff at Castlerea prison are to seek an investigation by the Health and Safety Authority after gates inside the jail failed to open for 45 minutes yesterday. The unexpected lock-down took place when a computer crashed and the ...
Fed Cup side face uphill battle after second loss.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Fed Cup side face uphill battle after second loss IT'S a backs-to-the-wall situation for the Irish Fed Cup team after their second defeat on the trot in Estonia. Following on the opening day's 2-1 defeat by Lithuania, Garry Cahill's charges lost by a similar margin to ...
Wrap up well -- because the worst of winter is yet to come.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Wrap up well -- because the worst of winter is yet to come TEMPERATURES are forecast to plummet tonight, with one of the coldest nights of the winter expected. Strong northerly winds contributed to falling temperatures yesterday, and this is expected to continue today ...
Number of new homes falls 42pc in year.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Number of new homes falls 42pc in year THE housebuilding slump is hitting every county in Ireland, with the biggest drop in new homes recorded at 82pc in Longford, official government figures reveal. Counties recording the highest falls in the number of new homes ...
Solicitor fees forconveyancing gothrough the roof.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Solicitor fees for conveyancing go through the roof IRELAND is now the fifth most expensive country of 20 European states for conveyancing. A new EU report also reveals it is twice as expensive to have conveyancing carried out here than it is ...
It's sunny side up as firm toasts success.
Feb 01, 2008 ... It's sunny side up as firm toasts success Sunshine Juice, a Carlow-based producer of fresh juices and smoothies, has won the Ulster Bank Invoice Finance/Irish Independent Business Achiever for 2007. As well as juices and smoothies, the company also produces fruit ...
Rising inflation makes ECB reluctant to cut interest rates.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Rising inflation makes ECB reluctant to cut interest rates Bank in 'difficult' position amid slump in European consumer and executive confidence A combination of accelerated inflation and a slump in consumer and executive confidence has created a dilemma for the ...
Irish output up despite increase in labour costs.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Irish output up despite increase in labour costs IRELAND maintained its international competitiveness in the services sector in the past year, while high productivity saw it making gains on other economies, according to figures from the OECD. Labour costs per unit of ...
NIB target SME market with drop in overdraft rate.
Feb 01, 2008 ... NIB target SME market with drop in overdraft rate NIB yesterday cut its overdraft rate for SMEs by one-third to 6.75pc in a move designed to allow the bank compete aggressively for business in the SME market. The bank also said it would give SMEs free access to its ...
National Irish figures point to breakthrough.
Feb 01, 2008 ... National Irish figures point to breakthrough Profits increase to '28m as bank looks to leave the bad old days behind National Irish Bank, which for much of its recent history has been beleaguered by scandal and a fading market position, announced results yesterday ...
Cowen unveils write-downs for energy efficiency.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Cowen unveils write-downs for energy efficiency FINANCE Minister Brian Cowen yesterday announced new measures to allow companies investing in energy-efficient equipment to write down the total cost of the investment over one year. Although write-downs for equipment of ...
NME's top tips leave lots to Crib about.
Feb 01, 2008 ... NME's top tips leave lots to Crib about This time of year, the once mighty, but now ailing, music magazine the 'NME' organises a tour of bands it has tipped for greatness. Its track record is mixed -- it correctly identified the talents of Arctic Monkeys and Franz ...
Cardinal blocks access to abuse case files.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Cardinal blocks access to abuse case files CARDINAL Desmond Connell is challenging the production of files, claimed to have legal privilege, to a commission of investigation on the handling of complaints of child abuse against Dublin clergy, the High Court heard yesterday. ...
'1.8m blood bank safety system scrapped.
Feb 01, 2008 ... '1.8m blood bank safety system scrapped A new computer system which cost '1.8m, in a bid to improve safety and infection control at the country's blood bank, is to be abandoned. The Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS) said yesterday it was scrapping the system, ...
How the truth got lost between canon and civil law.
Feb 01, 2008 ... How the truth got lost between canon and civil law SIX years ago, anger at the Catholic Church's handling of clerical sex abuse reached a zenith when a damning documentary, 'Cardinal Secrets', was screened. 'Cardinal Secrets', which followed swiftly on the heels of ...
Ahern hits back in passport row.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Ahern hits back in passport row Taoiseach Bertie Ahern yesterday struck back against Fine Gael claims of links between his personal finances and helping to get a passport for the Manchester millionaire businessman. Mr Ahern took the sting out of the latest revelations ...
Cardinal defends Catholic schooling in 'free society'.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Cardinal defends Catholic schooling in 'free society' Katherine Donnelly Cardinal Sean Brady went on the offensive yesterday in support of Catholic education in an increasingly multicultural Ireland. The Primate of All Ireland and Archbishop of Armagh said ...
Male teachers are no longer an endangered species.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Male teachers are no longer an endangered species John Walshe Education Editor THAT once threatened species -- the male primary school teacher -- is making a comeback. Latest figures show that the percentage of men studying for the Bachelor of Education ...
Cash shortage sends primary schools deep into the redCall to end capitation grant system.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Cash shortage sends primary schools deep into the redCall to end capitation grant system PRIMARY schools are "in the red" to the tune of '23,000 on average due to lack of Government funding. State grants cover only half of a school's day-to-day costs and they can ...
Cut-price cigarette imports fuel Poles'heavy habit.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Cut-price cigarette imports fuel Poles' heavy habit Immigrants smoke more here than those at home Polish people living here are smoking at an "alarming" rate -- far higher than the Irish or their countrymen back home. Cheap cigarettes brought in ...
How bedtime stories turned into a twisted nightmare tale.
Feb 01, 2008 ... How bedtime stories turned into a twisted nightmare tale HE didn't just rob them of the major things like their trust, their innocence, their childhood and their future. He also stole away the precious little moments too. The sleepy contentment of a bedtime story, ...
Autistic boy takes class fight to court.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Autistic boy takes class fight to court THE mother of an autistic boy, who has been unable to obtain a secondary school place for almost two years, is taking court action against the State. She has commenced High Court proceedings to require the State provide him ...
Cardinal is accused of cover-up on abuse files.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Cardinal is accused of cover-up on abuse files Prelates clash over access to paedophile priest documents THE Catholic hierarchy was plunged into crisis last night as two of the country's senior prelates clashed over the publication of confidential Church files. ...
Bertie strikes back at FG's claims over casino pledge.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Bertie strikes back at FG's claims over casino pledge TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern yesterday struck back against Fine Gael claims of links between his personal finances and helping to get a passport for a millionaire businessman. Mr Ahern took the sting out of the latest ...
Safe-sex drive gets boost as condom prices lowered.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Safe-sex drive gets boost as condom prices lowered THE price of a packet of condoms is set to fall following a Government decision to cut the VAT rate on non-oral contraceptives from 21pc to 13.5pc. Finance Minister Brian Cowen announced the move after years of ...
HSE accused of a huge cull of medical card lists.
Feb 01, 2008 ... HSE accused of a huge cull of medical card lists VULNERABLE patients are being "systematically deleted" from the Government's medical card scheme. The Irish Independent has learned that thousands of patients are being removed from the medical card list by the HSE ...
News titles scoop top award for recycling.
Feb 01, 2008 ... News titles scoop top award for recycling The National Newspapers of Ireland (NNI) organisation, of which the Irish Independent is a member, has received a prestigious award from the European Recovered Paper Council, for helping to improve the rate of paper recycling in Ireland ....
Blazing a trail.
Feb 02, 2008 ... Blazing a trail I find it amazing that a misleading phrase such as 'gas guzzling SUVs' can dig itself so deep into our consciousness and become a self-inflicting prophecy. Let's be honest. We love and hate SUVs, don't we? They represent one of our greatest ...
nISSAN X-TRAIL: pros and cons.
Feb 02, 2008 ... nISSAN X-TRAIL: pros and cons WHAT: Nissan X-Trail, mid-size SUV, 2-litre diesel (150bhp; 7.1 litres per 100 kms, C02 emissions of 188g/km). Current engine-based VRT rate is 30pc. From July 1, it will be in 28pc purchase-tax bracket, and '600 road tax band. Range includes ...
I know it's only January, but could this already be the...
Feb 02, 2008 ... I know it's only January, but could this already be the ... The story of a French paralytic who can only communicate by blinking his left eye does not, I admit, sound like the the most promising cinematic premise. And perhaps it was the near impossibility of turning the ...
Life in Cold Blood.
Feb 02, 2008 ... Life in Cold Blood Monday, BBC1, 9pm With a career spanning 54 years, Sir David Attenborough is one of the most celebrated broadcasters in the world, justly famous for his sprawling, spectacular and ground-breaking natural history programmes. At almost 82, ...
Strindberg's very Swedish sex scandal.
Feb 02, 2008 ... Strindberg's very Swedish sex scandal First things first, I hold my hands up -- I was wrong. In last week's Day & Night magazine, I wrote that Landmark Productions' presentation of August Strindberg's Miss Julie at the Project Theatre (www.project.ie) from next Monday was both ...
The Queen.
Feb 02, 2008 ... The Queen Wednesday, RTE1, 9.30pm Films get to television alarmingly quickly these days, and it seems like only yesterday this Stephen Frears drama was in the cinema. It was the autumn of 2006, and Helen Mirren was showered with Baftas and Oscars for her portrayal of ...
Lost.
Feb 02, 2008 ... Lost Monday, RTE2, 10pm Three series and 70-odd episodes later, the survivors of the ill-fated Oceanic Flight 815 are still lost -- as will you be if you haven't been keeping up with what's going on. RTE have managed to get this fourth series almost simultaneously ...
The Pressure Cooker.
Feb 02, 2008 ... The Pressure Cooker Monday, RTE1, 9.30pm Dylan McGrath of Mint Restaurant in Ranelagh was recently awarded a Michelin star, joining an elite of only five other Dublin restaurants. What's all the more astonishing is that McGrath has won this honour at the tender age ...
Ireland v Italy.
Feb 02, 2008 ... Ireland v Italy Today, RTE2, 2pm Just as we are recovering from the horror of watching our supposed wonder team implode at the World Cup, the Six Nations returns to fray our nerves still further. Still, at least it kicks off with what should be a comfortable enough ...
Marian and her charming man.
Feb 02, 2008 ... Marian and her charming man Proof copies of the new Marian Keyes novel, This Charming Man landed with a resounding thump in newspaper offices this week (it's almost 700 pages) and some people who have had a dip in say it could be her best yet. In the ...
'We foolishly thought the State would respond - but we know now that special- needs children are treated differently to other Irish children' Gemma O'Doherty meets the parents who could face '2m costs after this week's autism court case.
Feb 02, 2008 ... 'We foolishly thought the State would respond - but we know now that special- needs children are treated differently to other Irish children' Gemma O'Doherty meets the parents who could face '2m costs after this week's autism court case Mary Hanafin has never met the ...
Michelin man who's taking the heat out of the kitchen.
Feb 02, 2008 ... Michelin man who's taking the heat out of the kitchen John Meagher gets a taste of the good life with our latest starry chef On first impressions, there's something faintly disappointing about Oliver Dunne. I'm with the 30-year-old chef in his small, but perfectly ...
Welcome to the year of...
Feb 02, 2008 ... Welcome to the year of ... Recession chic They are the class that helped to make the Celtic Tiger great. They work hard, they pay their taxes because they have little choice, and flee the country whenever they have the chance of a glimmer of sunshine. They ...
Russell hoping Battlefront can shoot him up to century mark.
Feb 02, 2008 ... Russell hoping Battlefront can shoot him up to century mark RELENTLESS championship pace-setter Davy Russell, who enjoys a 10-winner lead over Ruby Walsh going to Fairyhouse this afternoon, could chalk up another career landmark at the Meath venue. While busier ...
Thousands cut off in phone line chaos.
Feb 02, 2008 ... Thousands cut off in phone line chaos COMMUNICATIONS chaos hit about 26,000 Eircom customers yesterday after a power surge left them without a telephone service for much of the day. TDs and Senators at Leinster House were among those unable to make or receive calls ...
Autistic teen wins the right to HSE support.
Feb 02, 2008 ... Autistic teen wins the right to HSE support A 15-YEAR-OLD autistic boy seeking education appropriate to his needs is to be given support services by the Health Service Executive under the part-settlement of a case his mother has taken in the High Court. Carmel Hiney, ...
Irish gloom snowballs as ice-cool hosts ensure relegation.
Feb 02, 2008 ... Irish gloom snowballs as ice-cool hosts ensure relegation THE snow arrived yesterday in Tallinn for the first time this week, and Ireland's Fed Cup survival hopes were buried underneath an avalance of thunderbolt and radar-like hitting by the host country. Garry ...
Fogarty hits out at rugby over 'ban'.
Feb 02, 2008 ... Fogarty hits out at rugby over 'ban' AS THE Six Nations kicks off at Croke Park today for the second year of the stadium loan, GAA presidential candidate Sean Fogarty has lashed Irish rugby for what he called its own version of "the ban" and said future use of HQ should be ...
Subprime lenders given three-month deadline for authorisation.
Feb 02, 2008 ... Subprime lenders given three-month deadline for authorisation SUBPRIME lenders have been told they have three months to apply to the Financial Regulator for authority to operate, under the terms of new legislation, which came into force yesterday. Firms that receive ...
Judge criticises 'draconian' laws on restrictions.
Feb 02, 2008 ... Judge criticises 'draconian' laws on restrictions THE Supreme Court yesterday criticised as "draconian'' laws on restriction orders against company directors. Mr Justice Adrian Hardiman made the criticism when he overturned a restriction order against a non-executive ...
Airtricity founder to set up a new wind energy firm.
Feb 02, 2008 ... Airtricity founder to set up a new wind energy firm Airtricity founder and former chief Eddie O'Connor is to establish a new wind energy firm. The company announced yesterday that he is to step down as head of the company following the agreement to sell the wind giant ...
Hospital pays out damages over baby death.
Feb 02, 2008 ... Hospital pays out damages over baby death Tim Healy A COUPLE were yesterday awarded substantial damages in the High Court over hospital treatment during the birth of their first child who was born with brain damage and died four months later. Sara and ...
Man breaks into jail for a quiet drink with his friend.
Feb 02, 2008 ... Man breaks into jail for a quiet drink with his friend PRISON officials are at the centre of a hugely embarrassing security blunder after a man broke into a prison to have a drink with a jailed friend. With a gift of a bottle of vodka in hand, he walked around the ...
Bank upbeat on economic growth.
Feb 02, 2008 ... Bank upbeat on economic growth The Central Bank yesterday gave an upbeat assessment of the economy's prospects. It did so, however, as it revised downwards its projections for economic growth. The bank said it expected the economy to grow by 3pc this year, after ...
Garda patrols increased amid fears of war over 'Viper' hit.
Feb 02, 2008 ... Garda patrols increased amid fears of war over 'Viper' hit GARDAI have stepped up surveillance on the key members of two feuding crime gangs in a bid to save lives. Senior officers fear that last weekend's assassination attempt on notorious underworld figure, Martin ...
After the snow, the thaw - but it will be wet, wet, wet.
Feb 02, 2008 ... After the snow, the thaw - but it will be wet, wet, wet Cold snap predicted to end after our rainiest and gloomiest January in 20 years THE good news is that the bitterly cold weather is set to abate this weekend. The bad news is that it will be replaced by rain. ...