The Mirror (London, England) back issues from March 2009:
JEALOUS EX RATTED ON TIGER GANG; EXCLUSIVE She tipped off gardai over EUR7.5m kidnap raid.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: By GARY ANDERSON, crime reporter A JILTED girlfriend ratted on the EUR7.5million tiger kidnap gang to get back at her ex-lover. The woman in her 20s gave gardai vital information just hours after Friday's heist at Bank of Ireland's Dublin HQ. One ...
JADE IN 999 OP DASH; Sick star in 'absolute agony'.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: By VICTORIA WARD JADE was rushed to hospital yesterday in agonising pain. The terminally ill Big Brother star was taken from a hospice by ambulance after begging for relief. She said: "I can't stand this any more. I'm in so much ...
WHO SAID THAT?(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... I don't worry about rivals. After all, there will never ...
CAN I SAVE IRELAND'S ECONOMY? YES I CAN; Cowen does an Obama and claims he is the man to lead country out of recession.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: BY DANIEL HICKEY BRIAN Cowen insisted yesterday he is the man to drag Ireland out of the economic abyss. Echoing Barack Obama, the Taoiseach said he could rebuild the nation. But he also had more bad news for hardpressed workers - hinting at ...
US drones kill Taliban; AROUND THE WORLD.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... MISSILES fired by US unmanned aircraft yesterday killed seven people close to Pakistan's border with Afghanistan. Two missiles hit ...
The Daily Mirror.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... The Daily Mirror is campaigning for justice for asbestos victims who ...
Shark preys on surfer, 15; AROUND THE WORLD.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... A SURFER has been attacked by a shark at a Sydney beach - the third attack in as many weeks. The 15-year-old boy suffered severe cuts ...
The Daily Mirror.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... The Daily Mirror is campaigning for justice for asbestos victims who deserve ...
TODAY ON Mirror.co.uk.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... WATCHMEN Win copies of interactive comic at: http://blogs.mirror.co.uk/blag-blog JIM SHELLEY Exclusive web reviews from our TV guru: mirror.co.uk/shelleyvision ...
Iran's nuke bomb fears; AROUND THE WORLD.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... IRAN has enough nuclear fuel to make a bomb, US Joint Chiefs of Staff Mike Mullen said yesterday. Mr Mullen said the nation's stockpile of ...
Spain goes to the polls; AROUND THE WORLD.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... POLLS were held in the Basque Country and Galicia yesterday - Spain's first political test since it hit recession last year. In the Basque ...
We will be doctoring the Tardis; TELEVISION EXCLUSIVE.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: by TOM BRYANT Showbiz Reporter THE Tardis is being completely redesigned in time for the arrival of the new Doctor Who. BBC bosses have given the green light to completely refit the interior for a radical new look. They will also improve the ...
I'd quit uni before final of challenge; ROW.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: By REBECCA EVANS A MEMBER of the winning team in University Challenge last night admitted he was no longer a student at the time of the final. But Sam Kay insisted he had done nothing wrong in helping Corpus Christi College Oxford to victory last week on BBC2 ....
I'd quit uni before final of challenge; ROW.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: By REBECCA EVANS AMEMBER of the winning team in University Challenge last night admitted he was no longer a student at the time of the final. But Sam Kay insisted he had done nothing wrong in helping Corpus Christi College, Oxford, to victory last week on ...
Star trek; EXCLUSIVE BARLOW ILL.. AND IT'S ONLY DAY ONE.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: BY TOM BRYANT SHOWBIZ REPORTER THEY'RE not exactly over-the-hill, but the nine celebrities climbing Mount Kilimanjaro look exhausted already. The struggle to keep up proved too much for Gary Barlow, who broke down in agony at the end of the first day of the ...
Star trek; EXCLUSIVE BARLOW ILL.. AND IT'S ONLY DAY ONE.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: BY TOM BRYANT SHOWBIZ REPORTER THEY'RE not exactly over the hill, but the nine celebrities climbing Mount Kilimanjaro look exhausted already. The struggle to keep up proved too much for Gary Barlow, who broke down in agony at the end of the first day of the ...
KIDS' COLD MEDICINES THAT WILL NOT WORK; New labels will warn of risks.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: BY TOM PARRY COUGH and cold remedies are to carry new health warnings for children - after researchers found they rarely work. Government advisers said yesterday that more than 60 over the-counter products should be marked as harmful for children under six ...
IRISHMAN DIES AS HE RUNS SPAIN MARATHON.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: BY MIRROR REPORTER AN Irishman collapsed and died while running the Barcelona marathon yesterday. Colin Dunne, 27, from Co Offaly, is thought to have suffered a heart attack yesterday morning. He collapsed 21 miles into the 26-mile race and died ...
ID CARD pounds 33M WINDFALL.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: By JAMES LYONS FINES of up to pounds 1,000 will be slapped on anyone who loses their identity card and fails to report it within a month, it was revealed yesterday. Then they will have to fork out an extra pounds 30 for a new one - pouring an estimated pounds ...
300 GIRLS TO GET FREE CANCER JAB.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... AROUND 300 schoolgirls are to be given the cervical cancer vaccination free of charge. A team of doctors in north Co Dublin have agreed to administer the shot - bought by a consortium of businessmen - for no cost. The initiative, led by Fine Gael TD Dr James Reilly, ...
Mandy 'out of touch' to call sell-off a vote-winner; MAIL.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: By JAMES LYONS Political Correspondent PETER Mandelson was accused of losing touch with reality yesterday for suggesting his Royal Mail sell-off could win Labour the next election. The Business Secretary claimed voters see the move as a key test of the ...
FAMILIES RELIVE KIDNAP TERROR; EUR7.5M BANK HEIST GARDAI RECOVER EUR4M AS NET CLOSES ON GANG.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: By GARY ANDERSON, Crime Reporter THE traumatised victims of the violent tiger kidnapping were being comforted by their families last night. Grandmother Joan Smith and her daughter Stephanie were staying with Joan's son Kevin while their own home in Kilteel, Co ...
DRIVER BOOBS.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... A WOMAN faces 180 days' jail after being seen breastfeeding a ...
'SOBBING, SHAKING, PETRIFIED ..SHE IS IN ABSOLUTE AGONY' Jade's 999 dash for emergency op to relieve pain.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: BY VICTORIA WARD WORRIED friends of Jade Goody told yesterday how she was rushed to hospital after agonising pains that left her weeping and trembling. Publicist Max Clifford said Jade had rung begging him to get her some help. He added: "Jade was absolutely ...
ROBBER PLANNED TO LIE LOW WITH NEW GIRL.. SO HIS EX RATTED ON HIM; EXCLUSIVE EUR7.5M BANK HEIST GARDAI RECOVER EUR4M AS NET CLOSES ON GANG.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: BY GARY ANDERSON CRIME REPORTER THE EUR7.5million Bank of Ireland tiger kidnap gang were betrayed by a spurned lover of one of the robbers, the Irish Daily Mirror can reveal. As gardai continued to investigate the horror raid a woman in her 20s, who had ...
'SOBBING, SHAKING, PETRIFIED ..SHE IS IN ABSOLUTE AGONY; Jade's 999 dash for emergency op to relieve pain.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: BY VICTORIA WARD WEEPING and trembling, desperately ill Jade Goody couldn't take any more of the agonising pain yesterday. After a frantic phone call, tearful Jade was helped into an ambulance by hospice staff then given a police escort to London's Royal ...
'SOBBING, SHAKING, PETRIFIED ..SHE IS IN ABSOLUTE AGONY' Jade's 999 dash for emergency op to relieve pain.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: BY VICTORIA WARD WORRIED friends of Jade Goody told yesterday how she was rushed to hospital after agonising pains that left her weeping and trembling. Publicist Max Clifford said Jade had rung begging him to get her some help. He added: "Jade was absolutely ...
Stories to help boys; Jade's 999 dash for emergency op to relieve pain.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... THE author of the book Jade is using to prepare her two sons for her tragic end said the story should help them understand their grief is normal. Susan Varley wrote Badger's Parting Gifts when her grandmother died, basing it on her own thoughts and feelings. It tells ...
Forensic experts in hunt for clues; EUR7.5M BANK HEIST GARDAI RECOVER EUR4M AS NET CLOSES ON GANG.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: By GARY ANDERSON, Crime Reporter FORENSIC experts continued to search a house yesterday in connection with the tiger kidnapping. Garda Technical Bureau officers sealed off the residence in a quiet cul-de-sac at Great Western Villas in Phibsboro, Dublin, after ...
Tweed in trial plea; Jade's 999 dash for emergency op to relieve pain.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... THE trial of Jade Goody's husband Jack Tweed may be postponed because of her deteriorating health. Jade, who married Tweed at an Essex church last Sunday, was back to hospital last night. Tweed is accused of assaulting a cabbie but it is believed his lawyer will ask ...
HARMAN: I'LL USE LAW TO BLOCK FRED'S CASH; She vows to cut pounds 693k deal.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: BY JAMES LYONS POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT SIR Fred "The Shred" Goodwin will have his massive pension docked, Harriet Harman vowed yesterday. The deputy Labour leader hinted that a new law could be passed to cut his pounds 693,000-a-year payments. She ...
I'LL PLAY GOLF WHEN I'M TOO OLD FOR SEX; EXCLUSIVE Dragon feels the heat after cheeky remark.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: BY DEMELZA de BURCA DRAGON'S Den star Gavin Duffy has been bombarded with complaints from his local golf club for saying he avoids the sport because he is sexually active. The entrepreneur was at the receiving end of some criticism from the County Louth Golf ...
PM AND OBAMA 'UNITED'.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: By JAMES LYONS, Political Correspondent GORDON Brown has invoked Britain's wartime alliance with America as he vowed to work with Barack Obama to end recession and help the world's poor. The Prime Minister will become the first European leader to visit the ...
HSE WHISTLE BLOWERS GET PROTECTION.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... WHISTLE blowers in the health service will be legally protected under new measures which came into force yesterday. Health care workers who lodge a complaint in good faith against a colleague will be shielded from being targeted in work and safeguarded from being sued. ...
Lloyds may revise pounds 120m bonus plan; CREDIT CRUNCH CRISIS.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... BOSSES at Lloyds Banking Group have been told to review their plans for pounds 120million worth of staff bonuses before the Government will protect their assets, it was said. UK Financial Investments, which manages the taxpayers' 43 per cent stake in the bank, is believed to ...
Jack takes it in his stride; IRISH DAILY Mirror BEST FOR WEEKEND TV.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: By NAOMI McELROY HE'S a caped crusader superstar - little Jack Lynch danced his way into the judge's and the voter's hearts to win last night's All Ireland Talent Show. The seven-year-old break-dancer from Waterford brought the house down with his routine, ...
Rates could drop again; CREDIT CRUNCH CRISIS.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... INTEREST rates look set to fall yet again this week as the Bank of England prepares to pump billions of pounds into the economy. Borrowing is tipped to hit a new record low of 0.5 per cent on Thursday - the sixth cut in a row. ...
Keating: I turned my nose at coke; SHOWBIZ.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: By DEMELZA de BURCA RONAN Keating has told how he has never been offered cocaine - despite his 15 years in the music industry. The Boyzone frontman, 32, said he would be interested to find out how such an approach would be made. He told the April ...
Asda checks out the web.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... SUPERMARKET giant Asda plans to boost online shopping to cash in on the cross-border stampede. Under the scheme, people in the Republic could slash their bills by ordering from stores in Northern Ireland. Shoppers have ...
Food prices still rocket; CREDIT CRUNCH CRISIS.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... FOOD prices continue to soar for hard-pressed families, despite a stream of promotional offers by supermarkets. The shopping basket index by trade magazine The Grocer yesterday showed retail prices were 1.3 per cent ...
Food scare Heston to re-open; FOOD.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... TOP chef Heston Blumenthal hope store-open his restaurant The Fat Duck on Wednesday following a food poisoning scare. The multi-award winning restaurant has been closed since Tuesday after up to 40 people complained of food poisoning after dining there. However, Mr ...
GERMAN PAEDO HELD ON CHILDREN'S WARD; EXCLUSIVE Police swoop on perv working as NHS nurse.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: BY DON MACKAY A GERMAN pervert convicted of sexually abusing young boys has been arrested while working as a children's nurse in a UK hospital. Lars Gellner, 37, fled Cambodia before he could stand trial for a series of sick attacks on the boys, aged 12 to 19 ....
'SOBBING, SHAKING, PETRIFIED ..SHE IS IN ABSOLUTE AGONY' Jade's 999 dash for emergency op to relieve pain.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: BY VICTORIA WARD WORRIED friends of Jade Goody told yesterday how she was rushed to hospital after agonising pains that left her weeping and trembling. Publicist Max Clifford said Jade had rung begging him to get her some help. He added: "Jade was absolutely ...
TWO TEENS QUIZZED AFTER DEATH OF SECURITY GUARD; Tragic worker dealing with 'attempted theft'.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: BY VICTORIA McMAHON TWO teenagers held by a security guard were being questioned over his sudden death last night. The man was escorting the pair after being told they attempted to steal bags of sweets from a Toymaster store. But moments later the guard was ...
Britney's Reddy for anything.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... ROLL out the red carpet ... Britney Spears is heading back on the road with her Circus tour. Looking fabulous in a scarlet top and swirly skirt, the 27-year-old flew into McComb airport in Mississippi yesterday ...
VOICE OF THE DAILY Mirror: A working class curse.(Leaders)
Mar 02, 2009 ... THE ticking timebomb that is deadly asbestos must no longer be ignored by those in authority. Today's chilling disclosure that deaths will top 200,000, with fatalities not peaking until 2025, demands a powerful response. Victims of mesothelioma and asbestosrelated ...
'Drink milk to prevent Alzheimer's' STUDY.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... DRINKING two glasses of milk a day could help protect against Alzheimer's disease, a study has suggested. Scientists found milk is one of the best sources of vitamin B12, though to reduce brain damage that can lead to dementia. Researchers at Oxford ...
VOICE OF THE DAILY Mirror: Border farce.(Leaders)
Mar 02, 2009 ... THE worrying case of the convicted paedophile found working as a children's nurse in an NHS hospital raises serious issues. German Lars Gellner evaded checks in getting his North London job despite a 10-year sentence ...
Minister reveals EUR2m aid to Gaza; POLITICS.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... THE Government yesterday pledged to donate s2million in humanitarian aid to Gaza. Foreign Affairs Minister Micheal Martin said the cash injection will fund assistance, recovery and reconstruction in the conflict-hit region. He is due to attend a reconstruction ...
VOICE OF THE DAILY Mirror: Tatt's sick!(Leaders)
Mar 02, 2009 ... TO tattoo a cat is sickening and we implore all pet owners ...
Vitamin is crucial for mum-to-be; RESEARCH.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... A STUDY shows women must have vitamin B12 before getting pregnant, or risk their babies having birth defects. The study, of 1,200 Irish women, found those with the lowest amount of vitamin B12 were five times more likely to have a baby with brain or spine problems. ...
THE DUST OF DEATH; Exclusive DAILY Mirror INVESTIGATES the shocking epidemic of asbestos cancers 6,000 to die each year Public health 'disaster' Site staff most at risk ASBESTOS TIMEBOMB DAILY Mirror CAMPAIGN.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: BY EMILY COOK and MARK SWAIN THE horror of one of Britain's deadliest imports is about to be unleashed on those unwittingly exposed to its dangers. Deaths from asbestos-related diseases could reach at least 200,000 - and many of the victims will not even be ...
Pull the wool over my thighs.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... BRAZILIAN model Angelica looks like a fox, not a wolf, in sheep's clothing wearing this dress by Irish knitware designer Tim ...
THE DUST OF DEATH; Exclusive DAILY Mirror INVESTIGATES the shocking epidemic of asbestos cancers 6,000 to die each year dUlster 'asbestos capital' dSite staff most at risk ASBESTOS TIMEBOMB DAILY Mirror CAMPAIGN.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: BY EMILY COOK and MARK SWAIN THE horror of one of the UK's deadliest imports is about to be unleashed on those unwittingly exposed to its dangers. Deaths from asbestos-related diseases could reach at least 200,000 - and many of the victims will not even be ...
AS IRELAND STRUGGLES THROUGH THE WORST RECESSION EVER, THE CENTRAL BANK SPENDS EUR8M ON NEW OFFICES; Waste of money 1.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: BY NAOIMI McELROY THE Central Bank and Financial Regulator are spending EUR8million of taxpayers' cash on new offices. We're in the middle of the worst recession ever, but they're still wasting public money on the multi-million euro offices in Dublin's ...
EUR20M CHILD BENEFIT; Waste of money 2.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: BY NAOMI McELROY I RISH taxpayers last year forked out EUR20million in child benefit for kids living abroad, and next year it could be twice as much. Under EU law, foreign nationals living in Ireland whose children live in other EU countries are still entitled ...
'IT WAS LIKE A FOG' the shocking epidemic of asbestos cancers.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... TONY Rima can only manage a short walk to the paper shop before he is left out of breath. The ex-railway worker, 65, used to lead a fit and active life but last year he had a nagging pain in his chest and decided to go to the doctor. He was told he had mesothelioma - ...
TERROR AS KNIFE THUG ROBS SHOP; CCTV reveals menace on our streets.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: BY MAEVE QUIGLEY A MASKED robber threatens two terrified supermarket staff with a huge butcher's knife in a scene becoming more common every day. These CCTV images from a robbery in Co Louth show that armed crime is on the rise in Ireland. And ...
Scientists target wrong C.diff toxin; DISCOVERY.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... SCIENTISTS battling the hospital bug Clostridium difficile have spent decades aiming at the wrong target, it was revealed yesterday. A study by Australian and US scientists found researchers have focused on the wrong illness-inducing toxin released by ...
Hotel group call for urgent action; TOURISM.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... HOTELIERS yesterday called for urgent Government action to boost the economy and visitor numbers. The Irish Hotels Federation said the tourism and hotel industry was facing one of the most difficult economic environments in decades. ...
IRISH DAILY Mirror COMMENT: Actions not brave words are needed.(Leaders)
Mar 02, 2009 ... BRIAN Cowen made the first impressive speech we've heard about the economy at the weekend's Fianna Fail love-in. He may not be in Barack Obama territory when it comes to stirring rhetoric but he made it clear he recognises the depth of the hole we are in and expressed a sound ...
Pat on the back for US business mission.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: By IAN GRAHAM STORMONT leaders are to beat a path to the White House for Barack Obama's first St Patrick's Day celebrations. But First Minister Peter Robinson and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness are not just going to party in Washington. ...
IRISH DAILY Mirror COMMENT: Law must be allowed to act.(Leaders)
Mar 02, 2009 ... THE rules governing tiger raids need to be urgently tightened up. Friday's staggering heist clearly called into question the need for proper procedures to be followed. The over-riding factor in the minds of the bank staff involved was the safety ...
Every day's a battle to get more work; MOVIE STAR GERALDINE'S JOB PUSH.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: BY VICTORIA McMAHON SHE shared the screen with movie heroes Clint Eastwood and Sly Stallone but Northern Ireland star Geraldine Hughes is still a jobbing actress. Geraldine, who can currently be seen in Eastwood's blockbuster Gran Torino, said unless you are ...
IRISH DAILY Mirror COMMENT: Boyz a good un.(Leaders)
Mar 02, 2009 ... WONDERS will never cease. Ronan Keating has never flung TVs out of windows, nor has he been offered cocaine. And ...