Article: Smallpox - Stockholm, Sweden, 1963.

Article: Lethal force should be legal if defending home, says law body
The Irish Times;  December 14, 2009 ;     660 words ... ... actions of the other person. The issue of whether a person could use lethal force in defending his or her home arose in the case of Co Mayo farmer Padraig Nally, of Funshinaugh Cross, Claremorris, Co Mayo, who shot dead John "Frog" Ward in October ...

Article: Ahern denies law is a 'licence to kill'
The Irish Times;  December 15, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... homeowner would clarify existing law. "Every case is decided by the judge and jury on its merits ... occupiers. Self-defence in the Nally-Ward case THE MOST high-profile recent Irish case where a citizen said he used lethal force in self ...

Article: Crackdown on welfare fraud to yield over [euro]500m
The Irish Times;  December 15, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... most cost-effective mechanism of reducing losses through fraud and error in social welfare schemes. In relation to pursuing perpetrators of social welfare fraud, the department has taken steps to prosecute about 380 cases so far this year.

Article: Semi-State salaries the next headache for Lenihan
The Irish Times;  December 15, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... and the Labour Relations Commission (LRC) actually have more influence on semi-State pay than the Government. And in some cases, these bodies are as willing to grant pay increases as pay cuts to State company workers. In October, the Labour Court ruled ...

Article: Woman's death could have been averted, medical expert tells ...
The Irish Times;  December 15, 2009 ;     499 words ... ... hospital 12 days after undergoing an abdominal hysterectomy at the Galway Clinic with a pelvic infection and a haematoma. Dr Bonnar questioned the type of medical procedure undertaken by Dr Hermann in this case. The hearing continues today.

Article: Former CIE executive awarded [euro]189,000
The Irish Times;  December 15, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... felt distressed, undervalued and intimidated with what has occurred since 2003 . . . and I can understand how this would be the case," said equality officer Orlaith Mannion in a ruling. In evidence to the tribunal, Ms Murphy said she was unfairly passed ...

Article: Priest who raped girl loses legal challenge
The Irish Times;  December 15, 2009 ;     458 words ... ... Criminal Appeal ruled yesterday that the case of Fr Daniel Doherty (49), Derriscleigh ... Lawyers for Doherty then sought to have the case referred to the Supreme Court on grounds ... were very specific to this "unusual case". The victim had made her allegations ...