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    David Cochrane

    Posted 22nd February 2012 03:20 PM
    1. Categories:
    2. Media,
    3. Seanad Éireann

    Senator Norris claims media engaged in a vendetta against him 

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    Senator David Norris told the Seanad this afternoon that the media had engaged in a vendetta against him as a result of his work in favour of privacy and defamation laws.
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    by
    David Cochrane

    Posted 22nd February 2012 10:35 AM
    86 Comments
    1. Categories:
    2. Business & Economy

    State expects to raise €3bn through sale of parts of ESB, Bord Gais, Coillte and Aer Lingus 

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    Photograph: Mark Stedman/Photocall Ireland
    The Government have this morning confirmed that that it will obtain a "substantial reinvestment in the economy" through the sale of Bord Gais' energy business and ESB's electricity generation business. The state says it hopes to raise €3bn.
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    by
    David Cochrane

    Posted 21st February 2012 02:00 PM
    169 Comments
    1. Categories:
    2. Fine Gael

    Fine Gael remove whip from Darren Scully following "black african" comments 

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    Photograph: Fran Veale/Photocall Ireland
    A disciplinary committee from Fine Gael have decided to remove the whip from Kildare Councillor Darren Scully. The decision by the committee comes 3 months after Cllr Scully said he would no longer represent black Africans in Naas.
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    Posted 21st February 2012 01:05 PM
    1. Categories:
    2. Business & Economy

    Paypal to create "over 1000 jobs" over the next four years with new operations centre in Dundalk 

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    Photograph: Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland
    Online payments company PayPal has this afternoon confirmed that it will create 1000 jobs in Ireland with the opening of a new centre for the company to be based in Dundalk County Louth.
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    by
    David Cochrane

    Posted 20th February 2012 03:45 PM
    116 Comments
    1. Categories:
    2. Business & Economy,
    3. Environment

    109,569 have paid the household charge to date 

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    The body which runs the Household Charge website has this afternoon claimed that 109,569 households have paid the €100 household charge to date, less than 10% of the number of private households in the state.
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    by
    David Cochrane

    Posted 20th February 2012 11:30 AM
    52 Comments
    1. Categories:
    2. Business & Economy,
    3. Media

    NAMA claims there are efforts underway to spread "damaging and unfounded" stories about them 

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    Photograph: Mark Stedman/Photocall Ireland
    The National Asset Management Agency has branded as "inaccurate and misleading" an article in yesterday's Sunday Independent which claimed that a lack of urgency by NAMA almost resulted in Ireland losing out on an investment by Google in Ireland with the creation of 230 jobs.
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    by
    David Cochrane

    Posted 17th February 2012 12:10 PM
    103 Comments
    1. Categories:
    2. Foreign Affairs

    Chinese Vice President visiting Ireland this weekend 

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    Photo from Flickr
    The Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping visits Ireland from tomorrow (Saturday) until Monday, following a visit to the United States. Xi, who's widely expected to become the next President of China, has been consistently listed as one of the worlds most powerful people.
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