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Monday 25 August 2014

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Drugs linked to over one third of homicide cases 

MORE than one third of homicide victims had drugs or medication in their system at the time of death, a study has found.

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Just thirteen students set out on road to priesthood

JUST 13 men on the island of Ireland have taken the step this year to begin studying for the priesthood.

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Independent teams up with Connacht

The Irish Independent is now the official newspaper to Connacht Rugby.

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Independent Scotland poses major threat to our economy

ECONOMISTS have warned there could be a significant 'medium to long-term' impact on the Irish economy if the Scottish referendum on independence is passed next month.

• Ex-pats want to keep union

Health

A&E ventilator that failed still in use one year later

AN A&E ventilator in a major Dublin hospital, which failed for up to seven minutes as doctors were resuscitating a woman who subsequently died, is still in use.

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Passengers of delayed jet spent night on ballroom floor

PLANE passengers had to spend the night on a hotel ballroom floor after their aircraft developed a technical problem.

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Nephew says thanks for POW's message home

IT WAS the wartime message from a British prisoner of war that never would have reached home if it had not been for the kindness of a stranger who found it in shreds on an Irish roadside.

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Record bid fails but Charlie's still a darling

THE weather played spoilsport with efforts to break the world record but still over 100 'Charlies' lined out in memory of their favourite comic.

Politics

Holiday home owners and landlords pay up €23m in tax amnesty

LANDLORDS and holiday property owners have paid over €23m in the second-home tax amnesty which runs out this week.

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Young sports stars scale new heights

KERRY beat Tipperary in hurling. Roscommon are the All-Ireland football champions. Meath won the soccer and Cavan triumphed in rounders.

Education

Average wage beyond our graduates

BUSINESS, IT and engineering students at the country's top colleges don't expect to earn even the average wage in their first job, according to a wide-ranging new survey of graduate expectations.

• 'I will get a job, but I want a good wage too'
• 'I'd expect €21k, with the hope of doubling it'

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Politics

Loyal garda watches over Reynolds for one last time

The loyal garda who watched over Albert Reynolds for 18 years was back on duty guarding the late former Taoiseach over the weekend.

'Give families €1,000 each to kickstart economies'

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Kathleen and Albert's song to be played at funeral

WHEN Albert Reynolds worked up the courage to ask beautiful young Kathleen...

Burton's kitchen cabinet on salary package of €500,000

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‘Albert Reynolds scolded me for not speaking up’

Public 'unsettled' by stolen data scandal - minister

Rail boss relents and cuts sun holiday short ahead of strike chaos

[TICON-A VIDEO] Fionnan Sheahan: Reynolds tribunal and court battles were always fraught

Courts

Lorry driver from Derry remanded following container death

A lorry driver has been remanded in custody after appearing in court in connection...

Four men appear in court following alleged pub row

FOUR men have appeared in court accused of violent disorder following an...

McKevitt bid for freedom dashed by Supreme Court

THE alleged Real IRA leader Michael McKevitt is facing a major setback in his bid...

Supreme Court orders re-arrest of criminal Eddie Ryan

The Supreme Court today issued a warrant for the...

Surprise as Dunne tries to drop US bankruptcy bid

Wife of developer Gerry Gannon wants answers on death of son

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Iraqi family who claimed lives in danger at home lose legal appeal for asylum

Gang member Christopher 'Git' Zambra died from internal injuries from shooting

Education

'I'd expect €21k, with the hope of doubling it'

AFTER crunching his numbers, Peter Lee believes there is a high probability he will secure a job with a top accounting firm when he graduates.

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School trousers with 50-inch waist go on sale to cater for obese pupils

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Points? College spot? Now for finding a place 
to live

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Students advised to sign short leases for renting homes

Unemployed parents to keep benefits when they get jobs

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The problem w ith the Junior Cert reform is that students m ay think teachers are biased

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