Syriza leader says Greek people have given him mandate to end austeritySyriza leader says Greek people have given him mandate to end austerity
Kidneys sent abroad as Beaumont faces staff shortage Beaumont Hospital: It advertised jobs twice but no suitably qualified candidates applied. Consultants say the entry level of €109,000 is a major disincentive. Photograph: Eric Luke/The Irish Times
Dun Laoghaire bins worth €2.3m attract illegal dumpersBig Belly bin in Dalkey: they are fitted with solar-powered waste compactors which crush rubbish. Their large pull-down opening has been used by some residents to dump household rubbish. Photograph: Cyril Byrne/The Irish Times
The Edge’s first guitar to be sold at Dublin auction  Rock band U2, whose guitarist The Edge (second left) learned to play on the instrument being auctioned. Photograph: Brenda Fitzsimmons
Only two proposals for Constitution referendumColm O Gorman, Mary Murphy, Tom Arnold and Michael Mc Dowell at the Convention on the Constitution in February 2014. Photogaph: Cyril Byrne
Micheál Martin’s family history: from old IRA to the British armyMichéal Martin’s father Paddy in an Irish Army uniform
Energy bills could fall by up to €400 if firms passed on savingsA new report by Irish gas and electricity supplier Vayu Energy shows that consistently strong supplies and reduced demand across Europe have caused the Republic’s wholesale gas prices to fall 30 per cent year on year. Photograph: Sean Yong/Reuters
State rejected plan to mark 1916 with €12m tourism initiativeThe Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Heather Humphreys. The head of the centenary project, John Concannon, initially proposed to Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Ms Humphreys an “ambitious project of scale” closely modelled on The Gathering
Data concerns remain over postcodes and primary schoolsIreland’s Data Protection Commissioner, Helen Dixon
Dublin City Council owed almost €15.5 million in mortgage arrearsAlmost half of all homeowners who have mortgages with the Dublin City Council are in arrears, and half of those are behind in their payments for more than 12 months
Investors see scope for IAG bid on Aer Lingus to go higherMinister for Transport Paschal Donohoe said the Government would look at any offer for Aer Lingus from the perspective of its value and potential impact on the Republic’s links with the rest of the world. Photograph: Brenda Fitzsimons
Worries over €6.7m cost of merging Cork and Tralee ITsFine Gael TD John Deasy: ‘Nobody seems to know what is going on in these institutions.’ Photograph: Cyril Byrne
Paschal Donohoe declares shares in DiageoPaschal Donohoe: Declared Diageo shares. Photograph: Brenda Fitzsimons/The Irish Times

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