Friday, September 03 2010

Breaking News

Labour's McManus to quit Dail seat (09:43)

Labour TD Liz McManus as announced she will quit the Dail at the next election.

Fyffes half-year profits down 28% (09:38)

A banana glut and rising costs have cut first-half profits of tropical fruits distributor Fyffes by almost a third.

Indonesian volcano erupts again (09:08)

A volcano in Indonesia which had been quiet for four centuries has shot a new burst of hot ash around 10,000 feet in the air.

Fyffes half-year profits down 28% (08:53)

A banana glut and rising costs have cut first-half profits of tropical fruits distributor Fyffes by almost a third.

Gulf oil disaster costs BP £5.2bn (08:48)

Oil giant BP has said that the cost of tackling the Gulf of Mexico disaster had risen to 8 billion US dollars (£5.2 billion) so far.

Tax probe Hogan cleared to leave Oz (08:48)

Actor Paul Hogan, star of the Crocodile Dundee movie trilogy, has been cleared to return home to the US after he was barred last month from leaving Australia because of a disputed tax bill, his lawyer has said.

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In Pictures

  • Daniel concert Eileen Davey and Mary O'Flaherty, Charlestown, pictured at Daniel O'Donnell in TF Royal Theatre Castlebar.
  • Declan (front in yellow shirt) pictured with his fellow competitors on the Gobi March.
  • Singer James Kilbane centre with some of his fans at the Hospice fundraising Barbeque in Ballymote.

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