A spokesman for Ryanair has described as “paltry” the €4.73m it will receive in a dividend payment from Aer Lingus, despite the fact it will make more of a return than the Government. Aer Lingus announced yesterday it intends to pay a dividend in future years if the company makes an operating profit, so...
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RTÉ is to be fined €200,000 following what the BAI said were serious breaches of the Broadcasting Act 2009. The BAI Statement of findings and Anna Carragher’s full report on Mission to Prey were published this evening. The BAI found that the program was not fair in that it broadcast serious, damaging and untrue...
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The troubled husband Tiger Woods is now in danger of missing the cut at the Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte, but Rory McIlroy’s hopes of winning back the world number one spot remain very much alive. Woods — who last played the event two years ago, when he also bowed out after two days...
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Two sisters who also happen to be dance teachers and choreographers of Crystal Ice Dance Academy in Dundalk are to represent Ireland in the 2012 World HipHop Dance Championship. Emmanuella and Anita Salako from the Avenue Road, Dundalk will be competing in the HipHop Championship with their Dublin-based crew ‘So Little Crew’. ‘So Little...
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The FPM Accountants Summer league continued with its second road race, held on the Ardee to Dorians circuit. Once again, despite the bad weather, a field of almost 70 riders assembled and was split across six groups with 14 minutes separating those first off to the last group on the road. In a repeat...
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The owner of McGahon Architects will offer his services free of charge with all donations made going to the Simon Community Now Dundalk architect Frank McGahon of McGahon Architects has announced he’s about to open his door for a free hour of architectural advice – all in the name of charity. McGahon Architects are...
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Any woman who had received defective breast implants have been notified that they will not have to pay to have them removed and that removal surgeries will begin next month. In total about 1,500 Irish women have been affected by the French-made PIP implants which shockingly contained industrial grade silicon gel. Around 200 of...
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Norway’s sovereign wealth fund sold all its Irish and Portuguese government bonds after rejecting the Greek debt swap and warned that Europe faces considerable challenges. The fund, which also voted against Greece’s debt swap earlier this year, also reduced its holdings in Italy and Spain as part of a broader strategy to cut its...
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Young golfing star Rory McIlroy has earned a place on Britain’s The Sunday Times Sports Rich List 2012. The 23 year-old who is worth €13.53 came in at number 12 on the list following an increase in fortunes of some €4.9m since 2011. The list of 12 golfers is topped by Nick Faldo who...
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