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EVERY MORNING,TheJournal.ie brings you the nine stories you need to know as you kick off your day.
1. #ESB: The company’s pension fund is in a healthier condition than has been reported during the dispute between ESB and unions, the Sunday Business Post reports today with a shortfall last year of €78 million. The unions’ regularly cited figure of €1.7 billion is based on what would happen if the scheme was wound up.
2. #FLIGHTS: Services at airports in the UK and Ireland are expected to return to normal today after an air traffic control problem in the south of England caused delays and cancellations. A number of flights from Dublin to London have departed on time this morning.
3. #INVESTIGATION: Gardaí are investigating allegations by a whistleblower that a number of officers submitted fraudulent claims for overtime, subsistence and travel expenses, the Sunday Times reports.
4. #SYMPHYSIOTOMY: Survivors of symphysiotomy are expected to make a statement today after a meeting in Dublin to discuss talks with Minister Reilly and what can be expected from the proposed redress process.
5. #GILLIGAN: Gardaí believe an attempted hit on crime boss John Gilligan may have been ordered by John Cunningham – also known as ‘The Colonel’. It is believed that those responsible for the death of Eamon ‘the Don’ Dunne were involved, the Sunday World reports.
6. #JOIN THE PARTY: Fianna Fáil has been doing the rounds, attempting to lure a number of high-profile TDs, from former Fine Gael deputies like Peter Mathews to independents like Stephen Donnelly, into the party, The Irish Daily Mail reports.
7. #SPEED: Independent TD Clare Daly has called for the motorway speed limit in Ireland to be raised to 130km an hour. Transport Minister Leo Varadkar told her he has “no proposals to increase the current maximum speed limit on motorways”.
8. #MANDELA: South Africa is holding a ‘day of prayer’ today on the first day of a week of events paying tribute to Nelson Mandela. Several multi-faith services have been planned throughout the day, BBC reports.
9. #TENSION: South Korea has announced an expansion of its air defence zone that overlaps with one declared by China and covers a submerged rock disputed by the two countries, as tensions rise over territorial claims, AFP reports.
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Looking at that list-wish I stayed in bed!..:-)..
“the secretly general” shhh…it’s a secret ;)
No. 8 doesn’t refer to a country. I know it’s the US, but it’d be no harm to actually state it.
” there is no one more sorry than i am” sorry brian your wrong again, theres about 4 million people more ‘sorry’ than you are about irelands economic state. all of them irish citizens, some have lost members of their own families due to suicide , others have seen children and grandchildren leave these shores doubfull if they’ll ever return, people have lost their homes, and are STILL losing them to the greedy banks and financial institutions that YOU protected, there is little or no work for those who have lost their jobs and for those fortunate enough to be still in a job there are ‘extra’ charges and levies that see their income shrink before it hits their pockets. then there are all of those who reley on social welfare, the elderly, the disabled, the 1000′s of families who are struggling to put a decent meal on the table and are already worried sick about the forthcoming budget, fearfull of further cuts and price hikes in electricity and gas prices, fearfull of hikes in ‘carbon taxs’ (remember you introduced them along with your green party pals) pushing up the price of coal or briquettes, wondering if they will have to choose between putting on meal on the table or a fire in the grate.
but its not all doom and gloom,well not for you and your ilk anyway, you still have your very genorous ‘pension’ and you could always apply for a back to education grant, like you did a while back. its not SORRY you should be feeling brian it’s SHAME .
eric whats the story with the education grant did he actually apply and get it.
What has number 8 got to do with anything?? # strike???
I’m sure Cowen can be forgiven.
FF had policies in place that helped overheat the economy. And when people/economists shouted STOP Bertie told them to go and commit suicide. I wonder how many suicides since then have been connected to the financial crisis? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFBfkusf8R0
Suicide helpline ~ http://www.1life.ie/
And another thing, good to see democracy working in the House of Commons last night. As opposed to our crap system.
secretly general?
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