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Ó Caoláin slams IBEC threat (Free article)
29 March 2001
The Irish Business and Employers Confederation stated on Monday that the 2% pay increase due to be paid to over half a million workers in the 26 Counties on 1 April is ``not automatic''. The statement drew an angry reaction from trade unionists, who said that failure to pay would signal the end of the Programme for Prosperity and Fairness.
Ecuadorian MP stopped at Heathrow en route to Dublin (Free article)
29 March 2001
Miguel Lluco, the first indigenous MP in Ecuador, who has been invited to speak at this year's Latin America Week, failed to arrive as planned on Sunday 25 March, at Dublin Airport. He was due to address the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Oireachtas this Wednesday, and several TDs were interested in meeting with him.
New resource centre for Monaghan (Free article)
29 March 2001
A family resource centre to cater for the social needs of the Monaghan town areas of Mullaghmatt and Cortolvin was launched on 23 March with the turning of the first sod by Cavan/Monaghan Sinn Féin TD Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin. The facility will cater for childcare, training, adult education, advisory and community support services.
Filipino nurses' Dickensian housing (Free article)
29 March 2001
An inquiry must be held into the reasons why 54 Filipino hospital staff working in Dublin were held in squalid conditions that breached safety regulations and ``violated their human dignity'', Dublin City Sinn Féin Councillor Christy Burke said on Wednesday, 28 March.
Security company detains disturbed children (Free article)
29 March 2001
Amazing revelations have come to light in the High Court this week concerning the detention of disturbed children by a private security firm, Secureways Ltd, at the behest of the Eastern Health Board.
Sligo Deputy Mayor criticised over speed ramps (Free article)
29 March 2001
Sligo Sinn Féin Councillor Arthur Gibbons has launched a scathing attack on the Deputy Mayor of Sligo, Fianna Fáil's Tommy Cummins, over his refusal to allow a motion allocating £3,500 of Cllr Gibbons' own personal council expenses to provide for the installation of a series of speed ramps in Cartron estate in Sligo.
Reformation Once Again (Free article)
5 April 2001
In 1968, when Bernadette Devlin came face to face with Ian Paisley, she told him that the Unionist state was unjust and unfair. Paisley, perhaps somewhat to her surprise, conceded her point, but then added: ``I would rather be British than fair.''
Are we out of touch? (Free article)
5 April 2001
Last Saturday, young people reproached the republican leadership. They asked them where they get off being so full of their opinions. Why don't they ask young people what they want? Why sometimes, are they not relevant to young people?
Ignorant, short-sighted and selfish (Free article)
5 April 2001
This is how Charles Secrett of Friends of the Earth International described George W. Bush this week following the US President's decision to renege on US commitments to tackle global warming.
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