2008-05-09T12:15:06+00:00
Gardaí raid 150 premises in Limerick region
IN POSSIBLY the biggest operation of its kind in the
history of the State, more than 250 gardaí searched 150
premises in the midwest yesterday as part of an investigation into
Limerick criminal gangs. The offices of a number of accountants and
solicitors were also visited.
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2008-05-09T12:15:06+00:00
McGuinness tells investment conference 'old days are
gone'
DEPUTY FIRST Minister Martin McGuinness proclaimed
what may prove to be the end of the Northern Ireland troubles when
he told an investment conference in Belfast yesterday: “The
old days are gone, the old days will never
return.”
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2008-05-09T12:15:06+00:00
Museum buys Harry Clarke piece at London auction of Irish
artworks
A SIGNIFICANT stained-glass work by the renowned Irish
artist Harry Clarke is to return to his native Dublin after it was
acquired by the National Museum of Ireland yesterday.
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2008-05-09T12:15:06+00:00
Motion defuses Ó Searcaigh row at Aosdána
THE EXPECTED row within Aosdána, arising from the
controversial documentary about poet Cathal Ó Searcaigh, was
defused yesterday when the annual general assembly agreed to a
motion endorsing the Arts Council’s child welfare protection
policy.
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2008-05-09T12:15:06+00:00
Ahern succeeds in court challenge to Mahon tribunal
FORMER TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern has won his High Court
challenge to the handling by the Mahon tribunal of aspects of its
inquiries into lodgements to Mr Ahern’s accounts when he was
minister for finance in 1993 and 1994.
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2008-05-09T12:15:06+00:00
Judgment speaks for itself, says Ahern
THERE WAS a sense of vindication evident in former
taoiseach Bertie Ahern’s brief reaction to winning his High
Court challenge against rulings made by the Mahon
tribunal.
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2008-05-09T12:15:06+00:00
Constitution defends both private citizens and public
representatives
ANALYSIS: The High Court has re-stated people's rights
before tribunals, writes Carol Coulter, Legal Affairs
Editor
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