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by Daniel O'Carroll
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Danny Boy for July 2012
Tuesday, July 31, 2012 at 09:56 AM

Sean Quinn's nephew spotted at second GAA match – continues to evade arrest

The fugitive nephew of disgraced banking tycoon Seán Quinn has made his second public appearance over the weekend, being spotted once again at a GAA match.

Despite a High Court warrant having being issued for his arrest some ten days ago, and an unsuccessful 'manhunt' launched to ascertain his whereabouts, Peter Daragh Quinn looked relaxed and carefree when he was photographed by the Irish Independent attending a football fixture on Sunday.



Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at 09:26 AM

Irish health Minister Roisín Shorthall's anti-alcohol crusade: minimum pricing and ban on sports sponsorship could take effect this year

The Junior Minister with responsibility for health, Roisin Shorthall (Lab), is showing no signs of letting up on her battle to tackle Ireland's drink problem, with tough minimum pricing legislation now promised to come in as soon as this Fall.

The anti-sponsorhip proposals tabled by the Minister of State (non-Cabinet Minister) seek to impose a ruthless crackdown on drinks sponsorship for both sporting and cultural events, and have already reportedly provoked dissension from full Cabinet Ministers including Minister for Sport and Tourism, Leo Varadkar.



Monday, July 16, 2012 at 11:40 AM

Romanian meter-plunderers on the loose as Irish low-security prisons breeched again

Two Romanian brothers who escaped from what's been described as a low security part of Castlerea Prison are on the loose, prompting a nationwide search for the pair.

The meter-plunderers' escape is the second time this year that inmates have made a dash from detention facilities that certainly wouldn't give Alcatraz a run for its money: this April three escapees had to be re-captured after evading security personnel at an 'open prison', a kind of penal bed-and-breakfast where inmates are given a key to their own cells and trusted not to escape.



Monday, July 09, 2012 at 10:42 AM

'Project X' viral Facebook party in County Cavan stopped after police intervention - VIDEO


Irish police were forced to monitor a Co. Cavan teenager's Facebook page after an unintentional 'public' event led to a hundreds-strong crowd congregating around his house.

The panicked teenager was reportedly forced to cancel the social media fueled party after his parents informed him that a member of the police's drug unit had been in touch to inform them that possibly thousands of strangers were planning to throng the house in what had rapidly turned into a viral internet sensation.



Friday, July 06, 2012 at 08:19 AM

Eli Lilly boss confident about big pharma's future in Ireland

The CEO of one of the worlds biggest pharmaceutical giants says that he's confident about Ireland's future and points to the “quality” and “work ethic” of its young college grads as a key reason for that belief.






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