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BIG LOTTERY FUNDING BENEFITS SOUTH WEST VOLUNTARY GROUP.
February 28, 2006... (From Government News Network (Was Hermes-Government Press Releases)) ] BIG LOTTERY FUND 06-02-38 28 February 2006 BIG LOTTERY FUNDING BENEFITS SOUTH WEST VOLUNTARY GROUP The Council of Ethnic Minority Voluntary Sector Organisations...

WILTSHIRE GROUPS CELEBRATE BIG LOTTERY FUNDING.
February 28, 2006... (From Government News Network (Was Hermes-Government Press Releases)) ] BIG LOTTERY FUND 06-02-36 28 February 2006 WILTSHIRE GROUPS CELEBRATE BIG LOTTERY FUNDING Three Wiltshire based projects are today to share over GBP380,000 in...

TORBAY GROUPS WIN BIG GOOD CAUSE FUNDING.
February 28, 2006... (From Government News Network (Was Hermes-Government Press Releases)) ] BIG LOTTERY FUND 06-02-37 28 February 2006 TORBAY GROUPS WIN BIG GOOD CAUSE FUNDING Two Torbay projects are getting Lottery cash from the Big Lottery Fund as...

COVENTRY SCHEME FOR PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES.
February 28, 2006... (From Government News Network (Was Hermes-Government Press Releases)) ] BIG LOTTERY FUND 06-02-47 28 February 2006 LOTTERY BACKS COVENTRY SCHEME FOR PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES A new approach to integrating people with learning...

LOTTERY SUPPORT FOR MOTHERS COPING WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES.
February 28, 2006... (From Government News Network (Was Hermes-Government Press Releases)) ] BIG LOTTERY FUND 06-02-45 28 February 2006 LOTTERY SUPPORT FOR MOTHERS COPING WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES Mothers with learning disabilities who face challenges...

STAFFORD DYSLEXIA SUPPORT SCHEME SECURES LOTTERY BACKING.
February 28, 2006... (From Government News Network (Was Hermes-Government Press Releases)) ] BIG LOTTERY FUND 06-02-46 28 February 2006 STAFFORD DYSLEXIA SUPPORT SCHEME SECURES LOTTERY BACKING Support services for people with dyslexia and a scheme aimed...

LOTTERY BACKS WORCESTER AND HEREFORD FAMILY SUPPORT SCHEMES.
February 28, 2006... (From Government News Network (Was Hermes-Government Press Releases)) ] BIG LOTTERY FUND 06-02-48 28 February 2006 LOTTERY BACKS WORCESTER AND HEREFORD FAMILY SUPPORT SCHEMES Children dealing with family bereavement and children and...

HANTS VILLAGE CENTRE AND YOUTH SCHEME GET LOTTERY BACKING.
February 28, 2006... (From Government News Network (Was Hermes-Government Press Releases)) ] BIG LOTTERY FUND 06-02-43 28 February 2006 HANTS VILLAGE CENTRE AND YOUTH SCHEME GET LOTTERY BACKING Redeveloping a popular village centre and the expansion of a...

FUNDING DEVELOPS 'POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR' AMONG KENT YOUTH.
February 28, 2006... (From Government News Network (Was Hermes-Government Press Releases)) ] BIG LOTTERY FUND 06-02-44 28 February 2006 LOTTERY FUNDING DEVELOPS 'POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR' AMONG KENT YOUTH A scheme to improve the self-esteem and behaviour of...

BACKS SUSSEX SCHEME FOR CHILDREN EXPERIENCING VIOLENCE.
February 28, 2006... (From Government News Network (Was Hermes-Government Press Releases)) ] BIG LOTTERY FUND 06-02-41 28 February 2006 LOTTERY BACKS SUSSEX SCHEME FOR CHILDREN EXPERIENCING VIOLENCE Children who experience domestic violence and adults...

BIG LOTTERY FUND BACKS SLOUGH AGE CONCERN ADVOCACY SERVICE.
February 28, 2006... (From Government News Network (Was Hermes-Government Press Releases)) ] BIG LOTTERY FUND 06-02-42 28 February 2006 BIG LOTTERY FUND BACKS SLOUGH AGE CONCERN ADVOCACY SERVICE An advocacy service for vulnerable older people and a post...

BIG LOTTERY FUND BACKS CHESHIRE SHOPMOBILITY SCHEME EXPANSION.
February 28, 2006... (From Government News Network (Was Hermes-Government Press Releases)) ] BIG LOTTERY FUND 06-02-26 28 February 2006 BIG LOTTERY FUND BACKS CHESHIRE SHOPMOBILITY SCHEME EXPANSION CORRECTED COPY Disabled people using shopmobility...

BIG LOTTERY FUND SUPPORT FOR MERSEYSIDE TRAUMA GROUPS.
February 28, 2006... (From Government News Network (Was Hermes-Government Press Releases)) ] BIG LOTTERY FUND 06-02-24 28 February 2006 BIG LOTTERY FUND SUPPORT FOR MERSEYSIDE TRAUMA GROUPS CORRECTED COPY People facing the trauma of domestic...

AD CAMPAIGN URGES THE PUBLIC TO CALL A HALT TO TAX EVASION.
February 28, 2006... (From Government News Network (Was Hermes-Government Press Releases)) ] HM REVENUE AND CUSTOMS NAT 15/06 27 February 2006 TV AD CAMPAIGN URGES THE PUBLIC TO CALL A HALT TO TAX EVASION The first ever TV advertising campaign aimed at...

BIG LOTTERY FUND SUPPORT FOR MANCHESTER DISABILITIES GROUPS.
February 28, 2006... (From Government News Network (Was Hermes-Government Press Releases)) ] BIG LOTTERY FUND 06-02-25 28 February 2006 BIG LOTTERY FUND SUPPORT FOR MANCHESTER DISABILITIES GROUPS CORRECTED COPY People with disabilities who want to...

OFT HUNTS THE WEB FOR TRAPS ONLINE.
February 28, 2006... (From Government News Network (Was Hermes-Government Press Releases)) ] OFFICE OF FAIR TRADING 35/06 28 February 2006 OFT HUNTS THE WEB FOR TRAPS ONLINE TV 'Bad Girl' launches OFT internet sweep and web chat Claire King, star of...

MILITARY READINESS INCREASING.
February 28, 2006... (From Government News Network (Was Hermes-Government Press Releases)) ] MINISTRY OF DEFENCE 052/2006 27 February 2006 MILITARY READINESS INCREASING The Public Affairs Committee report into Military Readiness describes the MoD's...

GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO REPORT ON TACKLING CHILDHOOD OBESITY.
February 28, 2006... (From Government News Network (Was Hermes-Government Press Releases)) ] DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 2006/0077 28 February 2006 GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO REPORT ON TACKLING CHILDHOOD OBESITY Ministers from across government responded today to a...

BRISTOL COMMUNITY GROUPS WIN OUT WITH GBP650K OF FUNDING.
February 28, 2006... (From Government News Network (Was Hermes-Government Press Releases)) ] BIG LOTTERY FUND 06-02-28 28 February 2006 BRISTOL COMMUNITY GROUPS WIN OUT WITH GBP650K OF BIG LOTTERY FUNDING Four Bristol based projects have been awarded...

BATH & NORTH EAST SOMERSET GROUPS CELEBRATE LOTTERY FUNDING.
February 28, 2006... (From Government News Network (Was Hermes-Government Press Releases)) ] BIG LOTTERY FUND 06-02-27 28 February 2006 BATH & NORTH EAST SOMERSET GROUPS CELEBRATE LOTTERY FUNDING The Bath Ethnic Minority Senior Citizens Association and...

SEDGEMOOR REGENERATION PROJECT GIVEN BIG LOTTERY FUNDING.
February 28, 2006... (From Government News Network (Was Hermes-Government Press Releases)) ] BIG LOTTERY FUND 06-02-40 28 February 2006 SEDGEMOOR REGENERATION PROJECT GIVEN BIG LOTTERY FUNDING Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge Regeneration Partnership is to...

BIG LOTTERY FUND SUPPORT FOR SOUTH YORKS DISABILITIES GROUP.
February 28, 2006... (From Government News Network (Was Hermes-Government Press Releases)) ] BIG LOTTERY FUND 28 February 2006 BIG LOTTERY FUND SUPPORT FOR SOUTH YORKS DISABILITIES GROUP People with disabilities who want help to make changes in their...

FUND SUPPORT FOR NORTH YORKS VISUALLY IMPAIRED CHILDREN.
February 28, 2006... (From Government News Network (Was Hermes-Government Press Releases)) ] BIG LOTTERY FUND 06-02-23 28 February 2006 FUND SUPPORT FOR NORTH YORKS VISUALLY IMPAIRED CHILDREN Visually impaired children and their families and people with...

LOTTERY FUND BACKS EAST YORKS AND HULL COMMUNITY CENTRES.
February 28, 2006... (From Government News Network (Was Hermes-Government Press Releases)) ] BIG LOTTERY FUND 06-02-20 28 February 2006 LOTTERY FUND BACKS EAST YORKS AND HULL COMMUNITY CENTRES Two Humberside community centres are among projects that will...

BIG LOTTERY FUND SUPPORT FOR LEICESTERSHIRE RURAL GROUPS.
February 28, 2006... (From Government News Network (Was Hermes-Government Press Releases)) ] BIG LOTTERY FUND 06-02-17 28 February 2006 BIG LOTTERY FUND SUPPORT FOR LEICESTERSHIRE RURAL GROUPS A scheme to help rural community groups find funding and a...

LOTTERY FUNDING HELPS PROTECT DERBY BOYS FROM STREET VICE.
February 28, 2006... (From Government News Network (Was Hermes-Government Press Releases)) ] BIG LOTTERY FUND 06-02-16 28 February 2006 LOTTERY FUNDING HELPS PROTECT DERBY BOYS FROM STREET VICE Young men and boys at risk of sexual exploitation in...

BIG LOTTERY BACKING FOR WEST YORKSHIRE COMMUNITY GROUPS.
February 28, 2006... (From Government News Network (Was Hermes-Government Press Releases)) ] BIG LOTTERY FUND 06-02-21 28 February 2006 BIG LOTTERY BACKING FOR WEST YORKSHIRE COMMUNITY GROUPS People using community care services and those dealing with...

NORTHAMPTON FOREST SCHOOL BRANCHES OUT WITH LOTTERY BACKING.
February 28, 2006... (From Government News Network (Was Hermes-Government Press Releases)) ] BIG LOTTERY FUND 06-02-18 28 February 2006 NORTHAMPTON FOREST SCHOOL BRANCHES OUT WITH LOTTERY BACKING A forest school for young children and a benefits advisory...

LOTTERY BACKS LOCAL VOICE IN NOTTINGHAM REGENERATION SCHEME.
February 28, 2006... (From Government News Network (Was Hermes-Government Press Releases)) ] BIG LOTTERY FUND 06-02-19 28 February 2006 LOTTERY BACKS LOCAL VOICE IN NOTTINGHAM REGENERATION SCHEME A scheme to give people more say in regenerating their...

CORNISH GROUPS BENEFIT FROM BIG LOTTERY FUNDING.
February 28, 2006... (From Government News Network (Was Hermes-Government Press Releases)) ] BIG LOTTERY FUND 06-02-29 28 February 2006 CORNISH GROUPS BENEFIT FROM BIG LOTTERY FUNDING Four Cornish based projects are set to receive over half a million...

Oresund: Kallelse till arsstamma.
February 28, 2006... (From Hugin) Aktieagarna i Investment AB Oresund (publ) kallas harReuterstill arsstamma torsdagen den 30 mars 2006 klockan 16.30 ReutersOperaterrassen (lokal Rotundan), Karl XII:s torg i Stockholm Anmalan m.m. Aktieagare som vill deltaga...

Digital Ecosystems Corp. Appoints New Director.
February 28, 2006... (From Hugin) BELLINGHAM, WA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 02/28/2006 -- Digital Ecosystems Corp. ("Digital") (OTC BB: DGEO) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Anthony Keith Yeats to its Board of Directors. Dr. Yeats has participated in...

DIGITAL ECOSYSTEMS CORP. ERNENNT NEUEN DIREKTOR.
February 28, 2006... (From Hugin) BELLINGHAM, 28. Februar 2006 - Digital Ecosystems Corp. ("Digital") (ISIN US25385J2096/ WKN A0H02A) ist erfreut, die Aufnahme von Anthony Keith Yeats in das Board of Directors des Unternehmens bekannt zu geben. Dr. Yeats war...

Oil, gas futures fall sharply as concerns over Iran crisis ease.
February 28, 2006... (From Irish Independent) ENERGY futures prices fell sharply yesterday as concerns over Iran's nuclear ambitions eased with an announcement by the Islamic republic and Russia that they would establish a joint uranium enrichment venture....

Big Mac supplier loses battle with workers on rights.
February 28, 2006... (From Irish Independent) Gerald Flynn Industrial Correspondent A COMPANY which supplies all of the McDonald's 'fast-food' outlets in Ireland has been told by the Labour Court to improve its employment conditions after SIPTU...

Vodafone slides 3pc as write-offs touch GBP28bn.
February 28, 2006... (From Irish Independent) Ailish O'Hora SHARES in the world's biggest mobile operator Vodafone took a hammering yesterday and finished at their lowest since July 2003 at 113.75p, a 2.78pc drop on the day. The slump came...

IL fund gets 1m a week from investors.
February 28, 2006... (From Irish Independent) Cyril Hardiman IRISH Life is pulling in an average of circa 1m a week from Irish investors keen to share in the success of two of the world's fastest growth economies - India and China. The fund is...

Vodkas all round as Smirnoff goes back to the USSR.
February 28, 2006... (From Irish Independent) THE story of Smirnoff vodka took a new twist yesterday when it was re-united with the name of the legendary Smirnov family after a gap of nearly 90 years. Drinks giant Diageo has signed a joint venture with...

11850 owner Conduit is sold for 90m.
February 28, 2006... (From Irish Independent) Ailish O'Hora CONDUIT, the directory enquiries firm that runs the 11850 service in Ireland, has been sold for 90m to investment bank Investcorp and enquiries company InfoNXX. The deal means that...

News In Brief.
February 28, 2006... (From Irish Independent) Smart case is postponed A HIGH Court hearing on a case involving Smart Telecom and telecoms watchdog ComReg has been put off until Monday March 13. The move comes following a decision by ComReg to...

Cream liqueur slump hits C&C share price.
February 28, 2006... (From Irish Independent) Tom McEnaney SHARES in C&C fell by almost 3pc yesterday after the drinks group said that sales in its cream liqueur and soft drinks businesses were weaker than expected. Although early analysis of...

Aircraft register gets take-off light.
February 28, 2006... (From Irish Independent) Tom McEnaney A JOINT venture involving the Government and SITA, an international aviation technology company, has launched a service which allows financial institutions to register their interest in...

AGI puts on 18pc after two new listings.
February 28, 2006... (From Irish Independent) Jim Aughney AGI Therapeutics, the specialty pharmaceuticals company set up in 2001 by Dr John Devane of Elan Corp, is now valued at over 100m following its listing on the London and Dublin stock...

Ryans to fly down Mexico way on new Aerobus.
February 28, 2006... (From Irish Independent) Tom Lyons THE family of Tony Ryan have confirmed that they are taking a stake in a new Mexican low-fares airline called AeroBus. The Ryans, along with former GPA executive Maurice Mason of Kite...

Kick in the teeth won't stop free speech North or South.
February 28, 2006... (From Irish Independent) THIS society was put to a test on Saturday, and it failed, not catastrophically, not irremediably, but it failed nevertheless to guarantee the Constitutional right to free speech and the expression of political...

Just what you always thought, the Boss is mad.
February 28, 2006... (From Irish Independent) IMAGINE living with a lunatic. A psychotic bully implementing the law of the jungle with a mentality so skewed as to threaten the psychological health of all those around them. A heartless 'B' sublimely...

Pay talks still bogged down on key issue of cash.
February 28, 2006... (From Irish Independent) THE 'social partnership' talks are at the half-way stage without much sign of progress or agreement. Originally the main parties had set a target date for St Patrick's Day to reach agreement but the discussions...

The questions remain.
February 28, 2006... (From Irish Independent) TWO years ago, Dublin City Council planning officials drew up regulations to govern controversial marches in O'Connell Street. The project was abandoned following objections from civil liberties campaigners who...

Fastrack back to the bad old days.
February 28, 2006... (From Irish Independent) I listened to the radio with horror as events unfolded in Dublin last Saturday. Families Acting for Innocent Relatives (FAIR) and the "Love Ulster" tour had come to the capital and, as a republican, I support...

Food gives doctors head start in war on migraine.
February 28, 2006... (From Irish Independent) MANY migraine sufferers have long believed that their headaches are triggered by certain foods, with chocolate, cheese, citrus and red wine being among the usual suspects. A recent survey not only suggests...

Inequality and stereotyping the young people.
February 28, 2006... (From Irish Independent) The newly released report on 'Inequality and The Stereotyping of Young People' should be read and considered by every adult in the country. I have experienced first hand the type of discrimination outlined...

Coat trailing is no answer.
February 28, 2006... (From Irish Independent) The sad events witnessed throughout across the world in Dublin on Saturday must fall four-square at the feet of the Minister for Justice. His decision to allow the Love Ulster (or at least two-thirds of it)...

Hijacked by hooligans.
February 28, 2006... (From Irish Independent) As someone who holds traditionalist Republican views (i.e. not those of modern Sinn Fein), I would like to point out that I distance myself completely from what happened in Dublin on Saturday. I witnessed...

Protection for the citizens.
February 28, 2006... (From Irish Independent) Unfortunately it looks as if we cannot trust the Garda Siochana management to provide protection for the ordinary citizen and tourist on the streets of the capital. Saturday's events WILL damage tourism and...

Questions to Be answered.
February 28, 2006... (From Irish Independent) Nothing can excuse or justify the senseless violence which turned O'Connell Street into a battleground. However, urgent questions need to be asked and satisfactorily answered. I am surprised, to put it...

Is it a lesson well learned?
February 28, 2006... (From Irish Independent) What were the Government Ministers and the police thinking about when this march was given the go ahead? Marches which involve marching in opposing religious areas in Northern Ireland are usually banned by...

Good Friday is the best hope.
February 28, 2006... (From Irish Independent) Despite Saturday's disturbances in Dublin caused by dissident Republicans, the full implementation of the Good Friday Agreement is still the best hope for peace and justice in both parts of Ireland. The...

Sinn Fein and its denials.
February 28, 2006... (From Irish Independent) Once again Sinn Fein have shown to the nation and the world, that everyone is entitled to an opinon. Just as long as that opinion is the same as theirs. Of course we should be getting used to the denials...

A minority bring shame.
February 28, 2006... (From Irish Independent) The unpardonable conduct of some of our fellow citizens on Saturday last have truly boiled my blood. I believed that our Republic had reached a new sense of self-belief and development that an Orange parade...

I told him I couldn't forgive his affair: he said I was wicked for breaking up our family.
February 28, 2006... (From Irish Independent) THE DIARY OF A DIVORCE: PART TWO Having tried to be the perfect wife to her errant husband,PENNY BROOKES finds herself on the verge of a physical and mental breakdown. Facing the fact that her marriage has...

Oh Lord... surely they knew this was going to happen?
February 28, 2006... (From Irish Independent) Didn't Saturday make you feel really, like, proud and stuff? Okay, maybe not. But for those of you fine people who dragged this city into the mire over the weekend who can read - a tiny minority, obviously -...

What a difference a Daniel Day Lewis makes.
February 28, 2006... (From Irish Independent) What a difference a day makes. On Saturday, post-riot O'Connell Street was blanketed with the detritus from the gurriers' big day out; 24 hours later, the red carpet was back in place outside the Savoy cinema for...

Why fears and phobias are flourishing in my 40s.
February 28, 2006... (From Irish Independent) Somewhere in a parallel universe, a woman bearing my name and likeness lives a life remarkably like mine, only she is supremely together, all of the time. Here in this universe, I spend my 40s collecting...

Ms Smith goes to Washington.
February 28, 2006... (From Irish Independent) There was Samuel Alito, the newest US Supreme Court justice on the block, thinking he would be stuck with boring stuff when along comes the case of the showgirl and the billionaire to brighten his day. Anna...

CHEERS DOWN THE YEARS.
February 28, 2006... (From Irish Independent) The latest drink to come on the market is Mid-Strength Guinness which is being road-tested in Limerick. How will it compare to favourites that have tickled Irish taste-buds in the last six decades? JOHN MEAGHER...

Banks raking in massive profits on loan rip-offs.
February 28, 2006... (From Irish Independent) Borrowers lose 2,000 while 34pc is being charged for smaller sums Charlie Weston Personal Finance Editor BANKS are making massive profits on personal loans because there is a lack of proper...

Neary report: call for new safeguards.
February 28, 2006... (From Irish Independent) Eilish O'Regan Health Correspondent A NEW system to protect patients from rogue doctors will be demanded in a top-level inquiry report published today. The report of the State inquiry into disgraced...

Ahern backs riot gardai as new march controls on way.
February 28, 2006... (From Irish Independent) Gene McKenna Political Editor TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern said last night he had full confidence in the gardai and the way they handled the Dublin riots. He said he believed the riots were organised by a...

Metro to take 41,000 cars from streets.
February 28, 2006... (From Irish Independent) Treacy Hogan THE Metro underground is expected to take up to 41,000 cars a day off the capital's congested streets. Transport Minister Martin Cullen said yesterday that more than 30m passengers are...

Child porn surge as net hotline figures double.
February 28, 2006... (From Irish Independent) Fergus Black THE amount of child pornography and other suspect materials detected by Irish internet users has more than doubled over 30 months, it was revealed yesterday. Some of the pornography...

400,000 smokers 'will quit if price rises 10pc'.
February 28, 2006... (From Irish Independent) Edel Kennedy UP to 40,000 Irish smokers would quit the habit if the price of a packet of cigarettes was to be raised by 10pc. According to research carried out across the EU, if the price of a...

Top chefs to show Americans 'true taste of Ireland'.
February 28, 2006... (From Irish Independent) Edel Kennedy MANY Americans love nothing more than tucking into a Big Mac and greasy fries. But Irish tourism chiefs are now attempting to lure them to our shores with promises of fresh herbs,...

Crackdown on retailers giving free plastic bags.
February 28, 2006... (From Irish Independent) Treacy Hogan Environment Correspondent SHOPS illegally handing free plastic bags to customers 'on the quiet' are to be targetted in a countrywide blitz after a new report revealed yesterday that...

Trawler to be rebuilt after sea tragedy.
February 28, 2006... (From Irish Independent) Sarah Murphy A TRAWLER which sank off the coast of Co Wexford claiming the lives of two fishermen is to be rebuilt in a bid to find out what happened to it. It was initially thought that a report...

Accused said beautician was 'beaten'.
February 28, 2006... (From Irish Independent) A NEIGHBOUR of a 22-year-old man on trial for the murder of beautician Rachel Kiely has claimed he told her the dead woman had been beaten on the evening her body was found. Josephine McCoy was giving...

Hero garda takes on two marathons to aid research.
February 28, 2006... (From Irish Independent) Liam Horan THE life-saving garda who last year won a silver medal at a world boxing championship has set herself another sporting goal. Alison Clancy (23) is to run two marathons to support research...

Bugs eat up all that annoying bubbly stuff . . .
February 28, 2006... (From Irish Independent) Katherine Donnelly BUGS have a bad press. From bed bugs to computer bugs the news is universally negative. But an Irish team of scientists has developed "good bugs" capable of ridding us all of a growing...

Top jockey gets bail extension.
February 28, 2006... (From Irish Independent) KIEREN Fallon has had his bail extended until July as the City of London police continue their investigation into alleged race-fixing. The six-times champion jockey was due to answer bail next month along...

Garda waits for verdict in death threat case.
February 28, 2006... (From Irish Independent) THE jury in the trial of a 33-year-old garda accused of threatening his ex-girlfriend will retire this morning to consider its verdict. All the evidence has now been heard in the Ennis Circuit Court case of...

Picture perfect Mum's the word.
February 28, 2006... (From Irish Independent) TWO siblings helped launch 'Picture Perfect' - a Mother's Day competition running throughout March at BTkids stores, offering the chance to win fantastic prizes. Mothers are asked to send in a photograph of...

Deaf girl in a court fight to be taught via sign language.
February 28, 2006... (From Irish Independent) Ann O'Loughlin A YOUNG deaf and mute girl has gone to court because she wants to be taught in sign language. Anna Moran Dunne (11) wants just one teacher and an assistant fluent in Irish sign...

Manager drops bullying claim against stockbroker.
February 28, 2006... (From Irish Independent) Conor Feehan A FORMER investment manager has withdrawn his allegations of bullying and harassment against Goodbody's stockbrokers in an acrimonious case heard by an employment appeal tribunal. John...

Prize pictures taken through a glass darkly.
February 28, 2006... (From Irish Independent) A SERIES of images capturing the stark reality of binge-drinking in Ireland have won Irish Independent photographer Ken O'Halloran a nomination for the prestigious 2006 Picture Editors' Awards. Mr O'Halloran,...

Five men appeal 'pitched battle' convictions.
February 28, 2006... (From Irish Independent) Ann O'Loughlin FIVE men have appealed their convictions and sentences arising from a 'pitched battle' in a car park. After the Court of Criminal Appeal hearing yesterday, Judge Fidelma Macken said a...