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  • Actavis buying Warner Chilcott in $8.5bn deal Actavis buying Warner Chilcott in $8.5bn deal

    WASHINGTON/ DUBLIN - Actavis Inc, the largest US generic drug maker by market value, is acquiring Dublin-based Warner Chilcott in a deal worth $8.5billion (5.6billion pounds) including $3billion net debt, to create the third-biggest specialty pharmaceutical company in the country. Under the deal, Actavis, which itself has been the subject of bid speculation, would be offering $5billion in ...

  • Elderly cyclist killed in collision with car Elderly cyclist killed in collision with car

    A man in his 80s has been killed in a road traffic accident in Co. Kildare. The man was riding a bicycle when he was struck by a car on the Dublin Road at Clane on Sunday afternoon. The driver of the car, reportedly in his twenties, attended Naas Garda Station for questioning but left the station on Sunday night without any charges being laid. A post-mortem is expected to be carried out on ...

  • Busy weekend for Enda Kenny in United States Busy weekend for Enda Kenny in United States

    Taoiseach Enda Kenny has spent the weekend in Boston, Massachusetts furthering the strength of U.S. -Ireland relations. The head of Ireland's government attended a function on Saturday at the JFK Library to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of President Kennedy's 1963 visit to Ireland At the ceremony Kenny addressed an audience of U.S. lawmakers and representatives of the business ...

  • Kevin OBrien says no specific plans against Pak spinner Saeed Ajmal

    Irish all-rounder Kevin O'Brien, whose team will face Pakistan in the upcoming two ODI series at home, has said that Saeed Ajmal is a "tricky customer" as well as "one of the best spinners in the world", but have admitted that they have no specific plans on how to tackle Ajmal in the upcoming matches. The 29 year-old, who was also part of the side that knocked Pakistan out of the 2007 World Cup ...

  • Author Dan Brown hints at novel set in Ireland

    The international best-selling writer Dan Brown has hinted he may set a new novel in Ireland. The author of The Da Vinci Code was in the capital last night as part of the Dublin Writers Festival. It was his first time to visit Ireland. Last night, he addressed an audience at the National Concert Hall, which was not a sell-out. He told the crowd that his interest in science and religion ...


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  • Great chance to show what Ireland can do- OBrien

    Kevin O'Brien , the Ireland allrounder, has said the upcoming ODIs against Pakistan are a welcome chance for his team to match skills with a Full Member side. Ireland, who last played a top team during the 2012 World T20, are set to play Pakistan in two one-dayers in Dublin on May 23 and 26. "It'll be a great chance for me personally and for the team to show what we can do ...

  • Primary school IT tests in Northern Ireland no longer compulsory after litany of glitches

    John O'Dowd has announced that schools would not be compelled to complete the evaluations next autumn but could do so voluntarily using software from a range of providers. Last autumn a number of schools reported difficulties in using the programmes, with some teachers feeling under pressure and pupils distressed, the minister told the Assembly. "In moving forward I am determined to ...

  • The questions surrounding Shatter’s use of confidential Garda information

    Despite the continuing row surrounding his disclosure of confidential Garda information neither of the two rules seem to apply to him. The controversy is five days old and running. Furthermore, Shatter spend an excruciatingly long 16 minutes yesterday making a "few comments" of explanation. And still the Minister's self-confidence that he is right and everybody else is wrong ...

  • Geoghegan murder accused seeks more time for defence

    John Dundon is seeking more time to prefer his defence in the case where he is charged with the murder of Limerick rugby player Shane ...

  • Celebrities fail to lift centenary Chelsea Flower Show

    The Trailfinders Australian Garden has won the gold medal and Best in Show at the Chelsea Flower Show 2013 at Royal Hospital Chelsea in London today. Photograph: Tim P. Whitby/Getty ...

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