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Major General Finn appointed to top UN role in Jerusalem

18 June 2013 150 United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced the appointment today of Major General Michel Finn, of Ireland, as head of Mission and Chief of Staff of the Jerusalem-based UN Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO), the first such operation the world body set up almost 60 years ago. "Major General Finn succeeds Major General Juha Kilpia of Finland, who will ...
College study says students from Ireland indulge in drinking more than others

A study of students from different countries has confirmed that Irish people really drink more than other nationalities. In the University College Dublin survey, one in seven of the Irish students questioned admitted they downed at least two drinks a day. Students also drank more if they went to a same-sex school. The study surveyed 3,500 students at the college. Surprisingly family ...
G8 leaders back calls for Syria peace talks in Geneva

Leaders at the G8 Summit in Northern Ireland have backed calls for Syrian peace talks to be held in Geneva as soon as possible. After adopting the statement, UK Prime Minister David Cameron said the leaders had managed to overcome fundamental differences. The statement, however, does not mention what role Syrian President Bashar al-Assad could play in the future. According to the BBC, the G8 ...
US first lady daughters tour Irish park

US first lady Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha Tuesday wrapped up their brief visit to Ireland with a private guided tour of Wicklow Mountains National Park. Michelle Obama and the girls have been taking in the sights here as President Barack Obama meets with other world leaders at the G8 summit in neighbouring Northern Ireland. Malia, 14, and Sasha, 12, listened attentively ...
Ireland important partner for Japan - Abe Shinzo

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said that Ireland is an extremely important partner for Japan. The first head of the Japanese government to visit Ireland, Mr Abe is in Dublin having attended the G8 Summit in Co Fermanagh. Mr Abe said he deeply respects the process Ireland has gone through under difficult conditions, working seriously to free the country from the debt crisis. At a ...

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Ireland must charge full 12.5 tax rate - OECD

The head of tax for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has told Ireland it must charge 12.5% tax and not 2% if it wants to retain its tax regime. Pascal Saint-Amans told a conference in Dublin that Ireland's tax regime was "low and attractive". His comments follow controversy regarding multinational Apple, which a US Senate committee claimed was only ...
Video Obama kids trace family history in Ireland

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Republic of Ireland prostituted to Obamas says Irish politician Clare Daly

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Burglary rates down 10 in Dublin Shatter tells Oireachtas Committee

Minister for Justice Alan Shatter says fines collection legislation will be published in coming weeks .Photograph: Bryan O'Brien/The Irish ...
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Support hours for pupils with special needs are being reduced by 10 per cent due to an increase in demand, the National Council for Special Education has announced ...

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G8 leaders back calls for Syria peace talks in Geneva

Leaders at the G8 Summit in Northern Ireland have backed calls for Syrian peace talks to be held in Geneva as soon as possible.

After adopting the statement, UK Prime Minister David Cameron said the leaders had managed to overcome fundamental differences.

The statement, however, does not mention what role Syrian President Bashar al-Assad could play in the future.

According to the BBC, the G8 leaders agreed on Syrian peace talks after lengthy discussions at the end of the two-day summit.

The statement stressed that the leaders are united in wanting a negotiated and peaceful end to the conflict, the report said.

The joint statement also condemned use of chemical weapons in Syria, and urged both Damascus and the rebels at the Geneva conference to commit to destroying and expelling from Syria all organisations and individuals affiliated to al-Qaeda and any other non-state actors linked to terrorism, the report added. (ANI)