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Oil price hits $100
The price of US crude oil hit a record $100 a barrel for the first time, surging by more than $4 on the day. The price of Brent in London also hit a new record of $97.63, up $3.78. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/business/2008/0102/oil.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Irish team makes polar history
The 'Beyond Endurance' Irish team of Pat Falvey, Clare O'Leary, Sean Menzies and Jonathan Bradshaw reached the South Pole. They reached the Pole at 7.28pm. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0108/southpole.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Insanity verdict recorded in Gibbs case
Lynn Gibbs, a 47-year-old psychiatrist, was found not guilty by reason of insanity of the murder of her daughter, Ciara. Both the prosecution and defence said that she was suffering from a mental disorder at the time. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0116/gibbs.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Poet denies exploiting young men
One of Ireland's best-known poets denied he sexually exploited young men as police investigated allegations against him. Detectives contacted their counterparts in Nepal after a documentary about Cathal O Searcaigh was passed to authorities by the film-maker. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0205/osearcaighc.html'TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
2000 attend vigil for Polish men
Over 2,000 people gathered for a vigil on Benbulben Road in Drimnagh in memory of two men who were killed in an attack in the area <a href='http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0301/drimnagh.html'TARGET="_blank" >full story</a> -
No repeat of cancer scandal, Harney vows
Minister for Health Mary Harney gave an undertaking that serious weaknesses identified in reports into breast cancer services in Portlaoise would not recur. Ms Harney again apologised to the nine women who were misdiagnosed at the Midland Regional Hospital and who were later found to have cancer. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0305/cancer.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Missing British schoolgirl found
A nine-year-old girl who went missing in Britain three weeks ago was found alive in a house about a mile from her home in west Yorkshire. Shannon Matthews disappeared as she walked home from school in the town of Dewsbury. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0314/missing.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Protestors disrupt lighting of Olympic flame
The ceremony to light the Olympic torch at Olympia in Greece was briefly interrupted by demonstrators protesting against recent events in Tibet. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0324/olympics.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Bertie Ahern announces his resignation as Taoiseach
Bertie Ahern announces he will resign as Taoiseach on 6 May. Tanaiste and Minister for Finance Brian Cowen replaced him one week later. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0405/fiannafail.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Child has wrong kidney removed at Dublin hospital
A mistake that led to a child having a healthy kidney removed was described as an unprecedented error. The hospital offered its sincere apologies to the family. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0421/hospital.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Austrian cellar of horrors discovered
Austrian police arrested a 73-year-old man accused of locking up his daughter in his cellar for 24 years, and fathering seven children with her. Elisabeth Fritzl, 42, accused her father, Josef, of 'massive crimes'. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0427/austria.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Ahern tenders resignation as Taoiseach
Bertie Ahern formally tendered his resignation as Taoiseach to President Mary McAleese at Aras an Uachtarain. Mr Ahern spent the afternoon clearing his desk and bidding final farewells to his staff in Government Buildings. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0506/northpolitics.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
22,000 dead after Burma cyclone
At least 22,000 people were confirmed dead following a cyclone in Burma. It was estimated that another 41,000 were missing and hundreds of thousands remained homeless and without water. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0506/burma.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
HSE notifications sent to wrong patients
It emerged that a number of letters sent by the HSE, informing patients of possible errors in diagnosis, were sent to the wrong patients. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0516/health.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
DCC chairman quits
The executive chairman of DCC, Jim Flavin, resigned after coming under increasing pressure due to the fall-out from the insider trading case taken against the company by Fyffes. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/business/2008/0527/dcc.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
%u20AC2.2m fines over Navan bus crash
Bus Eireann, Meath County Council and Keltank Ltd were fined a total of %u20AC2.2m over the Navan bus crash. Five schoolgirls were killed when their bus crashed near Kentstown, Co Meath, in 2005. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0606/navan.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Ireland rejects Lisbon Treaty
Irish voters rejected the Lisbon Treaty. With results in from all 43 constituencies, the Lisbon Treaty was defeated by a margin of 53.4% to 46.6%. A total of 752,451 people voted in favour of the treaty and 862,415 voted against. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0613/eulisbon.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
ESRI signals recession
The Economic and Social Research Institute said that Ireland is in the grip of an economic recession for the first time since 1983. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/business/2008/0624/esri.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
End of the road for unaccompanied drivers
The law requiring learner drivers on a second provisional licence to be accompanied by a fully qualified driver came into effect from midnight
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Errors revealed in breast cancer checks
A report on pathology services at University Hospital Galway revealed mistakes in breast and other cancer checks in 50 patients. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0715/cancer.html' TARGET="_blank">Read the story</a> <a href='http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0715/cancer_av.html?2399308,null,230' TARGET="_blank">Watch the story</a> -
Three jailed over Cork cocaine haul
Three men were sentenced to a total of 85 years in jail after their conviction in connection with the largest drugs seizure in the history of the State. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0723/drugs.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Talks on world trade deal collapse
Marathon talks on a new world trade deal collapsed after nine days of intense negotiations in Geneva. 'We were so close to getting this done,' US Trade Representative Susan Schwab told reporters at World Trade Organisation headquarters. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/business/2008/0729/wto.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Georgian President signs ceasefire
Georgia signed a ceasefire agreement seeking to end its conflict with Russia. 'With the signing of this accord, all Russian troops, and any paramilitary and irregular troops that entered with them must leave immediately,' US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said in the Georgian capital Tbilisi. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0815/georgia.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
153 killed in Madrid air crash
153 people were killed after a plane veered from its take-off flight path and crashed at Madrid-Barajas airport. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0820/madrid.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Palin picked as McCain's running mate
US presidential candidate John McCain chose Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0829/uselection1.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Asgard II sinks off French coast
The sail training vessel Asgard II sank 20 miles off the coast of France in the Bay of Biscay. The ship was lost at 8.25am local time (7.25am Irish time) 20 nautical miles from the French coast, southwest of Belle-le-en-Mer. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0911/asgard.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
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$700bn Wall St bailout passes
A majority of the US House of Representatives voted in favour of a $700bn financial industry bailout bill. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/1003/useconomy.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Lenihan unveils Budget 2009
The Dail debated the Budget presented by Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan. Taoiseach Brian Cowen defended the Budget measures, telling TDs that hard decisions had to be taken if further services were not to be cut. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/1015/budget.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
12,000 protest over education cuts
Approximately 12,000 teachers and parents turned out to demonstrate against the education cuts announced in the Budget. The rally outside Leinster House coincided with a Dail debate on a Labour Party motion calling for the increase in class sizes to be reversed. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/1029/budgeteducation.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Barack Obama elected US President
Barack Obama won the US presidential election, and will be the first African-American President in US history. Mr Obama said that 'change has come to America' as he gave a victory speech in front of a crowd of 65,000 people.
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No motive in Shane Geoghegan shooting
Garda investigating the murder of Shane Geoghegan in Limerick said there was no apparent motive for the killing. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/1109/geoghegans.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
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FAS Director General resigns
The Director General of FAS, Rody Molloy, resigned. The announcement was made shortly before 11pm by Tanaiste and Minister for Enterprise Mary Coughlan. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/1125/fas.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Death toll rises in India attacks
At least 80 people were killed in attacks apparently aimed at tourists in India's financial capital Mumbai. Television channels said westerners were being held hostage at two five-star hotels. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/1126/india.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Recall notice for Irish pork products
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland ordered the withdrawal and recall of all Irish pork products dating back to 1 September. It followed the discovery of PCB dioxins in pig feed at levels between 80 and 200 times the safe limits. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/1206/pork.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Reporter throws shoe at Bush
An Iraqi reporter hurled a shoe at US President George W Bush during his final news conference in the country he invaded. The reporter was later beaten up while in custody, according to an Iraqi police officer. <a href='http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/1214/iraq.html' TARGET="_blank">full story</a> -
Anglo Irish executives resign over loan controversy
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