Posts Tagged ‘Ireland’
Police find explosive device on bus in Ireland (AP)
AP – Police and Army officials say an explosive device found on a bus has been “made safe” in advance of Queen Elizabeth II’s arrival in Dublin Tuesday.
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Poll: Ireland heads for new govt led by Fine Gael (AP)
AP – A tidal wave of public anger has swept Ireland’s opposition Fine Gael party to the brink of power and crushed the party that took the country to the edge of bankruptcy, an exit poll indicated Saturday.
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Cables show Ireland irked Vatican on sovereignty (AP)
AP – Newly released U.S. diplomatic cables indicate that the Vatican felt “offended” that Ireland failed to respect Holy See “sovereignty” by asking high-ranking churchmen to answer questions from an Irish government commission probing decades of sex abuse of minors by clergy.
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Cables show Ireland ceded to Vatican pressure (AP)
AP – Newly released U.S. diplomatic cables indicate that Ireland caved in to Vatican pressure to grant immunity to church officials in the government probe of decades of sex abuse by Irish clergy in the predominantly Catholic nation.
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Cables indicate Ireland ceded to Vatican pressure (AP)
AP – Newly released, confidential U.S. diplomatic cables indicate that Ireland caved in to Vatican pressure to grant immunity to church officials in the investigation of decades of sex abuse by Irish clergy.
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EU agrees on $89 billion bailout loan for Ireland (AP)
AP – European Union nations agreed to give euro67.5 billion ($89.4 billion) in bailout loans to Ireland on Sunday to help the debt-struck country weather its banking crisis, and sketched out new rules for future emergencies in an effort to restore faith in the euro currency.
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EU approves $113 billion bailout for Ireland (AP)
AP – EU governments have approved an euro85 billion ($113 billion) bailout deal for Ireland.
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