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• Number of people signing on up by 10,000 in June
  The number of people signing on the Live Register increased 10,000 in June bringing the total to 217,400, according to figures released by the CSO this morning.


• Glanbia shares up on 'good' first half
  Shares in dairy and nutritional ingredients company Glanbia rose this morning after it said it was on course to meet full-year expectations after a ?good? trading in the six months to June.  


• B&B ups rights issue after TPG quits
  Bradford & Bingley plans to increase its rights issue to £400 million ($794 million) after US private equity firm TPG Capital pulled out of a plan to buy a stake, sending its shares lower.


• Ryanair reports 19% passenger rise
  Ryanair said today June passenger numbers rose 19 per cent on the back of new routes.


• Oil trading at over $145 a barrel
  Crude oil traded near records above $145 today a barrel as investors purchased commodities as an alternative to flagging equities markets.


• Readymix sees ?10m loss in first half
  Irish cement maker Readymix said today it expects to report a loss of approximately ?10 million for the first half as revenues fell by 12 per cent.


• Weak sterling hits Zamano first half profits
  Mobile data services provider Zamano said first half profits would miss expectations this year due to sterling weakness.


• Iseq eases down marginally on open
  Ireland's benchmark stock index, the Iseq Index, fell 0.36 per cent at 8.05am.


• UBS expects small second quarter loss
  Battered Swiss bank UBS AG expects to post at worst a small loss in the second quarter as a 3 billion Swiss franc ($2.96 billion) tax credit offset further investment banking losses, the bank said.


• Google ordered to hand over YouTube details
  A US judge has ordered Google to turn over YouTube user data to Viacom, sparking an outcry from privacy advocates in the midst of a legal showdown over video piracy.

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• Health in ?100m 'priority' shortfall
  THE HEALTH services received around ?100 million less in funding for ?priority? developments this year than the Department of Health proposed in negotiations with the Department of Finance in the run-up to the budget last December.


• Report reveals 10% of health service staff from overseas
  ONE-THIRD of medical and dental staff working for the Health Service Executive (HSE) are from ethnic minorities, according to a new report given to the board of the organisation earlier this month.


• Bons Secours seeks planning
  THE COUNTRY?S largest private healthcare provider, the Bons Secours Health System, has applied for planning permission for a ?100 million expansion to its hospital in Cork as part of an overall ?250 million investment in facilities nationally.


• No decline in quality of treatment, says Keane
  THE MEDICAL expert charged with delivering the new national cancer care programme has moved to reassure people in Kerry that the transfer of a surgical breast cancer treatment centre from Tralee to Cork will not lead to a decline in quality of service.


• Consultant claims cancer strategy based on wrong assumption
  THE BASIC assumption underlying the Government?s cancer strategy is wrong, according to a consultant oncologist. He said decisions were being made by people who were unwilling to listen to reasonable arguments.


• Continued disability funding 'critical'
  DISABLED PEOPLE must not lose out as a result of the economic downturn or Government cutbacks, Enable Ireland has warned.


• New specialist beds lie idle since 2007
  NEW SPECIALIST beds provided at a cost of more than ?6.6 million have been lying empty and unused at two major Galway hospitals since they were put in place last year.


• High birthweight linked to arthritis
  BEING HEAVY at birth could double the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis in later life, according to a new study. Research in the US has found that women who weighed over 4.54 kilos (10lbs) at birth were twice as likely to have the joint condition in adulthood, when compared with their lighter-birthweight peers.


• Drive to promote legacies
  A NATIONAL campaign urging older people to donate to charity in their will was launched yesterday. Some 40 charities and NGOs have joined together under Legacy Promotion Ireland (LPI) to make the TV appeal targeted at the country?s over 55s.


• North to raise age for buying tobacco
  THE NORTH'S health minister, Michael McGimpsey, has announced he is to raise the minimum age for the purchase of tobacco products in Northern Ireland from 16 to 18.

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• McDowell sets the pace
  Graeme McDowell followed up yesterday's 65 with a 67 at The London club today to take the clubhouse lead in the European Open on 12-under-par.


• Emmerdale star Hornby dies aged 63
  Emmerdale soap star Clive Hornby died last night at the age of 63, it was announced today.


• Moran ban imposed by CHC
  Dublin's Colin Moran has been banned for four week's following an incident that earned him a yellow card during last Sunday's Leinster football semi final against Westmeath.


• McGuinness part of Iraq peace delegation
  Northern Ireland First Minister Martin McGuinness is part of a delegation of Northern Ireland politicians flying to Iraq today to share the lessons of the peace process.


• Call for law change after AIB files found in dump
  The Opposition has called for urgent reform of data protection laws after documents containing sensitive personal information belonging to AIB customers was found in a landfill site in Cork.


• Economy is not in 'meltdown', says Coughlan
  The economy is not in ?meltdown? and it is ?not the 1980s?, Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Mary Coughlan said this morning.


• McAleese notes US role in Ireland's transformation
  President Mary McAleese has acknowledged the role of the United States in the economic ?transformation of Ireland? and she said both countries have remarkable resources available to face the tougher economic climate ahead.


• Pay talks resume at Government buildings
  Unions and employers have returned to Governemnt buildings today for more talks on a new national wage agreement.


• Number of people signing on up by 10,000 in June
  The number of people signing on the Live Register increased 10,000 in June bringing the total to 217,400, according to figures released by the CSO this morning.


• Man shot in leg in Dundalk attack
  A man is being treated in hospital after a shooting in Dundalk, Co Louth this morning.

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• McGuinness part of Iraq peace delegation
  Northern Ireland First Minister Martin McGuinness is part of a delegation of Northern Ireland politicians flying to Iraq today to share the lessons of the peace process.


• Call for law change after AIB files found in dump
  The Opposition has called for urgent reform of data protection laws after documents containing sensitive personal information belonging to AIB customers was found in a landfill site in Cork.


• Economy is not in 'meltdown', says Coughlan
  The economy is not in ?meltdown? and it is ?not the 1980s?, Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Mary Coughlan said this morning.


• McAleese notes US role in Ireland's transformation
  President Mary McAleese has acknowledged the role of the United States in the economic ?transformation of Ireland? and she said both countries have remarkable resources available to face the tougher economic climate ahead.


• Pay talks resume at Government buildings
  Unions and employers have returned to Governemnt buildings today for more talks on a new national wage agreement.


• Man shot in leg in Dundalk attack
  A man is being treated in hospital after a shooting in Dundalk, Co Louth this morning.


• Dublin man jailed for stolen car rampage
  A man who drove a stolen car at high speed crashing several times, ramming a Garda car and causing serious injury to a taxi driver has been jailed for five years.


• Life's a beach for sun-starved Dubliners
  Ireland?s very first urban beach opened in Dublin today, with a number of seaside themed activities on offer for those who have given up hope of enjoying a proper summer.


• Parents warned of building site dangers
  Builders warned parents today to keep their children away from construction sites during the summer holidays.


• Gardai seek help tracing missing deaf man
  Gardaí have appealed for help in tracing a missing Dublin man.

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• McDowell sets the pace
  Graeme McDowell followed up yesterday's 65 with a 67 at The London club today to take the clubhouse lead in the European Open on 12-under-par.


• Moran ban imposed by CHC
  Dublin's Colin Moran has been banned for four week's following an incident that earned him a yellow card during last Sunday's Leinster football semi final against Westmeath.


• Donington to host British GP from 2010
  Formula 1: The British Grand Prix has been saved - but its new home is to be Donington Park from 2010 and not Silverstone.


• Down's Doyle suffers more injury woe
  Down's Liam Doyle has been ruled out for the remainder of the championship with a knee injury.


• Wexford meeting cancelled
  This evening's meeting at Wexford has been abandoned due to a waterlogged track.


• Ireland boosted by Zimbabwe's absence
  Cricket: Ireland's chances of taking part in the Twenty20 World Cup in England next year received a boost this morning with the announcement that Zimbabwe has withdrawn from the tournament.


• City 'too big' to wait on Ronaldinho
  Manchester City insist they are "too big a football club" to wait on Barcelona playmaker Ronaldinho to make a decision on his future.


• Galatasaray claim Kewell signing
  Australia international Harry Kewell has signed a three-year contract with Turkish champions Galatasaray, the club have claimed.

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• Tech firm creates 64 Belfast jobs
  One of Europe?s leading information technology service companies announced today it was setting up a centre creating jobs for graduates and experienced software experts.

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• Emmerdale star Hornby dies aged 63
  Emmerdale soap star Clive Hornby died last night at the age of 63, it was announced today.


• Botswana rejects Zimbabwe election result
  Botswana called on regional grouping SADC today not to recognise the re-election of Robert Mugabe as president of neighbouring Zimbabwe.


• Explosion in Belarus injures at least 50
  About 50 people were injured when a home-made bomb exploded in Belarus's capital Minsk early today at an outdoor Independence Day concert attended by president Alexander Lukashenko.


• Boy dies after latest fatal London stabbing
  A 16-year-old boy has died after being stabbed in a London street, the 18th teenager to be murdered in the capital this year.


• Sarkozy to host Betancourt at Paris reception
  Ingrid Betancourt is due in France today to meet President Nicholas Sarkozy, whom she has thanked for helping to secure her release from her Farc kidnappers in Colombia.


• Direct flights begin between China and Taiwan
  Historic regular flights between Taiwan and China began today, in a show of conciliation between the long-time rivals that could bring large numbers of mainland Chinese visitors to the island.


• Eight policemen killed at Afghan checkpoint
  Gunmen have killed eight police officers at a checkpoint in southern Afghanistan.


• Mongolian opposition demands partial recount
  Mongolia's opposition leader has demanded a vote recount in 12 areas, in a challenge to preliminary election results that showed the ruling Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP) winning a majority in parliament.


• US transgender man gives birth to baby
  Thomas Beatie, who was born a woman but after surgery and hormone treatment lives as a man, has given birth to a girl at an Oregon hospital.


• Bush to attend Olympics opening ceremony
  US president George W. Bush will attend the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games in China next month, the White House said last night.