RTE News- State sells near 29% stake in AIB amid strong demand June 23, 2017AIB shares opened higher in conditional Dublin trade this morning after the State sold a near 29% stake of the bank at a price of €4.40 per share.
- Taxi passenger dies in Dublin car crash June 23, 2017A man has died after a car crash in Dublin in the early hours of this morning.
- European Parliament chief says softer Brexit possible June 23, 2017The president of the European Parliament has said Britain's Brexit negotiating position is unclear after a general election which dealt a heavy blow to Theresa May's authority and in which the Tories lost their parliamentary majority.
- Government to miss target on homeless families June 23, 2017New figures reveal that the Government has built just 10% of its planned provision of social housing units this year.
- More voters would prefer Corbyn as PM, poll finds June 23, 2017Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has overtaken Theresa May for the first time on the question of who British voters think would make the best prime minister, a poll suggests.
- One arrest in Dublin in Europe-wide card fraud probe June 23, 2017One person was arrested and six homes in Dublin were searched by gardaí as part of a Europe-wide operation earlier this month targeting criminals involved in buying goods over the internet using stolen payment card details.
- US halts Brazil beef imports, citing safety concerns June 23, 2017The United States has halted imports of fresh Brazilian beef, after a high percentage of shipments failed to pass safety checks.
- Latest North Korean engine test linked to ICBM plans June 23, 2017North Korea has carried out another test of a rocket engine that the United States believes could be part of its programme to develop an intercontinental ballistic missile, a US official said last night.
- Merkel: British PM's offer on expats a 'good start' June 23, 2017German Chancellor Angela Merkel has described British Prime Minister Theresa May's offer on the rights of EU citizens after Brexit as "a good start" but said many other issues related to Britain's departure from the bloc still need to be resolved.
- Sinn Féin accuses UK govt of 'going through motions' June 22, 2017The UK government is merely "going through the motions" in talks to restore power sharing at Stormont and is more focused on their efforts to strike a deal with the DUP at Westminster, Sinn Féin has claimed.
- State sells near 29% stake in AIB amid strong demand June 23, 2017
Monthly Archives: January 2016
Erin! the tear and the smile in thine eyes By Thomas Moore
Erin! the tear and the smile in thine eyes Blend like the rainbow that hangs in thy skies, Shining through sorrow’s stream, Saddening through pleasure’s beam, Thy suns with doubtful gleam, Weep while they rise. Erin, thy silent tear never … Continue reading
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An Argument By Thomas Moore
I’ve oft been told by learned friars, That wishing and the crime are one, And Heaven punishes desires As much as if the deed were done. 2 If wishing damns us, you and I Are damned to all our heart’s … Continue reading
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Friendship By Alexander Pushkin
What’s friendship? The hangover’s faction, The gratis talk of outrage, Exchange by vanity, inaction, Or bitter shame of patronage.
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After Prayers Lie Cold By C S Lewis
Arise my body, my small body, we have striven Enough, and He is merciful; we are forgiven. Arise small body, puppet-like and pale, and go, White as the bed-clothes into bed, and cold as snow, Undress with small, cold fingers … Continue reading
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There Be None of Beautys Daughters By Lord Byron
There be none of Beauty’s daughters With a magic like Thee; And like music on the waters Is thy sweet voice to me: When, as if its sound were causing The charm?d ocean’s pausing, The waves lie still and gleaming, … Continue reading
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Sun of the Sleepless! By Lord Byron
Sun of the sleepless! melancholy star! Whose tearful beam glows tremulously far, That show’st the darkness thou canst not dispel, How like art thou to joy remember’d well! So gleams the past, the light of other days, Which shines, but … Continue reading
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Frost at Midnight By Samuel Taylor Coleridge
The Frost performs its secret ministry, Unhelped by any wind. The owlet’s cry Came loud—and hark, again! loud as before. The inmates of my cottage, all at rest, Have left me to that solitude, which suits Abstruser musings: save that … Continue reading
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