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Cullen may resign Dáil seat this week
Sunday, March 07, 2010 By Pat Leahy Political Editor
Martin Cullen, the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, is expected formally to indicate his intention to resign from the cabinet to the Taoiseach, Brian Cowen, this week.
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Adams proposes new tax rate for high earners
Sunday, March 07, 2010 By Pat Leahy Political Editor
A third rate of tax for those earning more than €100,000 a year and a ‘‘solidarity tax’’ of 1 per cent on all non-farm assets worth more than €1 million were among the proposals made by the Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams last night, in his televised speech to the party’s ard fheis in Dublin.
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Gardaí to refuse to take work phone calls at home
Sunday, March 07, 2010 By John Burke
Gardaí are to refuse to take work-related phone calls in their personal time, in the first move of a new campaign of non-cooperation over public sector pay cuts.
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Fleming’s liabilities higher than expected
Sunday, March 07, 2010 By Ian Kehoe Chief News Correspondent
The Fleming construction group, which collapsed last week after the Supreme Court refused to approve a rescue plan, has total liabilities of €1.81 billion, more than €800 million higher than previously stated.
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Retailers push for urgent action on rent reviews
Sunday, March 07, 2010 By Samantha McCaughren and Ian Kehoe
Retailers are stepping up pressure on the government to introduce a retrospective ban on upward-only rent reviews as a growing number of shops face closure.
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ESB fund to invest €5m in wind venture
Sunday, March 07, 2010 By Gavin Daly
Novus Modus, a renewable energy fund set up by the ESB, is to invest more than €5 million in a new wind-energy venture.
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Hunters ‘in legal quandary’ over gun licence error
Sunday, March 07, 2010 By John Burke Public Affairs Correspondent
The Department of Justice took four months to inform the Department of the Environment about a major error in its new firearms licensing system.
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Hoteliers want quicker rates review
Sunday, March 07, 2010 By Susan Mitchell
The country’s hoteliers are willing to help fund a national review of commercial rates in order to speed up the process of revising them, according to the new president of the Irish Hotels Federation.
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State cuts ‘would compromise the racing industry’
Sunday, March 07, 2010 By Ian Kehoe
The equestrian industry would be ‘‘seriously undermined’’ and ‘‘compromised’’ if the state cut or withdrew funding for the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund, according to a new report.
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Harcourt to redevelop Galway Shopping Centre
Sunday, March 07, 2010 By Ian Kehoe
Property firm Harcourt Developments has been given the go-ahead from An Bord Pleanála for a €200 million redevelopment of the Galway Shopping Centre.
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Green motion to require TDs to declare property loans
Sunday, March 07, 2010 By Niamh Connolly Political Correspondent
Tough new rules that would require TDs and senators to declare details of all their property loans will be debated at the Green Party convention later this month.
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Moves to ensure domicile levy not avoided
Sunday, March 07, 2010 By Ian Kehoe and David Clerkin
The government has moved to ensure that wealthy individuals will not be able to avoid the new €200,000 domicile levy by transferring assets to members of their family.
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