Week in Review
Main Stories From Thursday, February 09, 2012
- Ulster Bank economist predicts 0.5% growth in 2012
- Greencore reports revenue rise
- Barclays expecting £6.1bn profit
- NIB unveils 7% fall in operating profit
- Facebook discloses boardroom deals
- Survey: 81% of firms saw increase or stable level of business
- Credit Suisse reveals shock loss
- News Corp thriving despite probes
- End of the road for 'House'
- Watts to play Princess Diana
- Connolly joins cast of 'The Hobbit'
- Adele responds to Largerfeld 'too fat' comment
- Murs and Coronas to play Cork in summer fest
- Portman signs up for Malick flicks
- Strip lighting makes Cowell 'glow' on 'BGT'
- Gorillaz join Outkast star on new single
- Scott making plans for two more sci-fi projects
- Girls Aloud singer splits up with fiance 'for good'
- Adele 'proud of her figure'
- Dubliners honoured at folk awards
- Pundit suspended over Beckham jibe
- Kardashian pregnant with baby girl
- Jackson installs comedian Connolly as dwarf in movie
- Brand and Perry divorce finalised
- 'Nervous' Cox 'virtually celibate' in past year
- Lagerfeld: Adele 'a beautiful girl'
- Clinton: 'Nuts' not to invest in Ireland
- Government unaware of exact number of retirees until last week
- Nama expected to gain €500m in new security
- Gardaí investigating McCarthy McNamara killing find weapon
- Decision due next month in IL&P court case
- Intended target lived four doors away, Geoghegan murder trial told
- Three US multinationals to create almost 500 jobs
- Regulator begins legal action against An Post for 'missing service targets'
- Bomb disposal team called as WWI grenade discovered
- Drinking-water restrictions lifted In west Limerick
- Promissory note should be renegotiated, says Burton
- Microsoft plan aims to cut costs for parents
- NCA calls for more transparency in area of solicitor's fees
- Burton rejects FF claims of 'shambolic' handling of retirements
- Leixlip Gardaí investigate explosion at house
- Man due in court in connection with assault on woman
- Gardaí make three arrests in Drogheda shooting probe
- Gardaí analyse shotgun in Tallaght shooting probe
- SIPTU: Bill missed chance to invest private pension funds levy
- Robinson 'targeting liberal voters'
- Report: Dublin and Cork rents rising
- Taoiseach to join Clinton in New York business talks
- Gardaí patrol Tallaght after teenager's shooting
- Defeat for Treviso as Leinster stretch lead
- Scarlets defeated in an uninspiring encounter
- Kilkenny star Kavanagh retires from inter-county hurling
- Laulala to sign for Munster
- FIA urged to cancel Bahrain Grand Prix
- Munster match postponed
- Earls the only change for France clash
- Earls back for Ireland
- Villa bid to extend Keane loan fails
- We need 'best person for job', insists FA boss
- Pearce to take temporary charge of England
- Ulster wait on Tuohy and Wallace availability
- Connacht missing big names for Cardiff showdown
- Yachvili sidelined for Ireland clash
- Redknapp: Focus is on Spurs
- Rio fires parting shot at Capello; Redknapp 'not foregone conclusion'
- Cabrera-Bello leads way in Dubai
- Pardew: England job not for me
- Capello exit causes shock waves in Italy
- Hodgson hails 'magnificent' McCarthy
- Taylor and Ferdinand back Redknapp for England role
- Capello exit leaves opportunity for Redknapp
- Swansea coach signs new deal
- 'Ugly' Ferrari fails to impress Massa
- Ross keen to make amends in Paris
- Redknapp gets backing to boss England
- Debt-laden Greece refused a second bailout
- Catholic Church to establish internet centre against paedophilia
- Court finds Spanish judge guilty in wiretap probe
- Greek leaders agree new austerity measures
- Mills denies allowing Morgan listen to her voicemails
- Workers' rights demonstrators gather at Apple stores
- Taliban chief killed in drone raid
- Germany expels Syria diplomats
- Groups to protest at Apple stores
- NZ quake deaths building 'flawed'
- Maldives court issues warrant for ex-president
- Uproar as father makes boy, 4, run in snow in only his pants
- Cameron: Lack of women in top jobs holding back UK
- Syria steps up bombardment of Homs
- Assad reinforcing troops in Syria battles
- Santorum looking to build momentum
- New regime urged to prevent attacks in Maldives
- Deadlock in Greece austerity talks
Main Stories From Wednesday, February 08, 2012
- Moody's predicts 'credit negative' personal insolvency laws
- Coca-Cola reports £1bn profits
- Flights cancelled in France as pilots strike
- Lovefilm boss takes Mothercare helm
- Boardroom shake-up at ailing Yahoo
- Disney announces 12% rise in income
- 'X Factor' singer Murs lets rip
- Brydon slams musical plans for TV show
- Fassbender 'was first choice' for spy film role
- 'BGT' audiences banned from booing in auditions
- Brand wants amicable split from Perry
- Wolverine sequel given 2013 release date
- Welch alerts police after 'vile' tweets
- Clooney 'not father material'
- Beckinsale 'awkward' about bedroom scenes with Farrell
- Mackenzie Crook nominated for children's book prize
- Rumer Willis having 'tough' time with Demi's troubles
- Dixon defies Cowell over 'pub act'
- Dubliners and Moore join McLean at Folk Awards
- Trawler captain's body recovered
- SF: Tax break proposal 'from the book of Charlie McCreevy'
- Shot girl 'was mistakenly targeted'
- Reforms offer top bosses tax breaks
- Rescuers believe body is that of missing trawler skipper
- Noonan disputes Moody's prediction on mortgages
- Revenue computers 'need time to apply 30% mortgage interest relief'
- Taoiseach: Pay Vita workers full redundancy
- Bill to offer firms tax breaks to import skilled staff
- Shatter: Gun law 'unacceptable'; Gardaí probe Tallaght shooting
- Killer bug found in more NI baby units
- Bill outlines tax breaks for skilled workers from abroad
- Brother finds body in trawler search
- Searchers find body near Cork trawler tragedy
- Gardaí appeal for help in solving 'heinous' Tallaght shooting
- Detective denies claims of threatening Geoghegan murder-accused
- Baby-assault case shows abuse not confined to history: ISPCC
- Taoiseach: Govt considering making purchase of sex illegal
- Four million visit Cliffs of Moher Experience
- Gardaí appeal for help in tracing Tallaght shooting vehicle's movements
- Policewoman's mobile falls into dissidents' hands
- Tallaght: Girl shot dead 'in family feud'
- Govt committee to debate Syria crackdown
- Shatter condemns 'horrific' shooting of teenage girl
- Details on mortgage interest relief to be unveiled today in Finance Bill
- Six held in Dublin after drug seizures worth €1.4m
- Personal debt levels to be outlined today
- Teenage girl shot dead in Dublin
- 'Gutted' Rooney backs Redknapp
- Sessegnon ends Middlesbrough’s resistance
- Celtic stretch league lead by trashing Hearts
- Capello quits England
- Big names to miss Hennessy
- Ireland: Ferris tackle 'was fair and legitimate'
- McLaughlin reaffirms his commitment to Ulster
- Contador ban 'good for clean athletes'
- Ferris escapes ban
- Redknapp's sombre walk from court
- Davies banned for seven weeks
- Bookies halt Redknapp England bets after manager cleared
- Tyrone defender O'Neill receives 12-week ban
- O’Shea to debut for Leinster
- Croker-bound Derrytresk hit with five-year Championship ban
- Redknapp cleared of tax-dodge charge
- Nicholls: 'Even stevens' in Gold Cup battle
- Aironi v Munster match postponed
- Kempton outline inspection plan
- Tipp boss Ryan 'shocked' at Corbett decision to exit panel
- Huntingdon frozen off
- Ferris waits on verdict from disciplinary panel
- Fans propose protest against McLeish
- Confident Kate on solo engagement
- Committee calls on EU to continue work in Syria
- Vital Greek economy talks begin
- Girl, 15, killed nine-year-old for 'thrill' of it
- Airlines to test Airbus superjumbos for cracks
- Former Maldives leader 'a coup victim'
- Milly Dowler killer loses appeal bid
- Greece tries again to reach deal
- River Cottage badly damaged by fire
- Syria continues assault on Homs
- New Maldives leader calls for unity
- Argentina takes Falklands row to UN
- Papademos to tackle terms of new international bailout
- €54m jackpot for UK lottery winner
- 15.52lb baby born in China
- Santorum ends Romney winning streak in Colorado and Minnesota
Main Stories From Tuesday, February 07, 2012
- Receiver appointed to Athlone Hotel and Ballinasloe nightclub
- Central Bank governor Honohan: No room for doubt on regulation
- RBS boss who waived £1m bonus 'discomforted' by media coverage
- Glaxo: New product lines will reverse falling sales
- Positive statement from United Drug
- Lloyds Bank to axe 1,000 more jobs
- Dublin Port exports rise as imports fall
- Euro 'could survive Greece exit'
- Greece cuts jobs in austerity drive
- Morgan slams 'gruesome' Madonna performance
- Super Bowl-gaffe M.I.A. splits from fiance
- Second baby boy for Downey Jr.
- Mendes ducks 'too personal' questions on boyfriend Gosling
- Director Hardwicke hated 'horrible' first Twilight script
- Pacino set for animated-film debut
- Madonna to play Dublin on July 24
- Barlow refuses to confirm participation in Jubilee celebration
- Lagerfeld calls Adele 'a little too fat'
- Cowell show being investigated by UK's Gambling Commission
- Super Bowl advert gives Darkness download boost
- Madonna furious at rapper's Super Bowl gesture
- McCartney set to perform at Queen's Jubilee
- Madonna to perform in Dublin on world tour
- Report: Perry avoiding media questions about divorce
- Minogue alerts police after receiving threat on Twitter
- Brown in return to Grammy Awards
- Pulp honoured with NME Award
- Hurt given lifetime award
- Shane Geoghegan trial: Accused admitted shooting in garda interview
- Arranmore murder-accused 'had psychiatric disorder', court told
- Two arrested after south-Dublin drugs seizure
- Paisley remains in intensive care
- Captain took controls before fatal Cork plane crash
- Coghlan admits mixed feelings on abolition of Seanad
- Louth man challenges extradition to Lithuania
- Clamping 'not always suitable, but is only current option', say clampers
- Man detained after Wexford incident
- Taoiseach slams 'hysterical comments' on septic-tanks issue
- Cabinet approves appointments to 33 senior Garda posts
- EBS staff vote to end industrial action over 13th month payment
- Federation: Govt report on alcohol intake 'a missed opportunity'
- Emergency jet lands safely in Belfast with 175 people on board
- Government fills senior Garda posts
- Report: Alcohol plays part in half of suicides
- Cork airport crash: Report reveals concerns with engines
- Survey: 14% of companies use social media to scout for staff
- Hogan 'climbdown reflects growing pressure' on home taxes
- Cork Gardaí release two in murder investigation
- FG unveil former Olympian as new member
- McCarthy: Ireland will need second bailout
- Noonan: Greece 'likely' to miss EU deadline
- Hogan hints at financial aid for septic tank cleaning
- Rise in number of firms using lie detectors on potential employees
- China's next leader set to announce visit to Ireland
- RNLI report reveals busy year for organisation
- Cabinet expected to approve senior Garda appointments
- Mixed reaction to septic tank charge cut
- Stoppage-time goal propells Millwall to success
- Demolition of Sheffield earns Blackpool victory
- Earls and Leamy commit to Munster
- Webber satisfied after testing delay
- Woods' kids keen to see him on TV
- Kearney 'hopeful' Ferris will be cleared
- Scotland's Parks announces international retirement
- McClean could handle interational stage, O'Neill tells Trap
- Mikel boost for Blues
- FIFA pledge funds to victims of Egypt violence
- Brozek in line to feature for Hoops against Hearts
- Stoke fail in Huth appeal
- McLaughlin to take Ulster Academy role at end of season
- Cork's Kerrigan banned for two matches
- Republic of Ireland confirm Hungary friendly
- O'Neill delays final decision on Synchronised run
- Joyce to play on with Galway
- Jury out in 'emotive' Redknapp trial
- Harinordoquy to start against Ireland
- Around 10,000 tweets a second sent during Super Bowl
- O'Neill: Meyler is no actor
- Sunderland loan duo out for Cup replay
- Ferris and Davies cited
- Attorney General: Barton 'no threat' to Terry trial
- Redknapp judge to sum up evidence
- London Olympics chiefs seeking venue sponsors
- Davies likely to face hearing
- Dalglish praises returning Suarez
- Corbett withdraws from Tipperary squad
- Court overturns gay-marriage ban
- Greek austerity meeting postponed again
- Milly Dowler murderer Bellfield seeks appeal
- Protests remove Maldives president
- Court backs media over celebrities in Princess Caroline case
- Euro exit call as Greece feels heat
- Russia tries to broker Syrian deal
- Costa Concordia captain ordered to stay at home
- Press Complaints Commission 'scapegoat' in hacking scandal
- Greece hit by general strike as Govt seeks to stave off bankruptcy
- Russian minister arrives in Syria
- Protests remove Maldive president
- Advert rebounds on McDonald's
- China considers sending envoys to Syria
- Knox launches appeal over slander conviction
- Suu Kyi visits disaster region
- West pushes for Assad's departure
Main Stories From Monday, February 06, 2012
- FTSE falls as Greece dithers
- EU debt crisis could slow China growth, IMF warns
- Adele leads British albums boost
- HTC profits down 26%
- Greek debt crisis talks to continue
- Moore placed in 'detox'
- Hurt given lifetime award
- Carmen Electra set to guest on 'BGT'
- Injunction was 'terrifying', says Clarkson ex
- Welsh confirms split from husband
- Del Rey doubts prospect of new album
- Kilkenny man 'shocked' to win Clooney-lookalike competition
- Garner: I should have waited longer to get married
- Cowell '1000% keen' for Cheryl to make X Factor return
- Perry dedicates song to Bronco Tebow
- Daniel Radcliffe drunk in Harry Potter scenes?
- George Michael not a fan of new Madonna tune
- Miss Piggy to take over as Baftas red-carpet host
- On-the-mend Holden shows off baby Hollie
- Slimline French fond of old body
- Kidney-scare Cannon '100% healthy'
- Apology as rude Mia upstages Madonna at Super Bowl
- Kenny : Costs have to be driven down
- Minister announces €5 early registration fee for septic tank owners
- Geoghegan murder jury sees video of accused man admitting shooting
- Paisley 'suffering acute heart problems'
- Many welfare and minimum wage households 'failing to reach minimum standards of living'
- Rabbitte set to examine 'difficult' area of online defamation
- Report on A&E staff shortages misleading, says Minister Reilly
- Paisley rushed to hospital
- HSE retirements will cause surgery slowdown, says Health Minister
- Man arrested in connection with fatal 2001 fire
- Two arrested in Cork as part of Ger Delaney murder probe
- Donovan does it - ultra runner breaks own record
- Kenny confirms plan to join Trap on Croagh Patrick climb
- Tit Bonhomme search scaled back
- Public sector retirements will not affect frontline services: IMPACT
- Former NTMA boss Somers: Ireland will probably need another bailout
- Woman seriously hurt in Rialto assault, man arrested
- Motorcyclist killed in Galway crash
- Lagan Brick LRC talks to reopen
- Vatican embassy closure: Different opinions emerge from FG
- Uncertainty around Iran 'drove up energy costs'
- Cancer accounts for 44% of life-assurance pay-outs
- Ultra runner Donovan aims to beat own record today
- Suarez return fails to inspire Liverpool victory
- Ireland have 'buckets to work on', says Kidney
- Judge to consider application to have referee assault case thrown out
- Wales leapfrog Ireland in World Rankings
- Carlisle's Wednesday meet in doubt
- Lingfield frozen off
- Frimpong back at Arsenal
- Earls set to return to Ireland squad
- Leinster's wounded on road to recovery
- Pair accused of assaulting GAA referee
- Contador handed two-year ban
- McCarthy grateful for chairman's support
- Davies looks certain to miss Wales v Scotland clash
- Capello may have breached contract with Terry comments: FA boss Davies
- Ferguson hits out at linesman
- Capello hits out at FA over Terry decision
- Wales' Jones commits to Ospreys
- Kidney: Ireland still alive
- Dramatic Super Bowl win for New York Giants
- Breivik: I deserve a medal
- US closes Embassy in Syria
- Greece austerity talks delayed
- Big freeze brings eastern Europe to a standstill
- Catholic leaders meet for child protection summit
- Suu Kyi cleared to run in Burma by-election
- Breivik smirks as court hearing begins
- Train roof-riders to be hit with brooms in Indonesia
- Norway: Killer Breivik to be seen by public
- 13 killed in Philippines earthquake
- Government of Romania resigns
- Syria: 12 killed as Homs attack continues
- China defends UN Syria vote veto
- IMF issues warning on China growth rate
- More than 300 dead in European cold snap
- Syrian troops continue Homs attack
- China to defy EU emissions tax
- Israel 'undecided on Iran attack'
Main Stories From Sunday, February 05, 2012
- Barclays bank to defend itself against 'banker bashing'
- Bank of England set to put £50bn into UK economy
- Jedward looking to buy €3.6m LA mansion
- Boyne's WWII novel tops children's book poll
- Hefner's son: Playboy mansion is 'normal' to me
- Producers lining up new movie on Princess Diana
- 'Besotted' Holden to bring baby to 'BGT' auditions
- Music mogul Reid signs up for US 'X Factor'
- Black Eyed Peas star thrilled Cole appearing on 'The Voice'
- Gardai locate missing teenager
- Government criticised for planning of thousands of retirements
- Man found dead in Co. Armagh
- FG: No criticism of Labour over Vatican embassy decision
- Gardaí search for two missing teenagers
- Former British army barracks to become Valentine venue
- FG TD: Croke Park deal 'is affordable'
- Heathrow airport flights delayed, snow diverts flights to Shannon
- Gardaí arrest two after raiding cannabis grow-house
- PSNI officer injured in knife attack
- Snow hits flights to UK
- A winning debut for Ryan
- Kilkenny and Galway will contest the Walsh Cup final
- Brace of penalties help United to draw at the Bridge
- O'Connell: Two errors gave Wales win
- Galway strike with victory in Derry
- Louth come from behind to beat Westmeath
- Heartbreak for Ireland as Halfpenny penalty gives Wales win at Aviva
- Cork earn draw in League clash at Armagh
- Welsh dominate first half, but Ireland lead by five
- Keane strikes but Villa lose against Magpies
- Priestland and Roberts fit to face Irish centres
- Dundee Utd knock Rangers out of the Scottish Cup
- Johnson: I didn't dive to win penalty
- Ba returns for Magpies
- Dalglish keeps faith home form will improve
- Triesman: FA right to take captaincy off Terry
- Murphy upbeat on Vedette
- Sunday white-out in the UK
- Garcia closes on Lawrie in Doha
- Tevez guests at Palermo farewell
- Queen attends church service on eve of Diamond Jubilee
- Finns vote in new president
- No agreement in Greek debt talks
- 15,000 flee rebellion in Mali
- Filmmakers die in helicopter crash
- Cold snap hits 50% of Heathrow flights
- Syrian opposition seeks support
- Tear gas fired during Egypt demo
- Bloc backs Argentina over Falklands
- Police officers die in Afghan blast
- Pay cuts row delays Greece's vital debt deal
- Romney rolls to easy win in Nevada
- Embassies attacked as Russia and China block UN action on Syria
Main Stories From Saturday, February 04, 2012
- Apple blocks Motorola in patent row
- Moore 'partied with Cyrus' days before collapse
- Pitt reveals 'stripper driving' past
- Cowell believed to want Egan as 'X Factor' judge
- Dublin kids set to battle for dance final
- Rape trial shock for Corrie viewers
- Actress Barr to run for US presidency
- 'X Factor' star moves in with reality TV star
- Holden intends to return to work next week
- TV star went under the knife more than 700 times
- Griffin O'Neal jailed over crash
- Spector murder case: mother settles
- Sheen proud of uncle's IRA past
- 100 turn out to anti-fracking meeting
- Wicklow: Man remanded on gun-possession charge
- Taoiseach meets Tit Bonhomme families in West Cork
- Army defuses viable device in Co. Offaly
- Hospitals 'have contingency plans' to counter early retirements
- Reilly: Govt prepared for predicted rise in cancer rates
- 'State must not be rushed' if selling assets
- Govt plans more than 600k 'fraud-proof' social welfare cards in 2013
- Protests greet Taoiseach in Co Cork
- Dublin to see protest against Govt crackdown on internet piracy
- Irish Rail prices go up, Dublin Bus fares set to rise
- Cancer cases could rise by 72%
- Revenue's IT update delays mortgage interest relief payments
- Workmanlike Mayo win Laois clash
- McAnarney scores winning goal for Meath
- Down snatch one-point win over Donegal
- Kerry see off Dublin
- Tyrone impress with win against Kildare
- Aguero ends barren streak as City celebrate three-goal win
- Waterford Crystal Cup: Tipperary and Cork progress
- England win at Murrayfield for first time in eight years
- Barton's Terry tweets under review
- St Mary's shade it against Garryowen
- Doyle scores winner for Wolves
- Huth sees red as Stoke go down to Black Cats
- Surman and Pilkington goals seal win for Norwich
- Swans come from behind to beat Baggies
- Four-try France get revenge on Italians
- O'Connell: Irish players on a high
- Half-time review: Contrasting fortunes for QPR's new signings
- British Attorney General 'aware of Barton tweets'
- Hat-trick hero van Persie helps Gunners hit seven past Rovers
- Bhoys ease past Caley in Cup tie
- Pienaar starts for Toffees
- Whelan and Delap start for Stoke; Meyler in for Black Cats
- Ferdinand 'disillusioned' amid racism allegations
- Tynes out to make Scotland proud in Super Bowl
- Fixtures off as cold snap bites in the UK
- Young guns return in bid for first Arsenal win of 2012
- Stokes on the bench for Celtic cup game
- Green light for Fairyhouse
- Hanson leads way in Doha
- Best wants Ireland to build on consistency
- Mancini plays it cool over strikers' form
- Daly leads in windswept Doha
- Armstrong joy as dope case dropped
- Fairyhouse set to check for second time
- Ffos Las beaten by frost
- Fergie claims pressure greater at United
- 12 held in London after day of Syria protests
- Snow hits Sarajevo
- China and Russia veto UN resolution on Syria
- Obama accuses Syria of 'unspeakable assault'
- Police search for toddler in Italian river
- UN prepares to vote as Syrian barrage kills hundreds
- Death toll rises in Egypt protests
- Up to '70 children and 45 women die' in Syrian attacks
- Demonstrators break into Syrian embassies
- New protests after football deaths
- Thousands protest against Putin's rule
- Opposition claims 350 dead in Syrian shelling
- Taliban deny leader called for talks with Obama
- UK braced for snow chaos
- US soldier faces court martial over WikiLeaks case
- Thousands join anti-Putin protests
- Greek debt talks go into weekend
- Death toll rises in Egypt protests
- Syrian troops 'kill hundreds' in Homs
- Hundreds killed in Syrian city
