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• North secures victory for Sligo Rovers

Danny North scored twice for the third game running as Sligo Rovers beat Shelbourne 3-0 to go eight points clear at the top of the table.

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• Cameron warns Hollande against tax plan

David Cameron today issued a blunt warning to French President Francois Hollande that Britain would not accept a Europe-wide financial transaction tax, insisting it was not “a sensible measure”.

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• 200-year-old shipwreck discovered

An oil company exploration crew’s chance discovery of a 200-year-old shipwreck in a little-charted stretch of the Gulf of Mexico is yielding a trove of new information to scientists, who say it is one of the most well-preserved wrecks ever found in the Gulf.

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• Merkel denies suggesting Greece Euro vote

A spokeswoman for the German Chancellor is denying Angela Merkel suggested that Greece hold a referendum on its euro membership alongside general elections next month.

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• Compensation costs in Carmody case disputed

Two newspapers who published an article which collapsed a criminal trial have disputed the level of costs they are liable for.

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• Taoiseach retraces grandfathers steps at lighthouse

The Taoiseach has been retracing the steps of his grandfather as he officially opened the Loop Head Lighthouse in Clare for the summer season this evening.

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• Work to begin on removing Concordia

The “monumental” operation to re-float and remove the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise ship will be the biggest and costliest ever of its kind, the company said today.

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• Facebook stumbles in market debut

Facebook stumbled in its eagerly anticipated market debut today, as shares ended barely above the offering price, dampening optimism over the world's biggest social network.

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• Double murder accused says he attempted suicide in garda custody

A Dublin father accused of murdering two men told gardaí he had tried to kill himself because of the pressure he was under while in custody.

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• Di Matteo very hopeful defensive pair will be fit

Chelsea caretaker manager Roberto Di Matteo is “very hopeful” Gary Cahill and David Luiz will be fit to start Chelsea’s Champions League final against Bayern Munich.

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• Eavis: Adele wont play Glastonbury

Adele is too afraid to headline Glastonbury, according to the festival's organiser.

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• Fitch downgrades rating of five Greek banks

Fitch ratings agency has downgraded five Greek banks, a day after giving the crisis-hit nation the lowest possible grade for a country that is not in default.

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• Zuckerberg pockets 1.15bn in Facebook share sale

Facebook co-creator Mark Zuckerberg pocketed more than a billion US dollars today after one of the biggest ever US stock market flotations.

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• Former bankers attempt to stop customers private prosecution for alleged deception

Two officials at IBRC (formerly Anglo Irish Bank) have brought a High Court challenge over a customer's private prosecution against them for alleged deception.

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• Three charged with offences relating to dissident republican activity

Three men have been charged with serious offences relating to dissident republican activity.

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• Olympic flame arrives in UK

Within the past half hour, the Olympic flame has arrived in the UK for this year's London Games.

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• Rose ends Clarke challenge

Justin Rose piled on the agony for Darren Clarke with a 6&4 drubbing at the Volvo World Match Play Championship in Spain today.

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• Dublin to Cork road fully reopened

The M8 has now fully reopened following an oil spill earlier today.

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• Cage set for Marble City role

Nicolas Cage is set to star in action movie 'Marble City'.

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• Mortgage lending volumes down in Q1

A total of €2,630 new mortgages were issued between January and March, according to new figures from PriceWaterhouseCooper.

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