Top Stories: RICK TELANDER rtelander@suntimes.com Sniff. Sniff. Charlie Weis smells like an ex-Notre Dame coach to me. Nothing special in that olfactory observation. Chicago Sun-Times Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:42:45 -0500Andrew Luck is fine with admitting that this Notre Dame thing doesn't mean much to him. Not Charlie Weis' job, not Jimmy Clausen's shiner, not Touchdown Jesus' tears, not threadbare tradition, not muc... San Francisco Chronicle Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:42:22 -0500South Bend, IN (Sports Network) - Luke Harangody dropped in 29 points, pulled down 15 rebounds and even dished out four assists, carrying No. 23 Notre Dame to an 80-62 decision over the Kennesaw State... Sports Network Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:42:15 -0500Brian O'Driscoll expects his long-time Ireland team-mate Ronan O'Gara to bounce back from being dropped for Saturday's clash with South Africa. It is the first time O'Gara has been axed for a Test ... Planet Rugby Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:39:56 -0500Nov 25 2009 Details of a new public inquiry into allegations that British soldiers murdered and abused Iraqi civilians are to be revealed. Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth is due to announce the ch... Loughborough Echo Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:36:58 -0500Nov 25 2009 The families of members of David Cameron's shadow cabinet stand to gain a total of £7 million if the Conservatives win the election and implement their promise to cut inheritance ... Loughborough Echo Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:36:54 -0500Nov 25 2009 A father of two suspected of stabbing his three-year-old son to death before turning the knife on himself remains under arrest in hospital. The 31-year-old man - named in reports as Pa... Loughborough Echo Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:36:46 -0500Nov 25 2009 A former royal aide on the run from prison for more than two days is back in police custody after being found near the jail, police said. Jane Andrews, who was jailed for life after bl... Loughborough Echo Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:36:43 -0500Nov 25 2009 All eyes are on river levels in flood-hit Cumbria as more heavy rain threatens a vital bridge and further damage to homes. On Tuesday parts of the county saw several inches of rainfall... Loughborough Echo Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:36:41 -0500Nov 25 2009 Vast sums promised by rich nations including the UK to help developing countries tackle climate change cannot be accounted for, according to a study. A total of 20 nations pledged up t... Loughborough Echo Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:36:34 -0500Nov 25 2009 The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall have attended a wet and windswept Royal Film Performance of The Lovely Bones. Many stars of the movie wore overcoats and used umbrellas ... Loughborough Echo Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:36:33 -0500Nov 25 2009 Details of a new public inquiry into allegations that British soldiers murdered and abused Iraqi civilians are to be revealed. Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth will announce the chairma... Loughborough Echo Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:36:32 -0500Nov 25 2009 The long-awaited announcement of a US troop surge into Afghanistan is expected to be made next week by President Barack Obama. News that a decision was imminent came after UK Defence S... Loughborough Echo Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:36:30 -0500A FATHER of two young children told yesterday how his wife died following what was supposed to be a straightforward day procedure in hospital. Independent.ie Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:35:07 -0500PUBLIC sector workers were last night accused of taking advantage of the nationwide strike which all but shut down the country.As a quarter of a million workers downed tools for the day, southern shop... Independent.ie Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:35:05 -0500PUBLIC sector workers will still get an extra day's pay for not coming into work over Christmas -- despite their one-day strike yesterday.The Government is granting the special privilege day on Decemb... Independent.ie Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:35:03 -0500THOUSANDS of workers in the meat industry lost a day's work and pay yesterday because the public sector strike meant privately-owned slaughterhouses could not operate.At Rosderra Irish Meats, 700 work... Independent.ie Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:35:01 -0500Taoiseach Brian Cowen said yesterday.Businessman Richard Quirke announced details last month of his plans to build a hotel, world-class racecourse, and a concert arena on an 800-acre site in Two-Mile ... Independent.ie Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:34:57 -0500Defence Minister Willie O'Dea to declare that a new recruitment campaign would be launched despite the current ban on hiring new staff in the public sector.The minister said the Cabinet had agreed tha... Independent.ie Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:34:56 -0500Saoirse Ronan (15) may have expressed surprise after landing the starring role in 'The Lovely Bones', but last night the young Irish actress stepped into the limelight with the ease of a seasoned prof... Independent.ie Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:34:53 -0500Joseph Quinlivan , described how the pensioner was brought to safety in the early hours of yesterday morning.Mr Quinlivan said: "The civil defence and the Army helped us take her out of our house in t... Independent.ie Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:34:51 -0500A STARK warning about the potential onslaught of vermin such as rats and mice has been issued following the flooding.Householders have been told to be especially aware of the spiralling population of ... Independent.ie Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:34:47 -0500Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last night warned of e-coli contamination caused by flooded septic tanks and compromised wastewater treatment plants, urging the public to make sure that animals ... Independent.ie Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:34:44 -0500Hasbro is to cut 22 jobs in a bid to reduce costs.The company, which employs almost 250 people, said that it was forced into seeking the redundancies because of the current economic climate and to pro... Independent.ie Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:34:42 -0500Co Donegal yesterday evening.The crash happened at Cavangarden, four kilometres north of Ballyshannon on the main N15 Sligo to Donegal road, shortly before 6pm yesterday.The victim, a father of three ... Independent.ie Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:34:41 -0500Pat Quinn promoting his supermarkets decked out in a white polo neck sweater like a TV game-show host.There was no escaping the instantly recognisable dome and spectacles above the ubiquitous white po... Independent.ie Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:34:38 -0500WHILE the value of assets held by the Christian Brothers is now known, the value of those of the other religious orders, and how much more they can afford to pay abuse victims, has yet to be revealed.... Independent.ie Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:34:36 -0500Dublin archdiocese reveals the "reprehensible behaviour" of the Catholic hierarchy, government sources said last night.The Government will publish the report into the handling of clerical child abuse ... Independent.ie Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:34:35 -0500A SENIOR Catholic bishop is preparing to hold a secret ecclesiastical trial in his diocese to defrock a priest who filmed himself sexually abusing a school boy on his mobile phone. Bishop of Kilmore L... Independent.ie Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:34:33 -0500THE Government has so far failed to fulfil a promise to appoint 270 extra social workers in the wake of the shock revelations of the Ryan report on institutional abuse.In the wake of the report, which... Independent.ie Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:34:32 -0500Oireachtas is also being attributed to the additional spend.The Dail will have to vote through an additional €997,000 for the Oireachtas pension scheme. The Houses of the Oireachtas Commission sa... Independent.ie Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:34:31 -0500IRISH-owned supermarkets yesterday ruled out putting security tags on meat after British-based chains introduced the measure here in a bid to clamp down on shoplifting. Independent.ie Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:34:29 -0500PEOPLE who have been forced to evacuate their homes in the floods are facing a means test to qualify for the Government's €10m humanitarian assistance fund.The fund is designed to assist people ... Independent.ie Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:34:27 -0500Newry prepares for another shopping bonanza as second Irish public staff strike set for December 3rd By Finfacts Team Nov 25, 2009 - 6:00:06 AM >... Finfacts Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:32:00 -0500See Search Box lower down this column for searches of Finfacts news pages. Where there may be the odd special character missing from an older page, it's a problem that developed when Interactiv... Finfacts Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:31:53 -0500The Northern Ireland Planning Service has "consistently failed" to meet its own targets over recent years, a report by the NI Audit Office has found.There has also been a significant drop in... BBC Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:16:39 -0500Location: South Bend, Ind. | Founded: 1842 | Enrollment: 11,417 | Colors: Blue and Gold | Stadium: Notre DameCapacity: 80,795 | Coach: Charlie Weis... CBS Sports Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:13:10 -0500Nov 25 2009 The families of members of David Cameron's shadow cabinet stand to gain a total of £7 million if the Conservatives win the election and implement their promise to cut inheritance ... Loughborough Echo Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:40:13 -0500Nov 25 2009 The UK's economic health returns to the spotlight with the second estimate of official output figures for the third quarter of the year. Economists predict the shock 0.4% fall in outpu... Loughborough Echo Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:40:13 -0500Nov 25 2009 Two Foreign Office chiefs will be quizzed over one of the single most controversial issues of the Iraq War as the official inquiry into the conflict continues. Sir William Ehrman and T... Loughborough Echo Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:40:11 -0500Barroso to resist lobbying for plum jobs on next Commission; Dutch renominate opposition party politician Neelie Kroes By Michael Hennigan, Founder and Editor of Finfacts Nov 25, 2009 - 4:14:49 AM ... Finfacts Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:36:08 -0500South Bend, IN (Sports Network) - Luke Harangody dropped in 29 points, pulled down 15 rebounds and even dished out four assists, carrying No. 23 Notre Dame to an 80-62 decision over the Kennesaw State... Sports Network Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:16:16 -0500Nov 25 2009 A businessman once hired to help look for Madeleine McCann who is wanted by US authorities over an alleged fraud was arrested at a hotel, according to sources. Kevin Halligen, 48, was ... Loughborough Echo Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:10:14 -0500Nov 25 2009 Children as young as five could be taught about "gender equality" as part of a Government campaign to tackle domestic violence, it has been announced. Lessons on equality and domestic ... Loughborough Echo Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:10:13 -0500Nov 25 2009 Union leaders have pressed the Government to continue taking measures to help the economy out of recession, even if it leads to a bigger deficit. The TUC told the Chancellor the econom... Loughborough Echo Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:10:12 -0500Nov 25 2009 A £670 million-a-year plan to provide free social care will be paid for by cutting spending on research and development and public health promotions, as well as efficiencies in th... Loughborough Echo Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:10:12 -0500SEÁN Mac CONNELL SOME 300 farmers turned up to see how the three candidates for the role of IFA president would field the balls fired at them and to determine their coolness under pressure. Befor... Irish Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:56:01 -0500GERRY MORIARTY Northern Editor in Newry, Co Down Hundreds of thousands of euro were spent as Newry’s shops benefited handsomely yesterdayTHEY LAUNCHED a one-day strike – and invaded Newry.... Irish Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:55:59 -0500CAROL COULTER Legal Affairs Editor ADOPTIONS FROM Vietnam are unlikely to resume in the near future following the publication of Unicef’s international social service report on adoption from tha... Irish Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:55:57 -0500CONOR LALLY in Cavan NUMBERS IN the Defence Forces have fallen below 10,000 for the first time in four decades due to rising retirements and the moratorium on recruitment across the public sector.The ... Irish Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:55:56 -0500PAUL CULLEN Consumer Affairs Correspondent WHEN SHOEMAKER Jimmy Choo launched his first collection for a high street chain earlier this month, it seemed shoppers were finally getting the chance to sna... Irish Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:55:55 -0500END: Module - M24 Article Headline with no image --> BEGIN: Module - Main Article --> Yesterday in the late afternoon, after a day of leaving messages on someone’s Orange answerphon... Times Online Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:35:39 -0500JOHN FALLON in Galway A MEDICAL Council hearing yesterday was told by a father of two young children that his wife had died after what was supposed to be a straightforward hospital procedure.Martin O&... Irish Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:22:57 -0500MICHAEL PARSONS in Graiguenamanagh THE KILKENNY girl who travelled to London for life-saving surgery in September, is to receive a National Child of Courage award later this week.Jamie Murphy (11) wil... Irish Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:22:35 -0500SEÁN Mac CONNELL Agriculture Correspondent FARM INCOME will drop by 28 per cent this year, the Irish Farmers’ Association has claimed, with average income from full-time farming falling to ... Irish Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:22:34 -0500 told the Dáil.“We must also make sure that we help those in the agricultural community who are also having problems . . . and continue with the capital works,” he said.Mr Cowen ... Irish Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:22:32 -0500 said there would be an investigation of water management in the Lee Valley in the wake of the unprecedented flooding in the south.Mr Gormley was responding to calls by Minister of State for Trad... Irish Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:22:31 -0500 said he was “deeply disappointed” by yesterday’s public sector strike.“This action is causing serious disruption and inconvenience to the public . . . as well as wider ec... Irish Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:22:30 -0500 warned that the threatened second public sector strike would not influence the Government in its approach to reducing the State pay and pensions bill.“It is not a question of what dates ar... Irish Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:22:29 -0500 Yet, a radically different picture emerges in today’s opinion poll. For the most part, people appear less consumed with blaming institutions for the economic mess we’re in. Instead, ... Irish Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:22:26 -0500IAN McSHANE Half of those surveyed feel the economy will be in a worse position this time next yearTODAY IS the final day of coverage of the 2009 Irish Times/Behaviour Attitudes Social Poll.In it, we ... Irish Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:22:25 -0500 DEPARTMENT OF Foreign Affairs staff in Dublin, Brussels and London joined picket lines outside their places of work yesterday as part of the one-day strike against Government plans to cut pay.Bl... Irish Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:22:23 -0500 THE ONE-DAY strike by more than 50,000 teachers yesterday closed almost 4,000 schools. There was also widespread disruption to the higher education sector, with lectures cancelled across the ins... Irish Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:22:22 -0500 THE MOOD on picket lines around Dublin was one of acceptance that there would be pay cuts in next month’s budget, but with a determination that public sector workers “won’t jus... Irish Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:22:21 -0500 HOSPITALS WILL make every effort to ensure the estimated 16,000 patients who had appointments deferred as a result of yesterday’s strike are rescheduled as soon as possible, the Health Ser... Irish Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:22:20 -0500 A RANGE of public services from swimming pools and museums to bin collection and Customs were curtailed yesterday due to the one-day strike. More than 100,000 recipients of social welfare benefi... Irish Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:22:19 -0500Teachers on the picket line at Mount Temple School, Malahide Road, Dublin, as part of the public sector strikes yesterday. Photograph: Dara MacDónaill... Irish Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:21:54 -0500 A NUMBER of basic precautions need to be taken by people to protect their health and that of their families when they return to their flooded homes and businesses to clean up, the Health Service... Irish Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:21:53 -0500 AN 80-YEAR-OLD wheelchair- bound woman who had to be evacuated from her Co Clare home last week was forced yesterday into a second evacuation – this time from her daughter’s home, lo... Irish Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:21:52 -0500 that the US authorities had learned from many mistakes made during the response to the hurricane that hit the Florida coast in August 2005. “We found that our co-ordinating mechanisms betw... Irish Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:21:51 -0500 HOTELIERS IN flood-affected areas are counting the cost of both storm damage and lost bookings, making an an already difficult trading environment even worse.Weeks of “very good bookings&#... Irish Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:21:50 -0500 AS THE west coast faced further storm-force 10 winds and more rain last night, there were calls for south and east Galway to be declared an emergency disaster zone due to increased levels of flo... Irish Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:21:50 -0500HARRY McGEE Political Staff THE VICE-CHAIR of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has said he is very optimistic of a strong political agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions ... Irish Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:21:47 -0500GEORGINA O'HALLORAN A WOMAN who was attending an occupational pottery unit at a centre for people with intellectual disabilities developed a lung disease caused by the inhalation of silica dust there.... Irish Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:21:45 -0500HARRY McGEE Political Staff THE STATE’S entire housing stock of more than a million homes will be retro-fitted within a decade under an ambitious new Government home insulation scheme which is s... Irish Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:21:45 -0500ALISON HEALY THERE IS a perception abroad that Ireland has “fallen from grace” because of sweeping cuts to the Equality Authority and Irish Human Rights Commission, a London-based human ri... Irish Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:20:40 -0500Police in Northern Ireland say they've charged a 26-year-old man with attempted murder in connection with an attack on a police patrol near the province's border with the Republic of Ireland last week... SBS Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:37:05 -0500Pat Quinn, the founder of former supermarket chain Quinnsworth, has died in Canada at the age of 74. Mr Quinn, originally from Cloone in Co Leitrim, sold his stores in the 1970s and had lived in Toro... RTE News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:50:07 -0500Nov 24 2009 A nuclear power station has been shut down following a fire. Firefighters were called to the Dungeness B site at Romney Marsh in Kent just before midnight on Monday after staff spotted... Loughborough Echo Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:45:16 -0500Five people have been hospitalised after two cars were in collision in Co Tipperary.A woman driving one of the cars is in a critical condition at the Midwestern Hospital in LimerickFour occupants of t... Breaking News.ie Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:36:56 -0500The EU has approved an overhaul of telecoms law which has implications for Eircom's push to crack down on illegal downloading. Today, the European Parliament agreed a telecoms directive which include... RTE News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:56:37 -0500Declan Kidney on Tuesday explained Jonathan Sexton's Test debut offered compelling grounds to axe Ronan O'Gara for the first time since 2003. Sexton's outstanding display against Fiji last weekend ... Planet Rugby Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:55:32 -0500Nov 24 2009 A father of two suspected of stabbing his three-year-old son to death before turning the knife on himself has been arrested in hospital. Neighbours dialled 999 after hearing a furious ... Loughborough Echo Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:52:12 -0500A €12m emergency fund for flooding victims was tonight dismissed as too little to cope with the devastation.With the lower Shannon threatening to burst its banks for a second day and Co Clare under ... Breaking News.ie Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:43:54 -0500The Finance Minister Brian Lenihan has warned public sector unions that their campaign of strikes will not help them to reach a deal aimed at preventing cuts to civil service pay.He made the remarks i... Breaking News.ie Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:43:53 -0500Nov 24 2009 A man who killed his girlfriend and set her dismembered body on fire at a motorway lorry stop has been jailed for 20 years. Jamal Bakhita, Ugandan of no fixed abode, murdered Rahmona A... Loughborough Echo Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:57:30 -0500Nov 24 2009 British officials secretly discussed the prospects for regime change in Iraq in late 2001 - more than a year before the invasion - the official inquiry into the war has been told. The ... Loughborough Echo Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:57:29 -0500Firemen stand on a picket line in Dublin, Ireland Nov. 24, 2009. Irish teachers shut schools, nurses left wards and civil servants abandoned offices on Tuesday in a protest against government plans to... Canada.com Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:40:37 -0500Firemen stand on a picket line in Dublin, Ireland Nov. 24, 2009. Irish teachers shut schools, nurses left wards and civil servants abandoned offices on Tuesday in a protest against government plans to... Canada.com Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:26:36 -0500Athletics Ireland today announced their team for next month's SPAR European Cross Country Championships, which takes place on 13 December in Santry Park, Dublin. The team will be led by Mary Cullen (... RTE Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:23:25 -0500Nov 24 2009 High street store HMV is being prosecuted for allowing Britain's Got Talent finalist Faryl Smith to sing during an album signing at one of their stores. The 14-year-old from Northampto... Loughborough Echo Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:18:06 -0500Nov 24 2009 The widow of a bomb disposal expert killed in Afghanistan has called on the country to show more support for troops as she paid a powerful tribute to her "warrior" husband at his funera... Loughborough Echo Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:18:04 -0500Hordes surged across the border into the North today as they used the national strike to stock up on Christmas shopping.The AA reported traffic tailbacks of up to six kilometres, stretching from Newry... Breaking News.ie Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:09:58 -0500The Government has today announced a €10m fund to assist people suffering extreme hardship as a result of flooding. Brian Cowen also told the Dáil that the Minister for Finance is checking if money... Breaking News.ie Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:09:57 -0500Jonathan Sexton will start Ireland's clash with South Africa at Croke Park on Saturday after being preferred ahead of Ronan O'Gara at fly-half. In a surprise move by Ireland coach Declan Kidney, Se... Planet Rugby Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:37:27 -0500Nov 24 2009 Detectives are waiting to question a father of two suspected of stabbing his four-year-old son to death before turning the knife on himself. Neighbours dialled 999 after hearing a furi... Loughborough Echo Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:33:29 -0500Irish Life & Permanent said it may face lawsuits and fines stemming from its role in a scandal which claimed the top three executives at the mortgage provider. The... Independent.ie Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:31:31 -0500The US Consumer Confidence Index, which had declined in October, increased slightly in November. The Index now stands at 49.5 (1985=100), up from 48.7 in October. The Present Situation Index was virtu... Finfacts Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:29:35 -0500Most major banks across the world still don't have adequate capital to comfortably maintain their credit ratings despite recent improvements, ratings agency Standard & Poor's... Finfacts Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:29:30 -0500A convicted murderer who has been on the run for more than a week handed himself in today.Police initiated a man hunt last Monday when Jonathan Peter Neill (aged 34) absconded in the North.He was livi... Breaking News.ie Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:25:26 -0500 | 
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