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Friday, May 18 2012
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Machete driver rammed gardai in 30km pursuit

AN out -of-control driver armed with a machete rammed through a garda checkpoint before leading officers on a high speed chase.

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Katie Taylor

Knockout Katie on course for world title

OLYMPIC hopeful Katie Taylor has secured a place in the final of the World Boxing Championships in China.

Fred Forsey

'Jealousy, anger and the Walter Mitty life of FG bribe-accused'

THE ex-Fine Gael mayor on trial for corruption lived a "Walter Mitty" life and was part of a story of "sordid jealousy, anger, and rage," a jury has heard.

Leo Varadkar

Boost as IBM creates hundreds of jobs

GLOBAL tech company IBM has announced the creation of several hundred new jobs in Dublin, in a massive boost to the economy.

Entertainment

  • Eva Longoria poses on the red carpet in Cannes
    Stars shine at Cannes do

    HUNDREDS of film fans brought Cannes to a standstill as they tried to catch a glimpse of the stars on the red carpet.


  • Glam actresses join the revolution

    OSCAR-WINNING actress Hilary Swank, Will & Grace star Debra Messing and Law & Order's Mariska Hargitay joined forces last night in New York.


  • Nidge gets his comeuppance

    OUR EXCLUSIVE photo shows the moment crime boss Nidge is finally busted by gardai. The mobster is seen spitting at the woman detective who has set out to bring him and his drug empire down.

Food that talks Italian

If you are going to base your business around feeding people with the finest food products of a region, you might as well pick what is probably the greatest food- producing region in the world.

In Pictures

  • Carlos Tevez is rarely far from controversy and the striker was forced to apologise to rivals United after he was caught holding this banner during the title-winning street parade. The banner, thought to have been passed onto the bus by a fan, may have referred to a remark by United boss Sir Alex Ferguson three years ago when asked if his side would ever be underdogs against City.
  • A fan with a Robert Mancini mask joins the party
  • City captain Victor Kompany  holds the English Premier League trophy in front of jubilant fans before the bus parade begins from Manchester's Albert Square

Blue Monday Manchester turned blue as Man City's players and fans celebrated the club's first top-flight championship for 44 years

In Pictures

  • Erin Kirby (7) , Eve Kirby and Saoirse Kenny, (both 6), at the Luas stop at  St Stephen's Green, Dublin, to promote the St Patrick's Day Ceili
  • The fountain on the South Lawn of the White House flows with water dyed green for St Patrick's
  • A flock of sheep in West Lothian, Sotland, was dyed green for the occasion...

Everything's gone green.. St Patrick's Day images from around the world

In Pictures

  • Irish fans Joshua (11) and Coyle (7) Fitzsimons before the match against the Czechs.
  • Joanne Finlay, from Roscommon, with sons Darragh (8) and Conor (11), outside Lansdowne Road before kick-off
  • Nine-year-old Dane and 15-year-old Clarece Burke with friend Conor Reilly (12) proudly show off their match tickets

The road to Poland and Ukraine begins... Ireland kicked off their preparations for Euro 2012 with a one-all draw at home against the Czech Republic

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