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News: Bereaved mother helps car crash survivor to ‘speak’ again 
THE mother of a GAA player killed in a car crash has revealed how a charity set up in his memory has bought a special machine to help a victim of the accident ‘speak’ again. Shaun-Paul O’Hagan (26) was the first person to die on the north’s roads in 2007. He was killed not far from his... 24/11/2009
Sport: Replay not on cards in Fifa crisis meeting
Sepp Blatter has called a crisis meeting of Fifa chiefs following the Republic of Ireland’s controversial World Cup exit at the hands of France but the world governing body are not considering a U-turn over their decision to refuse a replay.
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News: U2 will finally play at Glastonbury as festival marks 40th anniversary
It’s a 26-year-old rumour that has finally come true. Dublin’s U2 are to make their first appearance at Glastonbury next year, headlining the festival to mark its 40th anniversary. GLASTONBURY festival founder Michael Eavis confirmed yesterday that Irish rock giants U2 will headline the event next year. 24/11/2009
News: Oglaigh na hEireann blamed for Policing Board car bomb
The republican dissident group Oglaigh na hEireann (ONH) was last night blamed for the 400lb car bomb attack at Policing Board headquarters in Belfast at the weekend. Sources close to the police investigation say that the car used to ferry... 24/11/2009
News: Sinn Fein: Devolution of powers would foil dissidents
The assembly yesterday united to condemn the latest attempts by dissident republicans to derail the peace process. But while all parties hit out at the failed bids to kill a police officer and bomb policing board headquarters... 24/11/2009
News: Ex-council candidate one of 5 arrested
A MAN who ran for council during the last elections was one of several people questioned about a gun attack near the home of a young Catholic police officer in Co Fermanagh. It is the second time detectives have questioned Kevin Barry Nolan about a foiled attack by dissident... 24/11/2009
News: Duffy refused High Court bail
A prominent republican accused of murdering two soldiers has been refused High Court bail after a judge heard the killings were among the most serious crimes committed in Northern Ireland in the past 10 years. Mr Justice Weatherup ruled that Colin Duffy should remain in custody due to the gravity of the offences... 24/11/2009
News: Ulster says Neagh to planning proposals
WHAT do an airport runway, a chicken litter incinerator and an extension to an old people’s home all have in common? They are among the most controversial planning applications submitted in Northern Ireland in the past five years. Environment minister Edwin Poots yesterday released the top-five planning applications in terms of the... 24/11/2009
News: Loyalist Shoukri ‘wrongly arrested’
LEADING loyalist Andre Shoukri had to be re-released from prison after being wrongly arrested at the weekend for breaching home-leave conditions, The Irish News has learned. On Friday Shoukri, who is serving a nine-year sentence for extortion and blackmail, was granted 72 hours’... 24/11/2009
News: Two men killed in Donegal car collision from eastern Europe
Two men killed in a car accident close to the Tyrone/Donegal border are believed to have been eastern Europeans. The two men – who were in their twenties – died at the scene when their car was involved in a collision with another car shortly before 4pm yesterday. 24/11/2009
