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Fears Work for Dole could be extended to target the employed
Public service unions and professional bodies were united in condemning the Government’s proposed ‘Work for your Dole’ scheme this morning. »
Radical overhaul of Leaving Cert to encourage actually leaving
There were red faces in the Department of Education this morning after it emerged that many people were awarded Leaving Certficates without going anywhere. »
Garda source claims nearly all marriages in State are sham
Gardai in the elite Sham Marriage Unit have been inundated with calls this morning from people who claim their marriages are bogus, fraudulent or deeply unpleasant. »
Hope that future civil servants could be second rate crushed by reality
Hopes that future civil servants could achieve second division status were dismissed by public service trade unions this morning. »
Women priests out of the question but are atheist priests the answer?
The Catholic Church may recruit atheist priests if vocations continue to fall, The Mire has learned. »
West hopeful water from Saturn could alleviate supply pressures
County councils in the west of Ireland are hopeful that the discovery of water on one of Saturn’s moons could alleviate pressures on supply. »
Govt plan state funeral for Shergar as centrepiece of Queen’s visit
The Government is close to being able to confirm that a state funeral for Shergar will form the centrepiece of a visit by Queen Elizabeth II to Dublin next year. »
Scientists cast doubt on existence of Government
A controversial publication by a group of leading scientists has cast doubt on the very existence of Government. »
HSE finds that other people’s well-being is major cause of stress
Research has shown that other people’s well-being is more stressful than unemployment, ill-health, mortgage arrears or childbirth. »
Shock at revelation that Flann O’Brien made up the Irish language
Gaelscoileana and gaeilgeoirí were questioning their very existence this morning after it emerged that the Irish language was made up by Brian O’Nolan when he worked as a civil servant in the 1950s. »