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WWE's The Undertaker has nothing on Ulster Bank when it comes to a vice-like grip. The Ulster Bank standard visa has a 17.5 per cent interest rate. That makes it twice as expensive as AIB's Click card for dedicated internet users.
CRH spews up more CO2 than Luxembourg
INDUSTRIAL behemoth CRH spews out more damaging greenhouse gasses than Luxembourg as it has almost doubled its use of high polluting coal for energy production, according to its latest environmental report.
Ikea to launch cheap Irish mobile service
FLAT-PACK mobile phones are set for Irish shores -- the Scandinavian discount furniture giant, IKEA, will launch a mobile phone operation once its Dublin store opens early next year.
Top swots are lowest paid
NIGHTS spent burning the midnight oil don't pay off for swots, according to a Higher Education Authority study.
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- 19:26 Pedestrian seriously injured in Co. Clare road crash
- 19:24 Berbatov and Brown injured
- 18:37 Engineering company hopes to avoid further job cuts
- 18:15 Fine Gael calls on banks to put six-month moratorium in place
- 17:58 Taoiseach plays down bank merger speculation
- 17:51 BoI shares up 24%
Top stories from Friday, 21.11.08
- 19:26 Pedestrian seriously injured in Co. Clare road crash
- 18:37 Engineering company hopes to avoid further job cuts
- 18:15 Fine Gael calls on banks to put six-month moratorium in place
- 17:58 Taoiseach plays down bank merger speculation
- 17:51 BoI shares up 24%
Top stories from Friday, 21.11.08
- 16:26 Security officer suspended for questioning Obama's foreign policy
- 14:25 Victims of Congo fighting separated from families
- 13:30 BBC decides not to take further action against Ross
- 09:24 US Senate delays decision on car firms' bailout
- 09:20 Top shipping firm to avoid pirate-plagued waters
Top stories from Friday, 21.11.08
- 19:24 Berbatov and Brown injured
- 17:47 Kidney defends O' Gara's rallying of team-mates
- 17:46 Quinlan's appeal dismissed by IRB
- 17:30 Cork hurling boss announces squad for Sunday's clash
- 17:29 GAA lifts suspension of inter-county footballer