Brats should pay for college
Sir -- Every week now we read of the disgusting behaviour of our Leaving Cert students especially on foreign holidays.
Coghlan is no Olympic failure
Sir -- "It is not the winning but the taking part". As of writing, Ireland has three bronze Olympic medals in Beijing, thanks to our boxers. Parents of both boxers spoke of their pride at their achievements but stressed the fact that they were taking part in the Olympics at all was a joy and pride to them.
King had a heart
Sir -- Rosita Sweetman in her review of Helen Rappaport's Ekaterinburg: The Last Days of the Romanovs (Sunday Independent, August 10, 2008) notes that George V "allowed his adviser to put him off the idea of offering the family asylum".
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- 19:26 Pedestrian seriously injured in Co. Clare road crash
- 19:24 Berbatov and Brown injured
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- 17:58 Taoiseach plays down bank merger speculation
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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
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- 13:30 BBC decides not to take further action against Ross
- 09:24 US Senate delays decision on car firms' bailout
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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
