Dolphins GM Jeff Ireland: 'We got a lot better today'

"Well today I thought we got a lot better today. I'll start off just kind of going over the players…first and foremost we picked up Edmond Gates from Abilene-Christian. Obviously everything has been said about this kid, he's got a lot of speed. ...

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Ireland Cuts GDP Forecasts; Says Still On Target For 2015

Still, the ministry said the budget deficit would be reduced to below 3% of GDP by the end of 2015, as required by the terms of the deal Ireland struck last November for EUR67.5 billion in bailout loans with the EU and the International Monetary Fund. ...

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Ireland Cuts GDP Forecasts; Says Still On Target For 2015

Still, the ministry said the budget deficit would be reduced to below 3% of GDP by the end of 2015, as required by the terms of the deal Ireland struck last November for EUR67.5 billion in bailout loans with the EU and the International Monetary Fund. ...

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Ireland Will Not Be Bullied In Securing Better Bailout-Minister

DUBLIN (Dow Jones)--Ireland will "not be bullied" and will not raise its competitive corporation tax in continuing negotiations for a better deal on the country's bailout loans, a junior minister in the finance ministry said Friday. ...

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This is Miami Dolphins GM Jeff Ireland's chance to find a QB

In a rare year where as many as six quarterbacks are discussed as first-rounders, General Manager Jeff Ireland's job is to do what's best for this franchise and find who is franchise-worthy. Do the homework. Study the names. Interview the candidates. ...

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Calf injury ends Ireland's season and Magpies stay

By Aidan Fitzmaurice STEPHEN Ireland's season is over after playing just two games for Newcastle United, writes Aidan Fitzmaurice. The 24-year-old joined Newcastle on loan from Aston Villa in January after falling out of favour with Gerard Houllier and ...

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Miami Dolphins' Jeff Ireland is game for 'anything'

All options are open to Fins GM Jeff Ireland with the No. 15 pick, including trading down like last year. By Jeff Darlington It was two hours before last year's NFL Draft when the circumstances changed. Lacking a second-round pick, the Dolphins wanted ...

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Real IRA Warns Queen Elizabeth Against Visiting Ireland

By MEGAN CHUCHMACH An Irish Republican Army splinter group condemned next month's visit to Ireland by Queen Elizabeth II, April 25, 2011. ABC News A splinter IRA group has issued a warning in advance of Queen Elizabeth's upcoming visit to Ireland, ...

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Tomblin, Ireland leading in new poll; opponents question accuracy

Going into the May 14 special gubernatorial primary election, Earl Ray Tomblin and Betty Ireland hold double-digit leads over their opponents, according to the latest Public Policy Polling poll, released Tuesday. Both presumptive front-runners touted ...

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Even Ireland beats Greece in debt struggle

By Conor Humphries DUBLIN â€" Growing speculation about a Greek sovereign debt restructuring is raising tough questions about the sustainability of Ireland's debt, but Dublin still has time to convince investors that it won't be next in line. ...

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Northern Ireland on alert for royal wedding attack

By Emma Alberici and Rachael Brown Britain's intelligence service is warning that Irish terrorists are "highly likely" to try to stage an attack in Northern Ireland to coincide with Friday's royal wedding. Authorities believe a bomb is most likely to ...

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Ex-Finance Min: Irish Troika Ruled Out Burden Sharing--Report

DUBLIN (Dow Jones)--Ireland's troika of international lenders--the European Union, the International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank--ruled out imposing losses on holders of senior debt in Irish banks during the country's bailout talks, ...

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Three in court after NI arms find

Three men are due to appear in court to face a series of charges linked to a cache of suspected dissident republican firearms recovered in Northern Ireland. The accused - aged 34, 35 and 39 - were arrested on Friday after police stopped a vehicle in ...

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Weapons caches, bomb-making equipment found in Northern Ireland

London - Police in Northern Ireland on Sunday said they found bomb-making equipment in south Armagh. The discovery on Saturday night came after several weapons caches belonging to suspected dissident republican groups were uncovered in the county. ...

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Northern Ireland Man Charged on Terrorism Offenses, RTE Reports

By Joe Brennan - Sat Apr 23 17:22:28 GMT 2011 A man from Northern Ireland was charged and appeared in court today in relation to a number of terrorism offenses, including possessing firearms and explosives, Dublin-based broadcaster RTE reported. ...

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Northern Ireland police make terrorism arrest

The Police Service of Northern Ireland warns that terrorist groups could be intent on trying to murder more officers. Photograph: Peter Muhly/AFP/Getty Images Police in Northern Ireland have arrested a man in connection with loyalist terrorist activity ...

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Dublin's hunger can tilt the balance

After an entertaining Allianz National Football League, two of the prime contenders for the summer's All-Ireland football championship meet in Croke Park. Cork have played throughout the spring with the self-containment that comes with winning an ...

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Is picking Alabama RB Mark Ingram too obvious for the Miami Dolphins?

Miami Dolphins General Manager Jeff Ireland doesn't make too many definitive (or forthcoming) statements when it comes to draft strategy, so, unlike some others in the media, I took it with a grain of salt when he downplayed the whole “Wait on a ...

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Miami for Mallett? Arkansas QB makes believer of Dolphins

Jeff Ireland might, too. The Dolphins' general manager acknowledged Thursday that he has "spent a lot of time" with Arkansas quarterback Ryan Mallett, who comes with a big throwing arm but big off-the-field questions. "I went there to visit with him. ...

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Ireland says state asset sales unlikely this year

I) and parts of energy utilities Electricity Supply Board (ESB) and Bord Gais as part of asset sale pledges made under Ireland's EU/IMF bailout. The independent report went further than the government's existing pledges to raise around 2 billion euros ...

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Explosive device hurled at officers in Craigavon

An improvised explosive device has been thrown at a police foot patrol in Northern Ireland. None of the officers were injured in the Meadowbrook area of Craigavon, Co Armagh, on Wednesday morning. Meanwhile, a small but viable pipe bomb has been ...

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Ireland Should Sale of Parts of ESB, Bord Gais, Report Says

By Joe Brennan - Wed Apr 20 13:00:02 GMT 2011 Ireland should sell parts of state- owned utility companies Electricity Supply Board and Bord Gais to help it cut mounting debt, according to a government- commissioned report. ...

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CIARÁN HANCOCK, Business Affairs Correspondent

LAX OVERSIGHT by regulators and the government, flawed lending decisions by the banks and an “unquestioning consensus” regarding a likely soft landing in the property market were the main reasons behind the collapse of Ireland's financial sector, ...

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N.Ireland police 'targeted by booby-trap bomb'

BELFAST â€" Police officers were lured to a booby-trap bomb by a bogus emergency call-out in Northern Ireland, the latest in a series of security alerts in the British province, police said on Tuesday. A man called police just before midnight on Monday ...

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Queen's Irish trip ends 'years of division': Irish PM

LONDON â€" Queen Elizabeth II's visit to Ireland next month will symbolise an "end to years of division", Irish leader Enda Kenny said Monday as he met with British counterpart David Cameron in London. Kenny did not reveal whether the queen would ...

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Kenny Says Ireland Will Not Default as Greece Concerns Mount

He also said that an increase in Ireland's 12.5 percent corporation-tax rate to appease fellow EU leaders is “not up for negotiation.” Ireland's government last month pledged to inject additional capital of as much as 24 billion euros ($34 billion) ...

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Ireland Rating Downgrade Reflects Bank Restructure--Minister

DUBLIN (Dow Jones)--A downgrade of Ireland's sovereign debt rating reflected the necessary actions being taken in restructuring Irish banks, a senior Irish government minister said Saturday. Pat Rabbitte, Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural ...

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HBO's new series 'Game of Thrones' filmed in Northern Ireland

'Game of Thrones,' HBO's new epic fantasy series premiering Sunday night, promises a stellar cast and stunning scenery, much of which was filmed in Northern Ireland. The pilot alone cost an estimated $15 million to film, making it one of the most ...

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Spain's Fiscal Position Shows Improvement, Reynders Says

By Meera Louis - Sat Apr 16 21:01:19 GMT 2011 Belgian Finance Minister Didier Reynders said Spain's fiscal position has improved and that he doesn't see an immediate need for a “solution” in countries besides Greece, Ireland and Portugal. ...

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Moody's cuts Ireland rating to 1 grade above junk

Moody's has cut Ireland's credit rating to Baa3, one level above junk, and says the nation could struggle to cut its deficit because of weak economic growth. Moody's issued its latest downgrade hours ahead of the Irish government's announcement of a ...

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Technocrats pile praise on Ireland in carefully managed show of unity

THE NEW Government has taken “full ownership” of the bailout, the EU-IMF troika declared yesterday at the conclusion of the first review of Ireland's rescue package. But apart from the troika's acquiescence in the Coalition's reversal of the previous ...

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Moody's Downgrades Ireland To Baa3; Outlook Negative

By Mark Brown and Martin Vaughan LONDON (Dow Jones)--Moody's Investors Service downgraded Ireland's government debt by two notches Friday, taking the country to the brink of junk status, and kept its outlook negative. The agency, cutting Ireland's bond ...

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Ireland says passes IMF/EU test, Fitch upbeat

By Conor Humphries DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland on Thursday said it had passed a crunch review of its economic progress by its creditors without any penalty and ratings agency Fitch upgraded its outlook in some rare good news for the debt-ridden country. ...

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Markets Unsettled as Greece's Borrowing Costs Surge

Greece's borrowing costs, along with those of Ireland, Portugal and Spain, soared after Germany said for the first time that Athens may need to restructure its debt, a move one central banker warned would be a catastrophe. Growing talk of restructuring ...

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Strong Currency Threatens Ireland, Portugal

Seen as among the most vulnerable to the rising euro are Ireland, which has heavy exposure to trade outside the euro zone, and Portugal, which exports low-value, labor-intensive products such as textiles. That could widen an already large gap between ...

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IMF sees no restructuring in Ireland, Greece

WASHINGTON, April 13 (Reuters) - Bailouts for Ireland and Greece do not envision restructuring of the countries' elevated debt loads, a top International Monetary Fund official said on Wednesday. "These programs have been built on the assumption that ...

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Portugal's Unnecessary Bailout

The crisis that began with the bailouts of Greece and Ireland last year has taken an ugly turn. However, this third national request for a bailout is not really about debt. Portugal had strong economic performance in the 1990s and was managing its ...

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Ireland Bond Rally Masks Troubles

By MARK BROWN And NEELABH CHATURVEDI LONDONâ€"Investor relief at the conclusion of Ireland's bank stress tests, and optimism that the country can grow its way out of its debt crisis, has led to a strong rally in Irish government bonds. ...

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Bank of Ireland, Allied Irish May Show Halt in Cash Flight

By Finbarr Flynn and Joe Brennan - Mon Apr 11 17:11:38 GMT 2011 Bank of Ireland Plc and Allied Irish Banks Plc (ALBK), the republic's two largest banks, will this week show if regulators are succeeding in staunching the outflow of deposits triggered by ...

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IMF cuts growth forecast for Ireland to 0.5%

The International Monetary Fund has reduced its growth forecast for Ireland and now estimates growth this year will be 0.5%. The International Monetary Fund has reduced its growth forecast for Ireland and now estimates growth this year will be 0.5%. ...

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Bank of Ireland, Allied Irish May Show Halt in Deposits Flight

By Finbarr Flynn and Joe Brennan - Sun Apr 10 23:01:00 GMT 2011 Bank of Ireland Plc and Allied Irish Banks Plc (ALBK), the Republic's two largest banks, will this week show if regulators are succeeding in staunching the outflow of deposits triggered by ...

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Germans threaten Ireland over increase in corporation tax rate

Germany's Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble has demanded that Ireland increase its corporate tax rates before any reduction in the interested charged on the bail-out will be considered. The threat was made in the Hungarian capital of Budapest where ...

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A murder, a shared sorrow and hope for a new Ireland

At some of the most obscene moments of the Northern Ireland conflict, rituals of mourning morphed directly into scenes of murder and mayhem. It is this dark history that made the funeral of the murdered policeman Ronan Kerr last Wednesday so moving and ...

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Northern Ireland police defuse huge bomb

By the CNN Wire Staff Belfast, Northern Ireland (CNN) -- Authorities in Northern Ireland on Saturday defused a bomb packed into a bin containing 500 pounds of homemade explosives, police said. The bin was located in a van abandoned outside Newry, ...

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In Portugal Crisis, Worries on Europe's 'Debt Trap'

Portugal now follows Greece and Ireland to the European welfare office to ask for new loans on the condition of ever more drastic spending cuts. So far the markets have taken Europe's third successive sovereign financial crisis in stride. ...

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Ireland not part of Portugal fund

IRELAND will not be contributing to the bailout fund for Portugal as moves are made by the EU and IMF to tie into a bailout agreement with opposition parties in the struggling nation. Ireland contributed towards the Greek bailout, but that was before ...

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Now Ireland and Greece have to bail out Portugal. Britain must refuse to join ...

By Daniel Hannan Politics Last updated: April 8th, 2011 Imagine you were a Greek taxpayer. No, alright, bad example: lots of Greeks avoid tax, which is one of the reasons they are in their present mess. Imagine, then, that you were an Irish taxpayer. ...

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Will Propping Up Portugal Halt Spread of Insolvency in Europe?

ATHENS, Greece -- Following Greece and Ireland, Portugal, too, has requested a bailout from its European peers. But will Spain, a larger economy with stronger significance to global finance, follow? And more important, has European aid done anything to ...

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UK bailout bill 'may reach £3bn'

Trouble loomed as soon as the Lisbon government's austerity plans collapsed last month, triggering speculation that a bailout similar to that given to Greece and Ireland would be inevitable. But Portugal was told to try again to get an austerity ...

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Bank of Ireland, Allied Irish Halt Deposit Exodus, Noonan Says

By Finbarr Flynn and Scott Hamilton - Wed Apr 06 12:08:15 GMT 2011 Bank of Ireland Plc and Allied Irish Banks Plc (ALBK), Ireland's two biggest banks, saw their deposits rebound “significantly” after the government's stress tests last week, ...

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Cut in bailout debt rate fair and vital for sustainability, says Barroso

JOSÉ MANUEL Barroso, president of the European Commission, said yesterday reducing the bailout debt rate for Ireland and Greece was not only fair but would assure sustainability of the debt. Costs which would be “very, very difficult for our Greek or ...

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Bank of Ireland to sell Burdale and overseas finance units

BANK OF Ireland plans to sell its UK asset-based lender Burdale Financial and its global project finance units in the UK and internationally, to help raise capital as it tries to avoid Government control. The bank purchased Burdale in January 2005 for ...

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Moody's warns of downgrade risk

The €24 billion bank recapitalisation plan is positive for Ireland's financial system but negative for its creditworthiness, credit rating agency Moody's said today, highlighting the possibility of another downgrade. Moody's warning comes on the heels ...

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Experts examine car bomb scene

Police in Northern Ireland are combing the scene of an explosion that killed a Catholic officer to find out how the dissident republican bomb was made. Experts are gathering tiny shards of evidence from the site of the blast in Omagh, Co Tyrone, ...

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Ireland to Push for Better Bailout Terms

By EAMON QUINN DUBLIN--Ireland will launch a "coordinated diplomatic drive" with the European Union for a better deal on its international bailout package, Irish Deputy Prime Minister Eamon Gilmore said Sunday, but without specifying what savings he ...

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US condemns murder of policeman in Northern Ireland

Washington - The US government Saturday condemned as 'appalling' the murder of a Northern Ireland policeman in a terrorist attack. A police officer from the PSNI (Police Service of Northern Ireland) stands near the scene where a 25-year-old police ...

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Irish and Greek debts sustainable: EU rescue fund chief

DUBLIN (Reuters) - European authorities and the International Monetary Fund believe Ireland and Greece can sustain their debts while it is up to Portugal whether it joins them in seeking help, the head of Europe's rescue fund said. ...

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Europe Stocks Climb as US Payrolls Rise; Bank of Ireland Jumps

By Giles Broom - Fri Apr 01 16:04:06 GMT 2011 European stocks rose to a three-week high as the US economy added more jobs than forecast and banks rallied after Ireland said it won't force losses on senior bondholders following stress tests on its ...

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Europe Stocks Climb as US Payrolls Rise; Bank of Ireland Jumps

Bank of Ireland Plc surged 41 percent as it outlined plans to avoid state control after being ordered to raise 5.2 billion euros ($7.4 billion) of capital following a stress test. Barclays Plc climbed 4.4 percent as Ireland ruled out forcing ...

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