2015-03-26 Ireland More Top Stories

Telegraph.co.uk   

Germanwings crash: "pilot locked out of cockpit" according to report   
Telegraph.co.uk
One of the pilots on the Germanwings aircraft which crashed into the Alps was locked out of the cockpit, it was claimed last night. Quoting a source close to the French investigation of the crash which claimed 150 lives, the New York Times said that the cockpit ...

2015-03-26 Ireland Health

Irish Independent   

Scrap drinks campaign, says students' union   
Irish Independent
The Union of Students in Ireland has called for the Stop Out-of-Control Drinking campaign to be wound up in the wake of the latest resignations from its board. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. The initiative has ...

2015-03-26 Ireland Science

NEWS.com.au   

Mars Opportunity rover has 'mind wipe' to restore faulty memory   
NEWS.com.au
NASA's oldest operational planetary explorer has just had its mind wiped. Now, after an 11-year marathon, Opportunity faces redundancy under tightening budgets. It's something of an analogy of the modern human workplace: Older but eminently capable ...

2015-03-26 Ireland Sports

Irish Examiner   

Where does Henry Shefflin rank?   
Irish Examiner
He was lucky to be born in a place where he could develop his love for hurling, where his love for hurling would be welcomed and nourished. If he was born up the road in Carlow, would he be the household name he is today? To grab the opportunity he was ...

2015-03-26 Ireland Entertainment

Sydney Morning Herald   

Can One Direction's Zayn Malik escape the perils of young fame?   
Sydney Morning Herald
The ascent to fame is as rocky as it is ecstatic. Stories of childhood stars who have reached the heady heights and had a hard descent have become sadly standard. One minute the story is what an adorable teenybopper they are. The next, the story is about ...

2015-03-26 Ireland Technology

CNET   

This is what happens when an Apple store employee tries to sell you a Microsoft ...   
CNET
Technically Incorrect: A prankster troupe invades an Apple store, masquerading as employees. What results is instructive. by Chris Matyszczyk · @ChrisMatyszczyk; March 25, 2015 10:10 AM PDT. comments. 0. facebook. twitter. linkedin. googleplus. more.
Customers fooled by fake Apple employees   TVNZ
Watch: Fake Apple store employees convince customers to buy a Surface over ...   BGR
Watch (fake) Apple Store employees recommend Microsoft products   Irish Examiner
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Business Standard   

Falken Concept SUV Tyre - Hybrid Tyre for best All-Around Performance   
Business Standard
Falken tyres has showcased a new hybrid tyre concept on Mitsubishi's Concept XR-PHEV II that made its debut at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show this month. According to the Japanese tyre manufacturer it has always been challenging to enjoy both sporty ...

2015-03-26 Ireland Business

Irish Times   

IMF warns that public sector pay should be contained   
Irish Times
The International Monetary Fund has issued a warning on public sector pay, saying the Government should contain the wage bill as the advancing recovery starts to “fire on all cylinders”. The Washington-based fund has also suggested social protection ...

2015-03-26 Ireland Ireland

Irish Examiner   

Tánaiste: 'Deeply problematic' to take bill from dole   
Irish Examiner
Tánaiste Joan Burton has told the Labour Party that it would be “deeply problematic” to deduct dole from welfare claimants who are unwilling to pay water charges. The Social Protection Minister made her comments last night at the private parliamentary party ...

2015-03-26 Ireland World

Irish Independent   

Pilot on doomed flight tried to break down cockpit door   
Irish Independent
Air accident investigators examining the crash of Germanwings Flight 9525 say a cockpit voice recorder indicates that one pilot left the flight deck before the plane began its catastrophic descent and was unable to get back in.
Reports: One pilot locked out of cockpit before crash   USA TODAY
Germanwings plane crash: A320 pilot says co-pilot can be locked out of cockpit   Sydney Morning Herald
Germanwings aircraft audio shows pilot locked out of cockpit before French Alps ...   Hindustan Times
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New York Times   

Ghani Addresses Congress, Eager to Rebuild Afghan-US Ties   
New York Times
WASHINGTON — When Ashraf Ghani, the president of Afghanistan, stepped up to speak at a formal dinner in his honor this week at the State Department, he looked out at a room of familiar faces, a fact he quickly made clear. He referred to Madeleine K.
IS sending advance guards to region: Ghani   DAWN.com
Obama's pragmatism, convictions collide in his handling of two wars   Washington Post
Ghani vows to crush Taliban escaping Pakistan offensives   The News International
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Haaretz   

Saudi-led coalition strikes Yemen, declares airspace a 'restricted zone'   
Haaretz
Warplanes attack Houthi-controlled airport in capital Sanaa, residents say; U.S. providing support to Saudi operation, American official says. By Reuters | Mar. 26, 2015 | 5:06 AM. submit to reddit. Militiamen loyal to President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi ride ...