2015-09-02 Ireland More Top Stories

Irish Independent   

Kenny's message left Garda chief with no option but to stand down   
Irish Independent
Taoiseach Enda Kenny during the commissioning ceremony for the LÉ James Joyce in Dublin yesterday. 1 Taoiseach Enda Kenny during the commissioning ceremony for the LÉ James Joyce in Dublin yesterday. Photo: Frank McGrath. A message from ...

2015-09-02 Ireland Health

Irish Examiner   

Nurses may take industrial action over A&E overcrowding   
Irish Examiner
Nurses may take industrial action later this month to highlight continuing overcrowding in emergency departments. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has claimed overcrowding last month was 40% higher than in August of last year. The INMO ...

2015-09-02 Ireland Science

Daily Mail   

Rare Przewalski breed of horse once declared extinct in the wild sees foal ...   
Daily Mail
A rare breed of horse that was once declared extinct in the wild is making a remarkable recovery in Kent. Visitors are flocking to the Port Lympne Reserve, near Ashford, thanks to the birth of a brand new Przewalski foal. The adorable foal was born to ...
Rare horse birth hailed by wildlife experts   Irish Independent

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Siliconrepublic.com   

Scientists give light a light squeeze and defy the laws of physics   
Siliconrepublic.com
They said it couldn't be done, but scientists working on photonics research have conducted an experiment which has managed to squeeze particles of light defying a 34-year belief. The concept of giving light a light squeeze is something that was known ...
Quantum Physics: Scientists 'Squeeze' Light One Particle at a Time   Science World Report
The Strange World of Quantum Physics --Scientists "Squeeze a Single Light ...   The Daily Galaxy (blog)
CREDIT: Mete Atature   Nanotechnology News (press release)
The Times (subscription)   
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FIS   

Climate change will alter global marine communities   
FIS
Tropical marine animals that currently thrive in warm habitats around the equator will have to spread north and south to avoid extinction as global sea temperatures rise, a study has found. Scientists at the Scottish Association for Marine Science ...
Research claims climate change to bring greater biodiversity to seas   Siliconrepublic.com
Climate change will bring greater biodiversity to world seas   The Times (subscription)

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Express.co.uk   

Has this Russian schoolboy found evidence of a YETI?   
Express.co.uk
A SCHOOLBOY on a camping trip in Siberia found a huge footprint of a YETI, the Russian media claimed today. By Will Stewart. PUBLISHED: 20:52, Tue, Sep 1, 2015 | UPDATED: 21:40, Tue, Sep 1, 2015. Denis Alexandrov and the giant footprint ANDREI.
Yeti footprint twice the size of a man's is discovered by schoolboy on camping ...   Mirror.co.uk
Schoolboy Finds Yeti Footprint in the Siberian Wilderness   Softpedia News
Yeti again!   The Siberian Times

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CNN International   

Met the scorpion's prehistoric, bigger, badder cousin   
CNN International
(CNN) In the prehistoric oceans, this was one bad bug. Scientists are marveling at the world's oldest sea scorpion -- the Pentecopterus, named after a Greek warship. Imagine a creature nearly 6 feet in length, with a long head, a narrow body and large ...
Scientists Identify Largest Scorpion-like Primordial Sea Predator   Pioneer News
Researchers find evidence of giant sea scorpion-like animal that lived 450 ...   NYC Today
Human-sized prehistoric scorpions discovered, too big for Starship Troopers   Morning Ticker
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Sky News Australia   

Robot revolution: Fears of machine wipeout   
Sky News Australia
Almost half of Britons fear that robots could one day wipe out humanity, according to an exclusive Sky News survey. And more than six out of 10 people in the UK think the Government should protect jobs from being taken by robots, our survey suggests.
Survey Says: Robots Might Terminate Humanity   Inverse
Robot Revolution: 40% Fear Wipeout By Machines   Sky News

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Irish Examiner   

90% of seabirds have plastic in stomachs, say scientists   
Irish Examiner
Up to nine out of 10 of the world's seabirds likely have pieces of plastic in their guts, a new study estimates. Previously, scientists figured about 29% of seabirds had swallowed plastic, based on older studies. An Australian team of scientists which ...
Nearly all of the world's seabirds have eaten plastic, study estimates   Washington Post
Shocking figures reveal 90% of seabirds have eaten plastic   Daily Times
Seabirds Keep Eating All the Plastic We're Throwing in the Ocean   VICE News
Newsweek   
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TIME   

NASA just released this incredible video of what it was like to fly over Pluto ...   
Cheboygan Daily News
Earlier this year, NASA made history by sending the first unmanned spacecraft to one of the farthest worlds in our solar system: Pluto. Now, the agency has released this incredible video, made from real images of the spacecraft's journey, where you can ...

2015-09-02 Ireland Sports

Irish Independent   

Schmidt aiming for semi-final history   
Irish Independent
Joe Schmidt is targeting a first World Cup semi-final in Ireland's history at this month's tournament after confirming his 31-man squad. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. The New Zealander can now concentrate ...
Gerry Thornley: Ireland set for hard work as tough calls made   Irish Times
Will Joe Schmidt's bold approach pay?   Irish Examiner
Ireland omits winger Andrew Trimble, selects prop Cian Healy in Rugby World ...   The Province (blog)
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Irish Independent   

Public sale of tickets for Dublin-Mayo replay SOLD OUT after 'unprecedented ...   
Irish Independent
30 August 2015; Mayo and Dublin supporters in the Cusack Stand. GAA Football All 1 30 August 2015; Mayo and Dublin supporters in the Cusack Stand. GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship, Semi-Final, Dublin v Mayo, Croke Park, Dublin. Picture ...

2015-09-02 Ireland Entertainment

TV3.ie   

Simon Cowell 'wasn't expecting' to mentor Over-25s again   
TV3.ie
Simon Cowell will mentor the Over-25s category on this year's 'The X Factor,' while Cheryl Fernandez-Versini will oversee the Groups and new judges Nick Grimshaw and Rita Ora will look after the Boys and the Girls respectively.
Cowell to mentor over 25s in X Factor   RTE.ie
X Factor judges awarded their categories - and Simon isn't happy   Irish Independent
Simon Cowell to mentor the over-25s on X Factor after saying he wanted the Girls   Daily Mail

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Irish Independent   

Benedict Cumberbatch and Dame Helen Mirren to attend BFI London Film Festival   
Irish Independent
Benedict Cumberbatch, Dame Helen Mirren and Dame Maggie Smith are among the big British stars leading the 2015 BFI London Film Festival (LFF). Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. The trio are expected to ...

2015-09-02 Ireland Technology

Irish Independent   

'Baby boom' Ireland to fuel rise in people-carrier buying   
Irish Independent
When a car company cites high birth rates you know you're into 'people carrier' territory. That's what Ford did this week when they rolled out two people carriers to meet anticipated increased demand from 'baby boom' Ireland.
New Ford S-MAX arrives   Irish Car+Travel (blog)
Ford launches three models to the Irish market   Newstalk 106-108 fm

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Irish Examiner   

Quick Quiz: Can you pass the back to school test?   
Irish Examiner
All over the country, schoolchildren are heading back to school laden down with big new school bags filled with books, elasticated ties and scratchy jumpers driving the poor things mad. And they say your school days are the best of your life! But do ...

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Irish Independent   

Revealed: how singing parents hit bum note with children   
Irish Independent
Drive don't sing - that way you won't drive your children mad. That's according to a new study on what children feel are the highs and lows of being driven in their parents' car. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments.

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Irish Examiner   

Weak passwords are still a problem post-iCloud leak, say security experts   
Irish Examiner
Vulnerable passwords played a part in the celebrity nude photo hack, and research suggests many internet users continue to risk their online safety when it comes to log-in details. Weak passwords are still a problem post-iCloud leak, say security experts.

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Galway Independent   

Mazda announces 35% sales growth   
Galway Independent
Mazda Motor Ireland has announced a strong sales resurgence which has seen the brand grow at a rate faster than ever before. In Ireland the sales performance has seen an impressive 35 per cent increase in sales versus July 2014 and July 2015 was the ...

2015-09-02 Ireland Business

Irish Independent   

Ex-Eircom boss shared €10m last year after IPO was ditched   
Irish Independent
Former Eircom boss Herb Hribar is believed to have received the bulk of a €9.8m payment made by the telco last year as compensation for loss of office. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. Mr Hribar quit the ...
Eircom set to rebrand on back of strong year   Irish Examiner
Eircom returns to revenue growth in fourth quarter   Irish Times
Morning business news - September 1   RTE.ie
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Irish Independent   

AIB to refund thousands of overcharged customers   
Irish Independent
State-owned AIB has been forced to refund thousands of business customers after it overcharged them. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. The bank has sent letters telling almost 7,000 customers that they are due ...
AIB pays out €3.7m following overdraft error   Irish Examiner
AIB repays €3.7m to overcharged customers   Irish Times
AIB pays €3.7m compensation to customers for error   RTE.ie
Sunday World   
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Reuters   

Asian shares fall for third day on global growth concerns   
Reuters
HONG KONG Asian shares fell for a third straight day on Wednesday as weak. manufacturing reports from China, the United States and Europe fueled worries about slowing global growth, while the safe-haven Japanese yen firmed as investors unwound ...

2015-09-02 Ireland Ireland

Irish Independent   

Kenny's message left Garda chief with no option but to stand down   
Irish Independent
Taoiseach Enda Kenny during the commissioning ceremony for the LÉ James Joyce in Dublin yesterday. 1 Taoiseach Enda Kenny during the commissioning ceremony for the LÉ James Joyce in Dublin yesterday. Photo: Frank McGrath. A message from ...

2015-09-02 Ireland World

Irish Independent   

Barack Obama hikes to melting Alaska glacier to sound climate change warning   
Irish Independent
President Barack Obama stared down a melting glacier in Alaska in a dramatic use of his presidential pulpit to sound the alarm on climate change. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. From a distance, Exit Glacier ...