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SOCCER: McLeish hails Rangers split
Rangers manager Alex McLeish tonight heaped praise on his side after they finished a momentous week with victory at Dundee United.
Sunday 31st August 2003
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Rebel MP cynical of ceasefire monitoring body
An Ulster Unionist MP today expressed cynicism about whether a proposed body for monitoring paramilitary ceasefires would have the guts to put Sinn Fein out of government over IRA activity.
Sunday 31st August 2003
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GAA: Armagh win All-Ulster semi-final
This afternoon`s All-Ulster semi-final between the current All-Ireland champions Armagh and challangers Donegal ended in a final score of 2-10 to 1-9.
Sunday 31st August 2003
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Star guests find a Bute-iful island getaway
A small Scottish island could be in line for a host of new residents after hosting the celebrity wedding of the year, it emerged today.
Sunday 31st August 2003
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Phone tap call to smash drug rings
Politicians today faced calls for the phones of drug dealers to be tapped in a bid to smash the multi-million-pound trade in Northern Ireland.
Sunday 31st August 2003
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SOCCER: Signings show ambition - Wardle
Manchester City chairman John Wardle believes the signings of Steve McManaman and Claudio Reyna underline the club`s strong ambition.
Sunday 31st August 2003
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Dubliners re-create a moment in history
Men, women and children took to Dublin`s streets dressed as workers from the early 1900s today to commemorate the day thousands were locked out of their workplaces.
Sunday 31st August 2003
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Ahern supports smoking ban plan
Irish premier Bertie Ahern has refused to back down on plans to enforce a smoking ban in pubs and restaurants from January.
Sunday 31st August 2003
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Mitchell returns for peace process meeting
Former Northern Ireland talks chairman Senator George Mitchell is due to meet politicians in the Province during a crucial week for the peace process, it emerged today.
Sunday 31st August 2003
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Probe into NI soldier`s death
Police in Northern Ireland were today investigating the fatal shooting of a soldier on an army base in County Derry.
Sunday 31st August 2003
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Hill to give up share options
New Downing Street communications chief David Hill is to give up his share options in his public relations company, Number Ten said today.
Sunday 31st August 2003
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Emergency landing at Shannon Airport
An investigation is underway into the cause of a fire on board a US Airways plane which was forced to make an emergency landing at Shannon Airport this morning.
Sunday 31st August 2003
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PSNI seize ecstasy tablets worth £1m
Paramilitaries and criminals in Northern Ireland have been dealt a major bow following the weekend seizure of ecstasy tablets worth more than £1 million, police claimed today.
Sunday 31st August 2003
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RUGBY: O`Sullivan considering his options
Ireland coach Eddie O`Sullivan was handed another World Cup selection headache after his radically-changed team routed Italy in an amazing match in Limerick.
Sunday 31st August 2003
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A Penny for `proud` Rod`s thoughts
Rocker Rod Stewart today said he was ``proud`` of his model girlfriend Penny Lancaster after she took to the catwalk for a lingerie fashion show.
Sunday 31st August 2003
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Beyonce diet ` a bad example to children`
Chart star Beyonce Knowles is setting a dangerous example for young girls by emphasising how little she eats in order to stay thin, nutrition experts said today.
Sunday 31st August 2003
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South African woman missing in Kerry
Irish police were today searching for a South African woman who failed to present herself for deportation.
Sunday 31st August 2003
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Tyrone woman dies after RTA
A pedestrian has died following a road traffic collision in Ballygawley, County Tyrone, yesterday afternoon.
Sunday 31st August 2003
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PSNI seize £28,000 counterfeit goods
Police in Newry have seized counterfeit DVDs worth £28,000 this morning.
Sunday 31st August 2003
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Wicklow man still to be identified
Gardai in County Wicklow say the body of a man, believed to be in his twenties, whose body was discovered on Greystones beach yesteday has yet to be identified.
Sunday 31st August 2003
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