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# greece - Friday 17 May, 2013
Lorry driver jailed for driving cannabis truck from Greece ‘destined for NI’
The 38-year-old lorry driver from Tyrone was sentenced to 14 years in jail today after being caught with a large amount of cannabis in his truck.
# greece - Thursday 16 May, 2013
Man arrested after young boy stabbed over 20 times on Greek vacation
The boy’s mother told police her son had gone to retrieve a stolen iPad and phone from the accused when he disappeared on Tuesday.
# greece - Saturday 11 May, 2013
Aaron McKenna: To combat youth unemployment, Ireland’s skills gap needs to be tackled
Despite soaring youth unemployment rates, there are two million job vacancies across Europe due to a lack of skilled individuals in specific sectors. It’s time to think strategically about how to fill the gaps, writes Aaron McKenna.
# greece - Tuesday 30 April, 2013
Record breaker: Eurozone unemployment now at 12.1 per cent
Over 19 million people are unemployed in the eurozone but Ireland has recorded one of the largest year-on-year decreases in unemployment rates.
Ireland abstained from vote to ban bee-harming pesticides
A ban on three pesticides, which some argue are threatening bees, will come into effect from December following a European Commission vote yesterday.
# greece - Monday 29 April, 2013
Greece forced to sack 15,500 public workers to keep EU funds
MPs have signed off on laws which enforce the first mandatory public layoffs in Greece for over a century.
# greece - Thursday 18 April, 2013
Suicides, murders rise as Greek austerity takes health toll
Anecdotal evidence in Ireland shows a link between the economic crisis growing suicide rates but a study in Greece has proved it. In fact, research results were worse than expected.
# greece - Tuesday 9 April, 2013
International students flock to Greece to study crisis
The country has become a case study for those studying economics, political science and journalism.
# greece - Wednesday 27 March, 2013
Police: Bomb explodes near Acropolis in central Athens
The explosion followed a warning call to a Greek newspaper.
# greece - Sunday 24 March, 2013
5 sporting storylines we’d love to see turned into a movie
Who’ll play Gareth Bale though?
# greece - Friday 15 March, 2013
Eurozone finance ministers consider Cyprus bailout
The meeting of finance ministers will follow day two of a summit by EU leaders which will focus on the Syrian crisis.
# greece - Friday 1 March, 2013
Over 26 million people unemployed across the EU
Meanwhile, eurozone unemployment hit a record 11.9 per cent in January with just under 19 million now out of work in the 17-member bloc.
# greece - Friday 15 February, 2013
Greece arrests three neo-Nazis for attacks, arms posession
Greek police have arrested two neo-Nazi sympathisers for illegal arms possession and a third person suspected of involvement in an attack that left three Pakistani migrants hospitalised,
# greece - Thursday 14 February, 2013
# greece - Wednesday 13 February, 2013
Video: Noonan accuses Donnelly of ‘lying’, quickly withdraws remark
A debate on the promissory note arrangement saw sharp exchanges between the independent TD and the Finance Minister last night.
# greece - Friday 25 January, 2013
Greece: Riot police storm metro depot to end strike
The strikers barricaded themselves in the depot yesterday after the government issued a civil mobilisation order.
# greece - Wednesday 23 January, 2013
11 EU nations get go-ahead for ‘Robin Hood tax’, Ireland not among them
Concerns about jobs at the IFSC are among the reasons that Ireland has not signed up to implementing a levy on financial transactions despite Greece, Portugal, Italy, Spain, Germany and France all doing so.
Taoiseach: Youth employment will be priority for EU Presidency
His comments came in light of a report today that showed a rise in suicide in Ireland clashed with both the economic downturn and an increase in unemployment.
# greece - Monday 14 January, 2013
Greek court rules that illegal immigrants were right to escape from police lockup
The court concluded that the poor conditions in their overcrowded cell left them with no choice.
The 9 at 9: Monday
Good morning. Here are the nine stories you need to know as you start your day.
Shots fired at Greek ruling party headquarters
One bullet smashed through the window of the office of Prime Minister Antonis Samaras.
# greece - Thursday 27 December, 2012
Worst of the euro crisis is ‘behind us’, says German finance minister
HURRAH! Break out the champagne and foie gras…
# greece - Tuesday 18 December, 2012
Greece to receive full EU-IMF bailout funds by Wednesday after long delay
Greece will receive €16 billion to recapitalise its banks as part of the deal.
# greece - Wednesday 12 December, 2012
Greek buy-back deal would wipe €20 billion off national debt
The deal will see some people get only a third of their money back – but others will get three times their investment.
# greece - Tuesday 4 December, 2012
Neo-Nazi office near Athens bombed
A bomb exploded outside an office of the Greek neo-Nazi group Golden Dawn, which has been blamed for recent violent attacks on migrants.
# greece - Monday 3 December, 2012
Greece asks creditors to sell their bonds back to the government
Athens will buy back its bonds, for between 30 and 40 per cent of their face value, in order to clear its debts.
# greece - Friday 30 November, 2012
Euro area unemployment rate at new high
Spain is ranked as the country with the highest rate of unemployment with Greece as a close second.
# greece - Tuesday 27 November, 2012
Taoiseach rejects Greek-style Anglo promissory deal
But Kenny said the Government is seeking a new deal that is like “a replacement of a bank overdraft with a very long term mortgage”.
The 9 at 9: Tuesday
Good morning. Here are the nine stories you need to know as you start your day.
Eurozone leaders reach a deal on Greek debt
The agreement came after 13 hours of talks in Brussels.
# greece - Monday 26 November, 2012
Eurozone finance ministers meet (yet again) to try to fix Greece
This will be the third time in two weeks that finance ministers from across the EU will meet to deal with the the threat of bankruptcy for Greece.
The 9 at 9: Monday
The nine stories you need to know as you start your day.
# greece - Thursday 15 November, 2012
Trapattoni on Seamus Coleman: ‘He’s fantastic’
The Italian was also very impressed by Wes Hoolahan who earned his second international cap at Lansdowne Road.
5 things we learned from last night’s Ireland-Greece game
We assess some of the conclusions that can be derived from the 1-0 friendly loss.
Green shoots: Trap takes positives from promising Irish performance
It may be another defeat but the Italian reckons the young Irish stars showed what they can do against the Greeks.
‘I hope he has got rid of all his fuel’ — Trapattoni ready for genius of Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Ireland have to face him in March. Gulp.
# greece - Wednesday 14 November, 2012
Player ratings: Ireland v Greece, International friendly
We rated the Ireland players out of ten. Let us know if you agree with our assessment.
As it happened: Ireland v Greece, international friendly
Please leave all your ‘group of debt’ jokes at the door.
Injury update: Westwood out, Forde in
The first choice goalkeeper misses out with a groin injury and has been replaced by his No.2 for tonight’s match with Greece.
Poll: Would you like to see more anti-austerity protests in Ireland?
The Greeks and Spanish are striking, the Germans and Portuguese are protesting but the Irish have, in the most part, been relatively quiet.
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