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6th -12th April

SATURDAY 

Pat Leahy: The EU has been awesome in its Brexit negotiating strategy
The Irish Times, 06/04/19
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MONDAY

Internal British bloodletting is the biggest worry of the Brexit blame game
The Irish Times, 08/04/19
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UK faces prospect of endless negotiations with the EU post-Brexit
The Irish Times, 08/04/19
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TUESDAY

Eurozone risks following in footsteps of Japan’s lost decade as worries mount
The Irish Independent, 09/04/19
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WEDNESDAY

ISME hits out at Brexit-proof clause in State procurement contract
The Irish Times, 10/04/19
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Girl who broke ankle in garden of her council house gets €35,000 damages
The Irish Times, 10/04/19
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Warning insurance hikes will now shut humble family grocery stores
The Irish Independent, 10/04/19
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THURSDAY

Compensation culture ‘crippling small firms
The Times, 11/04/19
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Insurance fraud crisis is costing jobs, says top judge
The Irish Independent, 11/04/19
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Charlie Weston: ‘Too many snouts in the trough for reform agenda to have any chance’
The Irish Independent, 11/04/19
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UK offered six-month Brexit extension as talks go on late into night
The Irish Times, 11/04/19
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ISME CEO Neil McDonnell spoke on Lunchtime Live with Ciara Kelly on Insurance Reform
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FRIDAY

Rising wages will drive up costs of rent and childcare
The Irish Independent, 12/04/19
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John Rentoul: ‘Halloween Brexit extension is final proof that Britain will never leave the EU’
The Irish Independent, 12/04/19
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What does the ‘Brextension’ agreed last night mean for the Irish economy?
The Irish Times, 12/04/19
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UK stands down 6,000 no-deal Brexit staff after spending £1.5bn
The Irish Times, 12/04/19
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Donald Trump’s trade obsession keeps the peace with China
The Irish Times, 12/04/19
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THIS WEEK’S ARTICLES FROM THE IRN:  

Childcare worker sought mediation before resigning over redundancy row
A childcare worker and a colleague were “very poorly treated” by a community resource centre, but a claim for constructive dismissal by one of the workers in question was “not well founded.”
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Ill farm manager dismissed ‘in haste’ over insurance issue
A farmer has been ordered to pay €29,000 to a former long-serving employee whom he dismissed over health and safety concerns related to a serious illness he was suffering from.
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Gender Pay Gap Bill contains a few surprises
The Minister for Justice and Equality, Charlie Flanagan and the Minister of State with special responsibility for Equality, Immigration and Integration, David Stanton have announced the publication of the Gender Pay Gap Information Bill.
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