Lisbon support solidifies at 52% ‘Yes’, 29% ‘No’ and 19% ‘Don’t know’ (RTE)...

CAB targeting rogue professionals such as solicitors, accounts and estate agents who knowingly help criminals break the law (Tribune)...

NAMA may help large developers avoid collapse. It may even source new investments to get big stalled building projects moving again. They hope to avoid firesales of assets where possible (Sunday Business Post)...

... Opinion: "Nama is a concept born of panic which is swiftly emerging as one of the most dangerous and irresponsible ideas ever concocted by an Irish government" says Diarmuid Doyle (Tribune)...

Cowen floats the idea that public service jobs cuts can be avoided if there’s a radical deal on flexibility, mobility, performance and best practice with the unions (Indo)...

... some FF TDs think there will be a move against Cowen if the elections are a disaster for the party (Tribune)...

... Cowen says there’s no circumstance under which he’d consider giving up the leadership. Greens deny they’re planning to leave (RTE)...

Dead robber Gareth Molloy (27) held a shotgun to the throat of a security van driver. Gardai called on him to drop his weapon but he refused. Gardai say the leader of the gang was seen tracking the movements of the cash in transit van last week. The gangster are from the north inner city of Dublin. The same group has been linked to a string of robberies and murders in the recent past (Indo)...

... Molloy may have been part of the raid to raise protection money for paramilitaries. He reportedly had to start paying it after being involved in an ‘altercation’ with them (Sunday Times)...

32 year old man dies after a stabbing at a Tralee Holy Communion party. A Polish man (28) has been charged in connection with the incident (RTE)...

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Allegation that MI5 must have known about the Moroccan torture of Al Qaeda suspect Binyam Mohamed. They reportedly sent in a Muslim spy to convince Mohamed his pain would end if he talked (Daily Mail)...

Kuwait set to elect its first ever women MPs. Islamists have lost some ground. They have been involved in a bitter dispute with the Al Sabah family dominated Govt, insisting that ministers come before MPs to be questioned on allegations of corruption. The dispute has resulted in political deadlock in the country. The liberals seem to have gained ground as a result. They’re expected to bring up to four new female MPs into the new parliament  (Islam Online)...

Tamil Tiger website says fighters will silence their guns to avoid giving the Sri Lankan army an excuse to kill their people. For their part the army says it has freed all Tamil civilians (Sky News)...

... ‘stinking scene of horror’ as Tigers vow to take cyanide pills rather than be captured (Times)...

... the sound of bunker explosions raise speculation that Tamil Tiger leaders have blown themselves up (Observer)...

El Baradei says Israel would be utterly insane to attack Iran. It would inevitably lead to Iran developing nuclear weapons with Arab support (Jerusalem Post)...

... Analysis: Maybe Netanyahu knows that? Either way it’s the only stick he has to extract concessions out of the US on Palestinian statehood (Haaretz)...

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