METRO Friday, May 2, 2008 D RTÉ employees to strike for pension THE RTÉ Trade Union Group has confirmed the two largest unions, Siptu and the National Union of Journalists, have voted for industrial action over pensions. A spokesperson confirmed the group would arrange a meeting as soon as possible to decide what action to take on foot of the ballot result. RTÉ said it hopes the union group will consider invoking the assistance of the National Implementation Body. Up to 1990, all RTÉ staff were in a guaranteed superannuation pension scheme. However, new entrants since then have been in a defined contribution pension scheme, which carries no guarantee of final pension. Councillor helped businessman plan A PROMINENT businessman has told the George Redmond corruption trial he used the Fianna Fáil chief whip on Dublin County Council, the late Mr Patrick Dunne, to assist him in planning matters. Robert (Pino) Harris, who owns a truck distribution business, said the deceased Cllr Dunne would ‘do all the planning for us’. Mr Haris was speaking at a hearing in which Redmond denies receiving Ir£10,000 from Mr Dunne relating to a compulsory purchase order on a farm in north-west Dublin. THIS LIFE by Rick Urban Life helping Government policy MEMBERS of Metro’s Urban Life panel, who loyally take a few minutes out of their working day every now and again to com- plete our Urban Life surveys, have actually been helping the Government with its integration policies. Minister for Integration Conor Lenihan yesterday launched a Statement on Integration and Di- versity Management, and to get the most accurate idea on atti- tudes of and toward foreign na- tionals here, the minister turned to Metro and our Urbanites, us- ing the data to help launch ‘Mi- gration Nation’. Presenting the minister with the Urban Life data, Metro man- aging director Lee Thompson said there was a positive attitude toward living and integrating into Irish society among foreign national Urbanites. ‘There appears to be a high level of day-to-day contact and socialisation between Irish and foreign Urbanites, and there is a positive intention to stay in Ire- land in the medium to long term,’ he said. Mr Lenihan said: ‘By putting the proper structures in place and… planning for the future, we can avoid the difficulties… other countries have experienced.’ BY ROSS McDONAGH THE INFORMATION Metro moments at the speed of life CURRenCies METRO Weather THE Metro, Embassy House, Herbert Park Lane, Dublin 4 Editorial: (01) 637 5900 Advertising: (01) 637 5989 Classified: (01) 675 8585 Distribution: (01) 640 1845 To become a merchandiser, e-mail your CV to [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Printed by The Irish Times at Citywest in Dublin and published by Fortunegreen Ltd, Embassy House, Herbert Park Lane, Dublin 4 Keeping merchandisers safe and traffic moving. Metro only available from the kerb RiveR CoUpLe TWO Riverdance stars are set to waltz down the aisle as they tie the knot in the middle of the show’s Irish tour. Padraic Moyles and Melissa Coverny, who first met on tour in the US five years ago, both lived in Castleknock in Dublin as children, but Padraic emigrated to New York with his family at aged eight. Niamh is the only person still in the troupe who danced in this first performance of the show when it opened at the Point in 1995. Padraic Moyles and Melissa Coverny ‘Illegal’ parents can stay in Ireland Ifedinma, George and Ethelbert Dimbo have a right to stay in Ireland as a family THE Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Nigerian parents of two Irish-born boys to remain in the State based on the personal rights of their children. The Court ruled the Minister for Justice did not consider the rights of the Irish citizen child in issuing deportation orders against the parents of 11-year-old George Dimbo and four-year- old Chuka Paul Oguekwe, including the right to the society, care and company of their parents and to protection of the family. Conor Lenihan Sterling 0.7826 -0.0021 0.7847 Dollar 1.5457 -0.0206 1.5663 Yen 160.7900 +0.6300 160.1600 eURo at Close Change *1Mth Ago Sterling 0.5062 +0.0052 0.5010 Euro 0.6470 +0.0085 0.6384 Yen 104.0250 +1.7600 102.2650 DoLLAR at Close Change *1Mth Ago
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� METRO Friday, May 2, 2008 D
RTÉ employees tostrike for pensionTHE RTÉ Trade Union Group hasconfirmed the two largest unions,Siptu and the National Union ofJournalists, have voted for industrialaction over pensions. A spokespersonconfirmed the group would arrange ameeting as soon as possible to decidewhat action to take on foot of theballot result. RTÉ said it hopes theunion group will consider invokingthe assistance of the NationalImplementation Body. Up to 1990,all RTÉ staff were in a guaranteedsuperannuation pension scheme.However, new entrants since thenhave been in a defined contributionpension scheme, which carries noguarantee of final pension.
Councillor helpedbusinessman planA PROMINENT businessman hastold the George Redmond corruptiontrial he used the Fianna Fáil chiefwhip on Dublin County Council, thelate Mr Patrick Dunne, to assist himin planning matters. Robert (Pino)Harris, who owns a truck distributionbusiness, said the deceased CllrDunne would ‘do all the planning forus’. Mr Haris was speaking at ahearing in which Redmond deniesreceiving Ir£10,000 from Mr Dunnerelating to a compulsory purchaseorder on a farm in north-west Dublin.
THIS LIFE by Rick
Urban Life helpingGovernment policyMEMBERS of Metro’s UrbanLife panel, who loyally take afew minutes out of their workingday every now and again to com-plete our Urban Life surveys,have actually been helping theGovernment with its integrationpolicies.Minister for Integration Conor
Lenihan yesterday launched aStatement on Integration and Di-versity Management, and to getthe most accurate idea on atti-tudes of and toward foreign na-
tionals here, the minister turnedto Metro and our Urbanites, us-ing the data to help launch ‘Mi-gration Nation’.Presenting the minister with
the Urban Life data, Metro man-aging director Lee Thompson
said there was a positive attitudetoward living and integratinginto Irish society among foreignnational Urbanites.‘There appears to be a high
level of day-to-day contact andsocialisation between Irish andforeign Urbanites, and there is apositive intention to stay in Ire-land in the medium to longterm,’ he said.Mr Lenihan said: ‘By putting
the proper structures in placeand… planning for the future,we can avoid the difficulties…other countries have experienced.’
BY ROSS McDONAGH
THE
INFORMATIONMetro moments at the speed of life
CURRenCies
METRO Weather
THE
Metro, Embassy House, Herbert Park Lane, Dublin 4Editorial: (01) 637 5900 Advertising: (01) 637 5989Classified: (01) 675 8585 Distribution: (01) 640 1845To become a merchandiser, e-mail your CV [email protected]: [email protected]@metroireland.iePrinted by The Irish Times at Citywestin Dublin and published byFortunegreen Ltd, Embassy House,Herbert Park Lane, Dublin 4
Keeping merchandisers safeand traffic moving. Metro only
available from the kerb
RiveR CoUpLe
TWO Riverdance stars are setto waltz down the aisle as theytie the knot in the middle of theshow’s Irish tour. PadraicMoyles and Melissa Coverny,who first met on tour in the USfive years ago, both lived inCastleknock in Dublin aschildren, but Padraicemigrated to New York with hisfamily at aged eight. Niamh isthe only person still in thetroupe who danced in this firstperformance of the show whenit opened at the Point in 1995.
PadraicMoylesandMelissaCoverny
‘Illegal’ parents can stay in Ireland
Ifedinma,George andEthelbertDimbo have aright to stayin Ireland as afamily
THE Supreme Court hascleared the way for theNigerian parents of twoIrish-born boys to remain inthe State based on thepersonal rights of their
children. The Court ruled theMinister for Justice did notconsider the rights of theIrish citizen child in issuingdeportation orders againstthe parents of 11-year-old
George Dimbo and four-year-old Chuka Paul Oguekwe,including the right to thesociety, care and company oftheir parents and toprotection of the family.
ConorLenihan
Sterling 0.7826 -0.0021 0.7847Dollar 1.5457 -0.0206 1.5663Yen 160.7900 +0.6300 160.1600
eURoat Close Change *1Mth Ago
Sterling 0.5062 +0.0052 0.5010Euro 0.6470 +0.0085 0.6384Yen 104.0250 +1.7600 102.2650
DoLLARat Close Change *1Mth Ago
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