O'Rourke criticises plan to 'pillage' Shannon
FIANNA FÁIL TD and former minister Mary O’Rourke has said it would be an “act of vandalism” if Dublin City Council was to extract huge volumes of water from the Shannon to boost dwindling supplies in the capital.

Questions and Answers - 9 September 2010
Beneficiaries—Current Number Compared with July 2010; Earthquake, Canterbury—Cost of Damage; South Canterbury Finance—Inquiry into Collapse; Marine Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Bill—Attorney General’s Statement

Louisa St. John Durkin: Devoted to DAR
SHAWN GUST/Press Louisa Durkin, registrar for the Daughters of the American Revolution, has documented the genealogy of seven patriots according the requirements of the National DAR.

A rookie thanks Clemente for saving father's life
When Pirates second baseman Neil Walker takes the field at PNC Park, he needs only to glance over his shoulder at the 21-foot Roberto Clemente Wall in right field for inspiration. Walker, one of the majors' top rookies, grew up in Pittsburgh hearing countless stories about one of baseball's greatest outfielders and a man whose influence in his native Puerto Rico extends far beyond the...

Pirates rookie credits Roberto Clemente with saving father's life
Pittsburgh -- When Pirates second baseman Neil Walker takes the field at PNC Park, he needs only to glance over his shoulder at the 21-foot Roberto Clemente Wall in right field for inspiration.

MLB Capsules: Commentary - Morgan's 'crime spree' about to come to an end
Good weather, cheap tickets, convenient parking and even bobblehead giveaway nights can't spark much interest in a meaningless September game between the Nationals and Marlins, two teams whose payrolls tipped off their lowly intentions to fans even before the season began.

A rookie thanks Clemente for saving life of his father
PITTSBURGH — When Pirates second baseman Neil Walker takes the field at PNC Park, he needs only to glance over his shoulder at the 21-foot Roberto Clemente Wall in right field for inspiration. ... - By ALAN ROBINSON The Associated Press

Fisking Blair’s chapter on Iraq
Tony Blair. Photograph: Getty Images I'm knackered and sleepy, hungry from all the Ramadan fasting and -- officially -- on vacation. But I couldn't go to bed without commenting on Tony Blair's new book, A Journey , extracts of which have been published online here .

Heritage Oil Announces 2010 Interim Results
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Aug. 27, 2010) -

Geoffrey Johnson Smith: Television journalist who became a Conservative MP
Geoffrey Johnson Smith was a television journalist who became a Conservative MP. But though he rose to become a junior minister, his early promise was not fulfilled.