D Thursday, September 10, 2009 METRO UPSKILL Part-time programmes at DIT Step closer to where you want to be Are you considering higher education for the first time, enhancing your qualifications for your current career or seeking to change to a different career? Whether you are looking to advance your career in HR or IT, digital media or energy management, design or hospitality management theres an extensive range of part-time programmes for you at DIT. For a brochure, text UPSKILL with your name and address to 51500 (standard SMS rates apply) t: 01 402 3445 e: parttime@dit.ie w: www.dit.ie/upskill www.dit.ie/upskill We have a great mortgage offering: Market leading rates from 2.3% APR variable and 2.6% APR fixed Dedicated fund of 1 billion for first time buyers Competitive loan to value rates of up to 92% Call 1890 365 850 www.bankofireland.ie *This figure is based on the average number of customers per day who drew down their mortgages between January and June 09. The actual average is 55 customers per day based on a 5-day week. Lending criteria and terms and conditions apply. Security and insurance required. The maximum mortgage is normally 90-92% of the property value. As a general rule, loan amounts are subject to monthly repayments not exceeding 30% to 40% of the borrower(s) disposable income and will vary according to individual circumstances. A typical variable rate mortgage of 100,000 over 20 years costs 531.59 per month (APR 2.60%). The cost of your monthly repayments may increase. A 1% interest rate rise will increase this repayment to 581.48 (APR 3.60%). This is an increase of 49.89 per month. Information correct as at 14th May 2009. Bank of Ireland Mortgage Bank is a member of Bank of Ireland Group. Bank of Ireland and Bank of Ireland Mortgage Bank, trading as Bank of Ireland Mortgages are regulated by the Financial Regulator. Warning: yOUr HOMe iS aT riSK iF yOU DO nOT KeeP UP PayMenTS On a MOrTgage Or any OTHer LOan SecUreD On iT. THe LenDer May aDjUST THe PayMenT raTeS On a HOUSing LOan FrOM TiMe TO TiMe. yOU May Pay cHargeS iF yOU Pay OFF a FiXeD raTe LOan earLy every day 50 home buyers get a mortgage with us* By jeananne craig Dublin port seizes illegal fake vodka creative writing class Dancers perform during a rehearsal at the Taipei city national Theatre concert Hall yesterday. The choreography of the dance takes its inspiration from chinese calligraphy Picture: Reuters MORE than 500,000-worth of pure alcohol disguised as car-wash fluid was seized at Dublin Port yes- terday. The 4,000-litres seizure could have made up to 20,000 litres of counterfeit vodka. The almost 100 per cent pure al- cohol had been packed in hundreds of five-litre drums falsely described as car wash. Customs officers who recovered the illegal load warned it could do serious harm in the wrong hands. This product could have posed a serious health risk to the consumer because of unknown quality control in the manufacturing process, a spokesman said. Customs officers seized the haul from a container on a ferry arrived from Holyhead. They said it could have been used to make five times as much vodka for the black mar- ket. It is understood the illegal drink was intended to be sold to pubs and traders. The load was thought to have been distilled in Bulgaria and was des- tined for a Co Louth address that turned out to be fake. No arrests were made. Cannabis herb worth 8.4million was also seized at the Port yester- day when customs officers searched a lorry-load of fresh daisies. This was the largest drug seizure at the Port so far this year. artists attacker charged Warning over grant scam A MAN was yesterday remanded in custody, charged with a robbery and assault in which a woman had two fingers cut off. James Kenny from Eden Block, Prospect Hill, Finglas, north Dublin, was charged over the violent attack on artist Asta Digimaite in the same apartment complex a week ago. THE National Consumer Agency has warned the public over correspondence falsely claiming to be from the Money, Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS) indicating they been approved for a 5,000 grant. The NCAs John Shine said: This is a scam. There is no such grant scheme in operation. too many vitamins can be dangerous MILLIONS of worried well are wasting their money and possibly risking their health by taking vitamin supplements, a leading nutritionist said yesterday. Popular multi-vitamin supplements are completely pointless for the majority of people on a healthy diet, Professor Brian Ratcliffe said. He added that topping up on vitamins could occasionally prove dangerous, and said concerned people should first consult a doctor, dietician or nutritionist. index.html2.html3.html4.html5.html6.html7.html8.html9.html10.html11.html12.html13.html14.html15.html16.html17.html18.html19.html20.html21.html22.html23.html