METRO Wednesday, September 23, 2009 D METRODigest BOOKMARKS made of leather are common enough but how about a rasher of bacon? That was what one library-goer used as they made their way through Len Deightons World War II book Blood, Tears And Folly. The slice was uncovered when the tome was returned to a library in Worthing, in the UK. A 50-YEAR-OLD live hand grenade has been found in Co Tipperary. The Defence Forces had to be called in to carry out a controlled explosion on the device, and the area around the Lakeview housing estate in Cahir was declared safe. A number of houses had to be evacuated after the grenade was found yesterday morning. It is believed the device dated back to World War II. Captain Pat OConnor from the defence forces said the grenade could have posed a serious threat to the public had it gone off. Grenade blown up at housing estate MATT BAggOTT paid warm tribute yesterday to his predecessor as Northern Irelands chief constable. Sir Hugh, 51, left the Police Service of Northern Ireland last month after seven years at the helm. Mr Baggott (pictured) said: I would want to put on record my admiration for Hugh Orde. For his dedication and his purpose and what he brought here. He is an incredibly good professional colleague and a friend of mine. Tribute to ex-NI police chief THE Opposition heaped further pressure on the governments controversial bad-bank Nama last night, claiming the plan was built around a 15billion black hole. Fine gael warned interest rates would soar over the next few years, piling billions more on to the cost of paying over the odds for failing loans. But Tnaiste Mary Coughlan (pictured) rejected the criticisms, claiming Nama was the most appropriate way of ensuring banks start lending. Nama a 15bn black hole A MAN was arrested in the North yesterday by detectives investigating a murder by loyalist paramilitaries more than 20 years ago. The 44-year-old was detained in the greater Belfast area by detectives from the historical inquiries team reinvestigating the murder of Robert Coggles in August 1986. Mr Coggles, a 31-year-old Protestant from the citys Ballysillan area, is believed to have been killed by an Ulster Volunteer Force punishment squad. His body was found at Carrs glen. He had been shot in the head. Man arrested for 20-year-old killing Back in time: Lelia OToole, Louise Beirne and Lisa OReilly started celebrating Arthurs Day early at Bakers Corner pub in Deans grange. The pub is being converted into a traditional Victorian tavern to celebrate 250 years of guinness HSE has to save 1.2bn next yearby Joanne ahern THE health service needs to save 1.2billion next year and is facing its most challenging year ever, Mary Har- ney said yesterday. Speaking at a conference in Dublin, the Minister for Health said significant cuts would be needed. Speaking to RT, she said: The cuts will be considerable. I am determined to ensure that we do maintain as many services as possible to patients and, therefore, we have to look at the cost of providing services in the first in- stance, they are very high in Ireland in comparison with other countries. It costs around 15billion each year to run the health service and Ms Har- ney is considering reductions in over- time and premium payments for health staff as a way to achieve savings. However, the Irish Nurses Organisa- tion said proposed cuts would lead to the health service being downsized by 15 per cent and all hospitals would face having bed closures. Meanwhile, the conference also heard Ireland can learn from the way health services operate in other coun- tries. But John Armstrong from the Institute of Public Administration said Ireland should choose the best from each country rather than taking on a single countrys system. He said: I think that there is no way that one system will work for replica- tion here. What we need to do is pick the best bits from each country. Diana Donnelly, Miss Universe Ireland 2009, celebrates the third annual Good Food Ireland awards held at the K Club in Co Kildare yesterday. More than 300 representatives from the Irish food and tourism sectors attended the awards THE applE of my EyE Toxic ash dumps fast-track bidPLANNERS have been asked to approve proposals to fast-track Irelands first dump for toxic ash. More than 60 jobs could be created if the facility near the Naul in north county Dublin gets the go-ahead to treat hazardous material from two incinerators. Murphy Environmental Hollywood (MEHL) has applied for a rapid planning assessment under strategic infrastructure rules. Developers say the dump at MEHLs landfill will be able to take in toxic ash from the Indaver incinerator being built in Duleek, Co Meath and the planned Dublin Waste to Energy plant in Poolbeg. The development could create more than 50 construction jobs and employ another ten people once up and running, the firm said, adding that all waste treated at the facility will be non- biodegradable. The ash will be treated and buried in sealed containers, it said. index.html2.html3.html4.html5.html6.html7.html8.html9.html10.html11.html12.html13.html14.html15.html16.html17.html18.html19.html20.html21.html22.html23.html