METRO Tuesday, October 6, 2009 D Offer subject to availability terms & conditions Call now 01 8047100 Sale ends 31 October 09 699 Fr including taxes PUPILS at a school in Germany found about 15,000 stuffed in an envelope and then handed it out to their friends in the playground. The four, two boys and two girls aged between ten and 13, found the bundle of cash on the way into their school in Frankfurt. However, one worried child told a teacher about the cash and the children were told to return the money. Festive fun: Children celebrate SuperValu Halloween treats. The retailer hopes to sell 100,000 barnbracks. AN AVIATION broker has pleaded guilty to a conspiracy to import 50kg of heroin worth 10million from Belgium. John Kinsella, 38, from Navan, Co Meath, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to conspiring with others to import heroin and cocaine between September 22 and 26, 2006. Four people, including two pilots, were arrested at Wevelgem when drugs were found in a passengers luggage. Agent in 10m drug case EXPANSIONS by an investment fund administrator and a pharmaceutical firm will lead to the creation of 70 jobs. Equinoxe AIS in Sligo will take on 50 workers over the next three years as it increases support services to hedge-fund companies around the world. A 3.3million investment by EirGen Pharma in Waterford after tying up new contracts in Japan, the US and South Africa will create 20 jobs. 70 jobs to be created TWO Waterford men have been jailed for two years for attempting to have sex with a mentally impaired woman. Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard that both men cheered the victim on as they attempted to have sex with her in a car after the three had been drinking all day. Liam Kavanagh, 49, and John Paul Quinn, 28, both from Carrick-on-Suir, pleaded guilty to attempting to have sex with the 26-year-old in October 2003. Jail for sex attempt men GARDA in Tallaght yesterday renewed an appeal for the publics help in finding Kenneth Fetherston, 26, who is missing from his home in Tallaght since September 22. Mr Fetherston was last seen at about 9.30am, driving a red Honda Civic 93 D 44862, in the Knocklyon area of Dublin 16. This car was located near Gorey, Co Wexford, on Saturday, September 26. Mr Fetherston is described as 5ft 10in, with green eyes and he has short brown hair. Missing person appeal METRODigest METROE-MAIL US AT: mail@metroireland.ie What do you think of whats going on in the news? Or do you have a witty view on the bizarre little things in life? We want to hear from you for Irelands liveliest letters page TELL Sienna Murray from Sandycove at the launch of the Pet Expo which starts on Friday and runs throughout the weekend at the RDS. Pet Expo gives families a hands-on experience with some of natures cuddliest animals Picture: Houlihan Photography My LATEST pErchASE Brown goes North for talks on law and order BRITISH prime minister Gordon Brown (pictured) flew into Northern Ireland yesterday in an effort to break the political impasse over policing and justice. He will hold talks with party leaders including DUP first minister Peter Robinson and Sinn Fin deputy first minister Martin McGuinness as well as the new PSNI chief constable, Matt Baggott. The two main parties in the regions power-sharing executive are at odds over the timing of the transfer of law and order responsibilities from Westminster. Sinn Fin claims it should have happened months ago, but the DUP says it will not approve devolution until the Treasury stumps up an appropriate cash package thought to be in the region of 650million to support the regions new justice department. Sinn Fin believes Mr Robinson is using the funding issue as an excuse to delay the transfer in the face of resistance from within his ranks. The first minister has insisted there needs to be sufficient confidence within the unionist community before he will give consent. The UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business Schools Masters in Management degree programme has again been ranked in the worlds top 40 by the Financial Times. The Community of European Management Schools Masters in International Management programme, also provided at the campus, has been ranked first in the world. The Smurfit School is the only Irish business-focused school to have its programme featured in the FTs rankings. UCD school in FT ranking Ireland ranked 5th best place to liveBY ROSS McDONAGH IRELAND is the fifth best place in the world to live, according to the United Nations. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) index lists Ire- land behind Norway, Australia, Ice- land and Canada as the five most de- sirable residential areas on the planet. Sub-Saharan African states afflicted by war and HIV/Aids were the least attractive places, with Niger bottom of the entire table. The index was compiled by compar- ing GDP per capita, education, and life expectancy, and showed marked differences between the developed and developing world. A child born in Niger can expect to live to just over 50 years, which is 30 years less than a child born in Nor- way. Furthermore, the differences in per capita income are huge for every A child born in Niger lives to 50 years dollar earned per person in Niger, $85 (58) are earned in Norway, the UNDP said. Half the people in the poorest 24 countries were illiterate, compared with 20 per cent in nations classed as having medium levels of development. Japanese people lived longer than oth- ers, to 82.7 years on average, with life expectancy in war-ravaged Afghani- stan just 43.6 years. Liechtenstein has the highest GDP per capita at $85,383 (58,293) in a tiny principality home to 35,000 peo- ple, 15 banks and more than 100 wealth management companies. People were poorest in the Demo- cratic Republic of Congo, where aver- age income per person was $298 (203) per year. People in Ireland have a life expect- ancy of 79.7 years, while the country has a GDP of 30,500 per person. The index used 2007 data, before the economic crisis had struck, meaning Iceland would struggle to hold onto third place. index.html2.html3.html4.html5.html6.html7.html8.html9.html10.html11.html12.html13.html14.html15.html16.html17.html18.html19.html20.html21.html22.html23.html