D Tuesday, October 20, 2009 METRO BT...Vodafone... Why gamble? Move to Chorus NTL and save 133. You may not know it, but if youre a BT customer for broadband and phone, you will be moved to Vodafone. (Yes, they could have asked!) The good news is you can go one better. Move to Chorus ntl for the same services and youll save a whopping 133 a year. Our pack includes FREE calls at any time to the UK, USA, Australia and 18 other international destinations. So you decide. If youre moving to a new provider, forget BT and Vodafone - move to Chorus ntl and save an amazing 133. Visit upc.ie or call 1890 940 632 Politicians made deals with Mafia A MAFIA prosecutor has revealed that top government figures cut deals with the mob in the early 1990s to avoid being killed. Pietro Grasso said the secret deals arranged with the godfathers of the day saved the lives of several key politicians, including former prime minister Giulio Andreotti. Mr Grasso is coming under increasing pressure to name names. We owe it to the families of Mafia victims to know exactly what deals were done with these people, said MP Antonio Di Pietro. A KILDARE man has been jailed for ten years by Mr Justice Paul Carney at the Central Criminal Court for raping his two younger sisters over 40 years ago, leaving one of them suicidal. The 62-year-old pleaded guilty to five charges of raping the older sister and seven charges of raping the other woman at their Kildare family home between June 1963 and January 1969. He has one previous conviction from England for indecent assault in October 1965 for which he received a 25 fine. 10 years for man who raped sisters Dart services were disrupted yesterday between Howth and Howth Junction and there was heavy traffic congestion in the area after a fire broke out at a factory in Sutton Industrial Estate. Seven crews from the Dublin Fire Brigade were called to the scene at the Old Paint Factory in Baldoyle at around 2.30pm. Rail services resumed last night Picture: David OShea fire disruPts rail and road Pregnant woman murder suspect to make historyA MAN accused of murdering a pregnant mother of four at her Der- ry home last summer will make his- tory in Dublin today. Stephen Cahoon, 37, will be the first person to face a jury in Ireland for a non-terrorist related offence in the North. Cahoon, from Northern Ireland is accused of murdering his partner Jean Quigley at her home in the Shantallow area of Derry. During a brief hearing in Dublins Central Criminal Court the defend- ant, who was dressed in a grey col- oured hoody and jeans, pleaded not guilty to the charge. Seven women and five men were chosen to hear the trial. By SaRaH Stack rowed and witnesses pruned, said Mr Justice Carney. Under the Criminal Law Jurisdic- tion Act of 1976, suspects can be tried in Ireland for alleged offences in Britain or Northern Ireland. After his arrest in Donegal, Mr Cahoon, of Harvey Street, Derry, opted to have his trial in the Repub- lic instead of the North. Last November, Belfast man Ger- ard Mackin became the first person to be convicted by a Dublin court for a murder carried out in the North. Mackin was jailed for life by the non-jury Special Criminal Court af- ter he was found guilty of the killing of Belfast taxi driver Eddie Burns in the city in 2007. Mr Justice Paul Carney warned ju- rors should indicate if they knew the defendant, the 30-year-old murder victim, her family or had any con- nections with Derry before taking the oath. Its too soon to predict economic recovery, says leading financier THE international economic crisis may be showing signs of easing, but it is too early to predict the path of its recovery, a leading global financial figure said yesterday. New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) CEO Duncan Niederauer, warned against early estimates for recovery. Mr Niederauer was in Northern Ireland where he announced plans by the NYSE Euronext operation to expand the business of its NYSE Technologies division in Belfast. When asked whether the global community still faced tougher times, the NYSE chief he said it was simply too soon to know. I think its hard to tell, he said. You could find countries that clearly have a lot of work to do and where its hard to say theyre on the road to recovery. Mr Niederauer added: If there is any good news, the equity markets historically are a leading indicator of economic recovery by two or three quarters, and weve certainly had a good two or three quarters in the worlds equity markets. The judge also revealed the trial is expected to last between two and two-and-a-half weeks. It was earlier called on to last six weeks... but issues have been nar- Man is accused of killing mother of four too early: Niederauer index.html2.html3.html4.html5.html6.html7.html8.html9.html10.html11.html12.html13.html14.html15.html16.html17.html18.html19.html20.html21.html22.html23.html