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Call 057 93 35118 or online at www.templespa.ie Country Retreat and Spa METRODigest AN ARSONIST left a smoking gun at the scene of his crime his trousers. Police in Leamington, Warwickshire, in the UK, said a pair of mens jeans were recovered from a fire on a sports court in the Whitnash area. A spokeswoman appealed for witnesses who may have spotted the half-naked arsonist. She asked: Did a member of your family return home last night without his trousers or did you see anyone walking through the area only partially dressed? THE trial of a Nothern Ireland man charged with murdering his partner, a pregnant mother of four, has been adjourned. Stephen Cahoon, of Harvey Street, Derry, will make legal history as the first person to face a jury in the Republic for a non-terrorist-related offence in the North. Under the Criminal Law Jurisdiction Act of 1976, suspects can be tried here for alleged offences in Britain or Northern Ireland. Cahoon has pleaded not guilty at Dublins Central Criminal Court. A judge yesterday put the trial back because it is so complex. Murder suspects trial adjourned THE cost of bad bank Nama will not affect our already spiralling national debt. It had been feared the 54billion needed for the agency would be lumped in with Government borrowing. But the European Commission has said the Nama debt can be kept separate. Finance Minister Brian Lenihan (pictured) welcomed the move but said it was a preliminary decision as Nama had yet to be set up. He claims Nama will make a 5.5billion profit by 2020. Nama wont hit national debt SOUL queen Whitney Houston has added a second night in Dublin to her European tour. The singer, whose new album has just been released, will entertain fans in the O2 on April 17 and 18 next year. Whitney (pictured) has sold more than 140million albums worldwide, with 411 awards to her name. The 46-year- old is currently on the comeback trail after battling drug addiction. Tickets for the Dublin shows go on sale tomorrow. 2nd Dublin date for Whitney A DUBLIN man who stored guns out of misguided loyalty has received a six- year sentence with three years suspended. Judge Frank ODonnell accepted that Joseph McCormack, 43, of Knouth Court, Ballymun, was voluntarily holding two shotguns, a semi-automatic pistol and 27 rounds of ammunition out of misguided loyalty to criminals. Judge ODonnell told McCormack: People like you are an essential part of the crime industry... providing an essential service to criminals. McCormack had no previous convictions. Man who stored guns gets six years One in a million: Ikea Dublin yesterday welcomed its millionth customer, Meaths Cliona Lee and baby Molly, who were welcomed with cheers and a 1,000 shopping spree. The store opened in July Picture: Jason Clarke 250 new jobs in 2.5bn gas planBy Brian hutton BORD GIS yesterday promised to create 250 jobs as part of a 2.5billion investment plan. The semi-state energy giant said new recruits are needed by the end of next year for its energy efficiency scheme. Insulation and other energy- saving measures will be fitted in cus- tomers homes, under the programme. Energy Minister Eamon Ryan praised Bord Gis for creating oppor- tunities out of the present economic and climate crisis. These are green jobs in the green economy and I con- gratulate Bord Gis on embracing this exciting future, he said. The 2.5billion investment plan will see six projects rolled out over the next five years which will provide a sub- stantial economic stimulus to the economy; completion of a 400mil- lion power plant at Whitegate, Midle- ton, Co Cork, and 1.2billion poured into wind energy projects and electric- ity peaking plants constructed at a cost of 300million. Bord Gis chief executive John Mul- lins said Ireland needed to improve its energy efficiency and invest in sustain- able alternatives to keep up with de- mand and international developments. A reduction in the number of new houses being built, combined with people moving homes less frequently, means that investing in improving the energy efficiency of peoples homes makes financial sense, he said. Singer Michelle McGrath was at hypoxi Studio in Clontarf to announce details of the hypoxi Get into a Little Black number for Christmas Packages Picture: Brian McEvoy might as well jump Protestant schools face closurePROTESTANT schools could be entirely wiped out by devastating cutbacks, the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin has said. Dr John Neill also claimed the reclassification of the minority schools, which resulted in crucial grants and expenses being axed, was not driven by financial concerns. Dr Neill said education chiefs were intent on punishing Protestant schools on the assumption that all their pupils are from wealthy families. The reclassification of the Protestant schools was driven by a determined effort within the Department of Education to strike at a sector some officials totally fail to understand, he said. He added that this would put some, if not all of the schools, out of business. Apart from State-run comprehensives, all Protestant secondary schools were removed from the free- education scheme last year. index.html2.html3.html4.html5.html6.html7.html8.html9.html10.html11.html12.html13.html14.html15.html16.html17.html18.html19.html20.html21.html22.html23.html