METRO Friday, November 13, 2009 D Tommy Hilfiger 13-14 Grafton Street store only. Thursday 12th November & Friday 13th November 2009. *Exclusions may apply. See instore for details. To celebrate our oNE yEar aNNivErSary, Tommy Hilfiger Grafton Street would like to reward all customers with 20% off all purchases* TODAY: Dry start, rain later, with further flooding. Max: 9C TOMORROW: Heavy showers and high winds. Max: 11C METRO Weather BY COLM KELPIE Pregnant woman dies from the flu A PREGNANT woman and a child with swine flu have died in the last week, it emerged yesterday. Chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan of- fered his condolences on behalf of the HSE and the health minister. The death brings to 16 the number of peo- ple who have died from the H1N1 virus. It is the first time swine flu has led to the death of a pregnant woman both the woman and girl were both from the east of the coun- try and the child had an underlying illness. Dr Holohan said the death reiterates the need for pregnant women to get the vaccine. We know that women who are pregnant have an increased risk of complication, he said. Its also important in terms of protec- tion for the baby. Some 191 people remain in hospital with the illness, including 22 in intensive care. The rate of infection now stands at 174.8 per 100,000 people. GRADUATION DAY Man tried to rob same bank twice A FORMER Brinks Allied worker who tried to rob the same bank some months after a successful raid has received a seven-year prison sentence with two suspended. Niall Kelly, 42, Berwick Lawn, Swords, pleaded guilty to robbing the bank and attempted robbery at a later date, as well as possession of a firearm. His accomplice Matti Tikovt, 23, also pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possessing a gun and attempted robbery. Judge Frank ODonnell gave Tikovt, with an address at Suur Sepr, 8-7 Pemu, Estonia, a five-year suspended sentence, deported him immediately and barred him from Ireland for ten years. Kelly and Tikovt had tried to enter the bank wearing balaclavas and armed with a gun but new security measures forced them to flee. Witnesses gave chase and alerted garda arrested the pair. Lisa Collins and Nicole Gallagher, who both graduated with a BA in Business Studies didnt let the rain dampen their spirits as they arrived at the Dublin Business School graduation ceremony at the RDS yesterday Picture: Robbie Reynolds Fined for feeding the ducks in park AYOUNG mother was fined 75 (83) for feeding ducks in a park while her son was allowed to continue dishing out bread. A warden at the park in Smethwick in the UKs West Midlands penalised Vanessa Kelly for littering but her 17-month old son Harry was allowed to continue feeding the ducks because he is too young to prosecute. MENU THE Home Digest 4 World Digest 12 Guilty Pleasures Celebrity gossip 14-15 Letters 16 MetroLife Arts and entertainment 18-19 60 Second Interview David Attenborough 20 TV 20-21 Classifieds 23 Sport 24-28 Help keep Dublin clean and tidy for everyone by taking your Metro with you and recycling it Men still top managementMEN are twice as likely as women to be employed in senior and middle management roles. Although almost 300,000 women joined the workforce between 1998 and 2007, the so-called glass ceiling in business has kept most of them in the lower ranks. The report by the Economic and Social Research Institute found the female share of employment increased from 37 per cent to 42 per cent in ten years to 2006. In 2007, two out of three women were active in the labour market; women in An Garda Sochna rose from eight per cent to 19 per cent; at-work mothers of pre-school children increased by six per cent and a higher percentage of women in the public sector have a management or supervisory role. The report also showed womens personal choices were a factor in the gender divide in jobs, a finding supported by OECD figures showing Ireland has the highest childcare costs across 26 countries. Not equal: Women at work Pensioner murdered at home A PENSIONER found dead in his home was beaten about the head. The bloodied body of Finbar Fahy, 77, was discovered in his house in Ballinduff, Ardrahan, Co Galway by his son. Detectives were initially unsure how the retired farmer died but a post-mortem examination revealed he died from blunt force trauma to the head. A hunt for his killer has been launched and Gort Garda Station is appealing for people with information to come forward. Garda said there was no sign of a break-in at the farmhouse. Local parish priest Fr Richard Higgins said: Were devastated because were a very close-knit community here. Mr Fahy was a much-loved and well-known man. Family members became suspicious when they noticed the curtains closed at around 8am which was unusual for him as he never pulled the curtains. index.html2.html3.html4.html5.html6.html7.html8.html9.html10.html11.html12.html13.html14.html15.html16.html17.html18.html19.html20.html21.html22.html23.html24.html25.html26.html27.html28.html29.html30.html31.html