News Thursday, January 7, 2010 D and finally... DOG walker Gerald Williams punched a cow on the nose after it attacked him and his two dogs, seriously injuring one. He was walking in Devon when the cow attacked from behind a hedge. A council spokesman said: It is impossible to prove which cow attacked him. Homeless helped by hair-less hairdresser ITS not the weather for shedding, but hairdresser Aidan Fitzgerald still did his bit for the homeless. The chairman of the Hairdressers Support The Homeless charity allowed Brother Kevin of Smithfields Capuchin Centre to cut his hair, raising 10,000. MORE than 250 cars are to be auctioned off this month in what organisers say is the biggest car liquidation auction to take place in Ireland. The cars, being sold as part of the liquidation of the EP Mooney dealership, include Jaguars, BMWs and Volvos with a total value of more than 3million. All cars can be viewed at EP Mooney on Dublins Naas Road before the auction on January 16. 250 cars for auction in liquidation sale Gas prices are set to come down by 8% GAS prices will fall by eight per cent from February 1, it was announced yesterday. The Commission for Energy Regulation which oversees Bord Gis and ESB prices has rubber-stamped an eight per cent drop in gas bills for homes and smaller businesses, to come into effect on February 1, when the worst of the current freezing conditions are expected to be over. However, the regulator has come under fire for not cutting prices before the onset of winter. IRELANDS banking system needs to be put back on a stable footing before an inquiry into its failure can be established, Minister for Foreign Affairs Michel Martin (pictured) said yesterday. Mr Martin told RTs Morning Ireland that in the fullness of time it would have to be established how the banking system got it so wrong. Martin: stabilise banks before inquiry begins homedigest Robinsons wife admits to affair By Deric HendersonTHE guilt-ridden wife of Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson tried to kill herself after confessing to her husband that she had had an affair, it was revealed last night. The relationship 18 months ago was a brief one but, in a dramatic state- ment, Iris Robinson revealed the dev- astating impact it had on the family and how she attempted to take her own life last March. She said: Everyone is paying a heavy price for my actions... I am so, so sorry. Speaking at a press conference yes- terday, Mr Robinson insisted he was determined to save his marriage, would be back at his desk today, and was staying on as leader of the Demo- cratic Unionist Party. Robinsons: Impact 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