e-metro.ie 27.01.2010 Northern Irelands political parties met face-to-face for crunch talks chaired by Gordon Brown and Brian Cowen last night as the British and Irish governments expressed hopes the powersharing administration could be saved P4 news Crunch talks on North policing Ryanair chief Michael OLeary said yesterday he believed the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-800 that crashed off Lebanon on Monday was operated by his airline until April last year. Ryanair sold the plane in April, to an unspecified buyer P8 news Crash plane sold by Ryanair Tottenham strengthened their grip on a top-four spot last night after beating Fulham, going three points clear of fifth-placed Liverpool as the misfiring Reds drew a blank against Wolves P22 sPORT Spurs in the driving seat Loss-making Aer Lingus took a step closer to the Ryanair no-frills model with the extension of extra fees, but drew a muted response from investors with plans to turn meals and seat selection into extras P17 Business Extra fees at Aer Lingus Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are plotting to humiliate gossips who say they have broken up by planning a show- stopping appearance together at the Oscars. It comes after a flurry of stories of a Brangelina split P6 GuiLTY PLeAsuRes Brangelina back ian somerhalder: Cheating husbands cock and bull storyBy Colm Kelpie Teenage acting sensation Saoirse Ronan arrives on the red carpet at the Savoy Cinema in Dublin last night for the Irish Premiere of her latest movie The Lovely Bones Picture: Brian McEvoy Saoirse shines What the judge said of murder accused Lillis A JUDGE yesterday said a cheating husband ac- cused of murdering his wife had been given sev- eral opportunities to come clean over a cock and bull story he had concocted. Mr Justice Barry told the jury in his summing- up of the evidence that Eamonn Lillis had instead embellished a lie when he said a burglar had attacked his wife. In his closing remarks on day 11 of the trial, the judge urged the six men and six women to put themselves in Lilliss position when making their decision. In deciding the case, decide it coldly, analytically and dispassionately, leaving aside any feelings of sympathy you might have, or any feelings of revulsion you might have, he said. Lillis, a 52-year-old TV producer, denies mur- dering his businesswoman wife Celine Cawley at their luxury home in Howth in December 2008. Earlier, prosecution counsel Mary Ellen Ring said Lillis had not lied about the nature of his wifes death to protect their teenage daughter, but to cover up his own actions. The lies were self-preservation and self- serving in that regard, she said. Across from the jury, Lillis sat in his custom- ary dark suit, white shirt and navy tie. Leaning to the left, he kept his head down, only occasion- ally lifting it to look out into the courtroom. His senior counsel, Brendan Grehan, said it was implausible to suggest his client acted in an op- portunistic way. He also said the prosecution had not proved Lillis acted in a premeditated way. Mr Grehan said there was no proof of intent to kill, as Ms Cawley died after suffering moderate force trauma to the head. He urged jurors to look at the evidence coldly and clinically to see if the case stands up to scru- tiny. The lawyer accepted his client lied to garda but did so because of his affair with massage therapist Jean Tracey. Mr Lillis lied to garda. No question about that, Mr Grehan said. He had reason to... Mr Lillis was having an affair. Is that of relevance in this matter? It may be. He questioned who would not be flattered by the attentions of a beautiful young woman, but added: Lies alone can not be a justification for finding someone guilty of an offence. The trial was adjourned until today. My role as a vampire and how I went off the rails P15 index.html2.html3.html4.html5.html6.html7.html8.html9.html10.html11.html12.html13.html14.html15.html16.html17.html18.html19.html20.html21.html22.html23.html