23 October 2010
Christina Ricci has confessed she “hated” her body. The ‘Sleepy Hollow’ star – who battled eating disorder anorexia after she was catapulted to fame – couldn’t stand seeing herself in a mirror because she had such low self-esteem about her looks and figure. Ricci – who shot to fame when she was just 10 after [...]
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21 October 2010
New figures published today show an overall drop of 1.6% in the average weekly earnings of the Irish workforce in the second quarter of the year. Weekly earnings in the public sector fell by 4.4% compared to the same three month period in 2009, reflecting changes in pay rates announced in December’s Budget. Private sector [...]
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21 October 2010
Johnny Depp is to play the lead role in an adaptation of ‘The Thin Man’. The Hollywood heartthrob is keen to get ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’ director Rob Marshall to direct him on the project, which he is looking to develop a script on with producers Infinitum Nihil, Vulture blog reports. ‘The [...]
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20 October 2010
TV chef Gordon Ramsay has sacked his wife’s dad after 12 years working together. The ‘Kitchen Nightmares’ star has reportedly given Chris Hutcheson the chop as CEO of his company Gordon Ramsay Holdings (GRH) – meaning he no longer has a say in the day-to-day running of the business. However, Chris, aged 62, will remain [...]
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20 October 2010
HONG KONG: the Hang Seng index closed down 207.2 at 23556.5. SINGAPORE: the Straits Times index closed down 13.1 at 3179.2.
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20 October 2010
Technology firm IBM has confirmed that it will cut 190 jobs from its server manufacturing business in Mulhuddart in west Dublin as it moves the positions to China. The move has been flagged for some time and it is understood that IBM will try to redeploy as many of the affected workers as possible.
19 October 2010
Bill Gates’ successor as Microsoft’s Chief Software Architect, Ray Ozzie, is leaving the company after five years. In an e-mail sent to Microsoft employees, chief executive officer Steve Ballmer announced the change, saying Ozzie will stay with Microsoft for an undefined transition period. Mr Ballmer said the company is not looking for a replacement. He [...]
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19 October 2010
Middlesbrough chairman Steve Gibson was today launching his search for a new manager after Gordon Strachan tore up his contract with the struggling club. Gibson revealed his telephone was ringing off the hook once it emerged that Strachan’s stay at the Riverside Stadium was coming to an end last night. The 53-year-old Scot, who succeeded [...]
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18 October 2010
Paris Hilton – who narrowly avoided jail last month after being caught in possession of cocaine – enjoying taking part in her court-ordered 200 hours of community service and says she is moving on to “bigger and better” things. She explained: “When you have been going out for so long, the party scene gets old, [...]
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18 October 2010
Leading healthcare firm Hollister is to create 250 jobs in the west of Ireland, it was revealed today. The medical devices company is to invest €65m at its manufacturing plant in Ballina, Co Mayo. Batt O’Keeffe, Enterprise Minister, said the expansion will have an enormous economic impact on the region. “Hollister has been part of [...]
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