PRESS DIGEST - Ireland - Jan 15

DUBLIN, Jan 15 (Reuters) - These are some of the leading
stories in Ireland's newspapers on Tuesday. Reuters has not
verified these stories and cannot vouch for their accuracy:

THE IRISH TIMES

- Political hostilities between the Taoiseach and the leader
of the opposition intensified yesterday as Bertie Ahern's
exchanges with Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny over his personal
finances grew increasingly bitter.

- Fruit importer Fyffes (FFY.I) has decided on a definition
of profit that will be used in the forthcoming High Court
hearing to assess what damages it should be paid by DCC (DCC.I)
in the long-running insider trading case.

- Ireland is the fastest-growing market for executive jet
airline NetJets Europe, which is owned by Warren Buffet's
Berkshire Hathaway investment group.

IRISH INDEPENDENT
- Michael O'Leary's Ryanair (RYA.I) is to pursue IMPACT for
costs of about 1 million euros after it abandoned its case for
union recognition at the no-frills airline.

- Property developer Liam Carroll is understood to have been
the mystery buyer behind the bulk of sharebuying in McInerney
MCI.L amid a flurry of market activity in the housebuilder
last week.

IRISH EXAMINER

- Growth in the economy will slide from 4.9 percent in 2007
to 3.5 percent this year according to the latest economic
review.

- Aer Lingus (AERL.I) expects developments within weeks in
its legal bid to force larger competitor Ryanair Holdings to
dispose of a minority stake.

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