PRESS DIGEST - Ireland - June 6

DUBLIN, June 6 (Reuters) - These are some of the leading
stories in Ireland's newspapers on Friday. Reuters has not
verified these stories and cannot vouch for their accuracy:

THE IRISH TIMES

- The Lisbon treaty could face a shock rejection with the No
side now in the lead, according to the findings of the latest
Irish Times /TNS mrbi poll.

- Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern told the Mahon tribunal
yesterday that he never had a foreign bank account which could
explain the sterling lodgements to his accounts.

- Nine out of every 10 jobs added to the Irish workforce
over the past year have been filled by non-Irish nationals.

IRISH INDEPENDENT

- Taoiseach Brian Cowen says he will accept responsibility
for the outcome of the Lisbon Treaty referendum, passionately
appealing to voters not to put the economy at risk.
- Grafton Group (GRF_u.I) aims to cut about 200 jobs from
its builders merchants business in Ireland this year as it
battens down the hatches against the faltering house building
market, it has emerged.

IRISH EXAMINER

- Bank customers face punitive surcharge interest rates of
up to 27.05 percent on overdrawn and "out of order" current and
loan accounts from Monday week.

- Ireland's success in attracting foreign direct investment
could take a big hit as effects of the global credit crunch are
felt.

- A Catholic bishops' advisory group has called for a ban on
videos and games that glamorise gore in an attempt to tackle
rising levels of violence in society.

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