DUBLIN/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Royalty Pharma raised its hostile bid for Elan to $12.50 per share and threatened to withdraw the bid if Elan shareholders approve a series of defensive transactions announced by the Irish drug firm.Full story
View more videos at: http://www.nbcbayarea.com. Leading up to the most recent elections this past fall, a small-time Dublin prosecutor in his early 30s, named Eric Swalwell made national headlines as he waged an aggressive battle to unseat a once-beloved 20-term member of Congress, Pete Stark. Full story
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Ireland's Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Brendan Howlin, speaks during a budget news conference at Government Buildings in Dublin December 5, 2011. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton
Irish sculptor Patrick O'Reilly poses with his latest piece 'Haystack', in his studio which is a deconsecrated Redemptoristine Monastery for contemplative nuns, St Alphonsus in Drumcondra, north Dublin May 1, 2013. O'Reilly, who sleeps in the church's confessional box during the summer months, speci
A woman walks past graffiti on the side of a building in Dublin December 5, 2011. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton
A Euro sign is seen in the window of a discount store on Moore Street in Dublin July 6, 2011. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton
Austria's Zlatko Junuzovic challenges Ireland's Ciaran Clark and sets up a goal for Martin Harnik during their 2014 World Cup qualifying soccer match at the Aviva stadium in Dublin, Ireland March 26, 2013. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne (IRELAND - Tags: SPORT SOCCER)
