var newslist=new Array();
var cnt=0;			// current news item
var curr = "";
var i=-1;			// current letter being typed
newslist[0]=new Array("","");


newslist[0]=new Array("11:59 AM - Urban: 'Baby news revitalised my career'","http://www.breakingnews.ie/entertainment/?jp=MHEYIDKFGBKF&rss=javascript2");



newslist[1]=new Array("11:57 AM - Waterford businessman found guilty of rape","http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/?jp=MHEYIDKFGBAU&rss=javascript2");



newslist[2]=new Array("11:55 AM - Three injured in assault in the North","http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/?jp=MHEYIDKFOJSN&rss=javascript2");



newslist[3]=new Array("11:33 AM - Bush urges republicans to vote","http://www.breakingnews.ie/world/?jp=MHEYIDKFOJID&rss=javascript2");



newslist[4]=new Array("11:29 AM - Film world gears up for Baftas","http://www.breakingnews.ie/entertainment/?jp=MHEYIDKFOJQL&rss=javascript2");


function newsticker()
{
	// next character of current item
	if (i < newslist[cnt][0].length - 1)
	{
		i++;
		temp1 = newslist[cnt][0];	
		temp1 = temp1.split('');	
  		curr = curr+temp1[i];
		temp2 = newslist[cnt][1];	
  		mtxt.innerHTML = "<a href='"+temp2+"' style='text-decoration:none'target='_blank'><font size='2' face='verdana' >"+curr+"_</font></a>";
  		setTimeout('newsticker()',20)
		return;
	}

	// new item
	i = -1; curr = "";
	if (cnt<newslist.length-1)
		cnt++;
	else
		cnt=0;
	setTimeout('newsticker()',3000)

}

function document.body.onload(){
 newsticker();
}

document.write('<' + 'Span Id=mtxt style=\"position:relative;top:1px;padding:1px 1px 1px 1px;width:100%;overflow:auto;height:20\"><\/Span>');