Irish News for November 2007

Irish News, Nov 30, 2007
Gardaí Attack Men Remanded
Two men have appeared in court in connection with an attack on three Gardaí in Dublin in the early hours of Friday morning. The incident happened as the Gardaí officers attempted to arrest a man on F...
Irish News, Nov 30, 2007
Postmaster's Killer Sentenced
An armed robber who stole thousands of Euros from a post office and then shot and killed the postmaster has been handed down a life sentence. Mr Justice Paul Carney sentenced Shu Shen, (25) - who is ...
Irish News, Nov 30, 2007
Millions Needed To Fund Suicide Prevention
Three people die everyday in Ireland as a result of suicide - a figure that represents a national crisis. As a result, €10m is needed to fund suicide prevention initiatives in the Irish Republic, a G...
Irish News, Nov 30, 2007
Pedestrian Dies In Galway Crash
A 50-year-old man has been killed in a road traffic collision in Co. Galway. The man, who is believed to be a Polish national, was injured in the incident, which happened shortly before 7.30pm on Thu...
Irish News, Nov 30, 2007
Lough Body Probed
The Gardaí has launched an investigation following the discovery of a badly decomposed body in a lake in Co. Clare yesterday. A local fisherman on Lough Brigid spotted the body which was later recove...
Irish News, Nov 30, 2007
Man Freed Over Limerick Stabbing Death
A 25-year-old man arrested in connection with Thursday's fatal stabbing in Limerick has been released without charge. Stephen O'Grady, 45, of Lenihan Avenue was found at a house in the street, in the...
Irish News, Nov 30, 2007
Huge Waves Likely As Gales Lash Ireland
There is a major weather alert this weekend as the west coast of Ireland may experience some of the highest waves in years. Both the Marine Institute and Met Éireann have warned the conditions - part...
Irish News, Nov 30, 2007
School Bus Strike Called Off
No school bus strike today means that around 14,000 students who would have been affected by the stoppage have been able to get to school after all. Industrial action planned by part-time school bus ...
Irish News, Nov 29, 2007
Minister Survives Crucial Vote Over Cancer Care Controversy
While the UK government continues to be hard-pressed on the issue of party funding contributions and inept management, the Irish government is looking 'healthier' today having won last night's no conf...
Irish News, Nov 29, 2007
Limerick Stabbing Victim Dies
A man has been held by Gardaí in Limerick shortly after a fatal stabbing attack in the town in the early hours of Thursday morning. They arrested a 25-year-old man following the killing. The 45-year...
Irish News, Nov 29, 2007
Gardaí Hunt Guinness
Thieves have started their festive celebrations early with news that the Gardaí are today investigating the disappearance of 450 kegs from the Guinness Brewery on Victoria Quay in Dublin. The police ...
Irish News, Nov 29, 2007
Prison Chaplains Slam System As Dysfunctional
People who are mentally ills are being abandoned in Irish prisons where there is little or no hope of treatment or any form of rehabilitation. Prison chaplains have today slammed the prison system, w...
Irish News, Nov 29, 2007
Public Sector Needs Budget Reform: Fine Gael
Things are hotting up as the 2008 Budget announcement looms next week. Fine Gael is now calling on Finance Minister Brian Cowen to radically reform the public service in his budget speech. A leading...
Irish News, Nov 29, 2007
Green Minister Helps Launch Climate Change Campaign
The Green Party will appropriately be helping to launch a new Government campaign today aimed at alerting the country to the dangers of climate change. The Taoiseach and the Green Party Leader and En...
Irish News, Nov 29, 2007
Lower Risk Of Elderly Living In Poverty
There has been a significant decline in what the Government calls the risk of poverty rate for elderly people. Figures just released relate that, during 2006, the at risk of poverty rate for persons ...
Irish News, Nov 29, 2007
Financial Crisis Threatens Schools
Another pre-Budget 'shot' has been fired across the Government bow with news that some educational establishements face severe financial problems. Several schools in Dublin's new district of Adamstow...
Irish News, Nov 28, 2007
Teenage Girl Found Dead In Dublin Sports Field
There's been a further tragic teenage death in Dublin. The body of the teenage girl has been found on a sports field in Finglas in Dublin. The girl was found in Mellows Park at around 8.30am on Wedn...
Irish News, Nov 28, 2007
Dublin House Shooting Victim Recovering
A 27-year-old man has been injured in a shooting at a house in Dublin. The incident happened at a house on Monksfield Lawn in Clondalkin in the west of the city, around 5.30pm on Tuesday. A number o...
Irish News, Nov 28, 2007
Baby Fatally Injured In Crash
A seven-month-old infant has been fatally injured in a road crash in County Meath. The baby boy was injured during a collision between a car and a van near to Cushinstown Road on the N2 between Slane...
Irish News, Nov 28, 2007
Talks Aim To Halt School Bus Strike
Just weeks after a bus drivers' dispute about new routes and working practices almost brought parts of central Dublin to a halt, talks are now getting under way aimed at averting Friday's planned one-...
Irish News, Nov 28, 2007
Irish GPs Need Training On Domestic Violence
The Women's Health Council has called for GPs and other 'frontline' healthcare staff to be trained in how to tackle violence against women. A report just published by the council said health professi...
Irish News, Nov 28, 2007
Assault Rifle Accused Remanded
A further remand was ordered yesterday in the case of a Dublin man charged with membership of an illegal organisation and of having a Kalashnikov assault rifle and ammunition. The man, Denis Dwyer, 2...
Irish News, Nov 28, 2007
Farmer Denies Girl's Rape Trial
A Dubin court has been told that an Offaly farmer - charged with raping a teenage girl - denied the allegation. When interviewed by Gardaí, the unnamed accused said: "Straight up, I did not rape that...
Irish News, Nov 28, 2007
Student Dies During Basketball Game
A Spanish student collapsed and died suddenly during a basketball game at the Athlone Institute of Technology yesterday evening. Gardaí said that they were conducting inquiries, although foul play is...
Irish News, Nov 28, 2007
Dublin Teen Sentenced For Role In Gang Attack
A viscous gang attack on a Polish boy, who was repeatedly kicked and stamped as he lay on the ground, has resulted in a teenager being given a six-month sentence for his role. The victim - who was le...
Irish News, Nov 27, 2007
Man Dies In Dublin Factory Incident
A man has died in an incident at a recycling plant in west Dublin. The incident happened around 5.30pm on Monday at the Merrywell Industrial Estate, near Clondalkin. It is understood that the man, wh...
Irish News, Nov 27, 2007
Children Die In Longford Crash Tragedy
Two young girls have been killed in a road crash on the outskirts of Edgeworthstown in Co Longford. The collision happened around 9.30pm on Monday night. The girls, aged nine and six, were travelling...
Irish News, Nov 27, 2007
Two Held Over Cannabis And Ecstasy Seizure
Two men have been arrested following the seizure of large quantities of cannabis and ecstasy in Co. Dublin on Monday. Ten kilos of cannabis resin was discovered in a car, which was stopped at City Pa...
Irish News, Nov 27, 2007
Could Falling Mortgages Mean Celtic Tiger Is Tamed?
New mortgages have fallen by a quarter, an indication of a slowdown in the overall housing market and of a sluggish Irish economy - leaving the construction industry vulnerable. The number of new mor...
Irish News, Nov 27, 2007
Fatal Cork House Fire 'Accidental'
An 87-year-old man has been killed in a fire at a house in Watergrasshill in Co Cork. The fire broke out around 8pm on Monday night and fire crews were called by a relative of the dead man, who had c...