Irish News for December 2007

Irish News, Dec 20, 2007
Fire Forces Evacuation in Dublin Apartment Complex
An apartment complex in Dublin had to be evacuated in Dublin on Thursday morning after fire broke out in the building. The fire broke out in the apartment in the Castlegate Grove complex started arou...
Irish News, Dec 20, 2007
Man In Court Over Walkinstown Death
A man has appeared in court today, charged with the murder of a man in Walkinstown in Dublin last week. Warren Graham, 27, from Shancastle Lawn in Clondalkin, has been charged with the murder of Paul...
Irish News, Dec 20, 2007
Cash Van Driver's Family Held In Raid
A gang who held a security cash van driver's family hostage last night failed to get away with any money in their 'ransom' robbery bid today. Both the driver and his family escaped uninjured after th...
Irish News, Dec 20, 2007
Mullingar Car Crash Kills One
A man has been killed in a two-vehicle collision in Mullingar, Co. Westmeath. The crash happened around 6am near The Covert pub in Mullingar. The man was pronounced dead at the scene and his body w...
Irish News, Dec 20, 2007
Tipperary Road Crash Claims Life
A man has been killed in a single-car crash in Co. Tipperary this morning. The crash happened shortly after 8am on Thursday on the road between Templemore and Borrisoleigh. Another man was also crit...
Irish News, Dec 20, 2007
Man Remains Critical Following Luas Crash
A man remains in a critical condition after being struck by a Luas tram in Tallaght on Wednesday night. The collision occurred on the Red Line between the Kingswood and Red Cow stops, shortly before ...
Irish News, Dec 19, 2007
Three Hospitalised After Dublin Fire
Three people have reportedly been taken to hospital following a fire in a building in Rathgar in Dublin on Wednesday morning. It is understood that the fire broke out around 8.30am in the building on...
Irish News, Dec 19, 2007
Quinns' Assured By Ahern In Hunt For Killers
The parents of murdered Armagh man Paul Quinn have been assured by Taoiseach Bertie Ahern that ‘no stone will be left unturned’ in the hunt for his killers. Mr Ahern briefly joined Stephen and Brieg...
Irish News, Dec 19, 2007
Two Arrested Following Dublin Shooting
A man and a teenage boy have been arrested in connection with a shooting in Finglas in north Dublin. The shooting happened at Ratoath Drive around 10:30pm on Tuesday. A 34-year-old was shot with a s...
Irish News, Dec 19, 2007
Arrests Made In Two Drugs Seizures
Two people have been arrested in separate drugs seizures in Limerick. In the first search, a 21-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday afternoon after four kilos of cannabis, worth around €28,000, wer...
Irish News, Dec 19, 2007
Transport Minister Attends Unveiling of Dublin-Sligo Trains
Irish Transport Minister Noel Dempsey will attend Dublin's Connolly station today as the first new trains from the €400 million Iarnród Éireann intercity rail fleet are introduced on the Dublin to Sli...
Irish News, Dec 19, 2007
Irish Texters Send 1.89 Billion Messages
Mobile users in Ireland sent 1.89 billion text messages in the third quarter of this year, according to the latest figures from communication regulator ComReg. The new figures also revealed that ther...
Irish News, Dec 18, 2007
Heavy Sentence For Teen Rapist
The judge in a rape case at Dublin's Central Criminal Court has said that "the only safe course" was to ensure the accused wouldn't commit the same crimes again within weeks of being released was to i...
Irish News, Dec 18, 2007
Gardaí Tackle Dublin Swordsman
Gardaí officers called to a 'domestic' incident in Dublin ended up tackling a man armed with not one, but two swords. He was eventually restrained and arrested after the row at his home. Officers we...
Irish News, Dec 18, 2007
Hit-And-Run Accused Released
A man (33) has been released after being arrested in connection with a fatal hit-and-run in Co Wicklow yesterday evening. An elderly woman, (79) was killed when she was hit by a vehicle in Killeager,...
Irish News, Dec 18, 2007
Dublin Bomb Alert Cleared
A suspected 'bomb' found in Dublin last night has been removed and taken for tests to be carried out. Gardaí are at present describing the item as a suspect device and said it was found in the drivew...
Irish News, Dec 18, 2007
Ireland Tops EU With Fastest Growing Population
The Republic is now a European Union record breaker having the fastest growing population. The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has published figures for the year to April 2007, which show the populat...
Irish News, Dec 18, 2007
Live Animal Crib Revamped
Dublin's Lord Mayor, Councillor Paddy Bourke in the presence of Irish Farmers Association President Mr Padraig Walsh has officially open the newly designed Live Animal Crib at the Mansion House. The...
Irish News, Dec 17, 2007
Traffic Problems Ease Following Truck Incident
Traffic is reportedly returning to normal in Dublin after an overturned truck caused traffic chaos earlier. The truck overturned around 5:50am on Monday morning on the East Wall Road near the Point D...
Irish News, Dec 17, 2007
Sniffer Dogs In Search For Irish Backpacker
Sniffer dogs are being used as the search for missing Irish backpacker Ronan Lawlor continues in South America. The 28-year-old from Durrow in Co. Laois has not been since November 18 when he was tra...
Irish News, Dec 17, 2007
Weekend Road Crashes Claim More Lives
More lives have been lost in carnage on Irish roads over the weekend. On Friday, a 19-year-old man died in a collision at Monasteroais in Edenderry in Co. Offaly. The man was a passenger in a car, ...
Irish News, Dec 17, 2007
Cork Shooting Probed
Gardaí in Cork have launched an investigation after shots were fired at a house in Cork City in the early hours of Sunday morning. The shooting happened at the house on Kilmore Road in the Knocknahee...
Irish News, Dec 17, 2007
Man In Court Over Thurles Murder
A 33-year-old man has appeared in court charged in connection with the fatal stabbing of Latvian man Renars Tuleiko in Thurles earlier this year. Kevin Keohane, of no fixed abode, appeared before Lim...
Irish News, Dec 17, 2007
Murder Investigation Launched Following Dublin Stabbing
Gardaí in Dublin have launched a murder investigation after a man was stabbed to death in the city at the weekend. The body of Michael Hughes, from Banagher in Co. Offaly was found at an apartment co...
Irish News, Dec 14, 2007
Biker Dies In Co. Kilkenny Crash
A 27-year-old motorcyclist has been killed in a collision in Co. Kilkenny. The man's motorcycle collided with a car at Gurteen, Slieverue around 7.15pm on Thursday evening. The motorcyclist was pron...
Irish News, Dec 14, 2007
Firefighters Hose Down Sword Attacker
A man has been arrested after reportedly attempting to attack firefighters with a sword in Dundalk, Co. Louth. It is understood that the attack happened in Marion Road as firefighters attempted to pu...
Irish News, Dec 14, 2007
Missing Louth Man's Car Found
A car belonging to a missing Co. Louth man has been found. The yellow Fiat Punto belonging to John Young - who has been missing since Wednesday - was found close to the River Boyne at Obelisk Bridge ...
Irish News, Dec 14, 2007
Missing Irish Backpacker's Bag Recovered In Argentine Hostel
The rucksack belonging to a Co. Laois man, who has been missing for more than a month in South America, has been found in an Argentinean hostel. The bag belonging to missing Ronan Lawlor, 28, has bee...
Irish News, Dec 14, 2007
Ryanair Adds Destinations
In the week that arch competitor Aer Lingus commenced flights from its long-awaited Belfast hub - with routes to Barcelona, Amsterdam and Geneva heading up the new destinations from the Northern capit...
Irish News, Dec 14, 2007
Man Released Over Thurles Murder
A 34-year-old man arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of Renars Tuleiko in Thurles earlier this year has been released without charge. The man was arrested on Thursday morning and was ques...