Irish News for January 2010

Irish News, Jan 29, 2010
Irish Man Dies After Dutch Attack
An Irish man who was left in a critical condition after an incident in the Netherlands this week has died in hospital. Niall Coyle (33), from Co Roscommon, was attacked on Monday night outside a bar ...
Irish News, Jan 29, 2010
Bank Worker Arrested Over €7m robbery
A Bank of Ireland employee has been arrested and is facing gardaí questions this morning in connection with an investigating the biggest bank robbery in the history of the State. During the unprecede...
Irish News, Jan 29, 2010
Clock Ticking On Justice Talks
Northern politicians have until this afternoon to broker a compromise on the contentious devolution of policing and justice powers to the Belfast Assembly. British PM, Gordon Brown is poised to publ...
Irish News, Jan 29, 2010
Committee Says Scrap Haiti Debt
The Oireachtas Foreign Affairs Committee has said Haiti’s $800 Million International Debt must be written off. In a statement issued yesterday, that Committee insisted all outstanding loans owed by t...
Irish News, Jan 29, 2010
FÁS Spending Could Be 'Criminal Activity'
The former head of the FÁS audit committee Niall Saul has said revelations emerging from inquiries into spending at the training agency could constitute "criminal activity". A report published yester...
Irish News, Jan 29, 2010
Ireland Has EU's Highest Rate Of Ecoli
The number E.coli cases reported in Ireland is more than five times the EU average, doubling in the space of a year, according to a report published today. The study into Verotoxigenic E.Coli, which ...
Irish News, Jan 29, 2010
High Tech Speed Limits For Dublin City
Dublin City Council has announced it will be introducing a new traffic signalling system, which will favour drivers that obey the 30km speed limits. As the new speed limit is comes into force from n...
Irish News, Jan 29, 2010
Belfast Fun Run To Aid Haiti
Hundreds of people are expected to converge on Ormeau Park in south Belfast this Sunday (31st) to take part in a special Fun Run to raise funds for the survivors of the Haiti earthquake. The 5km Fun...
Irish News, Jan 28, 2010
Bishop Lashes Out Over Treatment
Bishop Dermot O'Mahony has lashed out over the treatment by Archbishop Diarmuid Martin of the priests and bishops mentioned in the shocking Murphy Commission Report. The Irish Catholic news paper rep...
Irish News, Jan 28, 2010
Woman Found Dead In Co Dublin
A woman in her 30s has been found dead in Sandyford in Co Dublin early this morning. The woman's body was discovered when Gardaí were called to the scene at a residence on the Irish Management Instit...
Irish News, Jan 28, 2010
Donegal Shaken By Minor Earthquake
A minor earthquake measuring 1.6 on the Momentum Magnitude Scale has struck Donegal on Thursday night. The quake prompted a number of people to flee from their homes in the village of Kerrykeel, stri...
Irish News, Jan 28, 2010
Justice Talks Enter Crucial 48-Hours
The North's political leaders have until tomorrow to present their plans for devolved policing and justice to Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Failure by the DUP and Sinn Fein to reach an agreement, or ...
Irish News, Jan 28, 2010
Cork Thieves Steal Empty ATM Machine
Bungling thieves have stolen an empty ATM machine in Cork city last night, according to Gardaí. Officers are investigating the theft which occurred in the city overnight. The raiders used a digger t...
Irish News, Jan 28, 2010
Two Hurt In Waterford Shooting
Gardaí are investigating a shooting incident at a house at Dominics Place in Waterford city early this morning. Two people were hurt and taken to Waterford Regional Hospital with gun shot wounds but ...
Irish News, Jan 28, 2010
Two Prisoners On The Run In Roscommon
Gardaí are now involved in a manhunt for two escaped prisoners in Roscommon that went missing on Tuesday afternoon. The Irish Prison Service confirmed today that the two male prisoners escaped from c...
Irish News, Jan 28, 2010
Bill Regulates Premium Rate On TV
In response to complaints upheld by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, Communications Minister Eamon Ryan has presented to the Oireachtas a new law to halt malpractice by broadcasters in premium r...
Irish News, Jan 27, 2010
Twenty Eight Arrested In Drug Crack Down
Some 28 people have been arrested in a drug crackdown in the Dublin area as part of an "ongoing and extensive" Garda operation. The arrests took place as part of an operation that began on Sunday, co...
Irish News, Jan 27, 2010
Two Face Court Over Foiled Dublin Robbery
Two men in their 20's are due to appear in court in relation to an attempted burglary at a shop on the South Circular Road this morning. The two men were arrested after they were discovered by Gardai...
Irish News, Jan 27, 2010
Louth Man In Court For Dangerous Driving
A 21-year-old Co Louth man is in court today charged with dangerous driving causing the deaths of two others in a collision in 2007. Dundalk Circuit Criminal Court heard that Daniel O'Riordan was spe...
Irish News, Jan 27, 2010
PMs Remains In North For Talks
British PM Gordon Brown has chaired a second night of Hillsborough negotiations aimed at saving Northern Ireland's power-sharing institutions. Along with his Irish counterpart Brian Cowen, the PM fle...
Irish News, Jan 27, 2010
Banned Drivers Cross-Border Escape Blocked
A new law to keep disqualified drivers off both UK and Republic of Ireland roads has come into force. As a result of a ground breaking agreement between the British, Irish and Northern Ireland Minist...
Irish News, Jan 27, 2010
New Measure To Tackle Noisy Neighbours
The Government is preparing to publish a new Bill allowing local councils to deal with complaints of noise pollution according to Meath East Fianna Fail TD, Thomas Byrne. The legislation is due to be...
Irish News, Jan 26, 2010
Emergency Supplies for Haiti Increases
The Government has today announced it is releasing an extra 40 tonnes of emergency supplies for Haiti to help combat the threat of disease following the devastating earthquake. Minister for Foreign ...
Irish News, Jan 26, 2010
Airport Staff Back Cost-Cutting Plan
Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) employees have today voted to accept a €40 million cost-reduction programme. The vote, carried by an almost 70% majority will lead to some 300 redundancies at airports ...
Irish News, Jan 26, 2010
Legislation Tackling 'Legal Highs' Considered
The junior minister with responsibility for drugs strategy has said changes to legislation will be considered in clamping down on so-called "head shop" products. The stores sell legal drugs mimickin...
Irish News, Jan 26, 2010
RTE Must Still Beam Into North, Says Report
A high level UK report into future broadcasting has said that people in the North should continue to receive RTE after the digital switchover. Calling on the UK government to ensure that its discussi...
Irish News, Jan 26, 2010
Secondments Follow McElhill Tragedy
It has been revealed that senior social workers have now been seconded to work with the North's police in order to prevent a repetition of the failings which led to the McElhill fire tragedy. Sinn Fé...
Irish News, Jan 26, 2010
Strike Notice Served On Cavan Builder
SIPTU has announced today it was serving notice of industrial action on Kingspan Building Products in Kingscourt, Cavan, after the company implemented a Labour Court ruling. According to SIPTU Cavan...
Irish News, Jan 26, 2010
Techno Firm Announces 100 Jobs
The parent company of PC World and Currys has today announced plans for 100 new jobs in Ireland. DSG Retail Ireland said it would be opening new stores while re-branding its existing stores to a 'two...
Irish News, Jan 26, 2010
Aer Lingus Announces €40 million Savings
The troubled Aer Lingus has announced that savings of up to €50m will be made this year while projecting €47m for next year from its restructuring plan. In a statement released today the airline also...