Irish News for April 2011

Irish News, Apr 29, 2011
Man's Body Discovered In Enniscorthy
Gardaí at Enniscorthy are investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovery a man's body. The 38-year-old man was found in an apartment at a complex at Carrigtur, Springvalley, Enniscorthy, C...
Irish News, Apr 29, 2011
Arrest Made Over Bank Official Abduction
Gardai in Tallaght investigating the false imprisonment and abduction of a bank official from a house in the Deerpark area in Tallaght have arrested a male in his 30’s. He was arrested this morning i...
Irish News, Apr 29, 2011
Fourth Arrest Made Over Aggravated Burglary
Gardaí from Mountjoy Garda Station responding to a call of aggravated burglary on Botanic Avenue in Dublin have made a fourth arrest. Early this afternoon a 15-year-old male was arrested in Dublin Ci...
Irish News, Apr 29, 2011
Justice Minister Welcomes Decrease In Crime Groups
Following the publishing today by the CSO of crime figures for the first quarter of 2011, Justice Minister Alan Shatter welcomed the decrease in 10 out of 14 crime groups compared with the same quarte...
Irish News, Apr 29, 2011
Bomb Scare Delays North's Royal Wedding Party
Army bomb experts this morning dealt with a security alert in Co Antrim - linked to a royal wedding party that was due to take place in the area. The police were called after a suspicious object was ...
Irish News, Apr 29, 2011
Woman Faces Charges Over Co Down Murder
Following the murder of a man from Ukraine that shocked a fishing port in Co Down at the weekend, the North's police have charged a woman with assisting offenders. The 32-year-old was due in court to...
Irish News, Apr 29, 2011
Initial Reports Of EU Impact 'Confirms Worst Fears', Says Coveney
Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney has described the initial presentation from the EU Commission of its impact assessment of a Free Trade Agreement with the capital MERCOSUR group of South American co...
Irish News, Apr 29, 2011
Thousands Of Properties 'Need Smoke Alarms'
Although modern Irish building regulations now require installations in new homes to be mains operated, with a battery backup in case of a power failure, those who live in older houses, in rented prop...
Irish News, Apr 28, 2011
Appeal Launched Over Fatal Fire In Cork City
Gardai at Blackrock investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal fire at a house in Cork City have appealed to the public for their assistance. The fire started at a house in Nutley Avenue, Ma...
Irish News, Apr 28, 2011
RIRA Reject Priest's Peace Summit
It has emerged that a dissident republican group thought to be behind several bombings, murders and attempted murders of members of the security forces today rejected an offer of a face-to-face meetin...
Irish News, Apr 28, 2011
Gardai Continue Search For Missing Man
Gardaí are continuing their search for a missing 50-year-old man. Abraham Donovan has been missing from his home on Lower Buckingham Street in Dublin since 18th April 2011. 

 He is desc...
Irish News, Apr 28, 2011
Poverty On The Rise In Ireland
According to a major international report poverty is on the rise among families in Ireland. The OECD study highlighted the outcome as a result of the financial and banking crisis. The report also p...
Irish News, Apr 28, 2011
'Government May Struggle' To Find Replacement, Says ESB Chief
The Government may struggle to find a replacement due to a salary cap, says ESB Chief Executive Padraig McManus. The salary cap for the Chief Executive position currently stands at €250,000, whereas ...
Irish News, Apr 28, 2011
Cross Border Supporters Back Quinn Stewardship
There's a cross-border campaign underway today in Co Fermanagh with a second protest by staff from the Quinn Group taking place. Around 200 workers and their supporters have again gathered outside th...
Irish News, Apr 28, 2011
Dublin Bar Wins Planning Approval
Detailed plans for a new Dublin bar and restaurant have been approved by Dublin City Council. Camden Street Taverns Ltd won approval in late April for the construction of a restaurant and bar at 7, 8...
Irish News, Apr 27, 2011
Athreny Shooting Incident Probed
An investigation into a serious incident at a house in Athenry, County Galway is currently underway. Around 9pm yesterday, Gardai responded to a call about a disturbance in a house in Fernhill. Upon ...
Irish News, Apr 27, 2011
Garda Investigate Attempted Abduction
Gardai in Kildare are investigating the attempted abduction of a security company employee, his wife and their 2 year old son. The incident took place this morning at 5am in Kilmeade, near Athy, Co.K...
Irish News, Apr 27, 2011
Search Continues For Missing 15-Year-Old
Gardai are seeking the public's help in tracing the whereabouts of a missing 15-year-old boy. Saifullah Nazar has been missing from Portrane since the 13th of April 2011. He is described as 5' 4'', ...
Irish News, Apr 27, 2011
Freed Rape Suspect Sought Over Kilkeel Killing
A foreign national who embarrassed officials in the North when he was freed by mistake from a high security jail in Co Antrim last autumn is being sought over a shock Co Down murder. There's an islan...
Irish News, Apr 27, 2011
Arrest Made In Offaly Drugs Seizure
Gardai have arrested a man following an drugs seizure operation in Ballycumber, Co Offaly. The search took place at a house yesterday in Twickenham Estate, in Ballycumber. Gardai seized 400 cannabi...
Irish News, Apr 27, 2011
Red Alert As Coastguard Threatened
Users of Ireland's coastline are heading onto the rocks and into grave danger with a threat to the only Coastguard station in the North highlighted again this week. A union representative for workers...
Irish News, Apr 21, 2011
Suspicious Device Found In County Meath
Gardai at Trim Co Meath are investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovery of a suspicious object. The device was found at the Wellington Monument on the Summerhill Road in the town around...
Irish News, Apr 21, 2011
Easter Rising Marked In Dublin
A ceremony to mark the 95th Anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising will take place this Sunday commencing at 12 noon. The ceremony, taking place outside the GPO, O’Connell Street in Dublin, will be l...
Irish News, Apr 21, 2011
Joint Operation Results In Major Drugs Seizure
As part of an intelligence led investigation between GNDU and Revenue Customs, a search was carried out in premises near Malahide Road, in Coolock yesterday afternoon. It resulted in the seizure of 4...
Irish News, Apr 21, 2011
North's Police Detail Trip-Wire Bomb
A group of young people who were in two cars may hold vital information about a booby-trap bomb attempt to murder or maim PSNI officers in south Belfast. The teenagers are know to have stopped near a...
Irish News, Apr 21, 2011
Man Arrested Following Betting Shop Robbery
Gardaí at Mill Street in Galway are investigating an armed robbery in a Briarhill Betting Shop yesterday. A lone raider entered Briarhill Shopping Centre with a sawn off shotgun, demanded cash and le...
Irish News, Apr 20, 2011
McCarthy Report To Outline Gas And Electricity Merger
As part of the McCarthy report on State companies, the Government is expected to recommend a merger of the country's gas and electricity networks later today. The outlined move is among 50 other r...
Irish News, Apr 20, 2011
Minister Addresses Banking Sector Investigation
Following the agreement of the Government laid before the Oireachtas, the Minister for Finance, Mr. Michael Noonan, T.D., has published the report of the Commission of Investigation into the Banking S...
Irish News, Apr 20, 2011
New Air Services From Ireland West Airport
The Government is determined to do everything it can to make 2011 the year when our overseas tourism will return to growth. With that in mind, Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Touris...
Irish News, Apr 20, 2011
'Celtic Bombers' Condemned
An investigation is underway after parcel bombs were sent to NI-born Celtic manager, Neil Lennon, as well as a lawyer and a politician. The parcels, which Strathclyde Police say were "designed to cau...