Irish News for September 2011

Irish News, Sep 30, 2011
McGuinness 'Sympathetic To RUC Deaths'
Irish Presidential candidate Martin McGuinness has this week extended sympathy to British soldiers and RUC officers who died during the Troubles, amidst fresh attacks about his IRA past. Since Mr McG...
Irish News, Sep 30, 2011
Search Giant Creates 230 Irish Jobs
An investment from an Internet search giant will create 230 jobs in Dublin, it has been announced. In what is being hailed as a significant boost Google has announced plans to invest €75m into a new ...
Irish News, Sep 30, 2011
Nine Held In Burglary Probe
Nine people have been arrested in connection with a number of 'large scale' burglaries in Dublin. The garda have released a statement saying that five men and two women were detained as part of an on...
Irish News, Sep 30, 2011
Irish Women Urged 'Examine Breasts'
Young women are being urged to check their breasts after new research has revealed a third of women between the ages 18 and 24 have never performed a breast check. The research found that even though...
Irish News, Sep 30, 2011
Drug Use And Homelessness On The Rise
The demand for drug and homeless services in Ireland continues to increase and a leading charity has said the rise is widespread - not just in the capital city. Merchants Quay Ireland (MQI), a charit...
Irish News, Sep 29, 2011
First Debate For Presidential Candidates
The race to become Ireland’s ninth president is underway with a record seven candidates vying for the job. All seven candidates took part in the first Presidential debate of the campaign on RTÉ yeste...
Irish News, Sep 29, 2011
Govt In 'Fairyland', Say SF
A call has been made for the State’s energy companies to be "safe-guarded" and used to re-grow the economy – not sold off. Sinn Fein (SF) has accused the Government of "short-sightedness" after anno...
Irish News, Sep 29, 2011
Illegal Medicines Seized In Republic
Over €150k worth of counterfeit medicines have been seized after a week long international operation. The Irish Medicines Board, Customs and Gardaí have seized over 51,600 counterfeit and illegal med...
Irish News, Sep 29, 2011
Bollywood Comes To Ireland
Action has been called on the set of a Bollywood film - this film being the first of its genre ever to be filmed in Ireland - and with it come hopes of revenue and short term jobs for the State Two o...
Irish News, Sep 28, 2011
Gorilla Rainforest Opens In Dublin
A new gorilla rainforest has officially opened in Dublin Zoo. In one of her last public engagements Ireland’s President Mary McAleese opened the new rainforest. The gorilla rainforest comprises 12,0...
Irish News, Sep 28, 2011
Seven Make It Onto Ballot
There will be seven candidates contesting the Presidential election when the nominations close at noon today. Independent Senator Norris was the last hopeful to get on the ballot paper following an e...
Irish News, Sep 28, 2011
Reilly Faces Tough Questions On Cuts
Debate has erupted as more cuts to accident and emergency services in Ireland are to be revealed. Richard Boyd Barrett, People Before Profit Alliance TD, has called the closures "an absolute disgrace...
Irish News, Sep 28, 2011
Violence Victims 'Turned Away From Refuges'
Thousands of domestic abuse victims were turned away from emergency housing last year when demand for the services increased by over a third. The national organisation for domestic violence services,...
Irish News, Sep 28, 2011
Liam Adam's Ruling Postponed
A Belfast man will have to wait until Monday to hear whether he will be extradited back to Northern Ireland on charges of raping and abusing his daughter. Liam Adams is wanted by the Police Service o...
Irish News, Sep 27, 2011
'No Litter' Campaign For Gallagher
One of the six presidential hopefuls has announced that he will not use roadside posters or an election bus during his campaign. Presidential candidate Sean Gallagher has said his decision is one ba...
Irish News, Sep 27, 2011
'Punish Sex Purchasers Not Prostitutes'
Police have urged the Irish Government to consider penalising those who purchase sex rather than prostitutes. Senior officers from Sweden and Norway - where men who buy sex are criminalised instead o...
Irish News, Sep 27, 2011
Minister Calls For Car Smoking Ban
A call has been made in the Irish Republic to ban smoking in cars that carry underage children. Health Minister James Reilly has said that the Government owes a duty of care to protect children from ...
Irish News, Sep 26, 2011
Contraception 'Confusion' Puts Teens At Risk
Ambiguous laws about contraception are putting young people at risk of unplanned pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections, say a family planning association. The legal status on whether young ...
Irish News, Sep 26, 2011
McGrath 'Won't Back Norris' For President
An Independent TD has decided not to sign Senator David Norris's nomination papers for the Irish Republic's Presidential race, after his supporters voted against the move. Independent TD Mattie McGra...
Irish News, Sep 26, 2011
Revised Junior Cert Proposals Accepted
Radical proposals have been accepted for a replacement for the Junior Certificate. The plans, approved by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment and by teacher trade unions, will now be c...
Irish News, Sep 26, 2011
Sinn Fein Condolences Follow UVF Death
Those most opposed to the aims of a loyalist paramilitary leader have offered condolences after the death of Gusty Spence at the weekend. The 78-year-old died in hospital at the weekend after a long...
Irish News, Sep 26, 2011
Taxing Time For Irish Transatlantic Flights
The British Chancellor George Osborne has hinted that a deal on abolishing Air Passenger Duty that would exempt the North's only transatlantic route could be announced this week. Potentially hitting...
Irish News, Sep 23, 2011
Man Died From Spontaneous Combustion
The mystery death of a pensioner in 2010 has been blamed on an 'inexplicable' phenomenon. The inquiry into the death of a 76 year-old man found badly burned in his home just before Christmas last yea...
Irish News, Sep 23, 2011
Nine Held In Republic Over 'Dissent Activity'
Gardaí have made a further arrest as part of an ongoing investigation into dissident republican activity. A man in his 20's was detained in the Longford area yesterday morning and is being questioned...
Irish News, Sep 23, 2011
Irish Woman's Body Washed-up In Scotland
Police in Scotland believe they have discovered the body of a missing Northern Ireland woman. Karen Coyles, 47, was last seen on the night September 11 and the alarm was raised when she did not show...
Irish News, Sep 23, 2011
Alcohol And Drug Use Problems In Focus
People can become addicted to alcohol for less than €10 a week, it has been revealed. The low cost selling of alcohol, misuse of some prescription drugs and the availability and supply of illegal d...
Irish News, Sep 23, 2011
Senator And Dana Continue Ballot Bids
Three Irish TDs will today consider whether they will sign Senator David Norris's nomination papers allowing him to enter the presidential race. As of yesterday the Republic's Senator had received 16...
Irish News, Sep 23, 2011
Bloody Sunday Cash Re-opens Old Wounds
The families of RUC and Army Troubles' victims have been sidelined, it has been claimed. Soon after this week's news that the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has accepted that members of the forces had act...
Irish News, Sep 23, 2011
Tipperary Casino 'Out of Luck'
A promoter's dream of a resort-style casino in Tipperary has been crushed after the Government has said that no such venue was needed in Ireland. Last June, An Bord Pleanála gave the go-ahead for a c...
Irish News, Sep 22, 2011
'17 Down And Three To Go' For Norris
With less than a week to go, Senator David Norris, has to secure only three signatures to place him on Ireland's Presidential ballot papers. Senator Norris is expected to make further contact with TD...