Irish News for October 2014

Irish News, Oct 31, 2014
Motorcyclist Killed In Multi-Vehicle Crash
A motorcyclist has died in a three-vehicle collision in Co Donegal. At around 10.30pm on Thursday, the motorcyclist collided with two cars on the N13 at Lisfannon, Burt. The victim, said to be in ...
Irish News, Oct 31, 2014
Man Fined Over Ebola Hoax Scare
A man has appeared in court today (31 October) in connection with an incident on board a Milan to Dublin flight on Thursday. The man, 56, was arrested at Dublin Airport after allegedly claiming he h...
Irish News, Oct 31, 2014
€800m Loan For SME Businesses Announced
A total of €800m in funding for small and medium sized businesses in Ireland has been secured by the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI). The SBCI is a state-owned banking corporation wh...
Irish News, Oct 31, 2014
Michael D. Higgins Begins Africa Visit
Michael D. Higgins is to depart tomorrow, 1 November, on an official three-county visit to Africa. The President will have engagements in Ethiopia, where he will meet with President Mulatu Teshome an...
Irish News, Oct 31, 2014
Met Éireann Issues Rain Warning
Met Éireann has issued a 'yellow' weather warning for torrential rain in the west of Ireland, affecting counties Galway, Mayo, Clare, Cork, Kerry and Limerick. Heavy rain in western areas is due to ...
Irish News, Oct 31, 2014
Sinn Féin Calls For Water Charges Protest Support
Sinn Féin's Dublin TDs have called on communities across Ireland to attend Right2Water demonstrations this Saturday, 1 November, in protest against water charges. The Right2Water campaign has reveale...
Irish News, Oct 31, 2014
Cork City Passes Anti-Fluoride Motion
Cork City Council has passed a motion calling for the immediate cessation of public water fluoridation in Ireland. The motion was tabled by Independent Councillor Thomas Maloney and stated: "I propos...
Irish News, Oct 30, 2014
100 Jobs Announced For Athlone
100 jobs are to be created in Athlone over the next three years by medical supplier Teleflex. The expansion at the company's Athlone office is being supported by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise an...
Irish News, Oct 30, 2014
Appeal Following Carjacking In Longford
Gardaí have appealed for witnesses following an alleged assault and carjacking incident in Longford. Shortly before 6pm on Wednesday (29 October), a woman in her 40s was confronted at knife point by...
Irish News, Oct 30, 2014
ISPCA Issues Halloween Safety Warning
The Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ISPCA) has issued a warning to pet owners this Halloween. The charity has issued advice for owners to take care of their animals as they c...
Irish News, Oct 30, 2014
€13.5m Funding Into Health Research
€13.5m is to go towards funding for new health research projects announced today by Minister for Health, Leo Varadkar. A total of 36 projects are being supported by the Health Research Board (HRB) ov...
Irish News, Oct 30, 2014
Flanagan Meets With US Senator Ahead Of N.I. Talks
Ireland's Foreign Minister Charlie Flanagan has met with Senator Gary Hart this morning ahead of new talks in Northern Ireland to resolve outstanding issues such as the budget, welfare reform, flags, ...
Irish News, Oct 30, 2014
Irish Business Activity Improves
Business activity in Ireland appears to be on the up, according to a new report by the World bank. 'Doing Business 2015' is the World Bank's annual flagship publication, which assesses the business a...
Irish News, Oct 30, 2014
Coveney Secures Deal Between Farmers And Processors
Simon Coveney, Agriculture Minister, has secured an agreement between farmers and processors, to take part in what has been described as "intensive discussions". The latest round of talks involved p...
Irish News, Oct 29, 2014
500k Homes To Benefit From Broadband Roll-Out
500,000 homes and businesses across Ireland are to benefit from investment in fibre-to-the-home broadband services being rolled out. Telecommunications companies have so far invested some €2.5bn in t...
Irish News, Oct 29, 2014
Charity Condemns Fair Deal Waiting Lists
Homeless charity ALONE has condemned a fifteen-week waiting list it says is facing Fair Deal Scheme applicants. The Fair Deal scheme aims to support people who need long-term financial home care. Se...
Irish News, Oct 29, 2014
Meat Protest Highlights Farmers' Anger - IFA
A turnout of thousands of farmers at meat plants across Ireland is a strong indicator of the anger over a €350 per head cattle price gap with the UK, according to the Irish Farmers' Association (IFA)....
Irish News, Oct 29, 2014
Shotgun Aimed At Irish Water Employee
A gun has been seized from a man, 65, after he pointed it at an Irish Water employee in County Louth, according to gardai. The incident occurred at a property in Ardee after 9am on Tuesday. A spokes...
Irish News, Oct 29, 2014
Visiting Restrictions Placed On Galway Hospital
Visiting restrictions have been put in place at the University Hospital Galway following an outbreak of a winter vomiting bug. According to reports, a number of patients at the hospital are already ...
Irish News, Oct 29, 2014
Increased Public Transport Fares From Saturday
The National Transport Authority (NTA) has approved plans to increase public transport fares. The fare increases will range from between 1% and 28%, with some coming into effect from this Saturday (...
Irish News, Oct 29, 2014
Valuable Paintings Stolen In Co Wicklow
Three paintings, described as valuable, have been stolen from a house in Co Wicklow, it has been revealed. The paintings were taken from a property in the Donard area last Wednesday evening (22 Octo...
Irish News, Oct 28, 2014
Journal Media To Create 35 Jobs
Journal Media has said it is to create 35 media-based jobs. According to RTÉ, the jobs will be created over the next three years and will bring the total number employed by the firm to 80. The rol...
Irish News, Oct 28, 2014
Eircom To Offer Super Fast Broadband
Eircom has said it is to offer customers super fast broadband of up to one gigabit per second. A total of 66 communities throughout Ireland will benefit from the scheme. The development will see th...
Irish News, Oct 28, 2014
Pipe Bomb Found Outside House In Co Kildare
A pipe bomb has been found outside a house in Brownstone, Co Kildare. Shortly before 11pm on Monday (27 October), an army bomb disposal team was called to the scene. A viable improvised explosive de...
Irish News, Oct 28, 2014
Child Poverty Increases In Ireland
A new study has found that child poverty in Ireland has increased. The research from UNICEF looked at the impact the recession has had on children in developed countries. Of those countries, childre...
Irish News, Oct 28, 2014
2015 Fares Determinations Announced
The National Transport Authority has announced its fares determinations for Luas and the CIÉ companies (Dublin Bus, Bus Éireann and Iarnród Éireann) in 2015. The Authority said the maintenance of sub...
Irish News, Oct 28, 2014
Kenyans Win Dublin City Marathon
Two Kenyan runners have been declared champions of this year's Dublin City Marathon. Defending Champion Maria McCambridge lost the women's title by four seconds to Kenyan Esther Wanjiru Macharia, whi...
Irish News, Oct 28, 2014
Beef Farmers In Overnight Protest
Thousands of farmers have protested overnight at 30 meat plants across Ireland over current beef prices. The 24-hour protest began at 15:00 yesterday afternoon in support of the Irish Farmers' Associ...
Irish News, Oct 27, 2014
Work Starts On Bord na Móna Development
A new €1.5m development has been launched by Bord na Móna. The development, located in Lough Boora Discovery Park, Co Offaly, includes a new visitor centre and facilities. John Horgan, Chairman, B...
Irish News, Oct 27, 2014
UCC Probes Link Between Autism And C-Sections
A new study has claimed that babies born by Caesarean section could be more likely to develop autism. The research, conducted by Ireland's University College Cork, found that the procedure appears t...