Irish News for November 2016

Irish News, Nov 30, 2016
McDonald Rejects Proposals For 'Excessive' Water Use Charge
Sinn Féin Vice President, Mary Lou McDonald, has rejected proposals by the Expert Commission to charge customers for 'excessive' waste usage. Speaking in the Dáil during Leaders' Questions today, 30 ...
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Irish News, Nov 30, 2016
Eight In Court Charged In Connection With Major Drugs Investigation
Eight people have appeared in court charged in connection with a major drugs investigation in Kilkenny/Carlow Division. A total of 38 suspects have been arrested and detained as part of 'Operation Cl...
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Irish News, Nov 29, 2016
Mortgage Lender Fined €4.5m By Central Bank
Springboard Mortgages Limited, owned by Permanent TSB, has been fined by Central Bank for failing to provide customers with the correct interest rates. The mortgage provider, owned by was fined €4.5 ...
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Irish News, Nov 29, 2016
LinkedIn To Create 200 New Jobs In Dublin
Around 200 new jobs are to be created by LinkedIn in Dublin. The additional roles will include new roles in sales & sales support, customer operations, and engineering. The engineering team is focus...
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Irish News, Nov 29, 2016
New National Healthy Cities For Ireland Initiative Launched
A new initiative to promote better physical and mental health has been launched today, 29 November. Health Minister Marcella Corcoran Kennedy unveiled the National Healthy Cities and Counties of Irel...
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Irish News, Nov 28, 2016
Drugs Worth Estimated €250,000 Seized In Limerick City
Drugs worth an estimated €250,000 have been seized during a search operation in Limerick City. Cannabis herb estimated at around €215,000 was uncovered during the search of a house in the Moyross are...
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Irish News, Nov 25, 2016
RTÉ Urged To Reverse Department Closure Decision
RTÉ has been urged to reverse its decision to close its Young Peoples Department. It follows an announcement by the broadcaster that it would close the department and source all its programming for c...
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Irish News, Nov 24, 2016
Homelessness In Capital Reaches 'A New Extreme' - FF
The increase in homelessness in Dublin has reached "a new extreme", Fianna Fáil's Spokesperson for Dublin John Lahart has said. Homelessness in the capital has risen by 35% within the last year, acco...
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Irish News, Nov 24, 2016
New Bill Launched To Benefit Ireland Craft Beer Tourism Industry
The Labour Party has launched a new Bill aimed at boosting craft-beer tourism in Ireland, by removing a major regulatory barrier for breweries, microbreweries, cider makers and distilleries. Launched...
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Irish News, Nov 23, 2016
New-Born Vaccination Programme To Be Extended
The Department of Health (DoH) and Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) have agreed the extension of a vaccination scheme for new-born babies. The DoH has agreed to provide GPs with an additional €80 a y...
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Irish News, Nov 23, 2016
SF Announces Secure Rents and Tenancies Bill 2016
Sinn Féin have announced the introduction of the Secure Rents and Tenancies Bill 2016, which seeks to amend the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 in order to provide for greater rent certainty and securi...
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Irish News, Nov 23, 2016
AGSI Recommends Acceptance Of Labour Court Pay Deal
The Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors (AGSI) are recommending that its members accept a Labour Court proposed pay deal. More than 2,000 garda sergeants and inspectors are due to vote toda...
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Irish News, Nov 22, 2016
Employment Rises To 2 Million - CSO
New figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) have revealed that two million people are now employed in Ireland. The latest Quarterly National Household Survey figures released today show a 2....
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Irish News, Nov 22, 2016
Woman Due In Court Charged With Roscrea Body Find
A woman is due to appear before Thurles District Court charged in connection with the discovery of a man's body in Roscrea on Sunday. Shortly after 2.30am on Sunday, 21 November, gardaí found the bod...
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Irish News, Nov 21, 2016
Latest Figures Reveal Dunnes Stores As Ireland's Biggest Grocery Retailer
Dunnes Stores is Ireland's largest grocery retailer, according to the latest supermarket share figures from Kantar Worldpanel. In the 12 weeks to 06 November 2016, the retailer increased its market s...
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Irish News, Nov 21, 2016
Ministers To Meet With Red Cross President To Discuss Irish Partnership
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Charlie Flanagan TD, is due to meet with the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer. At the meeting the Minister wi...
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Irish News, Nov 18, 2016
Party's Call For Govt Action On Gender Pension Gap
Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin have both called for government action on the gender pension gap. FF have tabled an amendment to the Social Welfare Bill which would see the eligibility criteria for the Sta...
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Irish News, Nov 18, 2016
Cross-Union Secure Rents Campaign Launched In Limerick
IMPACT has the first in a series of public meetings as part of a cross-union Secure Rents campaign. IMPACT organiser Joe O'Connor said: "The Government's own Rebuilding Ireland action plan stated tha...
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Irish News, Nov 17, 2016
Minister Zappone Urged To Publish Report On Child Protection Recommendations
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Katherine Zappone, has been urged to publish a report submitted to the government on the significant changes needed to Child Protection systems in Ireland. Th...
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Irish News, Nov 17, 2016
SIPTU To Consider Request To Postpone Ballot On Industrial Action
SIPTU has said that it will consider postponing a ballot of its members in an ongoing public pay dispute, following a request from the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU). SIPTU had previously said...
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Irish News, Nov 16, 2016
Call For 'Urgent Review' Of New Home Help Hours Score Card
Fianna Fáil has called for an urgent review of a new score chart introduced to assess and allocate home help hours. Making the call, TD for Galway East Anne Rabbitte, said she wants to see a more fle...
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Irish News, Nov 16, 2016
Ireland Enters 'Candidate' Stage Of Rugby World Cup 2023 Bid
Ireland's bid to host the Rugby World Cup in 2023 has been officially launched by the Taoiseach Enda Kenny, Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald and Sports Minister Shane Ross. Ireland is now entering the 'Ca...
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Irish News, Nov 16, 2016
Man Due In Court Charged With Human Trafficking
A 33-year-old man is due to appear before Dublin District Court charged in connection with an ongoing human trafficking investigation. The man was arrested in Dublin on Tuesday evening as part of an ...
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Irish News, Nov 15, 2016
Two Missing People Found 'Safe And Well'
Two people missing in Dublin and Galway have been found "safe and well", gardaí have reported. An appeal for help had been issued by garda in Dublin, ask the public for assistance in finding 37-year-...
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Irish News, Nov 15, 2016
Homeless Numbers Increase In South Dublin
The number of people registered as homeless in south Dublin has risen by 60% since January this year. Sinn Féin is calling on the council to acquire more homes after the number of homeless people inc...
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Irish News, Nov 14, 2016
Major New Winter Safety And Wellbeing Campaign Launched
A major new winter safety and wellbeing campaign has been launched by An Garda Síochána and the Health Service Executive (HSE). Garda and HSE will work with Limerick's Public Services of Limerick Cit...
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Irish News, Nov 14, 2016
Labour Calls For Govt Support On Rogue Crisis Pregnancy Legislation
Labour leader Brendan Howlin is appealing to the Government and all political parties in Dáil Éireann to support legislation designed to tackle the behaviour of rogue crisis pregnancy agencies. The H...
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Irish News, Nov 14, 2016
Govt Urged To 'Drastically Improve' Approach To Domestic Violence
The government has been urged to "drastically improve" its approach to combating domestic violence. Sinn Féin Deputy Leader Mary Lou McDonald TD made the comments as the Safe Ireland Summit 2016 is s...
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Irish News, Nov 11, 2016
22-Year-Old Man Charged With Martin Mulligan Murder
A 22-year-old man has appeared before Drogheda District Court charged in connection with the murder Martin Mulligan. The body of Martin Mulligan was discovered in Kilcurry, Dundalk, Co Louth on the m...
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Irish News, Nov 11, 2016
66-Year-Old Man Killed In Road Accident In Co Kildare
Gardaí have issued an appeal for witnesses to a fatal road traffic collision in Co Kildare. A 66-year-old man was fatally injured when a car he was driving collided with a truck at around 2.45pm at K...
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