Irish News for March 2018

Irish News, Mar 29, 2018
Eight Amendment Referendum Confirmed For Friday 25 May
The referendum on the Eight Amendment to the Constitution will be held on Friday, 25 May, the government has confirmed. Minister Eoghan Murphy confirmed the date after a Bill to hold a referendum on ...
Irish News, Mar 28, 2018
Publication Of Crime Statistics To Resume - CSO
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) will resume publishing Gardaí crime statistics, following a 12-month suspension resulting from quality issues with regard to PULSE data. The new Quarterly Recorded...
Irish News, Mar 28, 2018
Cyclist Killed In Collision With A Truck In Kilkenny
Gardaí have issued an appeal for witnesses following a fatal road traffic collision in Kilkenny on Tuesday afternoon. At approximately 5.35pm a male cyclist, aged in his 40s, was fatally injured when...
Irish News, Mar 27, 2018
Appeal Issued For Information On Man Missing Since March 2014
Crimestoppers have issued an appeal for information on the whereabouts of Konrad Misiak, who has been missing since Tuesday, 25 March 2014. Konrad was reported missing by his housemates to Finglas Ga...
Irish News, Mar 26, 2018
Body Of Missing Teenager Elisha Gault Recovered
A body recovered from the River Suir has been confirmed as that of missing teenager Elisha Gault. The body was seen in the river near Fiddown bridge by the crew of a Coast Guard helicopter as it made...
Irish News, Mar 26, 2018
Independent Review Of Cost Of Childcare Launched
As part of an Independent Review of Costs of Providing Quality Childcare, providers are being urged to participate in an online survey. The Independent Review - which was announced by Minister Zappon...
Irish News, Mar 23, 2018
New Bill Aims To Strength Protection For Tenants
A new Bill is to be introduced in the Dáil by Fianna Fáil Housing Spokesperson Barry Cowen, which is aimed at strengthening protection for tenants. The 'Residential Tenancies (Residential Tenancies B...
Irish News, Mar 23, 2018
More Than €11m Funding Announced For UN Humanitarian Affairs
Funding of €2.9 million has been announced for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) by the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Simon Coveney, and Minister...
Irish News, Mar 22, 2018
Up To 200 Escape Tower Block Fire
Up to 200 people have successfully evacuated or escaped without injury in a major fire at Ballymun's Metro Hotel and apartment complex. At approximately 8pm on Wednesday night a fire broke out in a p...
Irish News, Mar 22, 2018
Govt Accused Of 'Refusing' To Deliver Affordable Homes
Sinn Féin has challenged the government over what Eoin Ó Broin TD has described as a "refusal to deliver genuinely affordable homes". Deputy Ó Broin, Sinn Féin's spokesperson on Housing, said that on...
Irish News, Mar 21, 2018
Garda Investigate Sudden Death In Co Donegal
Gardaí have appealed for information following the sudden death of a man in Buncrana, Co Donegal. The body of a man, believed to be aged in mid-40s, was discovered at a house in Oakfield Close at app...
Irish News, Mar 20, 2018
Appeals Issued For Missing Teenagers Roza Jakubowska And Natasha Ottu
Gardaí in Dublin have issued two separate appeals for teenagers reported missing in Mountjoy and Donnybrook. Gardaí at Mountjoy have issued an appeal for help in tracing the whereabouts of 15-year-ol...
Irish News, Mar 20, 2018
Herbal Cannabis Worth Estimated €90,000 Seized In Co Louth
Revenue officers have seized herbal cannabis worth an estimated €90,000 in Dundalk, Co Louth. The drugs were discovered concealed inside blankets which had arrived in Ireland in a package sent from C...
Irish News, Mar 16, 2018
Garda Search For Gang Following Armed Robbery Of Post Office
Gardaí are searching for a gang of men in connection with an armed robbery of a Post Office in Athboy, Co Meath. It is understood that three or four men dressed in black, and one armed with an axe, e...
Irish News, Mar 15, 2018
Taoiseach To Meet With US President Donald Trump
The Taoiseach is to meet with the US President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday, 15 March. Leo Varadkar, the Secretary of State Karen Bradley and NI political leaders are in Washington and...
Irish News, Mar 13, 2018
Govt Accused Of 'Only Paying Lip Service' To Trolley Crises
The government has been accused of "only paying lip service" to addressing the trolley crisis, with Sinn Féin Junior Spokesperson on Finance Jonathan O'Brien calling for the immediate reopening of all...
Irish News, Mar 12, 2018
Over 700 Patients On Trolleys - INMO
New figures have revealed more than 700 people were waiting on trolleys in hospital emergency departments (ED) today, 11 March. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) statistics reveal tha...
Irish News, Mar 12, 2018
More Than €200,000 Available To Promote Roma Inclusion
More than €200,000 of funding is being made available for projects which aim to promote equality for Romanian communities across Ireland. The €210,000 will be split between six organisation nationwid...
Irish News, Mar 12, 2018
SF Slams Developer For Breaching Regulations On Liffey Valley Development
Sinn Féin has hit out at the developer of an apartment complex in Liffey Valley after residents had their Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) stopped due to fears of a planning regulation breach. Sinn ...
Irish News, Mar 9, 2018
IFA Committee Chair Calls For Processors To Raise Producer Prices
Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) Pigs Committee Chairman, Tom Hogan, has called on all pig processors to increase producer prices to reflect major improvements in the pigmeat trade. Speaking at the t...
Irish News, Mar 9, 2018
Herbal Cannabis Worth €60,000 Seized In Tralee
Up to 3kgs of herbal cannabis has been seized in Tralee, Co. Kerry. As part an intelligence-led operation conducted jointly by Revenue Officers, the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, a...
Irish News, Mar 9, 2018
Search Begins For Next An Garda Síochána Commissioner
The recruitment process has started to find the next Commissioner of An Garda Síochána. The process is being undertaken by the Public Appointments Service under the auspices of the independent Polici...
Irish News, Mar 9, 2018
30% Of Staff Win Credit Union Prize Raffles
30% of prizes raffled by the Credit Union have went to its staff or directors, a Central Bank report has revealed. 446,000 members took place in the draws, with staff members winning roughly once ev...
Irish News, Mar 9, 2018
Elysian Tower Acquired For Over €90m
The Elysian Tower in Cork City Centre has been acquired for around €95 million by global property investors Kennedy Wilson. The deal has now been referred to the Competition and Consumer Protection ...
Irish News, Mar 9, 2018
Government Pledges To Find Work For 100,000 Extra People By 2020
The Government has pledged that it will get an extra 100,000 people into employment by 2020. Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation Heather Humphreys is to launch the 2018 Action Plan for ...
Irish News, Mar 8, 2018
11 Arrested Over Alleged Sexual Exploitation Of Children Released
11 people arrested by Gardaí as part of an investigation into alleged sexual exploitation of children have been released without charge. The suspects were detained in Limerick, Tipperary and Kerry on...
Irish News, Mar 8, 2018
Donald Tusk To Hold Brexit Talks In Dublin
Brexit talks are to be held between European Council president Donald Tusk and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in Dublin today, 08 March. This is the second visit in three months that the EU representative ha...
Irish News, Mar 7, 2018
Carrickmacross Kerry Flood Plant Workers Stage 24-Hour Strike
Workers at a Kerry Foods plant in Co Monaghan have staged strike action in protest at an attempt to make 31 workers redundant without agreement. A 24-hour work stoppage took place at the factory from...
Irish News, Mar 7, 2018
New Bill Approved For Stricter Penalties Against Repeat Sexual Offenders
The Government has approved the drafting and publication of the General Scheme of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2018. The new Bill aims to introduce stricter penalties for repea...
Irish News, Mar 7, 2018
FF Calls On Minister Creed To Approve Funding For Farmers
Fianna Fáil has called on Agriculture Minister Michael Creed to approve funding to help farmers recover from the recent cold weather. The party's Spokesperson on Agriculture, Charlie McConalogue, sai...