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Irish News for October 2007 : Page 2
Irish News, Oct 26, 2007
Blaze At Drogheda Apartments
Around 60 people had to be evacuated from an apartment complex in Drogheda, Co Louth after a fire broke out in the early hours of Friday morning. Seven fire brigade units tackled the fire, which brok...
Blaze At Drogheda Apartments
Around 60 people had to be evacuated from an apartment complex in Drogheda, Co Louth after a fire broke out in the early hours of Friday morning. Seven fire brigade units tackled the fire, which brok...
Irish News, Oct 26, 2007
Three Held In Dublin Cocaine Seizure
Three men have been arrested following the seizure of cocaine in Dublin. It is understood that 3.5kg of the drug, worth an estimated 250,000 euros, was discovered in Rathmines after being imported in...
Three Held In Dublin Cocaine Seizure
Three men have been arrested following the seizure of cocaine in Dublin. It is understood that 3.5kg of the drug, worth an estimated 250,000 euros, was discovered in Rathmines after being imported in...
Irish News, Oct 25, 2007
Government Accused Of Aer Lingus Cover-Up
The government has been accused of being involved in a political conspiracy to cover up alleged advance knowledge of Aer Lingus' plans to stop their Shannon-Heathrow service. A story in today's 'Iris...
Government Accused Of Aer Lingus Cover-Up
The government has been accused of being involved in a political conspiracy to cover up alleged advance knowledge of Aer Lingus' plans to stop their Shannon-Heathrow service. A story in today's 'Iris...
Irish News, Oct 25, 2007
Irish Link As Child Trafficking Ring Targeted
A global investigation has succeeded in destroying an international child trafficking ring. One suspect has been arrested by gardaí as part of the investigation - which involved six police forces – a...
Irish Link As Child Trafficking Ring Targeted
A global investigation has succeeded in destroying an international child trafficking ring. One suspect has been arrested by gardaí as part of the investigation - which involved six police forces – a...
Irish News, Oct 25, 2007
L-Driver Tuition To be Mandatory
Next week will see new rules for learner drivers will come into operation. It is part of a new road safety strategy from the Road Safety Authority which will also see a new graduated driver licensing...
L-Driver Tuition To be Mandatory
Next week will see new rules for learner drivers will come into operation. It is part of a new road safety strategy from the Road Safety Authority which will also see a new graduated driver licensing...
Irish News, Oct 25, 2007
Strike Deferred In Moneypoint Row
A planned strike at the ESB Moneypoint plant in Co Clare has been deferred for 24 hours in order to allow proposals to be considered in the ongoing dispute. Talks between ESB management, its main con...
Strike Deferred In Moneypoint Row
A planned strike at the ESB Moneypoint plant in Co Clare has been deferred for 24 hours in order to allow proposals to be considered in the ongoing dispute. Talks between ESB management, its main con...
Irish News, Oct 25, 2007
Judgement Reserved In IRA Membership Case
A County Carlow man whose defence barrister has offered the Special Criminal Court an explanation for military-type material found in his home has been left awaiting the court’s decision on his case. ...
Judgement Reserved In IRA Membership Case
A County Carlow man whose defence barrister has offered the Special Criminal Court an explanation for military-type material found in his home has been left awaiting the court’s decision on his case. ...
Irish News, Oct 25, 2007
Cullyhanna Says Farewell To Victim
Family members and friends are set to pack St Patrick's Church in Cullhanna today to say their final goodbyes to the 21-year-old local man who was brutally beaten to death by a gang of nine men on Sat...
Cullyhanna Says Farewell To Victim
Family members and friends are set to pack St Patrick's Church in Cullhanna today to say their final goodbyes to the 21-year-old local man who was brutally beaten to death by a gang of nine men on Sat...
Irish News, Oct 25, 2007
One Held In Dublin Drugs Seizure
A 22-year-old man has been arrested and drugs with an estimated street value of 750,000 euros seized during a search of a house in the Coolock area of Dublin. The house in the Greenwood estate was se...
One Held In Dublin Drugs Seizure
A 22-year-old man has been arrested and drugs with an estimated street value of 750,000 euros seized during a search of a house in the Coolock area of Dublin. The house in the Greenwood estate was se...
Irish News, Oct 25, 2007
Pension Deal Settles BOI Dispute
The Bank of Ireland has now accepted proposals for a pensions deal that will end a dispute with unions that led to a strike last November. The dispute was centred on conditions for new, incoming work...
Pension Deal Settles BOI Dispute
The Bank of Ireland has now accepted proposals for a pensions deal that will end a dispute with unions that led to a strike last November. The dispute was centred on conditions for new, incoming work...
Irish News, Oct 24, 2007
Passport Needed Soon For Great Britain
Irish citizens will need a passport to travel between the Republic and Great Britain, according to a report. The Common Travel Area between Ireland and Britain, which had been in place since the foun...
Passport Needed Soon For Great Britain
Irish citizens will need a passport to travel between the Republic and Great Britain, according to a report. The Common Travel Area between Ireland and Britain, which had been in place since the foun...
Irish News, Oct 24, 2007
Kilkenny Car Crash Victim Named
Gardaí named the 31 year old woman killed in a car crash in Co Kilkenny yesterday as Alena Svobodova with and address at Middleknock, Dublin Road, Co Kilkenny. Ms Svobodova, a native of the Czech Re...
Kilkenny Car Crash Victim Named
Gardaí named the 31 year old woman killed in a car crash in Co Kilkenny yesterday as Alena Svobodova with and address at Middleknock, Dublin Road, Co Kilkenny. Ms Svobodova, a native of the Czech Re...
Irish News, Oct 24, 2007
Self Preservation No Defence As Killer Sentenced
A Dublin man has been handed down a heavy term for the fatal stabbing of a friend after both had enjoyed New Year's celebrations. Karl Breen, (27) from Clondalkin, admitted stabbing 21-year-old Marti...
Self Preservation No Defence As Killer Sentenced
A Dublin man has been handed down a heavy term for the fatal stabbing of a friend after both had enjoyed New Year's celebrations. Karl Breen, (27) from Clondalkin, admitted stabbing 21-year-old Marti...
Irish News, Oct 24, 2007
Ireland Joins British Legion Remembrance
The Royal British Legion has launched this year’s fund-raising campaign to help its work supporting ex-servicemen and women and their dependents. While a poster campaign highlighting both the sacrifi...
Ireland Joins British Legion Remembrance
The Royal British Legion has launched this year’s fund-raising campaign to help its work supporting ex-servicemen and women and their dependents. While a poster campaign highlighting both the sacrifi...
Irish News, Oct 24, 2007
Staunton Steps Down As Republic Manager
Steve Staunton has stepped down as the manager of the Republic of Ireland football team. A statement released by the Football Association of Ireland said that they had agreed to terminate his contrac...
Staunton Steps Down As Republic Manager
Steve Staunton has stepped down as the manager of the Republic of Ireland football team. A statement released by the Football Association of Ireland said that they had agreed to terminate his contrac...
Irish News, Oct 24, 2007
Witnesses Sought In Maynooth Road Death
Gardaí have appealed for witnesses to a fatal accident in Maynooth, Co Kildare, last week to come forward. The road accident happened on the Straffan Road around 7am on October 18. A 30-year-old man ...
Witnesses Sought In Maynooth Road Death
Gardaí have appealed for witnesses to a fatal accident in Maynooth, Co Kildare, last week to come forward. The road accident happened on the Straffan Road around 7am on October 18. A 30-year-old man ...
Irish News, Oct 24, 2007
Chairman Departs Shannon Over Belfast Move
The man in charge of running Shannon Airport has quit in protest at not being told of plans to end the Aer Lingus’ Shannon-Heathrow flights, in order to open a new Northern Ireland-based hub. Pat Sha...
Chairman Departs Shannon Over Belfast Move
The man in charge of running Shannon Airport has quit in protest at not being told of plans to end the Aer Lingus’ Shannon-Heathrow flights, in order to open a new Northern Ireland-based hub. Pat Sha...
Irish News, Oct 23, 2007
Constituency Boundary Changes Announced
Changes to the shape and size of many Dáil constituency boundaries have been announced in the Constituency Commission's report. Two constituencies - Dún Laoghaire and Limerick East - will both lose a...
Constituency Boundary Changes Announced
Changes to the shape and size of many Dáil constituency boundaries have been announced in the Constituency Commission's report. Two constituencies - Dún Laoghaire and Limerick East - will both lose a...
Irish News, Oct 23, 2007
NI's Westminster MPs Can Attend Dail
Unionist MPs are likely to ignore an opportunity to attend committee meetings in the Dublin parliament for the first time. This is even though a newly-formed Joint Committee in the Dail aims to monit...
NI's Westminster MPs Can Attend Dail
Unionist MPs are likely to ignore an opportunity to attend committee meetings in the Dublin parliament for the first time. This is even though a newly-formed Joint Committee in the Dail aims to monit...
Irish News, Oct 23, 2007
Guide Tackles Workplace Bereavement
A charity has launched a guide, which aims to help employers deal with employees suffering a bereavement. The 'Grief at Work - Developing a Bereavement Policy' was published by the Irish Hospice Foun...
Guide Tackles Workplace Bereavement
A charity has launched a guide, which aims to help employers deal with employees suffering a bereavement. The 'Grief at Work - Developing a Bereavement Policy' was published by the Irish Hospice Foun...
Irish News, Oct 22, 2007
Gangland Gun Victim Had Been Warned
The man shot dead in north Dublin overnight had received warnings his life was on the line. Well-known criminal John Daly was shot several times while sitting in the passenger seat of a taxi as he tr...
Gangland Gun Victim Had Been Warned
The man shot dead in north Dublin overnight had received warnings his life was on the line. Well-known criminal John Daly was shot several times while sitting in the passenger seat of a taxi as he tr...
Irish News, Oct 22, 2007
Strike Notice Served In ESB Moneypoint Row
ESB and two sub-contractors have been served strike notice by the Technical and Electrical Union (TEEU) in a dispute over wages at the Moneypoint power station in Co Clare. Officials from the TEEU ha...
Strike Notice Served In ESB Moneypoint Row
ESB and two sub-contractors have been served strike notice by the Technical and Electrical Union (TEEU) in a dispute over wages at the Moneypoint power station in Co Clare. Officials from the TEEU ha...
Irish News, Oct 22, 2007
Brutal Murder Echoes Past Killings
Despite Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams’ insistence there was no republican involvement in the fatal beating of Paul Quinn at the weekend, a former colleague of Mr Adams, ex Sinn Féin councillor, Jim ...
Brutal Murder Echoes Past Killings
Despite Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams’ insistence there was no republican involvement in the fatal beating of Paul Quinn at the weekend, a former colleague of Mr Adams, ex Sinn Féin councillor, Jim ...
Irish News, Oct 22, 2007
Cork Water Main Bursts
Several areas of Cork have been left without water, because of a burst mains, according to reports. It is understood that as many as 20,000 households and businesses are affected in areas such as Don...
Cork Water Main Bursts
Several areas of Cork have been left without water, because of a burst mains, according to reports. It is understood that as many as 20,000 households and businesses are affected in areas such as Don...
Irish News, Oct 22, 2007
Man Gunned Down In Dublin
A 27-year-old man has been shot dead in Finglas in north Dublin. Gardaí were called to Cloonlara Drive after the man was shot several times while sitting in a car, around 1.45am on Monday. His body ...
Man Gunned Down In Dublin
A 27-year-old man has been shot dead in Finglas in north Dublin. Gardaí were called to Cloonlara Drive after the man was shot several times while sitting in a car, around 1.45am on Monday. His body ...
Irish News, Oct 22, 2007
Shannon 'Not Informed' Of Aer Lingus Move
The Dublin Airport Authority did not inform authorities at Shannon Airport of Aer Lingus' decision to close its Shannon-Heathrow service, it has emerged. According to reports, the DAA, which operates...
Shannon 'Not Informed' Of Aer Lingus Move
The Dublin Airport Authority did not inform authorities at Shannon Airport of Aer Lingus' decision to close its Shannon-Heathrow service, it has emerged. According to reports, the DAA, which operates...
Irish News, Oct 22, 2007
Border Murder Blamed On Provos
The family of young south Armagh man beaten to death in County Monaghan at the weekend is in no doubt that he was killed by the IRA. Despite local Sinn Fein MP Conor Murphy’s denial of republican inv...
Border Murder Blamed On Provos
The family of young south Armagh man beaten to death in County Monaghan at the weekend is in no doubt that he was killed by the IRA. Despite local Sinn Fein MP Conor Murphy’s denial of republican inv...
Irish News, Oct 19, 2007
Dublin Drug Case Collapses
A judge has thrown out a high profile drugs case because he ruled that the evidence had been tampered with. The case, which accused a woman of drug dealing, collapsed in the Dublin Circuit Criminal C...
Dublin Drug Case Collapses
A judge has thrown out a high profile drugs case because he ruled that the evidence had been tampered with. The case, which accused a woman of drug dealing, collapsed in the Dublin Circuit Criminal C...
Irish News, Oct 19, 2007
Man remanded On Galway Murder
A 27-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a Swiss teenager in Galway. Gerald Barry, from Rosán Glas in Rahoon, Galway, appeared at Galway District Court charged with the murd...
Man remanded On Galway Murder
A 27-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a Swiss teenager in Galway. Gerald Barry, from Rosán Glas in Rahoon, Galway, appeared at Galway District Court charged with the murd...
Irish News, Oct 19, 2007
Charges Follow Wine Warehouse Blaze
Two people have been charged in connection with a fire which badly damaged the Wines Direct warehouse in Mullingar earlier this week. A 16-year-old boy and a 20-year-old man have been arrested and ar...
Charges Follow Wine Warehouse Blaze
Two people have been charged in connection with a fire which badly damaged the Wines Direct warehouse in Mullingar earlier this week. A 16-year-old boy and a 20-year-old man have been arrested and ar...
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Ireland WeatherToday:A fine dry days weather with sunshine quite widespread, particularly from mid-morning. Temperatures best across southern districts. North to northwesy breezes occasionally freshening around the coasts. Maximum temperature 15 °C.Tonight:Most dry with good clear spells bringing a rural frost in the south for some. Cloudier around northern coasts where the odd light shower may develop. Northerly breezes persisting. Minimum temperature 0 °C.
