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Irish News for December 2007 : Page 2
Irish News, Dec 14, 2007
Morris Tribunal Finally Ended
The long-running Morris Tribunal has finally concluded. After sitting for 686 days, the Tribunal concluded with written closing submissions on the harassment 'module' handed in. In this evidence, a...
Morris Tribunal Finally Ended
The long-running Morris Tribunal has finally concluded. After sitting for 686 days, the Tribunal concluded with written closing submissions on the harassment 'module' handed in. In this evidence, a...
Irish News, Dec 14, 2007
Labour To Block 'Standards' Appointment
The Republic's Labour Party will do its best to halt plans to appoint former Defence Minister Michael Smith to the Standards in Public Office Commission - because of a lack of consultation. The Gover...
Labour To Block 'Standards' Appointment
The Republic's Labour Party will do its best to halt plans to appoint former Defence Minister Michael Smith to the Standards in Public Office Commission - because of a lack of consultation. The Gover...
Irish News, Dec 13, 2007
Roads Claim Three Further Victims
It will be a sad Christmas for more families this year as the roads have claimed another three victims. Two men and a teenager have been killed in separate road crashes in Wexford, Kerry and Louth. ...
Roads Claim Three Further Victims
It will be a sad Christmas for more families this year as the roads have claimed another three victims. Two men and a teenager have been killed in separate road crashes in Wexford, Kerry and Louth. ...
Irish News, Dec 13, 2007
Loans Case Adjourned As Lynn Fails To Appear
A lawyer at the centre of a controversial property loan case has again failed to appear in court and is now being sought by Irish police. Michael Lynn was to appear before a judge again today to face...
Loans Case Adjourned As Lynn Fails To Appear
A lawyer at the centre of a controversial property loan case has again failed to appear in court and is now being sought by Irish police. Michael Lynn was to appear before a judge again today to face...
Irish News, Dec 13, 2007
Lisbon Treaty's Success May Depend On Irish Votes
Taoiseach Bertie Ahern today joined other European Union (EU) leaders in Lisbon to sign the controversial EU Reform Treaty. But, crucially, the charter is to be put to a referendum in Ireland during ...
Lisbon Treaty's Success May Depend On Irish Votes
Taoiseach Bertie Ahern today joined other European Union (EU) leaders in Lisbon to sign the controversial EU Reform Treaty. But, crucially, the charter is to be put to a referendum in Ireland during ...
Irish News, Dec 13, 2007
Parties' Election Cash Revealed
It was Spend! Spend! Spend! for Ireland's political parties and candidates this year as together they spent more than €11m on their election campaigns. They managed to 'lash-the-cash' in a period of ...
Parties' Election Cash Revealed
It was Spend! Spend! Spend! for Ireland's political parties and candidates this year as together they spent more than €11m on their election campaigns. They managed to 'lash-the-cash' in a period of ...
Irish News, Dec 13, 2007
Shannon Discounts To Entice Year-Round Flights
Now that Aer Lingus has abandoned its London Heathrow connection at the airport in favour of a new Belfast International 'hub', the management at Shannon airport has been busy developing new initiativ...
Shannon Discounts To Entice Year-Round Flights
Now that Aer Lingus has abandoned its London Heathrow connection at the airport in favour of a new Belfast International 'hub', the management at Shannon airport has been busy developing new initiativ...
Irish News, Dec 13, 2007
Heated Climate At Bali Talks As Deadlock Looms
Ireland is failing to meet targets to reduce its production of climate changing 'greenhouse' gases. Increases in vehicle use are the main element that is preventing the Republic from meeting its CO2 ...
Heated Climate At Bali Talks As Deadlock Looms
Ireland is failing to meet targets to reduce its production of climate changing 'greenhouse' gases. Increases in vehicle use are the main element that is preventing the Republic from meeting its CO2 ...
Irish News, Dec 13, 2007
Religion-Free Primary Schools To Open In Dublin
In another sign of ever increasing secularism in the Republic, the Department of Education has revealed it is to open two new non-denominational primary schools in Dublin next September. The schools,...
Religion-Free Primary Schools To Open In Dublin
In another sign of ever increasing secularism in the Republic, the Department of Education has revealed it is to open two new non-denominational primary schools in Dublin next September. The schools,...
Irish News, Dec 13, 2007
Radiohead Adds Extra Gig
Sell-out international star performers, Radiohead have now announced an extra show in Dublin this coming summer. The band will now perform at Malahide Castle on Friday, June 6th, as well as the previ...
Radiohead Adds Extra Gig
Sell-out international star performers, Radiohead have now announced an extra show in Dublin this coming summer. The band will now perform at Malahide Castle on Friday, June 6th, as well as the previ...
Irish News, Dec 12, 2007
Thirty Premises Raided In Dublin
Gardaí and customs officers have carried out raids on 30 premises, including homes, car sales showrooms, accountants and solicitors offices, as part of an investigation into the motor trade. It is un...
Thirty Premises Raided In Dublin
Gardaí and customs officers have carried out raids on 30 premises, including homes, car sales showrooms, accountants and solicitors offices, as part of an investigation into the motor trade. It is un...
Irish News, Dec 12, 2007
Man Arrested Over Limerick Hotel Death
Gardaí investigating the death of a woman whose body was found in a hotel room in Limerick at the weekend have arrested a 23-year-old man. The body of 33-year-old Sylvia Roche Kelly from Sixmilebridg...
Man Arrested Over Limerick Hotel Death
Gardaí investigating the death of a woman whose body was found in a hotel room in Limerick at the weekend have arrested a 23-year-old man. The body of 33-year-old Sylvia Roche Kelly from Sixmilebridg...
Irish News, Dec 12, 2007
Three Released Over Dublin Garda Shooting
Three people arrested in connection with the shooting of a garda in Dublin in September have been released without charge. Paul Sherlock was shot and injured on September 25 after he stopped a stolen...
Three Released Over Dublin Garda Shooting
Three people arrested in connection with the shooting of a garda in Dublin in September have been released without charge. Paul Sherlock was shot and injured on September 25 after he stopped a stolen...
Irish News, Dec 12, 2007
Cabinet Defers Controversial Pay Awards
After weeks of controversy, Government Ministers have made the surprise move to defer their recently recommended pay rises for one year. After robustly defending their pay awards against many critics...
Cabinet Defers Controversial Pay Awards
After weeks of controversy, Government Ministers have made the surprise move to defer their recently recommended pay rises for one year. After robustly defending their pay awards against many critics...
Irish News, Dec 12, 2007
Minister Announces Mushroom Industry Agreement
Irish Minister for Labour Affairs, Billy Kelleher, has announced the registration of a new employment agreement within the mushroom industry. The Registered Employment Agreement has been agreed betwe...
Minister Announces Mushroom Industry Agreement
Irish Minister for Labour Affairs, Billy Kelleher, has announced the registration of a new employment agreement within the mushroom industry. The Registered Employment Agreement has been agreed betwe...
Irish News, Dec 12, 2007
Delays Reported Following Cork Crash
There were major traffic delays in Cork, following a road crash this morning, which involved seven vehicles. No one was injured in the crash, but traffic was moving very slowly on the westbound carri...
Delays Reported Following Cork Crash
There were major traffic delays in Cork, following a road crash this morning, which involved seven vehicles. No one was injured in the crash, but traffic was moving very slowly on the westbound carri...
Irish News, Dec 11, 2007
Bray Man's Death Investigated
An investigation has been launched into the death of a 24-year-old man in Bray, Co. Wicklow. The man is believed to have been found in his bed by his father at a house in the Mountain View area of Br...
Bray Man's Death Investigated
An investigation has been launched into the death of a 24-year-old man in Bray, Co. Wicklow. The man is believed to have been found in his bed by his father at a house in the Mountain View area of Br...
Irish News, Dec 11, 2007
Drogheda Cancer Misdiagnosis Probed
The HSE has admitted that a woman who was mistakenly given the all-clear for breast cancer should have been given a mammogram. Alison Kelly was cleared of the disease at the Lourdes Hospital in Drogh...
Drogheda Cancer Misdiagnosis Probed
The HSE has admitted that a woman who was mistakenly given the all-clear for breast cancer should have been given a mammogram. Alison Kelly was cleared of the disease at the Lourdes Hospital in Drogh...
Irish News, Dec 11, 2007
Irish Attitude To CIA 'Torture' Flights Slammed
The Irish Human Rights Commission has launched renewed criticism of the government's attitude towards suspected CIA 'torture flights' passing through Irish territory. The commission has repeatedly sl...
Irish Attitude To CIA 'Torture' Flights Slammed
The Irish Human Rights Commission has launched renewed criticism of the government's attitude towards suspected CIA 'torture flights' passing through Irish territory. The commission has repeatedly sl...
Irish News, Dec 11, 2007
Victim 'May Have Met Killer On Dating Web-Site'
The mother-of-two who was found dead in a hotel in Limerick at the weekend may have met her killer through an internet dating web site, it has been reported. The body of 33-year-old Sylvia Roche Kell...
Victim 'May Have Met Killer On Dating Web-Site'
The mother-of-two who was found dead in a hotel in Limerick at the weekend may have met her killer through an internet dating web site, it has been reported. The body of 33-year-old Sylvia Roche Kell...
Irish News, Dec 11, 2007
Four Held Over McMahon Murder
Four people have been arrested in connection with the murder of Sean McMahon in Tallaght in Dublin in November. Mr McMahon, 35, was shot dead at his home in Donaghmore Avenue on November 14. It is be...
Four Held Over McMahon Murder
Four people have been arrested in connection with the murder of Sean McMahon in Tallaght in Dublin in November. Mr McMahon, 35, was shot dead at his home in Donaghmore Avenue on November 14. It is be...
Irish News, Dec 11, 2007
Man Stabbed To Death In Dublin
A man has died after being stabbed in Dublin. The 42-year-old was stabbed in a lane off the Beechfield Road in Walkinstown around 9pm on Monday. According to reports, the man was attempting to drive...
Man Stabbed To Death In Dublin
A man has died after being stabbed in Dublin. The 42-year-old was stabbed in a lane off the Beechfield Road in Walkinstown around 9pm on Monday. According to reports, the man was attempting to drive...
Irish News, Dec 11, 2007
Road Deaths Underlined By Tragic Ulster Milestone
A woman cyclist killed in a hit-and-run incident has brought to six the number of people killed on the Republic's roads over the weekend. The news comes as a tragic milestone – or gravestone to be mo...
Road Deaths Underlined By Tragic Ulster Milestone
A woman cyclist killed in a hit-and-run incident has brought to six the number of people killed on the Republic's roads over the weekend. The news comes as a tragic milestone – or gravestone to be mo...
Irish News, Dec 10, 2007
Katy French's Funeral Due To Take Place
The funeral of model Katy French is due to take place in Co. Wicklow later today. Ms French, 24, died in hospital last Thursday after collapsing at a friend's house in Ashbourne, Co Meath earlier in ...
Katy French's Funeral Due To Take Place
The funeral of model Katy French is due to take place in Co. Wicklow later today. Ms French, 24, died in hospital last Thursday after collapsing at a friend's house in Ashbourne, Co Meath earlier in ...
Irish News, Dec 10, 2007
Two Now Stable Following Collapses In Mullingar
Two young men are now stable in hospital after collapsing in separate incidents in Mullingar over the weekend. A family member found a 26-year-old man unconscious at his home in Longford on Saturday ...
Two Now Stable Following Collapses In Mullingar
Two young men are now stable in hospital after collapsing in separate incidents in Mullingar over the weekend. A family member found a 26-year-old man unconscious at his home in Longford on Saturday ...
Irish News, Dec 10, 2007
Suspect Sought After Body Found In Limerick Hotel
Gardaí in Limerick are searching for a man following the discovery of a woman's body in a Limerick hotel room at the weekend. The body of 33-year-old mother-of-two Sylvia Roche Kelly, from Sixmilebri...
Suspect Sought After Body Found In Limerick Hotel
Gardaí in Limerick are searching for a man following the discovery of a woman's body in a Limerick hotel room at the weekend. The body of 33-year-old mother-of-two Sylvia Roche Kelly, from Sixmilebri...
Irish News, Dec 10, 2007
Three Arrested In Connection With Garda Shooting
Three people have been arrested in connection with the shooting of a garda in Dublin in September. Paul Sherlock was shot and injured on September 25 after he stopped a stolen car on Ossary Road in N...
Three Arrested In Connection With Garda Shooting
Three people have been arrested in connection with the shooting of a garda in Dublin in September. Paul Sherlock was shot and injured on September 25 after he stopped a stolen car on Ossary Road in N...
Irish News, Dec 10, 2007
Galway Road Crash Kills Two
Two people have been killed in a road crash in Co Galway. The crash, which involved two cars, happened on the Quincentennial Bridge around 8pm on Sunday. A man in his 40s, who was the driver of one ...
Galway Road Crash Kills Two
Two people have been killed in a road crash in Co Galway. The crash, which involved two cars, happened on the Quincentennial Bridge around 8pm on Sunday. A man in his 40s, who was the driver of one ...
Irish News, Dec 10, 2007
Fire At Longford Recycling Centre
A major fire broke out this morning at Mulleady's Waste Recycling plant in Drumlish in Co. Longford. According to reports, the blaze, which broke out around 5.30am on Monday, is still burning, but ha...
Fire At Longford Recycling Centre
A major fire broke out this morning at Mulleady's Waste Recycling plant in Drumlish in Co. Longford. According to reports, the blaze, which broke out around 5.30am on Monday, is still burning, but ha...
Irish News, Dec 10, 2007
Searches Resume For Missing Men
Search operations are continuing in Longford, Tipperary and Clare for three men who are still missing after falling into swollen rivers at the weekend. In the first incident, a man in his 40s, fell i...
Searches Resume For Missing Men
Search operations are continuing in Longford, Tipperary and Clare for three men who are still missing after falling into swollen rivers at the weekend. In the first incident, a man in his 40s, fell i...
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Ireland WeatherThis Evening and Tonight:A dry evening with late sunny spells and some long clear spells overnight. Becoming cloudier across the north towards dawn with a few showers possible. Touch of frost in south. Minimum temperature 0 °C.
