Irish News for July 2007

Irish News, Jul 31, 2007
39-Year-Old Jailed On Drugs Charge
A 39-year-old father of five has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for mixing cocaine at his home in Dublin. Rory Lyons from Blanchardstown, west Dublin was caught with almost 500,000 euro worth o...
Irish News, Jul 31, 2007
Cork Couple Yet To Collect Lottery Prize
A Cork couple who won the Republic of Ireland's largest ever lottery jackpot have not yet collected their winnings at the Lottery's Dublin headquarters. Paul and Helen Cunningham, from the Fairhill a...
Irish News, Jul 31, 2007
Diver's Body Recovered Off Co. Donegal Coast
The body off a British police constable who went missing following a dive at Horn Head off the County Donegal coast on Sunday afternoon has been recovered. Paul Jackson, 49, was a constable with Humb...
Irish News, Jul 31, 2007
Graduation Fraud Investigated In Cork
An events organiser in County Cork who failed to pass on booking deposits to a number of hotels is the subject of investigations by the Garda Fraud Office. The organiser received payments of 75 euro ...
Irish News, Jul 31, 2007
Local Councils To Protect Shellfish Waters
Local councils in the Irish Republic are being forced by the Government to protect water quality in areas where shellfish are farmed or they could face heavy penalties. The Government were found by t...
Irish News, Jul 31, 2007
Dublin Rail Service Resumes
Dublin rail services are back to normal this morning following major disruptions yesterday evening. North side DART services and northern commuter services were suspended from 8.45pm to allow staff t...
Irish News, Jul 30, 2007
Pilot Dies In Kerry Crash
A man has died after his Cessna Plane crashed into a field near Ard Fert in County Kerry just before 5.00pm on Sunday evening. The man in his 50s was the sole occupant of the aircraft and it is belie...
Irish News, Jul 30, 2007
Seven Killed In Separate Road Crashes
Five people, three of them pedestrians, have been killed in road crashes over the weekend. A 19-year-old woman died after being hit by a car in Letterkenny in Co. Donegal around 4am on Sunday morning...
Irish News, Jul 30, 2007
Man Seriously Injured In Meath Stabbing
A man, aged in his thirties, is in a serious condition in hospital after he was stabbed in County Meath last night. Ambulance crews were alerted to the incident at around 10.30pm and when they got to...
Irish News, Jul 30, 2007
Two Stabbed In Tipperary Dispute
Two young men are being treated in hospital after they received serious stab wounds in Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary last night. Gardai found the two men lying on the street at around midnight an...
Irish News, Jul 30, 2007
Three In Court Over Drugs Find
Three men are due to appear at Dublin District Court today following the seizure of cannabis resin with a street value of 250,000 euro. Members of the Garda National Drugs Unit and Gardai from Tullam...
Irish News, Jul 30, 2007
Independent Assessor Appointed In Reilly Bookbinders Dispute
An independent assessor has been appointed to carry out an assessment at Reilly Bookbinders in Wicklow, it has been revealed. Staff involved in a dispute with Reilly Bookbinders had been having talks...
Irish News, Jul 30, 2007
Cork Family 'Ireland's Biggest Lottery Winners'
A family from Cork city are believed to be the winners of the Republic of Ireland's biggest ever lottery jackpot. The family of seven, believed to be from Faranree in Cork, reportedly scooped the 16 ...
Irish News, Jul 30, 2007
Search Resumes For Missing Diver In Co. Donegal
A major sea search is continuing today for a diver who went missing at Horn Head off the County Donegal coast on Sunday afternoon. According to reports, the diver was one of a group of seven who were...
Irish News, Jul 27, 2007
Man killed in Galway crash
A 42-year-old man has died following a road accident in Co. Galway. The incident happened around 11:20pm on Thursday night, when the tractor the man was driving overturned in Newtown in Abbeyknockmoy...
Irish News, Jul 27, 2007
Bookbinders sit-in enters tenth day
A sit-in by 14 staff members from Reilly Bookbinders at their premises in Wicklow town has entered its tenth day. The workers began their sit-in on July 18 after learning that the company was insolve...
Irish News, Jul 24, 2007
Disqualified NI drivers to be banned in Republic
A new initiative agreed at last week’s British-Irish Council meeting will ensure that drivers who are disqualified in Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK will automatically be banned in the Republ...