Irish News for August 2007

Irish News, Aug 31, 2007
Man On Run For Six Years Is Remanded
A man has been remanded in custody after being on the run for six years after pleading guilty to rape. Christian Moran, originally from Tullow in County Carlow, had admitted to the rape of a 27-year-...
Irish News, Aug 31, 2007
Man Found Dead In Westmeath Is Named
A man found dead in a campervan at Lough Lene in County Westmeath on Thursday morning has been named as Thomas Canning, 42, from Summerhill. A man, in his 20s, is being detained at Mullingar Garda St...
Irish News, Aug 31, 2007
Post Mortem To Be Carried Out On Letterkenny Body
Gardaí are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a Polish man, whose body was found in County Donegal two days ago. The man’s body was found in the ruins of an old house in the Gor...
Irish News, Aug 31, 2007
Kenny Visits Shannon Airport
Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny is visiting Shannon Airport today to discuss the impact of the closure of Aer Lingus' service between the airport and Heathrow. Mr Kenny met with business and tourism lead...
Irish News, Aug 31, 2007
Call For Nationwide Needle Exchange Programme
A drugs charity has called on the government to introduce needle exchange programmes across the country, as a report revealed an increase in the number of intravenous drug users it was treating. The ...
Irish News, Aug 31, 2007
Food Innovators At International Exhibitions
Sixteen food companies, mostly smaller enterprises, are to display their products at two of the biggest exhibitions in the British Isles next week. They are taking part in stands organised by Invest ...
Irish News, Aug 30, 2007
Schoolboy Dies In Limerick Crash
A boy has been killed in a road collision in Limerick. The 12-year-old is understood to have been struck by a vehicle in the Moyross area of the city around 10am on Thursday morning. The area has b...
Irish News, Aug 30, 2007
Man's Body Found In Westmeath
The body of a man, believed to be in his 20s, has been found in a camper van in Collinstown, County Westmeath. The man’s body was discovered in the vehicle at around 4.00am on Thursday morning at Lou...
Irish News, Aug 30, 2007
Three Men Charged Over Waterford Incident
Three men arrested yesterday following an incident at a halting site in Waterford have been brought to court. The three men were arrested on public order offences and two of the men have been charged...
Irish News, Aug 30, 2007
Drugs Seized At Dublin Port
Customs officers at Dublin Port have seized heroin and cocaine with an estimated street value of nearly 2.5 million euros. It is understood that officers found 12 kilos of heroin and 2.5 kilos of coc...
Irish News, Aug 30, 2007
Burton To Run For Labour Deputy Leadership
Dublin West TD Joan Burton has announced her intention to run for the deputy leadership of the Labour party. The party's finance spokesperson said that she had recognised that she did not have suffic...
Irish News, Aug 30, 2007
Irish Consumer Confidence Hits Four-Year Low
Irish consumer confidence fell to its lowest level for almost four years, according to a new survey. The consumer sentiment index, compiled by the IIB Bank and ESRI, fell to 72.0 in August from 74.7 ...
Irish News, Aug 29, 2007
Cabinet Discusses Aer Lingus Issue
Aer Lingus' controversial decision to close its Shannon-Heathrow route has reportedly been discussed by the Cabinet at its first meeting since the Dail resumed after the summer break. Noel Dempsey, M...
Irish News, Aug 29, 2007
Man In Court Over Louth Cocaine Seizure
A man has appeared in court charged in connection with a seizure of cocaine in Co. Louth. Patrick Donoghue, 54, with an address in Charleville in Dunleer, appeared before Dublin District Court charge...
Irish News, Aug 29, 2007
Laois Murder Investigation - Woman Released
A woman arrested in connection with the murder of Co. Laois man Patrick Burke earlier this month has been released without charge. Mr Burke was found dead in a downstairs bedroom in his home in Bally...
Irish News, Aug 29, 2007
Student Gets Suspended Sentence For Dropping Trousers
A 19-year-old Donegal student has been given a four-month suspended sentence for dropping his trousers in front of a governor’s home in Senegal. Mr Patrick Devine from Dunfanaghy, in Donegal, also re...
Irish News, Aug 29, 2007
Three Injured In Waterford Shooting
Three men have been admitted to hospital following a shooting incident in County Waterford on Wednesday morning. The incident happened at a Travellers’ halting site in Kilbarry at around 4.30am this ...
Irish News, Aug 29, 2007
Man Being Question Over Dublin Death
A man is still being questioned in connection with the death of a 46-year-old woman in Dublin on Tuesday. The mother of three was found with stab wounds at a house in La Verna Dale in Castlerock in w...
Irish News, Aug 29, 2007
Drink Driving Cases Rise By 80% In 2006
The number of drink driving cases being dealt with by the courts jumped by almost 80% in 2006 and there has been a significant increase in the number of road-related crime cases. More than 220,000 ca...
Irish News, Aug 29, 2007
Navy Destroys WWII Mine Off Cork Coast
The Irish Navy has destroyed a World War II mine found off the coast in west Cork. The mine, believed to be a German anti-submarine mine, was discovered early on Tuesday morning in Broadstrand Bay by...
Irish News, Aug 28, 2007
Two Men Charged Over Cork Murder
A second man has appeared in court charged with the murder of Cork man Brian McKee at the weekend. Mr McKee, a father-of-two from Ballinure Avenue in Mahon, was found unconscious at St Michael's Road...
Irish News, Aug 28, 2007
Laois Murder Investigation: One Arrested
A woman has been arrested in connection with the murder of Co. Laois man Patrick Burke earlier this month. Mr Burke was found dead in a downstairs bedroom in his home in Ballybrittas shortly before 1...
Irish News, Aug 28, 2007
Two People Killed In Separate Road Incidents
Two people have been killed in separate road accidents today in County Limerick and County Galway. A 32-year-old man died in a single vehicle collision on the N69 at Cowpark, Kilcornan in County Lime...
Irish News, Aug 28, 2007
Woman Dies In Galway Collision
A woman has died following a road traffic collision in County Galway at around 9.40am this morning. The woman, in her 50s, was struck by a car at a junction in Claregalway and the N17 has been closed...
Irish News, Aug 28, 2007
Four Due In Court Over Largest Cocaine Seizure
Four men are due to appear in court today charged with the largest ever cocaine seizure in Ireland. The men, who all have addresses in the UK, are due to appear before Cloverhill District Court on Tu...
Irish News, Aug 28, 2007
Cocaine Seizure In Co. Louth
Cocaine with an estimated street value of one million euros has been seized by gardai in Co. Louth. It is understood that 12kg of the drug were found during a raid by local detectives and members of ...
Irish News, Aug 28, 2007
Gilmore To Run For Labour Leadership
Eamon Gilmore has announced his intention to run for leadership of the Labour Party. The Dun Laoghaire TD, who is the party's environment spokesperson, had previously run for the party's leadership i...
Irish News, Aug 28, 2007
RTÉ Secures Euro 2008 Broadcasting Rights
RTÉ has successfully secured broadcast rights for the 2008 European Championships across television, radio and online. Exclusive Irish broadcast rights have been secured by RTÉ Television and RTÉ.ie ...
Irish News, Aug 28, 2007
Aer Lingus Board Considers EGM Request
The board of Aer Lingus is considering a request for an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders to discuss the airline's controversial decision to close its Shannon-Heathrow route. The request ...
Irish News, Aug 27, 2007
Baby Dies In Window Fall In Cork
A 22-month-old baby girl has died after falling from the third-storey window of a house in Cork City. It is understood that the child was found on the footpath outside the house on Hardwick Street by...