Irish News for September 2007

Irish News, Sep 28, 2007
Murder Investigation Launched Into Clontarf Man's Death
Gardaí have launched a murder investigation into the death of a man whose body was found in an apartment in Clontarf in Dublin on Wednesday. The body of 50-year-old Finbar Dennehy was found in the Me...
Irish News, Sep 28, 2007
Two Killed On Dublin And Westmeath Roads
Two men have been killed in separate road accidents in Dublin and Westmeath. A man in his 60s died when the car he was driving left the road near Killucan, Co Westmeath at around 6.30pm. In Dublin, ...
Irish News, Sep 28, 2007
Teenagers Killed In Roscommon Crash
Two 17-year-old boys have been killed in a road accident in County Roscommon. The crash happened at around 2am this morning on the Boyle Road, near Bohergarve. It is understood the car left the road...
Irish News, Sep 28, 2007
Four Arrests After Cork Drug Raids
Four men are being held for questioning by Gardaí in Cork after two drug seizures in the county. Drug squad detectives seized an estimated €180,000 worth of heroin, ecstasy and cannabis after stoppin...
Irish News, Sep 28, 2007
Man Released In Injured Baby Case
A 30-year-old man arrested on suspicion of assault in Co Cork after a baby suffered serious head injuries, had been released without charge. Gardaí were contacted after the eight-month-old boy was ad...
Irish News, Sep 28, 2007
Campaigners Seek Reversal Of Aer Lingus Move
Campaigners will persist in their attempt to reverse Aer Lingus' decision to end flights between Shannon and Heathrow airports. The Atlantic Connectivity Alliance (ACA), the action group formed in re...
Irish News, Sep 28, 2007
Compensation For Streisand Concertgoers
Thousands of people who complained about facilities at Barbra Streisand's concert in Co Kildare in July are to receive compensation, the concert promoters have announced. More than a thousand letters...
Irish News, Sep 28, 2007
Lough Corrib Infected By Zebra Mussels
Zebra mussels have infested Lough Corrib the largest lough in the Republic of Ireland. According to the Western Regional Fisheries Board, the pest has infested a substantial area of the lake, in a se...
Irish News, Sep 27, 2007
Tributes Paid To Bray Firemen
Books of condolence will open today in Bray and Wicklow Town for the two firemen killed yesterday. Brian Murray (46), a father of 13, and Mark O'Shaughnessy (26) died while tackling a blaze at a disu...
Irish News, Sep 27, 2007
Woman Killed By Bus In Athlone
A woman has died in hospital after she was knocked down by a bus in Athlone, Co Westmeath. The incident happened yesterday at around 2.20pm on the Southern Station Road. The 40-year-old woman was ta...
Irish News, Sep 27, 2007
Man Arrested Over Injured Baby
A 30-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of assault in Co Cork after a baby suffered serious head injuries. It is understood that gardaí were contacted after the eight-month-old boy was admit...
Irish News, Sep 27, 2007
Gardaí Investigate Dublin Shooting
Gardaí are investigating a shooting in Dublin last night in which a man has been seriously injured in his own home. The incident happened at around 10.30pm last night at a house on Ring Street in the...
Irish News, Sep 27, 2007
Clontarf Man's Death Investigated
Gardaí are investigating the death of a man whose body was found in an apartment in Clontarf in Dublin on Wednesday. A friend found the body of the man, believed to be in his 50s, in the apartment on...
Irish News, Sep 27, 2007
Man Dies After Tipperary Collision
A man has died after being hit by a truck in Co Tipperary. The incident happened on the N7 at Scragg, Carrigatoher, Nenagh shortly after 1pm on Wednesday. The 76-year-old was taken to hospital after...
Irish News, Sep 27, 2007
Event To Discuss Female Sex Offenders
Women convicted of sexually abusing children is the top of a major conference being held in Dublin on Thursday. The Cari organisation, which provides psychotherapy to children, families and groups af...
Irish News, Sep 26, 2007
Firefighters Die In Wicklow Explosion
Two firefighters have been killed and another injured in an explosion in Bray, Co Wickow. A massive blaze broke out in a disused factory on Lower Dargle Road at around 10.30am this morning. It is be...
Irish News, Sep 26, 2007
Cannabis Seized In Dublin
Cannabis with an estimated street value of €1.5 billion as been seized during raids in Dublin. It is understood that 40 kilos of cannabis was discovered by officers from the Garda National Drugs Unit...
Irish News, Sep 26, 2007
Man Dies In Kilkenny House Fire
An elderly man has died in a fire at a house in Kilkenny city, early this on Wednesday morning. The fire broke out at around 4.20am. Four other people were in the house also, but it is understood th...
Irish News, Sep 26, 2007
Shots Fired At House In Dublin
A number of shots were fired at a house in Dublin early this morning. Gardaí are investigating the attack, which occurred at around 1am at Mourne Road in the city. It is understood one or two men ma...
Irish News, Sep 26, 2007
Shot Garda Remains In Stable Condition
The Garda shot in Dublin yesterday morning remains in a stable condition in hospital. 34-year-old Paul Sherlock, was shot in the stomach after he stopped a stolen car shortly after 9am on Ossary Road...
Irish News, Sep 26, 2007
Bus Crashes In Westmeath
A bus carrying 27 passengers was involved in a collision with a truck in Co Westmeath on Tuesday evening. The incident happened on the N6 just outside Moate. It was reported that one driver suffered ...
Irish News, Sep 26, 2007
Swimmer Rescued In Galway
The Irish Coast Guard rescued a swimmer who got into difficulty while swimming in Galway Bay on Tuesday evening. According to reports, the man was about 1km offshore at Salt Hill when his friends bec...
Irish News, Sep 26, 2007
Man Killed In Westmeath Crash Named
A 23-year-old man who died following a road crash in Co Westmeath has been named as Dan Hynes, from Tulsk, Co Roscommon. Mr Hynes was a passenger in a van, which struck a jeep on the Mullingar Road i...
Irish News, Sep 26, 2007
Classroom Assistants Strike Goes Ahead
The Classroom Assistants' strike in Belfast City Centre has gone ahead as planned despite Education Minister Caitríona Ruane's intervention yesterday. Talks last night between employers and unions f...
Irish News, Sep 25, 2007
Garda Shot In Dublin
President Mary McAleese has publicly condemned the shooting of a Garda in Dublin this morning. The shooting occurred shortly after 9am on the Ossary Road in Dublin's financial district. The officer,...
Irish News, Sep 25, 2007
Man Killed In Westmeath Road Crash
A 23-year-old man has died after being involved in a road crash in Co Westmeath. It is understood that the man was a passenger in a van which struck a jeep on the Mullingar Road in Delvin, around 7am...
Irish News, Sep 25, 2007
Limerick Crash - One Killed
A man who was killed in a road accident in Co Limerick on Monday has been named. Mark Ryan, 20, from Bawnreagh in Askeaton was killed when the car he was driving collided with a lorry on the N69, nea...
Irish News, Sep 25, 2007
Eight Hurt In Roscommon Crash
Eight people have been injured in a collision involving a minibus and a car in Co Roscommon this morning. The accident happened shortly before 9am on the Castlerea Road. The driver of the car and se...
Irish News, Sep 25, 2007
Four Injured In Limerick Car Chase
Two gardaí have been injured in a road traffic collision in Limerick. The pair, a man and a woman, had stopped a car at a routine checkpoint in the O'Malley Park area, around 1:15am on Tuesday. The ...
Irish News, Sep 25, 2007
Man Dies In Farm Accident
An elderly man has been killed in an accident on a farm in County Westmeath. The incident happened on the man's own farm near Athlone yesterday. The man, who is believed to be in his 70s, became tra...