Irish News for September 2007 : Page 2

Irish News, Sep 25, 2007
Appeal For Information Over Missing Westmeath Woman
Gardaí have appealed for information about a 54-year-old woman who has been missing from her home in Co Westmeath since last Sunday. Angela O'Rourke has not been seen since leaving her home on Athlon...
Irish News, Sep 25, 2007
Garda Ombudsman Seeks Witnesses To Road Crash
The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission has made a new appeal for witnesses to a road crash in which a 77-year-old woman died on Friday. Clare Barr, from the Navan Road in Dublin, died after she was ...
Irish News, Sep 25, 2007
National Ploughing Championships Opens
The National Ploughing Championships opens today in Co Offaly. The event, one of Europe's biggest agricultural shows, will be held on the 500-acre site at Annaharvey farm near Tullamore. It is antic...
Irish News, Sep 24, 2007
Murder Investigation Launched After Dublin Shooting
Gardaí have launched a murder investigation after a man was shot dead in Dublin in the early hours of Monday morning. The body of the man - named in reports as Derek Duffy, 37, from Cabra - was found...
Irish News, Sep 24, 2007
Teenager Charged In Connection With Dublin Stabbing
A 17-year-old youth charged this morning with the fatal stabbing of another teenager in Dublin last May has been remanded in custody at Dublin Children's Court. The boy, who cannot be named because o...
Irish News, Sep 24, 2007
Gardaí Investigate Fairview Shooting
Gardaí have launched an investigation after a number of shots were fired at a supermarket in Fairview in Dublin. The shots were fired at the business on Annesley Bridge Road around 8:30pm on Sunday. ...
Irish News, Sep 24, 2007
Man Injured In Limerick Shooting
A 21-year-old man has been seriously injured in a shooting in Limerick. The man was shot in the back and abdomen in Saint Munchen's Street in the St Mary's Park area of the city around 1am on Monday....
Irish News, Sep 24, 2007
Dublin Assault Investigated
Gardaí in Dublin have launched an investigation after a woman was seriously assaulted on Sunday night. The incident happened opposite Fairview Park shortly before 9:30pm. The area has now been seale...
Irish News, Sep 24, 2007
Teenager Drowns On Holiday
A 17-year-old girl from Kilkenny city is reported to have drowned while on holiday in Spain. It is believed that the body of the girl, reported to be from Assumption Place, was found in a swimming po...
Irish News, Sep 24, 2007
Fire At Cork Timber Plant
Garda forensic experts are currently investigating the site of a fire which destroyed a timber warehouse in the outskirts of Cork city. The Protim warehouse, in Little Island, sells specialist produc...
Irish News, Sep 24, 2007
Weekend Accidents Add To Road Death Toll
Road traffic accidents have claimed the lives of three people. A 77-year-old pedestrian struck by a bus on Sunday afternoon died in hospital. Yesterday, a 19-year-old man died following a crash on S...
Irish News, Sep 21, 2007
Gardaí Gave No Warning, Inquest Hears
An armed robber serving a ten-year sentence for his role in the Lusk post office robbery has claimed he did not hear Gardaí give a warning before opening fire. Gavin Farrelly was a witness today at D...
Irish News, Sep 21, 2007
Woman Released In Longford Murder Investigation
The woman being held by Gardaí in connection with the death of Sharon Coughlan, has been released without charge. Gardaí in Co Longford arrested three people yesterday. Two men, aged 19 and 28, were...
Irish News, Sep 21, 2007
Pair Held After Cocaine Seizure
Two men have been arrested in Co Kildare after Gardaí seized an estimated €200,000 worth of cocaine. Gardaí stopped a car in Monasterevin last night, recovering around 3kg of drugs. A 40-year-old ma...
Irish News, Sep 21, 2007
Appeal Over Missing Girl
Gardaí in Dublin have appealed for help in finding a missing 12-year-old girl. The girl, a Romanian national who lives in Tallaght, was last seen on Wednesday afternoon in the South Frederick area of...
Irish News, Sep 21, 2007
Men Detained Over Wexford Drug Seizure
Gardaí have detained two men in Co Wexford following a seizure of cannabis resin. The drugs were seized last night at around 7pm and are believed to be worth an estimated €300,000. The two men are b...
Irish News, Sep 21, 2007
Lusk Landfill Site To Get Go-Ahead
Plans to develop a refuse landfill site at Lusk in Co Dublin are set to get the go-ahead after the Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposed decision to grant a license. Fingal County Coun...
Irish News, Sep 21, 2007
West Link Toll Charge Set To Rise
Motorists using the M50 toll bridge on Dublin's West Link will have to pay an additional 10c from next year. The National Roads Authority announced that the toll will increase from €1.90 to €2 from J...
Irish News, Sep 20, 2007
Three Arrested Over Longford Murder
Gardaí in Co Longford have arrested three people in connection with the death of 37-year-old Sharon Coughlan. A 28-year-old man and a 29-year-old woman were arrested shortly after 11am this morning. ...
Irish News, Sep 20, 2007
Seven Held Following Dispute At Galway Funeral
Seven people were arrested in connection with public order offences following a dispute at a funeral in Ballybane, Co. Galway on Wednesday. According to reports 40 garda officers were deployed to tac...
Irish News, Sep 20, 2007
Limerick Skip Body Named
Gardaí have named the homeless man whose body was found in a skip in Limerick. Kevin Fitzpatrick (36), originally from Derbyshire, had been living in Ireland for the past seven years. The body was f...
Irish News, Sep 20, 2007
Armed Robbery In Limerick
Gardaí are investigating an armed robbery in Co Limerick yesterday evening. Five masked raiders forced their way into a family home in the Galbally area at around 9pm last night. The family, a local...
Irish News, Sep 20, 2007
Decline In Jobs Vacancies
There has been a "significant decrease" in economy-wide job vacancies in the last month, according to a report by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI). The report said that the decline h...
Irish News, Sep 20, 2007
Inquest Into Post Office Deaths Continues
The inquest into the two armed raiders shot dead by Gardaí is continuing today. The two men, Eric Hopkins and Colm Griffin, were part of a failed raid on a post office in Lusk in May 2005, when they ...
Irish News, Sep 20, 2007
200 Jobs To Go At Intel
Computer chip manufacturer Intel has announced plans to cut 200 jobs by the end of the year. The company said that the job cuts, which would be made in support services and its manufacturing facilit...
Irish News, Sep 20, 2007
Contracts Awarded For Raising Trawlers
The government has awarded a contract to raise two fishing vessels, which sank off the southeast coast of Ireland. The contract for raising the 'Pere Charles' and the 'Maggie B' has been awarded to n...
Irish News, Sep 19, 2007
Men Detained Over Galway Robbery
Gardaí are questioning two men in connection with an armed robbery on the outskirts of Galway city. The incident occurred last night at a petrol station on the Tuam Road. It is understood the men de...
Irish News, Sep 19, 2007
Firearm And Cannabis Seized In Dublin
An AK47 assault rifle and cannabis with an estimated street value of 4,000 euros have been seized in a raid in Dublin. A man in his twenties was arrested during the raid, which took place shortly aft...
Irish News, Sep 19, 2007
Two In Hospital After Dublin Bus Crash
Gardaí are investigating the cause of a bus crash in Dublin, where two people were left hospitalised. The crash occurred shortly after 9am this morning at the junction of Clonard and Kildare Road. I...
Irish News, Sep 19, 2007
Family Sought In Limerick Skip Body Case
Gardaí investigating the case of a homeless man whose body was found in a skip in Limerick are trying to trace his family. It is believed that the man, believed to be in his mid-thirties and homeless...