Irish News for October 2008 : Page 3

Irish News, Oct 22, 2008
Gardai To Lead Dublin City Marathon
The nation's runners will be on their best behavior this year, as the Garda Athletics Club will be leading off the Dublin City Marathon. Taking place on Monday, 27th October a member from the Garda Ch...
Irish News, Oct 22, 2008
Pharmacists Demand Right To Negotiate Directly
The Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU) is demanding it be allowed to negotiate directly with the HSE about members' fees following controversial talks between the Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) and the Go...
Irish News, Oct 22, 2008
Details Revealed Of Income Levy U-Turn
Following the almost universal outcry over the introduction of a 1% tax levy on all workers, the Government has announced its revised proposals. Now people earning up to the minimum wage of €17,540 p...
Irish News, Oct 21, 2008
Child Awarded Damages As Hospital Fails To Admit Liability
A substantial cash settlement has been agreed - though without admission of liability - as the High Court today approved a payment of €4.25m in compensation over the case of a seven-year-old girl who ...
Irish News, Oct 21, 2008
Embarrassment As Medical Card Policy Scrapped
The Irish Government has admitted defeat and scrapped the plans for most over 70s to pay for their health costs. Following a threatened backbench revolt, resignations, withdrawals of support and pub...
Irish News, Oct 21, 2008
Students Arrested During Fees Protest
Three students were arrested last night at a protest staged in the grounds of a Dublin university, following proposals for the re-introduction of third-level fees. Around 100 students took part in th...
Irish News, Oct 21, 2008
Appeal For Witnesses To Dublin Shooting
Gardaí investigating the murder of a man in Dublin's north inner city have appealed for information from the public. Gavin McCarthy, 21, was shot dead last night outside a fast food outlet in Sheriff...
Irish News, Oct 21, 2008
Teen Cyclist Killed In Car Collision
A 16-year-old has been killed following a tragic collision with a car in Dublin on Saturday. Gardai in Fitzgibbon Street are investigating the collision, which occurred at approximately 10.50pm on Sa...
Irish News, Oct 21, 2008
Debate Over Planning Application For Explosives Factory
A procedural row has brought a Public Planning Hearing to a halt today, before it even got started. The Hearing was to begin a process of review on an earlier decision by Clare County Council to allo...
Irish News, Oct 21, 2008
Bord Gáis Seek Hike Despite Gas Price Drop
Bord Gáis are reportedly preparing an application for an 8% price increase, despite their 20% increase in September, and a drop in the cost of gas supplies. The proposed increase will be the second h...
Irish News, Oct 21, 2008
Committee Seeks Answers From Microsoft Chief Over Lisbon
The Managing Director of Microsoft Ireland will be among witnesses appearing before the Oireachtas Sub-committee on the fall-out from the Lisbon Treaty. The Committee will be questioning Mr Paul Rell...
Irish News, Oct 21, 2008
Cowen To Hold Press Conference On Medical Card Fiasco
The Taoiseach will be trying to quell the anger caused by the medical card controversy in a press conference on Tuesday morning. Brian Cowen is expected to make a major statement on the policy, which...
Irish News, Oct 20, 2008
Dublin Shooting Victim Named As Police Appeal For Information
Gardaí are appealing for information after a man was shot dead in Dublin in what is thought to be a gang-related killing. The man, who was in his mid 20s, was shot in Dublin's north inner city on Sun...
Irish News, Oct 20, 2008
Harney Denies Threatening To Quit
The Health Minister, Mary Harney, has denied reports she threatened to resign over the medical card debacle. Reports on Monday claim Ms Harney threatened to walk out if the highly criticised plans to...
Irish News, Oct 20, 2008
Four Dead Within 24 Hours On Irish Roads
Two drivers have been killed on roads in the Irish Republic in the past 24 hours as well as two others in the North. Gardai at Maynooth, Co Kildare are investigating the most recent incident when a t...
Irish News, Oct 20, 2008
Cowen To Cave On Contentious Clauses
Speculation is mounting that the Taoiseach Brian Cowen is preparing a u-turn on some of the Budget's most controversial aspects. A major climb down on the withdrawal of the automatic medical card for...
Irish News, Oct 20, 2008
Adams Slams Budget As Anti-Republican
The Sinn Féin President has attacked the Irish Government over its recent Budget, branding it "anti-republican". Gerry Adams scorned the controversial aspects of the Budget calling them "punitive", a...
Irish News, Oct 20, 2008
Woman Takes Command Of Irish Ship For First Time
For the first time in history, a woman is to command an Irish Naval Ship. From next month, Lieutenant Commander Roberta O'Brien - who is in her early 30s - will take command of the LE Aisling, one of...
Irish News, Oct 20, 2008
Drivers Warned Of Gale Force Winds
The Irish Roads Authority (RSA) has issued a warning to drivers as major gales whip through the country. The RSA said drivers should be wary of high-sided vehicles veering across the road, and fallin...
Irish News, Oct 17, 2008
Gardaí Appeal For Witnesses To Death Of Man
Gardai investigating the death of Donal Manley, whose body was discovered in his house at High Street in Cork city, are appealing for witnesses to contact them. In a statement issued by Gardaí today,...
Irish News, Oct 17, 2008
€630 Confiscated From Thomas Murphy
Thomas 'Slab' Murphy along with his two brothers have agreed to hand over €630,000 worth of assets, which have been deemed the proceeds of crime. The High Court this morning heard that the 59-year-ol...
Irish News, Oct 17, 2008
Jury Fails To Convict Or Acquit In Crash Trial
A 'hung jury' has failed to convict or acquit a man charged with causing the deaths of a garda and fireman at the scene of a road accident. Niall Shannon, 20, from Lenamore, Ballylongford, Co Kerry, ...
Irish News, Oct 17, 2008
Cowen To Meet Northern Ireland Leaders For Talks
The Irish Taoiseach is to meet the North's First Minister, Peter Robinson, and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness in separate meetings in Dublin on Friday. Brian Cowen will discuss the current i...
Irish News, Oct 17, 2008
Unions To Urge Taoiseach To Scrap Tax Levy
Union leaders are to meet the Taoiseach in a bid to have the 1% tax levy scraped for all workers. The levy will see tens of thousands of people pay tax for the first time. Unions say this will impac...
Irish News, Oct 17, 2008
Man Arrested In Connection With Hit And Run
A man has been arrested by polioce officers investigating an alleged 'hit and run' accident in Terenure outside Dublin. A pedal cyclist was seriously injuried in the incident and is recovering in St ...
Irish News, Oct 17, 2008
Emergency Landing At Shannon By Frankfurt Bound Jet
A transatlantic jet has been forced to make an emergency landing at Shannon Airport early on Friday. The United Airlines flight was travelling from Dulles International Airport in Washington DC to Fr...
Irish News, Oct 16, 2008
Lenihan Points Finger At Harney Over Medical Cards
Crumbling under the pressure over the decision to means-test medical cards for the over 70s, Brian Lenihan has instead laid the pressure at the door of his Cabinet colleague, Mary Harney. Speaking in...
Irish News, Oct 16, 2008
Man Dead After Kerry Collision
A man has died in a road crash in Co Kerry on Thursday morning. The collision happened at Blackwater Bridge on the road between Sneem and Kenmare at around 8.30am this morning. The man who was walki...
Irish News, Oct 16, 2008
"Boring" Ireland Pull 8 Points Ahead Of Cyprus
Ireland have pulled eight points ahead of one of their group's major competitors Bulgaria after Wednesday night's victory. Robbie Keane landed his 35th international goal for Ireland as Trapattoni's ...
Irish News, Oct 16, 2008
Failure On Climate Change Targets To Cost €50M - FG
A Fine Gael TD has said the Government's failure to meet the EU targets on carbon efficiency will cost the tax payer €50 million per year. Simon Coveney, who is the party's spokesman on Energy, said ...