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Irish News, Jul 17, 2008
Man In Court Over €250k Drugs Seizure
A 37-year-old man is due to appear in court today, in relation to the discovery of cocaine worth an estimated street value of around €250,000. The seizure was made by the Garda National Drugs Unit in...
Man In Court Over €250k Drugs Seizure
A 37-year-old man is due to appear in court today, in relation to the discovery of cocaine worth an estimated street value of around €250,000. The seizure was made by the Garda National Drugs Unit in...
Irish News, Jul 17, 2008
Council Disposes Of Cylinders Containing Deadly Chemical
Seven cylinders containing the deadly chemical hydrogen cynanide have been successfully disposed of. South Dublin City Council say they successfully neutralised the cylinders containing agricultural ...
Council Disposes Of Cylinders Containing Deadly Chemical
Seven cylinders containing the deadly chemical hydrogen cynanide have been successfully disposed of. South Dublin City Council say they successfully neutralised the cylinders containing agricultural ...
Irish News, Jul 17, 2008
Rise In Chlamydia Cases: Report
The number of people testing positive for Chlamydia rose by 10% last year, according to a report. The findings were published in the Dublin Well Woman Centre annual report. The report shows that the...
Rise In Chlamydia Cases: Report
The number of people testing positive for Chlamydia rose by 10% last year, according to a report. The findings were published in the Dublin Well Woman Centre annual report. The report shows that the...
Irish News, Jul 17, 2008
Minister Of State Supports Communities In Dublin's Inner City
Irish Minister for Housing, Urban Renewal & Developing Areas Michael Finneran T.D. today visited communities in Dublin's inner city which are affected by the announcement by Dublin City Council that a...
Minister Of State Supports Communities In Dublin's Inner City
Irish Minister for Housing, Urban Renewal & Developing Areas Michael Finneran T.D. today visited communities in Dublin's inner city which are affected by the announcement by Dublin City Council that a...
Irish News, Jul 16, 2008
Cowen Plays Down Sarkozy Treaty Remarks
The Taoiseach has played down remarks made by French President Nicolas Sarkozy on the possibility of another referendum on the Lisbon Treaty. Speaking to his deputies during a meeting in his office y...
Cowen Plays Down Sarkozy Treaty Remarks
The Taoiseach has played down remarks made by French President Nicolas Sarkozy on the possibility of another referendum on the Lisbon Treaty. Speaking to his deputies during a meeting in his office y...
Irish News, Jul 16, 2008
Wexford Man Jailed For Sex Abuse
A Wexford farm labourer has been jailed for 10 years for raping a schoolgirl on several separate occasions. The 29-year-old man - who cannot be named to protect the victim's identity - pleaded guilty...
Wexford Man Jailed For Sex Abuse
A Wexford farm labourer has been jailed for 10 years for raping a schoolgirl on several separate occasions. The 29-year-old man - who cannot be named to protect the victim's identity - pleaded guilty...
Irish News, Jul 16, 2008
Hanlon Killer To Face Sex Abuse Charges
The body of an Irishman shot dead in the US last month is expected to return home to the country today, as his killer faces separate sex abuse charges. Andrew Hanlon, from Dublin, was shot at least s...
Hanlon Killer To Face Sex Abuse Charges
The body of an Irishman shot dead in the US last month is expected to return home to the country today, as his killer faces separate sex abuse charges. Andrew Hanlon, from Dublin, was shot at least s...
Irish News, Jul 16, 2008
Dublin Raids Uncover 'Suspicious Devices'
Army experts have been called to a house in Dublin, following the discovery of two suspect devices. Gardaí raided the house in the Barry Drive area of Finglas in a planned search, just after 6pm on T...
Dublin Raids Uncover 'Suspicious Devices'
Army experts have been called to a house in Dublin, following the discovery of two suspect devices. Gardaí raided the house in the Barry Drive area of Finglas in a planned search, just after 6pm on T...
Irish News, Jul 16, 2008
Man Treated For Burns After 'Fire Protest'
A man is being treated in hospital after setting himself on fire, following a demonstration by members of the Travelling community in Dublin. The injured man, who was treated at Beaumont Hospital for...
Man Treated For Burns After 'Fire Protest'
A man is being treated in hospital after setting himself on fire, following a demonstration by members of the Travelling community in Dublin. The injured man, who was treated at Beaumont Hospital for...
Irish News, Jul 16, 2008
Man Detained Following Drug Seizure
A 37-year-old man has been arrested in Dublin following the discovery of cocaine worth an estimated street value of around €250,000, last night. The Garda National Drugs Unit made the seizure, in a c...
Man Detained Following Drug Seizure
A 37-year-old man has been arrested in Dublin following the discovery of cocaine worth an estimated street value of around €250,000, last night. The Garda National Drugs Unit made the seizure, in a c...
Irish News, Jul 16, 2008
Over €6m For School And Community Improvements, From Dormant Accounts
The Irish government has announced the allocation of over €5.5 million in funding from the Dormant Accounts Fund, and €1.2m from the RAPID Leverage Fund, for around 200 projects aimed at tackling disa...
Over €6m For School And Community Improvements, From Dormant Accounts
The Irish government has announced the allocation of over €5.5 million in funding from the Dormant Accounts Fund, and €1.2m from the RAPID Leverage Fund, for around 200 projects aimed at tackling disa...
Irish News, Jul 16, 2008
Team Ireland To Challenge World's Best Lifesavers
Ireland's top lifeguards will compete at the World Lifesaving Championships - Rescue 2008 - in Germany from 20th July to 2nd August. The team will represent Ireland at this gala of lifesaving that is ...
Team Ireland To Challenge World's Best Lifesavers
Ireland's top lifeguards will compete at the World Lifesaving Championships - Rescue 2008 - in Germany from 20th July to 2nd August. The team will represent Ireland at this gala of lifesaving that is ...
Irish News, Jul 15, 2008
Limerick Native Found Dead In Alaska
Police in the United States are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of an Irishman who was found in Alaska last week. Edward Byrnes, originally from Limerick, was found dead beneath...
Limerick Native Found Dead In Alaska
Police in the United States are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of an Irishman who was found in Alaska last week. Edward Byrnes, originally from Limerick, was found dead beneath...
Irish News, Jul 15, 2008
Toddler Drowns In Spanish Resort
An Irish toddler has drowned after falling into the pool in a garden of a house in El Campello, a small resort a few miles north of Alicante, Spain. Officers from the Civil Guard have said they are i...
Toddler Drowns In Spanish Resort
An Irish toddler has drowned after falling into the pool in a garden of a house in El Campello, a small resort a few miles north of Alicante, Spain. Officers from the Civil Guard have said they are i...
Irish News, Jul 15, 2008
Ryanair To Reduce Dublin Flights
Irish budget airline Ryanair has announced it will reduce the number of flights by around half a million this winter. Ryanair Chief Executive, Michael O'Leary said it would be reducing its weekly rou...
Ryanair To Reduce Dublin Flights
Irish budget airline Ryanair has announced it will reduce the number of flights by around half a million this winter. Ryanair Chief Executive, Michael O'Leary said it would be reducing its weekly rou...
Irish News, Jul 15, 2008
IT Company Announces Jobs Increase For New Headquarters
A Dublin-based IT company has announced the creation of 15 new high-tech jobs at its new headquarters base in the capital. Typetec, which currently employs 52 people at its Ballymount offices in Dubl...
IT Company Announces Jobs Increase For New Headquarters
A Dublin-based IT company has announced the creation of 15 new high-tech jobs at its new headquarters base in the capital. Typetec, which currently employs 52 people at its Ballymount offices in Dubl...
Irish News, Jul 15, 2008
Prison Officer In Court Over Supplying Contraband
A prison officer has appeared in court today in relation to the supply of contraband goods to prisoners in Mountjoy Prison. Dillon O'Brien, aged 36, of Charnwood Meadows in Clonsilla, Dublin, was cha...
Prison Officer In Court Over Supplying Contraband
A prison officer has appeared in court today in relation to the supply of contraband goods to prisoners in Mountjoy Prison. Dillon O'Brien, aged 36, of Charnwood Meadows in Clonsilla, Dublin, was cha...
Irish News, Jul 15, 2008
CSO Report Retail Slump
Retail sales have plummeted over the past year. According to the Central Statistics Office the volume of sales has slumped by 4.8% between May 2007 and May 2008 - that's the biggest fall in more than...
CSO Report Retail Slump
Retail sales have plummeted over the past year. According to the Central Statistics Office the volume of sales has slumped by 4.8% between May 2007 and May 2008 - that's the biggest fall in more than...
Irish News, Jul 15, 2008
Calls for €1 Cut To Minimum Wage
The Small Firms Association (SFA) has called for a €1 cut in the minimum wage in a bid to curb rising dole queues. According to SFA Director Patricia Callan, Ireland had "lost the plot" in terms of h...
Calls for €1 Cut To Minimum Wage
The Small Firms Association (SFA) has called for a €1 cut in the minimum wage in a bid to curb rising dole queues. According to SFA Director Patricia Callan, Ireland had "lost the plot" in terms of h...
Irish News, Jul 15, 2008
Residents To Be Allowed Home Following Asbestos Scare
Around 50 residents, who were evacuated from their homes following a fire in a disused factory in Co Waterford, are returning home this morning. Residents in Lismore, Co Waterford, were evacuated due...
Residents To Be Allowed Home Following Asbestos Scare
Around 50 residents, who were evacuated from their homes following a fire in a disused factory in Co Waterford, are returning home this morning. Residents in Lismore, Co Waterford, were evacuated due...
Irish News, Jul 11, 2008
Broker Expects GDP To Fall By 2.2%
A leading stockbroker firm has turned its previous forecast on its head, suggesting Ireland's gross domestic product (GDP) will see negative growth this year. In its most pessimistic forecast yet for...
Broker Expects GDP To Fall By 2.2%
A leading stockbroker firm has turned its previous forecast on its head, suggesting Ireland's gross domestic product (GDP) will see negative growth this year. In its most pessimistic forecast yet for...
Irish News, Jul 11, 2008
Ballsbridge High-Rise Gets Submissions Of Support
A high-rise development in the Ballsbridge area has reportedly received 87 submissions of support for the plan. The plans by Sean Dunne to build a high-rise development in the Ballsbridge area of sou...
Ballsbridge High-Rise Gets Submissions Of Support
A high-rise development in the Ballsbridge area has reportedly received 87 submissions of support for the plan. The plans by Sean Dunne to build a high-rise development in the Ballsbridge area of sou...
Irish News, Jul 11, 2008
Electricity Prices Take Shocking Rise
A major increase in electricity bills will be facing consumers from the autumn, according to the Chairman of the ESB. Due to higher oil and gas costs, which is effecting energy costs globally, the El...
Electricity Prices Take Shocking Rise
A major increase in electricity bills will be facing consumers from the autumn, according to the Chairman of the ESB. Due to higher oil and gas costs, which is effecting energy costs globally, the El...
Irish News, Jul 11, 2008
Petition Presented For Missing Children's EU Alert System
A campaign for an EU-wide alert system for missing children will culminate in the presentation of a petition to the European Commission in Dublin later this month. The family of missing Dublin teenag...
Petition Presented For Missing Children's EU Alert System
A campaign for an EU-wide alert system for missing children will culminate in the presentation of a petition to the European Commission in Dublin later this month. The family of missing Dublin teenag...
Irish News, Jul 11, 2008
Guard Of Honour At Funeral Of Seamus Brennan
The funeral of former Irish Government Minister Séamus Brennan took place earlier this week in south Dublin. The service was attended by the Irish President, the former and present Taoiseach along wi...
Guard Of Honour At Funeral Of Seamus Brennan
The funeral of former Irish Government Minister Séamus Brennan took place earlier this week in south Dublin. The service was attended by the Irish President, the former and present Taoiseach along wi...
Irish News, Jul 11, 2008
Barak, Trinity, And The Sundance Kid
Hollywood Actor, Robert Redford, has told a Dublin audience that if Barack Obama loses the presidential election, "you can kiss the Democratic Party goodbye". Speaking at a public interview in Trinit...
Barak, Trinity, And The Sundance Kid
Hollywood Actor, Robert Redford, has told a Dublin audience that if Barack Obama loses the presidential election, "you can kiss the Democratic Party goodbye". Speaking at a public interview in Trinit...
Irish News, Jul 11, 2008
300 Companies Gone Bust Since New Year
The economic turmoil has hit Ireland's private sector hard as the number of companies going bust has gone up by 76% for the first half of this year. More than 300 companies have been wound up, a 76% ...
300 Companies Gone Bust Since New Year
The economic turmoil has hit Ireland's private sector hard as the number of companies going bust has gone up by 76% for the first half of this year. More than 300 companies have been wound up, a 76% ...
Irish News, Jul 11, 2008
Four Years For ATM Fraudster
A Bulgarian national has been sentenced to four years for defrauding €25,000 in a single week. Yanislav Alekandrov, 29, a Bulgarian national who has 21 previous convictions, was stopped by garda as ...
Four Years For ATM Fraudster
A Bulgarian national has been sentenced to four years for defrauding €25,000 in a single week. Yanislav Alekandrov, 29, a Bulgarian national who has 21 previous convictions, was stopped by garda as ...
Irish News, Jul 11, 2008
LUAS Services Disrupted By Technical Fault
LUAS services in Dublin have been delayed due to a technical fault on the Red Line between Tallaght and Connolly Station on Friday morning. Only Abbey Street and Blackhorse lines are operating due to...
LUAS Services Disrupted By Technical Fault
LUAS services in Dublin have been delayed due to a technical fault on the Red Line between Tallaght and Connolly Station on Friday morning. Only Abbey Street and Blackhorse lines are operating due to...
Irish News, Jul 10, 2008
Dublin Airport At 70% Capacity
Major delays at Dublin's International Airport are continuing due to a crippling fault that has left thousands of passengers stranded yesterday. Wednesday saw the airport grind to a complete halt a...
Dublin Airport At 70% Capacity
Major delays at Dublin's International Airport are continuing due to a crippling fault that has left thousands of passengers stranded yesterday. Wednesday saw the airport grind to a complete halt a...
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Ireland WeatherToday:A sunny but frosty start for many. However cloud increases by midday with a few showers reaching the north coast, these mostly light but spreading inland this afternoon. Chilly. Maximum temperature 8 °C.Tonight:A rather cloudy evening with scattered showers. Becoming drier through the night with some good clear spells developing and a patchy frost away from coasts. Minimum temperature 0 °C.
