Irish News for October 2009 : Page 3

Irish News, Oct 22, 2009
Army Camp Blast Could Have Killed
Shrapnel from this morning's bomb attack on a north Belfast TA army base has been found in neighbouring gardens. According to police, a viable explosive device capable of causing death or serious inj...
Irish News, Oct 21, 2009
FF Infighting Over Legal Limit Decrease
The Transport Minister's latest proposals to lower the legal alcohol limit for drivers has been met with severe criticism from within his own party. Noel Dempsey and his Fianna Fáil party colleagues...
Irish News, Oct 21, 2009
Aer Lingus Should Merge – But Not With Ryanair
A former Aer Lingus chief executive has said the future of the airline can only be secured if it merges with another airline – as long as that airline isn't Ryanair. Willie Walsh, who left the airlin...
Irish News, Oct 21, 2009
'Highly Dangerous' Flares Stolen In Waterford
Gardaí in Waterford have launched an investigation after the theft of what are described as "highly dangerous" flares. The theft occurred overnight on the Monday in the Ring area of County Waterford...
Irish News, Oct 21, 2009
Education Minister To Meet Protestant Schools
The Minister for Education Batt O'Keeffe is to meet representatives of Protestant secondary schools today after being accused of a "doctrinaire attack" by the denomination's Archbishop. Yesterday, du...
Irish News, Oct 21, 2009
Omagh Blaze Inquest Reveals Horrors
The shocking nature of a fire in which a whole family perished two years ago has been revealed. Several rasping breaths could be heard, shortly before a desperate 999 telephone call from a blazing ho...
Irish News, Oct 21, 2009
Insurance Costs Sky Rocket
The cost of insurance is skyrocketing in a number of sectors, according to new figures. One of the worst affected areas is home insurance, where householders can expect increases by over 20% and up t...
Irish News, Oct 21, 2009
North's Devolved Policing Budget Outlined
The funding for devolved policing and justice in the North will be made public later. UK PM Gordon Brown will outline the financial package, which has been the subject of lengthy political wrangling...
Irish News, Oct 20, 2009
Two Arrested In Organised Crime Probe
A man and a woman have been arrested in connection with the discovery of a firearm and ammunition in Dublin this morning. According to Gardaí, at 9.30 this morning, one man in his early 30s was arres...
Irish News, Oct 20, 2009
Swine Flu Vaccine 'Safe', Say Officials
Officials from the Department of Health have issued a reassurance that swine flu vaccine is safe, after concerns in Germany about a medicine, which has been ordered for use in Ireland. Concern began ...
Irish News, Oct 20, 2009
Record Complaints Follow Gately Article
The British Press Complaints Commission has received a record number of complaints in connection with an article by a Daily Mail columnist about the late Irish singer Steven Gately. A comment piece ...
Irish News, Oct 20, 2009
Paul Quinn Murder Anniversary Marked
Friends and family of a young south Armagh man brutally beaten to death by a gang of men armed with iron bars are to get together this week to commemorate his death. The Quinn Support Group is organi...
Irish News, Oct 20, 2009
Trappatoni Convicnced Over World Cup Prospects
The Republic of Ireland manager has expressed his conviction that Ireland can get a result against the troubled French squad in order to reach the World Cup finals. Ireland just fell short of automa...
Irish News, Oct 20, 2009
Kidnapped GOAL Worker Returned To Family
GOAL worker Sharon Commins has be greeted by her family after arriving home shortly before midnight last night. Ms Commins landed in Casement Aerodrome in Baldonnel after being released from 107 days...
Irish News, Oct 20, 2009
Fresh Drink-Drive Plans To Be Revealed
Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey is to outline fresh plans to lower the drink-driving limit at a meeting of the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party this evening. A number of backbench TDs are expressi...
Irish News, Oct 19, 2009
Freed Aid Worker To Return Home
Irish aid worker Sharon Commins is due to arrive back home in Ireland today, following her release after almost four months in captivity in Darfur. Ms Commins, 32, from Clontarf, Dublin, and her Ugan...
Irish News, Oct 19, 2009
Rollout Of Swine Flu Vaccines Begin
The delivery of the first batch of swine flu vaccines to GPs' surgeries across the country began today. It is understood that around 1,800 GPs have agreed to administer the vaccine to patients, but t...
Irish News, Oct 19, 2009
Seanad 'Should Be Abolished' - Fine Gael
Democracy remains at the heart of the political process in Ireland – even though there has been a call to abolish the Upper House. The Taoiseach, Brian Cowen, has said that he believes the country ne...
Irish News, Oct 19, 2009
Gardaí Appeal Over Office 'Pipe-Bomb' Attack
Gardaí have appealed for information following a suspected pipe-bomb attack at an office in Roscommon over the weekend. The incident happened at a building in the Stonecourt Centre, understood to be ...
Irish News, Oct 19, 2009
Two Devices Made Safe In Dublin And Louth
Army bomb disposal experts have made safe two devices in two separate incidents in Dublin and Louth. In the first incident, bomb disposal experts were called to St Anne's Park in Raheny on Sunday eve...
Irish News, Oct 16, 2009
Tragic Air Corps Cadet Pilot Buried
The funeral took place today of one of the two Air Corps pilots who was killed in a plane crash in Connemara earlier this week. Cadet David Jevens, 22, was buried after a requiem mass at St Alphonsus...
Irish News, Oct 16, 2009
Ex Boxer Sentenced On Drug Charges
A Meath man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison, with two suspended, for conspiring to import €7 million of heroin and cocaine from Belgium. John Kinsella, 38, a former Irish super heavyweight b...
Irish News, Oct 16, 2009
Murdered Soldiers 'Taunt Man' Bailed
A Co Antrim man who hurled abuse at grieving relatives of a soldier shot dead by dissident republicans has been granted bail. He is seeking to appeal a five months jail sentence which was imposed on ...
Irish News, Oct 16, 2009
Tallagh Shooting Appeal Renewed
Gardaí investigating the shooting of a young man in Dublin's Tallaght area a year ago are renewing their appeal for public assistance. The injured man is still critically ill at Tallaght Hospital af...
Irish News, Oct 16, 2009
Mobile Success For SLA
Rapid overseas expansion and a string of international deals with some of the world's biggest mobile brands have helped power SLA Mobile to third place in Ireland's high-tech company leader board. Th...
Irish News, Oct 16, 2009
Cork Set At Christmas
The Cork Lord Mayor's annual Christmas concert will take place this year on Saturday, 5th December. It will be in the Concert Hall, City Hall, Cork at 8pm and will be headed by the internationally re...
Irish News, Oct 15, 2009
Hospital Construction Set To Start
A major new hospital for children should be open by the end of 2014, the hospital development board has said. Subject to planning permission, building will begin next year on the Children's Hospital ...
Irish News, Oct 15, 2009
Protests Over Film Board Cuts
A threat is still looming over the future of the Irish Film Board. However, this month, the Dáil's Renewed Programme for Government - agreed between Fianna Fáil and the Green Party on 10 October - ha...
Irish News, Oct 15, 2009
Stormont Parties 'Talk Policing'
The SDLP Leader and Foyle MP Mark Durkan will head a party delegation to meet with the North's First and Deputy First Minister today to discuss British PM Gordon Brown's policing and justice financial...
Irish News, Oct 15, 2009
Inis Meáin Pier To Benefit From Safety Works
Minister of State Tony Killeen has welcomed the allocation of €60,602 towards safety works at the main pier on Inis Meáin in the Aran Islands. Funding was issued from the Department of Community, Rur...