Irish News for August 2009 : Page 2

Irish News, Aug 24, 2009
Missing Teenage Boy Sought
A young boy has gone missing from his home in the Dublin area. The gardaí at Ronanstown are seeking assistance in tracing the whereabouts of Carl Kavanagh O'Brien, aged 14 years. He is missing from ...
Irish News, Aug 24, 2009
Checkpoint Gunmens' Propaganda 'Coup'
An illegal 'checkpoint' operated by republican gunmen just across the border in Co Down has been been 'facilitated' by the PSNI. Leaflets warning people not to co-operate with the police on either si...
Irish News, Aug 24, 2009
Coulter Plays At Stabbed Friend's Funeral
The 22-year-old student who was stabbed to death in last weekend's knife attack at his family home in Bray is due to be buried this afternoon. Hundreds of mourners turned out to pay their respects at...
Irish News, Aug 24, 2009
Road Deaths Blight Ireland's Roads
It has been a tragic 48-hours on the roads, both North and South of the Border. News of the latest five deaths on NI road accidents over the weekend has pushed the number of those killed to 78 this y...
Irish News, Aug 24, 2009
Disaster Averted As Rail Bridge Fails
A major rail bridge has collapsed into an Irish river. Alongside news that the Belfast to Dublin enterprise service will be disrupted for up to three months - following the collapse of the flood-hit ...
Irish News, Aug 24, 2009
'No New Property Tax' In Budget
While the next Irish Budget will see more 'painful' spending cuts - and the likely introduction of a carbon tax - there will be no industry-damaging property tax rises. The Minister for Finance has i...
Irish News, Aug 24, 2009
Letterkenny Drug And Gun Haul Probed
Gardaí have said that items recovered during two search operations in Letterkenny at the weekend are still being examined and analysed by technical experts in Dublin. Both illegal drugs and firearms ...
Irish News, Aug 24, 2009
Cardinal Attacks Civil Partnerships
The head of the Catholic church in Ireland has voiced opposition to same-sex civil partnerships. Cardinal Sean Brady's criticism comes weeks after the Irish state published its Civil Partnership Bil...
Irish News, Aug 21, 2009
'Sadness' As Swine Flu Death Revealed
The North has suffered its first swine flu fatality. The woman died last night having been previously diagnosed with swine flu. She passed away in hospital and it is understood she had an underlying...
Irish News, Aug 21, 2009
Swimming Pool Drowning Investigated
There has been two Irish drowning tragedies within 24 hours of each other. In the Irish Republic, a post mortem is to be carried out later today on the body of an eight-year-old boy who drowned in a ...
Irish News, Aug 21, 2009
Second Road Tragedy As Crash Driver Dies
Tuam police are investigating a second fatal road traffic collision within hours. It occurred at approximately 8am this morning on the N17 between Ballindine and Milltown. The 45-year-old male drive...
Irish News, Aug 21, 2009
Sligo Baby's Funeral Takes Place
The funeral of a seven-week baby girl who died at Sligo General Hospital earlier this week has taken place today at St Anne's Church in Sligo. Shakira Farrell-Scanlon was taken to hospital by her par...
Irish News, Aug 21, 2009
Co Derry Alert Ends As Device Removed
A second security alert in Co Londonderry within 24 hours has been cleared. A crude device was found outside a vacant property on Main Street in Tobermore on Friday morning. It has been suggested th...
Irish News, Aug 21, 2009
HSE Launches Swine Flu Information Campaign
A five-week radio and TV public information campaign from the Health Service Executive (HSE) about swine flu begins today. The campaign, which will run until October 4, involves a 30" television and ...
Irish News, Aug 21, 2009
Appeals For Calm Ahead Of March
Scores of demonstrators are expected to picket a contentious loyalist band parade in Co Antrim this evening. The North's Parades Commission, who approved the Rasharkin march, has appealed for calm in...
Irish News, Aug 21, 2009
Appeal Follows Mallow Burglary
Gardaí at Mallow who are investigating a burglary at a business compond at Currymount, Buttevant, Co Cork this morning are appealing to the public for information. At approximately 6.15am, an unknown...
Irish News, Aug 20, 2009
Ambulance Strike Postponded
While there was good news overnight as ambulance drivers in north Tipperary called off a strike that was due to start at midnight, it has emerged that hospital 'trolley waits' are increasing. Accordi...
Irish News, Aug 20, 2009
Heart Disease 'Link' In Swine Flu Death
Unconfirmed reports today say that the second person to die from swine flu in Ireland did in fact have a history of illness. The 55-year-old Dublin bank official was at first thought not to have had ...
Irish News, Aug 20, 2009
Delay Slammed As Infant Death Probed
Just hours after a post mortem examination on the body of a seven-week-old baby girl from Sligo was completed, further tests have been ordered. The latest move comes as news of a two-day delay in inf...
Irish News, Aug 20, 2009
Illness 'Impaired' Liam Carroll, Court Hears
Property developer Liam Carroll's battle to secure protection for seven companies in his Zoe development group has returned to the High Court. The court accepted the petition at a hearing last Friday...
Irish News, Aug 20, 2009
Bray Stab Death Man To Be Buried
A student at the centre of last weekend's suspected murder-suicide incident in Bray is due to be laid to rest later today. The deceased, Shane Clancy ,22, is suspected of fatally stabbing 22-year-old...
Irish News, Aug 20, 2009
Investigation Launched Into Waterford Shooting
Gardaí have launched an investigation after a man was injured in a shooting in Co Waterford last night. The incident happened shortly before 10.30pm at a halting site in the Shandon area. The victi...
Irish News, Aug 20, 2009
Military Cadet Places Over-Subscribed
A record number of people are seeking cadetships in the Defence Forces, according to new figures out today. The recession appears to be causing the rise as the army and navy have received more than 1...
Irish News, Aug 20, 2009
Derry Man Shot In The Legs
A man is recovering in hospital following a shooting in Derry last night. Police said a number of shots were fired through the front window of a house in Hollymount at around 11pm. A 26-year...
Irish News, Aug 20, 2009
GAA Ground's 'Use By SF' Slammed
There's a row developing over the use of a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ground to host a Sinn Féin-sponsored event. The SDLP Deputy Leader Alasdair McDonnell has called on the GAA to investigate...
Irish News, Aug 19, 2009
Gardaí Raids Target Organised Crime
More than 150 'flying squad' gardaí have carried out a number of searches today as part of an investigation into organised criminal gangs. Over 20 premises, including homes and businesses, were searc...
Irish News, Aug 19, 2009
Deadly Bray Stabbing 'Pre-planned'
Gardaí probing double stab deaths in Bray at the weekend have now established that the knife used to kill victim Sebastian Creane was bought by Shane Clancy - also deceased - just an hour before the s...
Irish News, Aug 19, 2009
Renewed Appeal Over Missing Teenager
A teenager who has been missing for almost a month is causing continuing concerns. Gardaí at Fitzgibbon Street are today renewing their appeal for the public's assistance in tracing the whereabouts o...
Irish News, Aug 19, 2009
Lithuanian Arms 'Sting' Outlined In Court
New details of an international 'sting operation' have emerged as the trial of a Co Louth man charged with trying to buy arms and explosives for the Real IRA was adjourned until October. Lithuanian p...
Irish News, Aug 19, 2009
Roads Claim Latest Victims
There's an investigation underway in Co Westmeath after the death in hospital of a road accident victim who was fatally injured nearly two weeks ago. Gardaí in Ballynacargy are seeking help over what...