Irish News for September 2009

Irish News, Sep 30, 2009
Man Arrested Over Wicklow Shooting
A man in his 20s has been arrested in connection with a shooting in Aughrim, Co Wicklow. The man is being detained at Arklow Garda Station. The victim, who is in his 50s, is being treated at St Vinc...
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Irish News, Sep 30, 2009
'No Swine Flu Risk' From Infected Pork
Ireland's Food Safety Authority (FSAI) has said there is no reason for public concern over the discovery of the H1N1 flu virus in a herd of Irish pigs. Earlier this week, the Department of Agricultur...
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Irish News, Sep 30, 2009
Thousands March In Daíl Protest
Some 5,000 protestors are marched to the Daíl today, in protest against proposed cuts to the community sector. Community activists, workers and employers in the sector set off from Parnell Square at ...
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Irish News, Sep 30, 2009
Man's Body Recovered From River Lee
Emergency workers have recovered a body of a young man from the River Lee in Cork. It is believed the 22-year-old man got into difficulty while attempting to swim to a dinghy in the middle of the riv...
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Irish News, Sep 30, 2009
Unemployment Rate Falls
Figures released today have shown the unemployment rate has fallen by 1% in the second quarter of 2009. According the Central Statistics office, the latest Live Register figures show that the amount ...
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Irish News, Sep 30, 2009
Union Congress Unveil Anti-Cuts Campaign
The Irish Congress of Trade Unions is to reveal their campaign of opposing mooted pay and spending cuts by the Government. The Union has already issued statements detailing plans for heightened polit...
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Irish News, Sep 30, 2009
'No' Claims 'Nonsense' Says Dempsey
Fianna Fail's Minister for Transport has said the 'No' Arguments on the economic impact of a 'No vote have been reduced to "nonsense" amid heated debate over the upcoming referendum. In a statement r...
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Irish News, Sep 30, 2009
SF Gate Crashes 'Yes' Event
Sinn Féin 'No' campaigners have gate crashed a Pro-Lisbon joint news conference between the SDLP and the Labour Party. The two pro-Lisbon parties were holding a press attended meeting to promote a Y...
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Irish News, Sep 29, 2009
Martin 'Wages War' Over Lisbon
The Foreign Affairs Minister has said 'No' supporters' claims that the minimum wage will be reduced if the Lisbon Treaty is passed are wrong. He has branded it as one of the biggest lies being spread...
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Irish News, Sep 29, 2009
Rescue Team Recover Body Of Lost Hiker
A mountain rescue team has recovered the body of the hiker who had gone missing on a Connemara mountain. The 59-year-old hiker's body could not be recovered for almost 24 hours because of the inacces...
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Irish News, Sep 29, 2009
Arrest Made Over Collins Murder
A 25-year-old man has been arrested in Limerick and is being questioned in connection with the murder of Roy Collins. The man, who is from the south-side of Limerick, was arrested around 9am in the M...
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Irish News, Sep 29, 2009
GAA Grants Kicked Into Controversy
Politics has taken to the sporting field in Northern Ireland. Just weeks after the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) agreed to investigate a hunger strike commemoration in one of its facilities, a pr...
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Irish News, Sep 29, 2009
'Hero' Pensioner Dies Saving Family From Blaze
A 64-year-old woman has died in a house fire in County Limerick after saving the lives of her relatives. Nora May O'Hanlon has been described as a "hero" by family and neighbours who said if it hadn...
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Irish News, Sep 29, 2009
Union Protest Apposed By Tánaiste
The Tánaiste has said unions should engage in negotiation rather than strike action after a march on the Daíl was announced by a major trade union. Speaking at the Small Firms Association annual con...
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Irish News, Sep 29, 2009
'Worrying' Drugs Figures Prompt Protest
An anti-drugs march has been announced after a publication detailing drug use in the Irish Republic revealed "worrying" increases in the use of Heroin. According to a report by homeless support group...
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Irish News, Sep 29, 2009
Baggott's Force Slammed Over Tragedy
An inquest has criticised both the police and local authorities for failing to spot escalating pressures on a family that led to tragedy. Fiona Pilkington killed herself and her disabled daughter Fra...
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Irish News, Sep 29, 2009
Description Of Petrol Bomb Attacker Released
A description of the man who attacked the Department of Finance with a petrol bomb in Dublin yesterday has been released. An investigation was launched yesterday after the petrol bomb hit the Departm...
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Irish News, Sep 29, 2009
SDLP Leader Urges 'Yes' On Lisbon
Mark Durkan is heading back across the border today. Just days after taking part in a Dublin meeting to support a 'Yes' vote in the coming Irish referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, the SDLP Leader is to...
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Irish News, Sep 28, 2009
Teen Arrested After Cork Death
A 17-year-old is being held by police after a fatal stabbing incident in County Cork. Gardaí at Gurranabraher Garda station are investigating the death of a 30-year-old man at a house in Blarney, Cor...
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Irish News, Sep 28, 2009
Petrol Bomb Hits Department of Finance
An investigation has been launched after a petrol bomb was thrown at the Department of Finance in Dublin last night. Gardaí are investigating the incident during which a flammable device was thrown t...
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Irish News, Sep 28, 2009
'Gigantic Confrontation' Awaits Budget
One of the state's largest unions has said the upcoming budget will be met with a "gigantic confrontation" if early indications of cuts transpire. A statement released by the Siptu National Executive...
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Irish News, Sep 28, 2009
Three Separate Stabbing Incidents Over Weekend
One man has died and two have been seriously injured during a spate of stabbings over the weekend. A man in his 40s died in Tallaght Hospital following an incident at a bar in the Ballyfermot area o...
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Irish News, Sep 28, 2009
Ritchie's Leadership 'Nod'
The SDLP's sole Executive minister could be set to stand as its new party leader. South Down MLA Margaret Richie said she is considering contesting the leadership battle next year. Incumbent leader...
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Irish News, Sep 28, 2009
Man Charged After Three-County Drug Haul
A man is due to appear in court in Dublin this morning after a major drugs seizure by gardaí this weekend. Some €120,000 of cannabis was recovered by officers across three counties following searches...
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Irish News, Sep 28, 2009
Man Charged Over TSB Tiger Robbery
A 29-year-old man is due in court in connection with a foiled tiger kidnapping and subsequent robbery in Dublin last Tuesday. During the initial incident, an employee at the Permanent TSB branch in D...
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Irish News, Sep 25, 2009
Two Women Found Dead In Donegal
The bodies of two elderly women have been found in a house in Glenties, Donegal. According to gardaí, the women, believed to be aged 80 and 87, were found yesterday evening. Initial reports suggest...
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Irish News, Sep 25, 2009
Ex-Fás Chief 'Golden-Handshake' Probed
The Tanaiste has revealed that Rody Molloy, who resigned from Fás in a blaze of controversy, will be investigated in what may lead to criminal charges. Ex-Director General, Molloy, resigned in Novem...
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Irish News, Sep 25, 2009
Coughlan Denies Govt In 'Disarray'
Tánaiste Mary Coughlan has said in the Daíl that the Government is not in 'disarray' after a suspected U-Turn over a crucial spending report. Responding to accusations that the Government has dropped...
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Irish News, Sep 25, 2009
Bomb Alerts 'Adding Up'
There has been a shock rise in bomb alerts, despite the well established peace in the North. Figures released yesterday by Northern Ireland's Police Federation show that Army explosives teams have de...
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Irish News, Sep 25, 2009
Appeal For Missing Man Renewed
The appeal for a man who has been missing for over a month has today been renewed as fears for his safety increase. Gardai are renewing their appeal for Stephen O'Meara who was last seen on Thursday ...
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