Irish News for September 2009 : Page 3

Irish News, Sep 21, 2009
Laos Tragedy As Honeymooner Drowns
The body of the Irish tourist who went missing in Laos last Thursday has been recovered from a river in the north of the country. The victim - who was on his honeymoon - was Michael O'Sullivan, a 39...
Irish News, Sep 21, 2009
Dublin Balcony Fall Man Dies
A woman was seriously injured after what gardaí have described as a 'domestic incident' in Dublin early this morning in which a man died. The Lithuanian man, 33, was taken to the Mater hospital with ...
Irish News, Sep 21, 2009
Tragic Boxer Buried
The funeral of Irish Olympic boxer Darren Sutherland is to take place today. Darren was found by his manager Frank Maloney, who has described the death as a "tragedy for Ireland and the world of boxi...
Irish News, Sep 21, 2009
Ministers Resume Justice Funding Talks
The North's First and Deputy First Ministers today reopened talks at Downing Street centred on agreeing a financial package for a devolved ministry of justice. The new department would also oversee ...
Irish News, Sep 21, 2009
Ireland Introduces National Postcode
The Dáil has approved the introduction of a national postcode system, which will be a combination of letters and numbers. These codes will be similar to the county initials used for car licence plat...
Irish News, Sep 21, 2009
Fatal Road Traffic Collisions Probed
Two people have died after separate weekend road accidents in different parts of Ireland. A 77-year-old male driver - who was injured in a road traffic collision that occurred in Clondakin last Frida...
Irish News, Sep 21, 2009
Chefs Back Local Suppliers
Irish restaurateurs are committed to supporting local suppliers and passing this information on to their customers. The Restaurants Association of Ireland (RAI) Chief Executive, said that Irish res...
Irish News, Sep 21, 2009
Speculation Over SDLP Leadership Contest
Senior ranking SDLP members are poised to battle it out for the party leadership, after Mark Durkan announced his intentions to stand down at the weekend. Mr Durkan, who has led the North's national...
Irish News, Sep 21, 2009
Safety Focus For Mobility Week
Irish people are being encouraged to walk, cycle or to avail of public transport, especially during European Mobility Week which is running until tomorrow. Gardaí are also upporting an 'In Town Witho...
Irish News, Sep 18, 2009
Blaze Fatality Probed
An aged man has been injured and a 90-year-old woman has died in a house fire in Skibbereen, Co Cork. The injured man - who is 88 - is actually the deceased's brother. The tragedy came to light afte...
Irish News, Sep 18, 2009
Luas Crash Teen Fights For Life
As separate investigations into the cause continued today, a teenage girl is fighting for her life after this week's Luas/bus crash in Dublin. Questions centre on how the double decker appeared to ha...
Irish News, Sep 18, 2009
Drug Hauls Recovered
As the result of an ongoing operation involving the Organised Crime team and Naas detective units, a house has been searched in the Robertstown area of Co Kildare. The overnight operation was support...
Irish News, Sep 18, 2009
Biking Is 'Just Capital' For Dubliners
Capitalism meets environmentalism with the recent launch of a bike-it scheme for getting around the Irish capital. In a green-scheme that is being funded by advertising agency JC Decaux in exchange f...
Irish News, Sep 18, 2009
Bail For Massereene Suspect
The man charged with the murders of two soldiers in March has been given bail at the High Court. Brian Shivers, 44, from Sperrin Mews in Magherafelt, is also charged with the attempted murder of six...
Irish News, Sep 18, 2009
Two Charged Over Alvor Killing
A teenager and another male have appeared in court in Portugal charged in connection with the death of a Londonderry businessman in the Algarve earlier this month. The accused, aged 19 and 26 and fro...
Irish News, Sep 18, 2009
Garda Week Highlights Safety
Community safety initiatives that will bring palpable strategic benefits in the reduction of crime will be the focus next week. That's according to the Garda Commissioner, Fachtna Murphy, who has des...
Irish News, Sep 18, 2009
'Futile' Lurgan Violence Condemned
Attempts to orchestrate widespread trouble in the North last night have been branded "futile". Several vehicles were hijacked and burnt out in an apparent attempt to lure police into predominantly r...
Irish News, Sep 17, 2009
Shares Rise As NAMA Debate Continues
The market has reacted positively to the ongoing debate on the National Asset Management Agency, (NAMA). This morning, shares in Irish banks rose in early trading with AIB up 29% in the first 20 minu...
Irish News, Sep 17, 2009
Luas Crash Still Causing Delays
Traffic in Dublin continues be chaotic following an accident between a Luas tram and a bus on Wednesday. There is disruption to the Luas red line, with the service only running between Tallagh and S...
Irish News, Sep 17, 2009
Social Welfare Queries Rising
It has emerged that the number of Irish citizens accessing information on social welfare entitlements and employment rights has jumped. The inquiries at citizens information centres rose by 24% durin...
Irish News, Sep 17, 2009
Westmeath Pharmacy 'Ramraid' Probed
Two suspects are being held as gardaí in Mullingar investigate a burglary at a pharmacy involving a car being driven into the building. It happened in Oliver Plunkett Street in Mullingar at 2.15am th...
Irish News, Sep 17, 2009
'Shoot to Kill' Reports Demanded
As a Belfast coroner yesterday gave the PSNI Chief Constable just weeks to hand over top secret reports on an alleged RUC 'shoot-to-kill' policy during the North's Troubles, a politician has urged imm...
Irish News, Sep 17, 2009
North's Community Relations Policy In Disarray
The DUP has said a Sinn Féin paper on community relations is "not a basis for building trust or confidence". Just days after the former NI top cop, Sir Hugh Orde expressed his disappointment that "th...
Irish News, Sep 17, 2009
Teen Highjack Accused Remanded
A teenager who stands accused of first hijacking a doctor's car and then driving over one of his legs was served with a book of evidence today and remanded in custody pending his trial. The doctor wa...
Irish News, Sep 17, 2009
Still No Justice Agreement For North
The North's two top ministers have failed to agree a financial package with Downing Street for the devolution of policing and justice powers to Stormont. Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness met wit...
Irish News, Sep 16, 2009
Gardaí Foil Robbery Bid
A man has been arrested after a high-speed chase in the midlands. The drama followed an armed raid on a security van at a post office this morning. Gardaí say the man left Irishtown post office outs...
Irish News, Sep 16, 2009
Rail Bridge Failure In Focus
Ireland could have easily been mourning its worst rail disaster last month when the cross-border Dublin-Belfast rail line fell into the sea near Malahide last month. This week, senior Irish Rail exec...
Irish News, Sep 16, 2009
Dáil Returns For Crunch NAMA Debate
The NAMA proposals will finally be aired fully in front of a braced Daíl this afternoon, as Brian Lenihan readies his crucial estimates. The Dáil returns from its summer break this afternoon with a c...
Irish News, Sep 16, 2009
O'Donoghue Breaks Silence Over Expenses
Ceann Comhairle John O'Donoghue chose yesterday's race meeting in Listowel to break his silence on the controversy surrounding his expenses claims. Mr O'Donoghue expressed "regret" over the expenses ...
Irish News, Sep 16, 2009
Bomb Alert Hits Fermanagh
There's a fresh security alert along the Irish border today. The police have said that a rural road in Fermanagh has been closed off as an abandoned bomb is sought. The B36 between Rosslea and Dres...