Irish News for July 2010

Irish News, Jul 30, 2010
Man's Skull Found In Wicklow
A forensic anthropologist has been called to the scene of the discovery of a man's skull in County Wicklow. Gardai are investigating the discovery made in Manor Kilbride, Blessington. The skull is b...
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Irish News, Jul 30, 2010
'Disappeared' Body Found Along Border
Human remains found in County Monaghan during a search for one of the victim's of the IRA during The Troubles are to be taken to Dublin later for further examination. The macabre find came after team...
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Irish News, Jul 30, 2010
Fresh Appeal Launched On Fairview Shooting
A new appeal has been launched over the Fairview shooting that led to the shooting of a doorman and two patrons at a Dublin pub. Gardai at Clontarf investigating the shooting incident at Fairview St...
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Irish News, Jul 30, 2010
Second Airport Could Land In South-East
The south-east region could soon see a second airport in the region if proposed plans by Wexford council go ahead. Plans for the development of the international airport in County Wexford are to be ...
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Irish News, Jul 30, 2010
Belfast Hotel Opens £16m Extension
This weekend will see the first guests arrive at what is being billed as a 'New Chapter' in Northern Ireland's Merchant Hotel story. The five star establishment, set in the heart of Belfast's Cathe...
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Irish News, Jul 29, 2010
Spanish Police Hunt Killer Of Dublin Man
Police in Spain are hunting the killer of Dublin man John O'Neill who was shot dead outside a pub in Spain early yesterday. The 40-year-old father-of-two from Coolock was shot outside a bar in Benal...
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Irish News, Jul 29, 2010
Appeal Launched Over Finglas Shooting
An appeal has been launched over the shooting of Anthony and Ciaran McDonagh in Finglas earlier this month. Gardai at Cabra Garda Station investigating the shooting said today they are seeking the p...
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Irish News, Jul 29, 2010
Robberies And Hijackings Up 40%
The Central Statistics Office has revealed a 33.9% rise in robberies, hijackings and kidnappings in the second quarter of this year. The figures published today said there had been a 52% rise in the ...
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Irish News, Jul 29, 2010
Newry Bypass Fast-tracks Dublin-Belfast Link
The final cross-border link in dual carriageway or motorway travel from Belfast to the Irish capital has been opened today. The new Newry bypass was officially opened this morning by the Stormont Reg...
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Irish News, Jul 29, 2010
Liam Adams To Appeal To Supreme Court
It has emerged the brother of Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams is taking his appeal against extradition to the Republic's highest court. Mr Adams, 54, who is wanted in Northern Ireland for the alleged...
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Irish News, Jul 29, 2010
Asda Executive's 'Killer' Meeting Welcomed
There was an emotional conclusion to a meeting between two senior executives from the US-based Asda parent company Walmart this week and the family of two brothers murdered during The Troubles by one ...
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Irish News, Jul 29, 2010
Salmonella Warning For Duck Eggs
The Irish food safety authority has issued a warning over the consumption of duck eggs. The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) today issued the warning following the confirmation of five new ca...
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Irish News, Jul 28, 2010
Arrest Follow Organised Crime Probe
Ten men have been arrested as part of a major operation into an organised crime burglary spree across the south and southeast. The investigation, codenamed Operation Crake, began four months ago prom...
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Irish News, Jul 28, 2010
Garda Report On Anglo Delayed
Opposition party Fine Gael has criticised the Government after it emerged a Garda file on the investigation into the Anglo Irish Bank had still not been submitted. Following a Fine Gael Front Bench ...
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Irish News, Jul 28, 2010
Shared Society Document For Consultation
There has been progress on NI's aspiration to a shared future strategy with news that the public is now being asked to consult on a draft document over the next three months. The initiative was a key...
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Irish News, Jul 28, 2010
Credit Unions Say Savings Are Safe
The Irish League of Credit Unions is assuring its members their savings are safe despite a review on the sector being called. Chief Executive of the League, Kieron Brennan made the assurance after i...
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Irish News, Jul 28, 2010
Ireland Has Highest Birth Rate In Growing EU
With the news that the EU population has surpassed 501 million, it has been revealed Ireland boasts the highest birth rate in the Union. Ireland recorded the highest natural growth in population amo...
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Irish News, Jul 28, 2010
SIAC Scoop €427m Polish Contract
A major Irish civil engineering and construction firm, SIAC, has scooped a €427 million contract to build a 35km motorway in Poland. The motorway will run from Kryz to Debica and is scheduled to be c...
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Irish News, Jul 27, 2010
Dublin Pub Gun Victim Remains Critical
One of the men injured in a shooting incident outside a pub in Fairview in Dublin yesterday morning is still in a critical condition in Beaumont Hospital. A second man, who was also shot in the incid...
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Irish News, Jul 27, 2010
Gov Rejects Opposition's Investment Criticism
The Government has rejected Opposition claims that their capital expenditure review does little for older citizens and lacks detail. Speaking today, Catherine Byrne, Fine Gael Spokesperson on Older ...
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Irish News, Jul 27, 2010
Four Arrested In Ongoing Drugs Crackdown
Gardaí have revealed this morning that an additional four people have been arrested in connection with drugs finds in Dublin since yesterday. The latest details of arrests come shortly after it was r...
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Irish News, Jul 27, 2010
Three Firearms Discovered After Dublin Incident
A man and woman have been arrested after an arms find in County Dublin last night. According to Gardaí this morning, shortly before 10pm last night, Gardaí received a call reporting an assault on Cas...
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Irish News, Jul 27, 2010
Limerick Tunnel Opens
Taoiseach Brian Cowen will open the long awaited Limerick Tunnel today at 1pm. The route now cuts under the River Shannon and links Coonagh on the northern bank with Bunlicky on the southern bank. T...
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Irish News, Jul 27, 2010
SF First Minister If 'Will Of People': Paisley
The North's seminal former DUP leader Ian Paisley - now Lord Bannside - has said he believed the creation of a single united unionist party is a "non-runner". In an exclusive Belfast News Letter inte...
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Irish News, Jul 27, 2010
Two Arrested After Dublin Drug Haul
A man and woman have been arrested in Dublin after a major drug find by Gardaí. The arrests came as a result of an ongoing operation targeting the sale and supply of drugs in the Blackrock area, dur...
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Irish News, Jul 26, 2010
Dublin Shooting Leaves Three Wounded
Three men are in hospital after a shooting incident at the Players Lounge pub in Fairview in Dublin. According to reports this morning, a man armed with two guns approached a group standing outside ...
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Irish News, Jul 26, 2010
Wright Inquiry Publication Set For Autumn
A date has been announced for the long-awaited publication of the report of the Billy Wright Inquiry in the North. Chaired by Lord MacLean, it will be published on 14 September and is to take place n...
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Irish News, Jul 26, 2010
Piping Of Shannon Water To Dublin Opposed
The development of a major reservoir and waterway, fed by the River Shannon, (see: Shannon To Be Harnes...
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Irish News, Jul 26, 2010
Titanic To Rise Again In Belfast
The iconic Titanic is to come home for its centenary with news that an £18m television drama about the ill-fated luxury liner has been commissioned to mark the anniversary of its sinking. A replica s...
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Irish News, Jul 26, 2010
Road Tolls 'Not Logical' Says Kennedy
Fianna Fail Minister Michael Kennedy has slammed a recent report from a joint committee, saying it's findings that tolls on national roads should be introduced were "not logical". The Dublin North T...
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