Irish News for August 2010

Irish News, Aug 31, 2010
Helicopter Dispatched In Search For Missing Kerry Man
A search team will be dispatched this morning as part of the hunt for a man reported missing in County Kerry. The search will be focused on Valentia Island in Kerry this afternoon for the 28-year-ol...
Irish News, Aug 31, 2010
Ahern To Halve 12-Year Bankruptcy Status
It could soon be possible to apply for shorter bankruptcy status under a new bill being put forward by the Minister for Justice. Currently, those adjudicated bankrupt must wait 12 years before apply...
Irish News, Aug 31, 2010
Anglo Irish Expected To Reveal Large Losses
The currently state-owned Anglo Irish Bank is expected to report large losses for the year to date in today's results. Analysts are speculating the bank's turnover for the first half of this year wi...
Irish News, Aug 31, 2010
Driver Killed In Mayo Crash Named
The male driver killed in a traffic collision in County Mayo yesterday has been named by Gardai this morning. Peter Meenan a 61-year-old from Ballyhaunis, in Mayo was killed in a road collision that...
Irish News, Aug 31, 2010
Works Van Users Facing Private Use Tax
Builders who commute in their work's van face a slap from the Government with news of a €900 tax hike on all drivers use their work vehicles for personal use. Motorists who drive commercial 4 x 4s an...
Irish News, Aug 31, 2010
North's Property Values 'At Risk'
News that property values are on the rise in parts of Britain has been revealed at the same time as the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors commented that the North's housing market is "particula...
Irish News, Aug 27, 2010
Gormley Expenses 'Among the Lowest'
Green Party leader John Gormley has rebutted criticism of his expenses, claiming his are among the lowest of all TDs in Dáil Eireann. The Minister for the Environment's comments come in response to a...
Irish News, Aug 27, 2010
Teen Crash Victim Buried Today
The first funeral of the teenage victims killed in a car crash outside Killarney in Co Kerry earlier this week is to take place today. The service for 15-year-old Aine Riordan will take place in her ...
Irish News, Aug 27, 2010
'Spy' Donaldson's Inquest Postponed
An inquest into the brutal shotgun murder of alleged Sinn Féin 'spy' Denis Donaldson has been adjourned for the fifth time in the Irish Republic. At the request of Gardaí the decision on the holding ...
Irish News, Aug 27, 2010
Claudy Probed As Empey Meets Victims
Just hours before the Historical Enquiries Team revealed it is to probe the unsolved murder of nine people in the 1972 Claudy bombing, a delegation from the Ulster Unionist Party has met with Northern...
Irish News, Aug 27, 2010
Third Man Arrested Over Dublin Drug Seizure
A third man has been arrested in connection with the Dublin drug operation that saw the seizure of over €1.6million worth of cannabis. Investigating Gardai that discovered the cache this week have a...
Irish News, Aug 27, 2010
RUC 'Not To Blame' On Claudy Failures
There have been continuing claims in the North that the RUC is being used as a 'scapegoat' for the failure to arrest a priest suspected of the bloody Claudy bombing in 1972. Further allegations that ...
Irish News, Aug 26, 2010
Kerry Crash 'Devastating Blow'
The Labour party have described yesterday's road crash in Kerry, which claimed the lives of four teenagers, as a "devastating blow". Gardaí investigating the crash are today trying to establish the e...
Irish News, Aug 26, 2010
Arrests Follow Dublin Drugs Seizure
Two men have been arrested in connection with the seizure of a quantity of drugs in Dublin over the last two days. Gardai arrested the two men, 60 and 40 years-old, and seized a quantity of drugs in...
Irish News, Aug 26, 2010
Businessman Flees Irish Jail Sentence
A businessman has fled the country after being ordered to be sent to prison for contempt of court. Donal Rigney, a father of four, from Gortacur, Mount Bolus, Tullamore, Co Offaly was given a committ...
Irish News, Aug 26, 2010
Wedding Day Murder Tragedy Probed
The cause of death of a south Belfast woman tragically found murdered on her 51st birthday - that was also the day she was due to marry - hasn't yet been made public. Patricia Bardon's body was disco...
Irish News, Aug 26, 2010
Shock 'Underspend' On North's Schools
Despite claims of a lack of cash from Stomont's Department of Education (DE), more than £350m set aside for school buildings has not been used. A Government spending watchdog, the Audit Office said S...
Irish News, Aug 25, 2010
Calley Defiantly Exits Fianna Fáil
Beleagured Senator Ivor Callely has resigned from Fianna Fáil after a party disciplinary committee found him guilty of "conduct unbecoming" following an investigation into his mobile phone expenses cl...
Irish News, Aug 25, 2010
Govt To Give More Aid To Pakistan
The Irish Government has announced it will provide more funding to help the victims of Pakistan's floods. Minister with Responsibility for Overseas Development Peter Power made the announcement durin...
Irish News, Aug 25, 2010
RUC 'Scapegoat' For Claudy
A former RUC man has been reacting to claims that colleagues in the force may have colluded in the Claudy bomb cover-up. The retired Inspector - who must remain anonymous for his own safety and was s...
Irish News, Aug 25, 2010
Limerick Student's Tipped Invention Born
A University of Limerick student has been announced as one of the forerunners in a prestigious invention competition. James D’Arcy has been announced as the only Irish entry through to the final stag...
Irish News, Aug 25, 2010
Tudors Boosts Ireland's Movie Fame
There was a lot of Los Angeles glitz at the weekend as the critically acclaimed US television series The Tudors picked up two prestigious Emmy awards for Outstanding Costumes For A Series (for Joan Be...
Irish News, Aug 25, 2010
New Pupils To Receive Hi Vis Jackets
Ireland's 80,000 new pupils will all receive a high visibility vest as part of a new road safety campaign for those starting school next week. The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has asked parents, guard...
Irish News, Aug 24, 2010
Callely Given 'More Time To Respond'
Senator Ivor Callely has been granted an extra two weeks to respond to complaints over allegedly fraudulent expenses claims. The Seanad Committee on Members' Interests, which had convened specially t...
Irish News, Aug 24, 2010
New Route For Corrib Line To Be Revealed
An Bord Pleanála will this week reveal details of the proposed new route for the Corrib gas pipeline during a hearing in Belmullet, Co Mayo. Shell Ireland is seeking planning permission to build an u...
Irish News, Aug 24, 2010
Catalan 'Idiot' Jibe Probed By RTÉ
The Irish State broadcaster has been investigating reports that a woman from the Catalan region of Spain who was being interviewed by an RTÉ reporter was branded an "idiot". The Dublin-based broadcas...
Irish News, Aug 23, 2010
'Don't Panic' Call To Students On Applications Website Attack
Thousands of Leaving Cert students have been told not to panic after a cyber attack on the Central Applications Office (CAO) website this morning. The website, containing information on third level ...
Irish News, Aug 23, 2010
Cork Pupils Screened For TB
Some 220 children and their teachers are being screened for Tuberculosis after three pupils from Ballintemple National School were diagnosed with the disease. Screening has begun by Public Health off...
Irish News, Aug 23, 2010
Two Killed On Ireland's Roads Over Weekend
Two male drivers have died in separate road collisions over the weekend. Gardai are investigating the latest incident, which occurred on N9 at Bagenalstown, County Carlow at approximately 6.25am yest...
Irish News, Aug 23, 2010
Committee To Decide Over Callely Case
The Seanad Committee on Members' Interests is expected to announce their decision on how to proceed with the expense fraud accusations against Senator Ivor Callely. So far, the senator has paid back ...