Irish News for May 2011 : Page 4

Irish News, May 9, 2011
Special Sitting In Dáil Chamber Celebrates Europe Day
Dáil Éireann will host a special sitting today to celebrate Europe Day, the annual celebration of peace and unity in Europe. On the 9th of May 1950, Robert Schuman presented his proposal on the crea...
Irish News, May 9, 2011
Annual Garda Memorial Day Held
The annual Garda Memorial day took place at Memorial Garden Dublin Castle on Saturday. The event was attended by the Minister for Justice and Equality, Alan Shatter TD, the Garda Commissioner Martin ...
Irish News, May 9, 2011
Nelson Probe Findings To Be Made Public
The results of a public inquiry ordered by the British and Irish governments into the murder of Lurgan solicitor Rosemary Nelson will be made public later this month. NI Secretary of State, Owen Pate...
Irish News, May 6, 2011
'Europe Day' Dáil Sitting Welcomed
To mark Europe Day, the Taoiseach, Commissioner Geoghegan-Quinn and Ireland's MEPs will address Dáil Éireann on the future of Europe and Ireland's role in the European Union in special sitting of the ...
Irish News, May 6, 2011
World's Longest Serving Sports Broadcaster Retires
The Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, has paid tribute to sports broadcaster Seán Óg Ó’Ceallacháin who retires this week from RTÉ. Michael Ring TD said: “I would l...
Irish News, May 6, 2011
Visitors Centre Honours Executed Editors
Dedicated in memory of three brave newspaper editors arrested by British Forces in April 1916, a visitors’ Centre in Cathal Brugha Barracks, Rathmines, Dublin has been officially opened by Minister Al...
Irish News, May 6, 2011
Up To 300 New Jobs Created At Dundrum
The creation of over 300 new full and part time jobs has been announced by the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise, and Innovation at a news briefing at Dundrum Town Centre. The announcement will bring the...
Irish News, May 6, 2011
North's Assembly Votes 'Prioritised'
The first ballot boxes are being opened at eight centres across the North this morning, as counting gets underway on votes cast in the Stormont Assembly elections. The first results are not expected ...
Irish News, May 6, 2011
Beyonce Added To Oxegen Line-Up
The Oxegen festival has announced that the queen of R'n'B, Beyonce, is to appear at the Punchestown festival this summer. The multi award winning singer will be joining Foo Fighters, The Black Eyed ...
Irish News, May 5, 2011
Renewed Appeal Over Kildare Kidnap
Gardaí have renewed their appeal for information in relation to an abduction and false imprisonment in Kildare. At 9.30pm on the 4th April 2011, a number of armed men entered a private residence in F...
Irish News, May 5, 2011
Taoiseach Addresses Corporate Rate
The Taoiseach has said he would push for a lower interest rate for Ireland's EU/IMF bailout, but that higher corporate taxes would not be part of any deal. During a visit to New York, to encourage Am...
Irish News, May 5, 2011
Man In Court Over Rathfarnham Bank Robbery
A man in his 30s is due to appear before a sitting of Tallaght District Court this morning charged in relation to a bank robbery at Rathfarnham Shopping Centre on Tuesday. Around noon, a lone gunman...
Irish News, May 5, 2011
Double Deaths Rocks Northern Prison
There have been two further deaths in prison custody in the North with both a male and a female remand prisoner found dead at Hydebank in south Belfast. A service spokesperson said the deaths "were n...
Irish News, May 5, 2011
Nationalist SDLP Seek Change In Stormont
After weeks of political debate, the polls have now opened across the North to elect 108 new members of the Stormont Assembly. Polling stations open at 7am this morning and will close at 10pm and one...
Irish News, May 5, 2011
Minister Reviews 'Free-To-Air' Sporting Events
The Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources has decided that the current list of sports events designated for coverage on free-to- air television services should not be amended at th...
Irish News, May 5, 2011
Social Justice Ireland 'To Create 100,000 Jobs'
Social Justice Ireland has called on Government to create a Part-Time Job Opportunities Programme aimed at taking 100,000 people off the live register over a three-year period. The plan was successf...
Irish News, May 4, 2011
Two Arrests Made Over Rathfarnham Bank Robbery
Gardaí investigating a bank robbery at the Rathfarnham Shopping Centre yesterday have arrested two men in the Dublin 8 area this morning. Around noon a lone gunman entered the Bank branch and demande...
Irish News, May 4, 2011
Approaching Rain To Ease Gorse Fires
The holiday weekend has proved to be a testing time for firefighters across the entire north of Ireland - with a coming change in the weather expected to help end multiple heath fires. Firemen have b...
Irish News, May 4, 2011
Taoiseach Travels To New York
The Taoiseach will travel to the United States later today for a series of engagements in New York. Marking the very close ties between Ireland and the US, Enda Kenny TD will meet with business leade...
Irish News, May 4, 2011
Howell Inquest To 'Set Record Straight'
The first phase of a new inquest into the deaths of Lesley Howell and Trevor Buchanan is now underway in the North. It aims to set the record straight after their respective partners were jailed for ...
Irish News, May 4, 2011
BAI Publishes Right of Reply Scheme
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has now published the BAI Right of Reply Scheme. The Scheme, which comes into effect from today, will provide for the broadcast of a Right of Reply Statem...
Irish News, May 4, 2011
Bruton Welcomes Bentley’s Commitment To Irish Operation
The commitment by a leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for sustaining infrastructure to its Irish operation has been welcomed today. Bentley Systems, Inc., curre...
Irish News, May 4, 2011
Murder Probe Follows East Belfast Stabbing
It has been confirmed that a suspicious death in Belfast has now been classed as a murder. Detectives from the PSNI Serious Crime Branch yesterday launched a murder enquiry following the fatal stabbi...
Irish News, May 3, 2011
Minister Commends Defence Forces For Fire Efforts
Minister for Justice Equality and Defence Alan Shatter has commended the Defence Forces for their contribution to the fire fighting efforts in the North West of the country. Forty-five troops have b...
Irish News, May 3, 2011
Taoiseach Responds To Death Of Osama Bin Laden
The Taoiseach, Mr Enda Kenny TD, has issued a statement following the death of Osama Bin Laden. He said: “Most people in Ireland remember the terrible scenes in New York City, in Pennsylvania and in...
Irish News, May 3, 2011
Appeal To Find Michelle Relaunched
An appeal for assistance in tracing the whereabouts of 16-year-old Michelle Doyle has been relaunched. Michelle, from Moyglass Road, Lucan, was last seen at 3pm on Monday 14th March 2011. It is belie...
Irish News, May 3, 2011
Fatal Road Collisions Claim Three Lives
Gardaí at Enniscorthy are investigating a fatal road traffic collision that occurred sometime after 3.30am this morning at Coolacarney, Ballindangan, Co. Wexford. The two male occupants of a car were...
Irish News, May 3, 2011
Suspect Devices Discovered in Kildare
An investigation is underway following the discovery of three suspect devices near a bus stop in County Kildare. The devices were found by Gardaí in Ballinakill, Carbury on Sunday during a planned se...