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Irish News, Aug 24, 2011
Missing Mother And Toddler Found 'Safe And Well'
Gardaí in Bray searching for a mother and her toddler son who were missing since the weekend have confirmed that they have been found safe and well. Aoife Ni Raghaill, 35, and her two-year-old son Os...
Missing Mother And Toddler Found 'Safe And Well'
Gardaí in Bray searching for a mother and her toddler son who were missing since the weekend have confirmed that they have been found safe and well. Aoife Ni Raghaill, 35, and her two-year-old son Os...
Irish News, Aug 24, 2011
Illegal NI Waste Shipped South
Officials from the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) and Dublin City Council started returning an estimated 10,500 tonnes of waste from rural Ballymartin in scenic Co Down to the Irish Republ...
Illegal NI Waste Shipped South
Officials from the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) and Dublin City Council started returning an estimated 10,500 tonnes of waste from rural Ballymartin in scenic Co Down to the Irish Republ...
Irish News, Aug 24, 2011
Northern 'Opiate Drug' Bust Welcomed
Officials in the North have seized illegal Class A drugs with an estimated street value of £75,000. Large quantities of the opiate drug oxycodone have been recovered by the Department of Health, Soci...
Northern 'Opiate Drug' Bust Welcomed
Officials in the North have seized illegal Class A drugs with an estimated street value of £75,000. Large quantities of the opiate drug oxycodone have been recovered by the Department of Health, Soci...
Irish News, Aug 23, 2011
Double Road Tragedy Blights Meath Roads
Gardaí in Dunshaughlin, Co Meath are investigating the circumstances of a single vehicle fatal car crash. It happened in the early hours of this morning, (23rd August) and left two young men - aged 2...
Double Road Tragedy Blights Meath Roads
Gardaí in Dunshaughlin, Co Meath are investigating the circumstances of a single vehicle fatal car crash. It happened in the early hours of this morning, (23rd August) and left two young men - aged 2...
Irish News, Aug 23, 2011
Turkish Murder Victims' Families Sad Return
The family of Turkish murder victim Marion Graham flew back to Belfast yesterday as preparations continue to bring home her body and that of her friend Kathy Dinsmore. The victim's daughter, Shannon ...
Turkish Murder Victims' Families Sad Return
The family of Turkish murder victim Marion Graham flew back to Belfast yesterday as preparations continue to bring home her body and that of her friend Kathy Dinsmore. The victim's daughter, Shannon ...
Irish News, Aug 23, 2011
'End In Sight' For Gaddafi Regime
Irish diplomats are watching the fast developing situation in strife-torn Libya with the Tánaiste, Eamon Gilmore, noting the 'end is in sight' for the dictator. Speaking today, he said: "I welcome wh...
'End In Sight' For Gaddafi Regime
Irish diplomats are watching the fast developing situation in strife-torn Libya with the Tánaiste, Eamon Gilmore, noting the 'end is in sight' for the dictator. Speaking today, he said: "I welcome wh...
Irish News, Aug 23, 2011
Tourism 'Booming' In Ireland
Overseas travel data just reported from Dublin's Central Statistics Office (CSO) has indicated an increase of nearly 13% in overseas visits to Ireland. The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport L...
Tourism 'Booming' In Ireland
Overseas travel data just reported from Dublin's Central Statistics Office (CSO) has indicated an increase of nearly 13% in overseas visits to Ireland. The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport L...
Irish News, Aug 23, 2011
€4bn Irish Trade Surplus Welcomed
It has emerged today that the latest trade statistics indicating a €4.079bn seasonally adjusted trade surplus in June is the highest figure in a decade. Trade Minister Richard Bruton today welcomed t...
€4bn Irish Trade Surplus Welcomed
It has emerged today that the latest trade statistics indicating a €4.079bn seasonally adjusted trade surplus in June is the highest figure in a decade. Trade Minister Richard Bruton today welcomed t...
Irish News, Aug 23, 2011
Fresh Border Bomb Alert Ends
A security alert in Newry, the second in the city in two days, has ended. Police were investigating a suspicious object in the grounds of St Mary's Church, but said "nothing untoward" was found. Sev...
Fresh Border Bomb Alert Ends
A security alert in Newry, the second in the city in two days, has ended. Police were investigating a suspicious object in the grounds of St Mary's Church, but said "nothing untoward" was found. Sev...
Irish News, Aug 23, 2011
Information Sought Over Lillis Release
The controversial re-release on licence of a republican from prison in the North has continued to make the news this week. DUP MLA Paul Givan yesterday met with the Chief Parole Commissioner to discu...
Information Sought Over Lillis Release
The controversial re-release on licence of a republican from prison in the North has continued to make the news this week. DUP MLA Paul Givan yesterday met with the Chief Parole Commissioner to discu...
Irish News, Aug 22, 2011
Newry Santander Bank Device 'Viable'
A bomb alert in Newry caused by a device left in a Santander branch in the city's Marcus Square has ended. It began after masked men entered the bank, dropped a bag and issued a 45-minute warning on ...
Newry Santander Bank Device 'Viable'
A bomb alert in Newry caused by a device left in a Santander branch in the city's Marcus Square has ended. It began after masked men entered the bank, dropped a bag and issued a 45-minute warning on ...
Irish News, Aug 22, 2011
Girl, Two, Rescued From Mullingar Blaze
A two-year-old girl has been rescued from a fire at a house in Mullingar, Co. Westmeath. Two Garda officers managed to rescue the girl from an upstairs bedroom at the house in Grange Crescent when t...
Girl, Two, Rescued From Mullingar Blaze
A two-year-old girl has been rescued from a fire at a house in Mullingar, Co. Westmeath. Two Garda officers managed to rescue the girl from an upstairs bedroom at the house in Grange Crescent when t...
Irish News, Aug 22, 2011
Body Found In Finglas
An investigation has been launched, following the discovery of a man's body in a house in Finglas, Dublin. The body of the 32-year-old was found at a house in Dunsink Drive around 5.40am. The body ...
Body Found In Finglas
An investigation has been launched, following the discovery of a man's body in a house in Finglas, Dublin. The body of the 32-year-old was found at a house in Dunsink Drive around 5.40am. The body ...
Irish News, Aug 22, 2011
Belfast Man Left Shaken By Burglars
PSNI detectives in west Belfast are appealing for information after a report of a burglary at residential premises in the Ross Road area on Friday, 19th August. They said that, shortly before 11.05p...
Belfast Man Left Shaken By Burglars
PSNI detectives in west Belfast are appealing for information after a report of a burglary at residential premises in the Ross Road area on Friday, 19th August. They said that, shortly before 11.05p...
Irish News, Aug 22, 2011
Northern Road Crash Victim Named
The North's police has released the name of the motorcyclist who died in a crash in Co Down on Sunday. He was John O'Neill, 45, from the Poleglass area died as a result of an accident on the Maghera...
Northern Road Crash Victim Named
The North's police has released the name of the motorcyclist who died in a crash in Co Down on Sunday. He was John O'Neill, 45, from the Poleglass area died as a result of an accident on the Maghera...
Irish News, Aug 22, 2011
Liam Joins BBC Comedy Show Line-up
Irish actor Liam Neeson and actress Helena Bonham Carter are to join the cast of the BBC Two comedy, Life's Too Short. The show is a fake documentary from the creators of The Office and Extras, made ...
Liam Joins BBC Comedy Show Line-up
Irish actor Liam Neeson and actress Helena Bonham Carter are to join the cast of the BBC Two comedy, Life's Too Short. The show is a fake documentary from the creators of The Office and Extras, made ...
Irish News, Aug 19, 2011
Man Arrested Over Seamus McMahon Murder
A 39-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the murder of Seamus McMahon in Co. Louth last year. Mr McMahon, 41, from Green Acres, Dundalk, was shot dead in a property at Bothar Croinin, D...
Man Arrested Over Seamus McMahon Murder
A 39-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the murder of Seamus McMahon in Co. Louth last year. Mr McMahon, 41, from Green Acres, Dundalk, was shot dead in a property at Bothar Croinin, D...
Irish News, Aug 19, 2011
€35m Education Campus Approved
The Irish Education Minister Ruairí Quinn has given the green light to Co. Monaghan Vocational Education Committee to proceed to the next stage in the construction of a €35 million education campus. ...
€35m Education Campus Approved
The Irish Education Minister Ruairí Quinn has given the green light to Co. Monaghan Vocational Education Committee to proceed to the next stage in the construction of a €35 million education campus. ...
Irish News, Aug 19, 2011
Opportunities Open For Pitman Home Study
A specialist training business that has helped tutor thousands of personnel in a variety of office related skills is expanding. Pitman Training Swords is expanding their distance learning centre cour...
Opportunities Open For Pitman Home Study
A specialist training business that has helped tutor thousands of personnel in a variety of office related skills is expanding. Pitman Training Swords is expanding their distance learning centre cour...
Irish News, Aug 19, 2011
Tiger Kidnappers 'Withdraw' Over £200K
A mother and son were freed unharmed last night after falling victim to a so-called 'tiger kidnapping' gang who forced the woman's husband to steal cash from a north Belfast security firm as a 'ransom...
Tiger Kidnappers 'Withdraw' Over £200K
A mother and son were freed unharmed last night after falling victim to a so-called 'tiger kidnapping' gang who forced the woman's husband to steal cash from a north Belfast security firm as a 'ransom...
Irish News, Aug 19, 2011
North's Police Criticised Over Riot Tapes
The broadcast union, BECTU is throwing its weight behind an appeal to the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) to adopt a more 'responsible approach' to applications for access to media footage. ...
North's Police Criticised Over Riot Tapes
The broadcast union, BECTU is throwing its weight behind an appeal to the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) to adopt a more 'responsible approach' to applications for access to media footage. ...
Irish News, Aug 19, 2011
Re-Arrested Prisoner Freed On Licence
The Stormont Justice Minister has defended a controversial decision by the Parole Commissioners to free a republican prisoner. Considerably pressure was exerted over the matter by senior Sinn Fein po...
Re-Arrested Prisoner Freed On Licence
The Stormont Justice Minister has defended a controversial decision by the Parole Commissioners to free a republican prisoner. Considerably pressure was exerted over the matter by senior Sinn Fein po...
Irish News, Aug 18, 2011
'Take Pride' In Leaving Cert, Says Quinn
Ireland's Leaving Cert students should be 'rightly proud' of their achievements. The Minister for Education and Skills Ruairí Quinn has sent his congratulations to the country's 57, 532 Leaving Certi...
'Take Pride' In Leaving Cert, Says Quinn
Ireland's Leaving Cert students should be 'rightly proud' of their achievements. The Minister for Education and Skills Ruairí Quinn has sent his congratulations to the country's 57, 532 Leaving Certi...
Irish News, Aug 18, 2011
Arrest Over Murder Of Irish Couple In South Africa
A man is reported to have been arrested in connection with the murder of a Irish man and his wife in South Africa. It is believed that the man is the 75-year-old father of the woman who was killed. ...
Arrest Over Murder Of Irish Couple In South Africa
A man is reported to have been arrested in connection with the murder of a Irish man and his wife in South Africa. It is believed that the man is the 75-year-old father of the woman who was killed. ...
Irish News, Aug 18, 2011
Two For Court Over Kildare Heroin
Two men are due to appear in court today, charged in connection with the discovery of €2.4 million of heroin in Kildare yesterday. Around 12g of the drug was discovered after gardaí stopped and searc...
Two For Court Over Kildare Heroin
Two men are due to appear in court today, charged in connection with the discovery of €2.4 million of heroin in Kildare yesterday. Around 12g of the drug was discovered after gardaí stopped and searc...
Irish News, Aug 18, 2011
Dublin Air Ambulance Goes 24-Hour
A 24-hour air ambulance has begun operations today at Dublin Airport. AeroMedevac made the decision after it was criticised because its base at Weston Airport, outside Dublin, was only available duri...
Dublin Air Ambulance Goes 24-Hour
A 24-hour air ambulance has begun operations today at Dublin Airport. AeroMedevac made the decision after it was criticised because its base at Weston Airport, outside Dublin, was only available duri...
Irish News, Aug 18, 2011
Northern Wildlife Criminals Face Jail
Wildlife crime in the North is to face a major crackdown with news today that offences such as badger baiting, poisoning birds of prey and collecting rare eggs will all be punishable with up to six mo...
Northern Wildlife Criminals Face Jail
Wildlife crime in the North is to face a major crackdown with news today that offences such as badger baiting, poisoning birds of prey and collecting rare eggs will all be punishable with up to six mo...
Irish News, Aug 17, 2011
Man Stabbed In Dublin
A 26-year-old man is in a serious condition in hospital after being stabbed in Dublin in the early hours of this morning. The attack happened at a house in Ashlawn Park in Ballybrack around 12:45am....
Man Stabbed In Dublin
A 26-year-old man is in a serious condition in hospital after being stabbed in Dublin in the early hours of this morning. The attack happened at a house in Ashlawn Park in Ballybrack around 12:45am....
Irish News, Aug 17, 2011
Pensioner And Child Killed On Irish Roads
A senior citizen and a young child have died in separate road accidents on either side off the border. A 65-year-old man was fatally injured after a three-vehicle road crash on the Newry Road in Kilk...
Pensioner And Child Killed On Irish Roads
A senior citizen and a young child have died in separate road accidents on either side off the border. A 65-year-old man was fatally injured after a three-vehicle road crash on the Newry Road in Kilk...
Irish News, Aug 17, 2011
Four Arrested In Heroin Seizure
Four men have been arrested after heroin with an estimated street value of €2.4 million was seized in Kildare. Around 12kg of the drug wa discovered after gardaí stopped and searched a number of cars...
Four Arrested In Heroin Seizure
Four men have been arrested after heroin with an estimated street value of €2.4 million was seized in Kildare. Around 12kg of the drug wa discovered after gardaí stopped and searched a number of cars...
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Ireland WeatherThis Evening and Tonight:A fine end to the day with some evening sunshine. It remains mainly dry overnight with a touch of frost or fog patches possible in places. However, cloud is expected to increase towards dawn with the odd light shower. Minimum temperature 2 °C.
