Irish News for January 2012 : Page 3

Irish News, Jan 23, 2012
Union Welcomes Disabled Facility Deal
Worker's Uinon Siptu has welcomed an agreement with the Department of Social Protection to prevent the closure of an award-winning disabled facility in County Wicklow. The deal was reached n the fu...
Irish News, Jan 20, 2012
Discovery Of Body In Cork
The body of a man has been discovered in County Cork on Thursday night. Gardaí at Togher, Cork said they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovery of the body of a man in his 20’...
Irish News, Jan 20, 2012
Statutory Maternity Leave For Female Politicians – Doherty
A Fine Gael TD has called for statutory maternity leave to be extended to female politicians. Fine Gael Meath East TD, Regina Doherty, called for statutory maternity during the 'How to Elect More Wo...
Irish News, Jan 20, 2012
Labour Calls For Tax Changes For Exiles
A Labour TD has called for changes to the way Ireland's tax exiles are charged on the value of their homes. Labour TD Robert Dowds said there must be the introduction of a progressive property tax, ...
Irish News, Jan 20, 2012
Enterprises Call For Burden Reduction
Despite a reduction in the inflation figures on Thursday, Irelands enterprises have called for the Government to get "stuck into" addressing the increasing cost burden on business, particularly those ...
Irish News, Jan 20, 2012
Derry Bombs Were By 'Desperate Minority' – FF
A Fianna Fail TD has called the group behind two explosive devices in Derry a "desperate minority". On Friday morning, police in Derry claimed dissident republicans were responsible for the two bomb...
Irish News, Jan 20, 2012
Noam Chomsky Backs Vita Cortex Workers
World famous academic and socialist campaigner Noam Chomsky has given his backing to the workers at the Vita Cortex plant, adding further pressure to the ongoing negotiations. Workers union Siptu re...
Irish News, Jan 20, 2012
Conference Held For More Women TDs
Taoiseach Enda Kenny has addressed a conference called 'How to Elect More women?' in Dublin Castle on Friday. Speaking at the conference, the Taoiseach said: "I was most anxious to be part of this g...
Irish News, Jan 20, 2012
Gilmore Negotiating Way-Out Of Referendum - Reilly
A Sinn Fein EU spokesperson has said Eamon Gilmore has effectively admitted the government is negotiating a way-out of a future referendum on Europe. Senator Kathryn Reilly said the Taniaste had show...
Irish News, Jan 20, 2012
Ireland And UK To Coordinate Minimum Price For Drink
The Government has said that initiatives to tackle low cost drink will be carried out in tandem with the UK. Speaking about the possible enforcement of a minimum price for alcoholic drinks, Fine Gae...
Irish News, Jan 19, 2012
Bodies Pulled From Sunken Trawler
The search for missing fishermen off the west Cork coast continues after two bodies were recovered two bodies today. The body of Egyptian fisherman Attea Shaban, 26, was pulled from the Tit Bonhomme ...
Irish News, Jan 19, 2012
Woman Killed In Galway Collision
A woman has died in a road collision in County Galway on Wednesday evening. Gardai in Carraroe said they are investigating the fatal collision, which occurred on the R336 at Baile na hAbhann at appr...
Irish News, Jan 19, 2012
Senator Calls For Caring Transport
A Labour has called for Ireland's public transport to consider older and rural communities in its planning. Senator Susan O'Keeffe's private member's motion on rural transport for elderly people was...
Irish News, Jan 19, 2012
Action Needed To Combat 'Food Imbalances'
Immediate action is needed at the EU level to combat "unfair and anti-competitive" practices across the food supply chain, according to Fianna Fail. Liam Aylward, MEP, said the message coming from a...
Irish News, Jan 19, 2012
Rabbitte Denies TV Tax Is Additional
Minister for Communications Pat Rabbitte has said the plans for the broadcasting chargewould not be an additional tax if introduced. Under the plans proposed by the minister, the broadcasting charge...
Irish News, Jan 19, 2012
Appeal Over Armed Robbery At Shopping Centre
An appeal has been launched after the robbery of a shopping centre in Dublin on Thursday. The armed robbery took place in Donaghmeade Shopping Centre on a Cash in Transit van. The robbery occurred...
Irish News, Jan 19, 2012
Appeal For Person Missing In Navan
An appeal has been launched for the whereabouts of a man in 50s who has went missing from his home in County Meath. Gardai in Navan said they are appealing for assistance in tracing the whereabouts ...
Irish News, Jan 19, 2012
Vita Cortex Talks Continue
Talks aimed at bringing a just resolution to the Vita Cortex dispute will resume at the Labour Relations Commission on Friday 20th January. On Tuesday the workers' SIPTU representatives and Vita Cort...
Irish News, Jan 19, 2012
Rabbitte Publishes Report on North South Interconnector
Minister for Energy, Pat Rabbitte, has published the report on the possibility of a North, South underground power line. The report by an International Expert Commission completed its report on whet...
Irish News, Jan 18, 2012
IFA Says CAP Talks 'Vital' For Recovery
The IFA has said the upcoming negotiations on farming subsidies, or CAP payments, are vital to achieve growth in the agriculture and food sector. Addressing the 57th Annual General Meeting of the Ir...
Irish News, Jan 18, 2012
Decision On Extradition Of Journalist Delayed
A decision by the Supreme Court over whether to extradite former journalist Ian Bailey over the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier in Cork in 1996 has been reserved. Ian Bailey's lawyers said the S...
Irish News, Jan 18, 2012
Navy And Garda Continue Trawler Search
Navy and garda teams are continuing their search at the site of the sunken trawler, the Tit Bonhomme, off the coast of Co Cork. Irish Navy vessel, LÉ Niamh, along with the Naval Dive Team remain on s...
Irish News, Jan 18, 2012
Calls To Reverse Guidance Counselling Cuts
The main Opposition parties have joined in condemnation of the Government over their imposition of cuts to guidance counselling on Wednesday morning. Both Sin Fein and Fianna Fail voiced their objec...
Irish News, Jan 18, 2012
Vita Cortex Talks To Resume On Friday
Talks to resolve the Vita Cortex dispute will resume at the Labour Relations Commission (LRC) on Friday. On Tuesday, Siptu, representing the plant's workers, and Vita Cortex management attended an in...
Irish News, Jan 18, 2012
Govt Launches Green Procurement Plan
The Environment Minister and Public Expenditure Minister have jointly launched Ireland’s first action plan on Green procurement. Announcing the plan on Wednesday, Brendan Howlin and Phil Hogan said ...
Irish News, Jan 18, 2012
Exports 'Resilient' With 9% Increase
The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation has welcomed the latest external trade figures which show a 9% increase in unadjusted exports for November. The figures published by the CSO on Tuesd...
Irish News, Jan 18, 2012
Suspicious Death In Limerick
The circumstances surrounding the discovery of a body in Limerick on Wednesday are being treated as suspicious. Gardai at Roxboro Road are now investigating the death of the man in Limerick, which o...
Irish News, Jan 18, 2012
Ministers Launch Green Tenders
The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Mr Phil Hogan, T.D., and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Mr Brendan Howlin, T.D., today jointly launched Ireland's fir...
Irish News, Jan 17, 2012
Sale of Dublin Port 'Lunacy' - Labour
The Labour party has said speculation over the sale of Dublin Port was "lunacy" and "made no sense". Describing the port as a "strategic state asset", Labour's Kevin Humphreys said any possibility t...
Irish News, Jan 17, 2012
ICTU Meets Burton To Discuss CE 'Crisis'
Members of the congress of trade unions are to meet with the Minister for Social Protection to discuss the "developing crisis" in the Community Sector. A delegation from the Irish Congress of Trade U...