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Irish News, Jan 17, 2012
Childers Welcomes New Euro President
The Labour MEP Nessa Childers has welcomed the victory of socialist leader Martin Schultz who has been voted the new President of the European Parliament. Mr Shultz is a member of the Social Democrat...
Childers Welcomes New Euro President
The Labour MEP Nessa Childers has welcomed the victory of socialist leader Martin Schultz who has been voted the new President of the European Parliament. Mr Shultz is a member of the Social Democrat...
Irish News, Jan 17, 2012
First Gum Clinic Opens In Monaghan Hospital
For the first time, a sexual health Genito Urinary Clinic (GUM) has been opened in Monaghan Hospital, according to the HSE on Tuesday. The opening means anybody concerned about their sexual health w...
First Gum Clinic Opens In Monaghan Hospital
For the first time, a sexual health Genito Urinary Clinic (GUM) has been opened in Monaghan Hospital, according to the HSE on Tuesday. The opening means anybody concerned about their sexual health w...
Irish News, Jan 17, 2012
Cowen Welcomes Progress On Edenderry-Enfield Road
A local Fianna Fáil TD has welcomed the announcement that the Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar has allocated €26m towards the construction phase of the new Edenderry-Enfield road. Speaking on Tue...
Cowen Welcomes Progress On Edenderry-Enfield Road
A local Fianna Fáil TD has welcomed the announcement that the Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar has allocated €26m towards the construction phase of the new Edenderry-Enfield road. Speaking on Tue...
Irish News, Jan 17, 2012
SIPTU Condemns Cutting Of Home Help
Worker's union SIPTU has slammed a proposed 4.5% reduction in home help hours proposed in the Health Service Executive (HSE) Service Plan. The union said the reduction, published on Monday, "flew in ...
SIPTU Condemns Cutting Of Home Help
Worker's union SIPTU has slammed a proposed 4.5% reduction in home help hours proposed in the Health Service Executive (HSE) Service Plan. The union said the reduction, published on Monday, "flew in ...
Irish News, Jan 17, 2012
Expert Abortion Group Established
A Fine Gael TD has welcomed the establishment of an expert group to look at the issues raised by a European Court ruling on abortion. The group has been set up by the Government, and is due to repor...
Expert Abortion Group Established
A Fine Gael TD has welcomed the establishment of an expert group to look at the issues raised by a European Court ruling on abortion. The group has been set up by the Government, and is due to repor...
Irish News, Jan 17, 2012
Taoiseach Offers Condolences For Aengus Fanning
The Taoiseach has expressed his sadness on learning of the death of Aengus Fanning, Editor of the Sunday Independent newspaper. Speaking on Tuesday, Enda Kenny said described Aengus as a charismatic ...
Taoiseach Offers Condolences For Aengus Fanning
The Taoiseach has expressed his sadness on learning of the death of Aengus Fanning, Editor of the Sunday Independent newspaper. Speaking on Tuesday, Enda Kenny said described Aengus as a charismatic ...
Irish News, Jan 17, 2012
Euro Stability Bond Auction 'Successful'
An auction by the authority overseeing Euro recovery has announced it has attracted €4.6 billion in bids despite being credit downgraded hours beforehand. On Tuesday, the European Financial Stability ...
Euro Stability Bond Auction 'Successful'
An auction by the authority overseeing Euro recovery has announced it has attracted €4.6 billion in bids despite being credit downgraded hours beforehand. On Tuesday, the European Financial Stability ...
Irish News, Jan 16, 2012
De Rossa To Step Down
Labour MEP Proinsias De Rossa has announced he is stepping down as Member of the European Parliament in February. He said: "Since 1982, I have been privileged to represent the people of Finglas and B...
De Rossa To Step Down
Labour MEP Proinsias De Rossa has announced he is stepping down as Member of the European Parliament in February. He said: "Since 1982, I have been privileged to represent the people of Finglas and B...
Irish News, Jan 16, 2012
Supreme Court Hears New Evidence In Bailey Case
Ian Bailey's fight against extradition to France will be heard at the Supreme Court today. On Friday his lawyers said fresh evidence could be admitted in the case. The 53 year old is wanted to be in...
Supreme Court Hears New Evidence In Bailey Case
Ian Bailey's fight against extradition to France will be heard at the Supreme Court today. On Friday his lawyers said fresh evidence could be admitted in the case. The 53 year old is wanted to be in...
Irish News, Jan 16, 2012
Water Metering Programme To Create 2,000 Jobs
Phil Hogan, T.D., Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, stated today that the water reforms the Government has planned will create 2,000 construction related jobs in the econom...
Water Metering Programme To Create 2,000 Jobs
Phil Hogan, T.D., Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, stated today that the water reforms the Government has planned will create 2,000 construction related jobs in the econom...
Irish News, Jan 16, 2012
Bin Privatisation Gets Go Ahead
The privatisation of Dublin City Council's domestic waste collection service which begins from today is happening because "Fine Gael and Labour at council and at government level have allowed it to go...
Bin Privatisation Gets Go Ahead
The privatisation of Dublin City Council's domestic waste collection service which begins from today is happening because "Fine Gael and Labour at council and at government level have allowed it to go...
Irish News, Jan 16, 2012
HSE To Cut Frontline Services
The HSE is planning to to take away 555 public beds in community nursing units as a result of budget cuts. The Executive has published its service plan for 2012 warning the total cost savings are €75...
HSE To Cut Frontline Services
The HSE is planning to to take away 555 public beds in community nursing units as a result of budget cuts. The Executive has published its service plan for 2012 warning the total cost savings are €75...
Irish News, Jan 16, 2012
Search Resumes For Missing Fishermen
The search for five fishermen missing after a trawler sank off the west coast of Ireland continues this morning. One Egyptian man was saved from the water is said to be in a comfortable condition st ...
Search Resumes For Missing Fishermen
The search for five fishermen missing after a trawler sank off the west coast of Ireland continues this morning. One Egyptian man was saved from the water is said to be in a comfortable condition st ...
Irish News, Jan 13, 2012
New Evidence In Bailey Appeal
New evidence regarding the extradition of Ian Bailey will go before the Supreme Court on Monday. The former journalist is being sought for questioning over the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier in ...
New Evidence In Bailey Appeal
New evidence regarding the extradition of Ian Bailey will go before the Supreme Court on Monday. The former journalist is being sought for questioning over the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier in ...
Irish News, Jan 13, 2012
Law Allows 'Reasonable Force' Against Intruders
The Minister for Justice has announced the Criminal Law (Defence and the Dwelling) will come into effect from today. The new law will allow homeowners to use reasonable force to defend themselves aga...
Law Allows 'Reasonable Force' Against Intruders
The Minister for Justice has announced the Criminal Law (Defence and the Dwelling) will come into effect from today. The new law will allow homeowners to use reasonable force to defend themselves aga...
Irish News, Jan 13, 2012
Quinn Admits Budget Cuts 'Mistake'
Education Minister Ruairi Quinn has admitted it was a mistake to announce cut to funding for disadvantaged schools. However, he did suggest that the turnaround of the plans would lead to other areas ...
Quinn Admits Budget Cuts 'Mistake'
Education Minister Ruairi Quinn has admitted it was a mistake to announce cut to funding for disadvantaged schools. However, he did suggest that the turnaround of the plans would lead to other areas ...
Irish News, Jan 13, 2012
Science Students Show The Way Forward
Minister for Research and Innovation, Seán Sherlock T.D. visited the BT Young Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition at the RDS. Now in its 48th year, it is the longest running science exhibition i...
Science Students Show The Way Forward
Minister for Research and Innovation, Seán Sherlock T.D. visited the BT Young Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition at the RDS. Now in its 48th year, it is the longest running science exhibition i...
Irish News, Jan 13, 2012
Findmypast.ie Unearths Disney's Irish Links
Findmypast.ie, the Irish family history website, has confirmed Walt Disney's long-rumoured Irish roots. The cartoonist who has brought some of the world's most famous characters, including Mickey Mou...
Findmypast.ie Unearths Disney's Irish Links
Findmypast.ie, the Irish family history website, has confirmed Walt Disney's long-rumoured Irish roots. The cartoonist who has brought some of the world's most famous characters, including Mickey Mou...
Irish News, Jan 12, 2012
No Second Bailout Needed - Kenny
Taoiseach Enda Kenny announced Ireland will not need a second bailout from the European Union (EU) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Speaking during a visit to London, the Taoiseach insisted...
No Second Bailout Needed - Kenny
Taoiseach Enda Kenny announced Ireland will not need a second bailout from the European Union (EU) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Speaking during a visit to London, the Taoiseach insisted...
Irish News, Jan 12, 2012
Ulster Bank To Cut 950 Jobs
Ulster Bank is to slash its workforce by 950, with 600 redundancies in the Republic of Ireland and 350 in Northern Ireland. The bank's parent company, Royal Bank of Scotland also announced it will be...
Ulster Bank To Cut 950 Jobs
Ulster Bank is to slash its workforce by 950, with 600 redundancies in the Republic of Ireland and 350 in Northern Ireland. The bank's parent company, Royal Bank of Scotland also announced it will be...
Irish News, Jan 12, 2012
More Demand For Croke Park Implementation
The Minister of State, with special responsibility for Public Service Reform, and OPW, Mr Brian Hayes, T.D., has outlined the Government's public service reform objectives and plans for the future. ...
More Demand For Croke Park Implementation
The Minister of State, with special responsibility for Public Service Reform, and OPW, Mr Brian Hayes, T.D., has outlined the Government's public service reform objectives and plans for the future. ...
Irish News, Jan 12, 2012
12% Increase In Food Safety Enforcement Orders
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) today stated that there were a total of 82 Enforcement Orders served for breaches in food safety legislation in 2011 compared with 73 in 2010, an increase t...
12% Increase In Food Safety Enforcement Orders
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) today stated that there were a total of 82 Enforcement Orders served for breaches in food safety legislation in 2011 compared with 73 in 2010, an increase t...
Irish News, Jan 12, 2012
Insurance Bill For October Floods Reaches €127m
The Irish Insurance Federation (IIF) today announced that the estimated total insured cost of last October's floods is €127 million. Many homes and businesses suffered substantial damage as a result...
Insurance Bill For October Floods Reaches €127m
The Irish Insurance Federation (IIF) today announced that the estimated total insured cost of last October's floods is €127 million. Many homes and businesses suffered substantial damage as a result...
Irish News, Jan 12, 2012
Woman Arrested Over Seamus McMahon Murder
Gardai have arrested a woman, aged in her 20s, as part of an ongoing investigation into the murder of Seamus Mc Mahon in Dundalk on the 21st of March 2010. Two men entered a house at Bóthar Crionn an...
Woman Arrested Over Seamus McMahon Murder
Gardai have arrested a woman, aged in her 20s, as part of an ongoing investigation into the murder of Seamus Mc Mahon in Dundalk on the 21st of March 2010. Two men entered a house at Bóthar Crionn an...
Irish News, Jan 12, 2012
Ryanair To Introduce €0.25 ETS Levy
Ryanair has announced it would introduce a €0.25 levy per passenger for all bookings made from Tuesday 17th January to cover the costs of the EU’s new eco-looney ETS tax, which will cost Ryanair passe...
Ryanair To Introduce €0.25 ETS Levy
Ryanair has announced it would introduce a €0.25 levy per passenger for all bookings made from Tuesday 17th January to cover the costs of the EU’s new eco-looney ETS tax, which will cost Ryanair passe...
Irish News, Jan 11, 2012
No Second Bailout Needed - Noonan
Minister for Finance Michael Noonan has dismissed suggestions that Ireland may need a second bailout. Speaking on his way into Government Buildings this morning, Mr Noonan described the speculation a...
No Second Bailout Needed - Noonan
Minister for Finance Michael Noonan has dismissed suggestions that Ireland may need a second bailout. Speaking on his way into Government Buildings this morning, Mr Noonan described the speculation a...
Irish News, Jan 11, 2012
Hospital May Withhold Treatment From Severely Disabled Boy
The President of the High Court has ruled that a six-year-old boy with severe brain injuries should not be resuscitated if his condition worsens. Mr Justice Nicholas Kearns said he believed the venti...
Hospital May Withhold Treatment From Severely Disabled Boy
The President of the High Court has ruled that a six-year-old boy with severe brain injuries should not be resuscitated if his condition worsens. Mr Justice Nicholas Kearns said he believed the venti...
Irish News, Jan 11, 2012
Man Arrested After Car Is Located
Gardai have arrested a man after issuing an urgent appeal to locate a Blue Nissan Almera. The three other occupants in the car, believed to children, are safe. Gardaí located the car in the Rathnew ...
Man Arrested After Car Is Located
Gardai have arrested a man after issuing an urgent appeal to locate a Blue Nissan Almera. The three other occupants in the car, believed to children, are safe. Gardaí located the car in the Rathnew ...
Irish News, Jan 11, 2012
INMO Calls For Urgent Meeting With Cavan Hospital Management
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) has learned that management of Cavan General Hospital has sanctioned cutbacks in the order of 25% to its Out Patient Department and plans to radically...
INMO Calls For Urgent Meeting With Cavan Hospital Management
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) has learned that management of Cavan General Hospital has sanctioned cutbacks in the order of 25% to its Out Patient Department and plans to radically...
Irish News, Jan 11, 2012
Micheál Martin Urges Vita Cortex Owner To Meet Workers
The Vita Cortex workers struggle for justice is continuing to gather support as they prepare to travel to Dublin to take part in a lunchtime protest outside Dáil Eireann on Thursday, 12th January, at ...
Micheál Martin Urges Vita Cortex Owner To Meet Workers
The Vita Cortex workers struggle for justice is continuing to gather support as they prepare to travel to Dublin to take part in a lunchtime protest outside Dáil Eireann on Thursday, 12th January, at ...
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Ireland WeatherToday:All parts will have a dry day. A lot of cloud expected through the day. A little brightness breaking through at times along the coast. Maximum temperature 16 °C.Tonight:This evening will be dry. The rest of the night will remain dry with variable amounts of cloud and some clear periods. Light southwesterly winds. Minimum temperature 10 °C.
