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Irish News, Dec 13, 2012
153 People Die On Irish Roads
As of the 13th December 2012, 153 people have tragically lost their lives on Irish Roads, according to the Garda. However, this represents 22 less than this date in 2011. If this downward trend conti...
153 People Die On Irish Roads
As of the 13th December 2012, 153 people have tragically lost their lives on Irish Roads, according to the Garda. However, this represents 22 less than this date in 2011. If this downward trend conti...
Irish News, Dec 13, 2012
Two Arrested Following Supermarket Raid
Two men have been arrested following a raid at a supermarket in the Clarehall area in Dublin last night. At around 10.30pm, two men armed with a knife entered the premises on the Malahide Road and th...
Two Arrested Following Supermarket Raid
Two men have been arrested following a raid at a supermarket in the Clarehall area in Dublin last night. At around 10.30pm, two men armed with a knife entered the premises on the Malahide Road and th...
Irish News, Dec 13, 2012
Figures Show Increase In Mortgage Arrears
Figures published by The Central Bank show show that 86,146 private residential mortgage accounts for principal dwelling houses (PDH) were in arrears of over 90 days at end-September, up from 81,035 a...
Figures Show Increase In Mortgage Arrears
Figures published by The Central Bank show show that 86,146 private residential mortgage accounts for principal dwelling houses (PDH) were in arrears of over 90 days at end-September, up from 81,035 a...
Irish News, Dec 13, 2012
Man Arrested After Dutch Man Is Found Stabbed To Death
A man, 41, has been arrested in connection with the murder of Kamal El Habsati. Mr Habsati's body was discovered at an apartment in Ballymun on 5th December. He was a Dutch Citizen of Morrocan descen...
Man Arrested After Dutch Man Is Found Stabbed To Death
A man, 41, has been arrested in connection with the murder of Kamal El Habsati. Mr Habsati's body was discovered at an apartment in Ballymun on 5th December. He was a Dutch Citizen of Morrocan descen...
Irish News, Dec 13, 2012
Parents Demand Greater Choice On Primary School Patronage
Surveys undertaken in five pilot areas on primary school patronage show that there is parental demand for a greater choice of patron in each town. The surveys were conducted in Arklow, Castlebar, Tr...
Parents Demand Greater Choice On Primary School Patronage
Surveys undertaken in five pilot areas on primary school patronage show that there is parental demand for a greater choice of patron in each town. The surveys were conducted in Arklow, Castlebar, Tr...
Irish News, Dec 13, 2012
Pre-Pregnancy Robotic Surgery Assists Cork Mum In Second Successful Birth
A woman from Cork has given birth to her second baby as a result of robotic surgery. Last year Anne O'Mahoney was one of the first women in Europe to have been assisted in a successful pregnancy as a...
Pre-Pregnancy Robotic Surgery Assists Cork Mum In Second Successful Birth
A woman from Cork has given birth to her second baby as a result of robotic surgery. Last year Anne O'Mahoney was one of the first women in Europe to have been assisted in a successful pregnancy as a...
Irish News, Dec 13, 2012
Enbio Signs Contract With ESA
Enbio, the Irish surface technology company, today announced that it has secured a €500,000 contract with the European Space Agency (ESA). The contract will enable Enbio to optimise a proprietary sur...
Enbio Signs Contract With ESA
Enbio, the Irish surface technology company, today announced that it has secured a €500,000 contract with the European Space Agency (ESA). The contract will enable Enbio to optimise a proprietary sur...
Irish News, Dec 13, 2012
Aer Lingus To Provide In-Flight Wireless Service
Dublin Bay North Labour Party TD and member of the Oireachtas Transport Committee Seán Kenny, has welcomed the news that Aer Lingus is intending to provide an in-flight wireless service. He said: "I ...
Aer Lingus To Provide In-Flight Wireless Service
Dublin Bay North Labour Party TD and member of the Oireachtas Transport Committee Seán Kenny, has welcomed the news that Aer Lingus is intending to provide an in-flight wireless service. He said: "I ...
Irish News, Dec 12, 2012
Gardai Launch Investigation After A Man Is Falsely Imprisoned
Gardai in Dublin have launched an investigation after the false imprisonment of a man and a robbery last night. The man, who is a store manager, was stopped by a number of men, one armed with a gun, ...
Gardai Launch Investigation After A Man Is Falsely Imprisoned
Gardai in Dublin have launched an investigation after the false imprisonment of a man and a robbery last night. The man, who is a store manager, was stopped by a number of men, one armed with a gun, ...
Irish News, Dec 12, 2012
Michael Barry Acquitted In Toyosi Murder Case
A judge has directed the acquittal that Dublin man, Michael Barry, is to be acquitted of a murder charge of Toyosi Shittabey in April 2010. 15 year old Toyosi was stabbed on Good Friday following an ...
Michael Barry Acquitted In Toyosi Murder Case
A judge has directed the acquittal that Dublin man, Michael Barry, is to be acquitted of a murder charge of Toyosi Shittabey in April 2010. 15 year old Toyosi was stabbed on Good Friday following an ...
Irish News, Dec 12, 2012
Unions Propose To Hold Protests Over Austerity And Debt
The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) is to propose holding a series of major national demonstrations on February 9, 2013 in protest at the austerity programme imposed on Ireland by the European a...
Unions Propose To Hold Protests Over Austerity And Debt
The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) is to propose holding a series of major national demonstrations on February 9, 2013 in protest at the austerity programme imposed on Ireland by the European a...
Irish News, Dec 12, 2012
HSE Appeals To The Public To Prevent Spreading Of Vomiting Bug
The HSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) has today asked members of the public to respect hospital visit restrictions and to follow hand hygiene directions when visiting patients following...
HSE Appeals To The Public To Prevent Spreading Of Vomiting Bug
The HSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) has today asked members of the public to respect hospital visit restrictions and to follow hand hygiene directions when visiting patients following...
Irish News, Dec 12, 2012
Call For National Alcohol Strategy To Be Brought To Cabinet
Labour T.D. for Waterford and Vice Chair of the Health Committee , Ciara Conway is calling for the National Alcohol Strategy to be brought to cabinet so that the measures can be rolled out as soon as ...
Call For National Alcohol Strategy To Be Brought To Cabinet
Labour T.D. for Waterford and Vice Chair of the Health Committee , Ciara Conway is calling for the National Alcohol Strategy to be brought to cabinet so that the measures can be rolled out as soon as ...
Irish News, Dec 12, 2012
IMC Finds 'Exceptionally High' Levels Of Gold In Wexford
The IMC Exploration Group says it has discovered "exceptionally high" levels of gold, which could be worth tens of millions of euro, in north County Wexford. According to the expolration firm the amo...
IMC Finds 'Exceptionally High' Levels Of Gold In Wexford
The IMC Exploration Group says it has discovered "exceptionally high" levels of gold, which could be worth tens of millions of euro, in north County Wexford. According to the expolration firm the amo...
Irish News, Dec 12, 2012
Gardai Appeal For Information Following Body Find In Ballymun
The body of a man discovered at an apartment in Ballymun on the 5th of December 2012 has been identified as 31-year-old Mr Kamal El Habsati a Dutch Citizen of Moroccan descent. The body was discovere...
Gardai Appeal For Information Following Body Find In Ballymun
The body of a man discovered at an apartment in Ballymun on the 5th of December 2012 has been identified as 31-year-old Mr Kamal El Habsati a Dutch Citizen of Moroccan descent. The body was discovere...
Irish News, Dec 12, 2012
eReading Firm To Create Over 30 Jobs
Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD, today announced that Kobo, a global leader in eReading, is to establish a software development centre in Dublin with the expected creat...
eReading Firm To Create Over 30 Jobs
Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD, today announced that Kobo, a global leader in eReading, is to establish a software development centre in Dublin with the expected creat...
Irish News, Dec 12, 2012
Pedestrian Killed In Road Traffic Crash
Gardai are appealing for information following a fatal road traffic collision which occurred on Crawford Ave Dublin 9 yesterday. The collision occurred at approximately 6.35pm between a car and a pe...
Pedestrian Killed In Road Traffic Crash
Gardai are appealing for information following a fatal road traffic collision which occurred on Crawford Ave Dublin 9 yesterday. The collision occurred at approximately 6.35pm between a car and a pe...
Irish News, Dec 11, 2012
Garda Arrested In Connection With Sexual Assault
A garda has been arrested by Garda Ombudsman Commission investigators and is being questioned about a sexual attack. The garda has been suspended by the Garda Commissioner and is being detained at Lo...
Garda Arrested In Connection With Sexual Assault
A garda has been arrested by Garda Ombudsman Commission investigators and is being questioned about a sexual attack. The garda has been suspended by the Garda Commissioner and is being detained at Lo...
Irish News, Dec 11, 2012
Man Dies In House Fire In Waterford
A man has died in a house fire at Roanmore Park In Waterford city yesterday. Emergency services were called to the property at around 5am where the man, 51, was discovered lying on the floor in a fro...
Man Dies In House Fire In Waterford
A man has died in a house fire at Roanmore Park In Waterford city yesterday. Emergency services were called to the property at around 5am where the man, 51, was discovered lying on the floor in a fro...
Irish News, Dec 11, 2012
Irish Primary Pupils' Score Above National Average In Maths And Science
The Minister of State for Research and Innovation, Seán Sherlock TD, has welcomed a report examining Irish primary pupils' progress in maths and science in an international peer study. The Trends in ...
Irish Primary Pupils' Score Above National Average In Maths And Science
The Minister of State for Research and Innovation, Seán Sherlock TD, has welcomed a report examining Irish primary pupils' progress in maths and science in an international peer study. The Trends in ...
Irish News, Dec 11, 2012
Tánaiste To Further Restore Stability Across Europe
Today in Brussels, Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Eamon Gilmore and Minister of State for European Affairs Lucinda Creighton, presented the work programme of the 'Trio' of EU Pres...
Tánaiste To Further Restore Stability Across Europe
Today in Brussels, Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Eamon Gilmore and Minister of State for European Affairs Lucinda Creighton, presented the work programme of the 'Trio' of EU Pres...
Irish News, Dec 11, 2012
Four Held Following Heroin Seizure
Gardai are questioning four men in relation to the seizure of €150,000 worth of heroin discovered in Cork yesterday. A sawn-off shotgun and ammunition were also found by officers targeting the large ...
Four Held Following Heroin Seizure
Gardai are questioning four men in relation to the seizure of €150,000 worth of heroin discovered in Cork yesterday. A sawn-off shotgun and ammunition were also found by officers targeting the large ...
Irish News, Dec 11, 2012
Irish Construction Output Drops By 4.2%
The volume of output in building and construction was 4.2% lower in the third quarter of 2012 when compared with the preceding period, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO). This reflects ...
Irish Construction Output Drops By 4.2%
The volume of output in building and construction was 4.2% lower in the third quarter of 2012 when compared with the preceding period, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO). This reflects ...
Irish News, Dec 11, 2012
FF Says Latest Revelations About Health Minister Are Disingenuous
Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Health, Billy Kelleher TD, says the latest revelations about Health Minister James Reilly prove just how disingenuous he was regarding the cost of drugs for the state. A r...
FF Says Latest Revelations About Health Minister Are Disingenuous
Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Health, Billy Kelleher TD, says the latest revelations about Health Minister James Reilly prove just how disingenuous he was regarding the cost of drugs for the state. A r...
Irish News, Dec 11, 2012
22% Of Irish Population Living In Jobless Households
Today a new research report on Work and Poverty in Ireland by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) has been published. The report measures changes in the level of jobless households (ho...
22% Of Irish Population Living In Jobless Households
Today a new research report on Work and Poverty in Ireland by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) has been published. The report measures changes in the level of jobless households (ho...
Irish News, Dec 11, 2012
SIPTU Supports Byrnes Pharmacy Workers
SIPTU has supported a protest today by workers at Byrnes Pharmacy in Stoneybatter, Dublin. Staff decided to protest outside the store from 12.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m. to highlight their frustration with ...
SIPTU Supports Byrnes Pharmacy Workers
SIPTU has supported a protest today by workers at Byrnes Pharmacy in Stoneybatter, Dublin. Staff decided to protest outside the store from 12.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m. to highlight their frustration with ...
Irish News, Dec 10, 2012
Man Charged With Manslaughter Following Bus Death
A man has been charged with manslaughter following the death of a man who was struck by a bus in Dublin last Thursday. Edward Connors, 29, who is profoundly deaf, has been charged with the manslaught...
Man Charged With Manslaughter Following Bus Death
A man has been charged with manslaughter following the death of a man who was struck by a bus in Dublin last Thursday. Edward Connors, 29, who is profoundly deaf, has been charged with the manslaught...
Irish News, Dec 10, 2012
RCNI Calls On Govt To Target Alcohol Consumption And Sexual Violence
RCNI calls on Government to meet human rights obligations by targeting alcohol consumption and attitudes towards alcohol and sex. On the International day of Human Rights and the conclusion of the 16...
RCNI Calls On Govt To Target Alcohol Consumption And Sexual Violence
RCNI calls on Government to meet human rights obligations by targeting alcohol consumption and attitudes towards alcohol and sex. On the International day of Human Rights and the conclusion of the 16...
Irish News, Dec 10, 2012
118% Increase In E-coli Cases
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) today warned of the risks of farm-related verotoxigenic E-coli infection. This comes on foot of a dramatic 118% increase in cases of verotoxigenic W-coli...
118% Increase In E-coli Cases
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) today warned of the risks of farm-related verotoxigenic E-coli infection. This comes on foot of a dramatic 118% increase in cases of verotoxigenic W-coli...
Irish News, Dec 10, 2012
Mullingar Man To Appeal Against Murder Conviction
David Bourke from Mullingar is appealing against his conviction for murdering his wife in Dublin in 2007. A jury found he had stabbed Jean Gilbert in the back four times in front of their children be...
Mullingar Man To Appeal Against Murder Conviction
David Bourke from Mullingar is appealing against his conviction for murdering his wife in Dublin in 2007. A jury found he had stabbed Jean Gilbert in the back four times in front of their children be...
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Ireland WeatherToday:There will be a mixture of bright intervals and a few showers. Best of the sunny spells will be near the North Coast. Feeling on the cool side. Maximum temperature 10 °C.Tonight:Showers will gradually die out during the evening. A cold night with long clear spells leading to a touch of frost in places. Minimum temperature 0 °C.
