Irish News for December 2012 : Page 3

Irish News, Dec 10, 2012
Minister Announces 150 Construction Jobs In Wind Energy Project
Energy Minister, Pat Rabbitte, today announced the delivery of 150 construction jobs in a large wind energy project at Mount Lucas, east Offaly. He was speaking at the commencement of works on Bord ...
Irish News, Dec 10, 2012
Call For Govt To Ensure Rural Schools Are Fitted With Broadband
Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North West, Michael Moynihan, has called on the Government to ensure rural schools are fitted with broadband as a matter of urgency. Last week in the Dáil, Deputy Moynihan que...
Irish News, Dec 10, 2012
Gardai Investigate After Man Is Shot
Gardai are carrying out an investigation after a man was shot in the leg and arm in Dublin. The incident occurred at around 6.30pm in Palmerstown Park in Ronanstown. The victim, 26, was taken to Con...
Irish News, Dec 10, 2012
Pensioner Dies In House Fire
A man, 74, has died in a house fire in Rathcormac, County Cork. It is unclear how the fire began, however gardai say they are not treating it as suspicious. Fire crews arrived at the scene after the...
Irish News, Dec 7, 2012
Surgeon Found Guilty Of Poor Professional Performance
A surgeon has been found guilty of poor professional performance following the death a woman just days after a routine bladder procedure. The woman’s family has welcomed the ruling. Thomas (Ted) McD...
Irish News, Dec 7, 2012
Aldi Reach Settlement Agreement With Tesco
Rival supermarkets Aldi and Tesco have reached a settlement after the German chain sued Tesco over inaccurate price comparisons. The Commercial Court and Mr Justice Peter Kelly was told that Tesco ag...
Irish News, Dec 7, 2012
Carers Protest Respite Care Grant Cut
More than 300 full-time carers and supporters gathered outside Leinster House to demand the restoration of the Respite Care Grant, following a cut made as part of the Budget. Minister for Social Prot...
Irish News, Dec 7, 2012
HSE To Hire Motivational Speaker For Management
Motivational coaches will be hired to give senior HSE managers a morale boost, the Irish Independent has reported. The move will see qualified coaches being assigned to Health Service Executive manag...
Irish News, Dec 7, 2012
10-Year Driver License To Cost €55
Ahead of the transfer of responsibility for driver license services to the Road Safety Authority, minister for transport Leo Varadker, has announced that the cost of a 10-year license will be €55. A ...
Irish News, Dec 7, 2012
Gardaí Apeal For Witnesses After Man Hit By Bus
Gardaí in Dublin are searching for two men in connection with the death of a man in the city centre on Thursday night. The victim, believed to have been in his 20s, sustained serious head injuries wh...
Irish News, Dec 7, 2012
Search Resumes For Men Who Fled Crash Scene
Two men who fled the scene of a road traffic accident in Milltown, Co Galway last night, are still being sought by Gardaí. Two other men, who were unable to free themselves from the back of the car f...
Irish News, Dec 7, 2012
Stabbing Suspect Is Thought To Have Fled The Country
The prime suspect in a fatal stabbing incident has fled the country, the Irish Independent has reported. The identity of the victim, a Dutch national, has not been fully confirmed but it is known he ...
Irish News, Dec 7, 2012
Medical Firm Announce 100 New Jobs
100 new hi-tech jobs have been created at a multi-national medical devices company. Nypro Healthcare is to expand its centre of excellence in the seaside town of Bray, Co Wicklow. The new jobs, anno...
Irish News, Dec 6, 2012
Three Years Of Rape Conviction Suspended For Leaving Cert
A judge has suspended the final three years of a man's 12-year rape sentence on condition he completes a Leaving Cert. 36-year-old Gerard Kane, formerly of Dominic Street in Dún Laoghaire in Dublin, ...
Irish News, Dec 6, 2012
100 More Garda Stations To Close
Announcing the biggest restructuring of An Garda Síochána in its 90-year history, Minister for Justice and Defence Alan Shatter has said 100 Garda stations across the State are to close. The closures...
Irish News, Dec 6, 2012
Internet Shop Owner Sentenced To Life In Prison
An internet and call shop owner, who kicked a customer to death over a 70c phone call, has been sentenced to life in prison. 36-year-old Zhen Dong Zhao had pleaded not guilty at the Central Criminal ...
Irish News, Dec 6, 2012
Chinese Woman To Face Charges Of Sexual Assault On Girls
The case of a Chinese woman who allegedly sexually assaulted two girls in a cinema has been fixed for hearing in the District Court later this month. Judge Anthony Halpin told Yan Yuet Ching's solici...
Irish News, Dec 6, 2012
Body Found In Bathroom Had Been Dead For Few Days
The body of a Dutch man has been found in the bathroom of his home, police believe he had been dead for a few days before making the discovery. The body of the man was discovered with a kitchen knife...
Irish News, Dec 6, 2012
Garda Hopeful For Forensic Link To Kelly Murder
Gardaí investigating the murder of Eamon Kelly are hopeful forensic tests on a car thought to be the getaway vehicle will link a chief suspect to the crime. A man arrested minutes after Kelly’s murde...
Irish News, Dec 6, 2012
Garda On High Alert During Hilary Clinton Visit
A major security operation has been in place as US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton visits Dublin for an international security conference. She joins foreign ministers from more than 40 countries b...
Irish News, Dec 6, 2012
GPs Should Be Equipped With Defibrillators
Hundreds of lives could be saved if family doctors were equipped with defibrillators, according to new research published today. The findings show the results of an experiment that involved giving 50...
Irish News, Dec 6, 2012
Still Over 100,000 Unregistered Septic Tanks
Some 290,000 sceptic tanks owners have so far registered with their local authority, leaving at least 110,000 who have yet to come forward. Secretary General of the Department of the Environment Gera...
Irish News, Dec 5, 2012
High Earners Hit Hard In Budget 2013
Budget 2013 will see high earners, including banker pensioners, retired ministers and hospital consultants taking a €500m hit across several fronts. Low-paid workers, earning less than €18,000 a year...
Irish News, Dec 5, 2012
CSO Figures Show Drop In Unemployment
New figures from the Central Statistics Office show the rate of unemployment dropped to 14.6% in November, down from 14.7% the previous month. On a seasonally adjusted basis, the number of people on ...
Irish News, Dec 5, 2012
Right-To-Die Case Hears 'Self Determination' Is Key
The State is entitled to discourage suicide but is not entitled to stop a disabled person doing what an able-bodied person can do, the High Court has been told. Counsel for Wicklow woman Marie Flemin...
Irish News, Dec 5, 2012
Report Criticises 'Frontline' Audience Selection
An internal RTÉ Frontline report published yesterday has said audience selection by market researchers for the controversial presidential debate show was rejected as “sterile” by the production team. ...
Irish News, Dec 5, 2012
Garda Appeal For Clontarf Shooting Witnesses
Gardaí investigating the fatal shooting of veteran criminal Eamon Kelly on Tuesday afternoon in north Dublin are urging any potential witnesses to contact them. In particular they would like to talk ...
Irish News, Dec 5, 2012
Woman Pleads Guilty To Possession Of Child Porn
A 30-year-old woman has pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Tanya Mulryan of Foynes Court, Longford, pleaded guilty to having pornographic images of ch...
Irish News, Dec 5, 2012
Thousands Joins Anti-Abortion Vigil
Thousands of people attended a vigil outside the Daíl on Tuesday night urging the government not to introduce abortion, under any circumstances, in Ireland. More than 2,000 demonstrators from the gro...
Irish News, Dec 5, 2012
Knives Found During Investigation Into Attack On German Students
Garda investigating the stabbing of two German students have recovered three knives. Forensic tests are underway to establish if any of them were used in the killing of Thomas Heinrich, 22 and the st...