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Irish News, Apr 19, 2012
DPD Create 50 New Jobs In Westmeath Expansion
50 new jobs will be created over the next 18 months following news that courier service DPD Ireland is to expand its facility in Co Westmeath. Since its formation in 1986 the firm has grown from 10 d...
DPD Create 50 New Jobs In Westmeath Expansion
50 new jobs will be created over the next 18 months following news that courier service DPD Ireland is to expand its facility in Co Westmeath. Since its formation in 1986 the firm has grown from 10 d...
Irish News, Apr 19, 2012
Man Denies Charges Of Shaking Baby To Death
A 34-year-old man has gone on trial accused of murdering his former girlfriends three-and-a-half-month-old baby in 2005. The jury at the Central Criminal Court was told that the cause of death of the...
Man Denies Charges Of Shaking Baby To Death
A 34-year-old man has gone on trial accused of murdering his former girlfriends three-and-a-half-month-old baby in 2005. The jury at the Central Criminal Court was told that the cause of death of the...
Irish News, Apr 19, 2012
Priest Accused Of Sexual Abuse Returns To Ireland
The priest who fled the US on the eve of his sexual abuse trial has claimed he returned to Ireland for health reasons. A civil jury found Fr Michael Kelly guilty of molesting a student in the 1980’s....
Priest Accused Of Sexual Abuse Returns To Ireland
The priest who fled the US on the eve of his sexual abuse trial has claimed he returned to Ireland for health reasons. A civil jury found Fr Michael Kelly guilty of molesting a student in the 1980’s....
Irish News, Apr 19, 2012
BoI Announce New Mortgage Options
Bank of Ireland have announced that, in line with Central Bank of Ireland guidelines, it has launched a range of new product features that will allow much greater numbers of customers in negative equi...
BoI Announce New Mortgage Options
Bank of Ireland have announced that, in line with Central Bank of Ireland guidelines, it has launched a range of new product features that will allow much greater numbers of customers in negative equi...
Irish News, Apr 19, 2012
Brothers Sentenced To 11 Years After Failing To Buy Alibi's
Wayne and John Dundon have been sentenced to 11and a half years in jailed after failing to buy themselves alibi's. The pair were charged with threatening to kill their youngest brother's ex-girlfrien...
Brothers Sentenced To 11 Years After Failing To Buy Alibi's
Wayne and John Dundon have been sentenced to 11and a half years in jailed after failing to buy themselves alibi's. The pair were charged with threatening to kill their youngest brother's ex-girlfrien...
Irish News, Apr 19, 2012
Ministerial Aircraft Put Up For Sale
A 32-year old Beechcraft Super King Air 200 aeroplane, once used to transport government ministers, has been put up for sale, with no guarantee it will fly. The Department of Defence is selling the t...
Ministerial Aircraft Put Up For Sale
A 32-year old Beechcraft Super King Air 200 aeroplane, once used to transport government ministers, has been put up for sale, with no guarantee it will fly. The Department of Defence is selling the t...
Irish News, Apr 19, 2012
Dracula Revealed To Be Irish Not Transylvanian
Research on Bram Stoker's family tree has shed new light on how he created the gothic horrors of Dracula Count Dracula, the Transylvanian nobleman and daddy of all vampires, was originally Irish ra...
Dracula Revealed To Be Irish Not Transylvanian
Research on Bram Stoker's family tree has shed new light on how he created the gothic horrors of Dracula Count Dracula, the Transylvanian nobleman and daddy of all vampires, was originally Irish ra...
Irish News, Apr 18, 2012
Over 500 Jobs To Be Created In Mylan Expansion
Taoiseach Enda Kenny, Mylan Inc. and the Irish Development Authority (IDA) today announced an important investment initiative to expand Mylan's operations in Dublin and Galway. Through Mylan's annua...
Over 500 Jobs To Be Created In Mylan Expansion
Taoiseach Enda Kenny, Mylan Inc. and the Irish Development Authority (IDA) today announced an important investment initiative to expand Mylan's operations in Dublin and Galway. Through Mylan's annua...
Irish News, Apr 18, 2012
Elderly Couple Lose €1.25m In 'Celtic Tiger Tragedy'
An elderly couple who lost their entire €1.25m life savings in a failed investment have won the case against the accountant and financial adviser charged with looking after their investment. Describi...
Elderly Couple Lose €1.25m In 'Celtic Tiger Tragedy'
An elderly couple who lost their entire €1.25m life savings in a failed investment have won the case against the accountant and financial adviser charged with looking after their investment. Describi...
Irish News, Apr 18, 2012
Unions And Construction Firm Agree Cost Savings Agreement
SIPTU and TEEU representatives signed a cost saving agreement with the management of Balfour Beatty CLG Limited which protects the terms and conditions of employment of over 250 employees at the const...
Unions And Construction Firm Agree Cost Savings Agreement
SIPTU and TEEU representatives signed a cost saving agreement with the management of Balfour Beatty CLG Limited which protects the terms and conditions of employment of over 250 employees at the const...
Irish News, Apr 18, 2012
Households To Pay €800 Million To Pay For New Water Company
Following the continuing controversy over who will foot the bill for the installation of water meters, the government last night confirmed that households will also be liable for funding arrangements,...
Households To Pay €800 Million To Pay For New Water Company
Following the continuing controversy over who will foot the bill for the installation of water meters, the government last night confirmed that households will also be liable for funding arrangements,...
Irish News, Apr 18, 2012
Woman Who Left Two Week Old Baby In Hostel Before Flying To Germany 'Reluctant' To Return To Ireland
Gardai have today confirmed that a two-week old baby was left in a room of a Dublin hostel on Saturday. Left by a woman who three hours later flew to Germany, a gardai spokesman said: “Gardaí in Stor...
Woman Who Left Two Week Old Baby In Hostel Before Flying To Germany 'Reluctant' To Return To Ireland
Gardai have today confirmed that a two-week old baby was left in a room of a Dublin hostel on Saturday. Left by a woman who three hours later flew to Germany, a gardai spokesman said: “Gardaí in Stor...
Irish News, Apr 18, 2012
Michael Collins Hair Removed From Auction
Following criticism over the upcoming sale of a lock of Michael Collins’s hair, the owner has withdrawn the sale and decided to donate it to the National Museum of Ireland. The item had carried a gui...
Michael Collins Hair Removed From Auction
Following criticism over the upcoming sale of a lock of Michael Collins’s hair, the owner has withdrawn the sale and decided to donate it to the National Museum of Ireland. The item had carried a gui...
Irish News, Apr 18, 2012
Greenpeace Stage Protest At Apple Building
Greenpeace protestors have staged an hour-long protest at Apple’s European headquarters in Cork this morning. It is understood the protest was about the companies use of coal to power data centres fo...
Greenpeace Stage Protest At Apple Building
Greenpeace protestors have staged an hour-long protest at Apple’s European headquarters in Cork this morning. It is understood the protest was about the companies use of coal to power data centres fo...
Irish News, Apr 18, 2012
Special Garda Operation Established To Tackle Traveling Criminal Gangs
The Garda Commissioner has announced the formation of a special garda operation to target mobile criminal gangs involved in robberies all over the country. Operation Fiacla has been established in re...
Special Garda Operation Established To Tackle Traveling Criminal Gangs
The Garda Commissioner has announced the formation of a special garda operation to target mobile criminal gangs involved in robberies all over the country. Operation Fiacla has been established in re...
Irish News, Apr 18, 2012
Priest Flees California Ahead Of Sexual Abuse Lawsuit
An Irish priest in Stockton, California, found liable in a civil case alleging sexual abuse and scheduled to testify in the sex-abuse lawsuit yesterday, is believed to have fled the country and return...
Priest Flees California Ahead Of Sexual Abuse Lawsuit
An Irish priest in Stockton, California, found liable in a civil case alleging sexual abuse and scheduled to testify in the sex-abuse lawsuit yesterday, is believed to have fled the country and return...
Irish News, Apr 17, 2012
Gardai Declare Resistance To Station Closures
Gardai officers have declared they will resist any further closures of Garda stations and believe people in rural areas will mobilise against the plans. Speaking at the opening of the Garda Represent...
Gardai Declare Resistance To Station Closures
Gardai officers have declared they will resist any further closures of Garda stations and believe people in rural areas will mobilise against the plans. Speaking at the opening of the Garda Represent...
Irish News, Apr 17, 2012
Ireland Expected To Miss Emissions Target
The latest Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) projections show that Ireland is unlikely to meet its annual obligation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from 2017 onwards, despite the fall-off in e...
Ireland Expected To Miss Emissions Target
The latest Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) projections show that Ireland is unlikely to meet its annual obligation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from 2017 onwards, despite the fall-off in e...
Irish News, Apr 17, 2012
Water Meters Could Cost Houeholds €780
After taoiseach Enda Kenny confirmed that householders would pay for the cost of installing water meters, it is understood every household could pay an average of €39 per annum over 20 years to cover ...
Water Meters Could Cost Houeholds €780
After taoiseach Enda Kenny confirmed that householders would pay for the cost of installing water meters, it is understood every household could pay an average of €39 per annum over 20 years to cover ...
Irish News, Apr 17, 2012
Tánaiste Insists No Decision Has Yet Been Made On Water Meter Charges
As the row over water meters intensifies Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has said "pricing arrangements" and proposals for the establishment of a company to administer water charges have yet to go before Gover...
Tánaiste Insists No Decision Has Yet Been Made On Water Meter Charges
As the row over water meters intensifies Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has said "pricing arrangements" and proposals for the establishment of a company to administer water charges have yet to go before Gover...
Irish News, Apr 17, 2012
Delta Airlines Flight Make Emergency Landing In Dublin
A mobile phone left in the toilet forced a Delta Airlines flight to make an emergency landing at Dublin airport yesterday. It is understood the phone was discovered plugged into a shaving socket in t...
Delta Airlines Flight Make Emergency Landing In Dublin
A mobile phone left in the toilet forced a Delta Airlines flight to make an emergency landing at Dublin airport yesterday. It is understood the phone was discovered plugged into a shaving socket in t...
Irish News, Apr 17, 2012
Two Arrested In Connection To Spate Of Burglaries In Mayo
Two 19-year-old men have been arrested on suspicion of a number of burglaries over the last few weeks in the Mayo area. The men were arrested in the vicinity of Knockmore village, Mayo, on Sunday mor...
Two Arrested In Connection To Spate Of Burglaries In Mayo
Two 19-year-old men have been arrested on suspicion of a number of burglaries over the last few weeks in the Mayo area. The men were arrested in the vicinity of Knockmore village, Mayo, on Sunday mor...
Irish News, Apr 17, 2012
Thomas Street Regeneration Proposals Launched
Regeneration proposals for historic Thomas Street in the centre of Dublin's Liberties have been put forward in a new study by Dublin Civic Trust, being launched on Tuesday 17th May 2012 by the Lord Ma...
Thomas Street Regeneration Proposals Launched
Regeneration proposals for historic Thomas Street in the centre of Dublin's Liberties have been put forward in a new study by Dublin Civic Trust, being launched on Tuesday 17th May 2012 by the Lord Ma...
Irish News, Apr 17, 2012
Pro Life Campaign Critical Of Labour Party
Ireland's Labour party has been criticised after delegates at its weekend conference passed an amendment by the Rathmines branch in Dublin South East, calling for a more liberal abortion regime. The ...
Pro Life Campaign Critical Of Labour Party
Ireland's Labour party has been criticised after delegates at its weekend conference passed an amendment by the Rathmines branch in Dublin South East, calling for a more liberal abortion regime. The ...
Irish News, Apr 17, 2012
Ecstasy Seizure In Sligo
Two men have been have been arrested for possession of a large quantity of ecstasy tablets after the car they were traveling in was stopped yesterday. In a joint operation between gardai from the Sli...
Ecstasy Seizure In Sligo
Two men have been have been arrested for possession of a large quantity of ecstasy tablets after the car they were traveling in was stopped yesterday. In a joint operation between gardai from the Sli...
Irish News, Apr 16, 2012
LGBT Helpline Makes Call For New Volunteers
A national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) helpline has made an appeal for female and elderly volunteers to work on their lines. Trained volunteers man the confidential service which is...
LGBT Helpline Makes Call For New Volunteers
A national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) helpline has made an appeal for female and elderly volunteers to work on their lines. Trained volunteers man the confidential service which is...
Irish News, Apr 16, 2012
An Taisce Identifies Worst Council's In Ireland's Planning System
Donegal, Roscommon, Leitrim, Kerry, Mayo, Galway County, Cavan, Carlow and Waterford County are ranked worst (in that order) in a system that requires radical overhaul says Ireland's National Trust . ...
An Taisce Identifies Worst Council's In Ireland's Planning System
Donegal, Roscommon, Leitrim, Kerry, Mayo, Galway County, Cavan, Carlow and Waterford County are ranked worst (in that order) in a system that requires radical overhaul says Ireland's National Trust . ...
Irish News, Apr 16, 2012
Swords Site Proposed For Children's Hospital
A 50-acre site in Swords, Co Dublin is being considered as a possible site for the new National Children’s hospital. The Broadmeadow Healthcare Group has claimed it ccould complete the development by...
Swords Site Proposed For Children's Hospital
A 50-acre site in Swords, Co Dublin is being considered as a possible site for the new National Children’s hospital. The Broadmeadow Healthcare Group has claimed it ccould complete the development by...
Irish News, Apr 16, 2012
Households Left With Just €100 After Essential Bills
A new survey commissioned by the Irish League of Credit Unions has highlighted the financial hardships faced by households. The 'What's Left' disposable income tracker index was carried out last mont...
Households Left With Just €100 After Essential Bills
A new survey commissioned by the Irish League of Credit Unions has highlighted the financial hardships faced by households. The 'What's Left' disposable income tracker index was carried out last mont...
Irish News, Apr 16, 2012
Plans To Make Households Pay For Installation Of Water Meters Slammed
Ireland's opposition parties have attacked the government’s plans to make households pay for the installation of water meters. Last night, Enda Kenny said people would have to pay for the meter itsel...
Plans To Make Households Pay For Installation Of Water Meters Slammed
Ireland's opposition parties have attacked the government’s plans to make households pay for the installation of water meters. Last night, Enda Kenny said people would have to pay for the meter itsel...
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Ireland WeatherThis Evening and Tonight:A fine end to the day with some sunshine, then clear spells overnight. Low cloud could form around some Irish Sea coasts later in the night, or a few fog patches in prone spots.. Minimum temperature 9 °C.
