Irish News for August 2012

Irish News, Aug 31, 2012
Gardai Appeal For Information On Missing Sisters
Gardai at Leixlip are seeking the publics assistance in tracing the whereabouts of sisters Rosan and Roberta Oulai. They were last seen in the Leixlip area at approximately 10am on the 20th of Augu...
Irish News, Aug 31, 2012
Three Arrested Following Drugs Find
A couple from Cork and an Irishman have been arrested in Spain after €6 million of cannabis was discovered on board an Irish yacht. Approximately 500kg of the drug was discovered on board the vessel ...
Irish News, Aug 31, 2012
Household Loans Continue To Decline
Loans to households continued to decline during July 2012 and were 3.6 per cent lower on an annual basis, following a decline of 3.7 per cent for the year ending June 2012, according to statistics by ...
Irish News, Aug 31, 2012
20,000 Litres Of Illegal Fuel Seized
One Irish man and another from Northern Ireland are being questioned after a a 40ft container, with 20,000 litres of laundered fuel was stopped in Dublin Port. The load was being prepared to be expor...
Irish News, Aug 31, 2012
Quinn Family 'Forced' To Withdraw Solicitors
The High Court has given permission for the lawyers of bankrupt businessman Seán Quinn to bring an application to stop representing the family. It is due to be heard on Monday. In a statement the Qu...
Irish News, Aug 31, 2012
Minister To Commemorate The 'Liberator'
Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Jimmy Deenihan TD will tomorrow, 1 host a seminar to commemorate the ‘Liberator’, Daniel O'Connell, in Derrynane House, Caherdaniel, Co Kerry on Saturday...
Irish News, Aug 31, 2012
Three Men Arrested In Connection With Metal Theft
Three men have been arrested in connection with the theft of metal from premises on St John's Street, Ardee, on Wednesday. Gardai recovered the metal after stopping and searching a van, after the inc...
Irish News, Aug 31, 2012
Higgins Describes Ulster Bank Compensation As 'Insulting'
Labour Senator Lorraine Higgins has described the compensation scheme announced by Ulster Bank aimed at almost 600,000 customers who were affected by IT problems at the bank has been described as "ins...
Irish News, Aug 30, 2012
Two Men Charged After Cocaine Find
Two men have been charged with drugs possession after €140,000 of cocaine was seized in a car in Dublin. Anthony Eya, 37, and Charles Twesigye, 36, have also been charged with possession for sale and...
Irish News, Aug 30, 2012
Balbriggan Beach Closed Following Sewage Leak
A warning has been issued after raw sewage was discharged into the Irish sea for up to 26 hours after a malfunction at a treatment plant went unnoticed. A member of the public on Balbriggan Beach in ...
Irish News, Aug 30, 2012
Call For Target Express Workers To Receive Entitlements Promptly
Sinn Féin Senator David Cullinane has called on the Government and the Department of Social Protection to ensure that the workers at Target Express receive their entitlements as soon as is possible. &...
Irish News, Aug 30, 2012
HSE To Announce New Cuts
The HSE is expected to announce a new round of cuts in the health service. The latest deficit is approximately €260 million, and around €130million is likely to be declared today. It is expected to ...
Irish News, Aug 30, 2012
Man Charged Over Fatal Stabbing
A man has been charged in connection with a fatal stabbing in Dublin last Tuesday. Andrew Gibney, 20, appeared in court charged with assaulting Gerard Burnett, 28, and causing him serious harm at his...
Irish News, Aug 30, 2012
Household Renting Increases By 47%
The number of households renting their accommodation increased by 47 per cent since 2006, according to the latest results released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO). The publication, 'Profile 4 ...
Irish News, Aug 30, 2012
Warrant Issued For NI Rapist
A warrant has been issued by a Dublin District court for the arrest of a rapist from Northern Ireland who failed to appear in court. 19-year-old Edward Connors, who raped an American tourist in west ...
Irish News, Aug 29, 2012
Woman's Body Found At House In Dundalk
A woman's body has been found in a house in Dundalk, Co Louth. The 34-year-old was found in a room at her house at around 3am in College Manor. Gardai are treating the death as suspicious. It is be...
Irish News, Aug 29, 2012
FF Calls On FG And Labour To Break Their Silence
Meath East Fianna Fáil Senator Thomas Byrne is calling on the Fine Gael and Labour Oireachtas members in Meath and Louth to break their silence over sweeping cuts to hospital services in the North Eas...
Irish News, Aug 29, 2012
EC Opens Investigation Into Aer Lingus Takeover
The European Commission (EC) has opened an in-depth investigation (phase II) under the EU Merger Regulation into the proposed acquisition of Aer Lingus by the low cost carrier Ryanair, which was notif...
Irish News, Aug 29, 2012
Two Arrested In Connection With Fatal Stabbing
Two men have been arrested in connection with a fatal stabbing at Castlecurragh, Mulhaddart last Wednesday, 22nd August. A 28-year-old man was pronounced dead at James Connolly Memorial Hospital afte...
Irish News, Aug 29, 2012
Labour Calls For Entitlement Clarification For Target Workers
Senator Marie Moloney has called for clarification on the social welfare entitlements for all Target Workers following the announcement that up to 400 jobs, 9 of which are in Tralee, have been lost af...
Irish News, Aug 28, 2012
New Director Of Corporate Enforcement Appointed
The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton T.D.,today has announced that Ian Drennan has been appointed as the Director of Corporate Enforcement. Mr Drennan takes up the positio...
Irish News, Aug 28, 2012
HSE To Reduce Staff
SIPTU has warned that a Health Service Executive (HSE) plan to implement a 50% reduction in the number of agency staff employed at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, Co. Louth, and Our Lady's Hos...
Irish News, Aug 28, 2012
FF Slams Govt's Mishandling Of Property Tax
Fianna Fáil Dublin Spokesperson and Leader in the Seanad Darragh O'Brien has hit out at the Government's mishandling of the entire property tax issue and called on Fine Gael and Labour to shelve the p...
Irish News, Aug 28, 2012
Massive Tourism Boost For Ireland This Weekend
The arrival of 35,000 US college football fans in the Aviva Stadium this weekend for the Emerald Isle classic football game represents a massive tourism boost for Ireland worth some €100 million for t...
Irish News, Aug 28, 2012
Almost 400 Jobs To Go At Target Express
Haulage form Target Express has confirmed that it is to cease trading with the loss of almost 400 jobs. Speaking on Newstalk this morning, the owner Seamus McBrien said: "We gave everything personall...
Irish News, Aug 24, 2012
Two Week Agreement Reached In Dublin Airport Taxi Row
An agreement has been reached between the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) and taxi driver representatives after a two-day dispute. It will see 70 parking spaces, which was the cause of the dispute, re...
Irish News, Aug 24, 2012
Amy Winehouse Funds Go To Dublin Children's Hospice
The father of the late Amy Winehouse has donated €25,000 to an Irish children's hospice in his daughter’s name. Mitch Winehouse visited Ireland today on behalf of the Amy Winehouse Foundation. Accom...
Irish News, Aug 24, 2012
Catholic Church 'Not Planning' To Introduce Lay Services
The Catholic Church has denied reports it is planning to extend lay services to Sundays. Although the church hierarchy admitted there is a lack of people going into the priesthood, bishops said they ...
Irish News, Aug 24, 2012
'Unlucky 13' Prompts Car Licence Plate Change
Fears over superstition have prompted the government to bring in a new car licensing system from next year, the Irish Independent has reported. Car dealers are worried that a '13' registration number...
Irish News, Aug 24, 2012
Toxic Diesel Sludge Discovered In County Louth
Containers filled with thousands of litres of toxin diesel sludge have been dumped at the side of a road in County Louth. Two of the six containers found were leaking sludge across the R132, and a cl...