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Irish News, Jan 22, 2013
Number Of Lifeboat Rescues Up In 2012
1,041 people were rescued by the RNLI during 939 launches in 2012. Launches had fallen slightly on comparison to 2011, but the number of rescues was up. 14% of lifeboat launches were to fishing boat...
Number Of Lifeboat Rescues Up In 2012
1,041 people were rescued by the RNLI during 939 launches in 2012. Launches had fallen slightly on comparison to 2011, but the number of rescues was up. 14% of lifeboat launches were to fishing boat...
Irish News, Jan 21, 2013
Serial Rapists Walks Free Pending Appeal
A man has been granted bail and walked free from jail after pleading guilty to 16 charges of rape and indecent assault against his daughter. 72-year-old Patrick O’Brien admitted admitted sexually abu...
Serial Rapists Walks Free Pending Appeal
A man has been granted bail and walked free from jail after pleading guilty to 16 charges of rape and indecent assault against his daughter. 72-year-old Patrick O’Brien admitted admitted sexually abu...
Irish News, Jan 21, 2013
Public Servants Warned Pay Could Be Cut Again
Public servants have been warned that their pay could again be cut if they don’t back the new Croke Park deal, the Taoiseach has warned. Edna Kenny said the government was prepared to impose wage red...
Public Servants Warned Pay Could Be Cut Again
Public servants have been warned that their pay could again be cut if they don’t back the new Croke Park deal, the Taoiseach has warned. Edna Kenny said the government was prepared to impose wage red...
Irish News, Jan 21, 2013
ICS Launch New Five-Year Cancer Strategy
Cancer rates amongst poorer communities are “worryingly high”, according to the Irish Cancer Society (ICS), with related deaths in some disadvantaged areas double those in more affluent areas. "Towar...
ICS Launch New Five-Year Cancer Strategy
Cancer rates amongst poorer communities are “worryingly high”, according to the Irish Cancer Society (ICS), with related deaths in some disadvantaged areas double those in more affluent areas. "Towar...
Irish News, Jan 21, 2013
Employer's Group Forecast Economic Growth Of 1.8%
Ireland’s economy grew by 1.2% in 2012 and it is predicts it could grow by 1.8% in the coming year, according to employer’s group IBEC. Last years growth made Ireland the second fastest growing econo...
Employer's Group Forecast Economic Growth Of 1.8%
Ireland’s economy grew by 1.2% in 2012 and it is predicts it could grow by 1.8% in the coming year, according to employer’s group IBEC. Last years growth made Ireland the second fastest growing econo...
Irish News, Jan 21, 2013
New Lotto Bill Gives Benefit Investigators Power To Check Winners
A new Lotto Bill will give social welfare investigators the powers to find out if Lotto jackpot winners are still claiming benefits. However the new law will not require the National Lottery to pass ...
New Lotto Bill Gives Benefit Investigators Power To Check Winners
A new Lotto Bill will give social welfare investigators the powers to find out if Lotto jackpot winners are still claiming benefits. However the new law will not require the National Lottery to pass ...
Irish News, Jan 21, 2013
'Digs For Fees' Scheme Offers Students Free Degree Courses
Students are being offered free degree courses at Griffith College if their parents will take in an international student. The college’s campuses in Dublin, Cork, and Limerick are offering the propos...
'Digs For Fees' Scheme Offers Students Free Degree Courses
Students are being offered free degree courses at Griffith College if their parents will take in an international student. The college’s campuses in Dublin, Cork, and Limerick are offering the propos...
Irish News, Jan 21, 2013
Bill 'Could Hinder' Wind Industry
The Irish Wind Energy Association has said a Private Members Bill to locate wind farms further from people’s homes would leave just 3 per cent of the State’s land area available for development. The ...
Bill 'Could Hinder' Wind Industry
The Irish Wind Energy Association has said a Private Members Bill to locate wind farms further from people’s homes would leave just 3 per cent of the State’s land area available for development. The ...
Irish News, Jan 21, 2013
Dublin Bike Scheme Expansion Delayed
Dublin City Council have said the expansion of the bike scheme in the city will be delayed until at least summer as negotiations and planning have yet to be finalised. Discussions between the council...
Dublin Bike Scheme Expansion Delayed
Dublin City Council have said the expansion of the bike scheme in the city will be delayed until at least summer as negotiations and planning have yet to be finalised. Discussions between the council...
Irish News, Jan 21, 2013
500 New Jobs At 'Innovation Campus'
A new 'innovation campus' being established at Dublin City University will create 500 new jobs over the next five years, in a plan to be announced by Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richa...
500 New Jobs At 'Innovation Campus'
A new 'innovation campus' being established at Dublin City University will create 500 new jobs over the next five years, in a plan to be announced by Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richa...
Irish News, Jan 18, 2013
Woman Ordered To Pay €10,000 Compensation For Biting Garda
Tallaght Court has order a woman, who bit a garda on the forearm, to pay compensation of €10,000. 21-year-old Samantha Malynn pleaded guilty to assaulting Garda Ross Foy on September 11, 2011. Garda...
Woman Ordered To Pay €10,000 Compensation For Biting Garda
Tallaght Court has order a woman, who bit a garda on the forearm, to pay compensation of €10,000. 21-year-old Samantha Malynn pleaded guilty to assaulting Garda Ross Foy on September 11, 2011. Garda...
Irish News, Jan 18, 2013
Teen Killed In Multi-Vehicle Crash In Kilkenny
A 19-year-old man has died in a multi-vehicle crash in Co Kilkenny on Thursday. Oisin Crotty, from The Rower near Inistoge in south Kilkenny was on his way to work when the crash happened around 8.15...
Teen Killed In Multi-Vehicle Crash In Kilkenny
A 19-year-old man has died in a multi-vehicle crash in Co Kilkenny on Thursday. Oisin Crotty, from The Rower near Inistoge in south Kilkenny was on his way to work when the crash happened around 8.15...
Irish News, Jan 18, 2013
Government Agree 'Action Plan' For Job Creation
A range of measures designed to boost job creation have been agreed upon by the government and will be included in the 2013 Action Plan for Jobs to be published in February. Proposals were discussed ...
Government Agree 'Action Plan' For Job Creation
A range of measures designed to boost job creation have been agreed upon by the government and will be included in the 2013 Action Plan for Jobs to be published in February. Proposals were discussed ...
Irish News, Jan 18, 2013
Savita Halappanavar Inquest Begins Today
Coroner Dr Ciaran McLoughlin will today lead the inquest into the death of Savita Halappanavar, who died at Galway University Hospital on October 28 last year. Mrs Halappanavar was 17 weeks pregnant ...
Savita Halappanavar Inquest Begins Today
Coroner Dr Ciaran McLoughlin will today lead the inquest into the death of Savita Halappanavar, who died at Galway University Hospital on October 28 last year. Mrs Halappanavar was 17 weeks pregnant ...
Irish News, Jan 18, 2013
24-Year-Old Arrested In Connection With Donegal Burglary
A 24-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a burglary of an elderly woman’s home. The break-in happened around 03.45 on Friday morning at a home in Kilmacrennan, Co Donegal. The pensione...
24-Year-Old Arrested In Connection With Donegal Burglary
A 24-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a burglary of an elderly woman’s home. The break-in happened around 03.45 on Friday morning at a home in Kilmacrennan, Co Donegal. The pensione...
Irish News, Jan 18, 2013
Mother Jailed For Keeping Children Home From School
A mother of three, who kept her children home from school, has been jailed. A court heard that the woman, who cannot be named, kept her three daughters at home for colds and flu but had not supplied ...
Mother Jailed For Keeping Children Home From School
A mother of three, who kept her children home from school, has been jailed. A court heard that the woman, who cannot be named, kept her three daughters at home for colds and flu but had not supplied ...
Irish News, Jan 18, 2013
Drugs With Street Value Of €7m Seized
Drugs worth an estimated €7m have been seized in three connected raids undertaken by the garda national drugs unit against a major drugs trafficking gang. The first seizure came when armed officers s...
Drugs With Street Value Of €7m Seized
Drugs worth an estimated €7m have been seized in three connected raids undertaken by the garda national drugs unit against a major drugs trafficking gang. The first seizure came when armed officers s...
Irish News, Jan 18, 2013
High Court Order Blood Samples To Be taken From Teenage Girl
The High Court has order that blood be taken from a psychiatrically ill teenager, despite her personal objections. The 15-year-old girl had told doctors she wanted to take her own life before her 16t...
High Court Order Blood Samples To Be taken From Teenage Girl
The High Court has order that blood be taken from a psychiatrically ill teenager, despite her personal objections. The 15-year-old girl had told doctors she wanted to take her own life before her 16t...
Irish News, Jan 18, 2013
€60m Private Hospital Gets Go-Ahead
A new €60m private hospital proposed for Ennis has been given the go-ahead. On Thursday Ennis Town Council granted permission for the 97-bed hospital within the 19th-century protected structure that ...
€60m Private Hospital Gets Go-Ahead
A new €60m private hospital proposed for Ennis has been given the go-ahead. On Thursday Ennis Town Council granted permission for the 97-bed hospital within the 19th-century protected structure that ...
Irish News, Jan 17, 2013
Busy Urban Garda Station To Close 'Within Weeks'
As part of the governments ongoing review of services it has been revealed that one of busiest urban garda stations will close “in a matter of weeks”. A desperate effort to stop the closure of Stepas...
Busy Urban Garda Station To Close 'Within Weeks'
As part of the governments ongoing review of services it has been revealed that one of busiest urban garda stations will close “in a matter of weeks”. A desperate effort to stop the closure of Stepas...
Irish News, Jan 17, 2013
€420m To Be Saved By The Health Service By 2016
A further €420m in health service savings are hoped to be made over the next three years. The government announced the savings plan during the latest round of talks on an extension to the Croke Park ...
€420m To Be Saved By The Health Service By 2016
A further €420m in health service savings are hoped to be made over the next three years. The government announced the savings plan during the latest round of talks on an extension to the Croke Park ...
Irish News, Jan 17, 2013
Man Further Remanded Over Dublin Apartment Fire
A 29-year-old man charged with torching the home of his ex-girlfriend in Dublin last weekend has been remanded in custody for a further two weeks. Last Sunday night several occupants of the house on ...
Man Further Remanded Over Dublin Apartment Fire
A 29-year-old man charged with torching the home of his ex-girlfriend in Dublin last weekend has been remanded in custody for a further two weeks. Last Sunday night several occupants of the house on ...
Irish News, Jan 17, 2013
80 New Jobs To Be Created By Tayto Park Expansion
The Tayto crisp factory and theme park in Co Meath is to create some 80 new jobs with an expansion to both sites. Largo Foods and Tayto Park, owned by Ray Coyle, will both be expanded bringing the to...
80 New Jobs To Be Created By Tayto Park Expansion
The Tayto crisp factory and theme park in Co Meath is to create some 80 new jobs with an expansion to both sites. Largo Foods and Tayto Park, owned by Ray Coyle, will both be expanded bringing the to...
Irish News, Jan 17, 2013
Garda Launch Investigation Into Threat Video
A video in which a group of armed and masked men threaten violence against named individuals is under investigation by the gardai. During the two minute video, thought to have been made at a premises...
Garda Launch Investigation Into Threat Video
A video in which a group of armed and masked men threaten violence against named individuals is under investigation by the gardai. During the two minute video, thought to have been made at a premises...
Irish News, Jan 17, 2013
Right-To-Die Case To Appear Before Supreme Court
The 19th February has been set as the provisional date to hear the appeal of a terminally ill woman, who last week lost her challenge to the ban on assisted suicide. 59-year-old Marie Fleming, who ha...
Right-To-Die Case To Appear Before Supreme Court
The 19th February has been set as the provisional date to hear the appeal of a terminally ill woman, who last week lost her challenge to the ban on assisted suicide. 59-year-old Marie Fleming, who ha...
Irish News, Jan 17, 2013
Anglo Irish Bank Collapse Trial Delayed Until 2014
It could take up to a year before those accused in connection with the collapse of the Anglo Irish Bank stand trial, the High Court has heard. The Director of Corporate Enforcement was granted a one-...
Anglo Irish Bank Collapse Trial Delayed Until 2014
It could take up to a year before those accused in connection with the collapse of the Anglo Irish Bank stand trial, the High Court has heard. The Director of Corporate Enforcement was granted a one-...
Irish News, Jan 17, 2013
HSE Extend Application Period For Nurse Scheme
The HSE’s controversial graduate nurse recruitment scheme is to be extended by two weeks, due to the rate of applications to date being slower than anticipated. "As of yesterday we had a very slow le...
HSE Extend Application Period For Nurse Scheme
The HSE’s controversial graduate nurse recruitment scheme is to be extended by two weeks, due to the rate of applications to date being slower than anticipated. "As of yesterday we had a very slow le...
Irish News, Jan 17, 2013
HMV Limerick Staff Begin Sit-In Over Pay
Staff at an HMV store in Limerick have begun a sit-in after being told that they would not be paid. HMV Ireland entered receivership on Wednesday, with all 16 stores across the State closing. HMV hav...
HMV Limerick Staff Begin Sit-In Over Pay
Staff at an HMV store in Limerick have begun a sit-in after being told that they would not be paid. HMV Ireland entered receivership on Wednesday, with all 16 stores across the State closing. HMV hav...
Irish News, Jan 16, 2013
Gardai Investigate Two More Aggravated Burglaries In Co Donegal
Gardaí in Co Donegal are investigating to more separate aggravated burglaries carried out against elderly people. Five men called to the home of a man in his 60s at Linsfort, Buncrana, at about 7.30p...
Gardai Investigate Two More Aggravated Burglaries In Co Donegal
Gardaí in Co Donegal are investigating to more separate aggravated burglaries carried out against elderly people. Five men called to the home of a man in his 60s at Linsfort, Buncrana, at about 7.30p...
Irish News, Jan 16, 2013
Man In Court Over Thomond Park Banana Incident
A man has appeared in court in Limerick charged in connection with an incident at Thomond Park stadium, when a banana was thrown at international French defender Gael Clichy. There was international ...
Man In Court Over Thomond Park Banana Incident
A man has appeared in court in Limerick charged in connection with an incident at Thomond Park stadium, when a banana was thrown at international French defender Gael Clichy. There was international ...
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Ireland WeatherToday:A dry day with any low cloud and mist clearing during the morning leaving long spells of warm sunshine. Breezy at times around the coast. Maximum temperature 20 °C.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. Minimum temperature 8 °C.
