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Irish News, Jan 10, 2013
MS Sufferer Loses Landmark Appeal Ban On Assisted Suicide
The High Court in Dublin has ruled against a Wicklow woman who took a landmark case challenging the law on assisted suicide. Marie Fleming, 58, who has multiple sclerosis (MS), took the legal action ...
MS Sufferer Loses Landmark Appeal Ban On Assisted Suicide
The High Court in Dublin has ruled against a Wicklow woman who took a landmark case challenging the law on assisted suicide. Marie Fleming, 58, who has multiple sclerosis (MS), took the legal action ...
Irish News, Jan 10, 2013
FF Slams HSE Service Plan
Fianna Fail spokesperson on Health has said the HSE Service Plan published today is "significantly less substantial than the one published last year, and criticised it for being "less than half the de...
FF Slams HSE Service Plan
Fianna Fail spokesperson on Health has said the HSE Service Plan published today is "significantly less substantial than the one published last year, and criticised it for being "less than half the de...
Irish News, Jan 10, 2013
Appeal For Missing Man From Bray
Gardai are appealing for informtiona in tracing the whereabouts of Philip O'Toole, 32, who has been missing from his home in Bray, Co Wicklow, since 7th January. Philip, from Thornhill View, is 5ft 7...
Appeal For Missing Man From Bray
Gardai are appealing for informtiona in tracing the whereabouts of Philip O'Toole, 32, who has been missing from his home in Bray, Co Wicklow, since 7th January. Philip, from Thornhill View, is 5ft 7...
Irish News, Jan 10, 2013
Man Dies After Being Hit By A Car In Maynooth
A man has died after he was hit by a car while he was working on a road near Maynooth yesterday afternoon. The Kildare council employee, 59, was struck at Graiguesallagh on the Maynooth to Rathcoffey...
Man Dies After Being Hit By A Car In Maynooth
A man has died after he was hit by a car while he was working on a road near Maynooth yesterday afternoon. The Kildare council employee, 59, was struck at Graiguesallagh on the Maynooth to Rathcoffey...
Irish News, Jan 10, 2013
SIPTU To Attend Talks In Relation To Bus Eireann Dispute
SIPTU representatives will attend talks tomorrow, Friday 11th January, on the dispute at Bus Eireann following an invitation to unions and management by the Labour Relations Commission (LRC). SIPTU O...
SIPTU To Attend Talks In Relation To Bus Eireann Dispute
SIPTU representatives will attend talks tomorrow, Friday 11th January, on the dispute at Bus Eireann following an invitation to unions and management by the Labour Relations Commission (LRC). SIPTU O...
Irish News, Jan 10, 2013
Bishop Of Limerick Appointed
The Diocese of Limerick has today welcomed its Bishop Elect Fr Brendan Leahy after his appointment by the Holy See. Fr Leahy, who will take up his appointment in the spring, was announced as the i...
Bishop Of Limerick Appointed
The Diocese of Limerick has today welcomed its Bishop Elect Fr Brendan Leahy after his appointment by the Holy See. Fr Leahy, who will take up his appointment in the spring, was announced as the i...
Irish News, Jan 10, 2013
Age Action Warns Cuts Will Undermine The Ability Of Older People
Age Action has warned that savings from funding cuts for the Seniors Alert Scheme will be paid for by vulnerable older people who will be unable to pay for a monitored pendant alarm as a result. "The...
Age Action Warns Cuts Will Undermine The Ability Of Older People
Age Action has warned that savings from funding cuts for the Seniors Alert Scheme will be paid for by vulnerable older people who will be unable to pay for a monitored pendant alarm as a result. "The...
Irish News, Jan 10, 2013
Dublin Protest Cancelled
Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Justice Niall Collins has welcomed reports that Willie Frazer has cancelled the loyalist protest planned in Dublin this Saturday. Deputy Collins said: "I am pleased that M...
Dublin Protest Cancelled
Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Justice Niall Collins has welcomed reports that Willie Frazer has cancelled the loyalist protest planned in Dublin this Saturday. Deputy Collins said: "I am pleased that M...
Irish News, Jan 10, 2013
Omnipay Creates 30 New Jobs In Dublin
OmniPay, a First Data company and global payments processor, today announced that it is to create 30 new jobs at its headquarters in Clonskeagh, Dublin, bringing its total workforce to almost 200 peop...
Omnipay Creates 30 New Jobs In Dublin
OmniPay, a First Data company and global payments processor, today announced that it is to create 30 new jobs at its headquarters in Clonskeagh, Dublin, bringing its total workforce to almost 200 peop...
Irish News, Jan 9, 2013
Bus Eireann SIPTU Members Vote In Favour Of Strike Action
SIPTU members at Bus Eireann have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action at the company. The strike action is expected to commence on Thursday 17th January following a ballot in which 91% v...
Bus Eireann SIPTU Members Vote In Favour Of Strike Action
SIPTU members at Bus Eireann have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action at the company. The strike action is expected to commence on Thursday 17th January following a ballot in which 91% v...
Irish News, Jan 9, 2013
Extra €3m Allocated For Student Assistance Fund
The Minister for Education and Skills is allocating an extra €3 million to the Student Assistance Fund, which is available to third level students who are experiencing severe financial hardship or who...
Extra €3m Allocated For Student Assistance Fund
The Minister for Education and Skills is allocating an extra €3 million to the Student Assistance Fund, which is available to third level students who are experiencing severe financial hardship or who...
Irish News, Jan 9, 2013
Two Men Held Over Suspicious Device In Co Clare
Two men have been arrested after a car was stopped and searched at Ballyblood yesterday afternoon, and garda discovered drug paraphernalia and cartridges. The men, aged 17 and 22, are currently being...
Two Men Held Over Suspicious Device In Co Clare
Two men have been arrested after a car was stopped and searched at Ballyblood yesterday afternoon, and garda discovered drug paraphernalia and cartridges. The men, aged 17 and 22, are currently being...
Irish News, Jan 9, 2013
Oireachtas To Hear Evidence On Legal Aspects Of Abortion
The Oireachtas Health Committee is to hear evidence today from legal experts on proposals to introduce legislation for abortion. The purpose of the meetings, which will be held in the Seanad Chamber,...
Oireachtas To Hear Evidence On Legal Aspects Of Abortion
The Oireachtas Health Committee is to hear evidence today from legal experts on proposals to introduce legislation for abortion. The purpose of the meetings, which will be held in the Seanad Chamber,...
Irish News, Jan 9, 2013
Man Arrested In Connection With Aggravated Burglary In Co Donegal
A man has been arrested in connection with the aggravated burglary at a pensioners home in Co Donegal at the weekend. The 48-year-old male is currently being detained at Buncrana Garda station. Marg...
Man Arrested In Connection With Aggravated Burglary In Co Donegal
A man has been arrested in connection with the aggravated burglary at a pensioners home in Co Donegal at the weekend. The 48-year-old male is currently being detained at Buncrana Garda station. Marg...
Irish News, Jan 9, 2013
O'Connell Street Re-Opens Following Collision
O'Connell Street has re-opened following an earlier collision involving a car and a Luas. The Luas and Ford Focus crashed at the junction of Abbey Street and O'Connell Street in Dublin at around 10am...
O'Connell Street Re-Opens Following Collision
O'Connell Street has re-opened following an earlier collision involving a car and a Luas. The Luas and Ford Focus crashed at the junction of Abbey Street and O'Connell Street in Dublin at around 10am...
Irish News, Jan 9, 2013
RSA Issues Black Ice Warning
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) is alerting road users of very cold weather for the coming week with overnight temperatures falling as low as -4 degrees in parts of the country. Temperatures fell b...
RSA Issues Black Ice Warning
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) is alerting road users of very cold weather for the coming week with overnight temperatures falling as low as -4 degrees in parts of the country. Temperatures fell b...
Irish News, Jan 9, 2013
Huwawei To Open Centre In Cork And Dublin
Huawei, the global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, has announced that it is opening a new research and development centre spread across two sites in Cork and Dublin...
Huwawei To Open Centre In Cork And Dublin
Huawei, the global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, has announced that it is opening a new research and development centre spread across two sites in Cork and Dublin...
Irish News, Jan 9, 2013
Irish Food & Drink Exports Surpass €9bn For The First Time
According to new figures released today by Bord Bia, the value of Irish food and drink exports in 2012 surpassed €9 billion for the first time. This builds upon, and consolidates, the food industry'...
Irish Food & Drink Exports Surpass €9bn For The First Time
According to new figures released today by Bord Bia, the value of Irish food and drink exports in 2012 surpassed €9 billion for the first time. This builds upon, and consolidates, the food industry'...
Irish News, Jan 8, 2013
Minister Denies Garda Cuts
Minister for Justice Alan Shatter has said there was "no reality or possibility" that An Garda Síochána would be forced to cut staff numbers by 1,00 to 1,500 due to reduced budgets in 2013. He also s...
Minister Denies Garda Cuts
Minister for Justice Alan Shatter has said there was "no reality or possibility" that An Garda Síochána would be forced to cut staff numbers by 1,00 to 1,500 due to reduced budgets in 2013. He also s...
Irish News, Jan 8, 2013
Date Confirmed For Savita Halappanavar Inquest
A date has been confirmed for the coroner's inquest into the death of Savita Halappanavar at Galway University Hospital last October. It is to open on 18th January and the full inquest is believed to...
Date Confirmed For Savita Halappanavar Inquest
A date has been confirmed for the coroner's inquest into the death of Savita Halappanavar at Galway University Hospital last October. It is to open on 18th January and the full inquest is believed to...
Irish News, Jan 8, 2013
Gardai Appeal For Information For Missing Teen Jamie Allen
Gardai at Kilmainham are appealing for information in tracing the whereabouts of 16-year-old Jamie Allen who has been missing from his home in Bluebell, Dublin 12, since 3rd January 2013. He is descr...
Gardai Appeal For Information For Missing Teen Jamie Allen
Gardai at Kilmainham are appealing for information in tracing the whereabouts of 16-year-old Jamie Allen who has been missing from his home in Bluebell, Dublin 12, since 3rd January 2013. He is descr...
Irish News, Jan 8, 2013
Environment Minister Accused Of Neglecting RAPID Programme
Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Rural Affairs, Éamon Ó Cuív TD, has criticised the Minister for the Environment for failing to give priority to the RAPID Scheme, which focuses on dealing with social depri...
Environment Minister Accused Of Neglecting RAPID Programme
Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Rural Affairs, Éamon Ó Cuív TD, has criticised the Minister for the Environment for failing to give priority to the RAPID Scheme, which focuses on dealing with social depri...
Irish News, Jan 8, 2013
Gaelic Star Granted Compassionate Leave To Attend Funeral
A Gaelic football star charged with murdering his father has been granted compassionate leave to go to his funeral. Aloysius Hackett, 60, died at his home near Augher, County Tyrone. Omagh Magistrat...
Gaelic Star Granted Compassionate Leave To Attend Funeral
A Gaelic football star charged with murdering his father has been granted compassionate leave to go to his funeral. Aloysius Hackett, 60, died at his home near Augher, County Tyrone. Omagh Magistrat...
Irish News, Jan 8, 2013
New Ambulance Base To Begin Operations In Spring
The new ambulance base planned for West Roscommon and East Mayo is set to commence operations in Spring, according to timeframes received by Fine Gael TD for Roscommon/South Leitrim , Frank Feighan. ...
New Ambulance Base To Begin Operations In Spring
The new ambulance base planned for West Roscommon and East Mayo is set to commence operations in Spring, according to timeframes received by Fine Gael TD for Roscommon/South Leitrim , Frank Feighan. ...
Irish News, Jan 8, 2013
Ireland Comes 12th Out Of 80 Best Countries To Be Born In 2013
Ireland ranked 12th in a list of 80 best countries to be born this year. The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has attempted to measure which country will provide the best opportunities for a healthy...
Ireland Comes 12th Out Of 80 Best Countries To Be Born In 2013
Ireland ranked 12th in a list of 80 best countries to be born this year. The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has attempted to measure which country will provide the best opportunities for a healthy...
Irish News, Jan 7, 2013
Food Boxes Provided For Students Still Waiting For Grants
Students' Unions across the country are providing boxes of food for students who are still waiting on grant assistance. The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) has encouraged all Students' Unions to ...
Food Boxes Provided For Students Still Waiting For Grants
Students' Unions across the country are providing boxes of food for students who are still waiting on grant assistance. The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) has encouraged all Students' Unions to ...
Irish News, Jan 7, 2013
Kilkenny Comes Up Cleanest In IBAL Litter Survey
Of 42 towns and cities monitored across Ireland for cleanliness levels over the course of 2012, Kilkenny was announced as the cleanest at a ceremony in Dublin today. The city pipped Cavan and Killar...
Kilkenny Comes Up Cleanest In IBAL Litter Survey
Of 42 towns and cities monitored across Ireland for cleanliness levels over the course of 2012, Kilkenny was announced as the cleanest at a ceremony in Dublin today. The city pipped Cavan and Killar...
Irish News, Jan 7, 2013
Call For Frazer To Rethink Protest Decision
Fianna Fáil Justice Spokesperson Niall Collins TD has called on Willie Frazer to rethink his decision to take three busloads of northern loyalist protestors to stage a demonstration in Dublin city cen...
Call For Frazer To Rethink Protest Decision
Fianna Fáil Justice Spokesperson Niall Collins TD has called on Willie Frazer to rethink his decision to take three busloads of northern loyalist protestors to stage a demonstration in Dublin city cen...
Irish News, Jan 7, 2013
SFA Publish Late Payments Survey
Small Firms Association (SFA) is calling for establishment of Small Claims Court for Business, voluntary prompt payment code and awareness campaign. "Significant efforts must be made to change the la...
SFA Publish Late Payments Survey
Small Firms Association (SFA) is calling for establishment of Small Claims Court for Business, voluntary prompt payment code and awareness campaign. "Significant efforts must be made to change the la...
Irish News, Jan 7, 2013
NBRU Votes To Take Action If Bus Éireann Implements Proposed Cost Cuts
Members of the National Bus and Rail Union (NBRU) have voted to take industrial action against Bus Éireann if it implements proposed cost cuts. The general secretary of the NBRU Michael Faherty said ...
NBRU Votes To Take Action If Bus Éireann Implements Proposed Cost Cuts
Members of the National Bus and Rail Union (NBRU) have voted to take industrial action against Bus Éireann if it implements proposed cost cuts. The general secretary of the NBRU Michael Faherty said ...
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Ireland WeatherToday:A dry day with variable amounts of cloud through the day and some bright or sunny spells. Feeling quite warm in any sunshine. Light winds. Maximum temperature 18 °C.Tonight:Dry with some late sunshine across Northern Ireland at first. Staying dry for most places, but cloud and patchy drizzle spread into northern Derry and Antrim through the early hours Minimum temperature 7 °C.
