Irish News for October 2013 : Page 2

Irish News, Oct 28, 2013
Gardaí Appeal For Missing Galway Man James Ryan
Gardaí in Galway have appealed for help in tracing James Ryan, a 39-year-old man missing for six days. According to gardaí Mr Ryan was last seen Claregalway on Tuesday evening. He was driving a gold...
Irish News, Oct 28, 2013
CSO Report Tourism Increase
Tourism in Ireland rose by 7.8% in the period of July to September, according to the Central Statistics Office. Some 2,261,000 trips were made to Ireland during this period, compared to 164,300 for t...
Irish News, Oct 28, 2013
Gardaí Appeal For Witnesses To Fatal Co Louth Traffic Accident
Gardaí in Co Louth have appealed for witnesses to a fatal traffic accident in which a 19-year-old pedestrian was killed, to contact them. The pedestrian, who has not been named, was hit by a car at a...
Irish News, Oct 28, 2013
Raids Recover Cannabis Worth €1.3 Million
Raids by Gardaí in Drogheda and Dublin have lead to the seizure of cannabis with a estimated value of €1.3m. A house in Drogheda was searched following an early search of a car stopped in Dublin on F...
Irish News, Oct 25, 2013
Dublin Bus Await Driver Ballot Decision
Dublin Bus is waiting on a decision from drivers over the latest proposed cost-cutting measures. The SIPTU and National Bus and Rail Union members have already rejected several proposed cost saving p...
Irish News, Oct 25, 2013
Ryanair Introduce Series Of Service Improvements
A number of service improvements are to be made by Ryanair is response to customer feedback, the airline has announced. Over the next six months the operator will introduce six new features, includin...
Irish News, Oct 25, 2013
ACCBank Cut 180 Staff And Give Up Banking License
One hundred and eighty jobs are to be cut at ACCBank, as it announces the closure of all its public business centres and surrendering of its banking license. ACC, which employs 470 people in Ireland,...
Irish News, Oct 25, 2013
Drummonds Ltd Fined Over Workers Deaths
A fine of €125,00 has been issued against grain company Drummonds Ltd over the death of two men in August 2009. Father-of-three, Paul Farrell (34) and student Terry Brennan (19) died while working in...
Irish News, Oct 25, 2013
Gardaí Appeal For Help Tracing Missing Galway Man
Gardaí have appeal for help in tracing a missing 39-year-old Galway man. James Ryan from Gort Leinn, Old Monivea Road, was last seen on Tuesday evening in Claregalway, Co Galway. According to gardaí...
Irish News, Oct 25, 2013
Sentencing Due Against Wicklow Council Over Firemen Deaths
Sentencing is due today against Wicklow County Council for criminal health and safety violations over the death of two firefighters in Bray in 2007. Firefighters Brian Murray (46) and Mark O’Shaughne...
Irish News, Oct 25, 2013
Co Offaly Man Found 'Safe And Well'
A 52-year-old Co Offaly man missing for three weeks has been found "safe and well", gardaí have reported. William Valentine, of Geashill, Co Offaly was last seen on October 10 at the Cappincur Rounda...
Irish News, Oct 24, 2013
Cannabis Regulation Bill 2013 To Be Published
Roscommon TD Luke "Ming" Flanagan has published a bill calling for the legalisation of cannabis. Introducing the Cannabis Regulation Bill 2013, Flanagan has said that he believes, "Ireland is ready f...
Irish News, Oct 24, 2013
Gardaí Tackle Man With Meat Cleaver In Dundalk
A 23-year-old man has been arrested in Dundalk after threatening gardaí with a meat cleaver. Two officers waiting in a gardaí van first spotted the man as he got into an altercation with another pede...
Irish News, Oct 24, 2013
Aer Lingus Cut 87 Cabin Crew At Shannon
A total of 87 cabin crew jobs are to be cut at Shannon Airport, Aer Lingus has said. According to the airline, the cuts are due to staff refusing to fly new transatlantic routes using smaller planes...
Irish News, Oct 24, 2013
Bord na Móna Launch Europe's Largest Wind Farm Project
Europe's largest onshore wind farm is to be developed in Ireland, Bord na Móna have announced. The €1bn project will be based on peatland and cutaway bogs in the Offaly and North Leinster area. Bord...
Irish News, Oct 24, 2013
Govt Launch AMBER Development And Research Centre
The government have launched a new €58 million advanced materials and bio-engineering research centre. The Advanced Materials and Bio-Engineering Research Centre – AMBER – is a collaboration between ...
Irish News, Oct 24, 2013
New Public Health Bill To Set Minimum Pricing For Alcohol
Minimum pricing for alcohol is to be introduced in a new Public Health Bill. The government will also curb alcohol advertising in the Bill, which was agreed by the Cabinet on Tuesday. It is understo...
Irish News, Oct 24, 2013
Gardaí And HSE To Produce Reports On Roma Children Removals
Reports on the cases of two children removed from Roma families are to be produced by the gardaí and the Health Services Executive for the Minister for Justice and Minister for Children. Minister for...
Irish News, Oct 23, 2013
Year-End Health Deficit Estimated At €105 Million
The health service is facing a year-end deficit of around €105 million, the Health Service Executive has estimated. The HSE reported that the current gross deficit stands at €93.7 million and the yea...
Irish News, Oct 23, 2013
DNA Samples Collected From Roma Families In Child Disputes
Two children removed from Roma families are to undergo DNA testing to establish if they are related to the families they were found with. A 7-year-old girl was taken from a Roma family in Tallaght on...
Irish News, Oct 23, 2013
Cocaine Seized In Co Clare Raid
Cocaine and cannabis with an estimated street value of €20,000 has been seized and a 40-year-old man arrested in Co Clare. According to Gardaí a search was carried out at a house in Finian Park in Sh...
Irish News, Oct 23, 2013
Mayor Calls For Introduction Of Mobile Drug Clinics
Mobile clinics that would allow drug addicts to inject in private rather than on the street should be introduced in Dublin, Lord Mayor Oisín Quinn has said. The issue has been discussed with Minister...
Irish News, Oct 23, 2013
ESB To Sell Peat Burning Power Stations
Two ESB power stations in Offaly and Longford are to be sold. Workers at the stations were told of the decision this morning at meetings held at West Offaly Power at Shannonbridge and Lough Ree Power...
Irish News, Oct 22, 2013
Govt Urged To Tackle Sex Trafficking Legislation
Amid speculation that a young girl discovered in a state of distress in Dublin city centre last week could be a victim of sex trafficking, the government has been urged to introduction new legislation...
Irish News, Oct 22, 2013
President Higgins To Address Mexican Business Summit
President Michael D Higgins is attending a business summit in Guadalajara, Mexico. President Higgins and Minister of State Joe Costello are at the Mexican Business Summit to highlight the opportunity...
Irish News, Oct 22, 2013
Donegal Council Warns People Against Dumping For Bonfires
Donegal County Council have appealed to the public not to dump waste material at bonfire sites, after they removed some three tonnes of waste from just one site. It is understood that waste is being ...
Irish News, Oct 22, 2013
€2.1m Worth Of Cannabis Seized In Growhouse Raids
Cannabis growhouse with an estimated overall value of €2.1 million have been uncovered in gardaí raids. Three growhouses were found at Clash industrial estate in Tralee, Co Kerry; a house at Falty, O...
Irish News, Oct 22, 2013
Body Uncovered In Repossessed Apartment
The sheriffs office and garda officers discovered the body of a woman yesterday afternoon after they entered an apartment that was being repossessed. According to reports, the discovery was made at t...
Irish News, Oct 22, 2013
Irishman Wanted In US On Child Porn Charges Seeks Irish Trial
An Irishman, wanted in the US and described by the FBI as "the largest facilitator of child porn on the planet" has made a submission to be tried in Ireland. Eric Eoin Marques is wanted in the US on ...
Irish News, Oct 22, 2013
Gardaí Remove Seven-Year-Old Girl From Roma Family
A seven-year-old girl has been removed from a Roma family in Dublin and taken into care. Gardaí, using powers under the Child Care Act, removed the girl from a house in Tallaght on Monday afternoon. ...