Irish News for October 2013 : Page 3

Irish News, Oct 21, 2013
42-Year-Old Jailed For 15 Years For Abduction And Rape
A 42-year-old man has been jailed for 15 years for the abduction and rape of a woman and her four-year-old son. Michael Murray, formerly of Killiney Oaks, Killiney, Dublin, pleaded not guilty to rape...
Irish News, Oct 21, 2013
Minister Reilly Rejects Call For His Resignation
Minister for Health James Reilly has rejected calls for his resignation. It follows the news that plans to cut €666m from the health budget in 2014, will be overseen by the departments of An Taoiseac...
Irish News, Oct 21, 2013
Distressed Girl Found In Dublin In HSE Care
A girl, aged between 14 and 16, found in a distressed state in Dublin city centre last week, is being cared for by the State, the Health Service Executive (HSE) has confirmed. It is understood that t...
Irish News, Oct 21, 2013
State-Owned AIB Could Outsource Up To 1,000 Jobs
Plans to outsource up to 1,000 jobs at State-owned bank, AIB, are being considered, with the possibility that some could be moved abroad, the Irish Independent has reported. According to reports, AIB...
Irish News, Oct 21, 2013
Men Arrested And Cannabis Plants Seized In Co Kerry
Gardaí in Co Kerry have seized cannabis plants with an estimated street value of €1 million from an industrial unit in Tralee. Two men have been arrested in connection with the seizure, which was mad...
Irish News, Oct 21, 2013
Co Offaly Iron Works To Cut 32 Jobs
32 jobs at a Co Offaly iron foundry are to be cut under restructuring proposals. Workers at EJ, the former Cavanagh Foundry in Birr, were told by management that loss-making activities was to blame f...
Irish News, Oct 21, 2013
Dublin Fire Brigade To Launch Halloween Safety Campaign
Dublin Fire Brigade will launch its Halloween safety campaign, 'Be Safe – Stay Safe', on Tuesday with an event at St. Brigid’s Senior Girls National School, Wellmount Ave., Finglas West. Run in conju...
Irish News, Oct 18, 2013
High Court Dismisses Children's Referendum Challenge
A High Court challenged seeking to overturn the result of the Children's Referendum has been dismissed by the court. Joanna Jordan of St Kevin's Villas, Glenageary, Co Dublin, brought the action argu...
Irish News, Oct 18, 2013
Actions Of All Staff Involved With Savita Halappanavar To Be Reviewed
A special meeting of the board of the HSE West/North West Hospital Group, which met last night to discuss issues surrounding the Savita Halappanavar case, have ordered a "review of the actions of all ...
Irish News, Oct 18, 2013
€450,000 Awarded In Damages To Sexual Abuse Victim
A woman who suffered 10 years of abuse has been award €450,000 in damages at the High Court. 45-year-old Sinead McCarthy Garofalo sued former accountant Bernard Delaney over sexually abusing her on n...
Irish News, Oct 18, 2013
2014 Health Budget To See 1,000 More Job Cuts
1,000 public service jobs are to be cut next year, as part of cost saving efforts in 2014's health budget. It is understood that Health Minister Dr James Reilly may also need to chose between hearing...
Irish News, Oct 18, 2013
Antibiotic Shortage Issue Raised
The Department of Health has warned of a shortage of a widely used antibiotic, Augmentin, from next month. According to the department, a shortage of the 375mg tablet is expected in a few weeks, foll...
Irish News, Oct 18, 2013
63-Year-Old Dies In Co Limerick Road Crash
Gardaí have appealed for witnesses to a fatal road crash in Co Limerick this morning. A 63-year-old man died in a two vehicle collision on the R523 in Athea at around 07:10am on Friday. Another man,...
Irish News, Oct 18, 2013
Met Éireann Warn Of Possible Flooding
A yellow weather warning has been issued with up to 50mm of rain forecast in the next 24 hours, along with gale force winds. Met Éireann have warned that flooding is possible in some areas, particula...
Irish News, Oct 18, 2013
Public Transport Fare Increases 'Damaging'
Plans to raise public transport fares by up to 10% are "counterproductive" and "damaging", Sinn Féin transport spokesperson Dessie Ellis has said. Following approval of the price increases by the Nat...
Irish News, Oct 18, 2013
New Science Centre Opens At UCD
The €175 million O'Brien Centre for Science has opened at University College Dublin. The new state-of-the-art science centre will house 2,500 undergraduate and postgraduate students along with resear...
Irish News, Oct 17, 2013
Former Missionaries Teachers Charged With Indecent Assault Of Pupils
Three former teachers of a missionary order boarding school have been charged with the indecent assault of a number of pupils over a 20 year period. The charges come at the end of a two year investig...
Irish News, Oct 17, 2013
Local Councils Set For Major Reform Under New Bill
The newly published Local Government Bill 2013 will see the abolition of some 80 town councils, in what has been described as "the most radical reform of the sector in more than a century". Under the...
Irish News, Oct 17, 2013
UL Invest €52m In New Research And Teaching Project
The University of Limerick has launched a new €52 million research and traning project, which it hopes will attract the world's leading research professors to Ireland. Atlantic Philanthropies, a majo...
Irish News, Oct 17, 2013
IMO Recommend Acceptance Of LRC Deal On Working Hours
The Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) has recommended acceptance of a new deal proposed by the Labour Relations Commission (LRC), which aims to settle the ongoing dispute of hospital doctors working ho...
Irish News, Oct 17, 2013
Global Childhood Gathering Underway In Dublin
A three-day Global Gathering for Early Childhood is being held in Dublin's Aviva Stadium, with some six hundred delegates expected to be in attendance. Under the banner of "Today's children, Tomorrow...
Irish News, Oct 17, 2013
Sinn Féin Launch Campaign To Reverse Phone Allowance Cuts
A postcard campaign, aimed at reversing the cuts to the phone allowance, has been launched by Sinn Féin's Martin Ferris and Micheal Colreavy and Trevor Ó Clochartaigh Speaking from Leinster House Sen...
Irish News, Oct 17, 2013
Court Date Set For Gardaí Accused Of Assault
A court date of January 6 2014 has been set for two garda officers accused of assault on a teenager. Officers Brendan Dowling, 46, and Fiona Sheehan, 26, are charged with assault causing harm to a 16...
Irish News, Oct 17, 2013
Gardaí Investigate Serious Assault And Burglary In Dublin
Gardaí are investigating a burglary in Rialto in Dublin that left a 69-year-old man with a serious head injury. According to garda, emergency services found the elderly man lying on the ground at aro...
Irish News, Oct 17, 2013
Mystery Syndicate Claims €3.9m Lottery Win
An unknown Dublin syndicate have claimed their €3.9m lottery win, and asked to keep their identities a secret. It is known that the winning ticket was bought from Decie's Mini Market on Decies Road,...
Irish News, Oct 16, 2013
Independent Investigation Into Dublin Bus Dispute Published
The findings of an independent investigation into how to secure the future of Dublin Bus have been published. The independent team was appointed after a number of proposals were rejected by bus drive...
Irish News, Oct 16, 2013
Fine Gael Welcome Announcement Of Garda Recruitment
Recruitment for new Gardaí officers is set to begin next summer, Minister for Justice and Defence, Alan Shatter has announced. Welcoming the news, Fine Gael TD for Mayo, Michelle Mulherin said: "With...
Irish News, Oct 16, 2013
Former Garda Reserve Officer Accused Of Benefit Fraud
A former Gardaí Reserve officer has been charged with making a false claim for Jobseeker's Allowance. 39-year-old Charles Eyombo, with an address at The Courtyard, Bru Na Gruadan in Castletroy, Limer...
Irish News, Oct 16, 2013
Eircom Launch New TV Service
Eircom are set to become the first company in Ireland to offer customers a so-called 'quadplay' service, with announcement of its new TV service, joining its landline, mobile and broadband services. ...
Irish News, Oct 16, 2013
Man Arrested And Firearm Seized
A firearm has been seized and a man arrested in Crumlin, Dublin. According to gardaí, they were investigating reports of criminal damage at Rutland Grove when they witnessed a row break out between a...