Irish News for May 2013 : Page 2

Irish News, May 23, 2013
Haddington Road Agreement 2013-2016 Published
Following lengthy negotiations between unions and public service management after the rejection of Croke Park II, the Public Service Stability Agreement has been published. Also known as the Haddingt...
Irish News, May 23, 2013
Reilly Says Dáil Should Sit Longer To Tackle Abortion Legislation
The Dáil should sit late into the summer if needed to for legislation on abortion, Minister for Health James Reilly has said. According to the Irish Times, Minister Reilly made his comments after ope...
Irish News, May 23, 2013
Investigations Launch Into Two Crèche Facilities
Two crèche facilities in Co Dublin are being investigated by garda and the HSE following allegations of mistreatment of children. It is understood parents with children in the crèches made a complain...
Irish News, May 23, 2013
Nissan Recall 14,000 Cars Over Steering Wheel Fault
14,000 Nissan Mirca’s are to be recalled in Ireland as part of worldwide recall of some 841,000 vehicles. It is understood they are being recalled over a bolt in the steering, which wasn’t properly s...
Irish News, May 23, 2013
Rejection Of Loan Shark Bill A 'Missed Opportunity'
The governments rejection of a Bill clamping down on loan sharks has been described as “disappointing” and a “missed opportunity” by Fianna Fáil Senator Marc Mac Sharry. The Bill had been proposed by...
Irish News, May 23, 2013
13 Irish Beaches Lose Blue Flag Awards
New tougher EU water quality standards have resulted in 13 of Ireland’s beaches losing their Blue Flag status. Ireland received 74 Blue Flags, down from 87 last year. Another 12 beaches lost their G...
Irish News, May 23, 2013
€7m Funding For 62 Research Projects
The government is set to announce almost €7m of funding for 62 early stage scientific research projects. The funding will be part of the Foundation Ireland's Technology Innovation Development Award p...
Irish News, May 22, 2013
Sinn Féin Call On EU To Tackle Tax Evasion
The European Council must propose measures to tackle tax evasion and improve collection across the EU, Sinn Féin TD Seán Crowe has said. The spokesperson on foreign affairs, trade, and diaspora said ...
Irish News, May 22, 2013
Large-Scale Diesel Laundering Operation Uncovered
An illegal diesel laundering operation has been raided by customs officers and armed garda in Co Monaghan. The dawn raid at a premises at Drumacon, near Castleblayney, uncovered an operation with the...
Irish News, May 22, 2013
Fianna Fáil Say Pension Bill Will Be 'Massive Disappointment'
The Social Welfare and Pensions Bill, being published today, will be a “massive disappointment”, Fianna Fáil TD Willie O’Dea has said. The Spokesperson on Social Protection said: “The contents of the...
Irish News, May 22, 2013
Pa Byrnes Jnr Brutally Attacked In Broad Daylight
A well known criminal has been viciously beaten and left fighting for his life after a broad daylight attack in Limerick on Tuesday. According to the Irish Independent, 34-year-old Pa Byrnes Jnr was ...
Irish News, May 22, 2013
Two Released Without Charge In Kerins Murder Investigation
Two men arrested in connection with the murder of former garda detective, John Kerins, have been released without charge. The two men, both in their 30s, were arrested on Monday by garda investigatin...
Irish News, May 22, 2013
Pre-School Improvement Proposals Laid Out
Proposals for improving the quality of pre-school services have been unveiled by the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs. The Fine Gael TD, Frances Fitzgerald, said: “As Minister for Children and...
Irish News, May 22, 2013
Co Donegal Charged Hyde Park Bombing Murders
John Anthony Downey, from Co Donegal, has been charged with the murders of four soldiers in the IRA's Hyde Park bombing in London 31 years ago. Downey, 61, was arrested by police as he came off a pla...
Irish News, May 22, 2013
OPW Documents Confirms Spend On Ministerial Office
Documents supplied to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) have revealed that an office re-fit for John McGuinness, when he was still a junior minister, cost almost three times more than its nearest co...
Irish News, May 21, 2013
Search Continues In Murdered Ex-Garda's Back Yard
A search of the home and garden of a murdered former detective garda has entered its second day. Excavation work began on Tuesday morning of the back patio area, garda believe another body may be bur...
Irish News, May 21, 2013
Legal Experts Appear Before Oireachtas Health Committee
The government is under no legal obligation to legislate for the X Case, the Oireachtas Health Committee has heard. According to RTÉ, barrister Paul Brady has said that despite the Supremem Court say...
Irish News, May 21, 2013
Coroner's Court Hears From Only Surviving Tit Bonhomme Crew
A coroner’s court in Cork has heard evidence from the only survivor of the Tit Bonhomme fishing disaster, RTÉ have reported. At the opening day of the inquest the court heard how Abdelbaky Mohammed o...
Irish News, May 21, 2013
Garda Believe Alan Desmond Killed Over 'Lost' Guns
Garda investigating the murder of Alan Desmond, whose body was found by children at the weekend, believe his killer to be a local criminal gang. According to the Irish Independent Desmond (37), descr...
Irish News, May 21, 2013
Local Groups To Contribute To Cost Of Pothole Repair
A new government scheme will see communities contributing up to 50% of the costs for fixing potholes on their local roads, the Irish Independent ha s reported. The radical new scheme was initially pr...
Irish News, May 21, 2013
Unions Left To Consider New Pay Proposals
After more than 22 hours of talks held at the Labour Relations Commission unions are now to consider a new set of proposals for public service pay, RTÉ have reported. Refusing to comment on any detai...
Irish News, May 21, 2013
Charity Has To Repay Fraudulent Donations
Co Kildare-based charity, the Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation, has been the victim of a credit card scam, which has seen them have to repay more than €130,000 in donations. Over 1,000 donations mad...
Irish News, May 20, 2013
Courts To Hold September Sessions To Tackle Backlog
Extra sessions are to be held in the State’s highest courts in an effort to clear a backlog of cases, the Irish Independent has reported. The Supreme Court and the Court of Criminal Appeal will hold ...
Irish News, May 20, 2013
Two Arrested In Former Detective Murder Investigation
Two men have been arrested in connection with the murder of former garda detective John Kerins in Co Cavan last year. Mr Kerins, 49, was found with gunshot wounds in his home in November 2012. Accor...
Irish News, May 20, 2013
Murder Investigation Underway After Body Found In Field
A murder investigation has been launched following the discovery of a man’s body in Tallaght, Dublin on Saturday night. RTÉ have reported that the body of a 37-year-old man was found in a field near ...
Irish News, May 20, 2013
Man Killed In Co Galway Crash
A man has died in a single vehicle road crash in Co Galway in the early hours of Monday morning, RTÉ have reported. The 24-year-old man was killed when the car he was driving collided with a traffic ...
Irish News, May 20, 2013
Concerns Raised Over Post-Surgery Mortality
Irish patients have a higher risk of death after surgery, a Lancet study has suggested. Cathal Kelly, Royal College of Surgeons Chief Executive Professor, has said the college is very alarmed and con...
Irish News, May 17, 2013
€36m Shortfall Identified In Garda Budget
It has been revealed there is a £36m shortfall in the budget for garda wages, which could see some 400 officers not being paid. According to the Irish Independent, Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan ...
Irish News, May 17, 2013
Former Sports Coach Arrested In Waterford After Abuse Allegations
A former sports coach has been arrested by garda in Waterford in connection with allegations of sexual abuse carried out in the 1970s and 1980s. According to the Irish Times, the man in his 60s was a...
Irish News, May 17, 2013
Two Arrested In Connection With Supermarket Robbery
Garda have arrested two men in connection with an armed robbery at a Lidl supermarket in Dublin on Thursday night. Staff at the store on Grange Road in Rathfarnham were threatened by three men armed ...