Irish News for May 2013 : Page 4

Irish News, May 14, 2013
Three Arrested In Connection With Murder
Three men have been arrested by garda investigation the murder of Gintaras Zelvys on May 01. Detectives from Clondalkin Garda Station arrested the three men, two of which are in their late 20s and th...
Irish News, May 13, 2013
Tanaiste Rules Out Cuts To Child Benefit
Tanaiste Eamon Gilmore has said that cuts to child benefit were "never on the agenda" as he dismissed Education Minister Ruairi Quinn's proposal to cut the benefit in order to fund an extra pre-school...
Irish News, May 13, 2013
Property Tax To Be Deducted Directly From Tenants
Renters who do not respond to letters about the property tax will have the money deducted from their wages, the Irish Independent have revealed. While it is the landlord of a property who is liable f...
Irish News, May 13, 2013
Inspectors Catch "Welfare Tourists" At Dublin Airport
One hundred so-called “welfare tourists” have been caught flying into Dublin Airport in order to sign on for social welfare payments, according to the Irish Independent. Last May social welfare offic...
Irish News, May 13, 2013
'Significant Progress' Made In New Croke Park Talks
Renewed talks to find a successor to the Croke Park agreement will begin again this afternoon (Monday). According to RTÉ significant progress was reported to have been achieved when they adjourned at...
Irish News, May 13, 2013
35 Staff Left Unemployed After Fire Destroys Factory
35 people have been made redundant after a fire destroyed a pet food plant at Clonmellon on the Westmeath-Meath border. Staff at the Pet Treats plant have been temporarily laid off due to the extensi...
Irish News, May 13, 2013
Bus Éireann Strike Enters A Second Day
A strike by Bus Éireann staff in the Republic is affecting some cross-border services, as the action enters a second day. Services between Dublin and L'Derry, as well as between Dublin and Belfast, h...
Irish News, May 13, 2013
Investigation Launched Into Call Centre Fraud Allegation
An employee of a major call centre is being investigated following allegations of illegally obtaining credit card details. The employee worked for a company handling property tax applications on beha...
Irish News, May 13, 2013
Arrests Made In 11 Year Old Murder Investigation
Gardai investigating the 2002 murder of David McCreevey have arrested two men. Detectives from Tallaght Garda Station and members of the Special Detective Unit arrested the two men, both in their 30s...
Irish News, May 13, 2013
Work To Begin On 10 Year Old Cycle Route Plan
A decade on since planning began, work on a Sutton to Sandycove off road cycleway around Dublin Bay is to get underway. The new route will be a continuous 22km off-road cycle route, and once complete...
Irish News, May 10, 2013
Call For Govt To Intervene To Prevent Bus Éireann Strike
Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Transport, Tourism and Sport, Timmy Dooley TD, has again called on the Government to intervene in order to prevent an all-out strike at Bus Éireann on Sunday. It was annou...
Irish News, May 10, 2013
Two Arrested Over Death Of James Cahillane
Two people have been arrested in connection with the death of James Cahillane last year. Mr Cahillane's body was discovered after a fire at his house in Beaufort, Co Kerry, in April 2012. A man and ...
Irish News, May 10, 2013
Gardai Appeal For Taxi Driver To Come Forward
Gardai in Blanchardstown, investigating the sudden death of a 21 year old man, are appealing for a taxi driver who gave the deceased and two male passengers a lift home on the 8th July last year. The...
Irish News, May 10, 2013
Trials Of E-Gates Begin At Dublin Airport
The Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) has began six month trials of automated border control gates (e-gates) at Terminal One in Dublin Airport. This is the first time that e-gates h...
Irish News, May 10, 2013
€5.7m Extension At Meanscoil Iognáid Rís Opens
The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., has officially opened the €5.7 million extension and refurbishment at Meanscoil Iognáid Rís, Naas, Co Kildare. Meanscoil Iognáid Rís has 872 ...
Irish News, May 10, 2013
IBEC 'Devastated' At Supreme Court Judgement On REAs
IBEC said that the Supreme Court judgment on Registered Employment Agreements (REAs) was a devastating blow to all REAs made prior to 2012, and created major question marks over the legal status of RE...
Irish News, May 10, 2013
HIQA Publishes First Child Protection And Welfare Services Report
The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) has published its first report under the Authority's new inspection regime aimed at strengthening and improving Ireland’s child protection and welfa...
Irish News, May 9, 2013
Supreme Court Declares REA System Unconditional
The National Electrical Contractors Ireland (NECI) has welcomed the decision of the Supreme Court, which has today declared the Registered Employment Agreement (REA) system unconstitutional. The sys...
Irish News, May 9, 2013
Bus Eireann Union Threatens To Strike On Sunday
Members of the National Bus and Rail Union (NBRU) have threatened to strike this weekend which will effect Bus Eireann services. The firm has said it will begin cost cutting measures from Sunday. Th...
Irish News, May 9, 2013
Over 2,200 Students Are Still Waiting For Grants
As the end of the college term approaches, there are still more than 2,200 students waiting for their grants from SUSI, Fianna Fáil TD Seán Fleming has revealed. According to new figures received by ...
Irish News, May 9, 2013
Men Raid Post Office In Tallaght
Gardai are searching for two men following a post office raid in Tallaght. The men, who were believed to be armed, entered into the building at The Square Shopping Centre at around 10am this morning....
Irish News, May 9, 2013
Tánaiste Leads National Handshake In Croke Park
The Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore TD today led a national handshake in Croke Park, as part of Ireland's EU Presidency celebrations of Europe Day. He was participating in a group handshake with a team of y...
Irish News, May 9, 2013
National Youth Council Of Ireland Launches Report
Many young Irish emigrants are moving abroad to experience new horizons and access greater opportunities, according to a report issued by The National Youth Council of Ireland's (NYCI). The report 'T...
Irish News, May 9, 2013
Pilot Scheme Announced For Consumer Multi-Debt Restructuring
The Central Bank of Ireland has announced its intention to operate a pilot scheme for the restructuring of secured and unsecured distressed consumer debt across multiple lenders. The aim of the pilo...
Irish News, May 8, 2013
RIAI Survey Is Only The Tip Of The Iceberg - Ellis
Sinn Féin Housing spokesperson Dessie Ellis has branded a new study by the Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland as only the tip of the iceberg in terms of slum conditions in Ireland's cities. He ...
Irish News, May 8, 2013
Man Receives Serious Injuries In Co Galway Crash
A man has received head injuries in a serious single vehicle crash in Portumna, Co Galway. The collision happened at around 6.30am when a van collided with a bridge. Three men in the van were uninju...
Irish News, May 8, 2013
Ministers Visit Cross-Border Projects
Northern Ireland and the Republic's Health Ministers have been visiting a number of cross-border projects to analyse how sharing health and care services across jurisdictions can benefit both communit...
Irish News, May 8, 2013
NCA Survey On Car Insurance Quotes Welcomed
Phil Prendergast MEP has welcomed the release of a National Consumer Agency (NCA) survey on car insurance quotes. She said: "This survey demonstrates the power of the consumer and provides hard-core ...
Irish News, May 8, 2013
Gardai Appeal For Missing Teen From Co Tipperary
Gardaí at Cahir, Co. Tipperary are seeking the public's assistance in locating Hayley Glavin of Ardfinnan who has been missing from her home since the evening of the 6th May 2013. Hayley is seventeen...
Irish News, May 8, 2013
White Tailed Eagles Hatch Chicks In Ireland For The First Time In Over 100 Years
White-tailed eagles have successfully hatched chicks in Ireland for the first time in over 100 years. In the last few days a pair has been confirmed to have hatched chicks at a nest in Killarney Natio...