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Irish News, Sep 18, 2013
Adams Challenges Fianna Fáil Leader To Public Debate
Fianna Fáil Leader Mícheál Martin has been challenged to a public debate over the proposed abolition of the Seanad by Sinn Féin leader, Gerry Adams. In a statement issued on the party's website, Mr A...
Adams Challenges Fianna Fáil Leader To Public Debate
Fianna Fáil Leader Mícheál Martin has been challenged to a public debate over the proposed abolition of the Seanad by Sinn Féin leader, Gerry Adams. In a statement issued on the party's website, Mr A...
Irish News, Sep 18, 2013
Body Discovered In Galway Street
An investigation is underway following the discovery of a body in Galway city this morning. It is understood that the body of a 40-year-old local man was found at around 07:30 on Wednesday morning on...
Body Discovered In Galway Street
An investigation is underway following the discovery of a body in Galway city this morning. It is understood that the body of a 40-year-old local man was found at around 07:30 on Wednesday morning on...
Irish News, Sep 18, 2013
2013 Peat Harvest Best In Company's History
Over four time as much peat has been harvested this year compared to 2012, amounting to 166% of its 2013 target, Bord na Móna have reported. This is the largest percentage increase in the history of ...
2013 Peat Harvest Best In Company's History
Over four time as much peat has been harvested this year compared to 2012, amounting to 166% of its 2013 target, Bord na Móna have reported. This is the largest percentage increase in the history of ...
Irish News, Sep 18, 2013
Two Garda Officers Charged Over Alleged Pepper Spray Assault
Two gardaí officers are to face charges in connection with assaulting a teenager with pepper spray. It is reported that officers Brendan Dowling and Fiona Sheehan, with addresses care of Anglesea Str...
Two Garda Officers Charged Over Alleged Pepper Spray Assault
Two gardaí officers are to face charges in connection with assaulting a teenager with pepper spray. It is reported that officers Brendan Dowling and Fiona Sheehan, with addresses care of Anglesea Str...
Irish News, Sep 18, 2013
Gardaí Appeal For Information Over Elaine O'Hara Disappearance And Death
Gardaí investigating the disappearance and death of Elaine O’Hara have appealed for anyone she had contact with before she went missing in August 2012 to contact them. Human remains found last week i...
Gardaí Appeal For Information Over Elaine O'Hara Disappearance And Death
Gardaí investigating the disappearance and death of Elaine O’Hara have appealed for anyone she had contact with before she went missing in August 2012 to contact them. Human remains found last week i...
Irish News, Sep 17, 2013
Burton Rules Out Budget Benefit Cap
A cap on universal welfare benefits will not be included in next months Budget, Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton has indicated. Confirming that the cap had been discussed, Ms Burton said th...
Burton Rules Out Budget Benefit Cap
A cap on universal welfare benefits will not be included in next months Budget, Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton has indicated. Confirming that the cap had been discussed, Ms Burton said th...
Irish News, Sep 17, 2013
Australian Man Jailed Over Murder Of Irish Backpacker
An Australian man has been jailed for 18-and-a-half years for the murder of Irishman David Greene in Melbourne last year. 31-year-old Luke James Wentholt pleaded guilty to the murder of Mr Greene (30...
Australian Man Jailed Over Murder Of Irish Backpacker
An Australian man has been jailed for 18-and-a-half years for the murder of Irishman David Greene in Melbourne last year. 31-year-old Luke James Wentholt pleaded guilty to the murder of Mr Greene (30...
Irish News, Sep 17, 2013
Two Die In Road Crashes
Two people have died in road accidents overnight in Co Clare and Co Westmeath. A man, understood to be in his 20s, died when his car hit a wall on the Sixmilebridge Road to Shannon at around 4.30am. ...
Two Die In Road Crashes
Two people have died in road accidents overnight in Co Clare and Co Westmeath. A man, understood to be in his 20s, died when his car hit a wall on the Sixmilebridge Road to Shannon at around 4.30am. ...
Irish News, Sep 17, 2013
Tesco Expansion Plans To Create 200 Jobs
Some 200 new jobs are to be created over the next year as Tesco expand its operations in Ireland. 80 jobs are to be created before the end of this year as part of the supermarkets previously announce...
Tesco Expansion Plans To Create 200 Jobs
Some 200 new jobs are to be created over the next year as Tesco expand its operations in Ireland. 80 jobs are to be created before the end of this year as part of the supermarkets previously announce...
Irish News, Sep 17, 2013
Referendum Voter Register Deadline Day
Today, Tuesday 17th September, is the deadline for anyone who wishes to vote in the two upcoming referendums but is not yet registered . The referendums on the abolition of the Seanad and the establi...
Referendum Voter Register Deadline Day
Today, Tuesday 17th September, is the deadline for anyone who wishes to vote in the two upcoming referendums but is not yet registered . The referendums on the abolition of the Seanad and the establi...
Irish News, Sep 17, 2013
Pilot Park-And-Ride Scheme Scrapped
A Galway park-and-ride service has been scrapped four months after it opened. Covering the commuter belt around Galway, the pilot service, which received €220,000 funding, allowed motorists to park a...
Pilot Park-And-Ride Scheme Scrapped
A Galway park-and-ride service has been scrapped four months after it opened. Covering the commuter belt around Galway, the pilot service, which received €220,000 funding, allowed motorists to park a...
Irish News, Sep 17, 2013
Haass Talks Underway In NI
Dr Richard Haass, a former US diplomat, has begun the first round of talks in Northern Ireland aimed at resolving issues surrounding recent violence and protests in the north. December has been set a...
Haass Talks Underway In NI
Dr Richard Haass, a former US diplomat, has begun the first round of talks in Northern Ireland aimed at resolving issues surrounding recent violence and protests in the north. December has been set a...
Irish News, Sep 16, 2013
Government Tackles Priory Hall Problem
Mr Phil Hogan TD, Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, has announced that the Government has moved to convene a process with stakeholders to identify fair and equitable soluti...
Government Tackles Priory Hall Problem
Mr Phil Hogan TD, Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, has announced that the Government has moved to convene a process with stakeholders to identify fair and equitable soluti...
Irish News, Sep 16, 2013
Funding Announced For Anti-Bullying Training For Parents
The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., today announced that €40,000 is being provided to support the delivery of up to 70 anti-bullying training sessions for parents between now and...
Funding Announced For Anti-Bullying Training For Parents
The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., today announced that €40,000 is being provided to support the delivery of up to 70 anti-bullying training sessions for parents between now and...
Irish News, Sep 16, 2013
Man Dies In Road Traffic Crash
Gardai are investigating a fatal road traffic collision that occurred on Castle Street, Trim, at approximately 12.50am this morning. A male pedestrian in his 40s was fatally injured when he was struc...
Man Dies In Road Traffic Crash
Gardai are investigating a fatal road traffic collision that occurred on Castle Street, Trim, at approximately 12.50am this morning. A male pedestrian in his 40s was fatally injured when he was struc...
Irish News, Sep 16, 2013
Pair Remanded In Custody Over Dissident Republican Activity
Two men have appeared before the Special Criminal Court charged with the possession of two handguns in Dublin. Patrick Kennedy, 65, and Gary Yeung, 31, were arrested on James Street in Dublin on Satu...
Pair Remanded In Custody Over Dissident Republican Activity
Two men have appeared before the Special Criminal Court charged with the possession of two handguns in Dublin. Patrick Kennedy, 65, and Gary Yeung, 31, were arrested on James Street in Dublin on Satu...
Irish News, Sep 16, 2013
Rate Of Time Varies Across Animals, Study Shows
An international collaboration led by scientists from Trinity College Dublin, including researchers from the University of Edinburgh and the University of St Andrews, has shown that animals' ability t...
Rate Of Time Varies Across Animals, Study Shows
An international collaboration led by scientists from Trinity College Dublin, including researchers from the University of Edinburgh and the University of St Andrews, has shown that animals' ability t...
Irish News, Sep 16, 2013
'No Option For Reform On The Ballot Paper', Referendum Commission Confirms
Fine Gael Deputy Director of Elections for the Seanad Abolition Referendum, Regina Doherty TD, has welcomed clarification from the Chair of the independent Referendum Commission, Ms Justice Elizabeth ...
'No Option For Reform On The Ballot Paper', Referendum Commission Confirms
Fine Gael Deputy Director of Elections for the Seanad Abolition Referendum, Regina Doherty TD, has welcomed clarification from the Chair of the independent Referendum Commission, Ms Justice Elizabeth ...
Irish News, Sep 16, 2013
Collins Criticises Taoiseach's "Carrot and Stick" Approach To Political Reform
Fianna Fáil's Director of Elections Deputy Niall Collins has criticised what he has described as the Taoiseach's "Carrot and Stick" approach to political reform. Speaking while campaigning in the Sou...
Collins Criticises Taoiseach's "Carrot and Stick" Approach To Political Reform
Fianna Fáil's Director of Elections Deputy Niall Collins has criticised what he has described as the Taoiseach's "Carrot and Stick" approach to political reform. Speaking while campaigning in the Sou...
Irish News, Sep 13, 2013
Woman Dies In Car Crash In Co Wexford
A woman in her 20s has been killed in a car crash in County Wexford. The collision occurred at Newbawn, New Ross, at around 2pm on Friday. The male driver of the other car involved was not seriously...
Woman Dies In Car Crash In Co Wexford
A woman in her 20s has been killed in a car crash in County Wexford. The collision occurred at Newbawn, New Ross, at around 2pm on Friday. The male driver of the other car involved was not seriously...
Irish News, Sep 13, 2013
Three Arrested After Body Is Discovered On Beach
Two women and one man has been arrested by Gardai investigating the murder of 44-year-old Audrius Butkus whose body was discovered on a beach at Mornington, Co Meath. A woman aged in her 30s was arre...
Three Arrested After Body Is Discovered On Beach
Two women and one man has been arrested by Gardai investigating the murder of 44-year-old Audrius Butkus whose body was discovered on a beach at Mornington, Co Meath. A woman aged in her 30s was arre...
Irish News, Sep 13, 2013
Funding Announced For Comharchumann Forbartha Chorca Dhuibhne
Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Jimmy Deenihan T.D., announced grant funding from his Department of €1,746,765 for Comharchumann Forbartha Chorca Dhuibhne. The funding is to enable the...
Funding Announced For Comharchumann Forbartha Chorca Dhuibhne
Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Jimmy Deenihan T.D., announced grant funding from his Department of €1,746,765 for Comharchumann Forbartha Chorca Dhuibhne. The funding is to enable the...
Irish News, Sep 13, 2013
Woman Released Over Fatal Hit-And-Run Collision
Gardaí investigating a fatal hit-and-run traffic collision at Ardfarn, Bundoran, Co Donegal on Sunday 25 August 2013 have released without charge a woman in her 20s. She was arrested on Thursday in ...
Woman Released Over Fatal Hit-And-Run Collision
Gardaí investigating a fatal hit-and-run traffic collision at Ardfarn, Bundoran, Co Donegal on Sunday 25 August 2013 have released without charge a woman in her 20s. She was arrested on Thursday in ...
Irish News, Sep 13, 2013
Call For Job Security For Workers At Suttons Oil
Deputy Michael Colreavy, Sinn Féin spokesperson on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources has called for job security for workers at Suttons Oil. Speaking on the issue Deputy Colreavy said: "S...
Call For Job Security For Workers At Suttons Oil
Deputy Michael Colreavy, Sinn Féin spokesperson on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources has called for job security for workers at Suttons Oil. Speaking on the issue Deputy Colreavy said: "S...
Irish News, Sep 13, 2013
Two Men Arrested Following Attempted Robbery
Two men in their 30s have been arrested following an attempted robbery at a shop in Dublin on Thursday. Two masked men entered the shop on the Lower Rathmines Road at around 6.20pm. One was armed w...
Two Men Arrested Following Attempted Robbery
Two men in their 30s have been arrested following an attempted robbery at a shop in Dublin on Thursday. Two masked men entered the shop on the Lower Rathmines Road at around 6.20pm. One was armed w...
Irish News, Sep 13, 2013
New Anti-Bullying Procedures Published
The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., has published new anti-bullying procedures to be adopted and implemented by all 4,000 primary and post primary schools. The new procedures a...
New Anti-Bullying Procedures Published
The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., has published new anti-bullying procedures to be adopted and implemented by all 4,000 primary and post primary schools. The new procedures a...
Irish News, Sep 12, 2013
Dáil Reform Programme Published
The Taoiseach and Tánaiste have announced the Government's proposals for the next phase in its programme of Dáil Reform. The Government is continuing on its reform drive by publishing specific propos...
Dáil Reform Programme Published
The Taoiseach and Tánaiste have announced the Government's proposals for the next phase in its programme of Dáil Reform. The Government is continuing on its reform drive by publishing specific propos...
Irish News, Sep 12, 2013
No Packaging Levy To Be Introduced
Mr Phil Hogan, T.D., Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, has announced that he has decided not to proceed with the introduction of a packaging levy. The Minister also publis...
No Packaging Levy To Be Introduced
Mr Phil Hogan, T.D., Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, has announced that he has decided not to proceed with the introduction of a packaging levy. The Minister also publis...
Irish News, Sep 12, 2013
An Post Honours Irish Defence Forces
The Irish Defence Forces has been honoured in a four stamp set which has been released by An Post today, Thursday 12 September. The 60c set, designed by Zinc Design Consultants, depicts the four bran...
An Post Honours Irish Defence Forces
The Irish Defence Forces has been honoured in a four stamp set which has been released by An Post today, Thursday 12 September. The 60c set, designed by Zinc Design Consultants, depicts the four bran...
Irish News, Sep 12, 2013
Union Opposes NTA Plan
Siptu will oppose a National Transport Authority (NTA) plan to privatise 10% of Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann routes that would severely damage the companies' ability to continue to provide a nationwide ...
Union Opposes NTA Plan
Siptu will oppose a National Transport Authority (NTA) plan to privatise 10% of Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann routes that would severely damage the companies' ability to continue to provide a nationwide ...
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Ireland WeatherToday:A dry day with any low cloud and mist clearing during the morning leaving long spells of warm sunshine. Breezy at times around the coast. Maximum temperature 20 °C.Tonight:A fine end to the day with some sunshine, then clear spells overnight. Low cloud could form around some Irish Sea coasts later in the night. Minimum temperature 8 °C.
