Irish News for September 2013 : Page 4

Irish News, Sep 12, 2013
Call For European Commission To Prioritise Farm Safety
MEP for Ireland East and Member of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, Liam Aylward, has called on the European Commission to prioritise farm safety as part of the next European Strate...
Irish News, Sep 12, 2013
Irishman Dies In Australia
An Irishman from County Kildare has died in Australia after sustaining head injuries at the weekend. Eoin Murray, 30, from Leixlip, was found injured on a street at approximately 6am on Saturday. He...
Irish News, Sep 12, 2013
More Growth And Job Creation Needed In Ireland - OECD
Ireland's economy is now showing encouraging signs of recovery from the financial crisis, but more must be done to reinvigorate growth and create the jobs that will get the country back to full health...
Irish News, Sep 11, 2013
Minister Publishes Data To Set Up A DNA Database
Justice Minister Alan Shatter has announced the publication of the Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Bill 2013. The key innovation in the Bill is the establishment of a DNA...
Irish News, Sep 11, 2013
Man Stabbed In Dublin City Centre
Gardai are appealing for witnesses after a man was attacked in Dublin city centre at around 5.40pm on Monday. The victim was attacked by four men as he stood under the Crann an Oir monument on Dame S...
Irish News, Sep 11, 2013
Two Arrested In Connection With Dean Johnson Murder
Two men in their 20's have been arrested in connection with the murder of Dean Johnson in Dublin in August. Mr Johnson was shot dead at Neilstown Road, Clondalkin. A number of searches were carried...
Irish News, Sep 11, 2013
National Recruitment Campaign Launches
Ógra Fianna Fáil, the largest youth political organisation in the country, has launched its national recruitment campaign in third level colleges around the country. The campaign begins today, Wednes...
Irish News, Sep 11, 2013
One In Five Farmers Short Of Winter Fodder Provisions
A fodder census survey has shown that farmers have enough silage and hay for a 140-day feeding period this winter, according to a survey by the Teagasc. The survey of 1,240 farmers showed that there ...
Irish News, Sep 11, 2013
Ministers Congratulates Students Receiving Junior Cert Results
The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn TD, congratulated the 59,823 young people and those returning to education who are receiving their Junior Certificate results today. This is the hi...
Irish News, Sep 11, 2013
Murder Investigation Launched After Man's Body Found On Beach
Gardai have launched a murder investigation after a man's body was discovered on a beach in County Meath. A walker found the body on Mornington beach on Tuesday morning. The body appeared to have se...
Irish News, Sep 10, 2013
Body Discovered On Mornington Beach
Gardai from Laytown are investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovery of the body of a male in his 40s found on Mornington Beach, Co Meath. The Office of the State pathologist has been n...
Irish News, Sep 10, 2013
Govt Criticised For Failing To Support End Of Female Genital Mutilation
Ireland was praised for taking significant steps to protect human rights during the EU Presidency earlier this year in a review published today by Amnesty International. However, the Government was ...
Irish News, Sep 10, 2013
Body Recovered In River Search
A man has drowned following an incident in the Avoca River in County Wicklow in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Two men went into the river from the Marine Village apartments, where it is believe...
Irish News, Sep 10, 2013
Man Arrested Following Cash-In-Transit Robbery
A man has been arrested following a cash-in-transit robbery that occurred on the Old Bawn Road, Tallaght at approximately 1pm yesterday afternoon (Monday 9 September). Three males, one armed with a ...
Irish News, Sep 10, 2013
16% Of Students Have An Unwanted Sexual Experience, Report Shows
Senator Ivana Bacik is launching a landmark report published by the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) entitled 'Say Something', which documents students' experiences of harassment, stalking, violence...
Irish News, Sep 10, 2013
Two Arrested Following Cannabis Seizure
A man and woman have been arrested after a quantity of cannabis herb was seized following a stop and search of a vehicle in Ballymote yesterday evening (Monday 9 September). Gardaí stopped a car on ...
Irish News, Sep 10, 2013
80% Of Irish Women Consume Alcohol During Pregnancy
A HRB funded study at University College Cork (UCC) suggests alcohol consumption in the first fifteen weeks of pregnancy does not alter odds for small-for-gestational-age neonate, reduced birth weight...
Irish News, Sep 9, 2013
Govt Urged To Focus On Suicide Prevention
The current approach to preventing suicide is "dangerously unacceptable", according to Fianna Fáil Senator Marc MacSharry, who has called on the government to "drastically increase" spending on suicid...
Irish News, Sep 9, 2013
Sinn Féin Calls On Govt To Be 'Proactive' On North
Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adam has called on the Irish government to be "proactive" on the North. Following an address by Tanaiste Eamon Gilmore at a British Irish Association event, Mr Adams said: "I w...
Irish News, Sep 9, 2013
Investigation Launched Into Recycling Plant Death
Gardaí and the Health & Safety Authority have launched an investigation after one man died and another was injured in an accident at a recycling plant. The accident happened at the Greenstar waste re...
Irish News, Sep 9, 2013
Man Dies In Co Kildare Road Crash
A 35-year-old man has been killed in a single-vehicle collision in Co Kildare. The crash, which injured two other men, happened on the Clane to Kilcock Road at around 9.25am on Sunday. The driver of...
Irish News, Sep 9, 2013
Investigation Launched Into Death At Corrib Gas Tunnel
An investigation has been launched following the death of a man at the Corrib gas tunnel in Aughoose, Co Mayo. It is understood that the German man was working as part of a maintenance support crew a...
Irish News, Sep 9, 2013
NTA Produce Dublin Traffic System Overhaul Report
The National Transport Authority (NTA) have produced a plan to "transform the movement of traffic in Dublin City Centre", according to the Irish Times. Citing a report from the authority seen by the ...
Irish News, Sep 6, 2013
HSE Recommend Patients Switch To Cheaper Alternatives
The Health Service Executive have issued a recommendation that people on heart and blood pressure medication switch to generic, cheaper, drugs. The HSE estimate that patients taking regular heart med...
Irish News, Sep 6, 2013
IRA Suspect Has Bail 'Adjusted' To Attend Hurling Final
A man charged with membership of the IRA and firearms offences has successfully petitioned to have his bail conditions "adjusted", allowing him to attend the All-Ireland hurling final. 30-year-old An...
Irish News, Sep 6, 2013
Figures Reveal Amount Spent On Alcohol During Abortion Vote
Figures obtained by the Irish Independent have revealed that the Dáil bar baill for the night of the abortion bill debate totalled almost €1,500. The bar within the Dáil, reserved for TDs and Senator...
Irish News, Sep 6, 2013
Garda Arrest Two Men Who May Have Averted A Shooting
Two men have been arrested in Dublin's southside, with gardaí believing they may have averted a shooting. The two men were spotted walking through the Seagull House flats complex in Drimnagh by a rou...
Irish News, Sep 6, 2013
Shatter To Publish DNA Database Bill
Under new legislation, those convicted of serious offences would be required to give a DNA sample, which would then be held on a centralised database. A cabinet meeting held yesterday approved the ne...
Irish News, Sep 6, 2013
Man Arrested Over Woman's Death And Pub Siege
The discovery of a woman's body in Drumbannon lead to a nine-hour seige in a pub in Bailieborough and the eventual arrest of a 56-year-old man. Gardaí were responding to a reports of concern for a wo...
Irish News, Sep 6, 2013
HMV Opens First Store In Nine Months
Today sees the re-opening of music retailer HMV after it entered receivership and closed its doors nine months ago. All 16 of the company's branches across Ireland closed in January. Told sees the o...