Irish News for October 2014 : Page 5

Irish News, Oct 10, 2014
Dublin's Cumberland House On Market For €50m
One of central Dublin’s best known office buildings is up for sale at a guide price in the region of €50 million. Built in 1977, Cumberland House is a seven-storey, over-basement office building i...
Irish News, Oct 9, 2014
Gardaí Appeal For Help Finding Missing Teenager
Gardaí in Dublin have appealed for help in finding 15-year-old Conor McAuley, who has been missing since Wednesday morning. Conor is described as approximately 5ft 6in tall, of average build with sho...
Irish News, Oct 9, 2014
Cabinet To Meet To Address Ebola Outbreak Concerns
Minister for Health Leo Varadkar has announced that the government will meet on Friday to discuss the growing Ebola outbreak. It is understood that all minister will update the Cabinet on their speci...
Irish News, Oct 9, 2014
New Start-Up Policy Seeks To Create 93,000 New Jobs
It has been estimated that an additional 93,000 jobs will be created over the next five years with an increase in the number of start-up companies in Ireland. The new National Policy Statement on Ent...
Irish News, Oct 9, 2014
Bricklayers End Tower Crane Occupation
Protestors have ended their occupation of a tower crane at a school contruction site in Kishogue in Dublin. Eighteen bricklayers have been on strike since mid September in a dispute over pay. Earlier...
Irish News, Oct 9, 2014
Sinn Féin Match Fine Gael In Popularity Poll For First Time
An Irish Times/Ipsos MROBI poll has revealed that for the first time Sinn Féin is level with Fine Gael in popular support. Other results show that Labour support has increased slightly since the Cabi...
Irish News, Oct 9, 2014
100 New Jobs For East Point Business Park In Dublin
A total of 100 new jobs are being creating by two companies based at Dublin's East Point Business Park. Multinational tech company, Citrix, have announced they will create 50 new jobs at their East P...
Irish News, Oct 9, 2014
Govt Critised Over Lack Of 1916 Rising Commemoration Plans
The government has been criticised for its failure to announce plans to commemorate the 1916 Rising. Sinn Féin's Trevor Ó Clochartiagh made the criticism during a Dáil debate. Senator Ó Clochartiagh...
Irish News, Oct 9, 2014
Co Offaly Wind Farm Granted Permission
An Bord Pleanála have granted permission for a nine-turbine wind farm in Co Offaly, which they had previously rejected. The planning authority had previously refused permission for Galetech Energy De...
Irish News, Oct 9, 2014
Thousands Of Homes Without Power After Severe Weather
Storms along the south coast of Ireland has left some 20,000 homes without electricity, ESB Networks has said. The electricity provider said power has been restored to around half of the effected cus...
Irish News, Oct 8, 2014
Varadkar Urged To Outline Govt Response To Ebola Outbreak
The Minister for Health, Leo Varadkar, has been urged to outline the contingency public health response the Government is putting in place given the increasing number of global cases of Ebola. Fianna...
Irish News, Oct 8, 2014
Over 5,000 Pupils Appeal Leaving Cert Marks
The State Examinations Commission has reported that a total of 1,673 Leaving Certificate marks were upgraded on appeal this year. The figures show that 5,447 Leaving Cert pupils appealed their result...
Irish News, Oct 8, 2014
Luas Pedestrian Safety Campaign Launched
The Railway Procurement Agency and the Department of Transport have launched a campaign to highlight the dangers of walking out in front of Luas trams. The campaign uses CCTV footage captured from th...
Irish News, Oct 8, 2014
Asylum Seekers Protest Over Application Delays
Some 160 residents at Birchwood House in Waterford are staging a protest over conditions and the direct provision system. The asylum seekers began their protest at about 6am on Wednesday morning, loc...
Irish News, Oct 8, 2014
Man Arrested Over Carjacking At Dublin Airport
Gardaí have arrested a 24-year-old man in connection with a violent carjacking at Dublin Airport on Tuesday. A 65-year-old man suffered head injuries when he was dragged from his car at Dublin Airpor...
Irish News, Oct 8, 2014
FF Produce Beef Crisis Proposals
Fianna Fáil have proposed a series of measures that aim to tackle the ongoing beef crisis, which it is urging the government and new EU Commissioner Designate Phil Hogan to adopt. The party's agricul...
Irish News, Oct 8, 2014
British Nuclear Power Plant Off Irish Coast Condemned By Sinn Féin
A British Government proposal to develop a nuclear power plant 240km from the Irish coast has been condemned by Sinn Féin. The party's spokesperson for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, M...
Irish News, Oct 7, 2014
Workers Occupy Tower Crane On Building Site
A tower crane in west Dublin has been occupied by workers in protest over under payment. The workers are occupying the tower at the construction site of Kishoge Community College. UNITE union claims ...
Irish News, Oct 7, 2014
'Deep Dysfunction' In Government Over Irish Water
The comments of former Minister Fergus O'Dowd, who described the set-up of Irish Water as an "unmitigated disaster", point to a "deep dysfunction" in the establishment of the company, Fianna Fáil Spok...
Irish News, Oct 7, 2014
Moore Street Land Deal Swap Vote Postponed
A vote on a proposed land swap deal that seeks to secure the restoration of the 1916 site in Moore Street, has been suspended. The swap proposed involves developers Chartered Land agreeing to secure ...
Irish News, Oct 7, 2014
Dublin Software Firm Creates 50 New Jobs
Fifty new jobs have been announced by computer software firm Citrix in Dublin. The new position, which will bring the company's total employees in Ireland to 265, are to be in sales, IT shared servic...
Irish News, Oct 7, 2014
Delays At Airport After Planes Clip On Runway
Minor delays were caused at Dublin Airport this morning after two Ryanair flights clipped each other while taxing to a runway. According to witnesses one plane lost a small section of its wing when i...
Irish News, Oct 7, 2014
ISI Suspend Debt Service Application Fees
Application fees have been temporarily suspended for those seeking help with debt relief through the Insolvency Service of Ireland (ISI). It is understood that the decision has been taken in light of...
Irish News, Oct 7, 2014
Thirty Five New Jobs Announced For Newcastle West
Thirty five new jobs have been created at the Newcastle West plant of Filtertek Ireland, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton has announced. Welcoming the news Minister Bruton...
Irish News, Oct 7, 2014
Men Arrested Over Co Donegal Arson Attacks
Gardaí have arrested two men in connection with two arson attacks in Convoy, Co Donegal. The men, understood to be aged in their 30s, have been arrested in connection with a fire at an Orange Hall an...
Irish News, Oct 7, 2014
New British-Irish Visa Scheme Reduces Restrictions On Visitors
Visitors from China and India will be able to travel freely between the UK and Republic of Ireland under a new British-Irish Visa scheme. It is understood that the scheme is the result of collaborati...
Irish News, Oct 6, 2014
Storms Leave Thousands Without Power
Thousands of people have been left without power to their homes and businesses following story weather across Ireland overnight. ESB has said its crews have been working to restore power to its cust...
Irish News, Oct 6, 2014
14 Food Enforcement Orders Served In September
Fourteen different enforcement orders were issued to food businesses during September, according to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI). Five Closure Orders were served under by the FSAI, nam...
Irish News, Oct 6, 2014
Eircom Signs Deal With Ericsson For Irish 4G
Eircom has signed a five-year agreement with Ericsson to become the sole vendor for Eircom’s radio access solutions for 4G LTE (Long-Term Evolution), 3G and 2G mobile technologies across Ireland. Mak...
Irish News, Oct 6, 2014
Passenger Numbers Rise For Aer Lingus
Passenger numbers for Aer Lingus increased by 5.3% in September, the airline has announced. The total number of passengers it carried during the month was 1.041 million, 5.3% higher than the same mo...