Irish News for November 2014 : Page 5

Irish News, Nov 7, 2014
SIPTU Recommends DAA Workers Reject Pension Deal
SIPTU workers at the Dublin Airport Authority are to be told not to accept proposed pension restructuring. The union's Pensions Committee has told the authority that it will not recommend its workers...
Irish News, Nov 7, 2014
Skull Found By Workmen Found To Be Human Remains
The State Pathologist has ruled that a skull found by workmen in Swords on Thursday is from a human. A preliminary examination has established that the skull is that of a human male. It is understoo...
Irish News, Nov 7, 2014
Garda Recover Money Conned Out Of Elderly Dublin Woman
All the money taken by conmen from an 83-year-old Dublin woman, has been recovered, gardaí have reported. A group of men took €3,000 from Kathleen Byrne after convincing her that urgent work needed t...
Irish News, Nov 7, 2014
News Of 240 News Jobs Welcomed
A total of 240 new jobs have been created in Galway, Dublin and Longford, it has been announced. In Tuam, Co Galway, French-owned manufacturing firm Valeo will add an additional 140 full-time jobs at...
Irish News, Nov 6, 2014
Garda Raid 'Internet Drug Distribution Centre'
Gardaí have seized drugs worth an estimated €200,000 and shut down what it has described as an "internet drug distribution centre". Garda said the raid was carried out as part of a worldwide investig...
Irish News, Nov 6, 2014
Amazon Creates 300 New Dublin Jobs
Three hundred new jobs are to be created by Amazon at its Dublin offices, the online retailer has announced. The jobs will be created over the next two year across a range of positions, including sof...
Irish News, Nov 6, 2014
New Search Underway At Co Meath Bog
A provisional search has gotten underway at the rural bog in which the remains of Disappeared victim Brendan Megraw were found at the beginning of October. Specialist forensic investigators have laun...
Irish News, Nov 6, 2014
More Than €200m Secured For New Dublin Housing
More than €240 million has been secured for housing in Dublin city over the next three years, it has been revealed. Last May, Dublin City Council announced that €45m had been secured for local author...
Irish News, Nov 6, 2014
IFA Announce Farmers To Protest At Meat Factories
The Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) has announced two days of protests that will be held outside meat factories in an ongoing dispute over cattle prices. The IFA say that protests will begin at 15:0...
Irish News, Nov 6, 2014
Taoiseach Announces 400 News Jobs
A total of 400 new jobs are to be created in Dublin, Cork and Galway over the next three years, it has been revealed. The Taoiseach and the Minister for Jobs made the announcement at an IDA event tak...
Irish News, Nov 6, 2014
Garda Confirm Missing Mother And Daughter Found 'Safe And Well'
The search for a woman and her baby daughter has ended, with gardaí reporting they have been found "safe and well". An operation had been launched and an appeal for information issued for the whereab...
Irish News, Nov 6, 2014
Protesters Gather Outside Garda Station After Anti-Water Campaigners Arrested
A number of people gathered outside Coolock Garda Station in Dublin on Wednesday night to protest the arrest of three anti-water charge campaigners. It is understood that the three campaigners had be...
Irish News, Nov 6, 2014
Investigation Underway After Skull Found By Workmen
An investigation has been launched after a skull was found in a field in north county Dublin. It is not yet known if the skull is from a human. The State Pathologist is expected to examine the skul...
Irish News, Nov 5, 2014
Suspected Bomb-Making Factory Uncovered In Dublin
Gardaí have uncovered a suspected bomb-making factory in Dublin. It is understood that the owner of a storage facility on Blessington Road found the lock on the unit broken on Monday night at about 2...
Irish News, Nov 5, 2014
HSE Issue Warning After Mumps Cases Increase
The Health Service Executive (HSE) has reported the number of confirmed cases of mumps has doubled, compared to the same time last year. To date, more than 400 people have been diagnosed with the con...
Irish News, Nov 5, 2014
Sinn Féin Accused Of Holding Up House Building
Dublin City's Sinn Féin Councillors have been accused of "dithering" and putting home building at risk. Fianna Fáil Councillor David Costello criticised the party, which is the controlling group on t...
Irish News, Nov 5, 2014
Fine Gael Senator Calls For Calorie Labels On Alcohol
Minister for Health Leo Varadkar has been urged to make calorie labelling mandatory on alcoholic beverages. Fine Gael Dublin Senator Catherine Noone made the call, citing research conducted by the Ro...
Irish News, Nov 5, 2014
New Measures To Tackle Health Insurance Increases
New measures are to be introduced to address the rate of increases in private health insurance, Minister for Health, Leo Varadkar, has said. The measures will be included in legislation due to be pub...
Irish News, Nov 5, 2014
Co Wexford Family Sue Over Hollywood Movie
A Co Wexford family are suing 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment and a number of production companies, claiming that an image of their late mother was used without permission. The Purcell family cla...
Irish News, Nov 5, 2014
Court Of Appeal Holds First Session
Ireland's new Court of Appeal has held its first session today (Wednesday), under the remit that justice and efficiency are "complementary". Nine judges will rule at the new court, which was establis...
Irish News, Nov 5, 2014
Irish Association for Suicidology Calls For More Policing Of Social Media
The President of the Irish Association for Suicidology, Dan Neville, has called for increased policing of social media websites in an effort to tackle cyber-bullying. Mr Neville, who is also a Fine G...
Irish News, Nov 5, 2014
Sinn Féin Tells The Dáil The 'Game Is Up' On Water Tax
Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has told the Dáil that the "game is up" on the water tax "fiasco". Mr Adams reiterated his call to the Taoiseach for the Water Charge to be scrapped, and asked him to "cl...
Irish News, Nov 4, 2014
Council Blocks Moore Street Deal
A proposed land swap deal that would have secured the restoration of Moore Street ahead of the 1916 Easter Rising centenary has been blocked by Dublin City Council. The council voted against a propos...
Irish News, Nov 4, 2014
DCC Produce Draft Bylaws For City Buskers
Dublin City Council (DCC) has rejected a draft bylaw that called for buskers to be banned from the city's Temple Bar. The draft bylaw was deleted from proposals to govern busking in the city, which a...
Irish News, Nov 4, 2014
Fire Service Responds To Clondalkin Flooding
Dublin Fire Service has been helping residents in Clondalkin after a water main burst and flooded the area. It is understood that a number of residents have been evacuated while others have been trap...
Irish News, Nov 4, 2014
Govt Due To Make Statement On Irish Water 'Next Week'
The government is to make a statement next week on Irish Water, according to the Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said. Mr Kenny made the statement has he entered a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday morning, adding...
Irish News, Nov 4, 2014
Phones, Drugs And Weapons Recovered In Prison Search
Prison officers at Mountjoy Prison have recovered weapons, drugs and mobile phones during an early morning search of cells. Officers carried out a search operation at the prison's C wing at 7am on Tu...
Irish News, Nov 4, 2014
Sinn Féin Call On Govt To Listen To Public On Water Charges
Fine Gael and Labour need to listen to the "very clear message from the people" on water charges, Sinn Féin have said. The party's Matt Carthy made the comments while speaking about large demonstrati...
Irish News, Nov 4, 2014
Appeal Issued For Information On Three Disappeared Victims
The Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald has appealed for anyone with information on the whereabouts of the remains of the bodies of the Disappeared to come forward. It follows the confirmation th...
Irish News, Nov 4, 2014
Minister For The Diaspora To Begin First Official Trip
Jimmy Deenihan, the first Minister of State for the Diaspora, is to make his first official trip to America, visiting New York and Philadelphia over the course of five-days. It is understood he is to...