Irish News for February 2014 : Page 4

Irish News, Feb 13, 2014
Boil Water Notice Issued In Co Limerick
A boil water notice has been issued to households and businesses in Co Limerick due to water pumping stations being affected by ongoing power outages. Limerick County Council said that is was "not in...
Irish News, Feb 13, 2014
70 Jobs To Go With Bakery Closure
Seventy jobs are to be lost following the announcement that Paris Bakery on Moore Street is to close. According to a report by the Irish Times, the bakery is closing to make way for a new road, which...
Irish News, Feb 13, 2014
FF Publish Mortgage Protection Legislation
Legislation to protect mortgage holders whose loans are sold to unregulated third parties has been published today by Fianna Fáil. Launching the publication, the party's finance spokesman Michael McG...
Irish News, Feb 13, 2014
€70m Announced For Storm Damage
The Government has announced €70 million will be made available for a programme of repair and remediation works. This will enable local authorities in the areas worst affected by the storms, includi...
Irish News, Feb 13, 2014
Minister Welcomes 'Lifeskills' Survey
The Minister for Health, Dr James Reilly TD, has welcomed the publication of the 2012 'Lifeskills' Survey. The survey found that schools are playing an important role in promoting a Healthy Ireland, ...
Irish News, Feb 13, 2014
HSE Issue Meningitis Advice After Co Cavan Cases Confirmed
Parents have been warned to remain vigilant for the signs of meningitis following the diagnosis of two children in Co Cavan with the potentially fatal infection. The two children attended the same cr...
Irish News, Feb 13, 2014
Over €4m Allocated For Station Repairs In Cork And Waterford
Almost €3 million has been allocated to repair the roof of Kent Station in Cork, which was severely damaged in the recent bad weather. Welcoming the news Fine Gael Cork North Central TD, Dara Murphy,...
Irish News, Feb 13, 2014
New Fuel Marker To Tackle Laundering
A new marker is to be added to fuel on both sides of the Border in an effort to curb the lucrative fuel laundering market, It is understood that the new fuel marker is resistant to current known laun...
Irish News, Feb 13, 2014
Man Dies In Fall At Sligo Hotel
Gardaí in Sligo have reported the death of a 28-year-old man after a fall from a railing on Quay Street. The man is thought to have been trying to access Sligo City Hotel at about 01:45 when he fell,...
Irish News, Feb 13, 2014
Other News Brief
O'Connell Tower Restoration Project Underway The O'Connell Tower at Glasnevin Cemetery will open to the public for the first time in 40 years. A €200,000 restoration project is underway with ...
Irish News, Feb 12, 2014
DCC Planners Reject Ormond Hotel Redevelopment Plans
Dublin City Council (DCC) have rejected plans to demolish the Ormond Hotel, made famous as a setting in James Joyce's Ulysses. A redevelopment plan for the site had been submitted by Monteco Holdings...
Irish News, Feb 12, 2014
€23m Announced For St Patrick's Day Campaign
A total of €23 million is to be spent on Ireland's largest ever St Patrick's Day celebrations. The government and Tourism Ireland have announced plans for a worldwide campaign to coincide with St Pat...
Irish News, Feb 12, 2014
Status Red Weather Warning Issued For Cork And Kerry
The highest level of weather warning, status red, is in effect for counties Cork and Kerry. Met Éireann has issued the warning telling people to expected stormy conditions and high seas, along with w...
Irish News, Feb 12, 2014
FF Calls On Minister Varadker To Intervene In Airport Dispute
Fianna Fáil have called on ministers to intervene in the ongoing disputes at Dublin, Shannon and Cork Airports. The party's spokesman for transport, tourism and sport, Timmy Dooley, made the call aft...
Irish News, Feb 12, 2014
Fianna Fáil Bring Childcare Motion To Dáil
A motion that aims to drive down the cost of childcare and introduce a new tax break for working families will be brought in front of the Dáil on Wednesday night. Fianna Fáil will table the motion, w...
Irish News, Feb 12, 2014
Roscommon TD Welcomes Jobs Boost
The announcement of some 250 new jobs in the Roscommon area has been welcomed by Fine Gael TD Frank Feighan. Following the announcements by a number of global pharmaceutical companies the Roscommon/S...
Irish News, Feb 12, 2014
€20,000 Awarded Over Rat Phobia
A woman has been awarded €20,000 after it was found she was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder due to rats and mice at her former workplace. The Labour Court ruled that Sea and Shore Safet...
Irish News, Feb 12, 2014
Man Arrested Over €400,000 Cannabis Find
Cannabis with an estimated value of €400,000 has been seized in Co Donegal. Members of the Revenue and Gardaí uncovered the drugs during a search at Castlefin on Tuesday. Garda arrested a man in his...
Irish News, Feb 12, 2014
Toyota Call 700 Hybrid Cars In Ireland
Toyota have announced a global recall of some 1.9 million hybrid cars, affecting 700 cars in Ireland. Customers will be contact directly by Toyota who say that the cars need to be returned for a soft...
Irish News, Feb 11, 2014
DAA SIPTU Members Vote For Strike Action
SIPTU members of the Dublin Airport Authority have voted in favour if industrial action in a dispute over their pension scheme. The long-running dispute surrounds a deficit of around €780m in the Iri...
Irish News, Feb 11, 2014
Galway Council Vote To Remove Bus Route From City Plan
A planned bus corridor in Galway city has been dropped from the City Development plan following a vote by Councillors. The proposed plan to lay a bus route through Merlin Woods in the east of the ci...
Irish News, Feb 11, 2014
McManamon Cleared Of Broken Jaw Assault Charge
Former Dublin footballer, Brendan McManamon, has been cleared of breaking the jaw of an off-duty garda officer during a match. 31-year-old McManamon, of Cypress Downs, Templeogue, pleaded not guilty ...
Irish News, Feb 11, 2014
Cabinet Approve Additional €70m For Weather Repairs
Funding of up to €70m is to be provided to carry out repairs of damage caused by the weather. The Cabinet has approved the money, which is in addition to the €25m pledged by the government, to be sup...
Irish News, Feb 11, 2014
Weather Warnings Issued For Wind And Snow
Met Eireann has issued a status orange wind warning for the south and southwest of Ireland, taking in counties Wexford, Galway, Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick and Waterford. This is in addition to a st...
Irish News, Feb 11, 2014
Waterford's Honeywell Process Solutions Announces Closure
A total of 27 full-time jobs are to be lost following the announcement that one of Waterford city's longest-established factories, Honeywell Process Solutions, is to close. Staff at the company, form...
Irish News, Feb 11, 2014
AGSI Question The Ability Of GSOC Chairman
The chairman of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) Simon O'Brien has been urged to consider his position, in light of his inaction after he suspected the agency had been electronically bug...
Irish News, Feb 11, 2014
'Unusual' Death In Waterford Under Investigation
Gardaí are investigating the death of a man in Waterford City. According to garda, the man, understood to be aged in his 60s, was found at a house in Connolly Place at about 19:30 on Monday night. G...
Irish News, Feb 11, 2014
Coast Guard Suspend Search For Missing Man
A search operation in Co Cork has been called off due to bad weather conditions. The search is for one of two men who went missing from Cohb at the weekend. On Monday, the Irish Coast Guard recove...
Irish News, Feb 10, 2014
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Begin Construction On New Facility
Jazz Pharmaceuticals has announced that it has commenced construction of a manufacturing and development facility to be located on a 17-acre site in Monksland, County Roscommon, approximately 75 miles...
Irish News, Feb 10, 2014
Body Recovered During Search In Cork
A body has been discovered during a search in west Cork for two tourists who have not been seen since Saturday afternoon. The coastguard is continuing its search for the second man. The two men, one...