Irish News for August 2014

Irish News, Aug 29, 2014
Woman Dies Following Road Accident
An elderly woman has died following a road traffic incident in Dublin. The victim, who was 75, was struck by a marked garda patrol car shortly before 11.30am on Thursday. The accident happened on th...
Irish News, Aug 29, 2014
'Dangerous' Equipment Stolen In Dundalk
Gardaí have issued a warning after "dangerous" equipment was stolen from a van in Co Louth earlier this week. It is understood a "handheld x-ray fluorescent metal analyser" was taken from a van that...
Irish News, Aug 29, 2014
Missing Irish Student Found Safe In Poland
An Irish student who has been missing since Wednesday has been found. Aidan Lynch, 20, from Rochestown in Co Cork was found this morning. He had been on holidays in Krakow, Poland, with a group of n...
Irish News, Aug 29, 2014
Man Injured In Shooting In Bray, Co Wicklow
Gardaí have launched an investigation after a man was shot in Bray, Co Wicklow, on Thursday evening. The man, believed to be in his 20s, is currently being treated at St Vincent's Hospital in Dublin....
Irish News, Aug 29, 2014
Energy Firm To Create 46 New Jobs In Tipperary
Irish energy provider, Pinergy, is to create over 40 new jobs in Tipperary. Pinergy's Chief Executive Enda Gunnell told Newstalk that the 46 new jobs will be in sales, telesales and business developm...
Irish News, Aug 29, 2014
Over Three Million Irish Adults Regularly Read Newspapers - JNRS
Over four in five adults in Ireland read newspapers regularly, according to the Joint National Readership Survey (JNRS) 2013/2014. Over 3 million adults in Ireland regularly read newspapers in print ...
Irish News, Aug 29, 2014
Calls To Consider Cavan For Housing Development
Joe O'Reilly, Fine Gael TD for Cavan/Monaghan, has said that Cavan should be considered as a potential location for housing development. In a statement, he explained: "Cavan is a prime location for ...
Irish News, Aug 28, 2014
Woman 'Seriously Injured' By Gardaí Patrol Car
A woman is being treated in Tallaght Hospital after being hit by a Gardaí patrol car in Dublin. It is understood that the woman was "seriously injured" in the collision, which happened in Clondalkin ...
Irish News, Aug 28, 2014
KCC Aand Gardaí Remove Bridge Protest Camp
Protesters maintaining a 24-hour demonstration against a bridge being constructed in Kilkenny city have been cleared by gardaí and Kilkenny County Council. The council said that action to remove the ...
Irish News, Aug 28, 2014
Thousands Without Wages After Banking Problem
Thousands of people have been left without wages following another "computer glitch" at the Bank of Ireland. The bank has reassured people, who discovered this morning that there wages had not been p...
Irish News, Aug 28, 2014
Gardaí Investigate Suspected Petrol Bomb Attack On Courthouse
An investigation has been launched into a suspected petrol bomb attack on Ennis Courthouse in Co Clare. It is understood that gardaí discovered a smashed window at the family law courtroom, with a bo...
Irish News, Aug 28, 2014
Parents Urged To Make Road Safety A Priority As Children Return To School
Parents preparing for their children's return to school have been urged to think about road safety. Following the news that road deaths among children have doubled this year, Fine Gael TD for Dublin ...
Irish News, Aug 28, 2014
Minister for Business and Employment Accused Of 'Posturing'
The Labour Minister for Business and Employment has been accused of "posturing" over calls for pay rises for low and middle income families. Making the accusation, Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams sai...
Irish News, Aug 28, 2014
Gardaí Appeal For Help Tracing Missing Wexford Teen
An appeal has been issued for help in tracing 16-year-old Seamus Ronan-John, who has been missing since Saturday. The teenager was last seen in the Greenlake are of Fourth Mountain in Wexford at abou...
Irish News, Aug 27, 2014
Property Prices Increase In Dublin - CSO
Property prices in Dublin rose by 27% in July, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO). Dublin house prices increased by 2.5% in the month and were 23.1% higher compared to a year earlier. D...
Irish News, Aug 27, 2014
Six Questioned Following Road Crash
Six men have been arrested and are being questioned by gardaí following a three-car collision. The incident happened at around 6.40pm on Tuesday, in Termonfeckin, Co Louth. A man and woman sustained...
Irish News, Aug 27, 2014
Man Arrested After Gardaí Seize €80k Of Cannabis
A 25-year-old man has been arrested following a drugs seizure. On Tuesday (26 August), a planned search was carried out at a property in Ballynsheglish, near Castlerea. Inside the home, gardaí disco...
Irish News, Aug 27, 2014
IMO Slams HSE Over Recruitment Crisis For Consultants
The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has been accused of "not being serious" about tackling the recruitment crisis for Consultants in the Irish health services. Steve Tweed, from the Irish Medical Org...
Irish News, Aug 27, 2014
IMNDA Ice Bucket Donations Reach €1m
Irish donations from the Ice Bucket Challenge craze has topped €1m, the Irish Motor Neuron Disease Association (IMNDA) has said. Aisling Farrell, CEO of the association, has said all the money raise...
Irish News, Aug 27, 2014
Interim Water Treatment Plant For Castlerea 'Within Weeks'
A new interim water treatment plant is to bring to an end one of the country's longest running boil water notices. Residents in Castlerea, Co Roscommon, have lived with a boil water notice for four y...
Irish News, Aug 27, 2014
New Search For One Of The 'Disappeared' Underway In Co Meath
A new search for the remains of Brendan Megraw, one of the Disappeared, is underway in Oristown, Co Meath. Mr Megraw was 23-years-old when he was abducted by the IRA from his home in west Belfast in ...
Irish News, Aug 26, 2014
Over 21,000 Jobs Created By Tax Reductions
More than 21,000 new jobs have been created in the hospitality sector since the government reduced the VAT rate in 2011, according to a new report by the Restaurant Association of Ireland. Welcoming ...
Irish News, Aug 26, 2014
Computer Problems Leaves Thousands Without School Bus Ticket
Thousands of school pupils have been issued with temporary tickets after problems with a new computer system left them without the official annual bus tickets worth €650. Issues with a new, centralis...
Irish News, Aug 26, 2014
Gardaí Appeal For Witnesses To Alleged Sexual Assault
Gardaí in Dublin are searching for three people in connection with an alleged sexual assault at Cobra Park on Sunday. It is understood that a woman alleges she was attacked in the park, near Phibsbor...
Irish News, Aug 26, 2014
'Giant' Co Tipperary Windfarm Given Go Ahead
A proposed "giant" wind farm in Co Tipperary has been given planning permission by An Bord Pleanála. The farm, to be sited just 2km from the village of Upperchurch, will create enough electricity to ...
Irish News, Aug 26, 2014
Drugs And Guns Seized In Dublin
Gardaí in Dublin have seized drugs and guns from a house in the city. Three men and a woman were arrested in connection with the discovery of 9mm handgun and ammunition and a sawn off shotgun, along ...
Irish News, Aug 26, 2014
Gardaí Investigate Fire At Water Meter Storage Unit
Gardaí have launched an investigation into a fire at an Irish Water facility in Sligo. Sligo Fire Brigade were called to the facility, which is understood to house water meters, at Union Place, at ab...
Irish News, Aug 26, 2014
Rail Services Disrupted By Strikes
Rail services have returned to normal following two days of strikes in a dispute over pay cuts. The National Bus and Rail Union and SIPTU members went on strike on Sunday and Monday, with commuter, D...
Irish News, Aug 22, 2014
New Legislation To Strengthen Remit Of GSOC
New legislation to strengthen the powers and remit of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) has been published by the Minister for Justice and Equality, Frances Fitzgerald. Welcoming the pub...
Irish News, Aug 22, 2014
New Search To Be Carried Out For Disappeared Brendan Megraw
A new search is set to get underway in Co Meath for the remains of Brendan Megraw, one of the Disappeared. Mr Megraw, from West Belfast, was abducted, murdered and secretly buried by the IRA in April...