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Irish News, Aug 7, 2014
Gardaí Search For Hit-And-Run Driver
Gardaí are searching for a driver involved in a hit-and-run incident, after a 12-year-old boy was hit while crossing Thomas Davis Street in the Blackpool area at about 21:50. The boy is being treated...
Gardaí Search For Hit-And-Run Driver
Gardaí are searching for a driver involved in a hit-and-run incident, after a 12-year-old boy was hit while crossing Thomas Davis Street in the Blackpool area at about 21:50. The boy is being treated...
Irish News, Aug 7, 2014
Body Recovered Off Coast Of West Cork
The coastguard have recovered the body of man who died in a swimming incident off the coast of West Cork. It is understood that a member of the public spotted the body floating in the water in Roarin...
Body Recovered Off Coast Of West Cork
The coastguard have recovered the body of man who died in a swimming incident off the coast of West Cork. It is understood that a member of the public spotted the body floating in the water in Roarin...
Irish News, Aug 7, 2014
Swimming Bans Extended Pending Further Tests
A Fingal County Council order for the public to not swim at 12 popular beaches has been extended after further water quality tests. The Council issued the notice at the beginning of the week, saying ...
Swimming Bans Extended Pending Further Tests
A Fingal County Council order for the public to not swim at 12 popular beaches has been extended after further water quality tests. The Council issued the notice at the beginning of the week, saying ...
Irish News, Aug 7, 2014
Appeal Renewed For Missing 81-Year-Old Dublin Man
A new appeal has been issued for help finding 81-year-old Thomas Kennedy, who has been missing from Dublin since July. Mr Kennedy is described as 5ft 4in tall, of slim build with short grey hair. He...
Appeal Renewed For Missing 81-Year-Old Dublin Man
A new appeal has been issued for help finding 81-year-old Thomas Kennedy, who has been missing from Dublin since July. Mr Kennedy is described as 5ft 4in tall, of slim build with short grey hair. He...
Irish News, Aug 7, 2014
Govt Accused Of Ignoring Scale Of Housing Crisis
The government has been accused of maintaining policy that ensures a "huge" housing shortage, Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has said. Mr Adams also accused the government of failing to "face up" to th...
Govt Accused Of Ignoring Scale Of Housing Crisis
The government has been accused of maintaining policy that ensures a "huge" housing shortage, Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has said. Mr Adams also accused the government of failing to "face up" to th...
Irish News, Aug 7, 2014
Thousands Of Dublin Homes Without Power
Around 3,000 homes in Dublin are without power due to damaged underground cables, ESB has reported. It is understood that the power dropped on Wednesday due to damaged underground cables in the Cruml...
Thousands Of Dublin Homes Without Power
Around 3,000 homes in Dublin are without power due to damaged underground cables, ESB has reported. It is understood that the power dropped on Wednesday due to damaged underground cables in the Cruml...
Irish News, Aug 7, 2014
DCC Urged To Terminate Poolbeg Incinerator Project
Dublin City Council's Chief Executive, Owen Keegan, has been urged to end the contract for the construction of the Poolbeg Incinerator. The Chief Executive had previously said that a decision on the ...
DCC Urged To Terminate Poolbeg Incinerator Project
Dublin City Council's Chief Executive, Owen Keegan, has been urged to end the contract for the construction of the Poolbeg Incinerator. The Chief Executive had previously said that a decision on the ...
Irish News, Aug 7, 2014
Fine Gael Pushing For Second Year Of Free Pre-School Care
The Department of Education is being encouraged to consider introducing a second free pre-school year. Fine Gael TD for Cavan/Monaghan, Joe O'Reilly, has said that he is working with the department t...
Fine Gael Pushing For Second Year Of Free Pre-School Care
The Department of Education is being encouraged to consider introducing a second free pre-school year. Fine Gael TD for Cavan/Monaghan, Joe O'Reilly, has said that he is working with the department t...
Irish News, Aug 6, 2014
Tens Of Thousands Of Homes Needed Within Seven Years - ESRI
Tens of thousands of new homes are needed to meet demand, the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) has stated. The institute has produced its executive summary, in which it says that the lar...
Tens Of Thousands Of Homes Needed Within Seven Years - ESRI
Tens of thousands of new homes are needed to meet demand, the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) has stated. The institute has produced its executive summary, in which it says that the lar...
Irish News, Aug 6, 2014
Appeal For Witnesses To Dundrum Stabbing
Gardaí have appealed for witnesses to a knife attack in which a 19-year-old man was stabbed outside Dundrum Town Centre in Dublin on Wednesday night. According to gardaí the teenager was stabbed a nu...
Appeal For Witnesses To Dundrum Stabbing
Gardaí have appealed for witnesses to a knife attack in which a 19-year-old man was stabbed outside Dundrum Town Centre in Dublin on Wednesday night. According to gardaí the teenager was stabbed a nu...
Irish News, Aug 6, 2014
DCC Propose Returning Mountjoy To Georgian Past
Dublin City Council has unveiled plans to restore Mountjoy square to its original Georgian design. The plans would involve relocating a creche, a community centre and a sports ground to other sites a...
DCC Propose Returning Mountjoy To Georgian Past
Dublin City Council has unveiled plans to restore Mountjoy square to its original Georgian design. The plans would involve relocating a creche, a community centre and a sports ground to other sites a...
Irish News, Aug 6, 2014
More Garda Resources Needed To Tackle Increasing Crime - FF
Extra Gardaí resources are needed to deal with an increasing in serious crimes, Fianna Fáil has said. Following the publication of Central Statistic Office figures, that show a "substantial" rise in ...
More Garda Resources Needed To Tackle Increasing Crime - FF
Extra Gardaí resources are needed to deal with an increasing in serious crimes, Fianna Fáil has said. Following the publication of Central Statistic Office figures, that show a "substantial" rise in ...
Irish News, Aug 6, 2014
Preschool Assistance Subsidy Secure - HSE
The preschool assistance subsidy, which supports children with disabilities, is to continue, the Health Service Executive has confirmed. Welcoming the news, Fine Gael Meath West TD, Ray Butler, said ...
Preschool Assistance Subsidy Secure - HSE
The preschool assistance subsidy, which supports children with disabilities, is to continue, the Health Service Executive has confirmed. Welcoming the news, Fine Gael Meath West TD, Ray Butler, said ...
Irish News, Aug 6, 2014
Govt Accused Of 'Violating Human Rights' Of Council Tenants
The State has been accused of "violating" the human rights of council tenants. The International Federation for Human Rights has filed a complaint with the Council of Europe that accuse the Irish gov...
Govt Accused Of 'Violating Human Rights' Of Council Tenants
The State has been accused of "violating" the human rights of council tenants. The International Federation for Human Rights has filed a complaint with the Council of Europe that accuse the Irish gov...
Irish News, Aug 6, 2014
Taoiseach Urged To Clarify Position On 1916 Rising
The Taoiseach has been urged to clarify the government's position on the 1916 Rising, following comments by former Taoiseach and Fine Gael leader Joh Burton that it had been a mistake. Sinn Féin lead...
Taoiseach Urged To Clarify Position On 1916 Rising
The Taoiseach has been urged to clarify the government's position on the 1916 Rising, following comments by former Taoiseach and Fine Gael leader Joh Burton that it had been a mistake. Sinn Féin lead...
Irish News, Aug 6, 2014
Emergency Department Reopened After Flooding
Letterkenny General Hospital's emergency department has reopened after flooding forced its closure for a number of hours on Tuesday night. Heavy rainfall led to the flooding of a roadway and a car pa...
Emergency Department Reopened After Flooding
Letterkenny General Hospital's emergency department has reopened after flooding forced its closure for a number of hours on Tuesday night. Heavy rainfall led to the flooding of a roadway and a car pa...
Irish News, Aug 6, 2014
New Leap Top-Up System Will Make Service 'Faster And Easier'
A new top-up facility on Leap cards will make services for commuters "faster and easier", Sean Kenny, Dublin Bay North Labour TD and member of the Oireachtas Transport Committee, has said. Mr Kelly s...
New Leap Top-Up System Will Make Service 'Faster And Easier'
A new top-up facility on Leap cards will make services for commuters "faster and easier", Sean Kenny, Dublin Bay North Labour TD and member of the Oireachtas Transport Committee, has said. Mr Kelly s...
Irish News, Aug 5, 2014
Five-Year-Old Dies In Farm Accident
Gardaí in Co Offaly have confirmed that a five-year-old boy has died in a farming accident. They said the child was involved in an accident on a farm in the townland of Kincora, near Ferbane at about...
Five-Year-Old Dies In Farm Accident
Gardaí in Co Offaly have confirmed that a five-year-old boy has died in a farming accident. They said the child was involved in an accident on a farm in the townland of Kincora, near Ferbane at about...
Irish News, Aug 5, 2014
CAS Protesters Take To The Streets In Phil Hogan Masks
Protestors in Kilkenny City, who have been maintaining an ongoing campaign against the construction of a new bridge in the centre of the medieval city, have staged a new protest wearing Phil Hogan mas...
CAS Protesters Take To The Streets In Phil Hogan Masks
Protestors in Kilkenny City, who have been maintaining an ongoing campaign against the construction of a new bridge in the centre of the medieval city, have staged a new protest wearing Phil Hogan mas...
Irish News, Aug 5, 2014
UHI Might Not Happen In Estimated Time - Varadkar
Universal Health Insurance (UHI) "might take" longer to introduce that originally planned, Minister for Health Leo Varadkar has said. Speaking to RTÉ, the minister said that he was reluctant to set a...
UHI Might Not Happen In Estimated Time - Varadkar
Universal Health Insurance (UHI) "might take" longer to introduce that originally planned, Minister for Health Leo Varadkar has said. Speaking to RTÉ, the minister said that he was reluctant to set a...
Irish News, Aug 5, 2014
SCSI Publish Ten Point Strategy To Tackle Housing Shortage
The Society of Chartered Surveyors has published a ten step strategy to tackle the housing shortage in Ireland. In the report the society highlights that the "serious shortage" of residential propert...
SCSI Publish Ten Point Strategy To Tackle Housing Shortage
The Society of Chartered Surveyors has published a ten step strategy to tackle the housing shortage in Ireland. In the report the society highlights that the "serious shortage" of residential propert...
Irish News, Aug 5, 2014
Health Minister Urged To Reverse Cuts To Nurses' Salaries
A review of consultants pay should be expanded to include cuts imposed on graduate nurses salaries, Fianna Fáil spokesperson on Health Billy Kelleher has said. Deputy Kelleher has called on the Healt...
Health Minister Urged To Reverse Cuts To Nurses' Salaries
A review of consultants pay should be expanded to include cuts imposed on graduate nurses salaries, Fianna Fáil spokesperson on Health Billy Kelleher has said. Deputy Kelleher has called on the Healt...
Irish News, Aug 5, 2014
Sinn Féin Will Oppose Fracking - Gerry Adams
Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has said that the party will oppose any application made for fracking. Mr Adams was speaking at the anti-fracking camp at Belcoo in Fermanagh, where he was joinged by Fer...
Sinn Féin Will Oppose Fracking - Gerry Adams
Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has said that the party will oppose any application made for fracking. Mr Adams was speaking at the anti-fracking camp at Belcoo in Fermanagh, where he was joinged by Fer...
Irish News, Aug 5, 2014
Gardaí Investigate Pellet Gun Shooting In Cork Pub
An investigation is underway after a man suffered minor injuries in a shooting incident in a pub in North Cork on Sunday. According to gardaí a 35-year-old man was shot in the neck with a pellet gun ...
Gardaí Investigate Pellet Gun Shooting In Cork Pub
An investigation is underway after a man suffered minor injuries in a shooting incident in a pub in North Cork on Sunday. According to gardaí a 35-year-old man was shot in the neck with a pellet gun ...
Irish News, Aug 5, 2014
Appeal Issued For Missing Woman
An appeal has been issued for help in tracing 54-year-old Carmel Tynan, who has been missing since Sunday morning. Ms Tynan was last seen at Patrick's Avenue, Portarlington, at about 10:30 on Sunday ...
Appeal Issued For Missing Woman
An appeal has been issued for help in tracing 54-year-old Carmel Tynan, who has been missing since Sunday morning. Ms Tynan was last seen at Patrick's Avenue, Portarlington, at about 10:30 on Sunday ...
Irish News, Aug 5, 2014
EU Propose Enforcing Insurance For Ride-On Lawnmowers
Owners of ride-on lawnmowers could face having to buy insurance, following a proposal by the European Union. According to a report by the Irish Independent, the proposal has been made following Europ...
EU Propose Enforcing Insurance For Ride-On Lawnmowers
Owners of ride-on lawnmowers could face having to buy insurance, following a proposal by the European Union. According to a report by the Irish Independent, the proposal has been made following Europ...
Irish News, Aug 4, 2014
Four Girls In Hospital After Aerosol Explosion
Garda are investigating the circumstances surrounding four girls ending up in hospital after an aerosol exploded in a house in Drogheda on Sunday. The girls are being treated in hospital, two in Crum...
Four Girls In Hospital After Aerosol Explosion
Garda are investigating the circumstances surrounding four girls ending up in hospital after an aerosol exploded in a house in Drogheda on Sunday. The girls are being treated in hospital, two in Crum...
Irish News, Aug 4, 2014
President Higgins In Belgium For WWI Commemoration
President Michael D Higgins is attending an international ceremony in Liège, Belgium, to mark the beginning of World War One. President Higgins joins some 50 heads of state commemorating the annivers...
President Higgins In Belgium For WWI Commemoration
President Michael D Higgins is attending an international ceremony in Liège, Belgium, to mark the beginning of World War One. President Higgins joins some 50 heads of state commemorating the annivers...
Irish News, Aug 4, 2014
Cork Gardaí Station Evacuated After Pipe Bomb Handed In
Togher Gardaí Station in Cork city has been evacuated after a member of the public brought in a pipe bomb. An army bomb disposal team are on site and working to make the bomb safe. It is understood ...
Cork Gardaí Station Evacuated After Pipe Bomb Handed In
Togher Gardaí Station in Cork city has been evacuated after a member of the public brought in a pipe bomb. An army bomb disposal team are on site and working to make the bomb safe. It is understood ...
Irish News, Aug 4, 2014
Consultation Seeks Public's Input In Future Of Irish Water
The public is being urged to make a submission on the future of water services in Ireland. Irish Water has launched a non-statutory consultation on its Water Services Strategic Plan (WSSP) Issues Pap...
Consultation Seeks Public's Input In Future Of Irish Water
The public is being urged to make a submission on the future of water services in Ireland. Irish Water has launched a non-statutory consultation on its Water Services Strategic Plan (WSSP) Issues Pap...
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Ireland WeatherToday:A sunny but frosty start for many. However cloud increases by midday with a few showers reaching the north coast, these mostly light but spreading inland this afternoon. Chilly. Maximum temperature 8 °C.Tonight:A rather cloudy evening with scattered showers. Becoming drier through the night with some good clear spells developing and a patchy frost away from coasts. Minimum temperature 0 °C.
