Irish News for September 2014

Irish News, Sep 30, 2014
McNulty Withdraws From Seaned By-Election
Fine Gael's John McNulty has withdrawn his candidacy from the Seaned by-election following controversy over his appointment to the board of the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA). Mr McNulty also conf...
Irish News, Sep 30, 2014
GAA Footballer Releases Statement Following Attack
Dublin GAA footballer, Jonny Cooper, has released a statement thanking everyone for their support, after he was attacked in Dublin on 20 September. Mr Cooper, 24, was stabbed on Upper Dorset Street, ...
Irish News, Sep 30, 2014
Study Reveals Dublin's Housing Shortage
Dublin is experiencing a serious housing shortage according to the first publication on Ireland's stock of residential properties, commissioned by GeoDirectory. By cross referencing the Property Pri...
Irish News, Sep 30, 2014
CER Confirms People With Boil Water Notices Will Not Be Charged
The Commission For Energy Regulation (CER) has confirmed people with boil water notices in Roscommon will not be charged for water supply until the problem has been resolved. Labour Senator John Kell...
Irish News, Sep 30, 2014
Call For Emergency Plan At UHL
The Irish Nurses & Midwives Organisation (INMO) is calling for the implementation of the Major Emergency Plan at University Hospital Limerick (UHL) to bring about a level of control and safety at the ...
Irish News, Sep 30, 2014
Man Shot In The Leg At A Pub In Dublin
A man has been shot in the leg in a Dublin bar. A gunman, who was wearing a balaclava, entered the premises on Cork Street in Dolphin's Barn at approximately 11pm on Monday night, according to gardai...
Irish News, Sep 30, 2014
Man Dies After Being Struck By Garda Patrol Car
A man has died after he was hit by a garda patrol car in County Louth. The incident occurred on the Dundalk to Carlingford Road at around 1.20am this morning. The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission...
Irish News, Sep 29, 2014
Girl Killed And 11-Year-Old Seriously Injured In Farm Accident
An eight-year-old girl has died and an 11-year-old girl seriously injured in a farm accident in Cork. The incident occurred in Newtownshandrum, near Charleville, on Sunday evening. It is believed th...
Irish News, Sep 29, 2014
Man Arrested Over €100m Cocaine Investigation
A 29-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a €100m cocaine seizure off the coast of Cork last week. The man handed himself in at a police station in Leeds on Sunday night. He has been ar...
Irish News, Sep 29, 2014
Hogan Is Not Suitable For EU Commission – SF
Sinn Féin said the latest revelations that Phil Hogan did not know about the level of consultancy costs attached to establishment of Irish Water is "laced with contradiction". Sinn Féin MEP Matt Cart...
Irish News, Sep 29, 2014
Children To Help Choose New Ombudsman
The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, has announced that children will play an important part in recruiting a new Ombudsman for Children. The current Ombudsman for Children, Ms Emily Logan, w...
Irish News, Sep 29, 2014
Homes In Cork Made Available To 24 Families On Waiting List
Homes in a former unfinished development in Bandon, County Cork, are being made available to 24 families on Cork County Council's housing waiting list. The houses are through a partnership between NA...
Irish News, Sep 29, 2014
Irish Adults 'TV Binge' – Eircom Survey
Virtually all Irish adults still prefer to watch live TV on their 'normal' television set in their own homes, as opposed to portable devices, according to the latest eircom Household Sentiment Survey ...
Irish News, Sep 29, 2014
FF Calls For Govt To Defend Ireland's Corporation Tax System
The government is being urged to give the highest priority to ensuring that Ireland's standing as a country with a transparent and OECD-compliant corporation tax regime is fully defended. Fianna Fáil...
Irish News, Sep 26, 2014
Appeal Issued For Missing Teenager
Gardaí have issued an appeal for help in tracing missing 15-year-old Dylan O'Doherty. The teenager has been missing since Monday. He was last seen at his home in Cappa Lodge in Sixmilebridge. He is ...
Irish News, Sep 26, 2014
Murder Investigation Launched After Fatal Shooting In Dublin
An investigation has been launched after a man was shot dead in Balbriggan, Co Dublin on Thursday morning. Gardaí say that a man aged in his 30s was shot dead while he sat in his car on Clonard Stree...
Irish News, Sep 26, 2014
Appeal For Witnesses Following Serious Assault In Dublin City Centre
A 33-year-old man is in a critical condition in hospital following an assault in Dublin City Centre. Gardaí have appealed for information after a man was assaulted at about 21:30 on Thursday night on...
Irish News, Sep 26, 2014
Three Men Hit By Car Fleeing From Garda
Three men are being treated in hospital after being hit by a car which was being pursued by gardaí. Gardaí have said a Hyundai Accent struck three men, aged in their 70s, and crashed into two parked ...
Irish News, Sep 26, 2014
Man Dies In Suspected Arson In Bray
A 55-year-old man has died in a house fire in Bray, Co Wicklow in the early hours of Friday morning. Gardaí say that they are treating the fire, at a property on Oldcourt Avenue, as arson. The man's...
Irish News, Sep 26, 2014
Sinn Féin Call For Openness On Origin Of Meats
The origin of meats in processed foods must be made available to the public, Sinn Féin has said. The party's MEP Lynn Boylan is in Brussels to raise the issue with the European Commission. It is unde...
Irish News, Sep 25, 2014
Garda Search For Two Men Over Post Office Hostage Robbery
Gardaí in Dublin are searching for two men after three women were held captive during a post office robbery. Garda say that three masked and armed men forced their way into the home of a post office ...
Irish News, Sep 25, 2014
Govt 'Utterly Out Of Touch On Crime' - FF
The government is "utterly out of touch on crime", Fianna Fáil Deputy Barry Cowen has said. The deputy said that he was dismayed following the Tánaiste Joan Burton's response to Dáil questions on the...
Irish News, Sep 25, 2014
2014 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments Underway
Payments under the 2014 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme have started today as planned, The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney has said. "I am particularly pleased to see that the...
Irish News, Sep 25, 2014
Taoiseach Accused Of Adopting 'Fianna Fáil-Style Stroke Politics'
The Taoiseach Enda Kenny has been accused of embracing Fianna Fáil-style stroke politics by Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams. Mr Adams made the accusation in relation to the appointment of John McNulty t...
Irish News, Sep 25, 2014
Body Found In 2006 Identified As German Man Arno Schmitz
A body found in woodland by Lough Inagh in Connemara in 2006 has been identified as a German man called Arno Schmitz. A review of the case was launched in December last year and subsequently lead gar...
Irish News, Sep 25, 2014
Appeal For Witnesses To Early Morning Shooting In Dublin
Gardaí have appealed for witnesses to a shooting in Dublin this morning. According to garda a man was shot just after 9am on Thursday morning on Clonard Street. The victim has been taken to hospital...
Irish News, Sep 25, 2014
1,000 Kilos Of Cocaine Seized Off Cork Coast
Cocaine with an estimated street value of €80 million has been seized off the coast of Cork. It is understood an 18m yacht, called the Makayabella, was intercepted around 300 miles west/south-west of...
Irish News, Sep 24, 2014
Gardaí Appeal For Witnesses To Cork Hit-And-Run
Gardaí in Cork have appealed for witnesses to a hit-and-run in Co Cork at about 19:30 on Tuesday. A 71-year-old woman is being treated in hospital after she was knocked off her bicycle at Haymount, L...
Irish News, Sep 24, 2014
Fingal County Council Vote To Cut Local Property Tax
Fingal County Council (FCC) have voted in favour of reducing the Local Property Tax by the full 15% allowed by government legislation. 31 councillors voted in favour of the cut, as FCC join three oth...
Irish News, Sep 24, 2014
Water Meter Installation Equipment Stolen In Waterford
Gardaí in Waterford have appealed for information following the theft of equipment used for installing water meters. It is understood the equipment was stolen from Fíodh Mór housing estate sometime b...