Irish News for March 2015

Irish News, Mar 31, 2015
Cuts In Garda Resources Putting Communities At Risk - FF
Almost 6 out of every 10 requests for armed escorts for the transportation of dangerous criminals were denied last year, according to new figures obtained by Fianna Fáil. Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on ...
Irish News, Mar 31, 2015
nearForm Announces 100 New Jobs In Waterford
Technology firm nearForm has announced 100 new jobs at its official opening of new headquarters at Waterford County Council's old building in Tramore. The announcement was made by nearForm co-founder...
Irish News, Mar 31, 2015
Ireland To Contribute €12m To Syria
The Government has announced that Ireland will provide €12 million this year in funding and emergency supplies to help meet the needs of those affected by the Syria conflict. Minister of State for De...
Irish News, Mar 31, 2015
Gardaí Seek To Return Jewellery To Owners
Gardaí are seeking to return jewellery to its rightful owners. Over 1,000 items of jewellery were recovered as a result of a search operation carried out on Sunday 22 February 2015. In a statement, ...
Irish News, Mar 31, 2015
Universities To Award Higher Entrance Marks For A-Level Students
Irish universities are to award higher entrance marks to students studying A-Levels. Sinn Féin MLA Barry McElduff welcomed the announcement. Mr McElduff said: "I have raised the matter at every leve...
Irish News, Mar 31, 2015
Over Ten Million Cigarettes Seized At Dublin Port
Revenue Customs Officers have seized over 10.3 million cigarettes, with a retail value of over €4.7m at Dublin Port. The Don Corleone cigarettes were hidden in a 40-foot container and were described ...
Irish News, Mar 31, 2015
Gardaí Raise Concerns Over Private Licences While On Duty
Gardaí supervisors have called for patrol cars to exempt from penalty points. It is understood that gardaí have raised concerns that they will collect points on their private licences for traffic off...
Irish News, Mar 30, 2015
Garda Ombudsman, Inspectorate And Authority Merger To Be Discussed
A proposal to merge the Garda Ombudsman, the Garda Inspectorate and the Policing Authority is to be presented to middle-ranking garda officers today. The motion is on the agenda for discussion at the...
Irish News, Mar 30, 2015
Independent Panel To Lead Portiuncula Review Named
The nine people that will undertake an independent review of maternity services at Portiuncula Hospital in Galway have been announced. Dr James Walker, Professor of Obstetrics, will chair the body, w...
Irish News, Mar 30, 2015
Gardaí Appeal For Help To Trace Missing Navan Man
Gardaí are appealing for help in tracing 42-year-old Iduwu Soyemi, who has been missing for more than a month. Mr Soyemi was last seen at Windtown in Navan on the evening of Saturday 28 February. W...
Irish News, Mar 30, 2015
Govt Must Choose Over Rent Control Or More Homelessness - SF
The government must choose between fair regulations to tackle rising rents or future increases in homelessness, Sinn Féin has said. The party's housing spokesperson, Dessie Ellis, made the comments f...
Irish News, Mar 30, 2015
Men Arrested Over Santry Cannabis Seizure
Cannabis worth an estimated €150,000 has been seized from a home in Larchill, Santry in Dublin, on Saturday. Gardaí arrested four men in connection with the find. They are due to appear in court on ...
Irish News, Mar 30, 2015
Weapons Recovered In Joint Garda And Army Operation
Gardaí have recovered a number of weapons in an operation targeting the activities of dissident republicans. A handgun, a rifle, ammunition and components for other guns were found during a search in...
Irish News, Mar 30, 2015
FF Bring Legislation To Stop Councils Handing Over Tenant Data
Fianna Fáil are to publish legislation that will seek to prohibit local authorities from handing over tenant data to Irish Water, without expressing consent. Under the Water Service Act 2013, the gov...
Irish News, Mar 27, 2015
Man Charged Over 1994 Murder
Gardaí have arrested a 41-year-old man in connection with the murder of Margot Seery in Dublin in 1994. It is understood that officers arrested the man on Thursday morning at Osprey Apartments in Naa...
Irish News, Mar 27, 2015
Two Hurt In Restaurant Explosion
An explosion has occurred at a restaurant off the main street of Ballinspittle, between Bandon and Cork city, at about 11am this morning. Reports suggest that two people have been injured. Gardai, C...
Irish News, Mar 27, 2015
Gardaí Appeal For Help In Tracing Missing 16-Year-Old
Gardaí have issued an appeal for help in tracing 16-year-old Daniel Murphy, who has been missing since last Sunday. The teenager was last seen at about 1am on Sunday 22 March on Decies Road, Ballyfer...
Irish News, Mar 27, 2015
Union Accuses Dunnes Management Of Intimidating Members
The trade union Mandate, has accused the management at Dunnes Stores of attempting to intimate staff ahead of industrial action to be held next week. The union claims that its members are being calle...
Irish News, Mar 27, 2015
Dublin Shooting Believed To Be Connected To Organised Crime
Gardaí investigating the murder of a 27-year-old man in Dublin on Thursday morning believe it is connected to organised crime. Paul Kavanagh, a father-of-two from Drimnagh, had just driven away from ...
Irish News, Mar 27, 2015
Garda Renew Appeal For Information On Fatal M50 Road Accident
Gardaí investigating a fatal road accident on the M50 earlier this month have renewed their appeal for witnesses. A man died and a woman remains in a critical condition after their car left the road ...
Irish News, Mar 27, 2015
Men Airlifted To Hospital Following 'Serious' Workplace Accident
Two men had to be airlifted to Cork University Hospital following a serious workplace accident in Shannon. It is understood the men were working at Shannon Industrial Estate, Co Clare, when the incid...
Irish News, Mar 26, 2015
Kerosene Contamination Found In Galway Estate Water Supply
Kerosene contamination has been found in the water supply of a housing estate in Galway city. Irish Water has advised residents of the Moyola Park not to use the public water supply for drinking, bat...
Irish News, Mar 26, 2015
DFB Attend Two Dublin City Fires On Thursday Morning
Four units of the Dublin Fire Brigade (DFB) were called to an apartment complex in Tallaght following reports of a fire at about 3am on Thursday. Eight people were evacuated from Greenhill Court Apar...
Irish News, Mar 26, 2015
Minister For Justice Invited To 'Take A Walk Through Dublin City Centre'
The Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald has been invited to take a walk through Dublin city centre to "witness the surge in criminal activity and anti-social behaviour". Fianna Fáil's spokesperso...
Irish News, Mar 26, 2015
Report Find Private Rents Still Rising
Private rentals across Ireland rose by 5.8% in the last quarter of 2014, with Dublin rents significantly higher than the national average, according to a new report by the Private Residential Tenancie...
Irish News, Mar 26, 2015
'Serious And Unanswered Questions' About Phil Hogan - SF
Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has said there remains "serious and unanswered questions" around the former Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan's cancellation of inquiries into planning problems at s...
Irish News, Mar 26, 2015
Man Killed In Dublin Shooting
A garda investigation has been launched following a fatal shooting in Dublin on Thursday morning. It is understood a man was found suffering a gunshot wound at about 11am near the Cat and Cage pub on...
Irish News, Mar 26, 2015
Kidnap Attempt On 13-Year-Old Investigated
An investigation has been launched into an alleged kidnapping attempt in west Dublin. a 13-year-old girl was jogging in Clonsilla at about 15:00 on Monday when an unknown assailant attacker her from ...
Irish News, Mar 25, 2015
Cocaine Seized At Port Of Cork
Customs officers have seized cocaine worth an estimated €1.75m hidden in a shipping container at the Port of Cork. It is understood that officials were inspecting containers being unloaded from a ves...
Irish News, Mar 25, 2015
'Many Thousands' Likely To Receive Incorrect Water Bill
Thousands of Irish Water customers are to receive incorrect bills. The company has said that as not all customers have yet registered, they have to "operate on the basis of incomplete information" wh...