Irish News for June 2015 : Page 3

Irish News, Jun 18, 2015
Taoiseach To Meet With British PM
Taoiseach Enda Kenny is in London to meet with British Prime Minister David Cameron. The Taoiseach attended a commemorative banquet at the City of London’s Guildhall to mark the 200th anniversary of ...
Irish News, Jun 18, 2015
Hundreds Attend Berkeley Vigil For Irish Students
Hundreds of people attended a candlelit vigil in Berkeley, California, to pay their respects after six people died when a balcony collapsed. Five Irish students died in the incident, with seven more ...
Irish News, Jun 18, 2015
50 New Jobs Promised For Roscommon
Fifty new jobs have been promised for Roscommon with the establishment of a new medical devices manufacturing plant. Moss Vision, which produces intraocular lenses for ophthalmic industry, is to esta...
Irish News, Jun 18, 2015
Apartment Complex Fire Investigated
An investigation has been launched into the cause of a fire at an apartment complex in Dublin city on Wednesday afternoon. The apartments in Love Lane, Dublin 2, were evacuated when firefighters were...
Irish News, Jun 17, 2015
'Work Best Way Out Of Poverty' - ESRI Report
'Work is the best way out of poverty', Fine Gael has said, a statement it claims has been confirmed by the latest ESRI report. Making the comments Dublin South Central TD, Catherine Byrne, said that ...
Irish News, Jun 17, 2015
Rape Crisis Network Funding Cuts 'Short-Sighted'
Cuts to the funding of the Rape Crisis Network Ireland (RCNI) have been described as "short-sighted", which undermines the Government's commitment to tackling sexual violence in Ireland. Fianna Fáil ...
Irish News, Jun 17, 2015
Sinn Féin Accuse Fine Gael And Labour Of Hypocrisy Over Clerys Workers
Fine Gael and Labour have been accused of hypocrisy on their position on the situation faced by former Clerys workers. Sinn Féin said that Taoiseach Enda Kenny, Fine Gael and the Labour Party have ex...
Irish News, Jun 17, 2015
Men Appear In Court Over Post Office Robbery
Two men are due to appear at Dublin District Court today charged in connection with an attempted armed robbery of a post office at Killnamanagh on 16 June. The men are suspected of demanding money fr...
Irish News, Jun 17, 2015
Garda Using 'Bait' Bikes To Catch Thieves
Bike thefts in Ireland have increased by 227% in the last ten years, figures from An Garda Síochána have revealed. With more than 2,100 bikes stolen last year, according to a report by RTÉ, garda hav...
Irish News, Jun 17, 2015
Man Arrested Over 2011 Tipperary Murder
Gardaí investigating the murder of Bobby Ryan in Tipperary in June 2011 have arrested a man. Mr Ryan was reported missing on 03 June, 2011, having been last seen at Fawnagown, Tipperary. His body wa...
Irish News, Jun 17, 2015
Irish Water And Minister For Environment Contradictory On Lead Pipes - FF
Irish Water officials have allegedly contradicted Minister for the Environment Alan Kelly over the number of homes potentially at risk of contamination from lead pipes. Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on En...
Irish News, Jun 17, 2015
80 Jobs Announced In Medical Company Expansion
Eighty new jobs are to be created in Ringaskiddy, Co Cork, with the investment of €53 by medical devices company, DePuy Synthes. The company is a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, whose senior executi...
Irish News, Jun 17, 2015
Missing Teenager Found 'Safe And Well'
Missing teenager Weronika Pomiechowska has been found "safe and well". The teenager had been missing from her home in Ballinrobe, Co Mayo, since Monday. Gardaí have not given any information on wher...
Irish News, Jun 16, 2015
Protest Underway At Clerys Department Store
Hundreds of protesters have gathered outside Clerys department store in Dublin in support of workers. More than 130 staff were informed the company had been placed into administration and they would ...
Irish News, Jun 16, 2015
Govt Accused Of Targeting One Parent Families
The government has been accused of promising tax breaks for the well-off while cutting essential support to for one parent families, according to Fianna Fáil TD for Cavan-Monaghan Brendan Smith. Depu...
Irish News, Jun 16, 2015
Garda Appeal For Missing Teenager
Gardaí have appealed for help in tracing 16-year-old Weronika Wiktoria Pomiechowska. The teenager has not been seen since approximately 5am on Monday morning, when she left her home at Creagh Road, B...
Irish News, Jun 16, 2015
Girl In Serious Condition Following Road Accident
A young girl remains in a serious condition in hospital following a road accident on Monday, according to Garda. It is understood the girl was hit by a car on the Ballybay to Swans Cross Road, at Cor...
Irish News, Jun 16, 2015
Sinn Féin Condemn Housing Standards Letter
A letter sent to Local Authorities by Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Alan Kelly, urging them not to introduce higher standards for housing has been condemned by Sinn Féi...
Irish News, Jun 16, 2015
HSE Reverse SNA Preschool Cuts
The Health Service Executive (HSE) has reversed its decision to reduce the provision of SNA services in preschools. The HSE had previously announced that the provision was to be cut completely. Howev...
Irish News, Jun 16, 2015
Govt Consider Abolishing One And Two Cent Coins
One and two cent coins could be phased out as the government consider expanding a trial already carried out in Wexford. Under the scheme, prices are rounded to the nearest five-cents. Fine Gael's Ca...
Irish News, Jun 16, 2015
Free GP Care Registration System Opened
The registration system for the new Free GP Care for Children Under 6 has been officially launched by Labour's Kathleen Lynch. From July 1st all children under 6 will be eligible for GP care free at ...
Irish News, Jun 16, 2015
70-Year-Old Woman Arrested Over Clondalkin Stabbing
A woman aged in her 70s has been arrested in connection with the stabbing of an elderly man in Clondalkin, Dublin. The 75-year-old man was found lying on the road outside his home on Monksfield Downs...
Irish News, Jun 15, 2015
DCC Spend More Than €1m On Graffiti Removal
Dublin City Council have spent more than €1.2m removing graffiti from city buildings and infrastructure since 2010. The figures have been revealed by Dublin Councillor Jim O'Callaghan, in a call for ...
Irish News, Jun 15, 2015
Clerys Workers 'Treated Appallingly' – SF
The treatment of workers at Clerys Department Store, which has entered liquidation, has been "strongly criticised" by Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams. Mr Adams said that the 130 workers, who have lost t...
Irish News, Jun 15, 2015
Facebook Submit Planning Application For Co Meath Base
Facebook is to establish a new data centre in Co Meath as part of a new €200m investment. It is understood that the technology leader has submitted a planning application which, if approved, could cr...
Irish News, Jun 15, 2015
RSA And Gardaí Launch 'Blind Spot' Safety Campaign
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) and An Garda Síochána have launched a new safety campaign aimed at cyclists and HGV drivers to highlight the issue of 'blind spots'. Launched today, the campaign targe...
Irish News, Jun 15, 2015
FF Announce Full Support For New Employment Equality Bill
Fianna Fáil have given their full support to the new Employment Equality (Amendment) Bill 2015, which seeks to end the possibility of teachers and nurses who are gay fearing discrimination where they ...
Irish News, Jun 15, 2015
Twenty New Jobs Announced In Dublin
Fine Gael has welcomed the creation of 20 new jobs in the Digital Hub in Dublin 8. Dublin South Central TD, Catherine Byrne, said:"The announcement by Megatransfert SAS of 20 new jobs at their base i...
Irish News, Jun 15, 2015
Two Men Arrested In Connection With Clonsilla Murder
Two men have been arrested in connection with the murder of Keith Walker. Mr Walker was fatally shot on Shelerin Road, Clonsilla on Friday 12 June. The men, aged 36 and 38, were arrested on Sunday i...
Irish News, Jun 15, 2015
Garda Investigate Fatal Road Accident In Co Wicklow
An investigation has been launched into a fatal road traffic accident at Coonmore, Valleymount, Co Wicklow. Gardaí have reported that a 51-year-old man died on Sunday 14 June, when his motorcycle col...