Irish News for July 2015 : Page 4

Irish News, Jul 15, 2015
Missing Co Cork Teenager Found 'Safe And Well'
Missing 17-year-old Chantel Duffy has been found "safe and well", gardaí in Co Cork has reported. The teenager had been missing since Saturday, 11 July. Garda have not given any information on the t...
Irish News, Jul 14, 2015
More Than 40,000 Waiting On Housing In Dublin Area
New figures that reveal more than 40,000 people in Dublin in need of housing show that the housing crisis is "only getting worse", according to Sinn Féin's housing spokesperson, Dessie Ellis. Comment...
Irish News, Jul 14, 2015
Health Minister Accused Of 'Manipulating' Hospital Waiting Times
Health Minister Leo Varadkar has been accused of trying to manipulate hospital waiting lists "to disguise the true scale of the crisis", Fianna Fáil's health spokesperson, Thomas Byrne, has said. Sen...
Irish News, Jul 14, 2015
Labour Select Dublin South Central Candidate
A Labour selection committee has confirmed Eric Byrne as the party's candidate to stand for Dublin South Central in the upcoming general election. Speaking following the announcement of the committee...
Irish News, Jul 14, 2015
HSA And Gardaí To Investigate Workplace Death
Gardaí and the Health and Safety Authority have launched separate investigations into the death of man in a workplace accident in Clóna Dairies in Clonakilty, west Cork. According to reports, a man, ...
Irish News, Jul 14, 2015
Appeal Renewed For Missing 72-Year-Old
Gardaí at Blackrock, Co Dublin, have renewed their appeal for help in tracing 72-year-old Breda Delany. Breda was last seen at her home on Avondale Court, Blackrock, at approximately 3.30am on Saturd...
Irish News, Jul 14, 2015
Garda Appeal For Witnesses To Fatal Road Accidents
Gardaí have appealed for witnesses to two fatal road accidents in Co Limerick and Co Donegal. On Sunday, 12 July, a 21-year-old man was killed when a car collided with a bollard in Burnfoot, Burncran...
Irish News, Jul 14, 2015
Child Critical Following Cork Hotel Pool Incident
A 4-year-old boy remains in a critical condition following an incident at a hotel swimming pool in Cork on Monday. According to reports emergency services were called to the Quality Hotel in Redbarn,...
Irish News, Jul 10, 2015
Woman Killed In Road Traffic Collision
A woman has died in a road traffic collision in Co Galway. The incident happened on the Oranmore to Craughwell road yesterday 6 July at around 4:20pm. The victim, who was in her fifties, was fatally...
Irish News, Jul 10, 2015
Ryanair To Sell Aer Lingus Stake To IAG
Ryanair has confirmed its board has voted "unanimously" to accept the IAG offer for its 29.8% shareholding in Aer Lingus Group. The airlines stake has been available for sale since May 2012. The b...
Irish News, Jul 10, 2015
PlanNet21 Announces 30 New Jobs
PlanNet21 Communications Ltd has announced it is to create 30 new jobs. The company is investing €20m Ireland. It is constructing a 10,000 square feet data centre in Dublin, which is expected to ope...
Irish News, Jul 10, 2015
Body Recovered From Grand Canal In Dublin
The body of a man has been recovered from the Grand Canal in Dublin. Gardaí made the discovery near the Charlemont Luas stop at around 5am on Friday. The man is believed to be aged in his 30s or 40s...
Irish News, Jul 9, 2015
Appeal Issued For Missing 12-Year-Old Boy
Gardaí have appealed for help in tracing 12-year-old Thomas Delaney, missing from Glenmore, Co Kilkenny, since midday on Wednesday. He is described as being, 4' in height, of slim build, with blue ey...
Irish News, Jul 9, 2015
Sea Searches Stepped Up Ahead Of Bad Weather
Sea searches for the body of Barry Davis Ryan are expected to intensify today ahead of deteriorating weather conditions. Divers have been searching for Mr Ryan's body since 30 June, when he, his fath...
Irish News, Jul 9, 2015
Viable Bomb Made Safe In Co Kildare
An investigation has been launched following the discovery of a bomb in Kildare. Defence Forces called for an army bomb disposal team at about 01:30 on Thursday morning. A number of homes in the Bot...
Irish News, Jul 9, 2015
DCC Extend Transport Policy Consultation
Dublin City Council has extended the consultation period on its proposed Transport Study to allow additional responses and consultation with the business community. The consultation period was origin...
Irish News, Jul 9, 2015
ICTU Calls For Living Wage Implementation
The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has called for the implementation of a Living Wage as part of wider drive against inequality. In her inaugural address to delegates at the Congress Biennial Confere...
Irish News, Jul 9, 2015
Taoiseach Begins Visit To Italy
Taoiseach Enda Kenny has arrived in Italy for a two-day official visit, during which he is due to meet with Italian prime minister, Matteo Renzi. Mr Kenny arrived today (Thursday) and is due to meet ...
Irish News, Jul 9, 2015
RNLI Launch Water Safety Campaign
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution has launched a national 'drowning prevention' campaign to raise awareness of "dangerously unpredictable" waters on the country's coastlines. The campaign which...
Irish News, Jul 9, 2015
Taoiseach Urged To Protect Moore Street Monuments
Taoiseach Enda Kenny has been urged to protect the 1916 National Monument on Moore Street and to ensure the removal of buildings at 14 to 17 from the proposed auction of the loan portfolio of disgrace...
Irish News, Jul 9, 2015
Co Waterford Man Dies In Thailand
A 24-year-old man from Co Waterford has reportedly died in a drowning incident in Thailand. The Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed that an Irishman identified as David Houlihan from the Dungarva...
Irish News, Jul 8, 2015
Vodafone Announce 200 New Jobs For Dublin
Two hundred new jobs are to be created in Dublin by telecoms operator Vodafone. The company is set to open a new European sales centre in Carrickmines, investing €60m over the next five years. Welco...
Irish News, Jul 8, 2015
Call For Govt To Help Parents With Back-To-School Costs
The government is being urged to help parents after a survey revealed "unacceptably" high rates of back-to-school costs. The results of the survey, carried out by the Irish League of Credit Unions, h...
Irish News, Jul 8, 2015
Missing Galway Man Found 'Safe And Well'
Gardaí in Galway have reported that John Moyles has been found "safe and well". The 23-year-old, from the Rahoon area of Galway, was reported missing on Sunday. It is understood that he was found in...
Irish News, Jul 8, 2015
Man Arrested Over Fatal Clontarf Collision
Gardaí arrested a man aged in his 20s on Tuesday in connection with a fatal road traffic accident on the Clontarf Road on 30 June, this year. The man was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Just...
Irish News, Jul 8, 2015
AerCap To Create Over 100 Jobs
AerCap has announced it is to create over 100 jobs in Ireland. These are high end roles created across various disciplines including Sales and Marketing, Aircraft Technical, Legal, Contracts Manag...
Irish News, Jul 8, 2015
Sinn Féin Call For Mandatory Trade Union Recognition
Sinn Féin has called for mandatory trade union recognition, during a debate on the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2015. The party's workers rights spokesperson, David Cullinane, said: "While I...
Irish News, Jul 8, 2015
More Than 600 New Special Needs Assistants Approved
An additional 610 Special Needs Assistant (SNA) posts have been approved by the government. The new allocation, due to begin in September, a significant increase in assessed need, Minister for Educa...
Irish News, Jul 8, 2015
Five Held Over Suspicious Death In Co Cork
Five men have been arrested in connection with the death of Peter Murphy in Co Cork in February. Garda believe that the suspicious death of Mr Murphy at his home in Shanavhoer, Bweeng, may have been ...
Irish News, Jul 8, 2015
Call For Adams To Respond To Revelations Surrounding NAMA Deal
Fianna Fáil is calling on Sinn Féin Leader Gerry Adams to respond to the revelation that his colleague Martin McGuinness MLA attended a secret meeting with the Chairman of the investment company at th...