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Irish News, Aug 13, 2015
Call For Garda Civilian Recruitment To Be Expanded
A civilian recruitment programme by An Garda Síochána should be expanded to free up gardaí for community duties, Fianna Fáil's Frank O'Rourke has said. Councillor O'Rourke said that sustained cuts to...
Call For Garda Civilian Recruitment To Be Expanded
A civilian recruitment programme by An Garda Síochána should be expanded to free up gardaí for community duties, Fianna Fáil's Frank O'Rourke has said. Councillor O'Rourke said that sustained cuts to...
Irish News, Aug 12, 2015
Minister For The Environment Urged To 'Open His Eyes' On Housing Crisis
Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Alan Kelly, has been asked to "open his eyes" and see the "devastating effect his lack of decisive action is having on homeless families"....
Minister For The Environment Urged To 'Open His Eyes' On Housing Crisis
Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Alan Kelly, has been asked to "open his eyes" and see the "devastating effect his lack of decisive action is having on homeless families"....
Irish News, Aug 12, 2015
Woman In Serious Condition Following Knife Attack In Cobh
A woman is in a serious condition in hospital following a knife attack in Cobh, Co Cork. According to reports, the woman and her teenage daughter were attacked at a house in Cooline Avenue on Tuesday...
Woman In Serious Condition Following Knife Attack In Cobh
A woman is in a serious condition in hospital following a knife attack in Cobh, Co Cork. According to reports, the woman and her teenage daughter were attacked at a house in Cooline Avenue on Tuesday...
Irish News, Aug 12, 2015
Minister Noonan Urged To Cooperate With NAMA Inquiry
The Finance Minister is being urged to cooperate with the NAMA Inquiry being carried out by Northern Ireland's Finance Committee. Minister Michael Noonan has been called to make himself and his depar...
Minister Noonan Urged To Cooperate With NAMA Inquiry
The Finance Minister is being urged to cooperate with the NAMA Inquiry being carried out by Northern Ireland's Finance Committee. Minister Michael Noonan has been called to make himself and his depar...
Irish News, Aug 12, 2015
Cocaine Seized In Two Operations At Dublin Airport
Cocaine worth more than €20,000 has been seized by Revenue Customs Officers at Dublin Airport in two separate intelligence-led operations. In an operation on Friday, 07 August, cocaine worth €16,800 ...
Cocaine Seized In Two Operations At Dublin Airport
Cocaine worth more than €20,000 has been seized by Revenue Customs Officers at Dublin Airport in two separate intelligence-led operations. In an operation on Friday, 07 August, cocaine worth €16,800 ...
Irish News, Aug 12, 2015
Investigation Launched Into Fatal Farm Accident
A 19-year-old man has been fatally injured in an industrial accident on a Co Monaghan farm. An investigation has been launched into the incident which happened on a farm in Castleross, near Carrickma...
Investigation Launched Into Fatal Farm Accident
A 19-year-old man has been fatally injured in an industrial accident on a Co Monaghan farm. An investigation has been launched into the incident which happened on a farm in Castleross, near Carrickma...
Irish News, Aug 12, 2015
Fianna Fáil Warn Of 'Tsunami' Of Home Repossessions
New figures showing an increase in the number of new cases of home repossessions have been described as a "tsunami" by Fianna Fáil. Figures from the Court Service show that 616 homes were the subject...
Fianna Fáil Warn Of 'Tsunami' Of Home Repossessions
New figures showing an increase in the number of new cases of home repossessions have been described as a "tsunami" by Fianna Fáil. Figures from the Court Service show that 616 homes were the subject...
Irish News, Aug 12, 2015
Living Wage Forum To Explore Introduction To Ireland
Irish companies have been invited to attend a Living Wage Forum being held in September, to explore the introduction of a Living Wage Campaign to Ireland. Minister for Business and Employment, Ged N...
Living Wage Forum To Explore Introduction To Ireland
Irish companies have been invited to attend a Living Wage Forum being held in September, to explore the introduction of a Living Wage Campaign to Ireland. Minister for Business and Employment, Ged N...
Irish News, Aug 12, 2015
Almost 60,000 Leaving Cert Students Awaiting Results
Almost sixty thousand Leaving Certificate students are due to receive their exam results today (Wednesday). Congratulating the 57,929 students, Minister for Education and Skills, Jan O'Sullivan, said...
Almost 60,000 Leaving Cert Students Awaiting Results
Almost sixty thousand Leaving Certificate students are due to receive their exam results today (Wednesday). Congratulating the 57,929 students, Minister for Education and Skills, Jan O'Sullivan, said...
Irish News, Aug 12, 2015
Man Arrested Over Ecstasy Seizure
Drugs worth almost €230,000 have been seized during planned searches in the Balgaddy area of Clondalkin. Gardaí from the Lucan/Ronanstown Drugs Unit carried out a planned search on Monday, 10 August ...
Man Arrested Over Ecstasy Seizure
Drugs worth almost €230,000 have been seized during planned searches in the Balgaddy area of Clondalkin. Gardaí from the Lucan/Ronanstown Drugs Unit carried out a planned search on Monday, 10 August ...
Irish News, Aug 11, 2015
HSE Plan For Health Identifier Numbers Described As 'Absurd'
An HSE plan to proceed with the introduction of a new system of 'individual health identifier numbers' has been described as a "costly duplication of PPS numbers". Making the comments, Fianna Fáil sp...
HSE Plan For Health Identifier Numbers Described As 'Absurd'
An HSE plan to proceed with the introduction of a new system of 'individual health identifier numbers' has been described as a "costly duplication of PPS numbers". Making the comments, Fianna Fáil sp...
Irish News, Aug 11, 2015
Work To Begin On New Development At Nenagh Hospital
Work on a new €4.8 million, 24-bed development at Nenagh Hospital is due to begin next week, following a ceremony on site which saw Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government Alan Ke...
Work To Begin On New Development At Nenagh Hospital
Work on a new €4.8 million, 24-bed development at Nenagh Hospital is due to begin next week, following a ceremony on site which saw Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government Alan Ke...
Irish News, Aug 11, 2015
Cigarettes And Tobacco Seized In Cork
Illegal cigarettes and tobacco with an estimated retail value of almost €23,000 have been seized by Revenue's Customs Service in Cork. In an operation codenamed 'Churn' officers uncovered 30,000 Blac...
Cigarettes And Tobacco Seized In Cork
Illegal cigarettes and tobacco with an estimated retail value of almost €23,000 have been seized by Revenue's Customs Service in Cork. In an operation codenamed 'Churn' officers uncovered 30,000 Blac...
Irish News, Aug 11, 2015
New State-Of-The-Art Double Decker Buses Unveiled In Dublin
Ninety new state-of-the-art double decker buses are to be rolled out across Dublin, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Paschal Donohoe, has announced. The Minister made the announcement today...
New State-Of-The-Art Double Decker Buses Unveiled In Dublin
Ninety new state-of-the-art double decker buses are to be rolled out across Dublin, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Paschal Donohoe, has announced. The Minister made the announcement today...
Irish News, Aug 11, 2015
Witnesses Sought Following Fatal Road Accident In Co Louth
Gardaí have appealed for witnesses to a fatal road accident in Collon, Co Louth. The single vehicle road accident happened at about 1am on Tuesday morning close to Brannigan's Cross on the Collon to ...
Witnesses Sought Following Fatal Road Accident In Co Louth
Gardaí have appealed for witnesses to a fatal road accident in Collon, Co Louth. The single vehicle road accident happened at about 1am on Tuesday morning close to Brannigan's Cross on the Collon to ...
Irish News, Aug 11, 2015
Man Arrested Over Co Meath Shooting
A man has been arrested in connection with a shooting incident in Kells, Co Meath. A 40-year-old man has been charged in connection with an incident where a firearm was discharged at a house in the A...
Man Arrested Over Co Meath Shooting
A man has been arrested in connection with a shooting incident in Kells, Co Meath. A 40-year-old man has been charged in connection with an incident where a firearm was discharged at a house in the A...
Irish News, Aug 11, 2015
Five Arrested In Dissident Republican Investigation
Four men and one woman have been arrested as part of an operation targeting dissident republican activity in the Dublin region. The arrests were made on Saturday, 08 August in an operation led by Spe...
Five Arrested In Dissident Republican Investigation
Four men and one woman have been arrested as part of an operation targeting dissident republican activity in the Dublin region. The arrests were made on Saturday, 08 August in an operation led by Spe...
Irish News, Aug 11, 2015
Govt Urged Not To Allow Weapons Testing In Ireland
The Government have been urged to ban the testing of all weapons used in armed conflicts on Irish territory. Making the call, Dublin Sinn Féin MEP, Lynn Boylan, said the party was "vehemently opposed...
Govt Urged Not To Allow Weapons Testing In Ireland
The Government have been urged to ban the testing of all weapons used in armed conflicts on Irish territory. Making the call, Dublin Sinn Féin MEP, Lynn Boylan, said the party was "vehemently opposed...
Irish News, Aug 11, 2015
New National Children's Hospital Planning Application Submitted
A planning application for the new National Children's Hospital on the St James Hospital campus has been lodged with An Bord Pleanála. Welcoming the news, Sinn Féin's Aengus Ó Snodaigh, described the...
New National Children's Hospital Planning Application Submitted
A planning application for the new National Children's Hospital on the St James Hospital campus has been lodged with An Bord Pleanála. Welcoming the news, Sinn Féin's Aengus Ó Snodaigh, described the...
Irish News, Aug 10, 2015
Ten Escape Injury In Shankill House Fire
Ten people have escaped injury in a house fire in the early hours of Monday morning. Four units of Dublin Fire Brigade (DFB) were called to Shankill housing estate at 6am this morning. According to ...
Ten Escape Injury In Shankill House Fire
Ten people have escaped injury in a house fire in the early hours of Monday morning. Four units of Dublin Fire Brigade (DFB) were called to Shankill housing estate at 6am this morning. According to ...
Irish News, Aug 10, 2015
New EU Proposals To Simplify Setting Up New Company's
Setting up a company will soon take as little as a few hours and cost as little as €1 under new proposals adopted by the European Parliament. Speaking about the new proposals, Fine Gael Dublin MEP, B...
New EU Proposals To Simplify Setting Up New Company's
Setting up a company will soon take as little as a few hours and cost as little as €1 under new proposals adopted by the European Parliament. Speaking about the new proposals, Fine Gael Dublin MEP, B...
Irish News, Aug 10, 2015
Govt Accused Of Putting Children At Risk
The government has been accused of putting children at risk by continuing with the practice of treating them in adult psychiatric units, Fianna Fáil spokesperson on Mental Health, Colm Keaveney, has s...
Govt Accused Of Putting Children At Risk
The government has been accused of putting children at risk by continuing with the practice of treating them in adult psychiatric units, Fianna Fáil spokesperson on Mental Health, Colm Keaveney, has s...
Irish News, Aug 10, 2015
19-Year-Old Seriously Injured In Co Longford Crash
Gardaí have appealed for witnesses to a serious road traffic accident in Ferefad, Co Longford on Sunday, 09 August. A 19-year-old man was seriously injured with the car he was travelling in collided ...
19-Year-Old Seriously Injured In Co Longford Crash
Gardaí have appealed for witnesses to a serious road traffic accident in Ferefad, Co Longford on Sunday, 09 August. A 19-year-old man was seriously injured with the car he was travelling in collided ...
Irish News, Aug 10, 2015
Witnesses Sought Over Serious Road Accident, Co Galway
Gardaí in Ballinsloe, Co Galway, have appealed for witnesses to a serious road accident on Friday, 07 August. The collision occurred at approximately 21:00 on the Ballinasloe to Athlone Road at Kilga...
Witnesses Sought Over Serious Road Accident, Co Galway
Gardaí in Ballinsloe, Co Galway, have appealed for witnesses to a serious road accident on Friday, 07 August. The collision occurred at approximately 21:00 on the Ballinasloe to Athlone Road at Kilga...
Irish News, Aug 10, 2015
Appeal Issued For 15-Year-Old Missing From Drogheda
Gardaí have appealed for help in tracing 15-year-old Leigh Leech, who has been missing since Tuesday, 04 August. The teenager is from Drogheda and was last seen at around 20:30. He is described as b...
Appeal Issued For 15-Year-Old Missing From Drogheda
Gardaí have appealed for help in tracing 15-year-old Leigh Leech, who has been missing since Tuesday, 04 August. The teenager is from Drogheda and was last seen at around 20:30. He is described as b...
Irish News, Aug 10, 2015
Investment And Political Will Needed To End Homelessness - SF
Ending homelessness needs investment and political will, not platitudes, Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has said. Mr Adams was speaking in response to a report of a 55% increase in homelessness since t...
Investment And Political Will Needed To End Homelessness - SF
Ending homelessness needs investment and political will, not platitudes, Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has said. Mr Adams was speaking in response to a report of a 55% increase in homelessness since t...
Irish News, Aug 7, 2015
Copper Thieves Endangering Lives - ESB Network
Thieves stealing live copper overhead power lines are not only putting their own lives at risk, but are also endangering the lives of others by leaving "potentially unsafe live electrical network afte...
Copper Thieves Endangering Lives - ESB Network
Thieves stealing live copper overhead power lines are not only putting their own lives at risk, but are also endangering the lives of others by leaving "potentially unsafe live electrical network afte...
Irish News, Aug 7, 2015
Govt Commit To Recoup Taxpayers' Money From The Banks
The government has said that it is determined to recoup every cent of taxpayers' money back from the banks. Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Simon Harris, has said that the Government ...
Govt Commit To Recoup Taxpayers' Money From The Banks
The government has said that it is determined to recoup every cent of taxpayers' money back from the banks. Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Simon Harris, has said that the Government ...
Irish News, Aug 7, 2015
Concerns Raised Over BCG Vaccine Shortage - FF
Fianna Fáil has expressed concern over a European-wide shortage of the BCG vaccine, which is given to all babies to protest against Tuberculosis. According to the HSE's National Immunisation Office, ...
Concerns Raised Over BCG Vaccine Shortage - FF
Fianna Fáil has expressed concern over a European-wide shortage of the BCG vaccine, which is given to all babies to protest against Tuberculosis. According to the HSE's National Immunisation Office, ...
Irish News, Aug 7, 2015
Irish Water Criticised Over Attitude To Lead Piping
Sinn Féin Environment Spokesperson has branded Irish Water’s attitude to lead piping in the water system as "disgraceful". Brian Stanley made the comments after the company sent letters to 26,000 ho...
Irish Water Criticised Over Attitude To Lead Piping
Sinn Féin Environment Spokesperson has branded Irish Water’s attitude to lead piping in the water system as "disgraceful". Brian Stanley made the comments after the company sent letters to 26,000 ho...
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