Irish News for February 2016

Irish News, Feb 29, 2016
Witness Appeal After 12-Year-Old Dies In Road Accident
Gardaí have appealed for information following a fatal road traffic accident on Friday 26 February. A 12-year-old boy was fatally injured when the pony and trap he was travelling on was involved in a...
Irish News, Feb 29, 2016
Three Men Arrested Over Seizure Of Suspected Stolen Goods
Gardaí have arrested three men and seized suspected stolen property in an operation at Rosslare Europort. The arrests were made on Thursday, 25 February, in a joint operation between garda and Revenu...
Irish News, Feb 29, 2016
Election Results Show 'Ongoing Re-Alignment Of Irish Politics' - SF
The General Election results have revealed the "ongoing re-alignment of Irish politics", Sinn Féin President, Gerry Adams has said. Welcoming the "massive stride forward for Sinn Féin, independents a...
Irish News, Feb 29, 2016
Cigarettes And Alcohol Seized In Co Kerry
Revenue Officers have seized cigarettes, alcohol and a car during an operation in Tralee, Co Kerry on Friday, 26 February. Almost 22,000 cigarettes, branded 'L&M', 'MG' and '777', and 12 litres of w...
Irish News, Feb 29, 2016
Recounts Underway Following General Election
A number of recounts and rechecks are underway following the completion of the official count of votes in Friday's General Election. The count at 35 of 40 constituencies are understood to have been c...
Irish News, Feb 29, 2016
SIPTU To Host Series Of 1916 Commemoration Events
SIPTU is to host a major programme of cultural events to commemorate the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising, including a gala concert on Easter Saturday, 26 March, in Liberty Hall featuring performan...
Irish News, Feb 29, 2016
Man Killed In Kilmallock Road Crash
Gardaí in Co Limerick have appealed for witnesses to a fatal road accident in Kilmallock in the early hours of Monday morning. A man in his 50s died after his car veered into a ditch near Ballincolly...
Irish News, Feb 26, 2016
Polling Stations Open
Polling stations across Ireland have been opened as 157 seats in the Dáil are contested in 40 constituencies. Over 550 candidates have campaigned for the support of more than 3.22 million eligible vo...
Irish News, Feb 26, 2016
Search Ongoing For Armed Robber
Garda have appealed for information following the armed robbery of a shop in Rathfarnham on Thursday evening. It is understood that a man entered a Centra Store on Main Street just after 17:00 and th...
Irish News, Feb 26, 2016
SIPTU Calls For Support Of Striking Emergency Call Centre Workers
Health Division members of SIPTU have called for support of striking emergency call centre workers in their dispute over pay. The worker held a 12-hour work stoppage on Thursday in Navan, Co Meath, w...
Irish News, Feb 26, 2016
Suspicious Devices And Firearm Uncovered In Co Laois
The Army Explosive Ordinance Disposal team were called to an incident near Mountrath, Co Laois, after garda uncovered a number of suspicious devices. It is understood that garda stopped and searched ...
Irish News, Feb 26, 2016
Man Arrested over Cocaine Seizure
A man in his late 20s has been arrested in connection with the seizure of a quantity of cocaine, uncovered at a checkpoint in Gorey, Co. Wexford. Gardaí operating an Operation Thor crime checkpoint n...
Irish News, Feb 26, 2016
Renewed Appeal For Missing Finglas Woman
Gardaí have renewed an appeal for information on the whereabouts of Eimear Duffy, who has been missing since Monday. The 22-year-old was last seen at around lunchtime when she is said to have taken a...
Irish News, Feb 26, 2016
Food Works Initiative Launched
Enterprise Ireland, Bord Bia and Teagasc, have launched an initiative to find Ireland's next food business entrepreneur. The Food Works programme is aimed at finding ambitious individuals with an int...
Irish News, Feb 25, 2016
SF Call On Young People To 'Lead A Peaceful Rising'
Young people "can lead a peaceful rising" at the ballot box on Friday, Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams has said. Deputy Adams was canvassing in Dublin city centre alongside Mary Lou McDonald, when he...
Irish News, Feb 25, 2016
Early Childhood Care And Education Reforms Announced
The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, James Reilly, has announced a major reform for the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Higher Capitation model. From September 2016 in ECCE services...
Irish News, Feb 25, 2016
Luas Dispute Unions And Management To Resume Talks
Unions and management involved in the ongoing Luas dispute have agreed to return to talks at the Workplace Relations Commission. Representatives of Transdev and workers unions will resume talks next ...
Irish News, Feb 25, 2016
Man Arrested In Connection With Gorey Drug Seizure
Gardaí in Gorey, Co Wexford, have arrested a man in his 20s in connection with the seizure of a quantity of cocaine. Gardaí operating an Operation Thor crime checkpoint near Gorey stopped a car on th...
Irish News, Feb 25, 2016
Appeal Issued For Missing 22-Year-Old Woman
Gardaí in Finglas have issued an appeal for help in tracing 22-year-old Eimear Duffy. Ms Duffy was last seen around lunchtime on Monday 22 February in Finglas when she took a taxi to O’Connell Street...
Irish News, Feb 25, 2016
Fianna Fáil Publish Credit Union Charter
A charter to support the growth and development of Ireland's credit union sector has been published by Fianna Fáil. The party's finance spokesperson, Michael McGrath, said that Fianna Fáil would "cha...
Irish News, Feb 25, 2016
CSO Tourism Figures Show Increase In Visits To Ireland
The latest Central Statistics Office (CSO) figures have revealed an 18.4% increase in the number of overseas visits to Ireland between November 2015 to January 2016. Welcoming the figures, which show...
Irish News, Feb 24, 2016
999 Operators To Hold 24-Hour Work Stoppage
Operators at the Emergency Call Answering Service in Navan are to stage a 12 hour work stoppage on Thursday, according to a report by RTÉ. It is understood that the industrial is being taken after th...
Irish News, Feb 24, 2016
Fine Gael Will 'Keep Recovery Going' - An Taoiseach
An Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said that the choice faced by voters on Friday is between a government that will keep the recovery going, or one that would put it at risk. The Fine Gael leader said that ...
Irish News, Feb 24, 2016
Friday Could Be 'The People's Rising' - SF
Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams has said that Friday's General Election could be "the people's rising". Speaking at his party's final press conference on Tuesday, Mr Adam's said: "There is no differe...
Irish News, Feb 24, 2016
Nurse Pay Rises Welcomed But 'Not Enough' - SF
Sinn Féin have welcomed the pay increase for student nurses and midwives announced at the end of last week, but said that it was "it is not enough to encourage more nurses to return home". Sinn Féin ...
Irish News, Feb 24, 2016
Health Trust Could Damage Services In Roscommon - FG
A Fine Gael proposal to create independent hospital trusts in Roscommon could result in a loss of services at Roscommon Hospital, according to Fianna Fáil's Councillor Eugene Murphy. Cllr Murphy said...
Irish News, Feb 24, 2016
Latest CSO Figures Show Continuing Rise In Employment
The latest figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) have revealed that employment has risen for the 13th successive quarter and are now at their highest levels since the start of 2009. The la...
Irish News, Feb 24, 2016
Number Of TDs Pledge To Support Water Guarantee
A number of TDs have signed up to the SIPTU/TEEU Water Guarantee, which commits them to work for a referendum to safeguard public water services from the threat of privatisation if they are elected to...
Irish News, Feb 23, 2016
SIPTU Condemn Brinks Ireland Job Cuts
News that Brinks Ireland is to cease its cash in transit operations with the lose of 200 jobs has been condemned by SIPTU. Making the announcement on Monday, Brinks Ireland said it would end the oper...
Irish News, Feb 23, 2016
An Garda Síochána And FBI Host Training Course On Combating Online Child Abuse
An Garda Síochána and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have hosted an international training course on combating online child abuse. The training course, which was facilitated by the FBI Vio...