Irish News for May 2016

Irish News, May 31, 2016
Appeal Issued Over 1991 Abduction Of Charles Brooke Pickard
Gardaí in Killarney have issued an appeal for information following the abduction and disappearance of Charles Brooke Pickard in 1991. On Friday, 26 April 1991, Mr Pickard was abducted by a number of...
Irish News, May 31, 2016
New Order Gives Policing Authority Power To Appoint Civilian Garda Staff
A new order has been introduced to allow the Policing Authority to directly appoint civilian staff within An Garda Síochána. The Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality, Frances Fitzgerald, ha...
Irish News, May 31, 2016
Amazon Announces 500 New Jobs In Ireland
Online retailer Amazon is to create 500 new jobs over the next two years at a number of its Dublin facilities. The jobs will include data centre technicians, software engineers and customer support s...
Irish News, May 31, 2016
€3 In Humanitarian Funding For Syria Announced
Ireland is to provide €3 million of humanitarian funding in response to the ongoing crisis in Syria. The funding was announced by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Charlie Flanagan, and the...
Irish News, May 31, 2016
Cigarettes, Drugs And Cash Seized In Dundalk Raids
Revenue and garda officers have seized 20,000 illegal cigarettes, a quantity of drugs and cash during two searches in Dundalk, Co Louth. Revenue officers, acting on intelligence, carried out searches...
Irish News, May 31, 2016
Renewed Appeal For Marcin Michalak
Gardaí have renewed their appeal for information over the whereabouts of 35-year-old Polish-national Marcin Michalak. Mr Michalak was last seen at a supermarket in Maynooth on Sunday, 17 April. He i...
Irish News, May 31, 2016
Woman In Court Over Gareth Hutch Murder
A woman aged in her 40s has appeared in court charged in connection with the fatal shooting of Gareth Hutch. Mr Hutch was shot and killed in an incident at Avondale House Apartment complex, off Parne...
Irish News, May 27, 2016
16% Rise In Overseas Visitors To Ireland
Overseas visits to Ireland increased by 16% in the three months to April 2016, the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) have revealed. The figures show that compared to the same pe...
Irish News, May 27, 2016
Three Men Charged With False Imprisonment And Assault
Three men have been charged in connection with the assault and false imprisonment of a 53-year-old man in Limerick City in September 2015. The men, aged 32, 33 and 52, were arrested by garda on Wedne...
Irish News, May 27, 2016
Irish Water Must Not Bill Homes With Boil Water Notice - SF
Householders living in areas with a boil water notice must not be billed by Irish Water, Sinn Féin TD for Cork East, Pat Buckley, has said. Deputy Buckley made his comments during a debate on a Sinn ...
Irish News, May 27, 2016
Taoiseach Makes Garda Commitments Following O'Higgins Report Publication
The Taoiseach Enda Kenny has committed to increase garda numbers to 15,000, double the number of garda reserve officers and increase the number of civilian workers in An Garda Síochána to free up offi...
Irish News, May 27, 2016
Oberstown Staff Issue Notice Of Strike Action
SIPTU members at the Oberstown Detention Centre have served noticed of industrial action which is due to begin on Tuesday 31 May. It is understood the union members are taking action over the managem...
Irish News, May 27, 2016
New Enterprise Ireland Competitive Start Fund Launched
A new €500,000 Enterprise Ireland Competitive Start Fund (CSF) to stimulate start-up activity in the Financial Technologies (FinTech) sector has been announced by the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and...
Irish News, May 27, 2016
British Govt Condemned For Not Investigating Dublin-Monaghan Bombings
The British governments refusal to establish a full investigation of the Dublin-Monaghan bombings in 1974 has been described as "appalling" by Fianna Fáil's Brendan Smith. Deputy Smith was speaking d...
Irish News, May 26, 2016
Garda Appeal For Information On Car Connected To Gareth Hutch Murder
Gardaí investigating the murder of Gareth Hutch on Tuesday have renewed an appeal for information on a car suspected of being connected to the crime. A silver Skoda, registration 05 D 15049, was seen...
Irish News, May 26, 2016
Flanagan Welcomes Formation of Northern Irish Government
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Charlie Flanagan, has welcomed the formation of the new Executive in Northern Ireland. Speaking from Donegal, where he welcomed TRH the Prince of Wales an...
Irish News, May 26, 2016
Luas Strike Postponed To Allow New Talks
Strike action planned by Luas drivers today, 26 May and Friday has been postponed to allow new talks at the Labour Court. The postponement was announced after SIPTU representatives accepted an invita...
Irish News, May 26, 2016
Govt Urged To Provide Support Service For Children Affected By Gangland Violence
The government has been urged to put in place a support service for children impacted by gangland violence in Dublin's north inner city. Fianna Fáil Spokesperson for Education Thomas Byrne made the c...
Irish News, May 26, 2016
Suspension Of Water Charges 'Not Good Enough' - SF
The suspension of water charges has been described as "not good enough", by Sinn Féin President, Gerry Adams. Mr Adams made the comment during a debate on a Sinn Féin private members motion in the Dá...
Irish News, May 26, 2016
Tánaiste Condemns Dublin Shootings
The Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality, Frances Fitzgerald, has issued a statement condemning the recent shootings in Dublin. "This latest outrageous attack on law and order is unacceptab...
Irish News, May 26, 2016
New Local Climate Change Guidelines Published
New Local Authority Climate Change Adaptation Strategy Guidelines have been published by the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Denis Naughten. The guidelines, which were prep...
Irish News, May 26, 2016
Commission Report Presents 'Inescapable Lessons' For An Garda Síochána - O Sullivan
The O'Higgins Commission Report presents "inescapable lessons" for An Garda Síochána, Garda Commissioner Nóirín O'Sullivan has said. In a statement released on the Garda website, the Commissioner sai...
Irish News, May 26, 2016
Planned Strike Action At Tesco Stores Called Off
Planned strike action by Tesco workers across 70 stores in Ireland has been called off. Industrial action was due to get underway at 7am today, 26 May. However, it is understood both sides have re-en...
Irish News, May 25, 2016
67-Year-Old Man Arrested Over Rathmines Body Discovery
A 67-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the discovery of a man's body in Rathmines, Dublin. Gardaí were called to a house at about 11:30pm in Summerville Park on Monday, 23 May. Upon a...
Irish News, May 25, 2016
New Pensions Ombudsman Appointed
A new Pensions Ombudsman has been appointed to replace Paul Kenny who has retired from the role after 13 years, Minister for Social Protection Leo Varadkar has announced. Ger Deering will take up the...
Irish News, May 25, 2016
7.9% Unemployment Rate 'Significant Milestone' - O'Connor
A fall in the unemployment rate to 7.9% has been described as a "significant milestone" by Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Mary Mitchell O'Connor. The latest figures from the Central St...
Irish News, May 25, 2016
Govt Approves Proposed Reform Of Budgetary Process
The government has approved the reform of the budgetary process, as proposed by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Paschal Donohoe, and Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan. The proposed...
Irish News, May 25, 2016
All-Party Committee To Explore Single Vision For Health
An all-party committee is to be established to devise a cross-party agreement on a single long-term vision for health care, Minister for Health Simon Harris has announced. In addition, the group will...
Irish News, May 25, 2016
32-Year-Old Man Due In Court Over Dundrum Drug Seizures
A 32-year-old man is due to appear before Dun Laoghaire District Court charged in connection with a drug seizure in Dundrum. Gardaí from the Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau seized heroin, worth an e...
Irish News, May 25, 2016
Mental Health Funding Must Be Repaid - Labour
Funding taken from the mental health budget must be paid back, Labour TD Jan O'Sullivan has said. Deputy O'Sullivan made the call while speaking in a Dáil debate on mental health, where she said that...