Irish News for July 2016 : Page 2

Irish News, Jul 26, 2016
Graduate Recruitment Programme Should Be Established For An Garda Siochána
A graduate recruitment programme should be established to improve collective knowledge and expertise in An Garda Siochána, Fianna Fáil TD and Justice Spokesperson, Jim O'Callaghan, has said. Deputy O...
Irish News, Jul 26, 2016
DCC Vote To Ban Use Of Wild Animals In Circuses
Dublin City Council (DCC) has voted to ban the use of wild animals in circuses on council land, Sinn Féin councillor Noeleen Reilly has reported. The council voted to support Councillor Reilly's moti...
Irish News, Jul 26, 2016
Fitness To Teach Provisions 'Good For Children, Parents And Teachers' - Bruton
The Fitness to Teach provisions of the Teaching Council Acts 2001 – 2015 is "good for children, parents and the teaching profession", the Minister for Education, Richard Bruton, has said. The Ministe...
Irish News, Jul 26, 2016
€1.2m Worth Of Cocaine Seized At Rosslare Europort
Cocaine worth an estimated €1.2 million has been seized by Revenue officers in Rosslare Europort. Officers stopped and searched an Irish registered truck after it was scanned as it disembarked a ferr...
Irish News, Jul 25, 2016
Garda Investigating 2004 Disappearance Of Patrick Lawlor Begin Search Operation
Garda investigating the 2004 disappearance of Patrick Lawlor have begun a search operation at a derelict site in Dublin. Mr Lawlor has not been seen since around 6.30am, on the morning of 16 December...
Irish News, Jul 25, 2016
Woman And Son Killed In Co Galway Crash
An investigation has been launched into the death of a woman and her 14-year-old son in a collision in Co Galway. According to reports, the woman and boy died when their car hit a tree at about 9.45p...
Irish News, Jul 25, 2016
FF Commits To Tackling Tax Avoidance By Vulture Funds
Fianna Fáil has committed to support measures to end aggressive tax avoidance by vulture funds, the party's Spokesperson on Finance, Michael McGrath, has said. Deputy McGrath made the announcement fo...
Irish News, Jul 25, 2016
31 New Electricity Contracts Awarded For All Local Authorities
The Office of Government Procurement (OGP) has awarded 31 new contracts for the supply of metered electricity on behalf of all local authorities, which covers electricity supply to local government of...
Irish News, Jul 25, 2016
300 New Jobs Announced For Cork, Kilkenny And Dublin
Up to 300 new jobs are to be created over the next three years by CoreHR in Cork, Kilkenny and Dublin. The jobs, which are supported by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation through Enter...
Irish News, Jul 25, 2016
Vernon Mount House Fire Being Treated As Suspicious
Garda investigating a fire at Vernon Mount House in Cork are treating the blaze as suspicious. Emergency services responded to reports of a fire at the historic building at about 10.00pm on Sunday ni...
Irish News, Jul 25, 2016
Residents Of Eco-Friendly Estate Facing 8th Winter Without Sufficient Heating
Residents of an eco-friendly estate are facing an 8th winter without sufficient heating after the wood burning heating system originally installed was classified as a health hazard. Fianna Fáil TD fo...
Irish News, Jul 25, 2016
SF To Introduce Motion To Ban Use Of Wild Animals In Circuses
Sinn Féin is seeking support for a motion to ban to the use of wild animals in circuses. Dublin City Councillor, Noeleen Reilly, will seek support for the motion at a meeting being held tonight, 25 J...
Irish News, Jul 25, 2016
Curriculum Advisers Urged To Find Ways To Integrate Coding Into Primary Education
The Minister for Education and Skills, Richard Bruton, has called on the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment to consider ways of integrating coding into the primary curriculum. It is under...
Irish News, Jul 22, 2016
Father And Son Rescued From Sea After Being Washed Off Kayak
A father and son were rescued from the sea off Tracht after they were washed overboard from their kayak. Beach lifeguards Mark Buckley and Niall Hanley contacted the Coast Guard at about 3pm on Thurs...
Irish News, Jul 22, 2016
Budget 'Must Deliver For Those Most In Need' - FF
Minister Leo Varadkar must deliver for those most in need in the upcoming budget, Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Social Protection Willie O'Dea has said. Deputy O'Dea said that while the social protecti...
Irish News, Jul 22, 2016
Over €6m Funding Secured For Agri-Researchers In Ireland
EU funding of €6.32 million has been secured for agri-researchers in Ireland under the Horizon 2020 programme. Minister for Agriculture, Food & Marine Michael Creed welcomed the news that agri-resear...
Irish News, Jul 22, 2016
Fire Damages Historic Belcamp College
Dublin Fire Brigade (DFB) has tackled a blaze at Belcamp College, a listed historic building, designed by architect of the White House, James Hoban. Five units attended the scene, which was reported ...
Irish News, Jul 22, 2016
Over 50 New Jobs To Be Created In Co Mayo
Fifty five new jobs are to be created as part of a major expansion by Portwest in Westport, Co Mayo. The company, which makes protective and work clothing, has said it expects its turnover to increas...
Irish News, Jul 22, 2016
Enterprise Ireland Announces Intensified Programme Of Ministerial-Led Trade Missions
Enterprise Ireland has announced an intensified programme of ministerial-led trade missions aimed at supporting Irish exporters, in conjunction with the Departments of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation ...
Irish News, Jul 22, 2016
New Misuse Of Drugs Bill Passes Oireachtas
The new Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2016 has finished its legislative passage through the Oireachtas. The Bill aims to protect public health by bringing certain substances which are open to misu...
Irish News, Jul 22, 2016
Garda Renew Appeal For Missing Clonmel Woman
Gardaí in Clonmel have renewed their appeal for help in tracing 37-year-old Bridget Madigan, who has been missing since Wednesday, 15 June. Bridget is described as being 5' 4'' in height, medium buil...
Irish News, Jul 22, 2016
Two Missing People Found 'Safe And Well'
Two missing people, a 15-year-old boy and a 40-year-old man, have both been found "safe and well". Cian Cleary, 15, who had been missing from Bray since Wednesday, 13 July, has been found. No furthe...
Irish News, Jul 21, 2016
HSE Commit To Make All Workplaces And Campuses Tobacco Free
The Health Service Executive (HSE) has said that it is committed to making all of its workplaces and campuses tobacco free. The HSE made the commitment as it announced that its Kells Primary Care Cen...
Irish News, Jul 21, 2016
DFA&T To 'Support And Enhance Irish Business Overseas' - Flanagan
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Charlie Flanagan, has hosted a special meeting of the Export Trade Council to discuss the steps needed to "support and enhance Irish business overseas in th...
Irish News, Jul 21, 2016
Taoiseach Enda Kenny Meets With French President Francois Hollande
The Taoiseach Enda Kenny has met with French President, Francois Hollande, to discuss a range of EU counter-terrorism measures and the impact of the UK's Brexit decision. During the meeting the Taois...
Irish News, Jul 21, 2016
Lack Of Commitment On Domestic Violence In Housing Action Plan Criticised
The new Housing Action Plan has been criticised by Sinn Féin for lacking any commitment on domestic violence. The plan was announced by the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Governme...
Irish News, Jul 21, 2016
IMPACT Welcomes Provisional Decision To Drop Library Amalgamation Plans
Industrial action at libraries has been reduced after local authority managers "effectively dropped" plans to amalgamate the services in 12 counties. According to the IMPACT trade union, the decision...
Irish News, Jul 21, 2016
Appeal Issued For Missing 15-Year-Old Boy
Gardaí have issued an appeal for help in tracing 15-year-old Cian Cleary, who has been missing from Bray since 13 July, 2016. The teenager is believed to have been in Bray on Wednesday, 13 July, shor...
Irish News, Jul 21, 2016
Family Courts System 'Not Child Centered' - ISPCC
One of the key issues for children in Ireland last year was parental separation and the processes surrounding it, the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (ISPCC) has revealed. Ahe...
Irish News, Jul 21, 2016
More Than 10,000 People Rescued By Naval Service Since May 2015
More than 10,000 people have been rescued by the Irish Naval Service since it was first deployed on a humanitarian operation in the Mediterranean in May 2015. A total of 8,592 people were rescued by ...