Irish News for September 2016 : Page 2

Irish News, Sep 12, 2016
Game Developer Secures €50,000 Enterprise Ireland Investment
Game development company '9th Impact' has secured a €50,000 investment from Enterprise Ireland. The Galway-based company received the financial boost as part of Enterprise Ireland's Competitive Star...
Irish News, Sep 12, 2016
FF Slams HMV For Leaving Workers Without Redundancy Pay
Fianna Fáil has slammed HMV for leaving workers without redundancy pay as the company enters liquidation. Four stores, three in Dublin and one in Limerick, were closed on Saturday, 10 September. Fia...
Irish News, Sep 9, 2016
Deutsche Bank To Create 40 New Posts In Dublin
Deutsche Bank is to create 40 new jobs in Dublin. The company, which has opened a new data lab named 'The Hive, also announced plans to create a further 125 Technology and Operations roles supporting...
Irish News, Sep 8, 2016
Dublin Bus Workers Begin 48-Hour Strike Action
More than 1,500 SIPTU union members working for Dublin Bus have begun a 48-hour work stoppage today, 08 September, in a dispute over pay and conditions. The action by the SIPTU members and their coll...
Irish News, Sep 7, 2016
Dublin Bus Strike To Go-Ahead
Trade union SIPTU has said there has been no engagement with the Department of Transport or Dublin Bus management, apart from a one-hour meeting, over a pay dispute. The dispute began after Dublin Bu...
Irish News, Sep 7, 2016
FF Calls For All Roaming Charges To End
Fianna Fáil is once again calling for an end to all roaming charges. The party hit out at the European Commission after it proposed to insert a 'fair usage' clause. Communications Spokesperson, Timm...
Irish News, Sep 5, 2016
Farranree In Cork Found To Be 'Seriously Littered'
Farranree in Cork has been found to be seriously littered, according to a report from Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL). Mahon in Cork, Castlebar in Mayo, and Ballymun in Dublin were found to be a...
Irish News, Sep 5, 2016
Renewed Appeal Following Murder Of Raonaid Murray
Gardai have renewed their appeal for information following the murder of 17-year old Raonaid Murray. Her body was found at Silchester Crescent in Glenageary, Dublin, just 500 metres from her home on ...
Irish News, Sep 5, 2016
Call For Truck Drivers To Be More Vigilant After Rise In Bridge Strikes
Ianród Éireann has appealed to truck drivers to be more vigilant and careful following a rise in the number of bridge strikes. In 2015, there were 85 bridge strikes across the network, but this year ...
Irish News, Sep 5, 2016
Woman Dies After Being Hit By Car In Dublin
An elderly woman who was hit by a car in Dublin has died in hospital. The incident occurred on the Navan Road at around 8.15am on Sunday, 04 September. The driver of the car was arrested and taken t...
Irish News, Sep 5, 2016
Man Arrested Following Robbery In Co Kildare
A 19-year-old man has been arrested following a robbery in Co Kildare. Two men were approached by another male, who had an iron bar, in the Langton Park area in Newbridge at around 4.45am on Sunday, ...
Irish News, Sep 5, 2016
Shortage Of Acute Hospital Beds Is Causing Chaos - IMO
The shortage of acute hospital beds in causing "chaos" in Emergency Departments across Ireland, according to the Irish Medical Organisation (IMO). Dr. Peadar Gilligan, Consultant in Emergency Medicin...
Irish News, Sep 5, 2016
Man Killed In Co Louth Road Crash
A man has died in a road collision in Co Louth. The single-vehicle crash occurred at Rassan on the Dundalk to Castleblaney Road at around 7am today, 05 September. The man was pronounced dead at the ...
Irish News, Sep 2, 2016
EU Ruling On Apple Tax Affairs Should Be Published Immediately
The EU Commission ruling on Apple's tax affairs in Ireland should be published immediately, Sinn Féin Finance spokesperson Pearse Doherty has said. Teachta Doherty also said comments from Apple CEO T...
Irish News, Sep 2, 2016
bpas Launches Helpline For Women Using Abortion Pills Bought Online
The British Pregnancy Advisory Service (bpas) has launched a free telephone aftercare helpline for women who have bought abortion medication online. The service is being offered for women in Ireland,...
Irish News, Sep 2, 2016
Appeal Issued For Missing 15-Year-Old Girl
Gardaí in Co Kerry have issued an appeal for help in tracing 15-year-old Louise Scannell. The teenager has been missing from her home in Tralee since Monday, 29 August. She is described as being 5ft...
Irish News, Sep 2, 2016
'Highly Sophisticated' Cannabis Grow House Uncovered In Westmeath
Two women have been arrested in connection with the discovery of a cannabis grow house in Co Westmeath. Gardaí launched a search operation at a rural dwelling at Moyvoughly in Moate on Thursday eveni...
Irish News, Sep 2, 2016
SIPTU Members At NAS Vote In Favour Of WRC Recommendation
SIPTU members at the National Ambulance Service (NAS) have voted in favour of a Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) recommendation on the future development of the service. Union members voted in fa...
Irish News, Sep 2, 2016
Hotel Industry Must Moderate Prices - Labour
The hotel industry must moderate prices or face the loss of the special concession it has enjoyed since 2011, Labour Spokesperson for Urban Regeneration, Joe Costello, has said. Deputy Costello highl...
Irish News, Sep 2, 2016
Scrapping Travel Tax A Boost To Regional Airports
Ryanair has announced that it is to increase the frequency of flights on a number of its popular routes from Cork Airport. The number of flights to Lanzarote and Malaga will increase next summer, fol...
Irish News, Sep 2, 2016
25 New Jobs Announced In Waterford
US-based transit software company, RouteMatch, is to create 25 new jobs with the expansion of its Research and Development (R&D) team in Waterford. The transit software company is headquartered in At...
Irish News, Sep 2, 2016
Strong Growth In Tourism Revenue In First Half Of 2016
Revenue figures from overseas visitors has seen strong growth in the first six months of 2016, the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) have revealed. The Tourism and Travel statis...
Irish News, Sep 1, 2016
Decision To Cut Workplace Safety Funding 'Shocking, Short Sighted And Dangerous' - FF
A government decision to cut funding for workplace safety initiatives has been described as "shocking, short sighted and dangerous". Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Niall ...
Irish News, Sep 1, 2016
Sinn Féin 'Astonished' Govt Want To Appeal EC Ruling On Apple Tax Deal
The Apple style "sweetheart deals" lessen opportunities for ordinary businesses, Sinn Féin has said. Martin Kenny TD said that Apple avoiding its tax obligations exposes successive Irish governments ...
Irish News, Sep 1, 2016
Second Phase Of Moore Street Restoration Works Approved
The second phase of work to safeguard 14 – 17 Moore Street is to get underway following High Court approval, the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Heather Humphreys, ...
Irish News, Sep 1, 2016
11-Year-Old Boy Killed In Car Collision
Gardaí have appealed for witnesses after an 11-year-old boy died when he was struck by a car in Co Offaly. It is understood the boy was cycling to school on the R446 old Dublin to Galway road when he...
Irish News, Sep 1, 2016
Labour Calls For Vacant Properties To Be Used To Solve Housing Crisis
Labour has called on the government to use vacant properties as a solution to the growing housing crisis. The party's spokesperson on Housing and Planning, Jan O'Sullivan, has said that empty houses ...
Irish News, Sep 1, 2016
New Acute Psychiatric Unit Opens In Drogheda
A new multi-million acute psychiatric in-patient unit has been officially opened in Drogheda by the Minister of State for Mental Health and Older People, Helen McEntee. The new hospital will provide ...
Irish News, Sep 1, 2016
Wicklow Port First To Be Transferred Under Govt Agreement
Wicklow County Council has taken control of Wicklow Port after the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross, signed an official transfer order. The order was signed with the consent of M...
Irish News, Sep 1, 2016
Six Suspected Stolen Vehicles Recovered In Operation Thor Searches
A man has been arrested in connection with a number of seized vehicles and drugs as part of Operation Thor. As part of an intelligence-led operation targeting an organised crime gang that were steali...