Irish News for October 2017

Irish News, Oct 31, 2017
155,000 Irish Rail Customers To Be Affected By Strike
Around 155,000 Irish Rail customers are expected to be impacted by industrial action on Wednesday, 01 November. Iarnród Éireann Staff are staging one-day of strike action due to a dispute over pay. T...
Irish News, Oct 31, 2017
Gardai Renew Appeal To Trace Missing Dublin Teenager
Gardai are renewing their appeal for information to trace the whereabouts of a missing teenager from Dublin. Jason Collins, 16, was last see in the Ballyfermot area of the city on 24 October. He is ...
Irish News, Oct 31, 2017
Payments Begin Rolling Out Under Knowledge Transfer Programme
Payments have started rolling out under the Knowledge Transfer Programme, Agriculture Minister Michael Creed has announced. Given the structure of the Programme, payments are rolling out on a sector ...
Irish News, Oct 30, 2017
Three Arrested In Connection With Large Drugs Seizure In Co Cork
Three people have been arrested in connection with a large drugs seizure in County Cork. As part of an ongoing operation into the sale and supply of controlled substances in the Cork area, Gardaí fro...
Irish News, Oct 30, 2017
New €3.5m Early Years Services Payments Announced
The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Dr. Katherine Zappone, has announced the details of the €3.5 million second Programme Support Payment of 2017 which is now being made available to all Earl...
Irish News, Oct 27, 2017
Govt Strongly Criticised For Not Backing Motion On Housing Emergency
Sinn Féin has strongly criticised Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael for voting against a motion brought forward by Deputy Seamus Healy calling on the government to declare a Housing emergency. The party's Ho...
Irish News, Oct 26, 2017
Man Appears In Court Charged With Dublin Hijackings
A man has appeared before Tallaght District Court charged in connection with a series of hijackings on Monday 23 October. The man, aged 37 and named as James Rafferty, was arrested by armed garda off...
Irish News, Oct 25, 2017
Finglas Gardaí Station Evacuated In Security Alert
Finglas Gardaí Station was evacuated on Tuesday afternoon, 24 October, in an emergency security operation. The alert began at 3pm when a member of the public arrived at Finglas Garda Station with a s...
Irish News, Oct 25, 2017
19-Year-Old Man In Critical Condition Following Collision
Gardaí have issued an appeal for witnesses following a serious road traffic collision in Drumcondra in the early hours of Wednesday morning, 25 October. A 19-year-old male is in a critical condition ...
Irish News, Oct 24, 2017
Govt Slammed Over Failure To Meet Deadline Over Development Of New Schools
The government has been slammed over its failure to meet its own deadline over the development of new schools in Ireland. Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Education and Skills Thomas Byrne TD made the com...
Irish News, Oct 24, 2017
Pedestrian Killed In Co Meath
Gardaí have issued an appeal for witnesses following a fatal road traffic collision in County Meath on Tuesday, 24 October. A man, aged in his 40s, died after he was struck by a car on the N2 at Ball...
Irish News, Oct 24, 2017
Funding Approved For GAA's Football, Hurling and Handball Training Course
Funding has been approved the GAA's Comhairle Chonnacht to enable them to run a Football, Hurling and Handball Training Course for the 2017/2018 school year. Government Chief Whip and Minister of Sta...
Irish News, Oct 23, 2017
Major Search Underway For Armed Man In Dublin
A major search operation is on going in the Clondalkin and Tallaght area's following a number of armed incidents earlier today. Gardaí are searching for a man they believe to be armed and have urged ...
Irish News, Oct 23, 2017
New National Maternity Strategy Launched
The Minister for Health, Simon Harris, has launched the new National Maternity Strategy HSE Implementation Plan and formally launched the National Women and Infants Health Programme. The Programme ha...
Irish News, Oct 20, 2017
Weather Warnings Issued For Wind And Rain
A number of weather warnings have been issued as Storm Brian is expected to bring heavy rainfall and strong winds. Met Éireann has issued a Status Orange wind warning for counties Mayo, Galway, Clare...
Irish News, Oct 20, 2017
Govt Urged To Secure Funding For Sexual Abuse And Violence Study
Labour has called on the government to ensure funding for a new Sexual Abuse and Violence Study. Spokesperson on Equality, Councillor Deirdre Kingston, made the call following the news that the Rape ...
Irish News, Oct 19, 2017
Drugs Worth €1m Seized In Co Offaly
Cocaine, cannabis and amphetamines worth an estimated €1m have been seized in an operation in Co Offaly. The drugs were seized during a search operation at a house, sheds and lands in the Geashill ar...
Irish News, Oct 19, 2017
50 Schools To Participate In Digital Learning Trial
Fifty schools are to participate in a trial of the new Digital Learning Framework, the Minister for Education & Skills, Richard Bruton, has announced. The Framework provides a roadmap to help schools...
Irish News, Oct 18, 2017
Renewed Appeal For Barbara Walsh
The family of Barbara Walsh who disappeared in June 1985 has made a fresh appeal for information on RTÉ's Prime Time. According to the programme, the Galway mother-of-seven was last seen by one of he...
Irish News, Oct 17, 2017
SNA's Need 'Timely And Proper Assurances' On Job Security
Special Needs Assistants need "timely and proper assurances" surrounding job security from the government, it has been said. Labour Party Education spokesperson Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin made the ca...
Irish News, Oct 16, 2017
Status Red Weather Warning - Danger To Life And Property
Met Eireann has issued a Status Red weather warning for all of Ireland, warning of a danger to life and property. Ex-Hurricane Ophelia made landfall in Counties Cork and Kerry earlier this morning an...
Irish News, Oct 13, 2017
NAMA To Complete Final Repayment Of €30.2bn Govt Guaranteed Debt
NAMA has announced plans to redeem its final €500 million tranche of the €30.2 billion Government guaranteed senior debt a full three years ahead of its original schedule. Welcoming the announcement,...
Irish News, Oct 12, 2017
42 Arrests Made In Project Storm Operation In Co Kilkenny
A total of 42 people have been arrested as part of Operation Thor – Project Storm in County Kilkenny. During the operation carried out on Wednesday, 11 October, drugs worth an estimated €20,000 and f...
Irish News, Oct 12, 2017
Witness Appeal Following Death Of A Man In Co Monaghan
Gardaí have appeal for witnesses following the death of a man in County Monaghan. The body of the man, believed to be aged in his 80s, was discovered on the side of the road at Carnaveigh, Castleblan...
Irish News, Oct 11, 2017
Additional €646m Allocated To Dept Of Health In Budget 2018
Budget 2018 will deliver better access, more help for families and more supports for disability, mental health, and older and vulnerable people, Minister Simon Harris and Ministers of State Finian McG...
Irish News, Oct 11, 2017
Garda Appeal For Help Tracing Frenc Laszio
Gardaí have issued an appeal for help in tracing the whereabouts of Frenc Laszlo, who has been missing from Macroon in Co Cork since 8 October, 2017. The 42-year-old is described as 5'7'' of medium b...
Irish News, Oct 10, 2017
Funding Secured For Additional 800 Garda Officers
Funding has been secured to facilitate the recruitment of an additional 800 gardaí officers and some 500 civilian staff, as part of the Budget 2018. Announcing the new funding, the Minister for Justi...
Irish News, Oct 10, 2017
Budget 2018 'Gives Everyone A Fair Chance' – Corcoran Kennedy
With Budget 2018, Fine Gael is giving everyone a fair chance and the opportunity to reach their full potential, according to Fine Gael TD for Laois Offaly, Marcella Corcoran Kennedy. Following today'...
Irish News, Oct 10, 2017
Witnesses Sought To Fatal Road Traffic Crash In Co Galway
Gardaí have issued an appeal for information following a fatal road traffic collision at Carrownhuineagh, Dunmore, Co Galway. A 21-year-old male driver was killed when the car he was driving was coll...
Irish News, Oct 10, 2017
SIPTU Condemns Call To Reduce Qualification Requirements For Childcare Providers
SIPTU has condemned a call by a new independent childcare providers' organisation, 'Seas Suas', for a temporary derogation that would allow up to 25% of staff in Early Years facilities to work without...