Irish News for May 2017 : Page 2

Irish News, May 10, 2017
Body Of Man Suspected Of Killing Family Exhumed
Gardaí have exhumed the body of Alan Hawe, who was found dead along with his wife Clodagh and their children Liam, 13, Niall, 11, and Ryan, six, in their house in Co Cavan in August last year. Gardaí...
Irish News, May 10, 2017
Ticket Resale Consultation Responses Published
The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Mary Mitchell O'Connor, has announced the publication of the responses received by her Department to the recent public consultation on the resale of t...
Irish News, May 9, 2017
Early Talks Needed On Public Service Pay Recovery
The ICTU Public Services Committee (PSC) has called for early talks on public service pay recovery following the publication of the report of the Public Service Pay Commission (PSPC), which said "ther...
Irish News, May 9, 2017
Report Of The Public Service Pay Commission Published
The Report of the Public Service Pay Commission has been published, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Paschal Donohoe has announced. For its initial report, the Commission was asked to ...
Irish News, May 9, 2017
Minister For Housing Urged To Conduct Urgent Review Of RPZs
Minister for Housing Simon Coveney has been urged to conduct an urgent review of rent pressure zones (RPZ) following the publication of new results by Daft.ie. The latest figures show that rents are ...
Irish News, May 9, 2017
Apprenticeship Council Issues New Call For Proposals
Minister for Education and Skills, Richard Bruton TD, and the Minister of State for Skills, Research and Innovation, John Halligan, have welcomed the opening of a second call for apprenticeship propos...
Irish News, May 8, 2017
Winning Irish Lotto Ticket Sold In Donegal
It has been revealed that one of the two winning tickets in Saturday night's Irish lotto was sold in Donegal. The Irish lotto ticket is said to be worth more than €6 million (£5 million) and was sol...
Irish News, May 8, 2017
Man Dies At Blarney Castle
A man has reportedly died following a fall at Blarney Castle. Emergency services were called to the scene shortly after 10.30am on this morning, Monday 8 May. The incident is not being treated as s...
Irish News, May 5, 2017
Call For Govt To Introduce Animal Welfare In Primary Schools
The Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ISPCA) is calling on the Government to introduce an Animal Welfare and Responsible Pet Ownership module into the primary school curriculum t...
Irish News, May 4, 2017
Nurses At St Patrick's Hospital Vote For Industrial Action
Psychiatric nurses at St Patrick's Hospital in Dublin have voted in favour of industrial action. The dispute is in relation to the unilateral closure of the facility's defined benefit pension scheme....
Irish News, May 3, 2017
Department Of Education To Acquire Former Greyhound Stadium
The Irish Greyhound Board, Bord na gCon, has accepted an offer from the Department of Education and Skills to acquire the former Greyhound Stadium at Harold's Cross in Dublin, subject to standard appr...
Irish News, May 3, 2017
Number Of Food Firms Failing To Provide Allergen Information - FSAI
A number of food businesses are failing to provide allergen information to consumers, according to data from the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI). A representative sample of 50 food service bu...
Irish News, May 3, 2017
Drop In Unemployment Rate
The unemployment rate continued to fall in April, according to new figures from the Central Statistic Office (CSO). The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for April fell to 6.2%, down from 6.4% in...
Irish News, May 2, 2017
Two Arrested Over Murder Of Noel Kirwan
Two people have been arrested in connection with the murder of Noel Kirwan. Mr Kirwan, 62, was shot in the head at St Ronan's Driving housing estate in west Dublin on 22 December 2016. It is believe...