Irish News for December 2018

Irish News, Dec 21, 2018
Man Arrested After Producing Firearm And Device At Dublin Court
A man has been arrested in connection with an incident involving a firearm and suspected explosive device at the family law court in Dublin. On Thursday a hearing was underway when a man in the court...
Irish News, Dec 21, 2018
Govt Approach To Brexit Must Be 'More Strategic'
The government's approach to Brexit needs to be less wait-and-see and more strategic, Labour Party Leader, Brendan Howlin TD, has said. Deputy Howlin said: "The Government has at last published its B...
Irish News, Dec 20, 2018
Govt Brexit Contingency Plan Reveals 'Shocking Lack Of Preparedness'
The government's Brexit contingency plans fail to protect Ireland's economy and avoiding a hard border, and reveal a "shocking lack of Brexit preparedness", Sinn Féin Brexit spokesperson David Cullina...
Irish News, Dec 18, 2018
Renewed Appeal For Information On Suspected Sexual Assault In Dublin
Gardaí have issued a fresh appeal for information on a suspected sexual assault in Dublin in the early hours of Sunday, 09 December. It is understood that the victim was brought from Serpentine Avenu...
Irish News, Dec 17, 2018
'No Foul Play' In Death Of Baby Girl Found On North Dublin Beach
Gardaí have renewed an appeal to the mother of a baby girl, whose body was found on a north Dublin beach to contact them. The body of the baby girl was found on Bell's beach in Balbriggan on Sunday m...
Irish News, Dec 14, 2018
Spending By Overseas Visitors Increases In 2018 - CSO
Spending in Ireland by overseas visitors rose by 7.2% in the first nine months of 2018, the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) have revealed. The CSO data also shows that revenue...
Irish News, Dec 13, 2018
National Cyber Security Cluster 'Cyber Ireland' Announced
An initiative to establish a national cyber security cluster in Ireland has been announced. Cyber Ireland will be facilitated by the Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) and supported by IDA Ireland. ...
Irish News, Dec 13, 2018
Ambulance Strike Postponed After HSE Threatens Injunction
A planned strike by some ambulance personnel has been deferred after the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) threatened to seek a court injunction to prevent it going ahead. Staff in the National Ambul...
Irish News, Dec 13, 2018
Gardaí Appeal For Help To Find Missing Limerick Woman
Gardaí are appealing for public assistance in tracing the whereabouts of a 23-year-old woman from Limerick. Rachel O'Donoghue was last seen at her home on Hyde Road, Prospect, Limerick at around 11.5...
Irish News, Dec 12, 2018
Housing Minister Questioned Over Failure Of Social Housing Delivery
The Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy has been called on to explain why less than half of the social housing promised for 2018 has been delivered by the end of the 3rd quarter of 2018. Raising the i...
Irish News, Dec 12, 2018
All Non-Essential Surgery Cancelled At Mayo University Hospital
All non-essential surgery at Mayo University Hospital, Castlebar, has been cancelled due to overcrowding issues. People have been asked not to attend the hospital's Emergency Department and to first ...
Irish News, Dec 11, 2018
Garda Appeal For Information On Alleged Rape In Dublin City Centre
Gardaí have issued an appeal for information following the alleged rape of a woman in Dublin in the early hours of this morning, Tuesday, 11 December. According to garda a woman went to a south Dubli...
Irish News, Dec 11, 2018
Flat Fines No Deterrent For Speeding
The current system of a flat fine for speeding is not acting as a deterrent, the Minister for Transport, Shane Ross, has said. Deputy Ross will present a proposal for new graduated fines for speeding...
Irish News, Dec 10, 2018
Dublin Stabbing Prompts Two Arrests
Two people have been arrested following a stabbing in Dublin city centre over the weekend. The incident happened on Essex Quay at around 4.40pm on Sunday 09 December. A man in his late 20's was trea...
Irish News, Dec 10, 2018
Ireland Ranked Worst European Country On Climate Change
Ireland has been ranked as the worst country in Europe for taking action against climate change for the second year in a row. The Climate Change Performance Index was launched as part of the United N...
Irish News, Dec 10, 2018
Software Firm Creates 85 Jobs In Galway
A software development company is set to create 85 new job openings in Galway throughout 2019. The expansion of MathWorks will lead to the recruitment of candidates with sales, service, marking and a...
Irish News, Dec 10, 2018
Man Dies In County Waterford Road Crash
A man in his 20's has died in a road crash in County Waterford in the early hours of Saturday 08 December. The collision between a car and a lorry happened on the N25 at Bawnard, Ardmore, at around 4...
Irish News, Dec 10, 2018
Government Allocates €75m For 27 Innovative Projects
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys TD have together announced €75million in funding for 27 new innovative projects, under the first phas...
Irish News, Dec 10, 2018
Minister Donohoe Visits Washington D.C. To Meet US Politicians
Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe is in Washington this week to engage with members of the US administration. He will hold talks with senior officials in Congress as well as heads of the Internati...
Irish News, Dec 10, 2018
Two People And Gardaí Officer Injured In Roscommon Incident
Three people including a Gardaí officer were taken to hospital following an incident in the early hours of Sunday 09 December. An investigation has been launched into the alleged assault of the offic...
Irish News, Dec 7, 2018
HPV Vaccine Extended To Boys
The HPV vaccine is to be extended to boys following a recommendation from the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA). The watchdog published information from a health technology assessment (...
Irish News, Dec 7, 2018
Six Arrested After €4m Dublin Drug Seizures
Six people have been arrested after cocaine and cannabis worth €4 million was seized in Dublin. The arrests followed three separate Gardaí operations in the city on Thursday 06 December. Three men a...
Irish News, Dec 6, 2018
Arrest After Fatal Stabbing Of Irish Teacher In Paris
Police in Paris are questioning a man in connection with the fatal stabbing of an Irish teacher in Paris. 66-year-old John Dowling was killed in the brutal attack on the evening of Wednesday 05 Decem...
Irish News, Dec 6, 2018
Landmark Abortion Bill Passes In Dáil
The Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy Bill, which will allow the full introduction of abortion services, passed all stages in the Dáil on Wednesday 05 December in a late night vote. It will now ...
Irish News, Dec 5, 2018
Third Of Calls To Housing Charity From People Losing Their Homes
A third of calls made to national housing charity, Threshold, were from tenants faced with losing their homes. That is according to figures included in Threshold's annual report for 2017, which has b...
Irish News, Dec 4, 2018
Concerns Raised Over 'Improper And Dangerous' Use Of Scramblers And Quads
Fianna Fáil has called for young people to be warned over the "improper and dangerous use" of scramblers and quad bikes. Raising the issue in the Dáil, Dublin Mid-West TD John Curran, said: "The ille...