Irish News for March 2019

Irish News, Mar 29, 2019
Garda Appeal For Information On Serious Assault In Bray
An investigation has been launched into an assault incident in County Wicklow. According to reports, a man aged in his 60s was allegedly assaulted on Adelaide Road in Bray at about 8pm. It is underst...
Irish News, Mar 29, 2019
Children At Increased Risk Due To Early Years Cuts - SIPTU
SIPTU has warned that vulnerable children are being placed at increased risk due to severe cuts to Early Years services in areas of disadvantage across the country due to the imposition of substantial...
Irish News, Mar 29, 2019
New 'Road Map' To Address Climate Crisis Published
A new "road map" to address the growing climate crisis has been published by Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Communications, Climate Action & Environment Timmy Dooley. Welcoming the completion of a repor...
Irish News, Mar 29, 2019
Sinn Féin Call For Support For Border Brexit Protests
Sinn Féin have called for support for the Border Communities Against Brexit (BCAB) Protests, which will take place at various locations along the border tomorrow, 30 March, at 3pm. The Donegal-based ...
Irish News, Mar 29, 2019
2,500 Expected To Attend Intreo Job Fair
Some 2,500 jobseekers are expected to attend the Intreo Careers Fair in Dublin Castle. The Careers fair is part of National Jobs Week, organised by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Pro...
Irish News, Mar 29, 2019
Additional Funding Announced For National Sexual Assault Treatment Unit
A policy review and its recommendations of the National Sexual Assault Treatment Unit (SATU) have been published by the Minister for Health, Simon Harris. The review contains 10 actions which aim to ...
Irish News, Mar 29, 2019
Govt To Fund New Energy Efficiency Works At 17 Schools
Seventeen schools nationwide have been selected for energy efficiency works under a government-funded retrofit pilot programme for 2019. The newly-expanded programme focuses on projects to reduce ene...
Irish News, Mar 28, 2019
February Homelessness Figures 'Hugely Disappointing'
A total of 10,264 people accessed emergency accommodation in February 2019, according to the latest figures released by the Department of Housing. Describing the latest figures as "hugely disappointi...
Irish News, Mar 27, 2019
Investigation Launched Into Death Of Mother And Newborn At Maternity Hospital
A new mother and her newborn baby boy have died at Cork University Maternity Hospital in what has been described as a "tragic accident". It is understood that medical staff carrying out ward rounds f...
Irish News, Mar 27, 2019
Minister For Health Commits To Landmark Organ Donation Legislation
Launching Organ Donor Awareness Week 2019, the Minister for Health Simon Harris has committed to bring forward landmark legislation on organ donation in April. In 2018, there was a total of 274 trans...
Irish News, Mar 27, 2019
New Climate Action Teacher Resource Launches
A new Climate Action teacher resource is to be made available to all post-primary schools from today, 27 March, the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Richard Bruton T.D. has...
Irish News, Mar 27, 2019
New School Inclusion Model To Improve Educational Supports
A new School Inclusion Model of support for students with special educational and additional care needs is to be trailed across 75 schools in Kildare, Wicklow and South Dublin. The School Inclusion M...
Irish News, Mar 27, 2019
'Rural Opportunity' Event Launches In Co Longford
The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Michael Ring has hosted a "Rural Opportunity" briefing session in Co. Longford. This is the second in a series of events intended raise awareness of ...
Irish News, Mar 26, 2019
Conor McGregor Announces Retirement From MMA
Conor McGregor has announced his retirement from mixed martial arts. Posting to his Twitter account, @TheNotoriousMMA, McGregor, said: "Hey guys quick announcement, I've decided to retire from the sp...
Irish News, Mar 26, 2019
Garda Appeal For Information On Drogheda Shooting Incident
Gardaí have issued an appeal for information following a shooting incident in Drogheda in which a teenager was shot in the leg. An investigation was launched after a 19-year-old man attended the Emer...
Irish News, Mar 22, 2019
Two Killed In Dublin Crash
Two people have been killed in a two-car collision in north Dublin this morning, Friday 22 March. The pair, a man in his 70s and a woman in her 30s, died in the crash on the Drumcondra Road at the ju...
Irish News, Mar 22, 2019
'More Ambition' Needed As Govt Publish CervicalCheck Review
As the Government has today published a progress report on the review by Dr Gabriel Scally into the CervicalCheck scandal, Sinn Fein have called for "more ambition" and a "clear plan" moving forward. ...
Irish News, Mar 22, 2019
€20m Sláintecare Integration Fund Launched For New Healthcare Models
The government has launched the €20m Sláintecare Integration Fund today, Friday 22 March, a scheme seeking to invest in new innovate health and social care practices. An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and th...
Irish News, Mar 22, 2019
Police Seize Gun & Drugs In Galway- Two Arrested
Two men have been arrested in connection with the seizure of a gun and drugs worth around €320,000 in Galway. The discovery was made during a search of a house in east Galway on Thursday 21 March. ...
Irish News, Mar 22, 2019
FF Slam Long Waits For UK-Irish Licence Exchanges
A recent warning to UK driving licence holders who have applied for an Irish equivalent to stay off the roads is set to cause chaos in the border region, a Fianna Fail TD has said. Brendan Smyth, the...
Irish News, Mar 21, 2019
Man Dies In Workplace Accident In Rosslare
A man in his 20s has died following an accident in the workplace in County Wexford. Gardaí and emergency services rushed to the scene this morning, Thursday 21 March, at around 7.45am. The man was w...
Irish News, Mar 21, 2019
Elderly Man Seriously Injured After Assault In Cork
An elderly man has been taken to hospital after suffering serious injuries in an overnight attack in county Cork. The pensioner, a man in his 70s, received a punctured lung and other injuries when he...
Irish News, Mar 21, 2019
Govt To Establish Gambling Regulation Authority
The Minister of State with special responsibility for gambling regulation, David Stanton TD, has announced that the Government has approved the establishment of an Irish gambling regulatory authority....
Irish News, Mar 21, 2019
First State Visit To Colombia Since Opening Of New Irish Embassy
The Minister of State for Trade has concluded a four-day visit to Colombia, the first since the Irish Embassy opened in Bogotá last month. The delegation has been "hugely significant" in terms of dev...
Irish News, Mar 21, 2019
Govt Pledge €450k For Aran Island Post-Primary Schools
The government has pledged an allowance of €450,000 for the benefit of post-primary schools on the Aran Islands. Seán Kyne T.D., the Government Chief Whip and the Minister of State for the Irish Lang...
Irish News, Mar 21, 2019
Plans To House Asylum Seekers In Rooskey Hotel Abandoned
Plans to open an accommodation facility for asylum seekers in Rooskey, County Leitrim, have been abandoned by the government. The disused Shannon Key West Hotel had been earmarked for the centre, but...
Irish News, Mar 21, 2019
Irish Studies Centre To Open At Shanghai University
An Irish Studies Centre is set to be established at Shanghai University in a bid to strengthen links between University College Cork (UCC) and China. Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh T.D....
Irish News, Mar 20, 2019
Budget 2019 Pension And Social Welfare Increase To Come Into Effect
Pension and social welfare increases introduced in Budget 2019 will come into effect next week, the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Regina Doherty, has announced. Budget 2019 i...
Irish News, Mar 20, 2019
Play And Recreation Facilities Funding Increased
Funding for children's play and recreation facilities across Ireland is to be increased, the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs Dr Katherine Zappone TD, has announced. Every year funding is prov...
Irish News, Mar 20, 2019
Renewed Appeal For Information On Missing Woman Tina Satchwell
A renewed appeal for information on the whereabouts of Tina Satchwell has been issued. Mrs Satchwell went missing from her family home in Grattan Street, Youghal two years ago. She was 47-years-old. ...