Irish News for January 2020 : Page 2

Irish News, Jan 16, 2020
HSE Issues Advice For Slashing Alcohol Consumption
As the month of January draws on, the Health Service Executive is urging members of the public to stay motivated in their quest to cut their alcohol consumption and ditch the hangovers. Traditionally...
Irish News, Jan 16, 2020
Over €61m Made Available For Youth Services
Over €61 million has been made available to fund youth services nationwide this year, the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs has announced. Dr Katherine Zappone TD set out a breakdown of the fin...
Irish News, Jan 15, 2020
Human Remains Discovered In Burnt Out Car
Gardaí have discovered further human remains in a burnt-out car in Dublin. The partial remains were found in a vehicle on Trinity Terrace off Clonliffe Avenue, Drumcondra in the early hours of this m...
Irish News, Jan 15, 2020
Gardaí Chase ATM Thieves Across Border
Thieves travelling with an ATM stolen from Co Louth travelled across the border this morning while being pursued by Gardaí. The culprits were intercepted on Dunleer Main Street at around 4.30am this ...
Irish News, Jan 15, 2020
Wind Warnings Issued For Coastal Counties
Ireland is bracing itself for another burst of stormy weather over the next 24 hours with strong gales forecast for coastal counties. Yellow weather warnings have been issued for counties Wicklow, Do...
Irish News, Jan 15, 2020
General Election: FG Urged To Implement New Electoral Register
The Minister for Local Government is under pressure to bring forward the new Electoral Register and ensure thousands of new voters can have their say in next month's election. President of Ireland Mi...
Irish News, Jan 15, 2020
EU Commission President Makes Inaugural Visit To Dublin
An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has welcomed President of the EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen on her first official visit to Ireland. The next stage of Brexit negotiations will be high on the agenda as ...
Irish News, Jan 15, 2020
Govt To Alleviate Pressure From Childcare Providers
The Department of Children and Youth Affairs is to implement a number of new, short-term measures to support childcare providers. Actions will be taken to support companies in the regulatory environm...
Irish News, Jan 15, 2020
Insurance Firm Reroutes €70m Business To Dublin
A Northern Irish insurance firm is to reroute €70 million of business to Dublin in a bid to Brexit-proof its operations. MCL InsureTech has relocated operations to Swords, Dublin after 10 years of pr...
Irish News, Jan 14, 2020
Human Remains Found In Coolock Area Of North Dublin
Gardaí have issued an appeal for information following the discovery of human body parts found outside a house in the Coolock area. The discovery was made at around 10pm last night, Monday 13 January...
Irish News, Jan 14, 2020
Govt Recycling Old Commitments On Child Poverty - SF
The government's 'Roadmap for Social Inclusion 2020-2025' has been criticised as a recycled commitment on tackling child poverty which they previously failed to meet. Making the criticism, Sinn Féin ...
Irish News, Jan 14, 2020
Social Enterprises To Benefit From Dormant Accounts Fund
An additional €1 million from the Dormant Accounts Fund has been awarded for social enterprises under the pilot Small Capital Grants Scheme for Social Enterprises. Making the announcement, Minister f...
Irish News, Jan 14, 2020
ESB Worked Overnight To Restore Power To Homes And Businesses
ESB Networks are continuing to restore power to homes and businesses across Ireland following Storm Brendan. At its height on Monday, some 50,000 properties were without power as strong winds and hea...
Irish News, Jan 14, 2020
General Election Announced For 08 February
Ireland's next General Election will take place on Saturday, 08 February, the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has announced. The Taoiseach will now go to to Áras an Uachtaráin today to seek a dissolution of t...
Irish News, Jan 14, 2020
Fianna Fáil Must 'Immediately Stop' Attack On Media
Fine Gael has called on Fianna Fáil to "immediately stop" their attacks on media scrutiny. Making the call, Fine Gael party chairman, Martin Heydon, said: "Yesterday, rather than answering questions,...
Irish News, Jan 14, 2020
Seven Major Sports Projects To Benefit From €5m Funding Allocation
Almost €5 million has been allocated for seven individual projects under the new Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF), announced by the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross a...
Irish News, Jan 13, 2020
Up To 50,000 Without Power As Storm Brendan Moves Across Ireland
Up to 50,000 homes and businesses are without power as Storm Brendan makes its way across Ireland. With gusts of up to 135km/h recorded in the west, forecaster Met Éireann has said that there will be...
Irish News, Jan 10, 2020
Two Status Yellow Weather Warnings For Wind And Rain
Two Status Yellow weather warnings have been issued by national forecast Met Éireann. A wind warning for Donegal, Galway, Mayo and Kerry will come into force at 3pm today, Friday 10 January. Met Éir...
Irish News, Jan 9, 2020
20-Year-Old Charged With Attempted Abduction Of 69-Year-Old Woman
A 20-year-old has appeared at Dublin District Court charged in connection with the attempted abduction of a woman in Dublin. The woman, 69, was attacked from behind on the morning of Monday, 06 Janua...
Irish News, Jan 8, 2020
Garda Officers Injured In Ramming Incident In Co Leitrim
Gardaí have issued an appeal for information following an incident in which a patrol car was rammed and two officers injured in Co Leitrim. Gardaí on patrol in Mohill at about 4.30am saw two suspecte...
Irish News, Jan 8, 2020
Hospital Overcrowding Must Become A Thing Of The Past - IHCA
A record number of patients were without a bed in Ireland's hospitals in 2019, according to the latest figures published this month. Commenting on the figures, IHCA President, Donal O'Hanlon, said th...
Irish News, Jan 7, 2020
Dublin City Council To Boycott 'Obscene' Commemoration Event
Dublin City Council will boycott the government's planned commemoration of the Royal Irish Constabulary and Dublin Metropolitan Police. Councillors backed a motion which described the event, planned ...
Irish News, Jan 6, 2020
Appeal For Information After Garda Officer Dragged By Runaway Car
Gardaí have issued an appeal for information after an officer was injured when he was struck by a car and dragged in an incident in Dundrum town centre. At approximately 6.45pm on Sunday 05 January, ...