Irish News for March 2020

Irish News, Mar 20, 2020
Renewed Appeal For Information On Disappearance Of Tina Satchwell
Gardaí have renewed an appeal for information on the disappearance of Tina Satchwell. Tina went missing from her home on Grattan Street in Youghal, Co Cork on 20 March, 2017. Garda said that to date...
Irish News, Mar 19, 2020
Man Charged In Connection With Robbery And Fatal Collision
A man, aged in his 20s, is due to appear before Dun Laoghaire District Court charged in connection with a robbery and fatal traffic collision on 10 March, 2020. Two women, aged in their 50s, were str...
Irish News, Mar 18, 2020
Garda Investigating Cause Of Fatal Collision On N20
An investigation has been launched into the cause of a fatal road traffic collision this morning on the Cork - Limerick road. A man has been pronounced dead following the collision involving a car an...
Irish News, Mar 16, 2020
People Urged Not To Call 999 Over Covid-19 Testing
People who suspect they might need a test for Covid-19 are being urged to not call 999 or 112 as these emergency services must be used "for the work they do". Making the call, Minister for Health, Si...
Irish News, Mar 13, 2020
Student Garda To Be Called Up Early Over Disorder Fears
Gardaí are set to announce a new policing plan to respond to the current Covid-19 outbreak. It is understood that garda will step up "high visibility" patrols in an effort to provide "comfort and sup...
Irish News, Mar 13, 2020
Central Bank Urged To Remove Charges To Encourage Card Payments
The Central Bank has been urged to clamp down on all card transaction charges on contactless and chip-and-pin payments in an attempt to encourage non-cash transactions in the time ahead. Making the c...
Irish News, Mar 13, 2020
70 Confirmed Cases Of Covid-19 In Ireland
There have been 27 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Ireland, bringing the total number of cases to 70, according to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC). 22 cases are associated with lo...
Irish News, Mar 13, 2020
Pupils And Students Urged To Practice Social Distancing During School Closures
All pupils and students, from pre-school to third level are urged to practice social distancing, and to minimise physical contact with each other, to help avoid the spread of Covid-19. The Departmen...
Irish News, Mar 13, 2020
10.4m Cigarettes Seized At Dublin Port
Revenue officers have seized approximately 10.4 million cigarettes at Dublin Port as a result of an intelligence led operation. The smuggled cigarettes had arrived into Dublin Port aboard a vessel fr...
Irish News, Mar 13, 2020
Man Arrested In Connection With Abduction And Assault Of Kevin Lunney
Gardaí investigating the abduction and assault of Kevin Lunney have made another arrest. The man, aged in his 50s, is currently detained in Cavan Garda Station under Section 50 of the Criminal Justic...
Irish News, Mar 13, 2020
Third Irish National Charged With Drugs And Firearms Offences In The UK
A 52-year-old Irish man has been charged with drugs and firearms offences by the United Kingdom's National Crime Agency officers as part of an ongoing investigation undertaken with the cooperation of ...
Irish News, Mar 12, 2020
Retailers Urged Not To Take Advantage Of Consumers
Retailers have been urged not to use the COVID-19 crisis as an excuse to take advantage of consumers. Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Business, Enterprise & Innovation, Robert Troy said that it is unacce...
Irish News, Mar 11, 2020
Garda Search For Men Wanted In Connection With Hit-And-Run
Gardaí are searching for three men wanted in connection with a fatal hit-and-run following a robbery in South Dublin. According to reports, a woman has died after she was hit by a car believed to hav...
Irish News, Mar 10, 2020
South Dublin Cllrs Criticised For Voting For Sale Of Public Land
Sinn Féin Housing spokesperson Eoin Ó Broin has voiced his disappointment that a majority of councillors on South Dublin County Council has voted to support the sale of public land to a private develo...
Irish News, Mar 9, 2020
Modified Cars Seized In Overnight Garda Operation
Gardaí have seized a car after it was discovered that its battery had been "relocated" to its boot and held in place with cable ties. The seizure was made by officers from Operation CURB (Changing Yo...
Irish News, Mar 6, 2020
Man Charged In Connection With Alleged PhoneWatch Scam
Gardaí investigating a PhoneWatch scam across four counties have arrested a man, aged in his 20s. The man has been charged in relation to the incidents in counties Cork, Clare, Tipperary and Corbally...
Irish News, Mar 5, 2020
Four Arrested In Connection With Abduction And Attack On Kevin Lunney
Four people have been arrested in connection with the abduction and attack on Kevin Lunney on 17 September, 2019. The arrests were made by officers from the Joint Investigation Team, made up of the P...
Irish News, Mar 5, 2020
Prospect Of Fianna Fáil And Fine Gael Govt 'Outrageous' - SF
Sinn Féin have described the prospect of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael being returned to office as "outrageous". Lead negotiator Pearse Doherty TD has said that 'the people voted for change and change is...
Irish News, Mar 5, 2020
Four New Confirmed Cases Of Covid-19 In Ireland
There have been four new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Ireland, the Health Protection Surveillance Centre has reported. The patients are all associated with travel from the same affected area in Nor...
Irish News, Mar 5, 2020
Man Dies In Three Car Collision In Limerick
Gardaí at Henry Street have issued an appeal for information following a fatal three vehicle road traffic collision that occurred on O'Curry Street, Limerick last night, Wednesday 04 March at approxim...
Irish News, Mar 5, 2020
Two Teenagers Arrested In Connection With Death Of Cameron Blair
Two teenagers have been arrested in connection with the murder of Cameron Blair. Cameron suffered fatal stab wounds in an altercation at a house party in Cork city on 16 January, 2020. Both males, w...
Irish News, Mar 5, 2020
Pedestrian Hit And Killed After Van Mounts The Pavement In Dublin
Gardaí have issued an appeal for information following a fatal collision involving a pedestrian and a van in Raheny, Dublin 5 yesterday. It is believed that at approximately 7pm last night, Wednesday...
Irish News, Mar 5, 2020
Warning Issued Over Debit Card Scammer
Gardaí in Cork, Tipperary and Limerick are urging members of the public to be vigilant following a number of scams in the area. In one of the known incidents, a man, claiming to be from the company P...
Irish News, Mar 4, 2020
HubSpot To Create 450 New Jobs In Dublin
US technology firm, HubSpot, will create 450 new jobs over the next three years at their Dublin headquarters. First opening in Ireland in 2013 with a commitment to hire 150 people, the company curren...
Irish News, Mar 3, 2020
23% Increase In Number Of People On Trolleys In February 2020 - INMO
February 2020 saw a 23% increase in the number of patients on trolleys in Irish hospitals compared to a year before. According to the latest Trolley Watch figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives O...
Irish News, Mar 2, 2020
Flooded Galway In Urgent Need Of Govt Assistance
Galway is in urgent need of government assistance following repeated flooding across the region. Making the call, Fianna Fáil TD for Galway East, Anne Rabbitte, has also called on the acting Minister...