Irish News for August 2007 : Page 4

Irish News, Aug 14, 2007
Man Held In Connection With Lanzarote Death
Police in Lanzarote investigating the death of Dereck Cumiskey have arrested a local man in connection with incident. The 18-year-old from Dublin died during an attack on August 1 at the Canary Islan...
Irish News, Aug 14, 2007
Gardai Seek Help Over Missing Dublin Girl
Gardai are seeking assistance in tracing the whereabouts of a 14-year-old girl from Dublin. Anybody with information regarding the whereabouts of Dianne Travers should contact Whitehall Garda Station...
Irish News, Aug 14, 2007
Prison Officers 'Do Not Feel Safe' In Work
Around two-thirds of prison officers do not feel safe at work, a survey commissioned by the Prison Officers Association has revealed. The survey, conducted by researchers from the University of Limer...
Irish News, Aug 14, 2007
Two Arrested Over Dublin Drugs Find
Gardai in Dublin last night seized cannabis resin with a street value of 250,000 euro. The drugs were found on Kylemore Road in Ballyfermot, Dublin at around 7.30pm last night. The raid was part of ...
Irish News, Aug 14, 2007
Replica Viking Longship Due To Arrive In Dublin
A replica Viking longship is due to arrive in Dublin on Tuesday, following a two-month journey from Denmark. The Sea Stallion is a replica of a Viking longship, which was built in the Irish capital i...
Irish News, Aug 13, 2007
Gardai Appeal Over Foetus Found In B&B
Gardai are appealing for information after a foetus was found at a B&B on Lower Gardiner Street last week. They believe it was a natural miscarriage and there is no criminal enquiry into the investig...
Irish News, Aug 13, 2007
Fatal Assault In Sligo
Gardai are investigating a fatal assault in Sligo that occurred in the early hours of Monday morning. A man aged 23 admitted to Sligo General Hospital was declared dead at 6:10am. The scene at Joe M...
Irish News, Aug 13, 2007
Motorcyclist Dies In Co. Westmeath
A 46-year-old man has died following a collision between a motorcycle and a car in Co. Westmeath on Sunday evening. The incident occurred at Monaghanstown, Castletowngeoghegan at around 6.40pm. The ...
Irish News, Aug 13, 2007
Loyalist Threat To Assembly Member
East Londonderry MLA John Dallat has revealed he has been warned by police that his life may be under threat from loyalists. SDLP assembly member John Dallat was told that “loyalist elements” were ga...
Irish News, Aug 13, 2007
Two Well-Known Dublin Hotels To Close
Two of Dublin's best-known hotels will close their doors today after 35 years in business. Jury's Ballsbridge and the adjacent Berkeley Court have been bought by property developer Sean Dunne for app...
Irish News, Aug 13, 2007
Protest Over Aer Lingus Shannon Move
Catholic and Church of Ireland bishops in the Republic have joined calls for Aer Lingus to reverse a decision to halt services from Shannon to Heathrow. A joint statement was being distributed at mas...
Irish News, Aug 10, 2007
Man Dies After Co Meath Stabbing
A man has died in hospital after sustaining injuries in a knife attack in Co Meath just over a week ago. The 33-year-old Brazilian man, was stabbed in the head at around 10.45pm in Duleek on July 29...
Irish News, Aug 10, 2007
Three Questioned After Roscommon Car Chase
Three men involved in a high-speed road chase following a burglary in County Roscommon are being held for questioning. Gardai made the arrests following reports that the Eircom building in Castlerea ...
Irish News, Aug 10, 2007
Woman Arrested Over Cocaine Find
A 28-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with the seizure of 3kg of cocaine - believed to have been worth around €200k - in Drogheda, Co Louth. The drugs were found as part of a joint cust...
Irish News, Aug 10, 2007
Shots Fired At Clondalkin Home
Gardai are investigating a shooting incident which occurred in Clondalkin, County Dublin, last night. Two shots were fired through the front windows of a house at Willow Avenue in Clondalkin at aroun...
Irish News, Aug 10, 2007
Two People Charged With Ballymun Murder
Two people have been charged with murder, in connection with the fatal stabbing of a man in Dublin last year. James Donaghue, 26, died after a row outside his grandmother’s home in Ballymun where he ...
Irish News, Aug 10, 2007
Blaze Destroys Hardware Store In Dublin
Fire fighters have been tackling a major fire at a hardware store in Dublin overnight. Eight units of the fire brigade are at Kingston's Hardware Store on Strand Street in Skerries, where the fire st...
Irish News, Aug 10, 2007
2.6% Drop In Average House Prices
The Permanent TSB and the ESRI house price index has revealed that Irish house prices have fallen by 2.6 per cent in the first six months of this year. The recent figures show that the average price ...
Irish News, Aug 10, 2007
New Sea Safety Centre Opens In Waterford
A new Sea Safety Centre will open over the weekend in a bid to help reduce drownings in Waterford. The Boatstrand Sea Safety Centre will be officially opened on Saturday 11 August by John Leech, CEO ...
Irish News, Aug 9, 2007
Reward Offered In Search For Serial Attacker
Gardai have offered a 10,000 euro reward for information about a serial sex attacker who may be responsible for attacks on women in the Carlow and Cavan areas. Detectives believe that one man is resp...
Irish News, Aug 9, 2007
Investigation Launched After Woman's Body Found
Gardai have launched an investigation following the discovery of a woman's body in a house in Dublin. The body of the 43-year-old was found in a house in Rathgar Road in Rathmines just before midnigh...
Irish News, Aug 9, 2007
Customs Uncover 13m Euro Cannabis Haul
Customs Enforcement Officers have seized herbal cannabis worth 13million euro in Dublin yesterday. Over one tonne of the drug was discovered in a freight consignment, which arrived in Dublin Port fro...
Irish News, Aug 9, 2007
Controversial Greystones Development Gets Go-Ahead
The controversial redevelopment of the harbour area of Greystones in Co. Wicklow has been given the go-ahead by planning authorities. An Bord Pleanala has granted permission for the 300 million euro ...
Irish News, Aug 9, 2007
Murder Investigation Launched After Clontarf Fire
Gardai have launched a murder investigation following the discovery of a body in a house in Clontarf, north Dublin, which was destroyed in a blaze. The fire broke out around 2:30am on Thursday mornin...
Irish News, Aug 9, 2007
Climber Rescued From Kerry Mountain
A man has been rescued from a ledge on the Connor Pass, north of Dingle in County Kerry. The climber got trapped on the ledge near Pedlars Lake at around 6.00pm on Wednesday evening and a rescue oper...
Irish News, Aug 8, 2007
Man Dies Following Dublin Crash
A 34-year-old man has died following a road accident in Dublin on Sunday morning. The man was driving a car, which crashed on Hearse Road in Donabate on the morning of August 5. The man was taken to...
Irish News, Aug 8, 2007
Man Arrested Following Discovery Of 'Cannabis Factory'
A man in his twenties has been arrested following the discovery of a cannabis factory in a house in Co. Leitrim. The rented house in Cloone village in the Carrick-on-Shannon area was raided on Tuesda...
Irish News, Aug 8, 2007
Two Held Over Tipperary Shooting
Two people have been arrested following a shooting incident in Clonmel, County Tipperary last night. The man and woman were arrested after a man in his 30s was shot in the leg at a car park on New Qu...
Irish News, Aug 8, 2007
Missing Climbers Found Safe On Carrantuohill
A woman and a teenager who had been reported missing on Carrantuohill in County Kerry have been found safe and well. Members of the Kerry Mountain Rescue Team found the 82-year-old woman and a 16-yea...
Irish News, Aug 8, 2007
Gardai Investigate Shooting In Ballybrack
Gardai are investigating a shooting at a house in Ballybrack, south Dublin. A shot was fired at the front door of a house on Lambay Drive around 6am on Wednesday morning. There were people in the h...