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Irish News for December 2008 : Page 2
Irish News, Dec 12, 2008
Equality Boss Resigns Over Funding 'Victimisation'
Ireland's Equality Authority Chief Executive Niall Crowley has resigned, alleging the authority had been 'officially victimised' for helping to tackle discrimination, particularly in the public sector...
Equality Boss Resigns Over Funding 'Victimisation'
Ireland's Equality Authority Chief Executive Niall Crowley has resigned, alleging the authority had been 'officially victimised' for helping to tackle discrimination, particularly in the public sector...
Irish News, Dec 12, 2008
Galway Accident Fatal
There's been another fatal accident this morning. A man has died and a woman injured in a collision in Galway city's Sean Mulvoy Road. This is one of the main link roads on the north side of the cit...
Galway Accident Fatal
There's been another fatal accident this morning. A man has died and a woman injured in a collision in Galway city's Sean Mulvoy Road. This is one of the main link roads on the north side of the cit...
Irish News, Dec 12, 2008
Inquiry Into Tragic Mum's Death Opens
As the inquest into the death of a new mother in hospital gets underway today, another family is coming to terms with the official settlement of damages after their baby girl died on birth in a differ...
Inquiry Into Tragic Mum's Death Opens
As the inquest into the death of a new mother in hospital gets underway today, another family is coming to terms with the official settlement of damages after their baby girl died on birth in a differ...
Irish News, Dec 12, 2008
Fermanagh Floodgates Replaced, Thanks To ESB
Cash from the Republic of Ireland's Electricity Supply Board (ESB) - which generates hydro-electric power from Lough Erne after it leaves Northern Ireland at Belleek - has been used to provide a overd...
Fermanagh Floodgates Replaced, Thanks To ESB
Cash from the Republic of Ireland's Electricity Supply Board (ESB) - which generates hydro-electric power from Lough Erne after it leaves Northern Ireland at Belleek - has been used to provide a overd...
Irish News, Dec 12, 2008
Gun Recovered In Dublin Shooting Probe
As part of the continuing Gardaí investigation into the fatal shooting of Aidan O'Kane, searches were carried out at houses in the north inner city area of Dublin yesterday. According to officers, du...
Gun Recovered In Dublin Shooting Probe
As part of the continuing Gardaí investigation into the fatal shooting of Aidan O'Kane, searches were carried out at houses in the north inner city area of Dublin yesterday. According to officers, du...
Irish News, Dec 12, 2008
M4 Multi-Vehicle Crash Warning
While motorists are today being warned of delays on the M4 at Leixlip East in Co Kildare after a crash, the police continue to probe a fatal accident yesterday. This morning's accident has caused a m...
M4 Multi-Vehicle Crash Warning
While motorists are today being warned of delays on the M4 at Leixlip East in Co Kildare after a crash, the police continue to probe a fatal accident yesterday. This morning's accident has caused a m...
Irish News, Dec 11, 2008
Pork Was Safe Despite Recall
Following the €1 billion recall operation and the loss of almost 1,000 jobs, the European Food Safety Authority has claimed that the amount of risk to consumers was of little concern. The European Fo...
Pork Was Safe Despite Recall
Following the €1 billion recall operation and the loss of almost 1,000 jobs, the European Food Safety Authority has claimed that the amount of risk to consumers was of little concern. The European Fo...
Irish News, Dec 11, 2008
Teen Charged Over O'Kane Shooting
A 16 year-old-male has been charged by Gardaí in connection with the shooting of Dublin father Aidan O' Kane. The teenager had been detained at Store Street Garda Station in relation to the investiga...
Teen Charged Over O'Kane Shooting
A 16 year-old-male has been charged by Gardaí in connection with the shooting of Dublin father Aidan O' Kane. The teenager had been detained at Store Street Garda Station in relation to the investiga...
Irish News, Dec 11, 2008
Compensation Deal For Pig Processors Agreed
The Government and the pigmeat processing industry reached an agreement last night on a rescue package for the industry. A sum of €180 million has been ear marked for a compensation package for pig p...
Compensation Deal For Pig Processors Agreed
The Government and the pigmeat processing industry reached an agreement last night on a rescue package for the industry. A sum of €180 million has been ear marked for a compensation package for pig p...
Irish News, Dec 11, 2008
Second Lisbon Referendum Before October
The Taoiseach is expected to tell an EU summit in Brussels that a second Lisbon treaty vote will be taken by October. Brian Cowen has been touring Europe over the past two weeks, negotiating with Eur...
Second Lisbon Referendum Before October
The Taoiseach is expected to tell an EU summit in Brussels that a second Lisbon treaty vote will be taken by October. Brian Cowen has been touring Europe over the past two weeks, negotiating with Eur...
Irish News, Dec 11, 2008
Cartoon Highlight For Irish Film Festival
An Irish animated feature from Cartoon Saloon has been announced as one of the highlights of a major film festival early in the New Year. The Secret of Kells - which is due for nationwide release on ...
Cartoon Highlight For Irish Film Festival
An Irish animated feature from Cartoon Saloon has been announced as one of the highlights of a major film festival early in the New Year. The Secret of Kells - which is due for nationwide release on ...
Irish News, Dec 11, 2008
Housing Collapse Sees Mortgage Brokers Fear For Job
The collapse of the mortgage market is making mortgage brokers fear for their jobs, with little hope of recovery in sight. According to reports, four out of five mortgage brokers reported slowing sal...
Housing Collapse Sees Mortgage Brokers Fear For Job
The collapse of the mortgage market is making mortgage brokers fear for their jobs, with little hope of recovery in sight. According to reports, four out of five mortgage brokers reported slowing sal...
Irish News, Dec 11, 2008
Hollywood Lured To Ireland
Ireland is set to become a more competitive international location for film and TV production. New changes will raise the profile of Ireland as an international film and television location and entic...
Hollywood Lured To Ireland
Ireland is set to become a more competitive international location for film and TV production. New changes will raise the profile of Ireland as an international film and television location and entic...
Irish News, Dec 10, 2008
Ryanair 'Flagging' Says Air Lingus Chief
The Aer Lingus boss has claimed that his airline would be "damaged" by a merger with Ryanair. Chief Executive Dermot Mannion said that the Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary was pursuing the takeover as th...
Ryanair 'Flagging' Says Air Lingus Chief
The Aer Lingus boss has claimed that his airline would be "damaged" by a merger with Ryanair. Chief Executive Dermot Mannion said that the Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary was pursuing the takeover as th...
Irish News, Dec 10, 2008
IFA Proposes Pork Protest
The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) has announced they are to stage a protest over the delay in completing the pig slaughtering programme. The protest is expected to begin at midday as talks between ...
IFA Proposes Pork Protest
The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) has announced they are to stage a protest over the delay in completing the pig slaughtering programme. The protest is expected to begin at midday as talks between ...
Irish News, Dec 10, 2008
Irish Population Leaps Ahead Of UK
While Northern Ireland's population has now exceeded 1.75 million and is growing faster than any other UK region - it is dwarfed by the rate of increase in the Irish Republic. Official statistics jus...
Irish Population Leaps Ahead Of UK
While Northern Ireland's population has now exceeded 1.75 million and is growing faster than any other UK region - it is dwarfed by the rate of increase in the Irish Republic. Official statistics jus...
Irish News, Dec 10, 2008
Gardaí Seize €200,000 Of Heroin In Ballyfermot
Gardaí have arrested a man following a drugs bust on a home in the Ballyfermot area of Dublin. According to a Gardaí spokesman, the seizure was a result of an ongoing operation targeting the sale and...
Gardaí Seize €200,000 Of Heroin In Ballyfermot
Gardaí have arrested a man following a drugs bust on a home in the Ballyfermot area of Dublin. According to a Gardaí spokesman, the seizure was a result of an ongoing operation targeting the sale and...
Irish News, Dec 10, 2008
Two Adults Arrested Over Aidan O'Kane Shooting
Gardaí have made further arrests as part of their investigation into the shooting of Aidan O'Kane on Sunday night. Gardaí have made a total of three arrests this morning, with a 32-year-old female, a...
Two Adults Arrested Over Aidan O'Kane Shooting
Gardaí have made further arrests as part of their investigation into the shooting of Aidan O'Kane on Sunday night. Gardaí have made a total of three arrests this morning, with a 32-year-old female, a...
Irish News, Dec 10, 2008
Tyrone Link In PCB Contamination Probed
There's a cross-border probe underway today as the police in Northern Ireland help gardaí investigate apparent contamination of animal feed which sparked a major health alert over Irish pork products ...
Tyrone Link In PCB Contamination Probed
There's a cross-border probe underway today as the police in Northern Ireland help gardaí investigate apparent contamination of animal feed which sparked a major health alert over Irish pork products ...
Irish News, Dec 10, 2008
Lisbon Decision Postponed Until Concerns Met
The European Affairs Minister has said no date will be given for the Lisbon Treaty re-vote until the concerns that led to the rejection of the previous treaty are met. Minister Dick Roche was speaki...
Lisbon Decision Postponed Until Concerns Met
The European Affairs Minister has said no date will be given for the Lisbon Treaty re-vote until the concerns that led to the rejection of the previous treaty are met. Minister Dick Roche was speaki...
Irish News, Dec 9, 2008
Beef Tests Positive For Dioxin
It has emerged that a number of beef herds have tested positive for dioxins, although the levels are not thought to be at dangerous levels. According to the latest reports, of 11 herds tested, three ...
Beef Tests Positive For Dioxin
It has emerged that a number of beef herds have tested positive for dioxins, although the levels are not thought to be at dangerous levels. According to the latest reports, of 11 herds tested, three ...
Irish News, Dec 9, 2008
Another Arrest Over Aidan O'Kane Murder
Gardaí have made another arrest in connection with the murder of the 50-year-old dad, Aidan O'Kane. Officers at Store Street station, Dublin, who are investigating the fatal shooting on Sunday arrest...
Another Arrest Over Aidan O'Kane Murder
Gardaí have made another arrest in connection with the murder of the 50-year-old dad, Aidan O'Kane. Officers at Store Street station, Dublin, who are investigating the fatal shooting on Sunday arrest...
Irish News, Dec 9, 2008
Jobs Come And Go In Dublin
Mixed news for Dublin's workers as the turbulent job market strikes again. Aviation ground handling company, Aviance, has announced it is to cut 150 jobs when it closes its Dublin operation in March....
Jobs Come And Go In Dublin
Mixed news for Dublin's workers as the turbulent job market strikes again. Aviation ground handling company, Aviance, has announced it is to cut 150 jobs when it closes its Dublin operation in March....
Irish News, Dec 9, 2008
Investigation Of Gang Murder Will Be 'Long And Protracted'
The Chief Superintendent has told a policing committee that the investigation into the death of Shane Geoghegan will be "long and protracted". The committee heard that there were nine current murder ...
Investigation Of Gang Murder Will Be 'Long And Protracted'
The Chief Superintendent has told a policing committee that the investigation into the death of Shane Geoghegan will be "long and protracted". The committee heard that there were nine current murder ...
Irish News, Dec 9, 2008
Oil Blamed For Feed Scare
What has been described as 'unlicensed oil' being utilised at an animal feed factory was blamed this week for the international food scare that has threatened thousands of jobs and will result in the ...
Oil Blamed For Feed Scare
What has been described as 'unlicensed oil' being utilised at an animal feed factory was blamed this week for the international food scare that has threatened thousands of jobs and will result in the ...
Irish News, Dec 9, 2008
Aer Lingus Knuckles Down Over Ryanair Offer
Aer Lingus is fortifying its defences against the bold approach from Ryanair last week. The airline's Chief Executive Dermot Mannion has announced the recent union agreement will mean the loss predi...
Aer Lingus Knuckles Down Over Ryanair Offer
Aer Lingus is fortifying its defences against the bold approach from Ryanair last week. The airline's Chief Executive Dermot Mannion has announced the recent union agreement will mean the loss predi...
Irish News, Dec 9, 2008
Southern Shoppers NI Trade Bonanza
The tills are ringing out for Christmas as southern shoppers continue to flock north. As much as 50% of shop sales in Northern Ireland's border towns and main cities are from people travelling from t...
Southern Shoppers NI Trade Bonanza
The tills are ringing out for Christmas as southern shoppers continue to flock north. As much as 50% of shop sales in Northern Ireland's border towns and main cities are from people travelling from t...
Irish News, Dec 8, 2008
Five Teens Questioned After Fatal Dublin Shooting
Gardaí investigating the fatal shooting in the East Wall area of Dublin have this afternoon questioned a total of five people in connection with the attack. Aidan Kane, 50, and a father of one, was s...
Five Teens Questioned After Fatal Dublin Shooting
Gardaí investigating the fatal shooting in the East Wall area of Dublin have this afternoon questioned a total of five people in connection with the attack. Aidan Kane, 50, and a father of one, was s...
Irish News, Dec 8, 2008
Missing Student's Body Recovered From Canal
The body of a missing student has been recovered from the Grand Canal Dock in Dublin. Members of the garda underwater unit recovered the body at 10.00am on Saturday from a stretch of the Grand Canal ...
Missing Student's Body Recovered From Canal
The body of a missing student has been recovered from the Grand Canal Dock in Dublin. Members of the garda underwater unit recovered the body at 10.00am on Saturday from a stretch of the Grand Canal ...
Irish News, Dec 8, 2008
At Least 900 Pig Factory Workers Laid Off
One of Ireland's main unions has revealed that around 900 workers have been laid off at four pig-meat plants in Offaly, Leitrim and Tipperary this morning. The job cuts are a result of the dioxin con...
At Least 900 Pig Factory Workers Laid Off
One of Ireland's main unions has revealed that around 900 workers have been laid off at four pig-meat plants in Offaly, Leitrim and Tipperary this morning. The job cuts are a result of the dioxin con...
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Ireland WeatherThis Evening and Tonight:Outbreaks of rain during this evening. Becoming mainly dry with clearing skies overnight with a frost possible along with a few icy patches. Some fog may form in the south. Minimum temperature 0 °C.
