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Irish News, Apr 21, 2008
Child Has Wrong Kidney Removed
A Republic of Ireland hospital has apologised for removing the wrong kidney from a sick child. The mistake, which led to a healthy kidney being removed, was described by Our Lady's Children's Hospita...
Child Has Wrong Kidney Removed
A Republic of Ireland hospital has apologised for removing the wrong kidney from a sick child. The mistake, which led to a healthy kidney being removed, was described by Our Lady's Children's Hospita...
Irish News, Apr 21, 2008
Baby Sitter Rapist Jailed For 11 Years
A Roscommon man has been jailed for 11 years for raping a baby-sitter over two decades ago. John Gerard Regan, 57, from Cloonfad, Ballyhaunis was found guilty by a jury at the Central Criminal Court ...
Baby Sitter Rapist Jailed For 11 Years
A Roscommon man has been jailed for 11 years for raping a baby-sitter over two decades ago. John Gerard Regan, 57, from Cloonfad, Ballyhaunis was found guilty by a jury at the Central Criminal Court ...
Irish News, Apr 21, 2008
TD Demands For Rules On Court Involvement
The Green Party's leader has called for strict guidelines to govern politicians getting involved in court cases. John Gormley was speaking in response to questions on the controversy surrounding Labo...
TD Demands For Rules On Court Involvement
The Green Party's leader has called for strict guidelines to govern politicians getting involved in court cases. John Gormley was speaking in response to questions on the controversy surrounding Labo...
Irish News, Apr 21, 2008
Migrants Say Bye To 'Bi-Polar' Irish Economy
An economic boom in Poland is beginning to draw migrant workers back to their home country as Ireland’s economy slows. The number of Polish people coming into the country in the first three months of...
Migrants Say Bye To 'Bi-Polar' Irish Economy
An economic boom in Poland is beginning to draw migrant workers back to their home country as Ireland’s economy slows. The number of Polish people coming into the country in the first three months of...
Irish News, Apr 21, 2008
Guinness Not Good For Workers
Workers at the famous St James's Gate Guinness brewery in Dublin are to begin voting on industrial action that could mean an all-out strike. Guinness has reportedly revised the terms of a redundancy ...
Guinness Not Good For Workers
Workers at the famous St James's Gate Guinness brewery in Dublin are to begin voting on industrial action that could mean an all-out strike. Guinness has reportedly revised the terms of a redundancy ...
Irish News, Apr 21, 2008
Gang Killing Sparks Crackdown
The killing of a man in Dublin has sparked garda into cracking down on gang crimes. Twelve men were arrested on Monday morning after the shooting of 30 year-old Anthony Russell on Friday evening in t...
Gang Killing Sparks Crackdown
The killing of a man in Dublin has sparked garda into cracking down on gang crimes. Twelve men were arrested on Monday morning after the shooting of 30 year-old Anthony Russell on Friday evening in t...
Irish News, Apr 21, 2008
Government Spent €22m Fighting Special Needs Families
It has been revealed the government has spent €22 million on court battles against parents demanding educational help for children with special needs in the last five years. The Government was accuse...
Government Spent €22m Fighting Special Needs Families
It has been revealed the government has spent €22 million on court battles against parents demanding educational help for children with special needs in the last five years. The Government was accuse...
Irish News, Apr 21, 2008
HSE Child Services Lack Resources
Hundreds of children at risk of abuse are not getting the help they need due to staff shortages and a lack of resources, according to a recent review. The review on the HSE’s Child and Family Service...
HSE Child Services Lack Resources
Hundreds of children at risk of abuse are not getting the help they need due to staff shortages and a lack of resources, according to a recent review. The review on the HSE’s Child and Family Service...
Irish News, Apr 21, 2008
Four In Court Over Heroin Seizure
Four people have appeared in court on Monday charged with the possession of heroin. The three men and one woman have all been remanded in custody to appear again in court next Thursday in connection ...
Four In Court Over Heroin Seizure
Four people have appeared in court on Monday charged with the possession of heroin. The three men and one woman have all been remanded in custody to appear again in court next Thursday in connection ...
Irish News, Apr 18, 2008
Joint Talks Fuel FF-SDLP Merger Speculation
Speculation is growing over a possible merge between Fianna Fail and the SDLP. The Irish Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and SDLP leader Mark Durkan will jointly host a business breakfast on Friday, further f...
Joint Talks Fuel FF-SDLP Merger Speculation
Speculation is growing over a possible merge between Fianna Fail and the SDLP. The Irish Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and SDLP leader Mark Durkan will jointly host a business breakfast on Friday, further f...
Irish News, Apr 18, 2008
Irish Construction Firms Involved In 'Bid-Rigging'
Two Irish firms have been caught up in the price-fixing scandal that rocked the UK construction sector yesterday. The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) accused over 100 construction firms of "bid-rigging"...
Irish Construction Firms Involved In 'Bid-Rigging'
Two Irish firms have been caught up in the price-fixing scandal that rocked the UK construction sector yesterday. The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) accused over 100 construction firms of "bid-rigging"...
Irish News, Apr 18, 2008
Fare's Fair For Aer Lingus Customers
Budget airlines beware, Irish airline Aer Lingus has beaten them all - though its £4 trans-Atlantic flights look unlikely to be repeated in the future. Under some pressure, they agreed today to honou...
Fare's Fair For Aer Lingus Customers
Budget airlines beware, Irish airline Aer Lingus has beaten them all - though its £4 trans-Atlantic flights look unlikely to be repeated in the future. Under some pressure, they agreed today to honou...
Irish News, Apr 18, 2008
Men Jailed For Stamping On Norwegian Tourist
Two have been jailed for terms of seven and six years at Dublin Criminal court for rendering a man almost incapable of speech after a vicious attack. Mr Andreas Nagelsett, 35, a former school teacher...
Men Jailed For Stamping On Norwegian Tourist
Two have been jailed for terms of seven and six years at Dublin Criminal court for rendering a man almost incapable of speech after a vicious attack. Mr Andreas Nagelsett, 35, a former school teacher...
Irish News, Apr 18, 2008
Polish Man Jailed For Stabbing Journalist
A Polish national has been jailed for a savage knife attack on a young journalist. Leszek Jarosz, 22, living at Weavers Square in Dublin, stabbed Ms O'Dwyer in the throat during a botched robbery in ...
Polish Man Jailed For Stabbing Journalist
A Polish national has been jailed for a savage knife attack on a young journalist. Leszek Jarosz, 22, living at Weavers Square in Dublin, stabbed Ms O'Dwyer in the throat during a botched robbery in ...
Irish News, Apr 18, 2008
Church Owes €50m To Abused Victims
The Catholic Church owes the Government more than €50 million of the compensation promised to victims of clerical sex abuse. The overall compensation package will cost €1.1 billion, but a deal with t...
Church Owes €50m To Abused Victims
The Catholic Church owes the Government more than €50 million of the compensation promised to victims of clerical sex abuse. The overall compensation package will cost €1.1 billion, but a deal with t...
Irish News, Apr 18, 2008
Fourteen Years For Cork Sister's Rapist
The Cork man who raped two teenage sisters of his former girlfriend has been given a 14-year sentence. Trevor Casey, 31, from Closes Road, Fairhill was convicted by a jury last February on eight char...
Fourteen Years For Cork Sister's Rapist
The Cork man who raped two teenage sisters of his former girlfriend has been given a 14-year sentence. Trevor Casey, 31, from Closes Road, Fairhill was convicted by a jury last February on eight char...
Irish News, Apr 18, 2008
Contraband Cigarettes Seized In Cork
Customs officers in Cork have seized 60,000 contraband cigarettes following an ongoing national investigation. Garda tip offs led them to focus on a Cambodian-registered freighter that docked in the...
Contraband Cigarettes Seized In Cork
Customs officers in Cork have seized 60,000 contraband cigarettes following an ongoing national investigation. Garda tip offs led them to focus on a Cambodian-registered freighter that docked in the...
Irish News, Apr 18, 2008
Ireland In Top Ten For Reducing Road Deaths
Ireland is now ninth place amongst European states for its reduction in road deaths. Provisional figures released today by the European Transport Safety Council show Ireland is now 9th out of the 25 ...
Ireland In Top Ten For Reducing Road Deaths
Ireland is now ninth place amongst European states for its reduction in road deaths. Provisional figures released today by the European Transport Safety Council show Ireland is now 9th out of the 25 ...
Irish News, Apr 18, 2008
Consultants To Reject Contract Proposal
The Irish Hospital Consultants Association is reportedly set to reject the new contract being introduced by the HSE. The new contract would see consultants working more flexible hours and cutting bac...
Consultants To Reject Contract Proposal
The Irish Hospital Consultants Association is reportedly set to reject the new contract being introduced by the HSE. The new contract would see consultants working more flexible hours and cutting bac...
Irish News, Apr 17, 2008
Sensitive Debates Postponed Until Referendum Results
No campaigners are claiming EU staff have been instructed to postpone any politically sensitive discussion until after the Lisbon Treaty referendum. The editors of VoteNo.ie, a major player in the an...
Sensitive Debates Postponed Until Referendum Results
No campaigners are claiming EU staff have been instructed to postpone any politically sensitive discussion until after the Lisbon Treaty referendum. The editors of VoteNo.ie, a major player in the an...
Irish News, Apr 17, 2008
Teen Girl To Stand Trial For Assault Case
A schoolgirl is on trial accused of attacking a man who tried to protect a tourist allegedly assaulted by a teen gang. The girl, 16, had been charged at the Children's Court with assault causing harm...
Teen Girl To Stand Trial For Assault Case
A schoolgirl is on trial accused of attacking a man who tried to protect a tourist allegedly assaulted by a teen gang. The girl, 16, had been charged at the Children's Court with assault causing harm...
Irish News, Apr 17, 2008
Co-Habitation Bill To Be Published Soon, Says Cowen
The Taoiseach in waiting, Brian Cowen, has told the Dáil the Government will be publishing a bill on the rights of co-habiting couples. Mr Cowen was responding to questions from Labour leader Eamon G...
Co-Habitation Bill To Be Published Soon, Says Cowen
The Taoiseach in waiting, Brian Cowen, has told the Dáil the Government will be publishing a bill on the rights of co-habiting couples. Mr Cowen was responding to questions from Labour leader Eamon G...
Irish News, Apr 17, 2008
Ireland Awaits Announcement On Veto For Tax Harmony
Pro Lisbon Treaty politicians are awaiting an announcement to confirm Ireland's right to veto any proposals for a tax harmonisation policy for Europe. European Commission President Jose Manuel Barro...
Ireland Awaits Announcement On Veto For Tax Harmony
Pro Lisbon Treaty politicians are awaiting an announcement to confirm Ireland's right to veto any proposals for a tax harmonisation policy for Europe. European Commission President Jose Manuel Barro...
Irish News, Apr 17, 2008
Cattle Farmers 'Moo-ving' On Dublin Streets
Thousands of cattle farmers are expected to descend on the city for a protest march through Dublin today. Beef and dairy farmers also plan to protest by shutting down for several hours at midday on T...
Cattle Farmers 'Moo-ving' On Dublin Streets
Thousands of cattle farmers are expected to descend on the city for a protest march through Dublin today. Beef and dairy farmers also plan to protest by shutting down for several hours at midday on T...
Irish News, Apr 17, 2008
Galway Man Found Guilty Of Assaulting Young Girl
A Galway man has been convicted of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl in her bedroom two years ago. The 42-year-old man had denied kissing the girl as she lay under the bed covers in her bedroom...
Galway Man Found Guilty Of Assaulting Young Girl
A Galway man has been convicted of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl in her bedroom two years ago. The 42-year-old man had denied kissing the girl as she lay under the bed covers in her bedroom...
Irish News, Apr 17, 2008
Senator Now Leader Of Progressive Democrats
Senator Ciaran Cannon has been appointed the new leader of the Progressive Democrats. Mr Cannon narrowly beat fellow Senator Fiona O’Malley, daughter of party founder Des O’Malley, with 51% to 49% of...
Senator Now Leader Of Progressive Democrats
Senator Ciaran Cannon has been appointed the new leader of the Progressive Democrats. Mr Cannon narrowly beat fellow Senator Fiona O’Malley, daughter of party founder Des O’Malley, with 51% to 49% of...
Irish News, Apr 17, 2008
More Management Needed In Ireland
Ireland needs more managers, according to an employment and vacancies report released on Thursday. The latest FÁS/ESRI vacancies and employment survey provides information on the percentage of firms ...
More Management Needed In Ireland
Ireland needs more managers, according to an employment and vacancies report released on Thursday. The latest FÁS/ESRI vacancies and employment survey provides information on the percentage of firms ...
Irish News, Apr 17, 2008
Construction Job Vacancies Continue Declining
Job vacancies in the construction sector have continued to decline over the past month, according to the latest assessment by FAS and the ESRI. Reported vacancies in the sector fell five percentage p...
Construction Job Vacancies Continue Declining
Job vacancies in the construction sector have continued to decline over the past month, according to the latest assessment by FAS and the ESRI. Reported vacancies in the sector fell five percentage p...
Irish News, Apr 16, 2008
State Funeral Today For Former President
The State Funeral of former President Dr Patrick Hillery is to take place at St Mary's Pro-Cathedral in Dublin on Wednesday. Some of the high profile attendees include the current Irish President Mar...
State Funeral Today For Former President
The State Funeral of former President Dr Patrick Hillery is to take place at St Mary's Pro-Cathedral in Dublin on Wednesday. Some of the high profile attendees include the current Irish President Mar...
Irish News, Apr 16, 2008
‘Mole Man’ Fined For Subterranean Den
An Irishman has been ordered to pay around £300,000 (€373,000) to stop the collapse of his London Home after digging winding warren of tunnels under it. Retired civil engineer William Lyttle, 77, dub...
‘Mole Man’ Fined For Subterranean Den
An Irishman has been ordered to pay around £300,000 (€373,000) to stop the collapse of his London Home after digging winding warren of tunnels under it. Retired civil engineer William Lyttle, 77, dub...
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Ireland WeatherToday:Dry this morning with any mist and fog patches clearing. This afternoon will be cloudy with rain, occasionally heavy, spreading across all areas. Windy with afternoon with fresh to strong southerly winds, gales along the east coast later. Maximum temperature 10 °C.Tonight:Cloud and rain soon clearing away from the west this evening. Then the rest of the night will be mainly dry with just the odd shower. Winds easing down. Minimum temperature 7 °C.
