Irish News for May 2008

Irish News, May 30, 2008
Court Appearance Follows Fatal Shooting
Following a gardaí investigation into a recent fatal shooting incident, two men and one woman have been in court. They were initially arrested as part of the investigation into the death of Darren Mc...
More >>
Irish News, May 30, 2008
U2 Star Compares Africa To Ireland Under Britain
U2 frontman Bono has compared the problems facing the African economy to Ireland under British rule. Speaking at a development summit in Yokohama, Japan, the singer told audience members that as an I...
More >>
Irish News, May 30, 2008
Concerns Grow For 200 Call-Centre Jobs In The North
A local MP has spoken of his renewed concerns over jobs at a troubled call centre in the North. Workers at Anderson Manning Associates, which employs 150 people in Bangor and 45 staff at its Rosemoun...
More >>
Irish News, May 30, 2008
Donegal Petrol Station Robbed
Two armed and masked men have robbed a filling station in County Donegal. At about 3.30pm on Thursday, the pair - one carrying a shotgun, the other a handgun - entered the premises just over the bord...
More >>
Irish News, May 30, 2008
Keane Givens Trapattoni First Republic Victory
Robbie Keane was on hand to fire Republic of Ireland to a friendly victory over Colombia. The strike ensured a first win for the Republic under new boss Giovanni Trapattoni. The Tottenham striker sa...
More >>
Irish News, May 30, 2008
Youth Due In Court Over Limerick Murder
A teenager is due to appear in court in Limerick today in connection with the murder of Patrick Coleman. The 33-year-old father of two died after being stabbed to death. He sustained the injuries as ...
More >>
Irish News, May 30, 2008
Fishermen Stage Fuels Protests In Dublin
Fishermen in County Wexford are due to stage a protest today against rising diesel costs in Dublin. The demonstrators, from Kilmore Quay, Co Wexford, say they are now spending 80% of their earnings o...
More >>
Irish News, May 30, 2008
Car Sales Drop 18% In One Month
Car Sales in Ireland are the latest casualty of the credit crunch. The total number of new private cars licensed last month was down 18% for April 2007 according to figures released from the CSO toda...
More >>
Irish News, May 29, 2008
Cavan Man, 21, Jailed For Father's Murder
A 21-year-old Co Cavan man has been handed a life sentence for the murder of his father at their home two years ago. Seamus Fitzgerald appeared today at the Central Criminal Court, where the jury una...
More >>
Irish News, May 29, 2008
Irish Investment Firm's €725m European Property Strategy
Opportunities in the European commercial property market are to be seized by a leading Irish investment firm, according to reports. Quinlan Private (QP) has reportedly raised over €725m for the new ...
More >>
Irish News, May 29, 2008
Dublin Talks 'Decommission' Cluster Bombs
The ongoing, high profile conference on the stockpiling and use of cluster bombs in Dublin has confounded experts and activists alike by reaching an agreement to ban the use of cluster bombs. The his...
More >>
Irish News, May 29, 2008
Ahern Back At Mahon For Three Day Hearing
Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern is to appear again before the Mahon Tribunal next week to answer questions about lodgements to his accounts. The inquiry has set aside three days in total to hear from t...
More >>
Irish News, May 29, 2008
Conference On Pensions Time-Bomb Gets Underway
A conference discussing ways to tackle the pensions 'time-bomb' is due to get underway in Dublin this morning. More than a million Irish workers have no private pension and may be entirely reliant on...
More >>
Irish News, May 29, 2008
Gilmore Says "Get it sorted out" On Cowen’s Health Service
The Labour leader Eamon Gilmore has lambasted the Taoiseach's "immovable stance" on the job losses at a Dublin children's hospital. The Mr Gilmore claimed in the Daíl on Wednesday that the loss of 10...
More >>
Irish News, May 29, 2008
Bord Gáis Deal Creates Jobs
Its not just gas that is to flow from a new Bord Gáis deal - jobs too are to be created with the launch of a new customer service partnership with the global payments company FEXCO - which has its hea...
More >>
Irish News, May 28, 2008
Expert Says 'Yes' Vote Not In Ireland’s Interest
An outspoken former Danish MEP has said a 'Yes' vote in the Lisbon Treaty referendum would not be in Ireland's interests. Jens Peter Bonde has written a book outlining what he says is a readable vers...
More >>
Irish News, May 28, 2008
Woman Held Over Serious Assault In Limerick
A woman in her late 40s has been arrested by Gardai in Limerick following a serious assault on a man in the city last week. The woman is being questioned about the attack on a 41-year-old man at Conv...
More >>
Irish News, May 28, 2008
Government 'Working To Secure Special Deal For Illegal Irish'
The Taoiseach has told the Dáil the Government is doing all it can to broker legal status for Irish immigrants living and working illegally in the United States. Responding to questions from Fine Gae...
More >>
Irish News, May 28, 2008
Chad Mission Most Expensive In History
Each Irish serviceman in Chad is costing the Irish taxpayer €200,000 according to figures released on Wednesday. The total price tag of €77 million is the most expensive military operation in the nat...
More >>
Irish News, May 28, 2008
Eight Arrested As Gardaí Swoop Targets Thieves
Gardaí searched 19 premises on Wednesday morning arresting eight individuals as part of an ongoing operation into organised criminality in the city centre area. Swooping in as part of Operation Hawke...
More >>
Irish News, May 28, 2008
Commissioner Acknowledges Crime Increase
The latest crime figures released by the Central Statistics Office shows many crimes are continuing to increase, and has prompted an appeal from the Garda Commissioner. Crimes such as robbery, extort...
More >>
Irish News, May 28, 2008
Dublin's Grafton Street World's Sixth Highest Rental Price
Dublin's Grafton Street is not only Ireland's most desirable address; it now ranks sixth, in the world, as the most expensive area to rent property. Grafton Street, proceeded only by New York's Fift...
More >>
Irish News, May 28, 2008
Paddy Power Bets £19m On McGranaghans
A famous firm of Irish bookmakers, Paddy Power has bought Belfast-based McGranaghan Racing. The deal - believed to be for £19m sterling sees the bookie chain entering the Northern Ireland market for ...
More >>
Irish News, May 27, 2008
Man Killed In Collision With School Bus
Gardai are investigating a fatal road accident, which saw a head on crash between a school bus and car on Monday evening. The crash occurred on the N13, Letterkenny to Ballybofey road. A man driving ...
More >>
Irish News, May 27, 2008
Firm Guilty In Meath Bus Crash
One of the two companies on trial over the Meath bus crash at the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has pleaded guilty to a charge arising from it. Keltank Ltd, based in Balbriggan in Dublin, was respons...
More >>
Irish News, May 27, 2008
Council Considers Legal Action Over PPP Pull Out
Dublin city council is considering taking legal action after a top Irish builder withdrew from five Public Partnership Projects (PPSs). Developer Bernard McNamara announced he planned pulling out of ...
More >>
Irish News, May 27, 2008
Irish Tourist Drowns In Pool On His First Holiday Abroad
An Irish Tourist has died in a hotel swimming pool during his first holiday abroad. Keith Murphy, 20, was dragged limp from the pool at the Jable Bermuda Apartments, Lanzarote only hours after he che...
More >>
Irish News, May 27, 2008
Train Driver Agreement De-Rails
Irish Rail and train drivers engaged in an unofficial strike will meet on Tuesday following another walk out, leaving passengers with no train service. Drivers had agreed to come back to work after a...
More >>
Irish News, May 27, 2008
Security Workers Suspended After Failing To Detect Knife
Two airport security workers have been suspended after they failed to spot a concealed knife and other potentially dangerous items. Irish Department of Transport officials slipped through the securit...
More >>
Irish News, May 27, 2008
Gardaí Appeal For Man Seen With Murdered Christy Hanley
Gardaí in Co Westmeath say they want to speak to an unidentified man seen with pensioner Christy Hanley in the hours before his violent death last week. The 83-year-old, who is being laid to rest tod...
More >>
Page : 1 of 6 Next >>