Irish News for November 2009 : Page 4

Irish News, Nov 13, 2009
Road Accident Closes M50
A major road has been shut off following an accident this morning. A driver has been trapped in one of the vehicles involved in the traffic collision was southbound on the M50 at approximately 12.30p...
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Irish News, Nov 13, 2009
Murder Victim Died From Head Wound
Gardaí investigating the murder of 78-year-old retired farmer Finbar Fahy have been operating checkpoints on roads in the area throughout the night. Mr Fahy, who lived alone at Tullira near the villa...
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Irish News, Nov 13, 2009
Kidnap Priest To Stay On
The freed priest, Fr Michael Sinnott - who is resting at the Columban missionaries' compound in the capital Manila after a 32-day kidnap ordeal - is to remain in the country. The 79-year-old cleric, ...
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Irish News, Nov 13, 2009
Swine Flu Deaths Mounting
The latest tragedy in the swine flu pandemic was a pregnant woman. Separately, a child with an underlying medical condition has also died from the virus bringing the number of deaths from human swine...
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Irish News, Nov 13, 2009
Irish Borrowing Warning
The Dáil Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan has warned if Ireland does not make a €4bn adjustment it faces a 'colossal amount of borrowing'. He made the comments at the publication of Pre-budget Outl...
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Irish News, Nov 13, 2009
Border Traders 'Gift' Shoppers
Shopkeepers in Dundalk, Co Louth, are launching a new gift card scheme to try to stem the flow of shoppers into the North. The North East town is among the locations worst hit since the Government in...
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Irish News, Nov 12, 2009
Priest Freed In Philippines
Just over a month after his kidnap, an elderly Irish priest has been released from captivity in the Philippines. Speaking today, he has told how he hiked through jungles, survived raging seas and sle...
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Irish News, Nov 12, 2009
Galway 'Gang Operation' Leads To Arrests
The police have arrested two males and recovered a number of items in Inverin, Co. Galway following what has been described as 'intelligence-led operation' into organised crime. Local Gardaí from Gal...
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Irish News, Nov 12, 2009
Border Aircraft Crash Reported
The crash of a small aircraft was reported this morning, just across the border in Co Fermanagh. It happened at about 10am in the Boho area of the lakeland county, when, it seems nearby St Angelo Air...
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Irish News, Nov 12, 2009
'No PSNI Reserve Contradiction': DUP
A senior DUP figure has reiterated the necessity of retaining full time police reservists in the North, despite his party leader insisting the matter is not a precondition for devolved policing and ju...
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Irish News, Nov 12, 2009
Limerick Stabbing Investigated
Gardaí are investigating a stabbing incident in Limerick city in which a man was injured. The incident happened around midnight in O'Malley Park in the Southill area. The man was taken to the Mid-We...
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Irish News, Nov 12, 2009
Arrest Over SAS Captain's Murder
The police in the North have arrested a man in connection with the killing of an undercover British army officer over 30 years ago. The suspect, aged 57, was detained by officers from the Serious Cri...
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Irish News, Nov 12, 2009
Baby's Rush Hour Arrival Halts Traffic
A baby was in a big hurry to see the light of day earlier this week. An off-duty ambulance driver helped to deliver an infant boy near Blanchardstown during the height of the rush hour in Dublin on W...
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Irish News, Nov 11, 2009
No Budging On Welfare Bonus
The Taoiseach has told the Dáil the government will not change its mind on the decision to abolish this Christmas's social welfare bonus. Brian Cowen said the decision to abolish the bonus was made d...
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Irish News, Nov 11, 2009
Priest Faces Extradition Over Rape
A Catholic priest is facing a request for his extradition from the US after being accused of twice raping a 15-year-old boy in Ireland. Father Francis Markey, aged 81, was arrested in South Bend, In...
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Irish News, Nov 11, 2009
Government 'Optimistic' Over Economic Outlook
Figures released by the Department of Finance today suggest the government has a growing optimism for next year's economic growth forecast. In its Pre-Budget estimates, released this morning, the Dep...
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Irish News, Nov 11, 2009
Ritchie Launches Leadership Bid
Margaret Richie has launched her SDLP leadership campaign, promising to rebuild the party. Outlining her ambitions this week, Ms Ritchie said her leadership would be bound by three pillars. She to...
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Irish News, Nov 11, 2009
Justice D'Hondt Selection Rejected
The North's future Justice Minister will not be selected under current Assembly rules, MLAs decided last night. An SDLP motion to implement the D'Hondt system was defeated during ten hours of debate...
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Irish News, Nov 11, 2009
Donegal Exploration To Boost Economy
An €11m exploration venture is going ahead in Co Donegal. The economy of south Donegal in particular could be in for a major boost with confirmation that rock samples uncovered around Laghey and Ball...
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Irish News, Nov 11, 2009
Debtor's Moratorium 'Does Not Go Far Enough'
The Labour party has hit out at the states banks for "not going far enough" after the unprecedented bank consortium announcement yesterday accepting a six-month moratorium. The ten biggest mortgage ...
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Irish News, Nov 11, 2009
Irish Kids 'Happier And Healthier'
Children in the Republic of Ireland are happier and healthier than their counterparts in the UK, a new report has revealed. The survey, co-authored by NUI Galway and conducted in collaboration with t...
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Irish News, Nov 10, 2009
C Diff Linked To Drogheda Deaths
The Health Service Executive (HSE) has notified Louth Country Coroner of four patient patients at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda. In a statement released today by the HSE, Clostridium Diffici...
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Irish News, Nov 10, 2009
Man Killed In Sligo Crash
A man has died after a single vehicle road traffic collision in Sligo. The incident occurred at approximately 11.15pm last night when a male aged in his 80s was seriously injured after the car he was...
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Irish News, Nov 10, 2009
Shock As Girl Chokes On Balloon
A Co Tyrone freak accident with a balloon has ended a kids' party in tragedy. It happened in Spamount, Castlederg, and saw Clarice Harron, a 10-year-old girl, choking on a balloon at a friend's birth...
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Irish News, Nov 10, 2009
Hanafin Outlines Child Benefit Changes
Minister for Social and Family Affairs Mary Hanafin has outlined her plans to introduce three separate levels of child benefit payments in the forthcoming budget. Speaking on RTÉ televeision programm...
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Irish News, Nov 10, 2009
Subsidy Scheme To Save Jobs
The Government's Employment Subsidy scheme has been launched, and is expected to save up to 35,000 jobs. Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade & Employment, Mary Coughlan revealed the plan tod...
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Irish News, Nov 10, 2009
Biofuel Must Be Home Grown – FG
Following a Government announcement obliging Irish fuel suppliers to include biofuels in their annual sales, Fine Gael have demanded that the additional fuel comes from Irish suppliers. Under the sch...
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Irish News, Nov 10, 2009
Westmeath Town Without Benefits For 21 Weeks
A Fine Gael Senator has revealed that a County Westmeath town has gone 21 weeks without providing a jobseekers payment to its unemployed. The opposition party's Social Affairs spokeswoman, and local ...
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Irish News, Nov 10, 2009
Two Years Of Recession Loom
A Northern politician has reacted to news that Ireland is in the midst of its worst ever financial slowdown - while a Stormont Minister has applauded the level of new homes being built. SDLP Finance ...
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Irish News, Nov 9, 2009
Two Dead During Weekend Road Carnage
Two people have died and a number hospitalised in separate incidents on Ireland's roads, after a weekend to serious road incidents. In the latest incident, Gardai in Blackrock are investigating the c...
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