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Irish News for December 2009 : Page 3
Irish News, Dec 9, 2009
Trinity Art Hub Building Started
Construction work has begun on a new dedicated arts building at Trinity College, Dublin. The Long Room Hub four-storey, granite clad building will be located between the 1937 Reading Room and the Ar...
Trinity Art Hub Building Started
Construction work has begun on a new dedicated arts building at Trinity College, Dublin. The Long Room Hub four-storey, granite clad building will be located between the 1937 Reading Room and the Ar...
Irish News, Dec 8, 2009
Cabinet Meeting To Finalise Budget
The Cabinet will meet today to discuss the details of tomorrow's Budget. The Budget, which is aiming to make savings of around £4 billion, is widely expected to include salary cuts for public sector ...
Cabinet Meeting To Finalise Budget
The Cabinet will meet today to discuss the details of tomorrow's Budget. The Budget, which is aiming to make savings of around £4 billion, is widely expected to include salary cuts for public sector ...
Irish News, Dec 8, 2009
Minister Meets Papal Nuncio
The Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin is meeting with Papal Nuncio, Archbishop Giuseppe Leanza today in the wake of the publication of the Murphy report. The meeting, which is taking place ...
Minister Meets Papal Nuncio
The Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin is meeting with Papal Nuncio, Archbishop Giuseppe Leanza today in the wake of the publication of the Murphy report. The meeting, which is taking place ...
Irish News, Dec 8, 2009
Garda Injured In Shop Robbery
A Garda was injured last night when he tried to prevent a robbery at a shop in Dublin. The incident happened at about 7pm on South Circular Road. The Garda, in his early 30s, was on duty - but in p...
Garda Injured In Shop Robbery
A Garda was injured last night when he tried to prevent a robbery at a shop in Dublin. The incident happened at about 7pm on South Circular Road. The Garda, in his early 30s, was on duty - but in p...
Irish News, Dec 8, 2009
What's The Beef Over Flags?
There's a row brewing over labelling for Irish beef products - but it's a flag-flying exercise that's more about hard cash and profit than anything political. The National Beef Association has warned...
What's The Beef Over Flags?
There's a row brewing over labelling for Irish beef products - but it's a flag-flying exercise that's more about hard cash and profit than anything political. The National Beef Association has warned...
Irish News, Dec 8, 2009
Luas Red Line Docklands Extension Opens
The Luas Red Line extension to Dublin's docklands has opened to the public for the first time today, with free transport for commuters until 3pm today. There are four new stops on the new extension -...
Luas Red Line Docklands Extension Opens
The Luas Red Line extension to Dublin's docklands has opened to the public for the first time today, with free transport for commuters until 3pm today. There are four new stops on the new extension -...
Irish News, Dec 7, 2009
Gardaí To Ballot For Possible Strike
Despite gardaí being banned from taking industrial action, officers are planning a massive strike - and are accepting the risk of the possible consequences. The Garda Representative Association (GRA)...
Gardaí To Ballot For Possible Strike
Despite gardaí being banned from taking industrial action, officers are planning a massive strike - and are accepting the risk of the possible consequences. The Garda Representative Association (GRA)...
Irish News, Dec 7, 2009
Bishop Murray Expected To Resign
An Irish Bishop, whose failures in regard to clerical sex abuse were described as "inexcusable" in the recent Murphy report, is expected to resign during a visit to Rome today. Current Bishop of Lim...
Bishop Murray Expected To Resign
An Irish Bishop, whose failures in regard to clerical sex abuse were described as "inexcusable" in the recent Murphy report, is expected to resign during a visit to Rome today. Current Bishop of Lim...
Irish News, Dec 7, 2009
Three Arrested Over Dublin Shooting
Gardai in Blanchardstown have arrested thee people as part of an investigation into an incident in which a shot was fired through the window of a house in Dublin. The incident occurred at approximate...
Three Arrested Over Dublin Shooting
Gardai in Blanchardstown have arrested thee people as part of an investigation into an incident in which a shot was fired through the window of a house in Dublin. The incident occurred at approximate...
Irish News, Dec 7, 2009
'Green' Welcome For Irish Minister
As world leaders joined some 16,500 people in the Danish capital to discuss climate change, there was a 'green', eco-friendly welcome being extended across the Irish border too. The Stormont Minister...
'Green' Welcome For Irish Minister
As world leaders joined some 16,500 people in the Danish capital to discuss climate change, there was a 'green', eco-friendly welcome being extended across the Irish border too. The Stormont Minister...
Irish News, Dec 7, 2009
Union's Brace For Budget
Union leaders are to meet today to ready themselves for the upcoming Budget in the shadow of the collapsed pay talks last Friday. Jack O'Connor, President of pivotal public sector union Siptu, warned...
Union's Brace For Budget
Union leaders are to meet today to ready themselves for the upcoming Budget in the shadow of the collapsed pay talks last Friday. Jack O'Connor, President of pivotal public sector union Siptu, warned...
Irish News, Dec 7, 2009
Irishman Found Dead In Rotterdam
The Department of Foreign Affairs has announced that the body of missing Mayo man Noel Gill has been recovered from the water in the Dutch city of Rotterdam yesterday. The 31-year-old father of two h...
Irishman Found Dead In Rotterdam
The Department of Foreign Affairs has announced that the body of missing Mayo man Noel Gill has been recovered from the water in the Dutch city of Rotterdam yesterday. The 31-year-old father of two h...
Irish News, Dec 7, 2009
Two Die In Weekend Crashes
Two people have died in separate crashes during the weekend. In the most recent incident, a 26-year-old man died after the car in which he was the sole occupant collided with a concrete post. Garda...
Two Die In Weekend Crashes
Two people have died in separate crashes during the weekend. In the most recent incident, a 26-year-old man died after the car in which he was the sole occupant collided with a concrete post. Garda...
Irish News, Dec 7, 2009
Publish North's Justice Letter, Says McGuinness
Martin McGuinness has challenged Peter Robinson to publish a letter his party reportedly sent to Downing Street outlining policing and justice 'preconditions'. The Sinn Féin Deputy First Minister's ...
Publish North's Justice Letter, Says McGuinness
Martin McGuinness has challenged Peter Robinson to publish a letter his party reportedly sent to Downing Street outlining policing and justice 'preconditions'. The Sinn Féin Deputy First Minister's ...
Irish News, Dec 7, 2009
Belfast Murder Victim From Dublin
It has been a violent weekend in the North with two separate deaths being probed as well as a stabbing and a shooting incident also being under investigation. The death of a 19-year-old man at King S...
Belfast Murder Victim From Dublin
It has been a violent weekend in the North with two separate deaths being probed as well as a stabbing and a shooting incident also being under investigation. The death of a 19-year-old man at King S...
Irish News, Dec 4, 2009
More Flooding Possible
Further flooding is possible this weekend according to the latest forecast from Met Eireann. The Irish weather service said today that changeable conditions are expected over the weekend as efforts t...
More Flooding Possible
Further flooding is possible this weekend according to the latest forecast from Met Eireann. The Irish weather service said today that changeable conditions are expected over the weekend as efforts t...
Irish News, Dec 4, 2009
Victim 'Stable' After Setting Himself Ablaze
A man in his 40s is said to be in a stable condition in hospital after dousing himself in flammable liquid and setting himself alight outside a pub in West Cork. The man, who is from the Clonakilty a...
Victim 'Stable' After Setting Himself Ablaze
A man in his 40s is said to be in a stable condition in hospital after dousing himself in flammable liquid and setting himself alight outside a pub in West Cork. The man, who is from the Clonakilty a...
Irish News, Dec 4, 2009
Sisters of Mercy Hand Over €127.5M
The Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy in Ireland have announced they are to hand over an amount in excess of €127.5 million in land and cash as 'reparation'. The congregation wrote to Minister Bat...
Sisters of Mercy Hand Over €127.5M
The Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy in Ireland have announced they are to hand over an amount in excess of €127.5 million in land and cash as 'reparation'. The congregation wrote to Minister Bat...
Irish News, Dec 4, 2009
Boy Killed In Collision
A four-year-old boy has been tragically killed in a vehicle collision in Westmeath. Gardai at Mullingar are investigating the incident in which two vehicles collided along the N4 outside Mullingar at...
Boy Killed In Collision
A four-year-old boy has been tragically killed in a vehicle collision in Westmeath. Gardai at Mullingar are investigating the incident in which two vehicles collided along the N4 outside Mullingar at...
Irish News, Dec 4, 2009
North's Police Slammed Over ATM Robbery
A lack of police resources is being blamed for continuing ram-raid thefts of bank automated teller machines (ATMs) across the North. Last night, rural Co Antrim saw the latest incident when a digger ...
North's Police Slammed Over ATM Robbery
A lack of police resources is being blamed for continuing ram-raid thefts of bank automated teller machines (ATMs) across the North. Last night, rural Co Antrim saw the latest incident when a digger ...
Irish News, Dec 4, 2009
Dam Buster Star Todd Dies
The Irish-born actor Richard Todd - best known for his role in the classic war film The Dam Busters - has died at the age of 90. Todd, renowned for his role in the 1954 epic, was also a war hero in ...
Dam Buster Star Todd Dies
The Irish-born actor Richard Todd - best known for his role in the classic war film The Dam Busters - has died at the age of 90. Todd, renowned for his role in the 1954 epic, was also a war hero in ...
Irish News, Dec 4, 2009
Meeting Called Over Mullingar Hospital Overcrowding
An emergency meeting has been called over the Midland Regional Hospital Mullingar being taken 'off-call'. The hospital remains off-call as overcrowding in the Accident & Emergency Department reaches ...
Meeting Called Over Mullingar Hospital Overcrowding
An emergency meeting has been called over the Midland Regional Hospital Mullingar being taken 'off-call'. The hospital remains off-call as overcrowding in the Accident & Emergency Department reaches ...
Irish News, Dec 4, 2009
Trio In Court Over Armed Robbery
Three men are to appear in court facing charges of armed robbery on a post office in Dublin. The three will appear in court at 10.30am this morning, charged in connection with the attempted robbery a...
Trio In Court Over Armed Robbery
Three men are to appear in court facing charges of armed robbery on a post office in Dublin. The three will appear in court at 10.30am this morning, charged in connection with the attempted robbery a...
Irish News, Dec 4, 2009
Durkan Will Fight Foyle Seat
SDLP Leader Mark Durkan has been selected to contest his own Foyle parliamentary seat at the next UK general election. Mr Durkan, the sitting Westminster MP, said it would be "an honour and a challe...
Durkan Will Fight Foyle Seat
SDLP Leader Mark Durkan has been selected to contest his own Foyle parliamentary seat at the next UK general election. Mr Durkan, the sitting Westminster MP, said it would be "an honour and a challe...
Irish News, Dec 3, 2009
Appeal Launched After Donegal Crash
An appeal to the public for information has been launched after a fatal crash in Co Donegal. Gardaí in the Milford area of Donegal are seeking the public’s assistance in relation to a two-vehicle roa...
Appeal Launched After Donegal Crash
An appeal to the public for information has been launched after a fatal crash in Co Donegal. Gardaí in the Milford area of Donegal are seeking the public’s assistance in relation to a two-vehicle roa...
Irish News, Dec 3, 2009
Dublin Skyline On The Rise
The Irish capital could see its skyline permanently altered as a new policy permitting high-rise building has been approved. Dublin city councillors have voted to recommend the policy for the city's ...
Dublin Skyline On The Rise
The Irish capital could see its skyline permanently altered as a new policy permitting high-rise building has been approved. Dublin city councillors have voted to recommend the policy for the city's ...
Irish News, Dec 3, 2009
Priest Sorry For Revenue Slur
The priest who stirred major controversy by calling the Revenue service a 'shower of b*****ds' has apologised for his remarks. Fr Tadhg O'Donovan called Revenue Officials 'the biggest shower of basta...
Priest Sorry For Revenue Slur
The priest who stirred major controversy by calling the Revenue service a 'shower of b*****ds' has apologised for his remarks. Fr Tadhg O'Donovan called Revenue Officials 'the biggest shower of basta...
Irish News, Dec 3, 2009
Ireland To Make Tourism Drive Next Year
The government body responsible of tourism in Ireland has announced a marketing strategy to boost tourism next year. The launch of the 2010 marketing strategy event was launched this morning and at...
Ireland To Make Tourism Drive Next Year
The government body responsible of tourism in Ireland has announced a marketing strategy to boost tourism next year. The launch of the 2010 marketing strategy event was launched this morning and at...
Irish News, Dec 3, 2009
Government To Discuss Unpaid Leave Deal
Fianna Fáil backbenchers are expressing disquiet over the proposed pay deal hammered out with public sector unions that involves unpaid leave. A meeting of the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party is to t...
Government To Discuss Unpaid Leave Deal
Fianna Fáil backbenchers are expressing disquiet over the proposed pay deal hammered out with public sector unions that involves unpaid leave. A meeting of the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party is to t...
Irish News, Dec 3, 2009
Appeal Launched For Missing Navan Woman
An appeal has been launched to locate a woman who has been missing from her Navan home since mid November. Gardai in Navan are seeking the assistance of the public to help trace the whereabouts of An...
Appeal Launched For Missing Navan Woman
An appeal has been launched to locate a woman who has been missing from her Navan home since mid November. Gardai in Navan are seeking the assistance of the public to help trace the whereabouts of An...
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Ireland WeatherThis Evening and Tonight:Frequent, often heavy showers of rain, sleet and snow will affect most parts this evening and overnight, but are likely to be most frequent across the northeast. Minimum temperature -1 °C.
