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Irish News for July 2009 : Page 3
Irish News, Jul 23, 2009
Rejection Of Electricians' Pay Deal Gets Backing
There has been a welcome for the recent decision by members of AECI union to reject a propsed 4.9% pay increase. The National Electrical Contractors of Ireland (NECI) have supported the move - worth...
Rejection Of Electricians' Pay Deal Gets Backing
There has been a welcome for the recent decision by members of AECI union to reject a propsed 4.9% pay increase. The National Electrical Contractors of Ireland (NECI) have supported the move - worth...
Irish News, Jul 23, 2009
Return To Mullaghmore Remembers Mountbatten
An independent TV company has been commissioned by RTÉ and AETN UK to produce a hard-hitting programme documenting the violent death of The Queen's 'uncle'. Below the Radar, a Ten Alps company is to ...
Return To Mullaghmore Remembers Mountbatten
An independent TV company has been commissioned by RTÉ and AETN UK to produce a hard-hitting programme documenting the violent death of The Queen's 'uncle'. Below the Radar, a Ten Alps company is to ...
Irish News, Jul 22, 2009
Fresh Lead Emerges On Body Location
The Independent Commission for the Location of Victims Remains (ICLVR) has received what it considers to be a "potentially significant" new piece of information in its search to locate the remains of ...
Fresh Lead Emerges On Body Location
The Independent Commission for the Location of Victims Remains (ICLVR) has received what it considers to be a "potentially significant" new piece of information in its search to locate the remains of ...
Irish News, Jul 22, 2009
Diamond Jobs Go In Shannon
It emerged this afternoon that workers fears at the Element Six industrial diamond plant in Shannon Co Clare were founded, with over 370 jobs set to be axed. All manufacturing and distribution is to ...
Diamond Jobs Go In Shannon
It emerged this afternoon that workers fears at the Element Six industrial diamond plant in Shannon Co Clare were founded, with over 370 jobs set to be axed. All manufacturing and distribution is to ...
Irish News, Jul 22, 2009
Road Deaths Fall As Recession Bites
Despite continuing road tragedies - with a young woman dead overnight from injuries received in an earlier accident - road deaths in Ireland are falling. They dropped sharply last year according to n...
Road Deaths Fall As Recession Bites
Despite continuing road tragedies - with a young woman dead overnight from injuries received in an earlier accident - road deaths in Ireland are falling. They dropped sharply last year according to n...
Irish News, Jul 22, 2009
Quinn Family Hopeful Over Son's Killers
Hopes of justice remain high for the bereaved south Armagh family of Cullyhanna man Paul Quinn. The family of the murder victim remain confident that the guilty parties will eventually be brought to ...
Quinn Family Hopeful Over Son's Killers
Hopes of justice remain high for the bereaved south Armagh family of Cullyhanna man Paul Quinn. The family of the murder victim remain confident that the guilty parties will eventually be brought to ...
Irish News, Jul 22, 2009
NI Pharmacies May Dispense Across Border
The Irish Republic's Health Service Executive (HSE) has invited pharmacies in Northern Ireland to consider dispensing medicines to its own medical card patients in border counties. The move is being ...
NI Pharmacies May Dispense Across Border
The Irish Republic's Health Service Executive (HSE) has invited pharmacies in Northern Ireland to consider dispensing medicines to its own medical card patients in border counties. The move is being ...
Irish News, Jul 22, 2009
Drugs' Raids Revealed
The police are today investigating circumstances surrounding the seizure of a substance - believed to be heroin - in the Finglass area, as well as one in Raheny. A major quarter-million euro haul was...
Drugs' Raids Revealed
The police are today investigating circumstances surrounding the seizure of a substance - believed to be heroin - in the Finglass area, as well as one in Raheny. A major quarter-million euro haul was...
Irish News, Jul 22, 2009
Man Held Over Massereene Murders
A mid-Ulster man has been arrested by detectives investigation the Real IRA murders of two British soldiers and attempted murders of five other people. The 44-year-old was detained at Antrim Police S...
Man Held Over Massereene Murders
A mid-Ulster man has been arrested by detectives investigation the Real IRA murders of two British soldiers and attempted murders of five other people. The 44-year-old was detained at Antrim Police S...
Irish News, Jul 22, 2009
Cross-Border Study Targets Ageing
A top Irish university is set to lead a cross-border research network which will explore healthy ageing in rural communities on the island of Ireland. NUI Galway will co-ordinate the network, which i...
Cross-Border Study Targets Ageing
A top Irish university is set to lead a cross-border research network which will explore healthy ageing in rural communities on the island of Ireland. NUI Galway will co-ordinate the network, which i...
Irish News, Jul 22, 2009
Republic's Film Industry Boosted
The Celtic film industry has received international acclaim this month with a total of eight Primetime Emmy Award nominations. They were given to 11 separate members of the Irish film industry - more...
Republic's Film Industry Boosted
The Celtic film industry has received international acclaim this month with a total of eight Primetime Emmy Award nominations. They were given to 11 separate members of the Irish film industry - more...
Irish News, Jul 21, 2009
Another Death Blights Roads
Gardaí at Finglas were yesterday investigating one of the latest fatal road traffic collisions to hit the country's roads. This time it involved two cars and occurred at a junction between the Texaco...
Another Death Blights Roads
Gardaí at Finglas were yesterday investigating one of the latest fatal road traffic collisions to hit the country's roads. This time it involved two cars and occurred at a junction between the Texaco...
Irish News, Jul 21, 2009
Damning Report To Reveal Further Clerical Abuse
The latest report into clerical abuse will "horrify and shock" according to the Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, as it awaits publication. The report is believed to contain accounts from some 450 people, ...
Damning Report To Reveal Further Clerical Abuse
The latest report into clerical abuse will "horrify and shock" according to the Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, as it awaits publication. The report is believed to contain accounts from some 450 people, ...
Irish News, Jul 21, 2009
Fewer Irish Women Seeking Abortions
The number of women travelling from the Republic of Ireland to the UK and the Netherlands for abortions is falling, the latest figures have revealed. Figures released by the Crisis Pregnancy Agency s...
Fewer Irish Women Seeking Abortions
The number of women travelling from the Republic of Ireland to the UK and the Netherlands for abortions is falling, the latest figures have revealed. Figures released by the Crisis Pregnancy Agency s...
Irish News, Jul 21, 2009
Body Found In Search For Missing Polish Teenager
A body has been found on rocks in the Cod's Head area of west Cork by rescue services searching for a missing Polish teenager. The identity of the person has not been revealed, but reports have indic...
Body Found In Search For Missing Polish Teenager
A body has been found on rocks in the Cod's Head area of west Cork by rescue services searching for a missing Polish teenager. The identity of the person has not been revealed, but reports have indic...
Irish News, Jul 21, 2009
Appeal Over Mystery Man's Identity
There's been a fresh call for help as police again try to identify a man who died in sheltered accommodation, some six months ago. Gardaí in Rathmines today renewed their appeal for the public's assi...
Appeal Over Mystery Man's Identity
There's been a fresh call for help as police again try to identify a man who died in sheltered accommodation, some six months ago. Gardaí in Rathmines today renewed their appeal for the public's assi...
Irish News, Jul 21, 2009
Sextuplet Passes Away
One of Ireland's first sextuplets has died. It was revealed today that one of Nuala Conway's four girls - born along with two boys on 22 May - passed away at a local hospital in the North. Their ...
Sextuplet Passes Away
One of Ireland's first sextuplets has died. It was revealed today that one of Nuala Conway's four girls - born along with two boys on 22 May - passed away at a local hospital in the North. Their ...
Irish News, Jul 21, 2009
Dublin Car Ban Warning Issued
A long-awaited ban on cars in one of Dublin's busiest streets during rush hour is being anticipated today. Drivers have been warned to plan ahead to avoid predicted traffic chaos when private cars ar...
Dublin Car Ban Warning Issued
A long-awaited ban on cars in one of Dublin's busiest streets during rush hour is being anticipated today. Drivers have been warned to plan ahead to avoid predicted traffic chaos when private cars ar...
Irish News, Jul 21, 2009
West Belfast Pensioners' Home Attacked
An elderly couple whose home was attacked by young nationalists in west Belfast last night have said they could have been killed. The brother and sister who live on Workman Avenue, just off the Sprin...
West Belfast Pensioners' Home Attacked
An elderly couple whose home was attacked by young nationalists in west Belfast last night have said they could have been killed. The brother and sister who live on Workman Avenue, just off the Sprin...
Irish News, Jul 20, 2009
Four Dead In Two Days Of Road Carnage
Four people have died in a series of separate road collisions over the past two days. In Fermoy, County Cork last night, a male pedestrian in his 50s was killed after a vehicle collided with him. He...
Four Dead In Two Days Of Road Carnage
Four people have died in a series of separate road collisions over the past two days. In Fermoy, County Cork last night, a male pedestrian in his 50s was killed after a vehicle collided with him. He...
Irish News, Jul 20, 2009
Cynicism Over Abortion Assurances 'Complete Fabrication'
The government has called the doubts raised over the EU assurances on abortion in Ireland by pro-life groups a "complete fabrication" in it's latest public statement on the matter. Fianna Fail's Bri...
Cynicism Over Abortion Assurances 'Complete Fabrication'
The government has called the doubts raised over the EU assurances on abortion in Ireland by pro-life groups a "complete fabrication" in it's latest public statement on the matter. Fianna Fail's Bri...
Irish News, Jul 20, 2009
£50m Bid To Boost Sustainable Transport
A €50m national competition aimed at funding and delivering innovative examples of sustainable travel in urban and rural areas across Ireland has been launched. Transport Minister Noel Dempsey said t...
£50m Bid To Boost Sustainable Transport
A €50m national competition aimed at funding and delivering innovative examples of sustainable travel in urban and rural areas across Ireland has been launched. Transport Minister Noel Dempsey said t...
Irish News, Jul 20, 2009
Harney Opens Dublin Factory
A new state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in Dublin has been officially opened by the Health Minister Mary Harney . It which will house one of Japan's largest pharmaceutical firms. Takeda Pharmace...
Harney Opens Dublin Factory
A new state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in Dublin has been officially opened by the Health Minister Mary Harney . It which will house one of Japan's largest pharmaceutical firms. Takeda Pharmace...
Irish News, Jul 20, 2009
Ashes Author McCourt Dies
Best-selling novelist Frank McCourt has lost his battle with cancer. The 78-year-old author, best known for writing Angela's Ashes, died in New York while receiving hospice care. McCourt, a promine...
Ashes Author McCourt Dies
Best-selling novelist Frank McCourt has lost his battle with cancer. The 78-year-old author, best known for writing Angela's Ashes, died in New York while receiving hospice care. McCourt, a promine...
Irish News, Jul 20, 2009
Rovers In For A 'Real' Challenge
Tallaght football club, Shamrock Rovers, will be playing what could be their best and worst game of their lives tonight, as they take on one of the world's most expensive teams, Real Madrid in Dublin....
Rovers In For A 'Real' Challenge
Tallaght football club, Shamrock Rovers, will be playing what could be their best and worst game of their lives tonight, as they take on one of the world's most expensive teams, Real Madrid in Dublin....
Irish News, Jul 10, 2009
Gardaí Seize Two Million Contraband Cigarettes
A successful operation to net a huge haul of illicit tobacco products in Dublin has just been revealed. The joint operation was between the Garda Siocahana and the Irish Customs Service at Dublin Por...
Gardaí Seize Two Million Contraband Cigarettes
A successful operation to net a huge haul of illicit tobacco products in Dublin has just been revealed. The joint operation was between the Garda Siocahana and the Irish Customs Service at Dublin Por...
Irish News, Jul 10, 2009
Dozen Arrests In Oxegen Crack Down
Twelve arrests have already been made along with a number of drug seizures at the Oxegen music festival in Punchestown. Gardaí said the arrests were for public orders and drugs possession offences, a...
Dozen Arrests In Oxegen Crack Down
Twelve arrests have already been made along with a number of drug seizures at the Oxegen music festival in Punchestown. Gardaí said the arrests were for public orders and drugs possession offences, a...
Irish News, Jul 10, 2009
Justice Bill Debate Extension Defeated
The Government has defeated an opposition attempt to extend debate on the controversial Criminal Justice Bill. The hotly contested legislation is proposing sweeping changes and increased powers for G...
Justice Bill Debate Extension Defeated
The Government has defeated an opposition attempt to extend debate on the controversial Criminal Justice Bill. The hotly contested legislation is proposing sweeping changes and increased powers for G...
Irish News, Jul 10, 2009
Employers Relent On Electrician's Pay Cut
The employers of electricians have relented on their demands to achieve a 10% pay cut at the ongoing Labour Relations Commission (LRC) talks, following days of protest. The talks on the electrical c...
Employers Relent On Electrician's Pay Cut
The employers of electricians have relented on their demands to achieve a 10% pay cut at the ongoing Labour Relations Commission (LRC) talks, following days of protest. The talks on the electrical c...
Irish News, Jul 10, 2009
Man Dies After Hitting Cow In Offally Crash
A man has died as a result of a road crash in County Offally after colliding with a cow. Gardai in the Moneygall Co Offally are investigating the single vehicle collision, which occurred at Clashagad...
Man Dies After Hitting Cow In Offally Crash
A man has died as a result of a road crash in County Offally after colliding with a cow. Gardai in the Moneygall Co Offally are investigating the single vehicle collision, which occurred at Clashagad...
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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.
