Irish News for September 2009 : Page 6

Irish News, Sep 4, 2009
Gardaí Reignite Appeal For Teen Killed In 1999
Gardaí are again appealing for information over the killing of Raonaid Murray ten years ago after new evidence emerged. Gardaí at Dun Laoghaire are renewing their appeal to members of the public for...
Irish News, Sep 4, 2009
Farmers Milking It For Fairer Prices
Disgruntled creamery and milk farmers have launched a demonstration outside government buildings today, in protest at what they believe are unfair prices for their produce. Members of the Irish Cream...
Irish News, Sep 4, 2009
Fianna Fail Slam Fingelton Over Bonus
The Government have attacked ex-Nationwide boss, Michale Fingleton over his failure to repay a €1 million bonus. Cork TD Michael McGrath called on Michael Fingleton, the former Chief of Irish Nation...
Irish News, Sep 4, 2009
'Double Insult' For Attacked Fleming
Police in the North have said they are treating a second attack on Co Londonderry man Damien Fleming as sectarian. The Coleraine man is said to have been left 'shaken' in the wake of the latest beati...
Irish News, Sep 4, 2009
Arrest Over Stabbing Of Woman
A man has been arrested in connection with a stabbing incident in Dublin where a women was left with severe wounds to her face. Gardaí at Mountjoy investigating the assault on the woman in her 30s on...
Irish News, Sep 4, 2009
PSNI Cuts Uproar
An already financially beleaguered police service is facing fresh cutbacks. As a result, the Northern Ireland Policing Board is to challenge the Government over proposed £17m cuts in the police servi...
Irish News, Sep 3, 2009
Lisbon Treaty Guide Launched By EC
The European Commission has today launched a guide to the Lisbon Treaty to be distributed throughout the State ahead of next month's referendum. Secretary-General of the European Commission, Catherin...
Irish News, Sep 3, 2009
Woman Stabbed In Dublin
A woman is in hospital in Dublin after she was attacked while bringing her young son to school this morning. The woman, who is in her 30s, was slashed in the face with a knife on Drumcondra Road at a...
Irish News, Sep 3, 2009
Gardaí Praised Over Drug Haul
Fine Gael has praised the Gardaí after a major drug haul in Dublin and Roscommon yesterday, in which over €2 million of drugs were seized. Some 11 people were arrest during the early morning raids, w...
Irish News, Sep 3, 2009
Four In Court Over East Belfast Riots
Four people have appeared before a magistrates court in the North charged in connection with rioting in east Belfast earlier this week. The males, aged between 17 and 30, faced a number of charges in...
Irish News, Sep 3, 2009
Coalition Collapse Could Trigger Election
A Green Party member has signalled that a collapse of the Coalition Government could be on the cards, leading to a dramatic early General Election. Dan Boyle, chairman of the coalition partner the Gr...
Irish News, Sep 3, 2009
Mystery Over Shock Body Find
There's no news yet on the identity of a body found in a leafy Co Antrim suburb yesterday. Police in the North have appealed for help in identifying a man whose remains were found in a derelict build...
Irish News, Sep 3, 2009
Spielberg Has Close Encounter With Ireland
It has emerged that Hollywood movie director Steven Spielberg has been secretly enjoying a summer holiday in Ireland. Mr Spielberg has been taking in the Irish Countryside with his wife, actress Kate...
Irish News, Sep 3, 2009
Gardaí Launch Back To School Road Safety Appeal
Gardaí have launched an appeal to drivers to remain road safet conscientious as the school term resumes after the summer break. The campaign, launched today, asks driver to remember that schools are...
Irish News, Sep 2, 2009
Cowen Dodges Post-Lisbon Leadership Query
The Taoiseach has rebutted the question of whether he will resign if the second Lisbon Treaty vote fails during the launch of the Government's 'Yes' Campaign today. Speaking at the launch of the camp...
Irish News, Sep 2, 2009
Three Drugs Arrests Over Electric Picnic Haul
Two men and a woman have been arrested following a search in the Longford area this morning. During the search, Gardaí from the Roscommon and Longford Divisional Drug unit assisted by officers from B...
Irish News, Sep 2, 2009
Eight Arrested In Dublin Drug Operations
A total of eight men have been arrested in a night of multi-million euro drug seizure operations in Dublin last night. In the first of two operations yesterday evening, Gardaí arrested three males, o...
Irish News, Sep 2, 2009
Pace Of Unemployment Slows
The latest figures from the government statistics office have revealed the number of people signing on has slowed to its lowest rate of increase so far this year. The Central Statistics Office said t...
Irish News, Sep 2, 2009
Fine Gael Say Green's NAMA Talk 'Garbage'
The 'toxic debt' agency debate has heightened once more, as opposition party Fine Gael claims the government-allied Green party are talking "self-serving garbage" over the establishment of the new ass...
Irish News, Sep 2, 2009
No Army Return In Armagh, Say Police
The British army has not been deployed in south Armagh to tackle dissident republican elements, police have said. A District Policing Partnership (DPP) meeting this week was told the PSNI would conti...
Irish News, Sep 2, 2009
Arrests Follow Fresh Belfast Riots
Police in the North made three arrests in east Belfast last night, following a second evening of riots. One officer was injured by crowds hurling missiles close to the Albertbridge Road and Mountpott...
Irish News, Sep 2, 2009
O'Brien Calls For Major INM 'Shake Up'
Irish entrepreneur and major shareholder in the Independent News and Media group, Dennis O'Brien, has called an emergency meeting in a major shake up of the company. The Irish businessman who holds ...
Irish News, Sep 1, 2009
Euro Bank Warning Over NAMA Plan
The European Central Bank (ECB) has issued the Irish Government with a warning against overpayment for toxic debts by the newly formed asset management agency. The government's current estimate of €9...
Irish News, Sep 1, 2009
'The Greatest' Visits Irish Roots
Thousands are expected to take to the streets today as one of the world's most iconic sports personalities pays a visit to his Co Clare roots. Known as 'The Greatest', boxing legend Muhammad Ali will...
Irish News, Sep 1, 2009
Second Home Payment Deadline Approaches
The levy for owners of second homes is due at the end of this month according to the Government's Revenue Department. The charge, which was announced in the Budget in October of last year, means owne...
Irish News, Sep 1, 2009
Loyalist Killer Quizzed Over Murder
A convicted loyalist murderer is being quizzed by the North's police over the death of a WWII war veteran. Jimmy Crockard - a former UVF 'supergrass' - who has been living in Spain, is being question...
Irish News, Sep 1, 2009
Strike Escalates After Picketer Injured
Workers union SIPTU has announced an escalation in its ongoing industrial action at a well known drinks distributors after one of the pickets was injured during a protest. According to a SIPTU spokes...
Irish News, Sep 1, 2009
Ireland In Midst Of Baby Boom
Ireland is experiencing a baby boom, as birth rates exceed all figures from the last century. Figures published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) on Monday show there were 75,065 births last yea...
Irish News, Sep 1, 2009
Samurai Sword Ban In Force
A ban on the possession of Samurai swords has come into effect from today. The order, brought in by Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern as part of measures to tackle knife crime, makes the sale, import...
Irish News, Sep 1, 2009
Libya Hints At Gun-Running Compensation
Long-awaited recognition of Tripoli's involvement in IRA terrorism has moved a step closer. The country's leaders are believed to be in talks with the UK Government about a potential compensation dea...