Menu
Irish News for October 2010 : Page 2
Irish News, Oct 25, 2010
Mournes Helicopter Crash Shocks Prince
Just 24 hours after the Queen flew out of the North after her two-day visit last week, a helicopter crash has brought tragedy close to the royal family. Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall, an...
Mournes Helicopter Crash Shocks Prince
Just 24 hours after the Queen flew out of the North after her two-day visit last week, a helicopter crash has brought tragedy close to the royal family. Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall, an...
Irish News, Oct 25, 2010
International Fund Backs Integration
Some £3.5m is to be spent helping secondary and grammar schools in the North's Catholic and State school sectors to share classes. The International Fund for Ireland and Atlantic Philanthropies are m...
International Fund Backs Integration
Some £3.5m is to be spent helping secondary and grammar schools in the North's Catholic and State school sectors to share classes. The International Fund for Ireland and Atlantic Philanthropies are m...
Irish News, Oct 25, 2010
Marathon Runners Approach Finish
Kenya's Moses Kibet has broken the Dublin City Marathon record, winning with the amazing time of 2:08.56. Over 13,000 runners took off from Fitzwilliam Square this morning, for the 31st Lifestyle Spo...
Marathon Runners Approach Finish
Kenya's Moses Kibet has broken the Dublin City Marathon record, winning with the amazing time of 2:08.56. Over 13,000 runners took off from Fitzwilliam Square this morning, for the 31st Lifestyle Spo...
Irish News, Oct 22, 2010
Police Probe Kildare Landfill Blaze
Gardaí in Co Kildare are investigating the cause of a fire at a landfill near Naas, the operation of which is the subject of multiple High Court actions. Last night's blaze at the Kerrdiffstown facil...
Police Probe Kildare Landfill Blaze
Gardaí in Co Kildare are investigating the cause of a fire at a landfill near Naas, the operation of which is the subject of multiple High Court actions. Last night's blaze at the Kerrdiffstown facil...
Irish News, Oct 22, 2010
Paterson Defends Funds As Executive Meets
As Stormont Ministers meet today to discuss how to deal with massive UK-wide cuts, the NIO boss Owen Paterson has come out fighting over claims that cash promised in the St Andrews Agreement in 2006 h...
Paterson Defends Funds As Executive Meets
As Stormont Ministers meet today to discuss how to deal with massive UK-wide cuts, the NIO boss Owen Paterson has come out fighting over claims that cash promised in the St Andrews Agreement in 2006 h...
Irish News, Oct 22, 2010
Ghost Estates Are 'Celtic Tiger Domesday Book'
The Labour party have claimed the revelation that almost 120,000 houses stand empty in Ireland is akin to an Irish "Domesday Book". A report from the Department of the Environment, published yesterda...
Ghost Estates Are 'Celtic Tiger Domesday Book'
The Labour party have claimed the revelation that almost 120,000 houses stand empty in Ireland is akin to an Irish "Domesday Book". A report from the Department of the Environment, published yesterda...
Irish News, Oct 22, 2010
Catholic Leader Hits Back Over Schooling
A senior figure in the Catholic Church has criticised last weekend's call by the NI First Minister Peter Robinson to make the majority of educational establishments inclusive and non-denominational. ...
Catholic Leader Hits Back Over Schooling
A senior figure in the Catholic Church has criticised last weekend's call by the NI First Minister Peter Robinson to make the majority of educational establishments inclusive and non-denominational. ...
Irish News, Oct 22, 2010
Waterford To Get Flashy Nightclub Boost
A projected 100 construction jobs are being anticipated along with regular employment for 150 staff in Waterford if a new nightclub development costing €5.5m goes ahead. Now approved by the City Cou...
Waterford To Get Flashy Nightclub Boost
A projected 100 construction jobs are being anticipated along with regular employment for 150 staff in Waterford if a new nightclub development costing €5.5m goes ahead. Now approved by the City Cou...
Irish News, Oct 21, 2010
Building Society Raided By Man With Axe
A man in Kildare has been arrested in connection with the robbery of a Kildare Building Society, while armed with an axe. The incident took place at the EBS building society on Mill Lane, Leixlip, s...
Building Society Raided By Man With Axe
A man in Kildare has been arrested in connection with the robbery of a Kildare Building Society, while armed with an axe. The incident took place at the EBS building society on Mill Lane, Leixlip, s...
Irish News, Oct 21, 2010
Royal Honour For UTV 50th Celebrations
The Queen has gone high-tech today with a regal switch-on taking place for a sophisticated television broadcast system. Her Majesty and Prince Phillip were at Ulster Television's studios in south Bel...
Royal Honour For UTV 50th Celebrations
The Queen has gone high-tech today with a regal switch-on taking place for a sophisticated television broadcast system. Her Majesty and Prince Phillip were at Ulster Television's studios in south Bel...
Irish News, Oct 21, 2010
North's Builders Get Party Spokesmen
Amid bad news for the North's construction sector, it has emerged that each of the five main political parties has now recognised the importance of the industry and has nominated spokespersons for the...
North's Builders Get Party Spokesmen
Amid bad news for the North's construction sector, it has emerged that each of the five main political parties has now recognised the importance of the industry and has nominated spokespersons for the...
Irish News, Oct 21, 2010
'Weapon' Seized In Shopping Centre
A man has been arrested in Tallaght in connection with the possession of a replica firearm. Gardai in Tallaght said the arrest was made by officers responding to a call at approximately 11.30am yest...
'Weapon' Seized In Shopping Centre
A man has been arrested in Tallaght in connection with the possession of a replica firearm. Gardai in Tallaght said the arrest was made by officers responding to a call at approximately 11.30am yest...
Irish News, Oct 21, 2010
Childrens' Hospital Plan For An Bord Pleanala
Millions have been spent on a controversial hospital project that may never get beyond the pre-planning stage. Much of the money spent to date has gone on hiring experts on design, project management...
Childrens' Hospital Plan For An Bord Pleanala
Millions have been spent on a controversial hospital project that may never get beyond the pre-planning stage. Much of the money spent to date has gone on hiring experts on design, project management...
Irish News, Oct 20, 2010
Senator Furious At Harney 'No Show'
A Labour Senator has this morning described her fury at the failure of Health Minister Mary Harney to face Senator's questions on the health service. Labour Senator Phil Prendergast said the Senate ...
Senator Furious At Harney 'No Show'
A Labour Senator has this morning described her fury at the failure of Health Minister Mary Harney to face Senator's questions on the health service. Labour Senator Phil Prendergast said the Senate ...
Irish News, Oct 20, 2010
Avoca Man Was Struck By Car
A search for the driver of a jeep has been launched after it emerged that a vehicle struck the man killed in Avoca village. Gardaí investigating the death of 48-year-old Brian Doyle in Avoca, Co Wic...
Avoca Man Was Struck By Car
A search for the driver of a jeep has been launched after it emerged that a vehicle struck the man killed in Avoca village. Gardaí investigating the death of 48-year-old Brian Doyle in Avoca, Co Wic...
Irish News, Oct 20, 2010
Third Of Irish Births 'Outside Marriage'
It has been revealed that a third of Ireland's births were outside of wedlock, according to a statistical 'Yearbook', published today. The statistic appeared in The Statistical Yearbook of Ireland, ...
Third Of Irish Births 'Outside Marriage'
It has been revealed that a third of Ireland's births were outside of wedlock, according to a statistical 'Yearbook', published today. The statistic appeared in The Statistical Yearbook of Ireland, ...
Irish News, Oct 20, 2010
Cuts Loom As €11bn Set For Chop
October 20 may come to be known as the 'Day of Cuts' as it is revealed €11 billion could be cut from the Irish budget, against a backdrop of major cuts being announced in the UK. After a meeting betw...
Cuts Loom As €11bn Set For Chop
October 20 may come to be known as the 'Day of Cuts' as it is revealed €11 billion could be cut from the Irish budget, against a backdrop of major cuts being announced in the UK. After a meeting betw...
Irish News, Oct 20, 2010
Arrested Business Man Taken To Hospital
A businessman who is being held over alleged offences of corruption, has been admitted into hospital. Jim Kennedy, who was being questioned about alleged offences under a number of acts concerned wit...
Arrested Business Man Taken To Hospital
A businessman who is being held over alleged offences of corruption, has been admitted into hospital. Jim Kennedy, who was being questioned about alleged offences under a number of acts concerned wit...
Irish News, Oct 20, 2010
Terror Policing Cash Sparks Division
There has been friction between the two main political parties at Stormont over a plea for extra money to fight the growing terrorist threat. Just weeks after the Prime Minister pledged to fight the ...
Terror Policing Cash Sparks Division
There has been friction between the two main political parties at Stormont over a plea for extra money to fight the growing terrorist threat. Just weeks after the Prime Minister pledged to fight the ...
Irish News, Oct 20, 2010
Railways 'On Track' After Near Disaster
It was a bridge too far for the Irish railways when the collapse of a viaduct in the Republic of Ireland closed the main Dublin-Belfast track - and a major disaster was narrowly averted as a passenger...
Railways 'On Track' After Near Disaster
It was a bridge too far for the Irish railways when the collapse of a viaduct in the Republic of Ireland closed the main Dublin-Belfast track - and a major disaster was narrowly averted as a passenger...
Irish News, Oct 19, 2010
Avoca Man 'Killed In Football Row'
The man found dead in a Co Wicklow town on Sunday is thought to have died as a result of a row over football. The body of the man has been found in Avoca village outside Fitzgerald's pub on the Main...
Avoca Man 'Killed In Football Row'
The man found dead in a Co Wicklow town on Sunday is thought to have died as a result of a row over football. The body of the man has been found in Avoca village outside Fitzgerald's pub on the Main...
Irish News, Oct 19, 2010
Two Killed In Separate Road Accidents
Two people have died in road collisions within the last 24 hours. In the most recent incident, a 20-year-old female front seat passenger was fatally injured when the car in which she was travelling we...
Two Killed In Separate Road Accidents
Two people have died in road collisions within the last 24 hours. In the most recent incident, a 20-year-old female front seat passenger was fatally injured when the car in which she was travelling we...
Irish News, Oct 19, 2010
Homeless Children Levels 'Very Disturbing'
A Labour TD has described the level of homeless children as "very disturbing" after fresh figures were released in a report today by the HSE. Seanad Group Leader and Spokesperson on Children, Senato...
Homeless Children Levels 'Very Disturbing'
A Labour TD has described the level of homeless children as "very disturbing" after fresh figures were released in a report today by the HSE. Seanad Group Leader and Spokesperson on Children, Senato...
Irish News, Oct 19, 2010
North Bids For US Investment
Jobs and investment from the USA are being sought by Northern politicians this week, and with the UK Chancellor George Osborne preparing to announce his Spending Review such 'Money from America' would...
North Bids For US Investment
Jobs and investment from the USA are being sought by Northern politicians this week, and with the UK Chancellor George Osborne preparing to announce his Spending Review such 'Money from America' would...
Irish News, Oct 19, 2010
Irish Broadband 'Too Slow'
A survey released this week has revealed Ireland's broadband speed does not meet international criteria to cope with the internet's future requirements. Despite improvements in broadband speed, ranki...
Irish Broadband 'Too Slow'
A survey released this week has revealed Ireland's broadband speed does not meet international criteria to cope with the internet's future requirements. Despite improvements in broadband speed, ranki...
Irish News, Oct 19, 2010
Waterford Institute Work Set To Start
Building work on the development of the Waterford Institute is to get underway soon. The Tánaiste Mary Coughlan has just announced that the second bundle of public-private partnership (PPP) projects ...
Waterford Institute Work Set To Start
Building work on the development of the Waterford Institute is to get underway soon. The Tánaiste Mary Coughlan has just announced that the second bundle of public-private partnership (PPP) projects ...
Irish News, Oct 18, 2010
Mans Body Found In Wicklow Village
The body of a man has been found in a Wicklow village last night. Gardaí are treating the death in Avoca, Co Wicklow, as suspicious, and it is believed the man died in violent circumstances. The b...
Mans Body Found In Wicklow Village
The body of a man has been found in a Wicklow village last night. Gardaí are treating the death in Avoca, Co Wicklow, as suspicious, and it is believed the man died in violent circumstances. The b...
Irish News, Oct 18, 2010
Justice Bill Seeks Better Deal For Victims
For the first time in four decades, a new Justice Bill has been published in Northern Ireland. It is 40 years since a Northern Minister last presented legislation on criminal justice measures to loca...
Justice Bill Seeks Better Deal For Victims
For the first time in four decades, a new Justice Bill has been published in Northern Ireland. It is 40 years since a Northern Minister last presented legislation on criminal justice measures to loca...
Irish News, Oct 18, 2010
Separate Shootings Under Investigation
Investigations have been launched into two shooting incidents over the weekend. In the latest incident, a man in his 30s was shot in the hand in North Dublin this morning. Gardaí in the Swords are...
Separate Shootings Under Investigation
Investigations have been launched into two shooting incidents over the weekend. In the latest incident, a man in his 30s was shot in the hand in North Dublin this morning. Gardaí in the Swords are...
Irish News, Oct 18, 2010
Metro North To Hit Buffers Under Labour
A huge construction project that could produce hundreds of building jobs and revolutionise transportation from central Dublin to its northern suburbs would be spiked by the Irish Labour party if it sh...
Metro North To Hit Buffers Under Labour
A huge construction project that could produce hundreds of building jobs and revolutionise transportation from central Dublin to its northern suburbs would be spiked by the Irish Labour party if it sh...
-
Ireland WeatherToday:Scattered sleet and snow showers will turn increasingly heavy and more frequent in the afternoon across the north. Largely dry with sunny spells in the south, but showers spreading here towards the end of the day. Maximum temperature 4 °C.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.
