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Irish News, Jun 9, 2010
Downtown Radio Fundraiser 'Sunk'
A popular Northern radio station was all-at-sea overnight, as a total of six people - including three Downtown radio presenters - had to be rescued by lifeboat crews after a 70ft yacht hit rocks near ...
Downtown Radio Fundraiser 'Sunk'
A popular Northern radio station was all-at-sea overnight, as a total of six people - including three Downtown radio presenters - had to be rescued by lifeboat crews after a 70ft yacht hit rocks near ...
Irish News, Jun 9, 2010
Conservation Concerns Halt Docklands Plan
A major construction project in docklands Dublin has been 'given the bird'. The news that An Bord Pleanála has rejected the Dublin Port Company's application to infill a large area of land was reveal...
Conservation Concerns Halt Docklands Plan
A major construction project in docklands Dublin has been 'given the bird'. The news that An Bord Pleanála has rejected the Dublin Port Company's application to infill a large area of land was reveal...
Irish News, Jun 9, 2010
Plug Pulled On UTV's Welsh News Pilot
There's muted disappointment at a regional TV station this week as a pilot scheme to provide a replacement news service for ITV Wales is now to be scrapped. The new government's Culture Secretary, Je...
Plug Pulled On UTV's Welsh News Pilot
There's muted disappointment at a regional TV station this week as a pilot scheme to provide a replacement news service for ITV Wales is now to be scrapped. The new government's Culture Secretary, Je...
Irish News, Jun 9, 2010
Prisoner's Legionnaire Death Slammed
The North's Prison Service has been strongly criticised for its failures in relation to an inmate's death after he was exposed to a deadly bacteria whilst a patient in its Healthcare Unit. The Health...
Prisoner's Legionnaire Death Slammed
The North's Prison Service has been strongly criticised for its failures in relation to an inmate's death after he was exposed to a deadly bacteria whilst a patient in its Healthcare Unit. The Health...
Irish News, Jun 8, 2010
'Dead Baby' Born After Misdiagnosis
The HSE is facing tough criticism after a mother who refused to listen to doctors who told her that her baby had died in the womb successfully gave birth to a baby boy. The incident began last year ...
'Dead Baby' Born After Misdiagnosis
The HSE is facing tough criticism after a mother who refused to listen to doctors who told her that her baby had died in the womb successfully gave birth to a baby boy. The incident began last year ...
Irish News, Jun 8, 2010
Cabinet Meets Amid Reports' Concern
A specially convened Cabinet meeting is beginning this afternoon to discuss two new reports examining the Government and Regulator's handling of the banking crisis. The reports by the new Central Ba...
Cabinet Meets Amid Reports' Concern
A specially convened Cabinet meeting is beginning this afternoon to discuss two new reports examining the Government and Regulator's handling of the banking crisis. The reports by the new Central Ba...
Irish News, Jun 8, 2010
Girl Seriously Assaulted By 'Spotty' Teen
A teenager has seriously assaulted a young girl in County West Meath. Gardai in the Mullingar area of the county revealed today they are investigating a "serious assault" on a young female which occu...
Girl Seriously Assaulted By 'Spotty' Teen
A teenager has seriously assaulted a young girl in County West Meath. Gardai in the Mullingar area of the county revealed today they are investigating a "serious assault" on a young female which occu...
Irish News, Jun 8, 2010
AOL To Create 50 Jobs In Dublin
Internet company AOL is to provide 50 new software engineering jobs at its Dublin development centre over the next two years. The company also announced it is moving to new headquarters in Dublin cit...
AOL To Create 50 Jobs In Dublin
Internet company AOL is to provide 50 new software engineering jobs at its Dublin development centre over the next two years. The company also announced it is moving to new headquarters in Dublin cit...
Irish News, Jun 8, 2010
Three Held Over Newry Shooting Probe
The police in the North are now questioning three men after a shot assistant was shot in the stomach during a failed armed robbery attempt in Newry at the weekend. It happened at about 11.35pm on Su...
Three Held Over Newry Shooting Probe
The police in the North are now questioning three men after a shot assistant was shot in the stomach during a failed armed robbery attempt in Newry at the weekend. It happened at about 11.35pm on Su...
Irish News, Jun 8, 2010
Employers Group Predicts Better Outlook
One of Ireland's leading employers groups has revised its growth predictions for this year and next year marginally upwards. The IBEC, which represents Irish business, today published its economic f...
Employers Group Predicts Better Outlook
One of Ireland's leading employers groups has revised its growth predictions for this year and next year marginally upwards. The IBEC, which represents Irish business, today published its economic f...
Irish News, Jun 8, 2010
Ministers To Meet HSE Over 'Death In Care' Figures
Minister for Children Barry Andrews and Minister for Health Mary Harney are to meet with Health Service management today as pressure continues to grow over the recently released figures on child death...
Ministers To Meet HSE Over 'Death In Care' Figures
Minister for Children Barry Andrews and Minister for Health Mary Harney are to meet with Health Service management today as pressure continues to grow over the recently released figures on child death...
Irish News, Jun 7, 2010
Industrial Dispute 'Deaths In Care Link'
A Fine Gael minister has called for further research after claiming to have found a link between an ongoing industrial dispute and the amount of deaths suffered by children while in state care. Accor...
Industrial Dispute 'Deaths In Care Link'
A Fine Gael minister has called for further research after claiming to have found a link between an ongoing industrial dispute and the amount of deaths suffered by children while in state care. Accor...
Irish News, Jun 7, 2010
Man Charged Over Wicklow Death
A 22-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with the discovery of a body on a roadside in Wicklow over the weekend. He was charged with causing serious harm under Section 4 of the n...
Man Charged Over Wicklow Death
A 22-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with the discovery of a body on a roadside in Wicklow over the weekend. He was charged with causing serious harm under Section 4 of the n...
Irish News, Jun 7, 2010
Gov To Pay HSE Boss €100k Extra
It has emerged the Government is planning to pay new HSE Chief Executive Officer, Cathal Magee almost €100,000 more than initially planned. The Minister for Health Mary Harney has defended the decisi...
Gov To Pay HSE Boss €100k Extra
It has emerged the Government is planning to pay new HSE Chief Executive Officer, Cathal Magee almost €100,000 more than initially planned. The Minister for Health Mary Harney has defended the decisi...
Irish News, Jun 7, 2010
Justice Minister To 'Set Out His Stall'
David Ford will today set out how he intends to reshape the justice system. Mr Ford intends to present the first justice bill in 40 years to the Stormont Assembly after the summer recess. In a keyno...
Justice Minister To 'Set Out His Stall'
David Ford will today set out how he intends to reshape the justice system. Mr Ford intends to present the first justice bill in 40 years to the Stormont Assembly after the summer recess. In a keyno...
Irish News, Jun 7, 2010
Happy Feet Creator In Ulster Return
The digital animation expert who set up Zoogloo - whose first project Happy Feet went on to win an Oscar for best-animated feature in 2007 - is bringing it all back home this week. By way of a kick-s...
Happy Feet Creator In Ulster Return
The digital animation expert who set up Zoogloo - whose first project Happy Feet went on to win an Oscar for best-animated feature in 2007 - is bringing it all back home this week. By way of a kick-s...
Irish News, Jun 7, 2010
Crime Costs Small Businesses €1.35bn
An association representing small businesses has claimed crime has cost their industry €1.35 billion last year. The Irish Small & Medium Enterprises Association (ISME) said that according to their ...
Crime Costs Small Businesses €1.35bn
An association representing small businesses has claimed crime has cost their industry €1.35 billion last year. The Irish Small & Medium Enterprises Association (ISME) said that according to their ...
Irish News, Jun 4, 2010
Israel Relaxes Blockade As Pressure Grows
A U-turn will not be made by the Rachel Corrie on its way to Gaza today, but Israel has instead capitulated to international pressure and reversed its blockade policy. After days of continued intern...
Israel Relaxes Blockade As Pressure Grows
A U-turn will not be made by the Rachel Corrie on its way to Gaza today, but Israel has instead capitulated to international pressure and reversed its blockade policy. After days of continued intern...
Irish News, Jun 4, 2010
Second Senator To 'Clarify' Expenses
A second Irish Senatoor is being asked to "clarify" the expenses he has claimed after the supplementary payments to members of both houses were published last week. Last night Taoiseach Brian Cowen ...
Second Senator To 'Clarify' Expenses
A second Irish Senatoor is being asked to "clarify" the expenses he has claimed after the supplementary payments to members of both houses were published last week. Last night Taoiseach Brian Cowen ...
Irish News, Jun 4, 2010
Shankill Remembers UVF Murder Victim
As police in the North continued to investigate what has today been described as a "public execution" on the loyalist Shankill Road in Belfast - the victim - former loyalist prisoner Bobby Moffett has...
Shankill Remembers UVF Murder Victim
As police in the North continued to investigate what has today been described as a "public execution" on the loyalist Shankill Road in Belfast - the victim - former loyalist prisoner Bobby Moffett has...
Irish News, Jun 4, 2010
M3 Opens Well Ahead Of Schedule
The 60km M3 Motorway is to be officially opened today by the Minster for Transport Noel Dempsey almost two months ahead of schedule. Costing €1 billion, the M3 starts at Clonee and continues through...
M3 Opens Well Ahead Of Schedule
The 60km M3 Motorway is to be officially opened today by the Minster for Transport Noel Dempsey almost two months ahead of schedule. Costing €1 billion, the M3 starts at Clonee and continues through...
Irish News, Jun 4, 2010
Man Killed In Cavan Crash
A 43-year-old man has been killed in a road crash in County Cavan yesterday evening. Gardai at Cavan are investigating the incident, which involved only one vehicle fatal. The incident occurred at B...
Man Killed In Cavan Crash
A 43-year-old man has been killed in a road crash in County Cavan yesterday evening. Gardai at Cavan are investigating the incident, which involved only one vehicle fatal. The incident occurred at B...
Irish News, Jun 4, 2010
Calley Faces Expulsion Over Expenses
The expenses row surrounding Fianna Fail Senator Ivor Calley may lead to his expulsion form the party, after the launch of an investigation into his claims. The race is on for the senator to provide ...
Calley Faces Expulsion Over Expenses
The expenses row surrounding Fianna Fail Senator Ivor Calley may lead to his expulsion form the party, after the launch of an investigation into his claims. The race is on for the senator to provide ...
Irish News, Jun 4, 2010
Northern Austerity Looms As Axe Sharpened
The North is facing swingeing financial cutbacks the likes of which have not been seen in 40 years. As if there could be any doubt in the post-general election period, the Stormont Finance Minister h...
Northern Austerity Looms As Axe Sharpened
The North is facing swingeing financial cutbacks the likes of which have not been seen in 40 years. As if there could be any doubt in the post-general election period, the Stormont Finance Minister h...
Irish News, Jun 4, 2010
Irish Poet Wins International Prize
Irish poet Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin has won the Griffin Poetry Prize for her collection, The Sun-fish. Ní Chuilleanáin, born in Cork city in 1942, is a fellow and professor of English at Trinity Colle...
Irish Poet Wins International Prize
Irish poet Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin has won the Griffin Poetry Prize for her collection, The Sun-fish. Ní Chuilleanáin, born in Cork city in 1942, is a fellow and professor of English at Trinity Colle...
Irish News, Jun 3, 2010
Daíl Suspended After Row
The Daíl was suspended for 15 minutes today after a row erupted in the chamber over a planned adjournment to run until next Wednesday. Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny refused to take his seat, incensed ...
Daíl Suspended After Row
The Daíl was suspended for 15 minutes today after a row erupted in the chamber over a planned adjournment to run until next Wednesday. Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny refused to take his seat, incensed ...
Irish News, Jun 3, 2010
Deported Activist Hurt As Ship Nears Gaza
As tension mounts over the imminent arrival of an Irish Aid vessel into the Israeli guarded waters, it has emerged that an Irish citizen deported from Israel was injured in scuffles with security pers...
Deported Activist Hurt As Ship Nears Gaza
As tension mounts over the imminent arrival of an Irish Aid vessel into the Israeli guarded waters, it has emerged that an Irish citizen deported from Israel was injured in scuffles with security pers...
Irish News, Jun 3, 2010
Second Arrest Over Cork Pub Shooting
A second man has been arrested over the unlawful possession of firearm in a pub in County Cork. Gardaí made the arrest yesterday evening. He is aged in his 30s and, according to Gardaí, is held in c...
Second Arrest Over Cork Pub Shooting
A second man has been arrested over the unlawful possession of firearm in a pub in County Cork. Gardaí made the arrest yesterday evening. He is aged in his 30s and, according to Gardaí, is held in c...
Irish News, Jun 3, 2010
Callely Case Considered By Expenses Committee
The issue of Fianna Fáil Senator Ivor Callely's expenses is to face close scrutiny at the Seanad Committee on Members' Interests today. Senator Calley's controversial travel expenses claims came to l...
Callely Case Considered By Expenses Committee
The issue of Fianna Fáil Senator Ivor Callely's expenses is to face close scrutiny at the Seanad Committee on Members' Interests today. Senator Calley's controversial travel expenses claims came to l...
Irish News, Jun 3, 2010
Purvis Quits Party Over 'UVF Link'
A recognised 'voice' for the illegal Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) in the North has been silenced. The Progressive Unionist Party (PUP) leader Dawn Purvis confirmed she has quit the party, only days a...
Purvis Quits Party Over 'UVF Link'
A recognised 'voice' for the illegal Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) in the North has been silenced. The Progressive Unionist Party (PUP) leader Dawn Purvis confirmed she has quit the party, only days a...
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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.
