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Irish News, Feb 7, 2011
Three Arrested After Drugs Find
Three men have been arrested in Dublin in connection with the discovery of drugs in the Dublin area. Gardaí reported today that the arrests were made as part of an ongoing intelligence led operation...
Three Arrested After Drugs Find
Three men have been arrested in Dublin in connection with the discovery of drugs in the Dublin area. Gardaí reported today that the arrests were made as part of an ongoing intelligence led operation...
Irish News, Feb 7, 2011
Tragic RIR Soldier Dies In Accident
The Northern soldier who died in an accident in Afghanistan's Helmand province has been named overnight as 20-year-old David Dalzell. Ranger Dalzell, was from Bangor in Co Down and serving with 1st ...
Tragic RIR Soldier Dies In Accident
The Northern soldier who died in an accident in Afghanistan's Helmand province has been named overnight as 20-year-old David Dalzell. Ranger Dalzell, was from Bangor in Co Down and serving with 1st ...
Irish News, Feb 7, 2011
Galway Airport To Survive
Galway Airport looks set to survive after the Cabinet rejected a recommendation for its closure by an independent report. The airport's future became uncertain in mid-January when Minister for Transp...
Galway Airport To Survive
Galway Airport looks set to survive after the Cabinet rejected a recommendation for its closure by an independent report. The airport's future became uncertain in mid-January when Minister for Transp...
Irish News, Feb 7, 2011
Ryanair 'Baggage Scuffle' Grounds Belgians
Up to 100 young Belgian passengers have been removed from a Ryanair plane preparing to leave the Canary Islands after a large scuffle broke out onboard. According to Spanish newspaper La Provincia, t...
Ryanair 'Baggage Scuffle' Grounds Belgians
Up to 100 young Belgian passengers have been removed from a Ryanair plane preparing to leave the Canary Islands after a large scuffle broke out onboard. According to Spanish newspaper La Provincia, t...
Irish News, Feb 7, 2011
Patients Recalled As Stormont Debates Dentist
The Belfast Trust has recalled over 110 people after a senior consultant was removed from his post at Belfast's Royal School of Dentistry. A review of Professor Philip Lamey's work has now led to a h...
Patients Recalled As Stormont Debates Dentist
The Belfast Trust has recalled over 110 people after a senior consultant was removed from his post at Belfast's Royal School of Dentistry. A review of Professor Philip Lamey's work has now led to a h...
Irish News, Feb 7, 2011
Rents 'Down On Last Year's Rate'
Rents across the country have fallen by 0.6% on last year, according to a report from the property website, Daft.ie. The fall shows a steadying of the market when compared to the shocking drop of 15%...
Rents 'Down On Last Year's Rate'
Rents across the country have fallen by 0.6% on last year, according to a report from the property website, Daft.ie. The fall shows a steadying of the market when compared to the shocking drop of 15%...
Irish News, Feb 4, 2011
Eight Years For Witness Intimidation
A 38-year-old father-of-three has been jailed for eight years for intimidating a witness in an upcoming criminal law trial. Brian Collopy, with addresses in St Senan's Street, St Mary's Park, Limeric...
Eight Years For Witness Intimidation
A 38-year-old father-of-three has been jailed for eight years for intimidating a witness in an upcoming criminal law trial. Brian Collopy, with addresses in St Senan's Street, St Mary's Park, Limeric...
Irish News, Feb 4, 2011
Dublin Woman Killed By Falling Tree
A woman in Dublin has been killed by a tree felled during yesterday's high winds. The woman died after she was struck by the falling tree while walking on Waterloo Road in the Capital. The accident ...
Dublin Woman Killed By Falling Tree
A woman in Dublin has been killed by a tree felled during yesterday's high winds. The woman died after she was struck by the falling tree while walking on Waterloo Road in the Capital. The accident ...
Irish News, Feb 4, 2011
Cross-Border 'Hot Pursuit' After Robbery
Police in Londonderry are trying to locate the three male occupants of a car stolen in Co Donegal which evaded officers on Thursday morning. The three men - in a Audi A6 - came to the attention of th...
Cross-Border 'Hot Pursuit' After Robbery
Police in Londonderry are trying to locate the three male occupants of a car stolen in Co Donegal which evaded officers on Thursday morning. The three men - in a Audi A6 - came to the attention of th...
Irish News, Feb 4, 2011
TV3 Leader's Debate Planned
Ireland's political leaders have agreed to the first television debate of the election campaign at TV3 next Tuesday, although a question mark still remains over the inclusion of Fine Gael leader Enda ...
TV3 Leader's Debate Planned
Ireland's political leaders have agreed to the first television debate of the election campaign at TV3 next Tuesday, although a question mark still remains over the inclusion of Fine Gael leader Enda ...
Irish News, Feb 4, 2011
Derry Jeans Thief Bailed
The Strabane woman jailed for stealing a £10 pair of jeans in Derry has been granted bail in the High Court. Alison Hewitt, 27, from Patterson Park, Strabane, was freed on her own surety of £250 unt...
Derry Jeans Thief Bailed
The Strabane woman jailed for stealing a £10 pair of jeans in Derry has been granted bail in the High Court. Alison Hewitt, 27, from Patterson Park, Strabane, was freed on her own surety of £250 unt...
Irish News, Feb 4, 2011
Single Blow Killed Co Antrim Brawl Victim
The Inquest has been held into the death of a 45-year-old man who was felled by a single blow while drinking in what was then a Royal British Legion club. Kevin Coiley, from nearby Longlands Park, Ne...
Single Blow Killed Co Antrim Brawl Victim
The Inquest has been held into the death of a 45-year-old man who was felled by a single blow while drinking in what was then a Royal British Legion club. Kevin Coiley, from nearby Longlands Park, Ne...
Irish News, Feb 4, 2011
Windy Weather Batters North
While the North hasn't seen any such tragedy as yesterday's Dublin fatality, heavy rain and gusts of up to 60mph have been battering Northern Ireland overnight and into today. The Met Office said the...
Windy Weather Batters North
While the North hasn't seen any such tragedy as yesterday's Dublin fatality, heavy rain and gusts of up to 60mph have been battering Northern Ireland overnight and into today. The Met Office said the...
Irish News, Feb 3, 2011
Fine Gael In Top Position
Fine Gael are streaking ahead in the election so far with the latest Irish Times/ Ipsos MRBI poll, showing the party enjoying a 3% rise in support since December. Winner of the last election Fianna ...
Fine Gael In Top Position
Fine Gael are streaking ahead in the election so far with the latest Irish Times/ Ipsos MRBI poll, showing the party enjoying a 3% rise in support since December. Winner of the last election Fianna ...
Irish News, Feb 3, 2011
Appeal Over 'Aggravated' Burglary
A mother and her children have been threatened during an aggravated burglary in County Donegal this morning. Gardaí said they are investigating the incident, which occurred on a residence in Kinnego...
Appeal Over 'Aggravated' Burglary
A mother and her children have been threatened during an aggravated burglary in County Donegal this morning. Gardaí said they are investigating the incident, which occurred on a residence in Kinnego...
Irish News, Feb 3, 2011
Second Bomb Scare Hits North
The police and Army bomb experts were this afternoon investigating reports of a suspect device in Newtownabbey, Co Antrim after an object was discovered on the Reahill Road on Thursday at 12.30pm. T...
Second Bomb Scare Hits North
The police and Army bomb experts were this afternoon investigating reports of a suspect device in Newtownabbey, Co Antrim after an object was discovered on the Reahill Road on Thursday at 12.30pm. T...
Irish News, Feb 3, 2011
Landfill Fire Will Burn For Rest Of Week
The HSE has revealed that the underground fire still raging in Naas, could still be burning at the end of this week. According to the HSE this morning, firefighters from Dublin, Kildare, Laois and W...
Landfill Fire Will Burn For Rest Of Week
The HSE has revealed that the underground fire still raging in Naas, could still be burning at the end of this week. According to the HSE this morning, firefighters from Dublin, Kildare, Laois and W...
Irish News, Feb 3, 2011
NAMA Boss 'Disappointed' In McKillen Victory
The top executive in Ireland's toxic assets management agency has this morning described a ruling in favour of developer Paddy McKillen by the Supreme Court as "disappointing". Mr McKillen, who is o...
NAMA Boss 'Disappointed' In McKillen Victory
The top executive in Ireland's toxic assets management agency has this morning described a ruling in favour of developer Paddy McKillen by the Supreme Court as "disappointing". Mr McKillen, who is o...
Irish News, Feb 3, 2011
Car Theft Prompts Cross Border Appeal
A car theft in Warrenpoint that occurred in November last year has prompted a cross border appeal for witnesses. The PSNI in the North today launched an appeal for witnesses to the theft, saying they...
Car Theft Prompts Cross Border Appeal
A car theft in Warrenpoint that occurred in November last year has prompted a cross border appeal for witnesses. The PSNI in the North today launched an appeal for witnesses to the theft, saying they...
Irish News, Feb 3, 2011
Job Losses To Hit Permanent TSB
Permanent TSB is to expected to announce up to 350 jobs cuts this afternoon at an internal meeting. According to reports this morning, senior management will be briefed on the cost-cutting proposals ...
Job Losses To Hit Permanent TSB
Permanent TSB is to expected to announce up to 350 jobs cuts this afternoon at an internal meeting. According to reports this morning, senior management will be briefed on the cost-cutting proposals ...
Irish News, Feb 3, 2011
Frosty Reception For Electioneers
Ireland's parties are finding the electioneering trail a cold and hostile place, as two of the party leaders are heckled at the beginning of their campaign. Fine Gael's Enda Kenny was the latest to ...
Frosty Reception For Electioneers
Ireland's parties are finding the electioneering trail a cold and hostile place, as two of the party leaders are heckled at the beginning of their campaign. Fine Gael's Enda Kenny was the latest to ...
Irish News, Feb 3, 2011
Stormont Question Over Shoplifter Sentence
The Chairman of the North's Justice Committee has tabled questions about a young mother from the border town of Strabane who was handed down a three-month jail sentence this week. Alison Hewitt, 27, ...
Stormont Question Over Shoplifter Sentence
The Chairman of the North's Justice Committee has tabled questions about a young mother from the border town of Strabane who was handed down a three-month jail sentence this week. Alison Hewitt, 27, ...
Irish News, Feb 2, 2011
Election Campaigns Spring Into Action
The main Irish political parties have launched their election campaigns this morning, each toting a new message, and even a new look. The three main parties, Fianna Fail, Fine Gael and Labour have e...
Election Campaigns Spring Into Action
The main Irish political parties have launched their election campaigns this morning, each toting a new message, and even a new look. The three main parties, Fianna Fail, Fine Gael and Labour have e...
Irish News, Feb 2, 2011
Live Register Falls
The number of people claiming unemployment benefit in Ireland fell by 6,900 in January to 439,200, according to seasonally adjusted figures this morning. The figures from the Central Statistics Offic...
Live Register Falls
The number of people claiming unemployment benefit in Ireland fell by 6,900 in January to 439,200, according to seasonally adjusted figures this morning. The figures from the Central Statistics Offic...
Irish News, Feb 2, 2011
Diplomat Expulsion Prompts Russian Retribution
A Russian diplomat has been expelled from the country's embassy in Ireland after its spies were identified using stolen Irish passports. According to a statement from the Department of Foreign Affai...
Diplomat Expulsion Prompts Russian Retribution
A Russian diplomat has been expelled from the country's embassy in Ireland after its spies were identified using stolen Irish passports. According to a statement from the Department of Foreign Affai...
Irish News, Feb 2, 2011
Police Hit By Drugs Scandal
Three members of the PSNI have resigned after they failed drugs tests - and a Garda has been questioned over a Dublin drugs ring. Cocaine and cannabis were detected in the results of the substance te...
Police Hit By Drugs Scandal
Three members of the PSNI have resigned after they failed drugs tests - and a Garda has been questioned over a Dublin drugs ring. Cocaine and cannabis were detected in the results of the substance te...
Irish News, Feb 2, 2011
Eight Arrested Over Finglas Shooting
Some eight arrests have been made in Dublin today, in connection with a shooting incident in the area on December 30. Gardai in Finglas investigating the shooting incident, which occurred outside “T...
Eight Arrested Over Finglas Shooting
Some eight arrests have been made in Dublin today, in connection with a shooting incident in the area on December 30. Gardai in Finglas investigating the shooting incident, which occurred outside “T...
Irish News, Feb 2, 2011
Aer Lingus Criticised After Flight Cancellations
Aer Lingus is coming under increasing pressure from the main political parties as it announces a further 22 flight cancellations today. The part state owned flier is still locked in a dispute with c...
Aer Lingus Criticised After Flight Cancellations
Aer Lingus is coming under increasing pressure from the main political parties as it announces a further 22 flight cancellations today. The part state owned flier is still locked in a dispute with c...
Irish News, Feb 2, 2011
Suicide Prioritised By Stormont First Minister
The continuing tragedy of suicides in the North was at the top of the agenda as First Minister Peter Robinson and the Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness met representatives of the Colin Neighbour...
Suicide Prioritised By Stormont First Minister
The continuing tragedy of suicides in the North was at the top of the agenda as First Minister Peter Robinson and the Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness met representatives of the Colin Neighbour...
Irish News, Feb 1, 2011
Dáil Will Be Dissolved This Afternoon
The Irish Premier, Brian Cowen will travel to the official residence of the State's President this afternoon to ask Mary McAleese to dissolve the Dáil. Minister for Local Government Éamon Ó Cuív is t...
Dáil Will Be Dissolved This Afternoon
The Irish Premier, Brian Cowen will travel to the official residence of the State's President this afternoon to ask Mary McAleese to dissolve the Dáil. Minister for Local Government Éamon Ó Cuív is t...
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Ireland WeatherToday:Scattered showers of rain, sleet and, over hills, snow in the morning with sunny spells, the best of these in the south. The showers dying out this afternoon with increasing amounts of sunshine. Occasionally fresh westerly or northwesterly winds easing. Maximum temperature 6 °C.Tonight:Clear start with a fairly widespread frost developing. Increasing cloud brings occasionally heavy rain overnight, preceded, especially over western hills, briefly by snow. Occasional southeasterly gales, severe near coasts, developing. Minimum temperature -2 °C.
