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Irish News for March 2012 : Page 3
Irish News, Mar 22, 2012
Ryanair Loses Latest Legal Battle Over Icelandic Volcano
Budget airline Ryanair has lost the latest round in its legal battle to avoid paying for hotels, meals and drinks for passengers disrupted by delayed flights during the Icelandic volcano eruption in 2...
Ryanair Loses Latest Legal Battle Over Icelandic Volcano
Budget airline Ryanair has lost the latest round in its legal battle to avoid paying for hotels, meals and drinks for passengers disrupted by delayed flights during the Icelandic volcano eruption in 2...
Irish News, Mar 22, 2012
Three Arrested With Gun, Ammunition And Drugs
Three people have been arrested in Dublin following the seizure of a firearm, ammunition and drugs worth an estimated €500,000. Gardaí from the National Criminal Investigation Bureau made the arrests...
Three Arrested With Gun, Ammunition And Drugs
Three people have been arrested in Dublin following the seizure of a firearm, ammunition and drugs worth an estimated €500,000. Gardaí from the National Criminal Investigation Bureau made the arrests...
Irish News, Mar 21, 2012
Minister Announces The Opening Of The On-Line Mapping Facility
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD, today confirmed that the on-line mapping facility on the 2012 iNet, his Department’s online application facility for the Single Pay...
Minister Announces The Opening Of The On-Line Mapping Facility
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD, today confirmed that the on-line mapping facility on the 2012 iNet, his Department’s online application facility for the Single Pay...
Irish News, Mar 21, 2012
Report On Child Deaths "Harrowing" Says Minister
A new, yet to be published, report into the deaths of children has been described as “harrowing” by Minister for Children Francis Fitzgerald. The report, originally presented to government before Chr...
Report On Child Deaths "Harrowing" Says Minister
A new, yet to be published, report into the deaths of children has been described as “harrowing” by Minister for Children Francis Fitzgerald. The report, originally presented to government before Chr...
Irish News, Mar 21, 2012
AIB Tightens Conditions For Free Banking
AIB bank has announced changes to its free banking service. From May 28 customers must keep their balance above €2,500 for a full quarter in order to avoid maintenance and transaction fees. They hav...
AIB Tightens Conditions For Free Banking
AIB bank has announced changes to its free banking service. From May 28 customers must keep their balance above €2,500 for a full quarter in order to avoid maintenance and transaction fees. They hav...
Irish News, Mar 21, 2012
Obama Vows To Return To Ireland
US President Barack Obama yesterday pledged he would return to Ireland if he is re-elected. “It was a magical day. It was too short,” Mr Obama said. “The warmth and the goodwill that was expressed to...
Obama Vows To Return To Ireland
US President Barack Obama yesterday pledged he would return to Ireland if he is re-elected. “It was a magical day. It was too short,” Mr Obama said. “The warmth and the goodwill that was expressed to...
Irish News, Mar 21, 2012
Health Insurer Reports €7.4 Million Surplus
Ireland’s largest health insurer, the VHI, has revealed it has a financial surplus of €7.4 million for last year. Despite losing 117,000 subscribers last year and 200,000 other downgrading their insu...
Health Insurer Reports €7.4 Million Surplus
Ireland’s largest health insurer, the VHI, has revealed it has a financial surplus of €7.4 million for last year. Despite losing 117,000 subscribers last year and 200,000 other downgrading their insu...
Irish News, Mar 21, 2012
Three Appear In Court Over Primary School Machete Chase
Three people, two men and one woman, will appear in court today charge in connection with an incident in which a man was chased through a school with a machete. The incident happened yesterday shortl...
Three Appear In Court Over Primary School Machete Chase
Three people, two men and one woman, will appear in court today charge in connection with an incident in which a man was chased through a school with a machete. The incident happened yesterday shortl...
Irish News, Mar 21, 2012
Workers Picket Eddie Stobart Depot
A Dublin depot of haulage company Eddie Stobart has become the target of an official picket with a 24-hour work stoppage beginning at 8am today. This is the second day of industrial action at the Bri...
Workers Picket Eddie Stobart Depot
A Dublin depot of haulage company Eddie Stobart has become the target of an official picket with a 24-hour work stoppage beginning at 8am today. This is the second day of industrial action at the Bri...
Irish News, Mar 21, 2012
22 Year Old Dies After House Party Assault
Gardai are appealing for information after a 22-year-old man died after being assaulted at a St Patrick’s Day party in Co Cavan. A number of people attended a house party in the Rose Hill estate in t...
22 Year Old Dies After House Party Assault
Gardai are appealing for information after a 22-year-old man died after being assaulted at a St Patrick’s Day party in Co Cavan. A number of people attended a house party in the Rose Hill estate in t...
Irish News, Mar 21, 2012
Cannabis Plants Discovered In Co Cavan
Large quantities of cannabis plants have been discovered following a search of a house in Coothill, Co Cavan. Gardaí discovered over 1,300 cannabis plants being cultivated in a vacant property on Chu...
Cannabis Plants Discovered In Co Cavan
Large quantities of cannabis plants have been discovered following a search of a house in Coothill, Co Cavan. Gardaí discovered over 1,300 cannabis plants being cultivated in a vacant property on Chu...
Irish News, Mar 20, 2012
Victims' Group Criticise Vatican Report
One in Four has said the Vatican is still not accepting responsibility for its role in creating the culture of cover-ups of the sexual abuse of children. Speaking today as the Vatican released its re...
Victims' Group Criticise Vatican Report
One in Four has said the Vatican is still not accepting responsibility for its role in creating the culture of cover-ups of the sexual abuse of children. Speaking today as the Vatican released its re...
Irish News, Mar 20, 2012
Further Disruptions To Luas Red Line
A fire in buildings close to the Luas route in Dublin city centre at the weekend continue to cause disruptions to the red line. As a result, trams are only operating between Tallaght and Heuston Stat...
Further Disruptions To Luas Red Line
A fire in buildings close to the Luas route in Dublin city centre at the weekend continue to cause disruptions to the red line. As a result, trams are only operating between Tallaght and Heuston Stat...
Irish News, Mar 20, 2012
Unions Express Opposition To Household Charge
A number of trade unions have today expressed their opposition to the €100 household charge. Unite have urged its 60,000 members to ignore the deadline of March 31 and not to register for the househo...
Unions Express Opposition To Household Charge
A number of trade unions have today expressed their opposition to the €100 household charge. Unite have urged its 60,000 members to ignore the deadline of March 31 and not to register for the househo...
Irish News, Mar 20, 2012
British Tax Breaks Could Threaten Irish Film Industry
Tax changes expected to be announced by British chancellor of the exchequer George Osborne in the budget speech tomorrow could threaten Ireland's ability to attract high-end British television drama p...
British Tax Breaks Could Threaten Irish Film Industry
Tax changes expected to be announced by British chancellor of the exchequer George Osborne in the budget speech tomorrow could threaten Ireland's ability to attract high-end British television drama p...
Irish News, Mar 20, 2012
Over €50,000 Spent On Wine For State Hospitality
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) spent more than €50,000 on wine the last year, over four times as much as the previous year. Bought for state hospitality the rise is attributed to visits by Q...
Over €50,000 Spent On Wine For State Hospitality
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) spent more than €50,000 on wine the last year, over four times as much as the previous year. Bought for state hospitality the rise is attributed to visits by Q...
Irish News, Mar 20, 2012
Two Arrested Over 2010 Gangland Killing
Two men were arrested on Tuesday in connection with the 2010 shooting of gangland figure Eamon Dunne. Dunne was attending a party at the Faussagh House pub in Cabra on April 23 2010 when he was shot ...
Two Arrested Over 2010 Gangland Killing
Two men were arrested on Tuesday in connection with the 2010 shooting of gangland figure Eamon Dunne. Dunne was attending a party at the Faussagh House pub in Cabra on April 23 2010 when he was shot ...
Irish News, Mar 20, 2012
Man Charged With Burglary Of Justice Ministers Home
A man is his 20’s has been charged with a break-in at Minister for Justice Alan Shatter’s home over the weekend. The home of the minister, who is currently in Australia, was broken into on Sunday nig...
Man Charged With Burglary Of Justice Ministers Home
A man is his 20’s has been charged with a break-in at Minister for Justice Alan Shatter’s home over the weekend. The home of the minister, who is currently in Australia, was broken into on Sunday nig...
Irish News, Mar 20, 2012
Vatican To Publish Child Abuse Report
A Vatican report of the child abuse crisis in the Catholic Church is to be published in Rome today. Teams of Vatican-appointed foreign church leaders have compiled the report following visits to Irel...
Vatican To Publish Child Abuse Report
A Vatican report of the child abuse crisis in the Catholic Church is to be published in Rome today. Teams of Vatican-appointed foreign church leaders have compiled the report following visits to Irel...
Irish News, Mar 20, 2012
Man's Body Lay Undiscovered Since Christmas
A post mortem will be carried out tomorrow on the body of a man that lay undiscovered for three months at his home in Wexford. The body was found on Sunday night after a passerby on Lower John Street...
Man's Body Lay Undiscovered Since Christmas
A post mortem will be carried out tomorrow on the body of a man that lay undiscovered for three months at his home in Wexford. The body was found on Sunday night after a passerby on Lower John Street...
Irish News, Mar 16, 2012
Oil Struck Off The Coast Of Cork
Exploration company, Providence Resources, have struck oil off the coast of Cork. They announced yesterday that its Barryroe well off the coast of Cork had delivered the first potential commercial fl...
Oil Struck Off The Coast Of Cork
Exploration company, Providence Resources, have struck oil off the coast of Cork. They announced yesterday that its Barryroe well off the coast of Cork had delivered the first potential commercial fl...
Irish News, Mar 16, 2012
Minister Will "Unashamedly" Promote Ireland
Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has said that ministers travelling around the globe for St Patrick’s Day celebrations will “unashamedly” sell the message that Ireland is recovering and is one of the best desti...
Minister Will "Unashamedly" Promote Ireland
Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has said that ministers travelling around the globe for St Patrick’s Day celebrations will “unashamedly” sell the message that Ireland is recovering and is one of the best desti...
Irish News, Mar 16, 2012
Emigrant Voting Rights TO Be Debated At Convention
The upcoming Constitutional Convention will debate the issue of voting rights for emigrants Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Eamon Gilmore has confirmed. Speaking on a special online edition...
Emigrant Voting Rights TO Be Debated At Convention
The upcoming Constitutional Convention will debate the issue of voting rights for emigrants Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Eamon Gilmore has confirmed. Speaking on a special online edition...
Irish News, Mar 16, 2012
Committee Established To Speed Up Action On Mortgage Problems
A committee of senior ministers has been established in the hope of speeding up the governments handling of the mortgage crises. Chaired by Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore, the cabine...
Committee Established To Speed Up Action On Mortgage Problems
A committee of senior ministers has been established in the hope of speeding up the governments handling of the mortgage crises. Chaired by Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore, the cabine...
Irish News, Mar 16, 2012
Michael Collins "Criminal Card" To Be Auctioned
An original “criminal card” for Michael Collins has been discovered and is due to be sold at auction next month. Issued by British Intelligence during the War of Independence the fold-up, pocket-size...
Michael Collins "Criminal Card" To Be Auctioned
An original “criminal card” for Michael Collins has been discovered and is due to be sold at auction next month. Issued by British Intelligence during the War of Independence the fold-up, pocket-size...
Irish News, Mar 16, 2012
Cross-Border Search For Escaped Prisoner Continues
A cross border search is continuing for a prisoner who absconded yesterday from Loughan Prison in Co Cavan. Martin McDermott (26) from Raphoe, Co Donegal, was noted missing during a head count shortl...
Cross-Border Search For Escaped Prisoner Continues
A cross border search is continuing for a prisoner who absconded yesterday from Loughan Prison in Co Cavan. Martin McDermott (26) from Raphoe, Co Donegal, was noted missing during a head count shortl...
Irish News, Mar 16, 2012
Nike Apologies For Controversial Shoe
Sportswear company Nike has issued an apology following the controversy caused by its latest shoe design, the Black and Tan. Nike said the shoe “has been unofficially named by some using a phrase tha...
Nike Apologies For Controversial Shoe
Sportswear company Nike has issued an apology following the controversy caused by its latest shoe design, the Black and Tan. Nike said the shoe “has been unofficially named by some using a phrase tha...
Irish News, Mar 16, 2012
5-Way Accumulator Bet Wins Irishman €1.2m
It is alleged an Irishman employed at the Nicky Henderson training stable has won around €1.2m (£1m) on a five-way accumulator bet at the Cheltenham Festival this week. It is reported the bet was pla...
5-Way Accumulator Bet Wins Irishman €1.2m
It is alleged an Irishman employed at the Nicky Henderson training stable has won around €1.2m (£1m) on a five-way accumulator bet at the Cheltenham Festival this week. It is reported the bet was pla...
Irish News, Mar 16, 2012
€950,000 Drug Siezure
Gardaí have arrested two men and seized drugs valued at almost €1 million during a joint investigation by gardaí and Customs officials yesterday. They discovered 75kgs of herbal cannabis with an esti...
€950,000 Drug Siezure
Gardaí have arrested two men and seized drugs valued at almost €1 million during a joint investigation by gardaí and Customs officials yesterday. They discovered 75kgs of herbal cannabis with an esti...
Irish News, Mar 15, 2012
Man Found Guilty Of Lukasz Rzeszutko Murder
A 20-year-old man has been found guilty of the murder of Lukasz Rzeszutko as he walked to work at a fish factory in Dublin in 2010. The 27-year-old Polish man was found unconscious outside his workpl...
Man Found Guilty Of Lukasz Rzeszutko Murder
A 20-year-old man has been found guilty of the murder of Lukasz Rzeszutko as he walked to work at a fish factory in Dublin in 2010. The 27-year-old Polish man was found unconscious outside his workpl...
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Ireland WeatherToday:Very windy with persistent and occasionally heavy rain at first, becoming drier with the wind easing towards midday. Mainly dry with bright spells increasing during the afternoon. Milder than of late. Maximum temperature 14 °C.Tonight:Cloudy with clear spells, mainly dry evening becoming windy with rain at times from late evening. Turning drier with clear spells towards morning. Milder than of late. Minimum temperature 2 °C.
