Irish News for June 2012

Irish News, Jun 29, 2012
McAreavey Trial Put On Hold Today
The trial of two men accused of murdering a Co Tyrone newlywed has been put on hold while lawyers attempted to resolve an outstanding legal issue. Judge Mr Justice Prithviraj Fecknah thanked jurors a...
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Irish News, Jun 29, 2012
Sean Quinn Spared Jail
Businessman Sean Quinn has been spared jail after being found guilty of contempt on Tuesday after hiding €500 million property portfolio from the former Anglo Irish Bank. At the High Court in Dublin,...
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Irish News, Jun 29, 2012
Woman Arrested Over Serious Attack
A woman has been arrested over a serious attack which occurred outside a pub at St George's Quay, Dublin, last weekend. The victim sustained serious facial injuries in the assault. The 21-year-old w...
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Irish News, Jun 29, 2012
Collins Urges Minister To Expand Micro Finance Loan Fund
Speaking in the Dáil on the Micro Finance Loan Fund Bill 2012, Fine Gael Cork North West Deputy, Áine Collins, welcomed the provisions of the Bill which she said will help small and medium businesses ...
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Irish News, Jun 29, 2012
Central Bank Concerned By Ulster Bank Delays
The Central Bank of Ireland has said it is concerned by the "unacceptable continuing delays by Ulster Bank in fully resolving its systems issues and the consequent impact on its customers". It releas...
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Irish News, Jun 29, 2012
Over €300,000 Illegally Imported Cigarettes Seized
More than €300,000 of illegally imported cigarettes have been seized by Customs officers at Dublin Airport. It is estimated 700,000 cigarettes have been seized by Revenue's Customs Service officers i...
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Irish News, Jun 29, 2012
Minister Welcomes Continued Reduction In Most Types Of Crime
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) today published the recorded crime statistics for the 12 month period ending with the first quarter of 2012. Speaking on publication, the Minister for Justice, E...
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Irish News, Jun 29, 2012
Banks Should Not Be Allowed To Dictate Progress In Personal Insolvency - FF
Spokesperson on Justice Dara Calleary TD has described the new Personal Insolvency legislation as a major opportunity to address the debt crisis facing thousands of people, but has questioned the deci...
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Irish News, Jun 29, 2012
Govt Defies Critics On Bank Debt Deal - Labour
Labour TD for Cork South-West Michael McCarthy has welcomed the news that Ireland has brokered a deal on its debt at last night's EU summit. He said: "Yet again this Government has defied its critics...
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Irish News, Jun 28, 2012
IBOA Members In AIB Staff Reject Bank's Latest Cuts Plan
Members of IBOA, the Finance Union, working in AIB have rejected the recent announcement by the Bank’-'s Chief Executive, David Duffy of plans to change pay, pensions and other benefits for the staff ...
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Irish News, Jun 28, 2012
Serious Flooding In Cork
Serious flooding has occurred in a number of areas throughout the county Cork this morning after heavy rainfall. The main locations affected were on the Southern and Northern environs of Cork city an...
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Irish News, Jun 28, 2012
Man Stabbed At A House In Co Clare
A 21-year-old man was stabbed in County Clare last night. He suffered two stab wounds at a house in Sycamore Drive in Kilrush at around 10pm. He is currently in Limerick hospital, where his injuries...
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Irish News, Jun 28, 2012
Mortgage To Rent Scheme Provides Certainty, Says Minister
The Government is determined to provide certainty and security for families who face the imminent prospect of repossession of their family home according to Minister for Housing and Planning, Jan O'Su...
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Irish News, Jun 28, 2012
Higgins Calls For Oireachtas Inquiry Into Ulster Bank Accounts Failure
Labour Party Senator Lorraine Higgins is calling for an Oireachtas inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the computer banking failure at Ulster Bank which has left tens of thousands of people wit...
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Irish News, Jun 28, 2012
Ireland's First Childrenswear Guidelines Launched
Frances Fitzgerald TD, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs has today launched the new Retail Ireland Childrenswear Guidelines. The launch took place at an event in Dundrum Town Centre. Earlier t...
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Irish News, Jun 28, 2012
Highlights From Census 2011
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) today released the latest publication in its series of Census 2011 results, showing that the number of persons in the labour force in April 2011 was 2,232,203 – an ...
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Irish News, Jun 27, 2012
Ex FG Town Councillor Sentenced To Six Years
Ex Fine Gael town councillor Fred Forsey Jr has been sentenced to six years in prison, with two years suspended, for corruptly accepting payments from a property developer. He was found guilty of acc...
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Irish News, Jun 27, 2012
Bord Na Móna Workers Go On Strike
Bord Na Móna workers are on a two-day strike in a dispute over pay. The firm offered to increase employees pay by 3.5%, which would be paid to workers over two phases and a lump sum of €1,000 to ever...
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Irish News, Jun 27, 2012
O'Brien Calls On Govt To Amend The Proceeds Of Crime Acts
Speaking in the Dáil the Sinn Féin spokesperson on justice and equality Jonathan O’Brien TD called on the Government to amend the Proceeds of Crime Acts to ensure that monies seized by the Criminal As...
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Irish News, Jun 27, 2012
Improvements To Terms Of Sow Welfare Scheme Announced
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD, today announced that a revised Sow Welfare Scheme would be opened at the beginning of next month in order to further assist the pig...
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Irish News, Jun 27, 2012
Woman Assaulted At St Georges Quay
Gardai are appealing for information following a serious assault which occurred at Georges Quay, Dublin 2, on Sunday 24th June 2012. At approximately 2.45am a female aged in her 20s sustained serious...
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Irish News, Jun 27, 2012
Enterprise Ireland Achieves Record Level Of Exports
Enterprise Ireland's Annual Report and Accounts for 2011 published today, Wednesday 27th June 2012, show that Enterprise Ireland client companies achieved record levels of exports of €15.2bn in 2011. ...
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Irish News, Jun 27, 2012
Approved Planning Permissions Drop By 63%
In the first quarter of 2012, planning permissions were granted for 1,355 dwelling units, compared with 3,667 units for the same period in 2011, a decrease of 63%, according to the Central Statistics ...
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Irish News, Jun 27, 2012
Sherlock Visits European Parliament For Talks On Irish Presidency Of EU
The Minister for Research and Innovation, Sean Sherlock TD, was in Brussels, where he held a series of consultations with members of the European Parliament to discuss the European Union's research an...
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Irish News, Jun 26, 2012
Woman Killed In Road Crash In County Wexford
A 48-year-old woman has been killed in a car crash at Tinnock, Oulart, Co Wexford this morning. The collision, which occurred at around 8.30am, involved three vehicles. The womans body has been remo...
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Irish News, Jun 26, 2012
Business Tycoon In Contempt Of Court
Businessman Sean Quinn, his son Sean and nephew Peter Darragh have all been found in contempt of court and may face "punitive and coercive" sanctions. They were found to have defied an order at the H...
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Irish News, Jun 26, 2012
Man Injured In Dublin Stabbing
Gardai are appealing for information after an 18-year-old man was stabbed in Dublin last night. He was attacked on St Mary's Road in Crumlin at around 7.30pm. The victim underwent surgery at Saint J...
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Irish News, Jun 26, 2012
Man Released Over Journalist Murder
A man who was arrested over the murder of a Northern Irish journalist in Dublin at the weekend has been released. The man, thought to be in his twenties, left Pearse Street Garda Station last night. ...
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Irish News, Jun 26, 2012
Office Of The Ombudsman Reports Busiest Year In History
The Office of the Ombudsman has revealed this has been the Office's busiest year in its 28 year history. 3,602 complaints were received in 2011, just below the 2010 record figure. 4,220 complaints d...
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Irish News, Jun 26, 2012
Two Thirds Of Final Year Medical Students Do Not Plan To Work In Irish Hospitals
Fine Gael Senator for Cork and Seanad Spokesperson on Health, Colm Burke, has today released the results of a survey he commissioned of medical students across the country, which found that nearly two...
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