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Irish News for December 2013
Irish News, Dec 20, 2013
LATI Announce Company Closure With Lose Of 411 Jobs
Over 400 staff at Lufthansa Technik Airmotive Ireland (LTAI) in Rathcoole, Co Dublin have received notice of employment termination as the company announced that is it to close it jet engine overhaul ...
LATI Announce Company Closure With Lose Of 411 Jobs
Over 400 staff at Lufthansa Technik Airmotive Ireland (LTAI) in Rathcoole, Co Dublin have received notice of employment termination as the company announced that is it to close it jet engine overhaul ...
Irish News, Dec 20, 2013
Farmer Protest Cut-Price Selling Of Fresh Produce
A number of protests have been held across the country at retail outlets over the pricing of fresh produce. It is understood that stores are selling fresh produce for as little as 5c per item. Farme...
Farmer Protest Cut-Price Selling Of Fresh Produce
A number of protests have been held across the country at retail outlets over the pricing of fresh produce. It is understood that stores are selling fresh produce for as little as 5c per item. Farme...
Irish News, Dec 20, 2013
ASTI For To Accept Haddington Road
The revised Haddington Road Agreement has been accepted by the Association of Secondary School Teachers (ASTI). ASTI had been the only union to reject the agreement but the latest balloted has come o...
ASTI For To Accept Haddington Road
The revised Haddington Road Agreement has been accepted by the Association of Secondary School Teachers (ASTI). ASTI had been the only union to reject the agreement but the latest balloted has come o...
Irish News, Dec 20, 2013
Right-To-Die Campaigner Marie Fleming Dies Aged 59
Right-to-die campaigner Marie Fleming has died overnight, aged 59. Ms Fleming had brought a right-to-die case to the Supreme Court in April this year, arguing that he partner, Tom Curran, should be a...
Right-To-Die Campaigner Marie Fleming Dies Aged 59
Right-to-die campaigner Marie Fleming has died overnight, aged 59. Ms Fleming had brought a right-to-die case to the Supreme Court in April this year, arguing that he partner, Tom Curran, should be a...
Irish News, Dec 20, 2013
Service Station Shooting Now Murder Investigation
The investigation into a shooting incident a CO Mayo service station has been upgraded to a murder inquiry following the death of the victim on Thursday night. Owen Maughan (29) was shoot a number of...
Service Station Shooting Now Murder Investigation
The investigation into a shooting incident a CO Mayo service station has been upgraded to a murder inquiry following the death of the victim on Thursday night. Owen Maughan (29) was shoot a number of...
Irish News, Dec 19, 2013
Thousands Without Power After Severe Overnight Weather
Severe weather overnight has left some 7,000 homes and businesses without power. According to reports, most of those affected are in west Co Donegal and north Co Mayo, where a number of power lines a...
Thousands Without Power After Severe Overnight Weather
Severe weather overnight has left some 7,000 homes and businesses without power. According to reports, most of those affected are in west Co Donegal and north Co Mayo, where a number of power lines a...
Irish News, Dec 19, 2013
ASTI Haddington Road Vote Results Due
The results of an Association of Secondary Teachers (ASTI) ballot is due later today and will decide if secondary schools will face strike action in January. The association is voting on a revised Ha...
ASTI Haddington Road Vote Results Due
The results of an Association of Secondary Teachers (ASTI) ballot is due later today and will decide if secondary schools will face strike action in January. The association is voting on a revised Ha...
Irish News, Dec 19, 2013
Insurance Firm Creates 150 Jobs In Dublin
One hundred and fifty new jobs are to be created in Dublin by Liberty Mutual Insurance. The company announced that the jobs would be created over the next two years and would be based at their Blanch...
Insurance Firm Creates 150 Jobs In Dublin
One hundred and fifty new jobs are to be created in Dublin by Liberty Mutual Insurance. The company announced that the jobs would be created over the next two years and would be based at their Blanch...
Irish News, Dec 19, 2013
Man Killed In Co Mayo Shooting
A man has died in a shooting incident in Co Mayo, Gardaí have reported. The victim has been named as 29-year-old Owen Maughan. Garda said he was shot a number of times in the back at a service stat...
Man Killed In Co Mayo Shooting
A man has died in a shooting incident in Co Mayo, Gardaí have reported. The victim has been named as 29-year-old Owen Maughan. Garda said he was shot a number of times in the back at a service stat...
Irish News, Dec 19, 2013
Woman Killed By Falling Tree in Co Westmeath
Gardaí in Co Westmeath have confirmed a 23-year-old woman has died after a tree fell on her car. The incident happened at around 4pm as the woman was driving into Mullingar. The woman was trapped ins...
Woman Killed By Falling Tree in Co Westmeath
Gardaí in Co Westmeath have confirmed a 23-year-old woman has died after a tree fell on her car. The incident happened at around 4pm as the woman was driving into Mullingar. The woman was trapped ins...
Irish News, Dec 18, 2013
Dáil Agree Constitutional Change Needed On Same-Sex Marriage
Minister for Justice Alan Shatter has praised the unanimous support shown by the Dáil for same-sex marriage, saying: "I think we have made history." It is understood that the House reached an agreeme...
Dáil Agree Constitutional Change Needed On Same-Sex Marriage
Minister for Justice Alan Shatter has praised the unanimous support shown by the Dáil for same-sex marriage, saying: "I think we have made history." It is understood that the House reached an agreeme...
Irish News, Dec 18, 2013
FSAI Issue Warning Over Counterfeit Vodka
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has issued a warning over a quantity of counterfeit Smirnoff red label vodka. It is understood that the UK's Food Standards Agency sent information to the ...
FSAI Issue Warning Over Counterfeit Vodka
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has issued a warning over a quantity of counterfeit Smirnoff red label vodka. It is understood that the UK's Food Standards Agency sent information to the ...
Irish News, Dec 18, 2013
Varadkar Rules Out New Toll Or Congestion Charges
Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar has said no new road tolls or congestion charges will be introduced, "during the lifetime of this government". According to reports, Mr Varadkar has said that publ...
Varadkar Rules Out New Toll Or Congestion Charges
Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar has said no new road tolls or congestion charges will be introduced, "during the lifetime of this government". According to reports, Mr Varadkar has said that publ...
Irish News, Dec 18, 2013
Dublin Bus To Hire 70 New Drivers
Seventy new drivers are to be hired by Dublin Bus over the next three months, the company has announced. The new driver intake marks the first new hirings by the company since 2008 and follows an inc...
Dublin Bus To Hire 70 New Drivers
Seventy new drivers are to be hired by Dublin Bus over the next three months, the company has announced. The new driver intake marks the first new hirings by the company since 2008 and follows an inc...
Irish News, Dec 18, 2013
Irish Cancer Society Seeks Amendments To Sunbed Bill
Legislation on the use of sunbeds does not go far enough, the Irish Cancer Society has said. The society has said that while the legislation will introduce tighter regulations, they will be seeking a...
Irish Cancer Society Seeks Amendments To Sunbed Bill
Legislation on the use of sunbeds does not go far enough, the Irish Cancer Society has said. The society has said that while the legislation will introduce tighter regulations, they will be seeking a...
Irish News, Dec 18, 2013
Status Red Weather Warning Issued
A severe weather warning has been issued for Connacht and west Ulster by Met Éireann. A status red, the highest alert, has been issued this evening for counties Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo and Sli...
Status Red Weather Warning Issued
A severe weather warning has been issued for Connacht and west Ulster by Met Éireann. A status red, the highest alert, has been issued this evening for counties Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo and Sli...
Irish News, Dec 18, 2013
Aer Lingus Announce New Route And Expanded Services In Cork
A new flight route to Newcastle from Cork is to be introduced in the summer of 2014 by Aer Lingus. Alongside this the airlines services to Manchester and Bristol, and Rennes in France, are to be expa...
Aer Lingus Announce New Route And Expanded Services In Cork
A new flight route to Newcastle from Cork is to be introduced in the summer of 2014 by Aer Lingus. Alongside this the airlines services to Manchester and Bristol, and Rennes in France, are to be expa...
Irish News, Dec 18, 2013
Six Years 8 Months For Peru Smuggling Accused
Michaella McCollum and Melissa Reid have been given jail terms of six years and eight months for drug smiggling in Peru. McCollum, from Dungannon, Co Tyrone, and Reid, from Galsgow, were caught at Li...
Six Years 8 Months For Peru Smuggling Accused
Michaella McCollum and Melissa Reid have been given jail terms of six years and eight months for drug smiggling in Peru. McCollum, from Dungannon, Co Tyrone, and Reid, from Galsgow, were caught at Li...
Irish News, Dec 18, 2013
Jobs Boost For Limerick
Some 300 jobs could be created in Limerick if New York-based Regeneron Pharmaceuticals are granted planning permission to establish a production plant in the city. The biopharmaceutical company have ...
Jobs Boost For Limerick
Some 300 jobs could be created in Limerick if New York-based Regeneron Pharmaceuticals are granted planning permission to establish a production plant in the city. The biopharmaceutical company have ...
Irish News, Dec 17, 2013
Government Launch Economic Growth Plan
Unemployment in Ireland will not fall below 10% before 2018, the government's new economic plan has said. The newly published Strategy for Growth has predicted an unemployment rate of 8.1% by the yea...
Government Launch Economic Growth Plan
Unemployment in Ireland will not fall below 10% before 2018, the government's new economic plan has said. The newly published Strategy for Growth has predicted an unemployment rate of 8.1% by the yea...
Irish News, Dec 17, 2013
Peru Smuggling Accused Await Sentencing
Sentencing is due to be carried out today (17 December) of the two women accused of smuggling cocaine worth €1.7m out of Peru. Michaella McCollum, from Dungannon, Co Tyrone and Melissa Reid, from Gla...
Peru Smuggling Accused Await Sentencing
Sentencing is due to be carried out today (17 December) of the two women accused of smuggling cocaine worth €1.7m out of Peru. Michaella McCollum, from Dungannon, Co Tyrone and Melissa Reid, from Gla...
Irish News, Dec 17, 2013
Three Garda Officers Investigated Over Alleged Street Fight
An investigation is underway after three Dublin-based Garda officers were allegedly involved in a street fight after trying to solicit prostitutes while on a night out in Limerick. It is claimed that...
Three Garda Officers Investigated Over Alleged Street Fight
An investigation is underway after three Dublin-based Garda officers were allegedly involved in a street fight after trying to solicit prostitutes while on a night out in Limerick. It is claimed that...
Irish News, Dec 17, 2013
Cabinet To Consider Age Of Consent
The age of consent in Ireland is to be debated by the Cabinet following proposals forwarded by Minister for Justice Alan Shatter. It is understood that a "first discussion" will consider lowering the...
Cabinet To Consider Age Of Consent
The age of consent in Ireland is to be debated by the Cabinet following proposals forwarded by Minister for Justice Alan Shatter. It is understood that a "first discussion" will consider lowering the...
Irish News, Dec 17, 2013
Man Arrested For Threatening Garda With Replica Firearm
Garda in Dublin have arrested a man who pointed a replica firearm at officers and members of the public. At around 2.30am on Tuesday morning, Garda responded to a call of a man with a suspicious devi...
Man Arrested For Threatening Garda With Replica Firearm
Garda in Dublin have arrested a man who pointed a replica firearm at officers and members of the public. At around 2.30am on Tuesday morning, Garda responded to a call of a man with a suspicious devi...
Irish News, Dec 17, 2013
Garda Child Abuse Images Accused Trial Delayed For Five Weeks
A delay of five weeks has been allowed for the completion of a book of evidence in the case of a Garda officer charged with possession of child abuse images. 53-year-old Joe O'Connor is accused of po...
Garda Child Abuse Images Accused Trial Delayed For Five Weeks
A delay of five weeks has been allowed for the completion of a book of evidence in the case of a Garda officer charged with possession of child abuse images. 53-year-old Joe O'Connor is accused of po...
Irish News, Dec 17, 2013
Water At Beaumont Hospital Found To Be Contaminated
E-coli and coliforms have been discovered in the water at Beaumont Hospital. Routine testing at the hospital found that contaminants in the radiation oncology unit. Cancer patients at the hospital ha...
Water At Beaumont Hospital Found To Be Contaminated
E-coli and coliforms have been discovered in the water at Beaumont Hospital. Routine testing at the hospital found that contaminants in the radiation oncology unit. Cancer patients at the hospital ha...
Irish News, Dec 17, 2013
Line Fault Leaves ESB Customers Without Power
Some 1,500 ESB customers in Dublin were left without power on Monday following a network fault. It is understood that around 2,600 homes and businesses in the Blanchardstown and Coolmine areas were i...
Line Fault Leaves ESB Customers Without Power
Some 1,500 ESB customers in Dublin were left without power on Monday following a network fault. It is understood that around 2,600 homes and businesses in the Blanchardstown and Coolmine areas were i...
Irish News, Dec 17, 2013
President Higgins Expected To Announce Ethic Initiative
A new initiative on ethics is expected to be announced by President Michael D Higgins early next year. It is understood that the president hopes to launch discussions following themes of speeches tha...
President Higgins Expected To Announce Ethic Initiative
A new initiative on ethics is expected to be announced by President Michael D Higgins early next year. It is understood that the president hopes to launch discussions following themes of speeches tha...
Irish News, Dec 16, 2013
Two Injured In Stabbing Incident
A man and woman are being treated in hospital for stab wounds after being attacked in Ballymun in Dublin. Gardaí believe that the woman was attacked and stabbed by an unknown man on Coultry Place at ...
Two Injured In Stabbing Incident
A man and woman are being treated in hospital for stab wounds after being attacked in Ballymun in Dublin. Gardaí believe that the woman was attacked and stabbed by an unknown man on Coultry Place at ...
Irish News, Dec 16, 2013
Two Held After Post Office Raid
Gardaí in Co Dublin have arrested two men in connection with the armed robbery of a post office. According to reports two men entered the Clonsilla Post Office at around 10am. They escaped with an un...
Two Held After Post Office Raid
Gardaí in Co Dublin have arrested two men in connection with the armed robbery of a post office. According to reports two men entered the Clonsilla Post Office at around 10am. They escaped with an un...
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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.
