Irish News for May 2013

Irish News, May 31, 2013
10gen Opens Its EMEA Headquarters
10gen, the MongoDB company, officially opened its EMEA headquarters in Dublin today and launched a recruitment campaign for positions in Engineering, Sales, HR, Legal and Finance. The company announ...
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Irish News, May 31, 2013
Man Charged Over Death Of Gerard Delaney
A man has appeared in court charged with the death of Gerard Delaney on St Stephen's Day in 2011. 19-year-old Dean Crinnion of Blackwater Grove, Togher in Cork, was also charged with affray and with ...
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Irish News, May 31, 2013
Attempted Shooting At Offaly Gym
An investigation is underway in Offaly after an attempted shooting. At around 9.30pm on Thursday night, a male dressed in army fatigues and a balaclava entered a sports gym and attempted to fire shot...
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Irish News, May 31, 2013
Man Critical After Tallaght Shooting
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses after a man was shot in Tallaght in Dublin. The shooting happened outside a shopping centre on St Dominic's Road shortly before 10pm on Thursday night. The man, w...
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Irish News, May 31, 2013
Jack And Emily Remain Most Popular Baby Names
Jack and Emily were the most popular babies’ names registered in 2012, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO). Jack retains the top position it held since 2007. Emily also retains the top p...
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Irish News, May 31, 2013
Labour Opposes Calls For CCTV Cameras To Be Installed In Creches
Labour Party T.D. for Waterford, Ciara Conway, has opposed calls for the installation of CCTV cameras in creches, which have come in the aftermath of RTE's Prime Time programme 'Breach of Trust,' whic...
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Irish News, May 31, 2013
Call for Clarity On Water Service Jobs
Fianna Fáil has called on the Environment Minister Phil Hogan to immediately clarify the job security of the 4,200 people currently employed in water services nationwide. The party's Environment Spok...
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Irish News, May 30, 2013
Unemployment Rate Drops 13.7%
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has announced the unemployment rate has dropped to 13.7%. Senator Marie Maloney said: "Since entering government just over two years ago, Labour's number one prior...
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Irish News, May 30, 2013
Pensions Bill Will Do Nothing To Solve The Crisis - O'Dea
Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Social Protection, Willie O'Dea TD, says the Social Welfare and Pensions Bill proposes nothing but administrative fixes which will do nothing to help solve the pension cris...
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Irish News, May 30, 2013
The Medical Council Launches Its Annual Report
The Medical Council today (30 May 2013) launched its 2012 Annual Report, in addition to a Term Report, outlining its work over the past five years. The Medical Council concludes its term of office ...
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Irish News, May 30, 2013
Irish Water To Create 400 Jobs
Irish Water has appointed Abtran Ltd, Cork, to operate its customer contact call centre. This decision will create 400 jobs at the Abtran facility at Bishopstown, Cork from July of this year. The co...
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Irish News, May 30, 2013
European Parliament Reaches Agreement On Common Fisheries Policy
Ireland North West MEP Pat the Cope Gallagher and a negotiator for the European Parliament on the Reform of the Common Fisheries Policy has confirmed that the European Parliament has reached a politic...
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Irish News, May 30, 2013
Minister Calls For Re-Organisation Of The Education Sector
The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., has today announced a major re-organisation of the country’s higher education sector that includes provision for the creation of new Technolog...
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Irish News, May 30, 2013
Two Women Hospitalised After Consuming Cannabis
Gardai have issued a warning after two women are believed to be in a life-threatening condition in hospital after consuming cannabis. It is believed the cannabis may have been contaminated. Both wom...
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Irish News, May 29, 2013
Govt Urged Over Drug Injection Centres
The government is being urged to consider opening drug injection centres around Dublin city centre, ahead of an expected rise in drug-related activity this summer. Homeless and drug-addiction chariti...
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Irish News, May 29, 2013
70 Jobs At Meath Basalt Facility
70 new jobs are to be created by Mafic Ireland Limited over the next three years through a multi-million Euro investment in a new production facility in Kells, County Meath. Jobs Minister Richard Bru...
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Irish News, May 29, 2013
Wales Earthquake Felt In Ireland
The tremors of an earthquake that occurred in Wales this morning have been felt across the Irish Sea. The earthquake happened on the Lleyn Peninsula at about 3:15 in the early hours of this morning a...
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Irish News, May 29, 2013
Cross Border Narrow Water Bridge Approved
Funding for a new bridge that will link County Down and County Louth across Carlingford Lough has been given the go-ahead by NI Finance Minister Sammy Wilson. Speaking following his approval of the N...
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Irish News, May 29, 2013
Stabbing Suspect Released Without Charge
A man arrested yesterday in connection with a stabbing in Donaghmeade was released from custody without charge this morning. The arrest followed investigations by Gardai in Coolock over an incident i...
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Irish News, May 28, 2013
April Sales Figures Show Slight Improvement
April 2013 saw mild improvement in retail volume and sales in Ireland, following a worrying March slump. The latest report from the Central Statistics Office showed the volume of retail sales increas...
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Irish News, May 28, 2013
Plain Cigarette Packaging Approved
Ireland is to become the second country in the world to introduce standardised, plain packaging for cigarettes, following government approval. The move will see all individual branding removed from c...
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Irish News, May 28, 2013
Work-Related Deaths Fall 11%
There was an 11% decrease in the number of work-related deaths in Ireland in 2012, according to a new report. Jobs Minister Richard Bruton launched the Health and Safety Authority’s 2012 Annual Repor...
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Irish News, May 28, 2013
Malahide Road Stabbing - Man Released
A man arrested by Gardai in connection with a fatal stabbing on the Malahide Road in Dublin has been released without charge. The man, in his early 40s, was released yesterday afternoon. Gardai in C...
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Irish News, May 28, 2013
National Maternity Hospital To Relocate
Minister for Health James Reilly has announced with Minister Alex White and Minister Kathleen Lynch the government’s decision to relocate the National Maternity Hospital (NMH), Holles Street, to the S...
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Irish News, May 24, 2013
Irishman Charged With Murdering Four Soldiers In Hyde Park Bombing
Irishman John Downey has been charged with the murder of four British soldiers in the 1982 Hyde Park IRA bombing at the Old Bailey Court in London. Downey, 63, from Co Donegal, was arrested on Sunday...
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Irish News, May 24, 2013
N2/N3 Link Road Opens
Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport Leo Varadkar has opened the N2/N3 link road in west Dublin, the first road project to be funded with assistance from NAMA. The Minister was joined at the laun...
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Irish News, May 24, 2013
Pensioner Dies In Road Crash In Co Tipperary
A pensioner has died in a road collision in Cahir, Co Tipperary. The man, who was in his 80s, died after his car was in a crash with a truck on the M8 southbound at approximately 2am this morning. T...
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Irish News, May 24, 2013
Call For All Crèche Inspection Reports To Be Published Immediately
Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Children, Robert Troy TD, has called on the Minister for Children Frances Fitzgerald to direct the HSE to publish all crèche inspection reports immediately. Deputy Troy co...
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Irish News, May 24, 2013
Two Women Arrested Following Cannabis Find
Two women have been arrested after garda seized cannabis plants in the Monaghan area. During the search on Thursday evening a grow house was discovered and cannabis plants with an estimated street va...
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Irish News, May 24, 2013
Submissions Invited On The Microchipping Of Dogs
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD today announced that his Department is inviting submissions from interested or knowledgeable parties on the microchipping of dogs. ...
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