Irish News for July 2013 : Page 6

Irish News, Jul 4, 2013
Protesters Shut Down Property Auction
A property auction being held at the Shelbourne Hotel has been cancelled after a small group of protestors disrupted the sale. It is understood that the protesters targetted the auction by Allsop Spa...
Irish News, Jul 4, 2013
Praveen Halappanavar To Take Legal Action Against HSE
Solicitors for Praveen Halappanavar have announced that he will take High Court legal action against the Health Service Executive in connection with the death of his wife, Savita, in October last year...
Irish News, Jul 4, 2013
Nine Arrested In Dissident Republican Investigation
Nine people have been arrested in Dublin in relation to an ongoing investigation into dissident republican activity. Eight arrested were made following a search of a house in the Tallaght area of the...
Irish News, Jul 3, 2013
Report Calls For Referendum On Same-Sex Marriage
A report from the convention on the Constitution has called for a referendum to be held over same-sex marriage. The report reveals that 79% of convention members were in support of amending the Const...
Irish News, Jul 3, 2013
Subsidy Offered To Employers Taking On Long-Term Unemployed
Employers could receive a subsidy of €72 a week to employ someone who has been out of work for more than 12 months, according to the Irish Times. An announcement is expected from the Minister for Soc...
Irish News, Jul 3, 2013
New Chief Of Staff Of The Defence Forces Appointed
The appointment of Major General Conor O'Boyle as the new Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces has been approved by the government. The current Deputy Chief of Staff Operation will take over from Lie...
Irish News, Jul 3, 2013
Eight Courthouses To Close
Eight courthouses in six different counties are to be closed, in an effort to increase day-to-day savings and ensure any investment is focused to courts with "justifiable case-loads". The courthouses...
Irish News, Jul 3, 2013
No Decision Reached On Banking Inquiry
A lengthy cabinet discussion was held on Wednesday night on a proposed inquiry on the bank guarantee. No decision was reached during the meeting and it is unknown if a new referendum will be held on ...
Irish News, Jul 3, 2013
€330m Saved In 9 Months By Croke Park
Some €330 million was saved between April and December last year under the Croke Park Agreement, the agreements implementation body has said. The Croke Park Implementation Body have produced their th...
Irish News, Jul 3, 2013
Proposed Abortion 'Cooling-Off Period' Rejected
A proposal that suicidal women seeking an abortion should be subject to a "cooling-off" period, has been rejected by Minister for Health James Reilly. The proposal, put forward by Fine Gael TD Michel...
Irish News, Jul 3, 2013
St Patrick's Institution To Be Closed
St Patrick's Institution is to close with all staff and prisoners being moved to different institutions in the next six months, minister for justice Alan Shatter has announced. It is understood that ...
Irish News, Jul 3, 2013
Man Hit By Bus In Dublin City Centre
A man has been injured after being hit by a bus in Dublin city on Wednesday afternoon. The unnamed pedestrian is understood to have been coming from Merrion Square on to baggot Street when he was hit...
Irish News, Jul 2, 2013
HSE Miss Creche Inspection Reports Deadline
HSE will miss key deadlines on safeguards for children in creches and preschools. Children's Minister Frances Fitzgerald had promised the publication of inspection reports from July 01, but as of tod...
Irish News, Jul 2, 2013
Elderly Sisters Attacked During Burglary
A pair of elderly sisters have been attacked in a burglary at their home in Co Donegal. 91-year-old Isobel Arthur and her 89-year-old sister Susan were attacked by two men at their home in Feddyglass...
Irish News, Jul 2, 2013
Nine Fine Gael Could Rebel Over Abortion Bill
Some nine members of Fine Gael are expected to vote against the Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill when the first vote is held today. According to the Irish Times, four TDs have confirmed that ...
Irish News, Jul 2, 2013
Arrests Made After Cocaine Seizure
Cocaine with an estimated value of €250,000 has been seized and two men arrested in the Rathmines area of Dublin, garda have said. The drugs were uncovered during a planned search of a flat on Leinst...
Irish News, Jul 2, 2013
DCC Grant MCD Phoenix Park License
Three concerts to be held next week in Phoenix Park are to go ahead, after Dublin City Council granted licenses, despite complaints, to promoter MCD. Local residents had raised objections to the show...
Irish News, Jul 2, 2013
70-Year-Old Dies In Cork Road Crash
A 70-year-old man has died in a two-car road crash on the N25 in Co Cork. A second man, driving the other car involved in the crash, was taken from the scene to Cork University Hospital were his inju...
Irish News, Jul 2, 2013
'Bulky Waste' Could Be Reused, Report Finds
1.2m items of bulky waste across Ireland could be reused, according to a new report. The Bulky Waste Reuse Study estimates that about £48m/€60m in potential sales of reusable bulky waste items could ...
Irish News, Jul 2, 2013
Grafton Street Amendment Lifts Ban On Charity Shops
A proposal to ban new charity shops from Dublin's Grafton Street has been dropped. Dublin City Council debated new planning controls which would prohibit particular types of outlets that would "detra...
Irish News, Jul 2, 2013
GPs and Pharmacists Fees Cut
In an effort to save €70 million a year, the fees paid by the State to GPs and pharmacists will be cut. €38 million will be saved with a 7.5% cut to fees paid to GPs, while €32 million will be saved ...
Irish News, Jul 1, 2013
Man Admits Manslaughter Of Melanie McCarthy
A man from Dublin has admitted killing Melanie McCarthy, 16, on 8 February last year. Keith Hall, 24, from Tallaght, pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty of manslaughter. Ms McCarthy was shot whi...
Irish News, Jul 1, 2013
Govt Announces €40m Research Investment In Pharma Sector
Mr Richard Bruton TD, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation and Mr Seán Sherlock TD, Minister for Research and Innovation has announced funding, through the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and I...
Irish News, Jul 1, 2013
Ireland's Visitor Numbers Rise By 6%
Visitor numbers increased by 6% from all of Ireland's main markets in the first five months of the year, and by 8% between March and May, which Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport Leo Varadkar sai...
Irish News, Jul 1, 2013
Five Serious Racist Incidents A Week Reported To The Immigrant Council
50 serious racist incidents have been reported to the Immigrant Council of Ireland in the 10 weeks since the launch of a major awareness campaign, according to preliminary figures released today. The...
Irish News, Jul 1, 2013
Nationwide Broadband Mapping Exercise Launches
The Minister for Communications, Pat Rabbitte, T.D. has announced that his Department has launched a national mapping exercise intended to identify those areas of the country which would not be served...
Irish News, Jul 1, 2013
Motorcyclist Dies Following Crash
A motorcyclist has died following a crash with a car in Tullamore, Co Offaly, on Thursday. The female who was driving the car is currently being treated at the Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore. G...
Irish News, Jul 1, 2013
Enterprise Ireland €375K Competitive Feasibility Fund Launches
The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD, today launched the new Enterprise Ireland €375K Competitive Feasibility Fund. The fund is aimed at stimulating new start-ups, or e...