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Irish News, Aug 7, 2013
Waterford City Balcony Body Named
The body of a man found on the balcony of an apartment in Waterford city has been named as Damian Richards. Richards (42), a hairdresser and "well-known local character", was found slumped over the b...
Waterford City Balcony Body Named
The body of a man found on the balcony of an apartment in Waterford city has been named as Damian Richards. Richards (42), a hairdresser and "well-known local character", was found slumped over the b...
Irish News, Aug 7, 2013
Protestant Coalition Protest Outside Facebook HQ
A number of members of the Protestant Coalition, the group behind the 'Love Ulster' parade in the north which caused rioting in Belfast, have held a protest at the European headquarters of Facebook in...
Protestant Coalition Protest Outside Facebook HQ
A number of members of the Protestant Coalition, the group behind the 'Love Ulster' parade in the north which caused rioting in Belfast, have held a protest at the European headquarters of Facebook in...
Irish News, Aug 7, 2013
Board Member Says Hospital Cannot Comply With Abortion Bill
A board member at the Mater Hospital in Dublin has claimed that the hospital will not be able to comply with the new abortion legislation. Speaking to the Irish Times, board member Fr Kevin Doran, sa...
Board Member Says Hospital Cannot Comply With Abortion Bill
A board member at the Mater Hospital in Dublin has claimed that the hospital will not be able to comply with the new abortion legislation. Speaking to the Irish Times, board member Fr Kevin Doran, sa...
Irish News, Aug 7, 2013
Man Shot In Head In Dublin
A 33-year-old man been seriously injured in a shooting in Dublin on Tuesday night. The victim was driving on Seville Place in the north inner city at around 21:30 last night when he was shot, reporte...
Man Shot In Head In Dublin
A 33-year-old man been seriously injured in a shooting in Dublin on Tuesday night. The victim was driving on Seville Place in the north inner city at around 21:30 last night when he was shot, reporte...
Irish News, Aug 7, 2013
Gardaí Appeal For Information Over Co Monaghan Teenager
Gardaí in Co Monaghan have appealed to the public for help in tracing a missing 17-year-old boy. Dylan Murphy was last seen at around 13:30 on Friday, boarding a bus at Monaghan bus station destined ...
Gardaí Appeal For Information Over Co Monaghan Teenager
Gardaí in Co Monaghan have appealed to the public for help in tracing a missing 17-year-old boy. Dylan Murphy was last seen at around 13:30 on Friday, boarding a bus at Monaghan bus station destined ...
Irish News, Aug 7, 2013
Dublin Bus Strike Suspended As Talks Begin
Industrial action by drivers and other staff at Dublin Bus has been suspended after three days, with a full bus service back in operation today. Unions and Dublin Bus management are now reported to b...
Dublin Bus Strike Suspended As Talks Begin
Industrial action by drivers and other staff at Dublin Bus has been suspended after three days, with a full bus service back in operation today. Unions and Dublin Bus management are now reported to b...
Irish News, Aug 7, 2013
Over 280 Jobs To Be Lost At M&S And Superquinn
One hundred and eighty jobs are to go with the closure of four Marks & Spencer stores in Ireland. Mullingar and Tallaght's M&S stores will be closed alongside two Simply Food stores in Naas and Dún ...
Over 280 Jobs To Be Lost At M&S And Superquinn
One hundred and eighty jobs are to go with the closure of four Marks & Spencer stores in Ireland. Mullingar and Tallaght's M&S stores will be closed alongside two Simply Food stores in Naas and Dún ...
Irish News, Aug 6, 2013
Fianna Fáil Calls On Varadkar To Open Bus Lanes
Bus lanes around Dublin city should be opened to traffic during the ongoing Dublin Bus strike, a Fianna Fáil (FF) Senator has said. FF party spokesperson Darragh O'Brien, has called on the Minister f...
Fianna Fáil Calls On Varadkar To Open Bus Lanes
Bus lanes around Dublin city should be opened to traffic during the ongoing Dublin Bus strike, a Fianna Fáil (FF) Senator has said. FF party spokesperson Darragh O'Brien, has called on the Minister f...
Irish News, Aug 6, 2013
20 Jobs To Be Created By Enterprise Ireland Expansion
Some 20 additional jobs are to be created within Enterprise Ireland, in a move which is forecast could create a further 1200 jobs in Ireland. The Enterprise Ireland posts have been secured by the Min...
20 Jobs To Be Created By Enterprise Ireland Expansion
Some 20 additional jobs are to be created within Enterprise Ireland, in a move which is forecast could create a further 1200 jobs in Ireland. The Enterprise Ireland posts have been secured by the Min...
Irish News, Aug 6, 2013
Injured Man Leaves Hospital To Attend Friends Funerals
One of the two men injured in a Co Donegal road crash that killed two of his friends left hospital to attend their funeral. The two men killed in the crash, Shaun Graham (19) and Matthew Crawford (21...
Injured Man Leaves Hospital To Attend Friends Funerals
One of the two men injured in a Co Donegal road crash that killed two of his friends left hospital to attend their funeral. The two men killed in the crash, Shaun Graham (19) and Matthew Crawford (21...
Irish News, Aug 6, 2013
Co Donegal Councillor Calls For Army Support To Evict Travellers
A Co Donegal councillor has called for the Army to used to help evict a group of Travellers who are refusing to leave a car park they have taken residence in. Fianna Fail councillor Patrick McGowan m...
Co Donegal Councillor Calls For Army Support To Evict Travellers
A Co Donegal councillor has called for the Army to used to help evict a group of Travellers who are refusing to leave a car park they have taken residence in. Fianna Fail councillor Patrick McGowan m...
Irish News, Aug 6, 2013
Dublin Bus Strike Enters Third Day
As people in Dublin return to work following yesterday's bank holiday, the Dublin Bus strike enters its third day. It is estimated that hundreds of thousands of passengers have been effected by the s...
Dublin Bus Strike Enters Third Day
As people in Dublin return to work following yesterday's bank holiday, the Dublin Bus strike enters its third day. It is estimated that hundreds of thousands of passengers have been effected by the s...
Irish News, Aug 6, 2013
Computer Users Conned In Garda Fine Scam
An computer scam named 'Garda Ukash' has cost Irish computer users tens of thousands of euro, according to the Irish Independent. The scam begins when someone online clicks a link in an email or pop-...
Computer Users Conned In Garda Fine Scam
An computer scam named 'Garda Ukash' has cost Irish computer users tens of thousands of euro, according to the Irish Independent. The scam begins when someone online clicks a link in an email or pop-...
Irish News, Aug 6, 2013
20,000 Smuggled Cigarettes Uncovered By X-Ray
A car arriving into Rosslare Europort was discovered to be carrying some 20,000 smuggled cigarettes. Revenue Customers Service investigated the car after spotting a suspicious object on an x-ray imag...
20,000 Smuggled Cigarettes Uncovered By X-Ray
A car arriving into Rosslare Europort was discovered to be carrying some 20,000 smuggled cigarettes. Revenue Customers Service investigated the car after spotting a suspicious object on an x-ray imag...
Irish News, Aug 6, 2013
Two Men Airlifted To Hospital In Separate Incidents
An 81-year-old man is on his way to Cork University Hospital after being gored by a bull, garda have said. He is being moved by the Coast Guard Helicopter from Drimoleague in west Cork following the ...
Two Men Airlifted To Hospital In Separate Incidents
An 81-year-old man is on his way to Cork University Hospital after being gored by a bull, garda have said. He is being moved by the Coast Guard Helicopter from Drimoleague in west Cork following the ...
Irish News, Aug 6, 2013
Body Found On Balcony In Waterford City
Garda in Waterford are appealing for information following the discovery of a body at an apartment in the city this morning at around 08:15am. It is understood that the body was found on the balcony ...
Body Found On Balcony In Waterford City
Garda in Waterford are appealing for information following the discovery of a body at an apartment in the city this morning at around 08:15am. It is understood that the body was found on the balcony ...
Irish News, Aug 5, 2013
US Seek Extradition Of Child Porn 'Facilitator'
Authorities in the United Stated have appeared in the High Court in Dublin to seek the extradition of a 28-year-old man accused of being "the largest facilitator of child porn on the planet". Eric Eo...
US Seek Extradition Of Child Porn 'Facilitator'
Authorities in the United Stated have appeared in the High Court in Dublin to seek the extradition of a 28-year-old man accused of being "the largest facilitator of child porn on the planet". Eric Eo...
Irish News, Aug 5, 2013
Police Appeal For Information On 40 Year Old Murder
An investigation into the death of a teenager in 1973 has been reopened. The body of 18-year-old Marian Beattie was discovered on Friday 30 March, 1973, at the bottom of Hadden's Quarry between Aughn...
Police Appeal For Information On 40 Year Old Murder
An investigation into the death of a teenager in 1973 has been reopened. The body of 18-year-old Marian Beattie was discovered on Friday 30 March, 1973, at the bottom of Hadden's Quarry between Aughn...
Irish News, Aug 5, 2013
Two Dead And Two Injured In Weekend Road Crash In Co Donegal
Two men were killed and two others injured in a car crash in Co Donegal in the early hours of Sunday morning. The incident, involving one car, happened at around 03:10 at Kinnegar Bridge on the Rathm...
Two Dead And Two Injured In Weekend Road Crash In Co Donegal
Two men were killed and two others injured in a car crash in Co Donegal in the early hours of Sunday morning. The incident, involving one car, happened at around 03:10 at Kinnegar Bridge on the Rathm...
Irish News, Aug 5, 2013
Man Charged With Petrol Bomb Attack On Killarney Garda Station
A man has been charged with arson in connection with a petrol bomb attack on Killarney Garda Station, the Irish Times have reported. At a special sitting of the Killorglin District Court, the unident...
Man Charged With Petrol Bomb Attack On Killarney Garda Station
A man has been charged with arson in connection with a petrol bomb attack on Killarney Garda Station, the Irish Times have reported. At a special sitting of the Killorglin District Court, the unident...
Irish News, Aug 5, 2013
Student Grant Deadline Tonight
Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) are reminding students that the deadline to apply for grants for the upcoming year is at midnight tonight (Monday). The original deadline of last Thursday was...
Student Grant Deadline Tonight
Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) are reminding students that the deadline to apply for grants for the upcoming year is at midnight tonight (Monday). The original deadline of last Thursday was...
Irish News, Aug 5, 2013
Man In 60s Held Over Cannabis Discovery
A man in his 60s has been arrested in connection with the discovery of a cannabis grow house in Co Wexford. The man was found to be growing the plants in the upstairs of his house in Chapelwood, Kilm...
Man In 60s Held Over Cannabis Discovery
A man in his 60s has been arrested in connection with the discovery of a cannabis grow house in Co Wexford. The man was found to be growing the plants in the upstairs of his house in Chapelwood, Kilm...
Irish News, Aug 5, 2013
Dublin Bus Strike Enters Second Day
A strike by Dublin Bus employees in a dispute over cost-cutting measures is underway. There is no service today, a Bank holiday, as drivers and other workers enter the second day of industrial action...
Dublin Bus Strike Enters Second Day
A strike by Dublin Bus employees in a dispute over cost-cutting measures is underway. There is no service today, a Bank holiday, as drivers and other workers enter the second day of industrial action...
Irish News, Aug 5, 2013
Man To Be Charged With Herbal Cannabis Seizure
A man is to appear in court in connection with the seizure of 60kg of herbal cannabis with an estimated value of €1.2m. The drugs were found inside a Northern Ireland registered trailer that had arri...
Man To Be Charged With Herbal Cannabis Seizure
A man is to appear in court in connection with the seizure of 60kg of herbal cannabis with an estimated value of €1.2m. The drugs were found inside a Northern Ireland registered trailer that had arri...
Irish News, Aug 5, 2013
Man Killed In Dublin Road Crash
Garda have appealed for witnesses to a road crash in Dublin that killed a man in his 20s. The crash happened at around 2.40am on Monday morning on the North Wall Quay. Two other men are understood ...
Man Killed In Dublin Road Crash
Garda have appealed for witnesses to a road crash in Dublin that killed a man in his 20s. The crash happened at around 2.40am on Monday morning on the North Wall Quay. Two other men are understood ...
Irish News, Aug 2, 2013
Father Charged With Sons Murders
The father of two boys found dead in the boot of his crashed car has been charged with their murders. Sanjeev Chada was officially charged with the murders of Eoghan (10) and Ruairi (5) at a special ...
Father Charged With Sons Murders
The father of two boys found dead in the boot of his crashed car has been charged with their murders. Sanjeev Chada was officially charged with the murders of Eoghan (10) and Ruairi (5) at a special ...
Irish News, Aug 2, 2013
Minister For Transport Urges Talks For Dublin Bus And Unions
Transport unions and Dublin Bus have been urged to enter talks in an effort to avoid upcoming industrial action in a dispute over cost saving measures. Alan Kelly, Minister for Transport was quoted b...
Minister For Transport Urges Talks For Dublin Bus And Unions
Transport unions and Dublin Bus have been urged to enter talks in an effort to avoid upcoming industrial action in a dispute over cost saving measures. Alan Kelly, Minister for Transport was quoted b...
Irish News, Aug 2, 2013
Final Week To Pay Local Property Tax
More than 50,000 property owners now have just seven days to pay the Local Property Tax at which point the money will deducted directly from wages or pensions. To date, some 1.58 million returns have...
Final Week To Pay Local Property Tax
More than 50,000 property owners now have just seven days to pay the Local Property Tax at which point the money will deducted directly from wages or pensions. To date, some 1.58 million returns have...
Irish News, Aug 2, 2013
NRA Propose Toll Exemption Pilot Scheme For Hauliers
Motorway tolling companies have been asked to consider a month long pilot scheme exempting hauliers from paying road tolls. The National Roads Authority (NRA) has devised the scheme in an effort to e...
NRA Propose Toll Exemption Pilot Scheme For Hauliers
Motorway tolling companies have been asked to consider a month long pilot scheme exempting hauliers from paying road tolls. The National Roads Authority (NRA) has devised the scheme in an effort to e...
Irish News, Aug 2, 2013
DCC Permit By-The-Hour On-Street Car Hire
Dublin City Council have agreed legislation to allow car clubs to rent vehicles by the hour from on-street locations. Members of car clubs will be able to rent cars by the hour on a pay-as-you-go bas...
DCC Permit By-The-Hour On-Street Car Hire
Dublin City Council have agreed legislation to allow car clubs to rent vehicles by the hour from on-street locations. Members of car clubs will be able to rent cars by the hour on a pay-as-you-go bas...
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Ireland WeatherToday:Scattered showers of rain, sleet and, over hills, snow in the morning with sunny spells, the best of these in the south. The showers dying out this afternoon with increasing amounts of sunshine. Occasionally fresh westerly or northwesterly winds easing. Maximum temperature 6 °C.Tonight:Clear start with a fairly widespread frost developing. Increasing cloud brings occasionally heavy rain overnight, preceded, especially over western hills, briefly by snow. Occasional southeasterly gales, severe near coasts, developing. Minimum temperature -2 °C.
