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Irish News, Jan 16, 2014
Varadker Says Road Safety Is Increasing
Cutbacks in Gardaí Traffic Corps have not had a direct impact on the increased number of road deaths, the Minister for Transport has said. Leo Varadker told RTÉ radio that road safety was on the incr...
Varadker Says Road Safety Is Increasing
Cutbacks in Gardaí Traffic Corps have not had a direct impact on the increased number of road deaths, the Minister for Transport has said. Leo Varadker told RTÉ radio that road safety was on the incr...
Irish News, Jan 16, 2014
Teachers Warn Of Disruption To Junior Cert Reforms
Teachers could disrupt the proposed changes to the Junior Cert qualification if they do not agree with how it will work, according to a report by the Irish Independent. A warning that teachers would ...
Teachers Warn Of Disruption To Junior Cert Reforms
Teachers could disrupt the proposed changes to the Junior Cert qualification if they do not agree with how it will work, according to a report by the Irish Independent. A warning that teachers would ...
Irish News, Jan 16, 2014
92-Year-Old In Critical Condition After Explosion
A 92-year-old woman is in critical condition following a gas explosion at her Dublin home. Bridget Berry is reported to have suffered second and third degree burns in an explosion in the kitchen of h...
92-Year-Old In Critical Condition After Explosion
A 92-year-old woman is in critical condition following a gas explosion at her Dublin home. Bridget Berry is reported to have suffered second and third degree burns in an explosion in the kitchen of h...
Irish News, Jan 16, 2014
High Court Grant Order To Withdraw Life Support
The High Court has granted an order allowing a Dublin maternity hospital to withdraw life support from a severely brain damaged baby. A special sitting of the court was held after the mother died on ...
High Court Grant Order To Withdraw Life Support
The High Court has granted an order allowing a Dublin maternity hospital to withdraw life support from a severely brain damaged baby. A special sitting of the court was held after the mother died on ...
Irish News, Jan 16, 2014
Two Arrested After M50 Car Chase
Two men have been arrested following a car chase on the M50. Gardaí have said that a man and a woman had travelled to a car park in Naas in order to meet with another person about selling a silver BM...
Two Arrested After M50 Car Chase
Two men have been arrested following a car chase on the M50. Gardaí have said that a man and a woman had travelled to a car park in Naas in order to meet with another person about selling a silver BM...
Irish News, Jan 16, 2014
Galway University Hospital Cancel Surgery For Second Day
All non-urgent surgery has been cancelled at Galway University Hospital for the second day in a row. The cancellations have been blamed on a "significant increase" in emergency patients, which has pu...
Galway University Hospital Cancel Surgery For Second Day
All non-urgent surgery has been cancelled at Galway University Hospital for the second day in a row. The cancellations have been blamed on a "significant increase" in emergency patients, which has pu...
Irish News, Jan 15, 2014
SIPTU Rejects Labour Court Liebherr Proposal
SIPTU staff at Kerry-based German firm Liebherr have rejected a Labour Court proposal, which sought to end a four-year pay dispute. Concerns have been raised over the future of the Kerry-based busine...
SIPTU Rejects Labour Court Liebherr Proposal
SIPTU staff at Kerry-based German firm Liebherr have rejected a Labour Court proposal, which sought to end a four-year pay dispute. Concerns have been raised over the future of the Kerry-based busine...
Irish News, Jan 15, 2014
NTA Pledged Over €3m For Cycle Scheme
The National Transport Authority has pledged almost €3.5m to Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council as part of theN Sustainable Transport Measures Grants (STMG) programme. It is understood that the al...
NTA Pledged Over €3m For Cycle Scheme
The National Transport Authority has pledged almost €3.5m to Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council as part of theN Sustainable Transport Measures Grants (STMG) programme. It is understood that the al...
Irish News, Jan 15, 2014
Co Roscommon Ambulance Base Given Permission
Roscommon County Council has granted planning permission for the development of an ambulance base at a former garda station in Loughglynn. Fine Gael TD for Roscommon/South Leitrim, Frank Feighan said...
Co Roscommon Ambulance Base Given Permission
Roscommon County Council has granted planning permission for the development of an ambulance base at a former garda station in Loughglynn. Fine Gael TD for Roscommon/South Leitrim, Frank Feighan said...
Irish News, Jan 15, 2014
Govt Bus Route Privatisation Plan Condemned
A government proposal to privatise some Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus routes has been condemned by Sinn Féin. Ahead of a meeting by the Oireachtas Committee on Transport to discuss the proposed privatis...
Govt Bus Route Privatisation Plan Condemned
A government proposal to privatise some Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus routes has been condemned by Sinn Féin. Ahead of a meeting by the Oireachtas Committee on Transport to discuss the proposed privatis...
Irish News, Jan 15, 2014
DCC Forced To Shelve Incinerator Consultancy Plan
Plans to recruit a group of consultants in relation to the Poolbeg incinerator have been "shelved", Dublin City Council (DCC) has said. Outgoing consultancy firm RPS was due to be replaced by Danish ...
DCC Forced To Shelve Incinerator Consultancy Plan
Plans to recruit a group of consultants in relation to the Poolbeg incinerator have been "shelved", Dublin City Council (DCC) has said. Outgoing consultancy firm RPS was due to be replaced by Danish ...
Irish News, Jan 15, 2014
Govt To 'De-Designate' Bogs For Turf-Cutting
A number of bogs due to come under a turf-cutting ban later this year are to be "de-designated", the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht has announced. The department has said that it will...
Govt To 'De-Designate' Bogs For Turf-Cutting
A number of bogs due to come under a turf-cutting ban later this year are to be "de-designated", the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht has announced. The department has said that it will...
Irish News, Jan 15, 2014
Fitness-To-Practice Inquiry For Doctor Following Patient's Death
A doctor is facing a fitness to practice inquiry after a patient died the day after seeing him. The doctor, referred to as 'Dr A', is facing 11 allegations of professional misconduct. The Medical Cou...
Fitness-To-Practice Inquiry For Doctor Following Patient's Death
A doctor is facing a fitness to practice inquiry after a patient died the day after seeing him. The doctor, referred to as 'Dr A', is facing 11 allegations of professional misconduct. The Medical Cou...
Irish News, Jan 15, 2014
Department Of Education To Reform Junior Cert
The Junior Cert qualification is to be replaced with a new Junior Cycle Student Award, the Department of Education has announced. The new award will be phased in from September 2015. A new working ...
Department Of Education To Reform Junior Cert
The Junior Cert qualification is to be replaced with a new Junior Cycle Student Award, the Department of Education has announced. The new award will be phased in from September 2015. A new working ...
Irish News, Jan 15, 2014
Appeal Issued For Missing Woman
Gardaí in Dublin have appeal for information as they continue to search for 69-year-old Joan Mulhall. Mulhall has been missing from Clontarf, Dublin, since 07 January. It is understood she was last s...
Appeal Issued For Missing Woman
Gardaí in Dublin have appeal for information as they continue to search for 69-year-old Joan Mulhall. Mulhall has been missing from Clontarf, Dublin, since 07 January. It is understood she was last s...
Irish News, Jan 14, 2014
Investigation Launches Into Death Of 3-Year-Old In Lift Shaft
An investigation has been launched by the Health and Safety Authority following the death of a three-year-old boy in Galway city centre on Monday afternoon. The child, named as Solomon Soremekun, die...
Investigation Launches Into Death Of 3-Year-Old In Lift Shaft
An investigation has been launched by the Health and Safety Authority following the death of a three-year-old boy in Galway city centre on Monday afternoon. The child, named as Solomon Soremekun, die...
Irish News, Jan 14, 2014
DCC To Reverse Cuts To Homeless Services
A total of €9m in cuts made to homeless services and housing are to be reversed at a budget meeting being held tonight by Dublin City Council. It is understood that the homeless and housing budgets w...
DCC To Reverse Cuts To Homeless Services
A total of €9m in cuts made to homeless services and housing are to be reversed at a budget meeting being held tonight by Dublin City Council. It is understood that the homeless and housing budgets w...
Irish News, Jan 14, 2014
Council Votes In Favour Of Traveller Accommodation Sites
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council has agreed a proposal to build Traveller accommodation sites. Sixteen Councillors voted in favour of the draft Traveller accommodation plan, which makes provisio...
Council Votes In Favour Of Traveller Accommodation Sites
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council has agreed a proposal to build Traveller accommodation sites. Sixteen Councillors voted in favour of the draft Traveller accommodation plan, which makes provisio...
Irish News, Jan 14, 2014
Man Arrested In Connection With Weekend Body Find
A man in his 20s has been arrested in connection with the discovery of a man's body in an apartment in Dublin at the weekend. The body of 29-year-old Vincent Maher was found in an apartment on Wellmo...
Man Arrested In Connection With Weekend Body Find
A man in his 20s has been arrested in connection with the discovery of a man's body in an apartment in Dublin at the weekend. The body of 29-year-old Vincent Maher was found in an apartment on Wellmo...
Irish News, Jan 14, 2014
Garda Appeal For Missing 28-Year-Old Man
Garda have appeal for help in tracing 28-year-old Simon Day, who has been missing since Sunday. Mr Day was reported missing from his home in Newtownmountkennedy, Co Wicklow. It is understood that he...
Garda Appeal For Missing 28-Year-Old Man
Garda have appeal for help in tracing 28-year-old Simon Day, who has been missing since Sunday. Mr Day was reported missing from his home in Newtownmountkennedy, Co Wicklow. It is understood that he...
Irish News, Jan 14, 2014
FF Spokesperson Meets EU Commissioner Over Funding For Storm Relief
Ireland should be entitled to EU funding to help communities in the wake of damage caused by severe weather, Fianna Fáil spokesperson on Transport, Tourism and Sport, Timmy Dooley has said. Dooley is...
FF Spokesperson Meets EU Commissioner Over Funding For Storm Relief
Ireland should be entitled to EU funding to help communities in the wake of damage caused by severe weather, Fianna Fáil spokesperson on Transport, Tourism and Sport, Timmy Dooley has said. Dooley is...
Irish News, Jan 14, 2014
22,000 Cigarettes Seized In Limerick
Twenty two thousand illegal cigarettes, with an estimated worth of €10,300, have been seized by customs officers in Limerick. The 'Septwolf' cigarettes were found on Monday in two steel containers wh...
22,000 Cigarettes Seized In Limerick
Twenty two thousand illegal cigarettes, with an estimated worth of €10,300, have been seized by customs officers in Limerick. The 'Septwolf' cigarettes were found on Monday in two steel containers wh...
Irish News, Jan 14, 2014
Three Arrested Over Cannabis Plants
Garda in Co Clare have uncovered two separate cannabis cultivation plants, producing plants with an combined estimated street value of €440,000. Three people have been arrested in connection with the...
Three Arrested Over Cannabis Plants
Garda in Co Clare have uncovered two separate cannabis cultivation plants, producing plants with an combined estimated street value of €440,000. Three people have been arrested in connection with the...
Irish News, Jan 14, 2014
Coast Guard Launch New 'Flying Ambulance' Helicopters
Ireland Coast Guard's have launched their new fleet of "flying ambulances". The last of the new fleet of Sikorsky S92 helicopters was launched on Monday morning at Weston Airport. With a top speed of...
Coast Guard Launch New 'Flying Ambulance' Helicopters
Ireland Coast Guard's have launched their new fleet of "flying ambulances". The last of the new fleet of Sikorsky S92 helicopters was launched on Monday morning at Weston Airport. With a top speed of...
Irish News, Jan 13, 2014
Man Dies In Co Clare RTC
A man in his 60s has been killed in a car accident in Co Clare. It is understood the car he was driving in was involved in a collision with another vehicle. The accident happened at The Market, En...
Man Dies In Co Clare RTC
A man in his 60s has been killed in a car accident in Co Clare. It is understood the car he was driving in was involved in a collision with another vehicle. The accident happened at The Market, En...
Irish News, Jan 13, 2014
Man Charged After 'Chess Row' Murder
A 34-year-old man is to appear in court today after being charged with the murder of a man in Dublin. Thomas O'Gorman, 39, was found severely beaten and stabbed to death at his home in Beechpark Aven...
Man Charged After 'Chess Row' Murder
A 34-year-old man is to appear in court today after being charged with the murder of a man in Dublin. Thomas O'Gorman, 39, was found severely beaten and stabbed to death at his home in Beechpark Aven...
Irish News, Jan 13, 2014
Finglas Death - Men Released Without Charge
Two men arrested over the death of a 29-year-old man in Finglas have been released without charge. The men were detained by Gardaí investigating the discovery of a body at Spring Mount Apartments, We...
Finglas Death - Men Released Without Charge
Two men arrested over the death of a 29-year-old man in Finglas have been released without charge. The men were detained by Gardaí investigating the discovery of a body at Spring Mount Apartments, We...
Irish News, Jan 13, 2014
Missing Tramore Teenager Found Safe
A 16-year-old girl who went missing from her home in Tramore, Co Waterford, has been found safe and well, Gardaí have said. Margueritta 'Maggie' Goulden was reported missing on 8 January. It is un...
Missing Tramore Teenager Found Safe
A 16-year-old girl who went missing from her home in Tramore, Co Waterford, has been found safe and well, Gardaí have said. Margueritta 'Maggie' Goulden was reported missing on 8 January. It is un...
Irish News, Jan 13, 2014
Enterprise Ireland Businesses Achieve Record Employment
Employment in companies supported by government agency Enterprise Ireland increased by 5,442 in 2013. The news comes as Enterprise Ireland releases its end of year report. The gain in employment is t...
Enterprise Ireland Businesses Achieve Record Employment
Employment in companies supported by government agency Enterprise Ireland increased by 5,442 in 2013. The news comes as Enterprise Ireland releases its end of year report. The gain in employment is t...
Irish News, Jan 13, 2014
SIPTU Criticises Ambulance Shortage
The Services Industrial Professional and Technical Union (SIPTU) has called on the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health to intervene in a shortage of ambulances. SIPTU said the call follows incidents...
SIPTU Criticises Ambulance Shortage
The Services Industrial Professional and Technical Union (SIPTU) has called on the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health to intervene in a shortage of ambulances. SIPTU said the call follows incidents...
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Ireland WeatherThis Evening and 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.
