Irish News for September 2014 : Page 5

Irish News, Sep 9, 2014
Varadkar Announces New CNO Appointees
Minister for Health Leo Varadkar has announced the appointment of three Deputy Chief Nursing Officers (CNOs) in the Department, focusing on primary care and women's health, policy and education, and p...
Irish News, Sep 9, 2014
DCC Reject Poolbeg Plan 52 To 2
The proposed Poolbeg incinerator project has been 'overwhelmingly' rejected by Dublin City Councillors, with 52 against and just two supporting the plan. Councillors in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown also re...
Irish News, Sep 9, 2014
Health Reform Timetable 'Overambitious' - Varadkar
Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland, Minister for Health Leo Varadkar has said that the timetable for the health service reforms were "overambitious" from the start. On the program the minister said th...
Irish News, Sep 9, 2014
Investigation Underway After Schoolgirl Shot With Pellet Gun
An investigation has been launched after a schoolgirl was shot in the face with a pellet gun. Gardaí say that the incident happened outside St Joseph's Secondary School in Tulla on Friday afternoon. ...
Irish News, Sep 9, 2014
Two-Year-Old Killed In 'Tragic Accident' In Co Galway
Gardaí in Co Galway have reported the death of a two-year-old boy in Ornamore on Monday night. It is understood that the boy was hit by a car in the driveway of his home at Derrydonnell at about 19:1...
Irish News, Sep 9, 2014
First Garda Recruits In Five Years Start Training
One hundred new garda recruits will today begin their training in Templemore, the first new officers to be taken on in five years. The new trainees bring an end to an embargo on recruitment enforced ...
Irish News, Sep 8, 2014
Europe Without Britain 'A Disaster' - Fine Gael MEP
"Europe without Britain would be a disaster for Britain and a disaster for Europe," according to Fine Gael Dublin MEP Brian Hayes. Mr Hayes made the comments as Scotland prepares to vote in a referen...
Irish News, Sep 8, 2014
Majority Of Children Access Social Media At School
A new survey has found that almost eight in 10 students access social media sites when they are at school. The BT Young Scientist survey discovered that 79% of pupils had accessed social media at sc...
Irish News, Sep 8, 2014
Cardinal Seán Brady Retires
The Vatican has formally accepted the resignation of Cardinal Seán Brady, Archbishop of Armagh and leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland. Pope Francis has accepted the Cardinal's retirement as Pri...
Irish News, Sep 8, 2014
Charity Highlights Link Between Education And Homelessness
25% of adults experiencing homelessness in Ireland did not progress beyond primary education, 50% did not complete their secondary education and 8% had no formal education at all. This is the message...
Irish News, Sep 8, 2014
€23m Investment For Social Housing
A total of €23m is to be invested in social housing across Ireland, it has been announced. Environment Minister Alan Kelly confirmed the allocation of funds. The investment will see €15m spent on up...
Irish News, Sep 8, 2014
Irish Man Shot Dead In Spain
A man from Dublin has been shot dead in Spain, in what has been described as a suspected gangland killing. The victim, reported to be 45-year-old Gerard Kavanagh, was shot a number of times in the s...
Irish News, Sep 8, 2014
Man Charged Over Hospital Murder
A 36-year-old man has been charged with murder following an incident which occurred on the grounds of St Otteran's Hospital, Waterford, on Friday. Paul Cuddihy has been charged with the murder of Ma...
Irish News, Sep 5, 2014
Flanagan Meets NI Secretary In London Talks
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Charlie Flanagan is in London today for talks on Northern Ireland, as well as a series of engagements with representatives of the Irish community. The Minister ...
Irish News, Sep 5, 2014
Gardai Appeal Over Blackrock Road Collision
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to a traffic collision in Blackrock in County Dublin yesterday. At about 13:40 a six-year-old boy pedestrian was seriously injured when he was struck by a car on Cr...
Irish News, Sep 5, 2014
Wealthier Local Areas To Top-Up Lower Tax Bases
80% of of Local Property Tax is to be kept by councils to fund public services, with 20% being re-distributed to top up funding to those areas with lower tax bases, under new rules announced by the De...
Irish News, Sep 5, 2014
Service Industries Continue To Improve
The value of the service industry in Ireland increased by 1.4% in July when compared with June, while in the year to July, there was an increase of 5.3%. The figures have been released by the Central...
Irish News, Sep 5, 2014
Man Arrested Following Guns Discovery
A man has been arrested following the discovery of two guns in Dublin on Thursday evening. According to Gardaí, the man, aged 36, was searched by officers at Newlands Road, Lucan, at around 6.30pm. ...
Irish News, Sep 5, 2014
Viable Explosive Device Made Safe In Dublin
A viable improvised explosive device (IED) has been made safe in Dublin, it has been confirmed. It is understood the device was discovered in the garden of a private residence on Thursday evening by...
Irish News, Sep 5, 2014
Three Brothers Found Dead In Co Cork
Post-mortem examinations are to be carried out on the bodies of three brothers who have been found dead in Co Cork. According to Gardaí, nine-year-old twins Thomas and Paddy O'Driscoll were found at...
Irish News, Sep 4, 2014
Donations For IMNDA Reach €1.4m
The Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association (IMNDA) has said donations from the social media craze – Ice Bucket Challenge – has now reached €1.4m. Based on the number of donations, the IMNDA has est...
Irish News, Sep 4, 2014
Passenger Numbers Increase For Aer Lingus
Aer Lingus has recorded a 7% increase in its passenger numbers for the month of August. Last month, the airline said it carried a more than 1,205 million passengers – an increase from 1,126 million ...
Irish News, Sep 4, 2014
Dublin's O2 Arena To Be Renamed
The O2 arena in Dublin is to be renamed '3Arena', it has been reported. The change follows a takeover of O2 Ireland by Three Ireland last year. Elaine Carey, CCO of Three Ireland, is quoted as say...
Irish News, Sep 4, 2014
Man Arrested Following Drugs Find
A man, aged in his 60s, has been arrested following a drugs seizure at a home in Celbridge, Kildare. A planned search was carried out at a property in Crodaun Forest Park in Celbridge, where gardaí ...
Irish News, Sep 4, 2014
Renewed Appeal Over Raonaid Murray Murder
Gardai have appealed for information regarding the murder of 17-year-old Raonaid Murray on the 15th anniversary of her death. Raonaid worked at a clothes shop then known as Sally West in Dun Laoghair...
Irish News, Sep 4, 2014
Calls To Dublin Rape Crisis Centre Increase
12,192 contacts were answered by the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre’s National 24-Hour Helplinein 2013, its highest figure since 2009, according to the latest annual report. 9,614 of the calls were genuin...
Irish News, Sep 4, 2014
Ireland Rises In Global Competitiveness
Ireland has risen three places in the latest World Economic Forum Global Competitive Index to 25th, its best ranking since 2009, the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation has announced. The G...
Irish News, Sep 3, 2014
Iarnród Éireann Strike Called Off
Strike action at Iarnród Éireann has been called off after both sides involved in the dispute came to an arrangement. A new set of proposals were put forward at the Labour Relations Commission, whic...
Irish News, Sep 3, 2014
Four Arrested In Money Laundering Investigation
A man and three women have been arrested by gardaí in connection with a money laundering investigation in Co Cork. The scheme is said to involve tens of thousands of euro. According to reports, th...
Irish News, Sep 3, 2014
Unemployment Rate Continues To Fall
Joan Burton, Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection, has welcomed the latest figures which reveal a fall in the number of those unemployed. The Live Register figures, published by the Central S...