Irish News for October 2015 : Page 6

Irish News, Oct 5, 2015
Call For Urgent Meeting Over An Post Crisis
Fianna Fáil is calling for an urgent meeting to be held over a pay dispute for sub-contract workers at An Post mail centres, which is causing major disruption to the postal services in Ireland. Spoke...
Irish News, Oct 5, 2015
Ammeon To Create Over 100 Jobs In Dublin
Ammeon, an Irish IT professional services company, is to create 100 new jobs in Dublin over the next year. The company which specialises in IT-based transformation projects is expanding its DevOps an...
Irish News, Oct 5, 2015
Over 240 Fines Issued To Unsafe Cyclists
Over 240 Fixed Charged Notices (FCN) have been issue to cyclists in the first two months of the introduction of the new regulations to promote better cycling behaviour. A total of 244 FCN's have been...
Irish News, Oct 5, 2015
Bord na Móna To No Longer Harvest Energy Peat
Bord na Móna has announced the 125,000 acres of bogland currently being used to provide energy peat to three powerstations will transition to new uses by 2030. After 2030 the company will no l...
Irish News, Oct 5, 2015
Female Cyclist Injured In Road Collision Dies
A female cyclist seriously injured in a road crash in Tralee has died. Gayle McConkey from Castlewood Park was involved in a collision with a car on Thursday evening. She was taken to Kerry General ...
Irish News, Oct 5, 2015
Aer Lingus Plane Makes Emergency Landing Following Technical Fault
An Aer Lingus plan carrying 181 passengers had to make an emergency landing on Monday morning. Flight EI 490 from Dublin to Faro has just taken off at Dublin Airport, however it had to turn back foll...
Irish News, Oct 5, 2015
Missing Teen Found 'Safe And Well'
A teenager who had been missing from 01 October has been found "safe and well". Sofia Morrissey was last seen at Cedar Court in Dublin on Wednesday at around 4.30pm. She was described as being 5ft 8...
Irish News, Oct 2, 2015
An Post Advises Customers Against Sending Mail
An Post has advised customers not to post any letters or parcels until further notice due to industrial action by workers. Staff at IO Systems maintain the sorting process in Dublin, Athlone, Cork an...
Irish News, Oct 2, 2015
Health Minister Announces Code Of Practice Development
The Health Minister Leo Varadkar has announced the development of a Code of Practice for food marketing, promotion and sponsorship. In addition, Minister Varadkar has appointed Professor Alan Reilly ...
Irish News, Oct 2, 2015
On-The-Run Sex Offender Arrested In Dublin
A man who went on the run while on trial for sex offences has been arrested in Dublin. Julian Myerscough, 53, from Bolton, was convicted at Ipswich Crown Court of making and possessing indecent image...
Irish News, Oct 2, 2015
Irish Playwright Brian Friel Dies Aged 86
Irish playwright Brian Friel has died aged 86. Friel is best known for plays such as Dancing at Lughnasa, Philadelphia, Here I Come and Translations. He was born in County Tyrone in 1929 and moved t...
Irish News, Oct 2, 2015
Man Released Over Serious Attack In Tralee
A man has been released without charge following a serious attack on another man in Tralee on Wednesday night. The attack occurred in the Kileen Woods area at around 10.35pm. The victim, aged in his...
Irish News, Oct 2, 2015
Midwives In Limerick Hold Protest Over Staffing Levels
Midwives at the University Maternity Hospital in Limerick have held a protest over inadequate and unsafe staffing levels. The protest was held at lunchtime on Friday, 02 October, by members of the Ir...
Irish News, Oct 2, 2015
New Red Light Running Safety Initiative Launches In Dublin
A new red light running safety initiative in Dublin has been launched by Gardaí, supported by the Road Saftety Authority (RSA). There are 1,620 sets of traffic lights in the Dublin region across all ...
Irish News, Oct 1, 2015
Man Arrested In Connection With €100,000 Livestock Theft
A man has been arrested in connection with the theft of €100,000 worth of livestock in June of this year. 75 cattle and 25 sheep were taken between 21:00 on 24 June 2015 and 13:15 on 25 June 2015 fro...
Irish News, Oct 1, 2015
Renewed Appeal Over Murder Of Taxi Driver
Gardaí have renewed an appeal for information on the murder of taxi driver Martin Mulligan. Mr Mulligan (53) was stabbed to death on 28 September following an altercation in Dundalk in Co Louth. It ...
Irish News, Oct 1, 2015
Gardaí Appeal For Witnesses Following Tralee Assault
Two men have been arrested by Gardaí in Tralee following a suspected assault on Wednesday, 30 September. At approximately 22:35 Gardaí were called to the scene of an incident at Kileen Woods, Tralee....
Irish News, Oct 1, 2015
Govt Urged To Set Time-Frame For Family Law Courthouse
The government has been urged to set out a clear time-frame for the construction of an "essential" new Family Law Courthouse in Dublin. Making the call, Fianna Fáil candidate and family law solicitor...
Irish News, Oct 1, 2015
Major Changes Introduced To Benefit Employers And Employees
The Minister for Jobs and Minister of State for Business and Employment have announced two major changes to provide certainty and improve services, pay and conditions for thousands of employers and em...
Irish News, Oct 1, 2015
Govt Policy At Root Of Housing Crisis - Adams
Government policy is at the root of the current housing crisis, according to Sinn Féin leader, Gerry Adams. Mr Adams comments were made as the Dáil debates a Sinn Féin Private Members' Bill aimed at ...
Irish News, Oct 1, 2015
RSA Launch Irish Road Safety Week
Eight out of ten drivers know how to check their tyre pressure, however just one out of ten does this less than once a year, according to a survey by the Road Safety Authority (RSA). The RSA released...