Irish News for April 2016 : Page 4

Irish News, Apr 14, 2016
Sinn Féin Raises 'Deep Concern' Over Potential Convergys Redundancies
Sinn Féin has written to the acting Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton, to express "deep concern" about 300 potential redundancies at Convergys in Swords. TD for Fingal, Dep...
Irish News, Apr 14, 2016
Investigation Launched Into Shooting Incident In Co Meath
An investigation has been launched into a shooting incident in Dunboyne in the early hours of Wednesday morning. At about 04:15 two shots were discharged at a house at The Green, Dunboyne Castle, Co ...
Irish News, Apr 14, 2016
Garda Renew Appeal For Man And Woman Missing Since April 2015
Gardaí have renewed their appeal for help in tracing the whereabouts of William Maughan and Anastasijia Varslavane. The pair were reported missing from Gormanston, Co Meath, one year ago on Thursday,...
Irish News, Apr 14, 2016
Campaign Urges People To Speak To Pharmacist About Sexual Health
A campaign has been launched to encourage people to ask their pharmacist for advice about sexual health and contraception. The campaign has been developed by the Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU), the HSE S...
Irish News, Apr 14, 2016
Suspected Explosive Device Found In Car Stopped By Garda
Two men have been arrested following the discovery of a suspected explosive device in a car stopped in Leinster. Gardaí from the Crime and Security section and the Special Detective Unit, stopped the...
Irish News, Apr 13, 2016
SIPTU Tesco Workers Vote For Industrial Action
SIPTU retail staff in Tesco Ireland have overwhelmingly voted to take industrial action, up to and including strike action, in response to an attempt by the company to unilaterally enforce pay cuts an...
Irish News, Apr 13, 2016
Slack To Create 80 Jobs At New European HQ In Dublin
Slack has announced that it is to move its European headquarters to Dublin. The company will open its new HQ in One Park Place and create 80 new jobs over the next two years. Slack, a privately held...
Irish News, Apr 13, 2016
Defence Forces Recruitment Campaign Launched
A new recruitment campaign has been launched for the Permanent Defence Forces, by Minister for Defence Simon Coveney. The Defence Forces plan to induct just over 600 general service personnel to the ...
Irish News, Apr 13, 2016
Illegal Cigarettes And Tobacco Seized In Dublin
Almost 5,000 cigarettes and 9.5kg of rolling tobacco have been seized by Revenue officers in the Moore Street area of Dublin. Officers carried out the search assisted by garda, in an intelligence led...
Irish News, Apr 13, 2016
New Breakdown Kit Should Contain Glass Breaking Hammer - Rock
The Minister for Transport has been urged to include a glass breaking hammer in the new compulsory breakdown packs, which are being proposed for all vehicles. Fine Gael TD for Dublin North West, Noel...
Irish News, Apr 13, 2016
GDA Transport Plan Needs 'Greater Dáil Scrutiny' - FF
The Greater Dublin Area (GDA) transport plan signed off by acting Minister for Transport Paschal Donohoe is lacking detail and should be subject to further Dáil scrutiny, Fianna Fáil's James Lawless h...
Irish News, Apr 13, 2016
Transdev Must Not Be Allowed To Strong Arm Workers - SF
Luas operator Transdev must not be allowed to strong arm its workers, Sinn Féin's David Cullinane has said. The Waterford TD said: "It is simply unacceptable that a company would strong arm its worke...
Irish News, Apr 13, 2016
Art Stolen In 2013 Recovered In Co Offaly
A number of valuable artworks stolen in a robbery in 2013 have been recovered by gardaí in a planned operation in Edenderry, Co Offaly. The six recovered oil paintings - part of a set of 14 Stations ...
Irish News, Apr 13, 2016
Two Men Arrested Following Burglary In Lurcan
Two men have been arrested in connection with a burglary in Lurcan in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Gardaí were alerted to a burglary at the Weston housing estate at about 4am. Two cars drov...
Irish News, Apr 12, 2016
University College Dublin And Croke Park To Host World GAA Games
More than 1,700 Gaelic footballers, hurlers and camogie players are to be hosted by University College Dublin and Croke park for the GAA World Games. A total of 87 teams from 20 countries will play o...
Irish News, Apr 12, 2016
Woman Arrested Over Dublin Airport Cocaine Seizure
Cocaine worth an estimated €250,000 has been seized at Dublin Airport. A 39-year-old woman, who arrived in Dublin from Dubai, was stopped and questioned by Revenue officers. She was found to be carry...
Irish News, Apr 12, 2016
Herbal Cannabis Worth Over €200,000 Seized In Roscrea
Herbal cannabis worth more than €200,000 has been seized by Revenue operations in Roscrea, Co Tipperary. In an intelligence-lead operation on Friday 08 April, Revenue officers, the Drugs and Organise...
Irish News, Apr 12, 2016
Govt Urged To Publish Clerys Report
The government has been urged to publish the report on the closure of Clerys, the Dublin department store, by Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Jobs, Dara Calleary. Clerys shut its doors last June followin...
Irish News, Apr 12, 2016
SF Accuse Tesco Of 'Behaving Irresponsibly And Illegally'
Management at supermarket chain Tesco have been accused of "behaving irresponsibly and illegally in ignoring the recommendations of a Labour Court ruling" by Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams. Mr Adams sa...
Irish News, Apr 12, 2016
Man Arrested Over Tallaght Adventure Centre Robbery
A man aged in his 20s has been arrested in connection with the armed robbery of an adventure centre in Tallaght. The centre at Whitestown Business Park was robbed on Sunday 10 April. Garda made the ...
Irish News, Apr 12, 2016
Man Claims He Found Rifle 'In A Field'
A 23-year-old man has been jailed for two years after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm, which he claimed he found in a field. It is understood the man claimed he found the firearm, believed...
Irish News, Apr 12, 2016
Water Outages In Co Kilkenny
Kilkenny County Council has advised residents of Danesfort and Sevenhouses in Co Kilkenny of water outages due to essential maintenance work. Water supply is expected to be affected throughout Tuesda...
Irish News, Apr 12, 2016
North Meath Roads In Need Of Urgent Repair - FG
Fine Gael is calling for funding to be urgently spent to repair roads in north Meath. TD for Meath East, Helen McEntee, said she wants 50% of the roads funding to be spent in north Meath to "bring th...
Irish News, Apr 11, 2016
Irish Water To Invest In Lough Talt Regional Water Supply Scheme
Irish Water is to invest €1.9 million in the Lough Talt Regional Water Supply Scheme. The project will deliver improvements in network performance and customer service in terms of supply pressure, s...
Irish News, Apr 11, 2016
Met Éireann Warns Of Further Bad Weather In Cork
Met Éireann has warned further bad weather is expected this week in Co Cork. An orange weather warning was issued during the weekend as rain and snowfall affected the county. In addition, flooding o...
Irish News, Apr 11, 2016
INMO Condemns GUH Management For Not Sharing ED Review
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) has condemned management in Galway University Hospital (GUH) for not sharing the results of an external review of the hospitals Emergency Department (...
Irish News, Apr 11, 2016
Adams Accuses FF Leader Of Hypocrisy Over Minority Govt Talks
Sinn Féin Leader Gerry Adams has accused Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin of hypocrisy as government formation talks get underway today, 11 April. Both Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil are entering into ta...
Irish News, Apr 11, 2016
Three Fishermen Rescued In Co Cork
Three fishermen have been rescued from a sinking trawler in Co Cork. The men were recovered from the water at Kinsale Harbour after their vessel began sinking at around 6pm on Sunday. The Kinsale RN...
Irish News, Apr 11, 2016
Searches Continue For Missing Men
Searches are to continue today, 11 April, for two men missing from Galway since last month. Ben Garrett, 21, from Co Mayo, has been missing since 31 March, when he left a club in the city centre. An...
Irish News, Apr 11, 2016
Man Charged Following Robbery In Tallaght
A 34-year-old man has been charged in connection with a robbery at a service station in Cookstown, Tallaght. The incident happened at a premises on the Belgard Road just before 8.30pm on Sunday. A m...