Irish News for August 2012 : Page 6

Irish News, Aug 6, 2012
Deenihan Expresses Sympathy On Passing Of Con Houlihan
Jimmy Deenihan TD, Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, has described the late Con Houlihan as a giant of journalism and commentary, and has offered his condolences to his family and many fr...
Irish News, Aug 6, 2012
SIPTU Members Reject Pay Cut Proposal By FAI
SIPTU members employed in the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) have refused to accept a management attempt to impose a 10% pay cut, a freeze on pension scheme contributions and seven compulsory r...
Irish News, Aug 3, 2012
Hundreds Attend Funeral Of Maeve Binchy
Hundreds of people gathered today to attend the funeral of 72-year-old author Maeve Binchy. The service took place in the Church of the Assumption in Dalkey, Co Dublin this morning. Her remains have...
Irish News, Aug 3, 2012
Fitzpatrick Urges MCD To Attend Meeting On Phoenix Park Violence
Fianna Fáil Dublin City Councillor Mary Fitzpatrick has called on MCD to attend a meeting of the Dublin Joint Policing Committee to review the management of the Swedish House Mafia gig in the Phoenix ...
Irish News, Aug 3, 2012
Fire At Oil Depot On The R448
Emergency services are at the scene of a fire at an oil depot on the R448 Kilmacow to Waterford road. The fire was discovered shortly before midday today. Gardaí are asking local motorists to avoid ...
Irish News, Aug 3, 2012
Boy With 'Bionic Ear' Is Showing Signs Of Improvement
Three-year-old Calum Geary, who was born deaf, is showing the first signs of hearing after he was fitted with a 'bionic ear'. Calum from Ballyhooly in Cork had implants inserted in his brain which we...
Irish News, Aug 3, 2012
N5 Open To The Public
After 16 months of construction and an investment of €26 million, the N5 Longford Bypass opens 2 months ahead of schedule. Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Leo Varadkar, welcomed the openi...
Irish News, Aug 3, 2012
Man Arrested In Relation To Eamonn Dunne Murder
A man in his mid 30s has been arrested in connection with the murder of Eamonn Dunne on 23rd April 2010. He was arrested in the Dublin area earlier this morning. Mr Dunne was fatally shot in the Fas...
Irish News, Aug 3, 2012
Health Committee Must Reconvene To Question Reilly – FF Leader
The Fianna Fáil Leader Micheál Martin has called on the Oireachtas Health Committee to reconvene as soon as possible to investigate fresh revelations about a deepening budget crisis in the health serv...
Irish News, Aug 2, 2012
Recession Increases Reliance On Community Pharmacists
A survey carried out on behalf of the Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU) shows that levels of public reliance on community pharmacists for healthcare services have grown significantly since the start of the I...
Irish News, Aug 2, 2012
Penalty Points To Be Increased Over The Bank Holiday Weekend
Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport Leo Varadkar has today announced changes to introduce or increase penalty points for seatbelts and vehicle weight offences from this bank holiday weekend. Stat...
Irish News, Aug 2, 2012
Two Men Injured In Shooting Attack
Two men have been injured in a shooting in Askeaton, Co Limerick last night. A gang of men pulled up alongside three men in a parked car at the Quays at around 10.15pm. One man got out of the car an...
Irish News, Aug 2, 2012
Diabetes In ROI Expected To Rise
The Institute of Public Health in Ireland (IPH) has today published new research which suggests that by 2020 the number of adults aged 45+ years in the Republic of Ireland with diabetes (diagnosed and...
Irish News, Aug 2, 2012
Expert Group Offers Breakthrough On Mental Health Issues
Anne Ferris T.D. for Wicklow today welcomed the Minister for Mental Health, Kathleen Lynch's announcement of an Expert Group to review the Mental Health Act 2001, as a real opportunity for better ment...
Irish News, Aug 2, 2012
First Glimpse Of Lemur At Wildlife Park In Cork
Fota Wildlife Park has released the first images of their new baby Black and White Ruffed Lemur, the first to be born in the Cork attraction which is critically endangered with fewer than 500 left in ...
Irish News, Aug 2, 2012
Staff In Aer Lingus And DAA Vote For Strike Action
The members of unions representing staff in Aer Lingus and the Dublin Airport Authority have voted overwhelmingly for industrial action. The ballot mandates the six unions involved – SIPTU, Impact, ...
Irish News, Aug 2, 2012
Budget Airline Announces Five New Routes From Cork
Fine Gael Cork South Central Deputy, Jerry Buttimer, has today (Thursday) welcomed the announcement by Ryanair of five new routes from Cork which are scheduled to begin later this year. "News that Ry...
Irish News, Aug 2, 2012
Magee Letters Prove Dishonesty Of Health Estimates - Martin
The Fianna Fáil Leader Micheál Martin has said it is now clear that the Minister for Health withheld vital information from the Dáil for months on end about the financial crisis in the health service....
Irish News, Aug 1, 2012
Parents Hit Out At Steep School Costs
987 parents responding to Barnardos' School Costs Survey 2012 have expressed frustration and anger at the continued high costs of sending children to school, as evidenced by this quote from one parent...
Irish News, Aug 1, 2012
NAMA Launch Vacant Property Scheme
The National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) is stepping up efforts to free vacant properties around the country for social housing. NAMA has reportedly set up a new firm called Nama Asset Residential...
Irish News, Aug 1, 2012
Live Register Decreases By 2,300 In July
On a seasonally adjusted basis the Live Register total recorded a monthly decrease of 2,300 in July 2012, bringing the total to 437,300, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO). The standa...
Irish News, Aug 1, 2012
Former Nursing Home Boss Should Return To 'Face The Music'
The former owner of a Kilkenny nursing home – who has been under investigation in relation to the care of residents and who owes thousands of euros to union members – should return from Australia to "...
Irish News, Aug 1, 2012
Shell Machine Blocks Roads In Mayo
A single large truck is blocking the intersection of the L1203 and R314 roads, in North Co. Mayo. The truck was carrying part of a tunnelling machine destined for work on the Corrib gas project. The...
Irish News, Aug 1, 2012
Garda Compensation Scheme Approved
Proposals for a revised Garda compensation scheme were published today by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, Mr Alan Shatter, TD. The scheme relates to a death or injury which is malic...
Irish News, Aug 1, 2012
Man Charged Over Shop Robbery
A 31-year-old man has been charged following a robbery at a Spar shop on James Street in Dublin on Saturday 28th July. Ruadhan Tracey, of no fixed abode, was charged with robbery and producing a syri...
Irish News, Aug 1, 2012
Ratification Of ESM Treaty Puts Ireland On A Firmer Footing - English
Welcoming the beginning of the process to ratify the European Stability Mechanism Treaty, which starts today (Wednesday), Fine Gael Meath West Deputy, Damien English, said access to Europe's permanent...
Irish News, Aug 1, 2012
4th Féile An Droichead Launches
Arts Minister Carál Ní Chuilín has launched the fourth Féile an Droichead in Belfast. Féile An Droichead is south and east Belfast’s only traditional arts and Irish language festival. It will take pl...