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Medical emergency in the air results in death of Irish man

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:57:42 -0400

A flight from Melbourne to Qatar was diverted to India on Wednesday, in a desperate attempt to save an Irish man on board. The man, Raymond McMorrow, 68, is believed to have had a heart attack on board Qatar Airways flight QR 031 while in transit from Melbourne to Doha, the Qatar capital. The Qatar Airways plane landed without incident at Cochin Airport, in southern India, where an ...

Irish research projects to get financial help from government

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:26:27 -0400

The Irish government is to provide nearly 7 million euros in funding for scores of research grants. Ireland's Minister for Research and Innovation, Sean Sherlock, made the announcement on Thursday. The minister said 6.9 million euro would be put up through SFI's Technology Innovation Development Award (TIDA) programme, in conjunction with Enterprise Ireland, to cover 62 research awards. ...

IMF warns UK against continuing austerity programme

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:53:31 -0400

LONDON - In a critique of the United Kingdom's austerity programme, the International Monetary Fund Wednesday urged the Europe's third largest economy to rebalance the policy to make the transition to a high-investment and more export-oriented economy. "The UK could boost growth by bringing forward measures already included in its fiscal plan, such as spending on infrastructure and job ...

Misbah urges Pak to improve game following surprise Ireland tie

Sat, 25 May 2013 02:50:01 -0400

Pakistan Test and one-day captain Misbah-ul Haq has said that it is a must for his team to improve in all three departments of the game ahead of the series decider with Ireland, before the ICC Champions Trophy. Kevin O'Brien hit a dramatic four off the last ball of the first one-day international on Thursday to deny Pakistan victory and earn Ireland a dramatic tie, the 28th in ODI history, ...

Hard to stay optimistic living in Hatch Hall

Sat, 25 May 2013 02:38:12 -0400

Hatch Hall , those trying to "keep busy" and those tired of trying. Many have spent years in the asylum system, living on EUR19.10 a week (it's EUR9.60 for children), not allowed to work or study and subject to movement or deportation at short ...

A Trap to snare new audiences Agatha Christies The Mousetrap is coming to Dublin. Will this very British whodunit translate asks Kate Holmquist who visits the London production

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:42:31 -0400

A gatha Christie's The Mousetrap is theatrical Bisto: traditional, familiar and very British. It's a play so well constructed that all you have to do is add water and the meat juices - in the form of jobbing actors, actually - and it works. Now in its 60th year, The Mousetrap is the longest-running play in the world and, for many visitors to London, a must-see along with Madame ...

Rich Americans Scooping Up Irish Estates

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:38:23 -0400

John Malone is among a growing number of Americans returning to their Irish roots and scooping up mansions and castles after the worst real-estate crash in western ...

Sinn Fein MLA Alex Maskey No party can ignore issues like parading

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:37:05 -0400

Sinn Fein MLA Alex Maskey has said there can be no escape route for any party when it comes to finding answers to the sensitive questions of parades, flags and the ...

Irish gran locks three suspected thieves in farmyard

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:15:20 -0400

A 64-year-old Irish grandmother locked three suspected thieves into a yard, promised to come back with the key and then called police. Her daughter says Ann Curtis also got some help from her neighbors in Clegg, County Meath, who gathered in front of the gate before police officers arrived to make sure the men did not escape, the Irish Independent reported. The incident occurred Tuesday ...

“For most people who have chemo it’s no big deal” says man who sails around Ireland between bouts of chemotherapy

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:10:31 -0400

Chris Egan and David Bevan, who have both battled cancer, plotting a course for their round Ireland trip aboard the Inizi in aid of cancer ...

Time limit a key issue arising from health committee hearings on abortion

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:10:14 -0400

Dr Eamonn Moloney, consultant psychiatrist, Cork University Hospital; Prof Veronica O'Keane, consultant psychiatrist, Tallaght Hospital and TCD; and Dr Yolande Ferguson, consultant psychiatrist, Tallaght Hospital, attending Monday's hearing of the Oireachtas health committee. Photograph: Gareth ...

Shatter’s mistake in the Wallace saga was purely political

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:10:14 -0400

Minister for Justice Alan Shatter at this week's citizenship ceremony at the Convention Centre, Dublin. "Shatter was seen initially (and still sees himself) as an energetic and reforming Minister but his style and personality in office have depleted his political capital." Photograph: Bryan ...

Living in Hatch Hall

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:10:13 -0400

Political system tied up in trivia ignores the most serious issues

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:10:11 -0400

The propensity of the Irish political system to tie itself up in knots over arcane or even trivial issues, while gliding over serious matters that have a vital bearing on the country's wellbeing, has again been in evidence over the past few ...

A hazel tide ebbing and flowing

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:01:32 -0400

On its way to the shore the boreen tilts down beside a creggan, a sandstone outcrop like a last, rocky toenail of the mountain. Abruptly steep beside the lane, the ridge sometimes offers a wild silhouette between me and the morning clouds: a sitting hare, a wind-blown ewe with a mane like a wild Apache. And couched in the slope between rock and fence - an old one, tilting and bound with ...

ASTI and TUI seek further talks on improving Haddington Road deal

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:01:31 -0400

Taoiseach Enda Kenny: "Those unions who have now agreed with the Haddington Road statement will have those agreements honoured, and those unions that do not will be subject to legislation." Photograph: Julien Behal/PA ...

A rock pool for life to cling to

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:01:31 -0400

We are combating new threats of coastal erosion and flooding by armouring our shores. We do this mostly with gabions, those increasingly familiar conglomerations of cut rock or manufactured blocks, bound together with wire ...

Towards a deal on public pay

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:01:30 -0400

Securing voluntary agreement from public service workers for savings amounting to EUR1billion over three years was never going to be easy. And so it has proved. A majority of union members rejected the terms of a renegotiated Croke Park deal last month and risked statutory cuts to pay and pensions, along with widespread industrial unrest. Rather than blunder into immediate confrontation, however, ...

Shatter tried breath test twice says Kenny

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:01:29 -0400

Minister for Justice Alan Shatter made two attempts to complete a breathalyser test when he was stopped at a Garda checkpoint some four years ago, Taoiseach Enda Kenny revealed ...

Bill O’Herlihy lobbying firm says it no longer has Government links

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:01:27 -0400

The public relations company owned by veteran sports broadcaster Bill O'Herlihy has withdrawn a claim that it advises the Government after being accused of a potential conflict of interest by an anti-smoking ...

Creche inspection reports to be made public within weeks

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:01:25 -0400

The Government is to fast-track childcare reforms which will allow parents to see inspection reports into their children's creches, following allegations of mistreatment of children in three ...

Action adjourned in case involving sausage firm

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:01:24 -0400

The High Court has adjourned an action by a director of a well-known sausage making business aimed at preventing her husband and mother-in-law from firing her and removing her as a ...

Saints go top after Dublin derby win

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:52:37 -0400

By Micil Glennon at Dalymount Park St Patrick's Athletic moved to the top of the Airtricity League Premier Division after a comfortable 2-0 win over Bohemians at Dalymount Park. The three points, secured with first-half goals from ex-Bohs players Christy Fagan and Killian Brennan, saw the Inchicore side move two points above Sligo Rovers, who have a game in hand, after the champions could ...

Pakistan’s cricket team welcomed in west Dublin

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:38:15 -0400

Mohammad Sufyan Ahmed (2) from Clonee on the recieving end of a bowl from the world's tallest international cricketer (7ft 1) Mohammad Irfan, of the Pakistan national cricket team, during a visit by members of the team to the Castaheany Educate Together National School, in Ongar. Photograph: Alan ...

Drugs worth €1.7m seized at house in Dublin

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:38:14 -0400

Cannabis herb worth an estimated EUR700,000 was seized at a house in Donabate in Dublin today, along with EUR1 million worth of ecstasy tablets. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA ...

Watch This Irish Woman Freak Out While “Riding” A Virtual Roller Coaster

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:28:29 -0400

It’s apparent once again that virtual reality has finally reached the point to where it actually feels pretty real. Now we might not be so far away from a Lawnmower Man-like future. ...

Man held following €1.7m drugs haul

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:26:13 -0400

A man has been arrested in Dublin after a major drugs haul worth EUR1.7m.Garda searched a house on The Strand, Donabate yesterday and recovered almost EUR1m worth of ecstasy and EUR700,000 in cannabis herb.A 36-year-old man is being questioned at Mountjoy Garda ...

Shatter made two attempts at breathalyser Taoiseach says

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:29:12 -0400

Alan Shatter made two attempts to complete a breathalyser test when he was stopped at a Garda checkpoint some four years ago, Taoiseach Enda Kenny revealed ...

Government warns teachers’ pay will be cut if deal is rejected

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:28:56 -0400

Taoiseach Enda Kenny warned that those teachers' unions which had not agreed to the Haddington Road proposals would be subject to the legislation which will go before the Oireachtas next week. Photograph: Yorgos ...

Aide Obama Putin to meet twice over security missile defense

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:10:30 -0400

Barack Obama will meet twice in the next four months, a Kremlin aide said Friday. Yury Ushakov said the first meeting would in June during the Group of Eight summit in Northern Ireland and the second will take place before the Group of 20 meeting in Russia in September, RIA Novosti reported. The meetings are expected to discuss proposals by Putin that were presented in a letter to Obama ...

Ireland would consider Pakistan tour

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:14:16 -0400

Pakistan has not hosted international cricket since the attack on the Sri Lanka team bus in 2009 and Deutrom believes it is important that "the door remains open" for countries to tour ...

What’s on this weekend

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:05:30 -0400

This year's writer's weekend takes place in Doolin Hotel. It is packed with workshops for poetry, songwriting, getting published and sports writing as well as talks and seminars by writers Colette Caddle, Terri Hooley, Peter Sheridan and Eddie Stack. Prices for workshops are around EUR25 and there are trad sessions and music throughout the weekend with free ...

McGrath not satisfied with Shatters response

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:53:32 -0400

Independent TD Mattie McGrath is still questioning whether the Minister for Justice was stopped at a Garda checkpoint in 2011. The Tipperary Deputy asked in the Dil yesterday whether Alan Shatter provided a breath sample after being stopped between the general election of that year and being appointment to Cabinet weeks later. The Minister admitted last night that he was stopped in either 2008 or ...

Varadkar Teachers can strike if they want but cuts will be introduced July 1

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:53:27 -0400

The Transport Minister said that teachers will have to face legislated pay cuts, if they do not accept the Haddington Road Agreement.The TUI and the ASTI have both indicated they will reject the latest agreement, because they say it is too similar to the Croke Park II deal.Legislation will be brought before the Dil next week, which will give effect to public sector pay cuts and a freeze on ...

€110m recommended for Aer Lingus pension scheme

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:07:48 -0400

The Labour Court has recommended that Aer Lingus inject a once-off lump sum of €110 million to help plug the €750 million deficit in the joint Aer Lingus/DAA pension scheme. The recommendation is aimed at resolving a long-standing row over how the pension entitlements of Aer Lingus pensioners, employees and former employees can be best protected as the pension fund is no longer ...

Belfast care home fall had role in pensioner death

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:56:18 -0400

Losing one of three connections from Belfast to Gatwick Airport is a "major disappointment" which could affect prices for passengers, an industry insider has ...

Government repeats threat to slash wages if unions reject pay deal

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:52:11 -0400

Minister for Education Ruair Quinn said today that opponents of the Haddington Road deal had to be respected. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish ...

VIDEO Ireland and Pakistan in dramatic tie

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:49:47 -0400

tied with Pakistan in Dublin on Thursday. Pakistan had appeared in full control when Mohammad Hafeez's fifth ODI century helped them to 266-5 - a total bumped up to 275 on the Duckworth-Lewis method after three overs were lost to rain. But a Paul Stirling century put Ireland in contention and the tie was secured when Kevin O'Brien swept the final ball from Saeed Ajmal to the ...

Kenny blasts political opportunism amid Shatter controversy

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:39:56 -0400

The Taoiseach has pledged his support for the Justice Minister.Alan Shatter is to face a Fianna Fil motion of no confidence in the Dil next week as the controversy over his breathalyser continues. Enda Kenny has revealed this evening that the Minister made two attempts to blow into the bag when he was stopped at a garda checkpoint sometime in 2008 or 2009. Alan Shatter said that he could not ...

Three charged in connection with Dublin burglaries

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:39:54 -0400

Three men are due in court this afternoon, in connection with a series of burglaries around Dublin, in areas like Blackrock and Dun Laoghaire.They were arrested during planned searches yesterday.Garda also recovered goods believed to have been stolen, including jewelry, watches, locksmiths tools and foreign currency.Garda have said that the three men have been charged, and are due to appear in ...

Less than five days to pay property tax

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:39:53 -0400

Members of the public have less than five days to pay the local property tax The Revenue Commissioners has issued a reminder to people who have yet to pay the charge ahead of next Tuesday's deadline.Over 1.1 million completed tax returns have been filed to date.Those who have not received a return are still liable for the tax. People are being reminded that they can file their returns by ...

BBC sorry for question time gaffe

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:39:52 -0400

The BBC has apologised for a Question Time production gaffe that saw a Stormont minister labelled as being a member of "Sinn Fein/IRA".Sinn Fein Education Minister John O'Dowd, who was a panelist on last night's show in Belfast, was referred to by the term in a seating plan.The title directly linking the republican party to the paramilitary organisation has long been used in a ...

BT Ireland reports 4 rise in revenue in 201213

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:54:49 -0400

UK-based BT group has announced the reports for its all-Ireland operation for the financial year ending 31 March 2013, noting that rising demand for its fibre broadband and networked IT services helped boost the carrier's performance in Northern Ireland. Revenue for the period under review increased by 4% year-on-year ...

Health Minister awaits HSE creche report

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:52:16 -0400

Minister for Health James Reilly has expressed concern about issues raised in a planned RTÉ Prime Time programme on creches. He said Minister for Children Frances Fitzgerald was also concerned. Mr Reilly said he would be watching the issue closely and awaited the report from the Health Service ...

Alan Shatter faces motion of no confidence

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:52:16 -0400

Fianna Fáil has put down a motion of no confidence in Minister for Justice Alan Shatter over the garda discretion controversy. The motion will be taken in private members' time on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. The party’s Justice spokesperson Niall Collins said Mr Shatter still has questions to answer about his conduct during the penalty points row. Speaking on ...

65 of patients unaware of complaints procedure

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:52:15 -0400

2011 National Acute Inpatient Study for the Irish Society for Quality & Safety in Healthcare (ISQSH) shows that 65% of respondents were unaware of the complaints procedure in the hospital. It found that 18% wanted to make a complaint but over a third of those did not do so, with many feeling they did not have the ...

Garda to stand trial over claims of forged letter

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:52:15 -0400

A garda is to stand trial accused of using a forged letter purporting to be from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions in connection with a criminal investigation. Catherine McGowan, 46, who is attached to a Co Wicklow garda station, appeared at Dublin District Court this morning. She is charged with using a false instrument at Bray Garda Station in Co Wicklow on 21 June, 2011. The ...

BBC apologises over Question Time seating plan

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:52:14 -0400

The BBC has apologised for a Question Time production note that saw a Stormont minister labelled as being a member of "Sinn Fein/IRA". Sinn Fein Education Minister John O'Dowd, who was a panelist on last night's show in Belfast, was referred to by the term in a seating plan. The BBC said the seating plan, which was attached to a camera in the studio, was written by a ...

Wexford man granted stay in farm machinery case

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:52:14 -0400

A Co Wexford man who was ordered by the High Court to hand over farm machinery purchased with an elderly woman's money has been granted a one week stay on the order. The man, whose aunt is a ward of court, was found by the High Court to have used almost €1 million of her money. Earlier, this month the High Court made orders forcing him to hand over property including farm machinery ...

Irish-US entrepreneur George Moore dies

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:52:14 -0400

Co Louth-born entrepreneur and philanthropist George Moore has died in Virginia in the US at the age of 60. Just last year he was named by Enterprise Ireland as the agency's start-up ambassador to the US. The successful business man sold his company TargusInfo in 2011 to Neustar for $580 million. Moore was a board member of the Ireland America Economic Advisory Board and the New Ireland ...

Suspicious object found amid Belfast dissident search

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:40:03 -0400

Losing one of three connections from Belfast to Gatwick Airport is a "major disappointment" which could affect prices for passengers, an industry insider has ...

Council worker who accessed voicemail has case struck out

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:36:04 -0400

Teresa Conlon , Dublin City Council's head of housing allocation. Dublin District Court heard that Ms Conlon's voice-mail messages had been intercepted over five-week period, from January 8th until February 11th, 2010. Doyle's sentencing had been adjourned until today . Judge Eamon O'Brien said: "I will strike it out with liberty to re-enter", adding, "I am ...

EU ‘not reflecting best interests of citizens’ President says

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:42:54 -0400

President Michael D Higgins has called for a new ethical framework for Europe which would prioritise poverty, inequality and food security. Photograph: Dara Mac Dnaill/The Irish ...

LOOK Northern Ireland Marvels

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:40:28 -0400

Northern Ireland is blessed with so many beautiful regions that you're spoilt for choice when it comes to finding things to marvel at. From the award-winning beaches of Derry and Antrim to the mountainous valleys and rivers of Tyrone, the landscape is just waiting to be explored, whether you're driving, hiking, walking or ...

SIPTU workers call off waste water plant strike in Dublin

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:30:48 -0400

A strike at a waste water plant that treats water for a quarter of a million people in Dublin and Wicklow has been called off. SIPTU staff at Shanganagh Waste in Shankill in South Dublin had been on strike since Tuesday in a row over pay, conditions and union recognition. However, a deal was reached between the company and workers and the staff have now gone back to work. SIPTU's Martin ...

Shatter faces confidence vote over Wallace controversy

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:53:25 -0400

Alan Shatter to the Dil next week. The debate will take place over two nights and follows the ongoing controversy surrounding Mr Shatter's comments about Independent TD Mick Wallace and an incident in which he himself was stopped by garda. Mr Shatter was criticised this week after he revealed during a TV debate that Mr Wallace had been spoken to by garda about using a phone while ...

MEP urges Coveney to access EU funds to ease fodder crisis

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:41:29 -0400

An Independent MEP said the Minister for Agriculture should access special EU funds to help farmers affected by the fodder crisis.Marian Harkin is strongly criticising Simon Coveney's efforts to ease the fodder situation.The North West MEP said that the Minister's pledge of EUR1m to assist farmers is completely inadequate-and she said his efforts to date are not enough."Farmers are ...

Real story on Pope Francis ignored by the media

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:58:19 -0400

"The 'exorcism' lasted 10 seconds. When Pope Francis arrived, he immediately rested his left hand on the young man's head and spoke with a priest standing behind the wheelchair. The young man kissed the pope's ring, suggesting that the devil was not in total control." Photograph: ...

Varadkar those with access to garda records must respect confidentiality

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:46:05 -0400

The Transport Minister Leo Varadkar has said that anyone with access to garda records needs to respect confidentiality and keep them private.It follows questions in the Dil about an incident involving the Justice Minister Alan Shatter and a breathalyser test in 2011.Alan Shatter has admitted he was asked for a breath test at a routine checkpoint in 2008 or 2009, but failed to give it because he ...

Bray garda faces trial for allegedly forging a letter from DPP

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:46:04 -0400

A garda based in Bray, Co Wicklow is facing trial for allegedly forging a letter from the Office of the DPP.Catherine McGowan has appeared in Dublin District court accused of using a copy of a false instrument at Bray Garda Station on June 21 2011.The 46-year-old is charged under section 28 of the 2004 Criminal Justice Theft and Fraud Offences Act.The book of evidence is due to be served on her ...

PAC chairman suggests civil servants are leaking information

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:46:04 -0400

The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee has suggested that civil servants may be leaking information to the media. John McGuinness's claims comes after the spending watchdog revealed yesterday that more than EUR250,000 was spent on refurbishing Deputy McGuinness's office when he was a Junior Minister. The meeting also heard that at the time, officials requested that only ...

Hayes Shatter has done a very good job answering questions

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:46:03 -0400

The junior Finance Minister said the Justice Minister has answered questions about why he failed a breathalyser test at a Garda checkpoint on his way home from the Dil, but if there are further questions about the incident, he will answer them. Minister Shatter said yesterday he failed the test because he has asthma, after Independent TD Mattie McGrath raised the issue in the Dil.It is expected ...

Progress made with Northern Ireland hardship payments

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:13:20 -0400

FARMERS in Northern Ireland have welcomed details of the release of 6m to help those affected by the severe snow. President of the Ulster Farmers' Union, Harry Sinclair, said he was pleased progress on the hardship package had been made 'quickly' after it was agreed by the NI Executive onMarch 28. Mr Sinclair said: "Almost 1,300 farmers in the affected areas who had fallen ...

Cockroaches lose ‘sweet tooth’ to evade traps

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:05:32 -0400

For decades, people have been getting rid of cockroaches by setting out bait mixed with poison. But in the late 1980s, in an apartment test kitchen in Florida, something went very ...

Nama-funded road links N2 and N3

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:05:31 -0400

The route starts at Church Road close to Tyrrelstown and joins the N2 at the Cherryhound interchange. Six roundabouts have been constructed along the route to link with existing local roads and provide access points to future development ...

Taoiseach criticises commentary on Irelands corporate tax rate

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:53:50 -0400

The Taoiseach has criticised much of the commentary around Ireland's corporate tax rate.Speaking at the second EU Asia conference in Dublin, Enda Kenny defended our tax regime again - after a US Senate Committee heard that Ireland had agreed a special tax rate with the computer giant Apple.The Taoiseach said the Irish tax regime is fully transparent - and hit out at reports surrounding the ...

US child beauty pageant not telling parents to tan their kids

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:53:49 -0400

One of America's most controversial child beauty pageants is promising the parents of would-be Irish contestants that they do not have to put fake eyelashes and tan on their children.Texas-based "Universal Royal Beauty Pageant" will stage its first-ever show in Ireland this September.The EUR20,000 event for both girls and boys, which will see babies, toddlers and teens compete ...

CSO reveals 85 rise in price of potatoes in just over a year

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:53:49 -0400

The weather is being blamed for the rising cost of potatoes. According to figures released by the Central Statistics Office, the price of the humble spud has soared by about 85% since January 2012.Irish consumers spend about EUR162m every year on potatoes. Ross Keogh from Keoghs potato farm in North Dublin says the continuing wet weather since last April is driving up the price of the ...

McGrath calls on Shatter to publish report on breathalyser incident

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:12:56 -0400

Independent TD Mattie McGrath has called on Minister for Justice Alan Shatter to publish a garda report into a breathalyser incident in which he was involved. Picture : Matt Kavanagh/The Irish ...

RBS and Ulster Bank apps hit by technical glitch

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:00:57 -0400

RBS was today scrambling to fix another embarrassing IT glitch that left customers using its popular mobile app unable to access their accounts online.Two million customers at the taxpayer-backed bank, which includes NatWest, have the app on smartphones and tablet computers, and many took to Twitter to express frustration after they were unable to use it to check their money.It follows an IT ...

Meath granny helps in getting men locked up during break-in

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:00:55 -0400

Three men have been arrested and charged after a quick-thinking grandmother locked up thieves as they tried to break into her property. The drama unfolded for 64-year-old Ann Curtis from Nobber in Co. Meath when she noticed a car acting suspiciously and drive into her back yard. She drove up to the yard in her own car and saw the three men loading up tools and wheels of a jeep into their car. She ...

SF lodges complaint against BBC over SFIRA label

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:00:55 -0400

Sinn Fin has lodged a formal complaint with the BBC after the party's Education Minister in Northern Ireland John O'Dowd was designated a spokesman for SF/IRA during an appearance on Question Time last night.The label was part of the floor plan which was pinned to a camera.Mr O'Dowd said for the BBC to adopt the SF/IRA tag 20 years into a peace process is beyond belief.He is ...

Yet more woe for Irish Pension Managed Funds

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:51:31 -0400

Irish Pension Managed Funds recorded a negative return of four per cent for the month of November 2008, a continuation of its downward trend, although there are signs of stability, says Hewitt Associates. The global human resources services company has released its monthly Hewitt Managed Fund index, an indicator of Irish Pension Managed Fund performance. After a worrying start to November, ...

Over 100 new jobs for Dublin and Galway

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:13:57 -0400

Three Irish companies are set to create more than 100 new jobs over the next three years. The companies, which operate in the technology and manufacturing sectors, are based in Dublin and Galway. Cubic Telecom, based in Dublin and specialising in global connectivity, will create more than 70 jobs over the next three years as part of a €4m injection from four investors. VoiceSage, which ...

Central Bank warned in advance over Joyce coin

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:13:56 -0400

The Central Bank was warned about potential design and copyright problems before it issued the flawed €10 James Joyce commemorative silver coin last month. Department of Finance officials alerted the Central Bank on at least two occasions about the possibility of difficulties with the James Joyce estate over copyright and design, according to documents obtained by RTÉ News under ...

Retired public servants to discuss pay deal

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:13:56 -0400

The Alliance of Retired Public Servants (ARPS) is meeting Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Brendan Howlin to discuss changes to pension payments under the Haddington Road Agreement. Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland, ARPS board member Sean O’Riordan said retired workers have been completely ignored in the public service pay talks to date. He said his group had ...

Irishman to appear in court over Hyde Park bombing

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:13:56 -0400

A man will appear at London's Old Bailey today charged with the murder of four British soldiers in the 1982 Hyde Park IRA bomb blast. John Downey, 61, of Co Donegal, is accused of being responsible for a car bomb left in South Carriage Drive. The explosion killed four members of the Royal Household Cavalry as they travelled from their barracks to Buckingham Palace. Mr Downey was arrested ...

Man dies in Co Tipperary crash

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:13:55 -0400

An elderly man has died in a road crash in Cahir, Co Tipperary. The man, who was in his 80s, died after his car was in collision with a truck on the M8 southbound in Raheenrow at around 2am. The driver of the truck was uninjured. The dead man was removed to South Tipperary General Hospital where a post-mortem examination will take place. The road has been closed for a forensic examination and ...

UNESCO in call to halt NI golf resort development

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:13:55 -0400

The UN's world heritage agency UNESCO has called for a halt to plans to build a controversial £100 million (€116m) golf resort near the Giant's Causeway in Co Antrim. The Bushmills Dunes resort will include a five-star hotel, spa and 75 golf lodges as well as a links course. The project, which could create 360 jobs, was strongly opposed by the National Trust, which runs the ...

Paint attack at Belfast Islamic centre

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:11:29 -0400

An Islamic centre in Belfast has been doused with a paint bomb in what police are treating as a hate crime. The centre in the Wellington Park area of the city was targeted at about 10pm last night.A milk bottle filled with paint was thrown at the building and two teenage boys were seen running away from the area.A number of mosques have been attacked in England in the wake of the murder on ...

Community put best foot forward to support first Steps charity run

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:09:40 -0400

Loughborough Echo HUNDREDS of Shepshed residents young and old got on a good foot to support the first Stepping Up For Steps charity challenge. Hosted by Newcroft Primary School, the first ever fund-raiser took place at the weekend, with participants including youngsters from Newcroft and Steps taking part in a sponsored circuit around the grounds of the Trueway Drive school. Players from ...

Widow speaks out on benefits of advanced care plan for the dying

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:09:39 -0400

Loughborough Echo GUIDE: NHS eager to make people aware of new guide designed to help families at difficult time A COSSINGTON woman says that an advanced care plan which tackles the difficult subject of care and treatment at the end of a loved one’s life took away a lot of stress in the last days of her husband’s life. The NHS is launching a new guide locally – Deciding ...

Bruton hails jobs boost for indigenous firms

Fri, 24 May 2013 04:46:54 -0400

More than 100 jobs are to be created over the next three years at three Irish firms in Galway and Dublin.The positions at the technology and manufacturing companies were announced in conjunction with a new wave of multi-million euro funding supported by Enterprise Ireland.Jobs Minister Richard Bruton said it was important indigenous companies were able to compete with multinationals."A key ...

Hayes Negotiations have concluded on Haddington Road deal

Fri, 24 May 2013 04:46:52 -0400

The junior Finance Minister Brian Hayes has said unions that do not accept the Haddington Road agreement will not avail of the terms of the deal when the Government enacts the legislation this summer.Mr Hayes said the Coalition aims to have the new proposals brokered at the LRC in place by July 1.The TUI and the ASTI have both said they will reject the Haddington agreement and have no plans to ...

Research reveals rising hope in Irelands hotel sector

Fri, 24 May 2013 04:11:48 -0400

Three out of four hotels in Ireland say they expect business to pick up in the next three years, according to new research carried out by the group Amarach on behalf of AIB.The research also found that more than half of hotels saw their turnover increase last year. The survey also found that online bookings now account for 56% of all bookings with just 31% of bookings made over the phone.Guest ...

Transatlantic deal to benefit Marine Institute in Galway

Fri, 24 May 2013 03:55:06 -0400

The Marine Institute in Galway looks set to become one of the leading oceanic research centres in the world after today.A major international transatlantic deal will be signed in Oranmore this afternoon in which the EU and North America will commit to funding and expertise for research to explore ways in which ocean life can contribute to science.Among those attending will be the Taoiseach Enda ...

Unesco calls halt to golf development near Giant’s Causeway

Fri, 24 May 2013 03:14:56 -0400

Unesco has called for a halt to the development of a controversial 100 million golf resort on Northern Ireland's north coast, it was revealed today. Even though work ...

Elderly man dies after car collides with truck in Tipperary

Fri, 24 May 2013 03:02:54 -0400

A man in his early 80s has died in a road crash in Co. Tipperary.The man died when the car he was driving hit a truck on the M8 Southbound near Cahir at around 2am this morning.He was taken to South Tipperary Hospital where a post mortem examination will take place. The driver of the truck was not injured.The stretch of road is closed this morning and Garda at Cahir are appealing for ...

Finance Minister to launch consumer information campaign

Fri, 24 May 2013 03:02:52 -0400

The Minister for Finance Michael Noonan, along with the EU Commissioner for Consumer Policy, Tonio Borg, will launch an EU information campaign targeted at consumers today.The aim of the European Consumer Credit Campaign is to make people more aware of their right when they take out credit.It is hoped that by giving people more information in relation to credit that they can make a more informed ...

Four firms to announce more than 120 new jobs

Fri, 24 May 2013 03:02:52 -0400

More than 120 new jobs are being announced today at four seperate companies in Dublin, Galway and Cork.Up to 114 jobs are coming on stream across three companies in Dublin and Galway this morning.Cubic Telecom, which is based in Dublin and specialises in global connectivity, is to create 70 positions over the next three years.It is part of a multi-million euro investment by four major global ...

Group calls for compulsory malnutrition screening in hospitals

Fri, 24 May 2013 03:02:52 -0400

The problem of under-nourished patients in Dublin hospitals is being ignored, according to the Irish Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism.They are launching a document, "Every patient deserves good nutritional care", which recommends how to eliminate malnutrition in older and chronically sick patients. The report will be used as an opportunity to establish a "malnutrition ...

Donegal man due in London court in connection with Hyde Park bombings

Fri, 24 May 2013 03:02:51 -0400

A Donegal man is due to appear at the Old Bailey in London today charged with the murder of four soldiers in the 1982 IRA bombing in London's Hyde Park.John Downey is accused of being responsible for a car bomb which killed members of the Royal Household Cavalry.The 61-year-old was arrested at Gatwick Airport on ...

Higgins says parliaments losing power to unaccountable agencies

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:23:51 -0400

President Michael D. Higgins has questioned how financial decision-making at a global level has moved away from parliaments to unaccountable ...

Teaching unions reject deal over supervision and substitution conditions

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:12:50 -0400

Two teaching unions have rejected the Haddington Road Agreement.The ASTI and the TUI said the new proposals to cut pay and change working conditions in the public service do not represent sufficient change from the original LRC proposals.ASTI General Secretary, Pat King said a key reason behind the rejection is the inclusion of the abolition of payment for supervision and substitution ...

Pakistan only manage to tie with Ireland

Fri, 24 May 2013 01:39:35 -0400

122 not out from opener Mohammad Hafeez and 84 from sidekick Asad Shafiq carried Pakistan to 266 for five in Thursday's rain-affected first ODI against Ireland at the Clontarf Cricket Club Ground in Dublin.The hosts named an XI sans the services of the banned John Mooney, while the tourists opted for right-arm fast bowler Ehsan Adil ahead of left-armer seamer Wahab Riaz.Ireland: William ...

Film star Vince Vaughn brushes up on the history of Northern Irelands murals for his new film

Fri, 24 May 2013 01:37:34 -0400

It costs young people in Northern Ireland on average £1,000 to obtain a driving licence, prompting fears they are being driven off the ...

Garda arrested over allegations she forged documentation from DPP

Fri, 24 May 2013 01:33:40 -0400

A member of the Garda has been arrested and was due to appear before the courts this morning over allegations that she forged documentation from the office of ...

Christian Brothers to pay millions of dollars to abuse victims in US and Canada

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:53:58 -0400

The law firm that represented 92 of those affected said the settlement would still allow abuse survivors to continue legal actions. Photograph: Getty ...

Shatter to face breath test incident questions

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:53:57 -0400

Alan Shatter will face further searching questions from political opponents after he confirmed yesterday he failed to complete a breathalyser test because of an asthmatic condition when returning home from the Dil some five years ...

Eucharist is not an ace card to be dealt in debate

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:53:57 -0400

Episcopal Ordination of Eamon Martin as Coadjutor Archbishop of Armagh by Cardinal Sen Brady at Saint Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh, last month. "Archbishop Martin would appear to be operating with a 19th century devotional understanding of the Eucharist that is both private and personal." Photographer: Dara Mac ...