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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 ...

“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

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

€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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Garda to stand trial accused of using forged letter from DPP’s office

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

She is charged under Section 28 of the Theft and Fraud Offences Act 2001, for using a false instrument, at Bray Garda station, in Co Wicklow, on June 21st, ...

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: ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Elderly man dies in Tipperary crash

Fri, 24 May 2013 04:11:13 -0400

The man, his early 80s, was the driver of a car which was in a crash with a truck on the M8 southbound.The crash, in the Raheenrow, happened at around 2am this morning.The man's body was taken to South Tipperary Hospital where a post-mortem examination will be carried out later today.The driver of the truck was ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Taoiseach heavily criticised for meeting tobacco lobby

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:56:59 -0400

Ash Ireland, the anti-smoking group, said it was surprised the Taoiseach had met the industry chiefs. Photograph: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg ...

Many parents supportive of Dublin creche despite mistreatment allegations

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:56:54 -0400

Parents arriving to collect children from the Giraffe creche at Belarmine in south Dublin yesterday largely spoke well of the childcare centre ...

Largest social housing scheme built this year opens in Dublin

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:56:53 -0400

Torikiat (12), Sophiat (4), Amin (6), Qayyum (10) and Aminat (10) Adele near their home in the Avondale Park Housing Co-Operative development which was officially opened yesterday. Photograph: Bryan ...

Seanad Harte calls for urgent cross-Border initiative against diesel laundering

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:56:44 -0400

Mr Harte said he knew of a case in Donegal where the garage owner was convicted but the garage continued to operate and everyone knew where the diesel was being ...

Big cuts in top public service pensions

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:56:43 -0400

Brendan Howlin: told the Dil the legislation will provide a facility for unions to conclude collective agreements with their public service employers. Photograph: Gareth Chaney ...

Disclosure of minor traffic occurrence involving Wallace highly improper says leading academic

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:56:43 -0400

Ireland's leading legal authority on policing has contended the Minister for Justice and the Garda Commissioner acted highly improperly in "playing politics" with the minor traffic "ticking-off" of Independent ...

Snore app can provide wake-up call for sleep apnoea

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:56:42 -0400

Prof Kevin McGuigan at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland is developing a phone and laptop app that can record and analyse your sleep sounds and predict whether you have a form of snoring called sleep ...

Strike fears grow as teachers reject pay proposals

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:56:39 -0400

ASTI general secretary Pat King said key reasons behind the emphatic rejection of Croke Park II by teachers remained part of the Haddington Road ...

Haddington Road agreement will save €1 billion by 2015 Howlin says

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:56:37 -0400

Minister says Government’s objective was to maintain Croke Park II deal’s productivity elements and achieve targeted savings in pay and ...

Creches suspend staff over conduct

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:56:36 -0400

The Giraffe Childcare and Early learning Centre, Belarmine, near Stepaside, Dublin. It said "clear evidence of inappropriate conduct in caring for young children by a particular staff member, who has already been suspended" had been uncovered and filmed during an investigation by an undercover ...

Siptu urges members to accept revised Croke Park deal

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:56:36 -0400

Impact general secretary Shay Cody said revised deal contained improved proposals, including ring-fenced flexitime and work-sharing arrangements. Photograph: Dylan ...

Stolen cables cost Eircom €600000

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:56:35 -0400

Criminal gangs, some using cherry-pickers and other heavy machinery, stole more than 37,000m of telephone cable from Eircom's live network last year, costing the company nearly EUR600,000 to ...

Shatter’s disclosure about Wallace rebounds on Minister with a vengeance

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:56:34 -0400

Alan Shatter decided to disclose an obscure occurrence involving Independent TD Mick Wallace and a garda, he should have known it would give his political opponents carte blanche to trawl the files to dig up any historical embarrassment of his ...

Robinson and McGuinness stoutly defend the value of foreign investment trips

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:56:33 -0400

Mr Robinson suggested at a briefing for journalists at Stormont Castle yesterday that some of the coverage attempted "to demean Northern Ireland's political leaders by asking them to take a tent and go into a park . . ." Credibility "You take away your own credibility by suggesting that the leaders of a country should go economy class and go into two-star hotels," he ...

Kenny identifies accord with troika as essential during trip to Athens

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:56:32 -0400

Greek prime minister Antonis Samaras and Taoiseach Enda Kenny during a meeting in Athens on Thursday. Photograph: Yorgos ...

Scientists identify the mystery killer behind Irelands potato famine

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:57:43 -0400

Starving people searching for potatoes in a stubble field during the Great Famine (1845-1852) which was caused by the failure of the Irish potato crop and British government ...

Pakistan Ireland tie in Dublin

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:48:51 -0400

Pakistan and Ireland played out a thrilling tie in the first one-day international at the Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, Dublin on Thursday.A knock of 84 from Asad Shafiq and Mohammed Afeez's 122 not out set the tone for the tourists, as they posted 266 in an innings reduced to 47 overs by rain.The weather interruption left Ireland needing 276 to win by virtue of the Duckworth-Lewis method, a ...

New faces for Kerry and Tipperary

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:47:59 -0400

Young defender Fionn Fitzgerald will make his first Championship start for Kerry when his side take on Tipperary in the Munster GAA Football Championship on Sunday. The Dr Crokes clubman has been rewarded for some impressive displays in the league and is the only new face in a familiar looking Kingdom side. Manager Éamonn Fitzmaurice has named a side which contain 12 members of the team ...

Staff brought from Spain to Dublin plant are not replacing strikers company says

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:32:52 -0400

Staff brought from Spain to a waste-water treatment plant in Co Dublin, where a Siptu strike is under way, have not been brought in to replace strikers, management at the plant said ...

Call for more restorative justice plans

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:32:32 -0400

A restorative programme to help develop conflict resolution skills in west Tallaght in Dublin should be rolled out to all schools in Ireland, former governor of Mountjoy ...

McGuinness wants deal on parades flags and the past to be in place before Christmas

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:32:30 -0400

Martin McGuinness said they want a blueprint to deal with parades, flags and the past by Christmas and they want somebody of the status of former US ...

With G8 leaders on the way Northern Ireland ramps up security

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:30:03 -0400

Amid a perceived triple threat of left-wing protestors, Islamist terrorists, and dissident republican paramilitaries, Northern Ireland is doubling its police force and preparing drones for the ...