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Group of Eight leaders stop short of calling for Assad ouster

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:28:36 -0400

ENNISKILLEN - The Group of Eight industrialised nations called for a swift end to the bloody civil war in Syria and urgent peace talks but stopped short of calling for the ouster of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad in its joint statement at the end of talks Tuesday. Despite the lack of consensus among the G8 on the fate of Assad, as well as the use of chemical weapons by his regime, Canadian ...

Second arrest over attempt blow up Northern Ireland policeman and family

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:54:00 -0400

Northern Ireland Police appear to be close to solving a case involving the attempted bombing of a police officer and his family 6 months ago. Last December the senior office, his wife and children were about to take a drive from their home in east Belfast and go on a family picnic when the policeman noticed a booby trap apparatus fixed to the bottom of his car. The booby trap was linked to a ...

Investigators recover boat involved in lobster fishing tragedy

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 19:45:24 -0400

The mystery as to what happened to the Bolger brothers deepened Sunday despite the trio's boat being retrieved. The boat was pulled ashore Sunday afternoon after it was discovered earlier in the day. Kenny, Paul and Shane Bolger went fishing last Wednesday and spent the day setting lobster pots near Brownstown Head in Tramore, after setting out from Dunmore East. The 19-foot 'Dean ...

Kenny in top level meeting with prime minister of Canada

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 20:16:37 -0400

Taoiseach Enda Kenny met with the Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper at Farmleigh on Sunday afternoon. Harper was in Dublin in advance of his attendance at the G8 meeting in Enniskillen which begins Monday. The visit, said a statement from the Taoiseach's office, 'highlights the close ties between Ireland and Canada and the importance the Government attaches to strengthening that ...

Families and friends of perished fishermen mourn their loss

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 20:04:43 -0400

Around 1,000 people turned out for the funerals of three men who perished last week in a fishing tragedy. Brothers Kenny, Paul and Shane Bolger drowned after their boat is believed to have capsized last Wednesday while the men were laying lobster pots. The trio's families and friends, and their mother Margaret, on Saturday joined together for Mass said by local parish priest, local Father ...

Michelle Obamas bangs at G8 Summit slammed on Twitter

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:30:02 -0400

Michelle Obama, who headed to Belfast for this year's G8 summit, is facing backlash on Twitter for her fringes. Onlookers apparently were more concerned with the ill-received styling of her bangs than her speech, the Huffington Post reported. The first lady seems to be growing out her blunt trim and transitioning it to a side-swept style. ...

G8 leaders focus on taxation counter-terrorism at final day of summit

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:50:03 -0400

Beijing, June 18 (Xinhua-ANI): Leaders of the Group of Eight (G8) nations gathered in Lough Erne, Northern Ireland on Tuesday for the second and final day of their summit. Key items on the agenda are taxation, transparency and counterterrorism. The issue of Syria was discussed on Monday evening at a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Barack Obama and also at a ...

Irish people drink more than others

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:30:02 -0400

A study of students from different countries has confirmed that Irish people really drink more than other nationalities. In the University College Dublin survey, one in seven of the Irish students questioned admitted they downed at least two drinks a day, the Daily Star. Students also drank more if they went to a same-sex school. ...

Ban appoints Irish major general to head up UNs oldest peacekeeping mission

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:51:57 -0400

the appointment today of Major General Michel Finn, of Ireland, as head of Mission and Chief of Staff of the Jerusalem-based UN Truce Supervision Organization ...

Irelands refugee acceptance rate lower than European counterparts

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:21:09 -0400

Ireland is not accepting as many refugees as its European counterparts.That is the claim being made by the Irish Refugee Council who said that the latest European statistics on asylum show Ireland has the third lowest rate in the EU.According to their figures 10% of cases were granted status on their first try, with just 6.8% success on appeal. The total percentage of positive decisions was 8.3% ...

- Belfast har forandret seg

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:10:27 -0400

SVINAKTIG GODT: Belfast er Nord-Irlands hovedstad og har spennende ...

Fancy Hats and High Heels for Ireland’s Renowned Horse-Racing Festival

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:47:09 -0400

Let’s daydream a bit now for our Geo Quiz. Forget about work for a while and think vacation. Imagine a summer trip to a city in western Ireland. This city’s located on the River Corrib. Every summer, it hosts a horse racing festival, a tradition that goes back to 1869. Heck that’s a few years before horses first raced in the Kentucky Derby. So can you name the Irish ...

Ireland U20s pipped by France at JWC

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:43:52 -0400

Ireland have lost 9-8 to hosts France in their fifth place play-off semi-final at the Junior World Cup. Number 8 Ryan Murphy crossed for a try in the first half while Rory Scannell also landed a penalty kick. However, three penalties from France scrum-half Baptiste Serin won it for the home side in La ...

Ireland accepts less refugees than European counterparts

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:15:58 -0400

Ireland accepts less refugees than almost anywhere else in Europe.That is the claim being made by the Irish Refugee Council who said that the latest European statistics on asylum show Ireland has the third lowest rate in the EU.According to their figures 10% of cases were granted status on their first try, with just 6.8% success on appeal. The total percentage of positive decisions was 8.3% ...

Two arrested after drugs seizure in Galway

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:15:57 -0400

Two men have been arrested in Galway after a major drugs seizure in the county.Herbal cannabis with an estimated street value of EUR400,000 was found during a search of a house in Tuam this afternoon.The men who are both in their 40s are being detained at Galway Garda Station where they can be held for up to seven days.The investigation involving members of the Garda National Drugs Unit, Revenue ...

Obama Cameron Barroso Push EU-U.S. Merger at G8 Ireland Summit

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:40:47 -0400

President Barack Obama, in Lough Erne, Northern Ireland, for the G8 Summit, joined European leaders in pushing the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), a vast scheme for intertwining the economies and political structures of Europe and the United States. (See our detailed expos of the ...

Two held over Tuam cannabis seizure

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:37:18 -0400

Two men have been arrested after drugs worth over €400,000 were seized in Co Galway. Officers from the Garda National Drugs Unit along with local gardaí searched a house in Tuam just after 5pm and found 20kg of cannabis herb. The men, aged 49 and 41, were arrested at the ...

Shinzo Abe asks Stormont to continuously support Japanese companies in Northern Ireland

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:26:47 -0400

An online article ('Protestant-Catholic gap narrows as census results revealed', posted December 11, 2012) reported on the publication of data from the 2011 Census by the Northern Ireland Statistics Agency and stated that the percentage of Protestants and Catholics in the Northern Ireland population stood at 48% and 45% ...

Parliamentary assistant to Donegal TD claims unfair dismissal

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:23:05 -0400

Joan Blackbyrne is taking a case against the Donegal deputy and the Houses of the Oireachtas. Counsel for the Houses of the Oireachtas has claimed Ms Blackbyrne was an employee of Mr Pringle only. Ms Blackbyrne began work as parliamentary assistant to ...

Russias Putin torpedoes G8 efforts to oust Assad

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:16:23 -0400

1 of 9. British Prime Minister David Cameron (R), Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zidan (2nd R), U.S. President Barack Obama and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto walk together during the G8 Summit in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland June 18, ...

Irish sweep all before them at Royal Ascot

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:12:18 -0400

A racegoer raises a glass of champagne while she waits for friends during the first day of Royal Ascot, in Berkshire, west of London, on June 18, 2013. Ireland dominated the opening day of the Royal Ascot meeting on Tuesday carrying all before them in the first four races including the feature race the St James's Palace ...

JFK Eternal Flame to Burn in Ireland

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:09:08 -0400

Part of the flame is taken from President John F. Kennedy's memorial June 18, 2013, at Arlington National Cemetery and is being transported to New Ross, County Wexford, Ireland, where it will be placed at a memorial to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Kennedy's visit to ...

Michelle Obama daughters lunch with Bono at Irish pub

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:04:05 -0400

Michelle Obama and her daughters enjoyed lunch at a Dublin-area pub Tuesday with Bono during a whirlwind visit to Ireland. Before they arrived at Finnegans pub in Dalkey, County Dublin, the first lady, Sasha and Mallia visited the Wicklow Mountains National Park, a few miles south of Dublin, The Irish Times reported. They toured early medieval monastic sites in the park, escorted by George ...

Secretary-General Appoints Major General Michael Finn of Ireland to Head United Nations Truce Supervision Organization

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:35:10 -0400

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Major General Michael Finn of Ireland as the Head of Mission and Chief of Staff of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization ...

British Irish Lions ACT Brumbies spring a surprise as Australia waits

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:34:31 -0400

British & Irish Lions had been given "a reality check" after they lost their unbeaten Australia tour record on Tuesday. The Lions went down 14-12 to ACT Brumbies at Canberra Stadium, and there could be few complaints from a team outgunned upfront for an hour before head coach Gatland summoned reinforcements from the bench. The injury-hit Lions, who dominated the first five games ...

Video G8 shows Northern Ireland is open for business

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:28:58 -0400

David Cameron said you ';couldn’t put a value'; on the free advertising for Northern Ireland as a result of the G8 summit. The Prime Minister said his fellow G8 leaders had been impressed and added that he hoped it would help people realise how "magnificent" Northern Ireland is.Mr Cameron used the summit's closing press conference to say he hoped the G8 had shown ...

Summit shows changed N Ireland - PM

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:19:57 -0400

The world has seen the new Northern Ireland says David Cameron at the end of a successful G8

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:19:57 -0400

Dead Irish priest accused of abuse in Minnesota lawsuit

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:09:36 -0400

A man who says he was sexually abused by an Irish priest in Minnesota in 1982 is suing the Diocese of New Ulm, taking advantage of a new law easing the state's statute of limitations for victims of childhood sexual abuse. Attorney Pat Noacker filed the lawsuit in Brown County on behalf of John Doe 103. It names Francis Markey, who was extradited to Ireland in 2010 to face sexual abuse ...

U2s Bono Invites Michelle Obama Sasha and Malia to Lunch in Dublin—See the Pic

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:02:53 -0400

frontman for lunch at Finnegan's of Dalkey, a restaurant he frequents in his native Dublin, Ireland.Accompanying Bono was his wife Ali and his two teenage sons. Alas, ...

Watch Kennedy Eternal Flame Heads to Ireland

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:01:36 -0400

Above all else. The story of president Kennedy's trip to Ireland. The story of a young man. It's the story of -- native son arriving on the -- stuff but. It's possible. The story thousands of them. And eight years. Story every human. 1963. -- was spent very young nation. Not yet achieving its own protection. Study finding its voice internationally. But president Kennedy came to ...

Royalty Pharma drops hostile bid for Ireland’s Elan

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:25:58 -0400

U.S.-based Royalty Pharma has dropped a hostile bid worth up to $8-billion for Irish drugmaker Elan, leaving it free to seek other suitors having put itself up for sale last week.Royalty on Tuesday withdrew its appeal of a ruling by Ireland's regulator on takeovers, meaning the offer automatically lapses. This brings an end to a bitter, four-month battle that involved court hearings, ...

Petrol bomb thrown over Belfast interface ignites beside four-year-old girl

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:11:36 -0400

Microsoft has revealed that its new XBox One games console will carry an "expensive" price tag of over £400 when it is launched in ...

Belfast Royal Mail staff stole childrens toys and perfumes

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:11:35 -0400

Belfast , also included a Mr Men DVD, Fisher Price electronic toy and Readers Digest Mind Stretchers book.Appearing alongside him at the city's magistrates' court was ...

Around 40 protesters hold G8 demo in Dublin

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:07:38 -0400

G8 . The group the marched to the American Chamber of Commerce, where spokesman for the Dublin Alternative G8 Committee Donnacha McGill says "strings of this corrupt political regime are ...

Garda found guilty of insurance fraud

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:06:55 -0400

A garda has found guilty of motor insurance fraud but has been acquitted of harassing a garage owner and his father after a dispute over crash repairs that had been carried out on the officer's ...

Beautiful day as Obamas keep Dalkey date with Bono

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:06:51 -0400

US First Lady Michelle Obama waves to the crowd as she leaves Finnegan's Pub in Dalkey where she had lunch her two daughters Sasha and Malia with Bono and his wife Ali. Photograph: Julien ...

Man charged with murder of Polish national

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:53:54 -0400

A 47 year-old Polish man has been charged with the murder of Bogdan Michalkiawicz in Letterkenny in Donegal last month.Dariusz Weckowicz appeared before Carndonagh District Court this afternoon. When the murder charge was explained to him, Mr. Weckowicz replied "I did not kill this man. I am more than 100% sure of that."Mr Michalkiawicz was murdered sometime between May 13 and 15 at ...

Clare murder trial hears student suffered sustained and violent assault

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:53:54 -0400

A student whose body was found in a barrel on a Clare farm was the victim of a violent and sustained assault and died of severe, extensive trauma to his head, a court has heard. State Pathologist Professor Marie Cassidy was giving evidence to the Central Criminal Court in the trial of a 33-year-old farmer charged with murdering the student on his farm two years ago. Joe Heffernan of Cappagh Beg, ...

Ireland makes push for EU budget deal

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:18:46 -0400

BRUSSELS (AFP) - It is time for the European Parliament to approve the EU's hotly contested budget for the next seven years and give the struggling bloc a much needed spending boost, Irish Foreign Minister David Gilmore said Tuesday.Ireland is pressing for an accord before the end of its current EU presidency on June 30 rather than have to hand over unfinished negotiations to Lithuania which ...

Man released in Dublin assault inquiry

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:15:05 -0400

A 31-year-old man who was being questioned about a sexual assault on a woman with special needs in Dublin has been released without charge. Garda investigations into the assault are continuing. The assault happened last week in the South Circular Road area. The victim's family have asked for their privacy to be ...

Garda convicted of insurance fraud

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:15:05 -0400

A serving garda has been convicted of deceiving an insurance company into paying him over €10,000 after his car was stolen. Paul Fogarty, 28, who is stationed in Dublin, was found guilty of the charge this afternoon, but acquitted of two other charges of harassing a car dealer and his father. He will be sentenced next ...

Who lives in a house like this The KBC Great Music in Irish Houses festival is taking a liberal view of its title - which is not without its benefits

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:08:58 -0400

In the old days, I heard it said of what was then the Festival in Great Irish Houses that its fans were more likely to be excited about a particular year's choice of houses, than about the performers or the music. The festival, now known as KBC Great Music in Irish Houses, has kept the houses in its name but rather strayed from them in its programme. I attended the first four concerts of ...

Americas first daughters trace the Obama familys roots in Ireland

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:04:00 -0400

IN PICTURES Michelle Obama enjoys last day in Ireland

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:46:46 -0400

The US first family had a grand day out in Dublin and Wicklow.The day began with a private tour of Glendalough from local guide George McClafferty.Michelle, Sasha and Malia listened intently as George explained the history of the monastic settlement.(Picture: Colin Keegan/Collins)Although Michelle looked confused by some aspectsAnd poor old Sasha was destroyed by the midges.Never mind, onwards ...

War Command win makes it four in a row for Irish

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:08:15 -0400

Aidan O'Brien's apparent third string War Command turned in a breathtaking display under Seamie Heffernan to take top honours in the Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot. The Ballydoyle handler was responsible for 5-2 favourite Stubbs, as well as leading contender Sir John Hawkins (6-1), with War Command a 20-1 shot after making a winning debut at Leopardstown just 11 days earlier. Stubbs ...

Man remanded on Letterkenny murder charge

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:08:11 -0400

A 47-year-old Polish man has been charged with the murder of Bogdan Michalkiewicz in Co Donegal last month. Dariusz Weckowicz, of no fixed abode, appeared at Carndonagh District Court charged with murdering Mr Michalkiewicz between 13 and 15 May at Westside Apartments, Lower Main Street in Letterkenny. He was remanded in custody to appear at Harristown District Court on 21 June. Sergeant ...

Hiqa criticises standards at Donegal nursing homes

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:53:22 -0400

Carndonagh Community Hospital and St Joseph's community hospital in Stranorlar were both found to have significant shortcoming despite repeated inspections in recent years. In a report on the Carndonagh facility, inspectors concluded that staff could not adequately assess and provide appropriate care to a constantly changing group of residents. There were no dedicated cleaning staff. Staff ...

IHRC report main recommendations

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:52:45 -0400

Prof Mullally noted that the IHRC report also called for "domestic equality legislation to be amended, so that it more closely reflects the State's international human rights ...

G8 leaders sidestep fate of Syria’s Assad

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:52:40 -0400

Britain's prime minister David Cameron (5th from left) has a group photograph taken with (l-r) European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso; Japan's prime minister Shinzo Abe; German chancellor Angela Merkel; Russia's president Vladimir Putin; Cameron; US president Barack Obama; France's president Francois Hollande; Canada's prime minister Stephen Harper; ...

Taoiseach welcomes G8 tax plan

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:40:07 -0400

The Taoiseach has had to defend Ireland's tax policy at the G8 summit in Fermanagh.While the issue of tax was a central matter at this year's summit, the government had denied that Ireland's tax regime would be specifically addressed.Today's G8's 10-point concluding communiqu, named the Lough Erne Declaration, says that countries have agreed to 'change rules allowing ...

Obamas enjoy Glendalough tour pub grub with Bono

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:40:05 -0400

US first lady Michelle Obama and her daughters have enjoyed a private guided tour of the Wicklow Mountains National Park as their whistlestop tour of Ireland draws to a close.The sun beamed down on the hills above the twin lakes at Glendalough as Ms Obama and Malia and Sasha walked through the famous monastic ...

G8 leaders agree to eradicate terror ransom payments

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:34:13 -0400

Leaders of world's most industrialised nations says payment of ransoms to terrorist groups is one of income sources which supports their efforts in carrying out terrorist ...

Double murder inquiry started in Kerry

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:45:55 -0400

Garda have today begun a double murder inquiry after postmortems confirmed that a mother and her daughter died violent deaths after being attacked in their rented home in Killorglin , Co ...

Pipe bomb discovered in Tyrone

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:45:53 -0400

The PSNI said bomb disposal experts examined a suspicious object in the Springhill Park area of Strabane and declared it to be a viable pipe-bomb type ...

PSNI attending security alert in Tyrone

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:45:52 -0400

The PSNI said bomb disposal experts examined a suspicious object in the Springhill Park area of Strabane and declared it to be a viable pipe-bomb type ...

Obama religious schools block lasting peace in Northern Ireland

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:35:15 -0400

US President Barack Obama has argued that parochial schools are an impediment to the establishment of a lasting peace in Northern Ireland. Speaking to a crowd in Belfast, during a trip to Northern Ireland for a G8 summit meeting, Obama said that "segregated schools" block the path to full reconciliation. "If towns remain divided, if Catholics have their schools and buildings and ...

Homeless man gets three years for sex with 14-year-old schoolgirl

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:34:27 -0400

A homeless addict has been sentenced to three years after he had sex with a school girl having met her for the first time that day while she was wearing her uniform.Neil Moore (aged 36) admitted that he had sex with the 14-year-old girl twice but told garda she had kissed him first, it had been consensual and she was more into him than he was into her."It was a night of madness. I have a ...

Yet more woe for Irish Pension Managed Funds

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:26:34 -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, ...

Irish FM heads to Brussels for EU budget deal

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:52:38 -0400

Ireland's Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Eamon Gilmore is heading to Brussels, 18 June, for the final stage of talks over the European Union's next seven year budget, some EUR960 billion. Before he left Dublin, Gilmore said, "My intention is to reach agreement with the European Parliament on the EU's budget. I call on the European Parliament to give its agreement so ...

Judge says new laws may be needed to protect young people from forced marriages

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:39:57 -0400

While Irish society is becoming increasingly diverse and the Constitution attaches great significance to equality, the rights of children and the institution of marriage, there are no laws addressing the question of forced marriages or marriages of a type where there is "no real consent", Mr Justice John MacMenamin ...

Human rights body repeats call for statutory Magdalene inquiry

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:39:56 -0400

The Irish Human Rights Commission said Martin McAleese's investigation into the institutions fell short as he did not draw any conclusions on the human rights obligations of the ...

US and EU leaders approve wide-ranging trade talks

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:39:45 -0400

US president Barack Obama, European Commission president Jos Manuel Barroso and British prime minister David Cameron at a news conference at the G8 summit in Enniskillen. Photograph: Andrew Winning/WPA Pool/Getty ...

Kerry deaths investigation upgraded to murder probe

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:28:14 -0400

Gardai have formally upgraded their investigation into the deaths of a mother and daughter in Killorglin, Co. Kerry to murder.The bodies of Lithuanian national Jolanta Lubiene, 27, and her eight-year-old daughter Enrika were found at their house in Langford Downs on Sunday night. The pair had suffered violent deaths.Details of the post mortem examinations, which were completed earlier at Kerry ...

Further evidence heard in Bray fire trial

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:28:14 -0400

A Bray fireman who pulled the second of two deceased colleagues out of a burning building said he still thinks about him opening his eyes.The trial has also heard that there were only six fire fighters were available to go to the blaze despite it being judged as requiring at least twice that number.Brian Murray (aged 46) and Mark O'Shaughnessy (aged 26) died fighting a blaze at a disused ink ...

G8 leaders work to develop Syria statement acceptable to all

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:22:27 -0400

Group of Eight leaders worked to develop a statement on Syria acceptable to nations wanting a transition of power and Russia, an ally of the Syrian government. Accounts differed from officials Tuesday morning at the G8 summit in Northern Ireland on the prospects of developing a substantive agreement on Syria and the fate of its president, Bashar Assad, to which Russia might sign on, The New York ...

Northern Ireland leaders to G8 Sending arms to Syria bad idea

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:53:37 -0400

Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel is greeted by Northern Ireland's First Minister Peter Robinson, centre, and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness as she arrives to attend the Enniskillen G8 summit, at Belfast International airport, June 17, 2013. (PETER ...

Public health boosted by Trading Standards

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:47:14 -0400

Jun 18 2013 By David Godsall THE work of Trading Standards is boosting public health in Leicestershire, a leading councillor claims. Ernie White, county council cabinet member for public health, is highlighting Trading Standards’ work at a conference this week. Public health became part of the county council in April this year and it is already working closely with a number of council ...

Michelle Obama and daughters visiting Glendalough

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:36:14 -0400

Michelle Obama and her daughters have begun a private guided tour of the Wicklow Mountains National Park as their whistlestop tour of Ireland draws to a ...

Daniel Radcliffe on the difficulties of perfecting an Irish accent for his new play The Cripple of Inishmaan

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:32:48 -0400

Radcliffe, whose father is from Northern Ireland, said he was "pretty pleased" with his accent but hoped it would get stronger throughout the run of the London production."Learning an accent is an on-going thing. I'm pleased with it to be honest and most of the cast, many of whom are Irish, seem pretty happy with it. So it's definitely going to get better and better the ...

Man due in court in connection with killing of Polish man

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:24:00 -0400

A man is due in court in Donegal shortly charged in relation to the murder of Polish national Bogdan Michalkiawicz in Letterkenny last month.The incident happened sometime between the May 13 and 15t of May at Westside Apartments on the town's Lower Main St.A 47-year-old man was arrested in Letterkenny last night and is due before Carndonagh District Court this ...

Garda trial jury begins deliberations

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:24:00 -0400

A jury has begun its deliberations in the trial of a Dublin-based Garda accused of insurance fraud and harassment.Garda Paul Fogarty, who is also involved with Shelbourne Football Club, has pleaded not guilty to the charges.Gda Fogarty, a Dundrum based Garda, is accused of crashing his Toyota Celica on the M50 in January 2008 before reporting it stolen.During the trial, the court heard evidence ...

No retrial for IRA convict

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:24:00 -0400

The State will not seek a retrial in the case of a Louth man who had one of his two convictions for IRA membership quashed by the Court of Criminal Appeal last year.Mr Damien Colgan SC this morning told the Special Criminal Court that the State wished to enter a "Nolle Prosequi", in other words not proceed with the retrial of Barry O'Brien (aged 41).O'Brien, a father of five ...

First family enjoy tour of Glendalough

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:23:58 -0400

G-8 Leaders Wrap Up Summit In Nothern Ireland

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:45:13 -0400

The G-8 leaders reached some agreement on steps to shore up the still-weak global economy. But Russia remains an outlier in the group when it comes to addressing the bloody civil war in ...

Government’s fine words about reform of governance have faded away to nothing

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:32:22 -0400

Consider the context. It is one in which it has become painfully obvious that the Government has absolutely no intention of allowing any radical change to the system of governance that has been such a catastrophic ...

It’s official G8 dress code is smart casual

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:32:21 -0400

Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers (left), Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness (second left), Taoiseach Enda Kenny (second right) and Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson (right) arrive at this year's G8 Summit on Lough Erne near Enniskillen. Photograph: ...

Call for compensation for Magdalene survivors

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:32:21 -0400

Comprehensive compensation is needed for survivors of Magdalene laundries including unpaid wages and pensions and rehab for forced labour, a watchdog has ...

Court reveals details of ruling to void marriage of teen girl

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:20:12 -0400

The High Court has publically released a ruling in which the unregistered marriage of a 16-year-old Egyptian girl to a 29 year old man was declared void.It found the girl, who is not an Irish citizen, had not given her full, free informed consent to the marriage which took place in September 2010, at an Islamic centre.The HSE took this case over concerns that the parents of the teenager had ...

Claims of staffing crisis in Roscommon mental health services

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:20:11 -0400

The psychiatric unit at Roscommon Hospital is in the grip of a staffing crisis, it has been claime.dThe Psychiatric Nurses Association (PNA) has revealed that all admissions to the hospital's Acute Psychiatric Services unit were suspended over the weekend as a shortage of staff forced a further cutback in services.The number of psychiatric nurses in the unit has been cut from 111 in 2009 to ...

Rights body calls for redress scheme for Magdalene survivors

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:20:10 -0400

The Irish Human Rights Commission says the State failed in its obligation to protect the human rights of girls and women in the Magdalene Laundries.It is calling for a redress scheme that provides individual compensation for every woman that lived there.The IHRC has published its 'Follow Up Report on State Involvement in the Magdalene Laundries' which also recommends that the State ...

Obama schedule for Tuesday June 18

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:14:40 -0400

U.S. President Barack Obama is followed by U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama and their daughter Malia walk to Marine One as they depart the White House in Washington on June 16, 2013. Obama is traveling to Northern Ireland to take part in the G8 Summit. UPI/Joshua ...

Majority of Irish wealth held in property - survey

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:44:23 -0400

Wealthy people in Ireland are more likely than those in other countries to hold the majority of their wealth in property. According to Barclays’ latest Wealth Insights report, property accounted for 55% of the wealth held by Irish high net worth individuals despite the country's property market collapse. Just 2% of wealth is held in business and entrepreneurial interests, 18% is held ...

Judge concerned over marriage age exemptions

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:44:21 -0400

A High Court judge has highlighted concerns over procedures used to secure an exemption from the age restriction on marriage. It followed a court annulment of an arranged marriage of a 16- year-old girl to a 29-year-old man. In a judgment delivered in public because of the important issues it raised, Mr Justice John McMenamin revealed the girl was later removed from Ireland despite court orders ...

Medical card holders face GP cancer care costs

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:44:21 -0400

Medical card patients, who have undergone breast cancer treatment in hospital, may have to pay the cost of their GP cancer care follow-up. It is due to a dispute between the Irish Medical Organisation and the Health Service Executive. The IMO has warned that without proper funding, GPs will be unable to provide follow-up care for women with a medical card who have undergone treatment for breast ...

Victims unhappy with homicide sentences - Survey

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:44:20 -0400

New research suggests that the families of victims of homicide are dissatisfied with sentencing and proposed penal reform. 65% of the families of homicide victims are dissatisfied with the length of sentence given to the perpetrator in their case. The research was conducted on behalf ADVIC - the victims' families advocacy group. 90% of victims' families are dissatisfied with current ...

Northern Ireland to miss out on heatwave

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:42:28 -0400

While Northern Ireland may not be set for the high temperatures Britain is basking in on Tuesday and Wednesday, we should enjoy some sunshine and dry weather. Temperatures will reach a high of 26C (78F) in parts of the rest of the UK today before possibly hitting 30C (86F) tomorrow, according to MeteoGroup, the weather division of the Press Association.But high humidity means many areas could ...

Obamas due in perfect postcard Glendalough

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:16:54 -0400

Failte Ireland has said the Obama's trip to Glendalough today is the perfect postcard image of Ireland for the US tourist market.Filte Ireland has welcomed today's visit by the US First Lady Michelle Obama and her daughters, describing it as "a significant boost".The tourism body said research shows US visitors appreciate Ireland for its scenery and its heritage.The ...

Kerry school absolutely shocked at death of mother and daughter

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:16:53 -0400

A primary school in Co Kerry is trying to come to terms with the death of one of its students today.Investigations are continuing there following the discovery of the bodies of a young mother and daughter in a house in Killorglin on Sunday.27-year-old Jolanta Lubiene and her eight-year-old daughter Andrica were found dead in their home on Sunday night.Garda are carrying out house to house ...

Michelle Obama and daughters Wicklow bound today

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:25:08 -0400

US first lady Michelle Obama with Moya Doherty and Fionnuala Kenny at a performance of Riverdance in the Gaiety Theatre last night. Photograph: Eric Luke/The Irish ...

Dublin fire under control nearby sewage plant evacuated

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:13:19 -0400

An investigation is due to get underway after a fire at an ESB sub-station in Ringsend broke out in the early hours of this morning.It took eight units from the Dublin Fire Brigade to bring the blaze under control.The alarm was raised after the building on Pigeon House Road caught fire just before 3am.Eight units of the Dublin Fire Brigade were dispatched to the scene and several are still here ...

PSNI release man in probe into murder bid against officer

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:13:17 -0400

A 25-year-old man arrested as part of an investigation into the attempted murder of a police officer in the North has been released.He was detained in the Antrim area yesterday and taken to the Police Service of Northern Ireland's serious crime suite for questioning.A PSNI spokesman said the suspect had since been released pending a report to the Public Prosecution Service (PPS).Last ...

Man dies after car hits ditch in Cork

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:13:17 -0400

A man has been killed after his car hit a ditch in Co Cork in the early hours of this morning.The collision occurred between 00.30am and 3.20am this morning at Kennelworth, Youghal, when the car left the road and hit a ditch. The 27-year-old driver was killed and has been removed to Cork University Hospital. Garda are investigating and the road is closed for a forensic collision examination with ...

INTO expects restoration of teachers pay rates

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:37:27 -0400

The General Secretary of the country's largest teaching union has said the proposed restoration of allowances and original salary levels by 2018 was important in terms of the union accepting the Haddington Road proposals. Under the new deal, National school teachers will no longer be paid the current supervision and substitution allowance while those earning over €65,000 per year will ...

Cycle with gold medallist Dani King

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:33:29 -0400

Jun 17 2013 By David Godsall FAMILIES can join an Olympic gold medal winner to test a new bike route from Birstall next month (July). Leicestershire County Council is inviting people to explore the Connect2 off-road cycleway with Dani King, a gold medal winner from London 2012. Cabinet member for transport, Peter Osborne, said: ';What better guide for our new Connect2 cycleway than ...

Hopes grow for breakthrough on Syrian crisis at G8 summit

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:21:12 -0400

US president Barack Obama and Russian president Vladimir Putin meet at the G8 summit at Lough Erne in Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh last night. Photograph: Kevin ...

Obama tells next generation it’s your turn now

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:21:11 -0400

Barack Obama does have rare oratorical abilities, and so does the first lady, his wife Michelle. Yesterday they even succeeded in breaking through the "meh" ...

Michelle Obama and daughters in Dublin for series of engagements

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:21:01 -0400

US First Lady Michelle Obama and her daughters, Sasha and Malia with Dr Patrick Prendergast, President and Provost of Trinity College Dublin, during their visit to view the Book of Kells and archives documenting the Obama's Irish ancestry. Photograph: Cyril Byrne / THE IRISH ...

Eight units of fire brigade battle blaze at ESB sub-station

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:08:00 -0400

Emergency services are dealing with a large fire in Dublin this morning.Dublin fire brigade say the blaze broke out at an ESB sub-station on Pigeon House road in Ringsend in the early hours of this morning.Eight units of the fire brigade were sent to the scene at the height of the fire, as emergency service fought to bring it under control.The incident is still ongoing, with three units currently ...

Primary school teachers accept Haddington Road deal

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:08:00 -0400

Primary school teachers have accepted the terms of the Haddington Road Agreement.The backing comes in spite of almost 70% of INTO members voting against the original Croke Park 2 Deal in April.In a ballot taken last night, 63% of members voted for the Government's amended ...

Obama tells Belfasts youths they are the inheritors of peace

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:59:39 -0400

BELFAST, Northern Ireland - President Barack Obama on Monday opened a three-day diplomatic trip to Northern Ireland and Germany not with other world leaders but with young residents of this once strife-torn city, urging them to build on the peace that America helped broker 15 years ago."For you are the first generation in this land to inherit more than just the bitter prejudices of the past. ...

Woman killed in Armagh road crash

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:32:27 -0400

A woman has been killed in a two vehicle road traffic collision on the westbound stretch of the M1 motorway near Portadown in Co Armagh in the early hours of today. There are no reports of any other people being injured. The M1 motorway westbound remains closed between junctions 11 and 12. The M1 eastbound has re-opened to ...

Magdelene survivors group want report released as soon as possible

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:04:43 -0400

The group Magdelene Survivors Together is calling for the urgent publication of a report commissioned to examine possible supports for the women. The call comes as a follow-up document to the McAleese findings is being published today which considers the facts set out by Senator Martin McAleese. The Irish Human Rights Commission launches its report on State involvement with the Magdalene ...

Firefighters battle blaze in Dublin

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:04:42 -0400

Emergency services are dealing with a large fire in Dublin this morning.Dublin fire brigade say the blaze broke out at an old ESB generating station on Pigeon House road in Ringsend in the early hours of this morning.Eight units of the fire brigade were sent to the scene at the height of the fire, as emergency service fought to bring it under control.The incident is still ongoing, with three ...

Michelle Obama to visit Glendalough

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:04:42 -0400

Michelle Obama rounds off the family's whistle-stop trip to Ireland today with a visit to one of the country's famous national parks.The First Lady of the US and daughters Malia and Sasha will travel to the Wicklow mountains this morning and visit Glendalough - the valley of two lakes.A private tour of the ancient monastic site was planned for the family with walks, trails and paths in ...

Fire Brigade attends ESB station blaze

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:29:40 -0400

Five units of the Dublin Fire Brigade have attended the scene of a blaze at the old ESB generating station in Dublin. The emergency services were alerted to the fire at the unoccupied building on Pigeon House Road just before 3am. It is understood that the fire has been brought under control, but staff at an adjacent sewage plant had to be evacuated. ESB crews are currently at the scene. ...

Post Mortems due on Kerry mother daughter

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:29:40 -0400

Post mortem examinations are due to resume on the bodies of 27-year-old Jolanta Lubiene and her eight-year-old daughter Enrika at Kerry General Hospital in Tralee. Gardaí are continuing to treat the two deaths as suspicious. The status of their investigation is expected to change to a double-murder once the preliminary results become available. Their bodies were removed from their home ...

America’s First Ladies Rise for ‘Riverdance’

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:14:59 -0400

First Lady Michelle Obama and her daughters Malia (14) and Sasha (12) at the start of Riverdance at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin. Photograph: Gareth ...

Leaders attending Northern Ireland G-8 meet divided over Syrian civil war

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:00:55 -0400

The Toronto Comics Arts Festival, which celebrated its 10th anniversary this year, has of late made its name bringing over cutting-edge Japanese artists for signings, live drawing sessions and speaking events. The atmosphere at this year’s event, held in May, in many ways like ...

Syria tops agenda as Obama meets Putin at G-8 in Northern Ireland

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:00:04 -0400

By F. Brinley Bruton, Staff Writer, NBC News President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart - on opposite sides of a civil war but using delicate language about a difference of opinion - said Monday that they shared an interest in stopping the bloodshed in Syria, as the White House planned to announce more than $300 million in a new humanitarian aid package to go to the war-torn country and ...

Wind farm proposed for Irish Sea will be visible from Rush to Wicklow Town

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:57:02 -0400

A wind farm on the Arklow Bank in the Irish Sea. The latest EUR2 billion wind farm project would create 600 jobs at construction phase, supporters say. Photograph: David ...

Permission denied for wind turbine scheme in Donegal

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:57:01 -0400

Donegal County Council's approval for 25 large turbines on a 475-hectare site near Glenties. In its ruling, the board said the proposed development would have "significant adverse impacts on the ecology" of the Owenea river system, including a special area of conservation that hosts the freshwater pearl mussel, a protected species. It noted that the scheme would involve the ...

Anger over ‘vigil for life’ leaflets given to pupils in Dublin primary school

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:56:59 -0400

Eddie Shaw, photographed in 2004. At a stormy meeting last Thursday, Mr Shaw apologised to the school parents' association at the Harold School in Glasthule for distributing leaflets to children promoting the Vigil for Life rally in Dublin on June 8th. Photograph: Alan ...

Obama Belfast speech ‘a great day for Northern Ireland’

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:56:57 -0400

US president Barack Obama's speech in the Waterfront Hall in Belfast "hit the nail on the head", said Northern Ireland Minister for Finance Sammy Wilson. Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty ...

Calendar of dates until the end of CAO offer process

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:56:37 -0400

CAO will make over 6,000 offers to mature (including mature nursing/midwifery) and other non-standard applicants, ie those aged over 23 and those applicants who accepted and deferred their places in 2012. These offers will appear on the CAO website from 10am on July ...

Review your choices before time is up

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:56:36 -0400

Now is the time to review your CAO choices. The price of failure to do this now before the CAO change of mind closes at 5.15pm on July 1st can be a very big one. Photograph: ...

Killer of man shot and buried alive is sentenced to eight years

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:56:35 -0400

Mr O'Meara, who was from Rosehill in Wicklow town, was shot and buried alive in a shallow grave in the woods and his body was found nearly five months later on Christmas ...

Efforts to clamp down on aggressive avoidance by big business high on the G8 agenda

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:56:34 -0400

The serious business started in earnest last evening as the leaders sat down for a discussion on the global economy. This will be followed this morning by talks on tax, with new efforts to clamp down on aggressive avoidance by big business high on the ...

Architecture archive forced to close for two months

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:56:33 -0400

Irish Architectural Archive in Dublin, which holds Ireland's largest collection of building records, is being forced to close for July and August "as a cost-saving measure to avoid insolvency, making all staff temporarily redundant", its board said. The total saving from not paying wages for the two months will be EUR52,000. The archive, founded in 1976 by Edward McParland ...

Calm lakes and midges await the First Lady

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:56:32 -0400

US First Lady Michelle Obama with her daughters Sasha and Malia: having visited Trinity College's Long Room to view the Book of Kells yesterday, they go to see Glendalough today. Photograph: Cyril ...

Departments query alcohol sports ban

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:56:31 -0400

It is understood that several Ministers, including Minister for Transport and Sport Leo Varadkar, set out detailed arguments against the draft memorandum on banning alcohol companies' sponsorship of sports events. Photograph: Alan ...

HSE spend on agency nurses continued to rise in 2012

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:56:30 -0400

The provision of agency workers to the HSE continues to be a bonanza for a select number of firms, new figures show. According to figures provided by the HSE, one agency firm, Nurse On Call, nearly doubled its revenues from the HSE last year from EUR22.7 million to EUR43.1 million. Nurse on Call is the sole supplier of agency nurses to all HSE hospitals and to HSE-funded hospitals - including HSE ...

Woman who claims she is fleeing fetish ritual role may bring new case

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:56:30 -0400

A woman who claims she had to flee Botswana because she refused to train for a tribal role known as a "fetish priestess" in her village has been permitted to bring a new legal challenge to a decision refusing her protection ...

Couple in Cork challenge planning decision to allow 11 wind turbines

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:56:28 -0400

Wind farm plan for Cleanrath, Co Cork: legal team said council considered the proposed development would result in destruction of a habitat of high ecological ...

More time for lorry firm to appeal sacking ruling

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:56:28 -0400

The president of the High Court, Mr Justice Nicholas Kearns, yesterday granted Stobart Ireland Driver Services's application for more time to appeal the Labour Court ruling in relation to Keith ...

World media spotlight turns on Fermanagh

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:56:27 -0400

website reported on the speech in detail, noting that Mr Obama chose to open his European tour by addressing the young people of Belfast rather than other world ...

Why change to NUI Galway

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:54:05 -0400

NUI Galway has the lowest drop-out rates of any university in Ireland. Why not change to NUI Galway? - You think the weather's bad in Ireland? It never ever stops raining ...

Why Change to UL

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:54:04 -0400

Sonia O'Sullivan with the captains of UL soccer, running team, basketball, hurling,rugby and GAA clubs at the UL International Women's Day conference, Accelerating Change. Photograph: Brian Gavin Press ...

Why change to Independent Colleges

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:54:03 -0400

Why change to Independent Colleges? - The building, on Dawson St, just two minutes from Stephen's Green, is smack bang in a buzzing part of Dublin city. - Lower class sizes and good engagement with well qualified lecturers on a wide range of FETAC-accredited courses. - CAO points are relatively low. Why not change to Independent Colleges? - The social side - clubs, societies, ...

Now is the time to explore all your options

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:54:03 -0400

If you have not already done so over the past year, spend the next week or so looking at the options within the classifications listed on Qualifax. It's worth taking time to make the right choice. Photograph: Matt ...

The choices you make can change your history

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:54:02 -0400

Thanks to the CAO change of mind form, you no longer have to fear spending decades in the trenches of Hollywood moviestardom, when your true love is marine biology. Maybe you're more than happy with your chosen career, and who can blame you: leaking official secrets to the news media is the trend du jour. But even if you are, who among us has not wondered about the path not travelled? To ...

College fun and how to avoid it

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:54:02 -0400

Yes, the Leaving Cert really is the time of your life. After months of solid cramming, you must be hopping with excitement at the prospect of doing it all again. But it turns out there is more to college life than spending weeks in the library, chasing up citations on obscure eastern European philosophers, thrilling as that certainly ...

Demand means more opting to go private

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:54:01 -0400

bout 25,000 students are enrolled in private colleges, many because they could not access their desired course in a state-funded ...

Why I changed my mind

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:54:00 -0400

Music has always been my passion, but how do you forge a career in it? So I put what my heart wanted to one side and let my head rule. Apart from music, biology was my best subject in school. Science in Trinity was my first choice on the CAO form: it's an excellent course with good career prospects and I thought that there would be a use for me in ...

Ten tips for a smooth transition to college

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:53:59 -0400

For the unsuspecting student it can be quite overwhelming, but with a little thought and planning the transition to third level can be exciting and refreshing. These 10 tips have helped students at NUI Maynooth make the ...

Why change to NUI Maynooth

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:53:59 -0400

Aoife Kelly, Carlow and Ciara Corr, Dundalk celebrate at the first conferring ceremony for law graduates at NUI Maynooth. Photograph: Alan ...

Why change to IADT

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:53:58 -0400

Why change to IADT? - As institutes of technology go, this place is utterly unique. There's a strong creative and entrepreneurial vibe running through the college, influencing everything from the courses to the lecturers and the projects through to the student ...

Why change to UCD

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:53:58 -0400

Why change to UCD? - Really excellent facilities, including a new student centre and sports centre with an Olympic-size swimming pool, dance studio, 3D cinema, debating chamber, and drama theatre, as well as a vast choice of clubs and societies, with over 150 to choose from. - UCD was one of the first to allow students to choose electives from outside their chosen discipline. So a medical ...

Why change to DIT

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:53:57 -0400

Why change to DIT - Innovative approaches to learning. Opportunities for progression from Level 6/7 to Level 8. Diverse student body, from apprentices to PhD students. - Over 80 clubs and societies, including juggling, fashion, archery, soccer and sub-aqua. - Strongly career-focused courses with work placement opportunities. Why not change to DIT? - No centralised campus. The colleges are ...

Why change to TCD

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:53:57 -0400

Why change to TCD? Based on feedback from TCD students, the top factors which influenced their choice were the international reputation, employment prospects of the course, the course curriculum itself as well as Trinity's research reputation. Also vibrant social life, excellent sports facilities, over 50 sports clubs and almost 100 student societies on offer. Why not change to TCD? - A ...

Why change to UCC

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:53:55 -0400

- There are 20,000 full-time students attending UCC, with 14,000 of these following undergraduate programmes. UCC's diverse student body includes 3,000 international students representing 100 countries worldwide. One of the largest employers in the region, a third of UCC staff is from ...

Why change to Griffith

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:53:54 -0400

Why change to Griffith? - The college offers more than 65 academically challenging programmes with an industry focus, work placements and good student support. - Griffith offers a very diverse range of courses, including law; business; accounting and finance; design; hospitality management; computer science; applied digital media; journalism and media; music and drama; training and education. - ...

IMF approves $1.27 billion disbursement to Ireland

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:08:03 -0400

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund said Ireland was on track with the conditions of its bailout program, and disbursed the European country's next chunk of aid on Monday.The IMF, one of a trio of lenders overseeing Dublin's 85 billion euro (71.8 billion pounds) bailout, said Ireland's economy grew modestly in 2012 for the second year in a row and employment ...

INTO members back Haddington Road proposals

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:04:55 -0400

Primary school teachers have voted to accept the Haddington Road proposals on public service pay. In a ballot this evening, Irish National Teachers' Organisation members voted to back the proposals, with 63% in favour and 37% against. Last month the executive of the union recommended acceptance of the proposals to its 32,000 members. Earlier this year, members rejected the Croke Park II ...

In praise of … Northern Irelands G8

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:40:46 -0400

Northern Ireland for the benefit of global visitors are reminders - if they were needed - that such summits have their civil liberty price and their shameless dimensions. All the same, there is something genuinely heartening about a world event of this kind happening in Northern Ireland. It goes without saying that such a gathering would have been unthinkable for much of the past half-century. ...

Ireland hammered by Holland

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:01:34 -0400

A disappointing performance by Ireland saw them fall to a heavy 5-0 defeat in the World League at the hands of hosts Holland. It was always going to be a tough game against the current World champions, but once again Irish defensive errors and incisive Dutch finishing proved the difference between the two sides. The attacking trio of Hofman, Hertzberger and Jonker provided the magic for the ...

G8 leaders call for fiscal flexibility in bid to boost global economy

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:47:21 -0400

Russian President Vladimir Putin poses for a picture with Northern Ireland's First Minister Peter Robinson , Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness and Joan Christie, The Queen's official representative in Co. Antrim, as he arrives at Belfast International airport ahead of the G8 summit in Enniskillen. Photograph: Peter Muhly/PA ...

Red Meat Linked to Increased Diabetes Risk

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:37:22 -0400

By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, June 17 (HealthDay News) — People who eat a lot of red meat increase their risk of developing type 2 diabetes, while those who cut down on red meat cut their risk. Those are the findings of a large new study out of Singapore involving 149,000 U.S. men and women. The researchers found that increasing the consumption of red meat can increase the ...

Northern Ireland A Poignant Location For G-8 Summit

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:55:35 -0400

Northern Ireland is host to this year's G-8 summit and is using the international attention to showcase local vistas, golf courses and how far the area has come since the days of brutal political violence. Melissa Block speaks with Peter Shirlow of Queen's University in Belfast about the changes he's seen and where Northern Ireland is ...

G8 leaders enjoy Comber spuds and Irish coffees at working dinner

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:47:32 -0400

The new season Comber, or Comber early as it's sometimes called, is regarded as the king of the potato crop in Northern Ireland thanks to the climate in which it's grown, sheltered by the Mournes and the Ards Peninsula. It's also harvested earlier than potatoes in other ...

Michelle Obama greeted with cheers in N. Ireland

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:43:07 -0400

While US President Barack Obama discusses world issues with world leaders at the G8 Summit in Northern Ireland, his wife and daughters find out more about their family history. ITN's Sangetta Kandola ...

Chefs stay local as leaders feast on Kilkeel crab Kettyle beef and whiskey custard

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:43:06 -0400

The menu for the meal was: Kilkeel crab, prawn and avocado salad followed byroast fillet and braised shin of Kettyle beef, with artichokes and Antrim new potatoes followed by a dessert of Apple crumble with Bushmills whiskey ...

Provisional figures show 20 increase in recorded suicide

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:43:05 -0400

While there was not a single cause of the increase in recorded suicide, rural isolation, the withdrawal of services, alcohol abuse, emigration and the fodder crisis are all believed to have played a role. Photograph: Getty ...

‘Riverdance’ audience told of importance of tradition and community

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:43:04 -0400

She urged young people not to take community and family for granted. "You are supported by such wonderful families and such strong communities and traditions . . . don't ever take those things for granted, because all of that gives you that strong foundation that you are going to need, a foundation that's going to allow you to become anything that you want to be - because it really ...

Peaceful anti-G8 protest takes place outside security cordon

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:43:03 -0400

The march is a relatively small-scale affair compared to the mass rallies which have taken place at previous G8 summits. The PSNI estimates about 700 protesters are taking part in the demonstration but other estimates put the figure closer to ...

Protesters march on G8 venue in Northern Ireland

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:42:52 -0400

ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (Reuters) - Around 1,000 activists marched towards the venue of a Group of Eight summit in Northern Ireland on Monday to demand world leaders end global hunger, boost gay rights and ban fracking. Environmentalists, socialists and rights activists gathered in the small market town of Enniskillen before setting off to the golf resort 10 km (7 miles) away that is ...

Obama’s Irish ancestry highlighted during the first family’s visit to Trinity College

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:40:46 -0400

Devaney’s Pub to become Duggan’s Boundary Irish Pub

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:39:41 -0400

EDMONTON - After searching through 870 contest entries, the owners of Devaney's Irish Pub have chosen the establishment's new name: Duggan's Boundary Irish Pub.The pub recently changed hands and the new ownership turned over the search for a new name to the patrons. Pub regular Dave Gieg chose the name in honour of early 20th-century Strathcona businessman and politician J.J ...

Australia A overcome Irish challenge

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:53:16 -0400

Australia A clinched a 93 run win against a battling Ireland XI who never really threatened to pull off a win. Rain wiped out the morning session, and when play finally got under way at 1:40pm, James Shannon (35) and Andrew White (23) converted their overnight 51 for 3 into 92 for 3, playing seamers James Pattinson and Peter Siddle with great conviction. It was the introduction of the ...

Belfast teenager Hannah Nelson upstages Barack Obama

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:43:11 -0400

Hannah Nelson, 16, speaks ahead of a keynote address delivered by U.S. President Barack Obama at the Waterfront Hall ahead of the G8 Summit on June 17, 2013 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Later The President will join other leaders at the G8 Summit in Fermanagh. (Photo by Paul Faith - WPA Pool/Getty ...

G-8 protesters arrested in Belfast

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:39:06 -0400

northern ireland . where this is where we are. we're five miles from the resort where chuck is and the g-8 summit is taking place. and where thousands of antig-8 protesters were expected to march towards that venue right around now from here. i guess the headline, andrea, is that so far, it feels like a lot of people missed reading the memo. there are not thousands, as you may be able to see ...

Obama touches down in Ireland for G-8 summit

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:39:00 -0400

northern ireland is not really the top of the president's agenda. the focus of these two days here at the g-8 at this lakeside resort in ireland was supposed to be the economy, trade. the meetings will be dominated by an issue that was not on the ...

Michelle Obama tells Belfast schoolchildren youth can solve age-old problems

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:38:46 -0400

Obama urged around 2,000 schoolchildren, university students and graduates to step outside their comfort zones, challenge the status quo and help create a lasting peace."You have the freedom of an open mind, you have a fresh perspective that will help you find solutions to age-old problems," she told a captivated audience at the Waterfront Hall convention centre.Dressed in a simple ...

Clare woman died from manual strangulation pathologist tells court

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:26:54 -0400

A deputy state pathologist has told the trial of a FS worker accused of murdering a woman in Co Clare two years ago that the cause of death was manual strangulation. Colm Deely (aged 41) of School Road in Ballyvaughan has pleaded not guilty to murdering Deirdre McCarthy (aged 43), between 11pm on March 27, 2011 and noon the following day. The Central Criminal Court has heard Ms McCarthy's ...

Buried alive case - Man jailed for eight years

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:26:53 -0400

A man has been jailed for eight years for killing a father-of-three who was buried alive in a shallow grave in Co Wicklow four years ago. Clement Byrne (aged 49) of Clonattin Village, Gorey, Co Wexford was charged with the murder of Steven O' Meara (aged 26) at Ballydonnell Wood, Redcross on August 6, 2009. He pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter at the Central Criminal ...

Emotional scenes in court as firefighter recalls death of colleague

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:26:53 -0400

A Bray fireman broke down a number of times in court while he described crawling through a fire to pull a deceased colleague out of a burning building.Brian Murray (aged 46) and Mark O'Shaughnessy (aged 26) died fighting a blaze at a disused ink factory at Adelaide Villas in Bray on September 26, 2007.Wicklow County Council, which runs the fire service, has pleaded not guilty at Dublin ...

Landowners launch court challenge against wind-farm plan

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:26:52 -0400

Two landowners have brought a High Court challenge against the planning authorities decision to grant planning permission for a wind farm near their home. The action is being brought by Mr Klaus Balz and Ms Hanna Heuback of Bear No Gaoithe, Inchigeelagh, Co Cork.They are opposed to a decision by An Bord Pleanla to grant planning permission to Cleanrath Windfarm Ltd to construct 11 turbines up to ...

Man loses appeal against jail sentence in Rebecca French case

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:26:52 -0400

A man has lost an appeal against his jail sentence for disposing and trying to destroy the body of slain mother-of-two Rebecca French.The Court of Criminal Appeal this afternoon ruled there had been no error in principle in the imposition of a 10-year sentence with two years suspended on Patrick O'Connor (aged 44) by Mr Justice Barry White at the Central Criminal Court in December 2010. ...

Jesus told me Id be fine said murder accused

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:26:51 -0400

A murder trial has heard that the accused thought he had done the world a service by killing the devil and couldn't understand why he was being detained on suspicion of murder.The Central Criminal Court was hearing the evidence of a consultant psychiatrist, who examined the accused man after his arrest in Co Clare two years ago.Joe Heffernan (aged 33) of Cappagh Beg, Barefield, Ennis has ...

Trial of garda accused of harassment and insurance fraud nears end

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:26:50 -0400

Evidence has finished in the trial of a garda accused of harassment and insurance fraud.Garda Paul Fogarty, who is based at Dundrum Garda Station, has pleaded not guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to harassing Christopher Kelly and his father, Patrick, on dates between November 1, 2008 and May 31, 2009.Mr Fogarty has also pleaded not guilty to dishonestly by deception inducing Quinn Direct ...

Belfast republican ‘artists’ clash with police

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:48:34 -0400

AS American President Barack Obama was speaking at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast a small number of protesting dissident republicans opposed to the Northern Ireland peace process - some masked - marched to Belfast City Hall from a nationalist area in the west of the city. But they were quickly moved on by police into a neighbouring street where they were hemmed in on the footpath for almost an ...

With President at G8 Michelle Obama enjoys Irish links

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:39:25 -0400

Source: Reutersr With the US President locked in high-level meetings at a secluded hotel in Northern Ireland, first lady Michelle Obama and her daughters took the chance to investigate their Irish roots. After arriving in Belfast with her husband yesterday, Obama crossed the border to Dublin to speak to university experts on the president's ancestors, attend a show of traditional ...

Unitarianism as a faith is unfamiliar to most people

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:36:50 -0400

With hindsight, I realise that while the church is a familiar landmark on St Stephen's Green - last Friday, June 14th, marked the 150th anniversary of the building - Unitarianism as a faith is unfamiliar to most ...

G8 summit in Northern Ireland

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:36:49 -0400

Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to discuss the Syrian civil war with his US counterpart, Barack Obama, at the G8 summit in Northern Ireland, days after Washington said it would provide military support to Syria's armed ...