News Headlines
Archive: 24 Apr 1999
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Gardaí investigate claims in relation to 1974 Dublin bombing
(12:57) The Gardaí are understood to be investigating claims by a former RUC man in relation to the Dublin bombing in 1974. -
Russia opposes NATO plans to mount sea blockade
(18:50) Russia's special envoy to the Balkans has warned NATO against mounting any kind of sea blockade in the Adriatic as a means of stepping up economic pressure on Belgrade. -
Hume announces proposal to break North talks deadlock
(19:48) The SDLP leader John Hume has announced details of a formula, which he hopes could break the deadlock over arms decommissioning. -
Molloy announces housing funding package
(14:35) The Junior Minister for Housing has announced a comprehensive funding package, which will deliver 22,000 local authority houses over the next four years. -
PDs unlikely to run candidates in European elections
(18:45) The General Secretary of the Progressive Democrats has said that they are unlikely to run any candidates in the June European elections. -
Several people injured in London car bomb blast
(19:56) Several people have been injured in a car bomb blast outside a restaurant in Brick Lane, east London. -
Welsh police recover body believed to be missing Cork student
(12:39) Police in Wales say they have recovered a body which is believed to be that of a missing 22 year-old student from County Cork. -
Airline passenger arrested in Shannon Airport
(14:28) A passenger was arrested after a jet made an unscheduled landing at Shannon Airport this morning. -
Drugs seized in Athlone and Dublin
(19:50) Gardaí in Athlone have seized drugs with an estimated street value of £30,000. -
Six men charged with serious disturbances in Athlone
(19:56) Six men, including members of the settled travelling community, were charged before a special sitting of Athlone District Court this evening following serious disturbances in the town centre last night. -
Cork Gardaí appeal for help in tracing missing man
(19:57) Gardaí at Kinsale, County Cork, are seeking assistance in tracing the whereabouts of 19-year-old David Cullen, a native of Dublin, who was on holiday in the area. -
Rain will extend Northeastwards to all areas overnight, becoming heavy and possibly thundery.
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Sport: Sandelin takes 3-stroke lead over McGinley in Spanish Open
