News Headlines
Archive: 29 Sep 2004
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Ministers receive seals of office
(22:14)
The members of the new Cabinet have received their seals of office from President Mary McAleese at Áras an Uachtaráin tonight. -
Junior ministers appointed to Cabinet
(22:14) At its first meeting, the new Cabinet has assigned the five new ministers of state to departments, and transferred a further six to new departments. -
Probe into truck accident in Co Monaghan
(21:49) Gardaí are investigating the circumstances of an accident which claimed the life of a truck driver in Clontribet, Co Monaghan this evening. -
Gardaí probe 'suspicious' Kerry death
(22:54) Further tests are to be carried out on the body of a woman found in a river near Tralee this morning, to determine the cause of death. -
Bigley says captors want to spare him
(22:16)
Kenneth Bigley, the Briton being held hostage in Iraq, has appeared in a new video tape from his captors in which he says they do not want to kill him. -
McDowell publishes bill on citizenship
(19:19)
The Minister for Justice, Michael McDowell, has published the bill implementing the decisions ratified in the citizenship referendum in June. -
Medical groups react to Harney appoinment
(19:20)
The Irish Medical Organisation has welcomed the appointment of Mary Harney as the new Minister for Health and Children. -
Tributes paid to religious affairs broadcaster
(11:01) The death has taken place in England of the acclaimed religious affairs broadcaster, Billy FitzGerald. -
NIB begins reimbursing charges
(22:16)
National Irish Bank says it has begun reimbursing customers following the High Court Inspectors' report which criticised it for imposing improper charges on some customers. -
PSNI probes Derry attempted murder
(18:36) Police in Derry have renewed their appeal for information about the shooting of man at the Waterside this morning. -
2 Israeli children die in Gaza rocket attack
(20:29) Two Israeli children have been killed and 13 others wounded in a rocket attack by Palestinian militants in Gaza. -
Pilots attacked during Norway flight
(16:47) A man in his 30s attacked two pilots and a passenger with an axe on a domestic Norwegian flight this morning, injuring three people. -
35 jobs lost at Wexford engineering firm
(16:41) An engineering company based in Co Wexford, Spring & Precision Engineering, has closed its doors with the loss of 35 jobs. -
Bono addresses UK Labour party
(22:17)
Bono today urged British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown to use Britain's influence to transform the future of Africa. -
Video firm to put staff on three-day week
(15:17) A video production company in Sligo that employs 185 people is to put most of its workforce on a three-day week. -
Investment plan outlined for two hospitals
(20:21)
The outgoing Minister for Health, Micheál Martin, has announced a major investment programme for Monaghan and Cavan General Hospitals. -
New poll gives Bush eight-point lead
(16:32)
A new poll has put US President George W Bush eight points ahead of his Democratic rival John Kerry in the US presidential race. -
Lithuanian still critical after Dublin assault
(11:45)
A 48-year-old Lithuanian man who was assaulted in Dublin on Saturday night remains in a critical condition on a life-support machine in the Mater Hospital. -
Archbishop speaks of clerical abuse impact
(14:21)
The Archbishop of Dublin, Dr Diarmuid Martin, has said the full dimensions of clerical abuse scandals may still not have emerged. -
Two get death for USS Cole attack
(16:27)
A Yemeni court has sentenced two men to death over the bomb attack on the USS Cole, which killed 17 people four years ago. -
Suspected North criminal assets frozen
(16:16) The Assets Recovery Agency in the North has frozen assets equivalent to ¤440,000. -
Pirating operations halted in North
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Luas tram in collision with car
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Beijing embassy stormed by asylum seekers
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US newspaper to block investigation
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Workers accuse UNIFI of bullying
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UN appeals for more security for Haiti aid
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Diverted aircraft resumes journey
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Man hospitalised after Dublin shooting
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Shots fired at house in Limerick
