http://www.rte.ie/news Latest Irish and international news supplied by RTE.ie en-ie Copyright © RTÉ Publishing, see http://www.rte.ie/extra/rss.html for terms and conditions of reuse News Tue, 21 May 2013 13:22:04 +0100 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:22:04 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/images/logo_rss_goog.gif http://www.rte.ie/news/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0521/451559-monster-tornado-tears-through-oklahoma-city/ Emergency workers are searching for survivors in an Oklahoma City suburb devastated by a massive tornado feared to have killed up to 91 people and injured over 200 residents. Tue, 21 May 2013 13:22:04 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0521/451559-monster-tornado-tears-through-oklahoma-city/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0521/451560-lrc-talks/ Unions are to consider a new set of draft proposals reached on public service pay following lengthy talks at the Labour Relations Commission. Tue, 21 May 2013 13:36:08 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0521/451560-lrc-talks/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0521/451636-penalty-points/ The Dáil will this evening hear statements on the penalty points issue from Minister for Justice Alan Shatter and representatives of Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin and the Technical Group. Tue, 21 May 2013 13:34:29 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0521/451636-penalty-points/ http://www.rte.ie/news/business/2013/0521/451564-apple-tax-arrangements/ Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has said that the alleged role of two Irish subsidiaries in helping Apple to avoid paying tax to the US authorities was not an issue for the Irish tax system. Tue, 21 May 2013 13:05:51 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/business/2013/0521/451564-apple-tax-arrangements/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0521/451561-tit-bonhomme/ The only survivor of the Tit Bonhomme fishing disaster has told a coroner's court in Cork that he survived because he grabbed the belt of a lifejacket. Tue, 21 May 2013 13:07:54 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0521/451561-tit-bonhomme/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0521/451626-potential-impact-of-uk-nuclear-accident-assessed/ An accident at one of eight proposed new nuclear power plants in Britain would have a socio-economic impact on Ireland, a new study claims. Tue, 21 May 2013 12:39:42 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0521/451626-potential-impact-of-uk-nuclear-accident-assessed/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0521/451603-abortion-legislation/ Legal experts are giving submissions to the Oireachtas Health Committee on the third and final day of hearings on the Heads of the Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill. Tue, 21 May 2013 12:51:30 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0521/451603-abortion-legislation/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0521/451651-kilrush-clare-court/ A man who assaulted a school principal in a row over the disciplining of his son has been fined €750 at Kilrush District Court in Co Clare. Tue, 21 May 2013 12:47:48 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0521/451651-kilrush-clare-court/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0521/451590-jack-and-jill/ The founder of the Jack and Jill Foundation has warned that his charity is being exploited by credit card fraudsters. Tue, 21 May 2013 12:01:34 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0521/451590-jack-and-jill/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0521/451562-search-at-cavan-home/ Work on excavating the rear patio of a house where gardaí believe a murder victim may be buried has resumed in Cavan. Tue, 21 May 2013 12:03:45 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0521/451562-search-at-cavan-home/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0520/451428-data-protection/ The Data Protection Commissioner has discovered widespread breaches of data protection legislation during an audit of how information held by the Department of Social Protection is shared with other government agencies. Mon, 20 May 2013 22:05:04 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0520/451428-data-protection/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0520/451363-at-least-16-dead-after-iraq-bombings/ More than 70 people were killed in a series of car bombings and suicide attacks targeting Shia Muslims across Iraq today. Mon, 20 May 2013 22:10:54 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0520/451363-at-least-16-dead-after-iraq-bombings/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0520/451351-tornado/ Several children have been pulled out of the rubble alive at a school in an Oklahoma City suburb hit by a tornado. Tue, 21 May 2013 07:03:20 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0520/451351-tornado/ http://www.rte.ie/news/business/2013/0520/451531-apple-ireland-tax/ Apple has defended the way it manages its tax affairs, including the role played by its Irish operations, ahead of its CEO's appearance at a US Senate hearing. Mon, 20 May 2013 22:26:04 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/business/2013/0520/451531-apple-ireland-tax/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0520/451344-murdered-man-linked-to-firearm-seizure/ The body of a 37-year-old shooting victim discovered in Dublin over the weekend was found by children. Mon, 20 May 2013 22:11:53 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0520/451344-murdered-man-linked-to-firearm-seizure/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0520/451382-surgery-deaths/ The Royal College of Surgeons has said it is very alarmed and concerned at the findings of a Lancet study, which suggested Irish patients have a higher risk of death after surgery. Mon, 20 May 2013 14:08:33 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0520/451382-surgery-deaths/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0520/451439-fodder-crisis-farmers/ An operation has begun at Dublin Airport to cut 220 acres of grass, which is being made available to any farmer who wishes to collect it. Mon, 20 May 2013 22:12:58 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0520/451439-fodder-crisis-farmers/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0520/451495-dracula-belfast-film-movie/ A Hollywood movie based on the Dracula story is to be filmed in Northern Ireland. Mon, 20 May 2013 17:10:11 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0520/451495-dracula-belfast-film-movie/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0520/451391-john-kerins/ Gardaí have begun excavating the rear of a former detective garda's house in the search for the body of a murder victim. Tue, 21 May 2013 07:50:28 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0520/451391-john-kerins/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0520/451365-galway-rta/ A 24-year-old man has died in a single vehicle road crash in Co Galway. Mon, 20 May 2013 14:29:27 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0520/451365-galway-rta/