http://www.rte.ie/news/ Latest Irish and international news supplied by RTE.ie Copyright © RTÉ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:30:41 +0000 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:30:41 +0000 General News http://www.rte.ie/images/logo_rss_goog.gif http://www.rte.ie Bank of Scotland Ireland is to close its Irish Halifax operation, with the loss of 750 jobs at its 44 branches. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:28:08 +0000 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0209/bankofscotlandireland.html Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny has said he was very saddened and disappointed by George Lee's resignation from the party and the Dáil. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:51:33 +0000 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0209/finegael.html The European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly to approve the next European Commission. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:00:09 +0000 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0209/eu.html A man accused of murdering a 28-year-old woman at a flat in Dublin city has gone on trial at the Central Criminal Court. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:46:37 +0000 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0209/hobanr.html Hundreds of plastic butter containers, washed up on a beach in east Cork, may be from one of seven containers lost off a ship in stormy seas last month. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:30:09 +0000 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0209/cork.html Drugs, cash and a number of imitation firearms have been seized during searches in Cork. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:38:29 +0000 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0209/stantong.html Heroin with an estimated street value of €85,000 has been seized in Dublin city centre. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:30:40 +0000 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0209/drugs.html Toyota is recalling nearly half a million of its flagship Prius and other hybrid cars due to braking problems. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:38:47 +0000 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0209/toyota.html Ireland’s commercial banks need to refocus their attention on lending to small and medium enterprises, says the Central Bank governor. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:02:31 +0000 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0209/economy.html The High Court has approved a settlement of €500,000 to an eight-year-old girl who was born with disabilities allegedly caused by prescription drugs. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:26:53 +0000 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0209/mcgillinr.html D&B, formerly known as Dun and Bradstreet, is to create 100 new jobs in Dublin as it sets up a business operations centre in the city. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:15:07 +0000 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0209/dandb.html Two men have been arrested following the seizure of cannabis plants and cannabis herb during a planned house search in Ashbourne. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:17:04 +0000 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0209/ashbourne.html The Central Statistics Office has estimated that the volume of retail sales last year fell by just over 14% compared with 2008. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:26:25 +0000 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0209/retail.html Three people have been arrested in connection with the murder of Constable Stephen Carroll in Craigavon, Co Armagh, last year. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:59:38 +0000 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0209/carrolls.html The HSE has announced that ambulances will no longer take trauma patients to Our Lady's Hospital in Navan in emergencies from Friday. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:03:10 +0000 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0209/navan.html A report from the CSO says women are more likely to have a third-level qualification. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:34:13 +0000 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0209/cso.html Survivors of clerical sexual abuse have written an open letter to Pope Benedict XVI as Irish bishops prepare to meet him in the Vatican. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:40:39 +0000 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0209/abuse.html Dublin City Council is to debate a motion to drop the 30km/h speed limit in Dublin's core city centre area. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:19:37 +0000 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0209/dublin.html A man has been killed and another man is in a serious condition in hospital following a road accident in Co Westmeath. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:27:54 +0000 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0209/rta.html Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness have appointed a working group to examine the issue of parading in Northern Ireland. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:03:29 +0000 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0209/northpolitics.html