Author: Angela Nurse

British Prime Minister David Cameron has apparently backed the Fine Gael/Labour plan for recovery in Ireland. In a press conference in Downing Street, the Tory leader said Enda Kenny’s coalition vision for the country appeared to be working.

Suspected body parts have been discovered by gardai investigating the murder of a 33-year-old man. Kenneth O’Brien was reported missing on Friday January 15, a few weeks after returning from Australia, and his torso was found in a suitcase in the Grand Canal near Celbridge, Co Kildare, the following day.

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has revealed that building work has begun on one of the company’s new data centres in Ireland. The facility – which the tech mogul says will house some of the most complex machines ever created – is being built in Clonee, just outside Dublin.

The health watchdog has called for medical negligence, errors and mistakes across the health and social care sectors to be reported to a single agency to improve patient safety. The Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) said a one stop shop was needed to allow staff to share and act on information about incidents and… Continue reading Health watchdog calls for single agency to handle negligence incidents

The Garda Commissioner has marked the third anniversary of the murder of Detective Adrian Donohoe with a renewed vow to catch his killers. Noirin O’Sullivan urged people who know the armed gang who shot the respected officer dead to come forward with the names.

Some 160 jobs are to be created with the expansion of companies in Galway and Cork. Hortonworks, a California-headquartered software firm, said it was opening a new office in Cork.

The next Irish government should commit an extra 10 billion euro to infrastructure projects, business representatives have urged. New funding options to enable small to medium sized manufacturers to access the capital they need to grow should also be a priority for whoever emerges victorious from the General Election, according to the Irish Business and… Continue reading Extra 10bn euro needed to upgrade national infrastructure, say business group

A transatlantic airliner diverted to Shannon airport due to a bomb alert has resumed its journey after searches found nothing untoward. The aircraft was forced to land at Shannon on Sunday morning after crew apparently found a note making a threat.

Enda Kenny has vowed to secure Ireland’s economic recovery if Fine Gael is returned for a second term. Addressing his party’s Ard Fheis in Dublin, the Taoiseach said the choice for voters in the General Election was “as stark as it is clear”.

Thousands of anti-water charge campaigners have taken part in a series of nationwide protests. Around 30 demonstrations were organised in towns and cities up and down the country as part of the sixth day of action by the Right2Water movement.