Athy News

(31 Jul 2010) A woman and her teenage daughter have been killed in a road accident in Co Mayo, while a 64-year-old woman has died in an accident in Waterford.

(31 Jul 2010) A man was today due before a special sitting of Clonmel District Court in connection with a number of burglaries across the south and southeast.

(31 Jul 2010) Thousands of revellers today took to the streets of Belfast for the annual Gay Pride parade.

(31 Jul 2010) Police in Downpatrick are investigating an alleged assault in which a 22-year-old man was injured.

(30 Jul 2010) Medical research suggests that people taking calcium supplements have a higher risk of heart attack.

(30 Jul 2010) The Catholic Church is due to release documents that relatives claim will strengthen demands for a public inquiry into the killings of 11 people by British soldiers in 1971.

(30 Jul 2010) The human skull found on farmland in Co Wicklow has been removed to the State Laboratory for examination.

(30 Jul 2010) Concern has been expressed over the level of household products involved in accidental poisoning cases in young children.

(30 Jul 2010) A Spanish judge has issued an international arrest warrant for an English man wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of 40-year-old John O'Neill on the Costa del Sol.

(30 Jul 2010) The Central Bank has raised its forecasts for the Irish economy this year, though it warns that unemployment will not start falling until next year

(30 Jul 2010) Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has said he had no evidence to suggest that the IRA had been involved in the death of Charlie Armstrong who disappeared 29 years ago.

(30 Jul 2010) A woman in her 20s has been airlifted to Kerry General Hospital in Tralee after she fell while climbing Carrauntoohil, near Killarney.

(30 Jul 2010) Aer Lingus has described as ‘deeply regrettable’ the decision by cabin crew to ballot for industrial action.

(30 Jul 2010) The High Court will give its decision later this year in the defamation and breach of privacy case by the partner of Twink's ex-husband and her baby son.

(30 Jul 2010) Telecoms company Avaya is cutting 64 jobs at its operation in Sandyford in south Dublin.

(30 Jul 2010) Cereal company Kellogg's is to create 50 high-end jobs in Dublin, bringing staff levels to 250 by the end of the year.

(30 Jul 2010) New figures show the volume of retail sales rose by 1% in June compared to the same time last year, while there was a monthly decrease of 0.2%.

(30 Jul 2010) Two people have appeared in court charged in connection with a drugs seizure in Dublin on Tuesday.

(30 Jul 2010) The Commission for the Location of Victims’ Remains has confirmed that what is believed to be human remains have been uncovered just inside the border.

(29 Jul 2010) The average house price is now at levels not seen since the end of 2002, according to the latest house price index.

(29 Jul 2010) Police in Spain are understood to be looking for a British man in connection with the shooting of John O'Neill in the Costa del Sol yesterday.

(29 Jul 2010) There has been a substantial increase in robberies, hijacking and extortion offences, according to the latest CSO recorded crime figures.

(29 Jul 2010) A man in his 70s has died following a collision between an ambulance and a car in Cabinteely in Dublin.

(29 Jul 2010) Some 85 politicians have missed one or more of the 23 Oireachtas Committee meetings since the Dáil went into recess on 8 July.

(29 Jul 2010) Farm accidents are on the rise, according to new figures, with 18 people losing their lives already this year.