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Excluding services from Occupied Territories Bill has ‘no legal basis’, says IHREC
The Government’s decision not to include the provision of services in its Occupied Territories Bill has “no legal basis”, according to Ireland’s leading human rights NGO.The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) said distinctions between services and products had not previously been raised when Ireland championed a ban on goods imported from Israeli settlements in occupied territories.IHREC chief commissioner Liam Herrick welcomed confirmation that the long-awaited Occupied Territor...
Health watchdog to review 34 unexpected deaths in hospitals including 12 babies
Hiqa has launched reviews into 34 unexpected HSE hospital deaths since last November, new figures reveal.
They include 12 babies and 14 hospital patients who died while undergoing medical treatment.Reviews are also under way or have been carried out into the cases of 33 babies referred for therapeutic hypothermia, also known as neo-natal cooling.Issues around this procedure are at the centre of external reviews into the delivery of at least nine babies in Portiuncula Hospital in Galway....
They include 12 babies and 14 hospital patients who died while undergoing medical treatment.Reviews are also under way or have been carried out into the cases of 33 babies referred for therapeutic hypothermia, also known as neo-natal cooling.Issues around this procedure are at the centre of external reviews into the delivery of at least nine babies in Portiuncula Hospital in Galway....
'We have to identify if there is a pattern' in 130 Air Corps deaths to do with toxic chemicals, minister says
Defence minister Helen McEntee has admitted the Government needs to identify whether there is a pattern in the “potential” 130 deaths of former and serving Air Corps personnel after being exposed to toxic chemicals.Sinn Féin TD Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire reminded her in a Dáil session of questions on defence on Thursday that she had promised to look at proposals for the introduction of health support for sick Air Corps veterans.She has previously said she has been briefed by her officials on health a...
‘We don’t know how we’ll get home’: Cork passenger on hantavirus stricken cruise ship
A Cork woman on board a hantavirus-hit cruise ship has said she and her travelling companion from Dublin expect to be placed in quarantine when they leave the vessel, but have no clear plan for returning to Ireland.Ann Lane, from Millstreet, said she has been told that the approximately 150 people on board the MV Hondius are to be taken to the Canary Islands.Three people with the suspected virus have been medically evacuated from the vessel which means the ship can now continue on its three-day...
Cork woman on board hantavirus ship tells of her shock at deaths during cruise
An Irish woman on board a cruise ship at the centre of a deadly hantavirus outbreak has told of her shock at hearing of the deaths of fellow passengers.Author Ann Lane is one of two Irish women on board the MV Hondius, which is anchored off the coast of Cape Verde while health officials try to contain the outbreak.Ms Lane, aged 80 from Millstreet Co Cork, told the Irish Examiner: “One morning the captain came to speak to us and he said that a man who hadn’t been well had died in the night.“They...
Is 'every Tom, Dick, and Harry being sent to Glengarriff?' We investigate
Home to a “boutique” bed and breakfast and an “artisan” pizzeria, you could be forgiven for thinking Glengarriff isn’t for every Tom, Dick, and Harry.After all, didn’t the West Cork village host a wedding in 2017 that saw guests include one Philippa Charlotte Matthews, otherwise known as Pippa Middleton — the younger sister of Catherine, Princess of Wales?And Hollywood legend Maureen O’Hara loved what she called the “lovely village filled with wonderful people” so much that she had a holiday hom...
A tiny Irish snail, threatened with extinction, is causing headaches for Donald Trump
As Donald Trump seeks to negotiate an end to the war with Iran, he is also facing a far smaller battle closer to home, over a protected snail on Ireland’s west coast. And it could prove to be equally protracted.Friends of the Irish Environment has warned it will take its concerns over the US president’s plans to build a ballroom at his golf resort in Doonbeg to the High Court if necessary.The group wants Mr Trump, or Clare County Council, to publish any agreement reached on how the snail popu...
People who use mopeds, scooters, or scramblers to commit crimes could be rammed off the roads
Gardaí could be given the go-ahead to ram people who use mopeds, scooters, or scramblers to commit crimes off the road.Justice minister Jim O’Callaghan has revealed he and transport minister Darragh O’Brien “are prepared to look at” statutory provisions for police in Britain that allow the use of so-called “tactical contact” in pursuits.This is where police officers chasing violent thieves or reckless drivers on mopeds are allowed to ram them off their vehicles.Concerns have been increasingly ra...
Nearly 200 new gardaí attested as force numbers continue to grow
Some 193 gardaí were attested today as sworn members of An Garda Síochána at the Garda College in Templemore, Co Tipperary.
They bring the current force strength to 14,661 sworn gardaí, 3,664 Garda staff and 300 Garda reserves.
There are also a further 632 recruits either currently in training or due to begin shortly at the college.Read More
Garda recruitment sees rise in black and Asian applicants as ‘white Irish’ share falls to 70%...
They bring the current force strength to 14,661 sworn gardaí, 3,664 Garda staff and 300 Garda reserves.
There are also a further 632 recruits either currently in training or due to begin shortly at the college.Read More
Garda recruitment sees rise in black and Asian applicants as ‘white Irish’ share falls to 70%...
Man, 39, appears in court charged with murder of mother of three in Waterford
A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a mother of three in Waterford.Tomas Marvanek, aged 39, of Grange Heights, Waterford, was charged on Wednesday in relation to the murder of Yveta Donovalova. He was remanded in custody at a special sitting of Waterford District Court at 7.30pm on Wednesday evening. Detective Garda Sean Lane said that when he arrested the defendant at 11.50pm on Tuesday and cautioned him “in the usual manner”, Mr Marvanek said nothing.He said that when he cha...
'One of life's true gentlemen': Tributes paid after death of Defence Forces sergeant
A Defence Forces training officer described by friends as “one of life’s true gentlemen” has died.The Defence Forces confirmed the death of Sergeant Robert “Bobby” Rooney in an official notification of death in service issued on Monday morning.It stated: “It is with great sadness that Óglaigh na hÉireann can confirm that the death has occurred of Sergeant Rooney.” Defence Forces chief of staff Lieutenant General Rossa Mulcahy said Sgt Rooney’s death would be felt across the organisation.“Sgt Bob...
Call to include private nursing homes in national emergency planning
Ireland’s private nursing home network needs to be “plugged into” future national emergency planning, according to Nursing Homes Ireland chief executive Tadhg Daly.Mr Daly said as the fuel crisis continues, it is vital the Government ensures the inclusion of all public, private, and voluntary nursing homes in emergency planning.He said he first asked the Government in 2018 for details of national protocols governing how emergencies that could impact nursing home care were handled, but had yet t...
Lidl ordered to pay worker who suffered a hernia a year's salary over discrimination
Lidl discriminated against and failed to engage in a meaningful way with an employee who suffered a hernia, the Workplace Relations Commission has ruled.In its decision, the WRC awarded warehouse operative Lukasz Swiercz €28,000, equivalent to a year’s salary.In her ruling on a hearing held last December, WRC adjudication officer Elizabeth Spelman said the supermarket chain had “failed to provide reasonable accommodation for the complainant” and that its treatment of him “amounted to discriminat...
Man fails in case against Cork council over job he wasn't offered
A man has failed in a bid to take a case against Cork City Council after claiming he was denied the opportunity to compete for a job he was never offered.
The Labour Court heard that the man, described only as “the worker”, was placed 13th on a panel formed following a 2022 competition for the role of assistant general foreman.
The deadline was set as September 30, 2024.
The court was told that progress in making appointments from the panel was delayed, because the HR official handling the pr...
The Labour Court heard that the man, described only as “the worker”, was placed 13th on a panel formed following a 2022 competition for the role of assistant general foreman.
The deadline was set as September 30, 2024.
The court was told that progress in making appointments from the panel was delayed, because the HR official handling the pr...
Gardaí launch inquiry as Defence Forces officer accused of attacking woman with bottle at party
Gardaí have launched an investigation into allegations a Defence Forces officer attacked a woman with a wine bottle at a social event.The man was placed on leave by the Defence Forces after the incident in the early hours of last Saturday.A garda spokesperson told the Irish Examiner: “Gardaí attended the scene of an incident at a premises in Baldonnel, Co Dublin, on Saturday April 18, shortly after 2.30am. A male in his 20s was arrested and detained at Clondalkin Garda Station. He has since bee...
Defence Forces places officer on leave after woman alleges he hit her with bottle
A Defence Forces officer has been placed on leave after allegedly being involved in an incident in which a female air corps member was struck on the head with a bottle.The three‑star private had been invited to attend a 'wings' ceremony — marking the completion of air corps training — at Casement Aerodrome in Baldonnel, Co Dublin, last Friday. The incident is understood to have happened at a party in the officer’s mess. The man involved in the incident is alleged to have hit her with a wine bot...
Make Trump Doonbeg plan to save rare snail public, say environmentalists
Environmentalists are threatening to go to the High Court if Clare County Council does not make public Trump Doonbeg's plans to save a rare snail.Planners for the US president-owned gold resort were granted permission in February to build a new ballroom and carry out other works at Doonbeg.One of 14 conditions is that Trump Doonbeg firm, TIGL Ireland Enterprises, must submit a management plan for the vertigo angustior snail before work can start.This is because the snail is now in danger of exti...
State Claims Agency to be asked by the Public Accounts Committee about performance-related payments to staff involved in risk, health and safety-related audit work.
State Claims Agency bosses are to be grilled about what performance-related payments were paid to staff involved in safety-related audits in the air corps.They have been summoned to appear before the Public Accounts Committee to explain how the payments were justified.According to the National Treasury Management Agency’s latest annual report for 2024 “discretionary performance-related payments reward exceptional performance”.The NTMA, which operates as the State Claims Agency in its manag...
Child rape trial jury resumes to consider verdict after judge's warning about evidence.
The jury in the trail of a man accused of 53 counts of rape and sexual assaults against a child will today resume considering their verdict.Before the case at the Central Criminal Court sitting in Waterford Court House was adjourned last Friday and the jury suspended its deliberations, Judge Patrick McGrath had warned the jury about the “dangers” of convicting someone on uncorroborated evidence.He said a feature of the trail against the man, who is in his 50s and who pleaded not guilty when the...
EU gives Ireland green light for fishing industry bailout over fuel crisis
Ireland has been given the go-ahead from the EU to bail out its fishing industry from the fuel crisis.Until Thursday, any aid granted by a member of the EU was not allowed if it gave its fishing fleet any unfair advantage over other member states.However, exceptions can be made where member states can provide aid “to make good damage caused by natural disasters or exceptional occurrences”.The European Commission has, after a request by fisheries minister Timmy Dooley, activated a specific crisis...
Irish UK-based mother and baby home survivors' redress payments "protected".
An estimated 13,000 Irish mother and baby homes survivors living in the UK have had their redress payments protected after a campaign by a leading Irish human rights barrister.Up until today, they risked losing access to essential means-tested benefits if they accepted compensation or redress payments.This is because such payments are not ‘disregarded’ for those already on means-tested benefits in the UK, which means they can have their benefits stopped because they have too much in savings.So f...
Woman tells Waterford court she cannot recall some past abuse statements
A woman who alleges she was repeatedly raped as a child told the Central Criminal Court sitting in Waterford she could not recall some of the statements she previously made to gardaí about abuse by multiple men, including her father.The jury heard that, in one account relating to an alleged rape later in life, the woman told a counsellor a gun had been placed in her mouth.In another statement, she alleged she was raped as a child in a disabled toilet at a restaurant near Kilkenny Castle.The woma...
Cost of Living: Why Cork shoppers are driving miles for cheaper food and bulk bargains
Shopping for her family is akin to a military operation for Fermoy mother of five Bettina Nash.Married to a naval service officer and raising five children, she is juggling an increasingly strained household budget. With groceries costing the Nash family up to €650 a week, and fuel adding another €200, it’s little surprise she has turned to a new discount store in Cork in an effort to cut her rising bills.Ms Nash, 41, is one of a growing cohort of shoppers at Bulk Buy in Ballincollig Commercial...
Protest at Whitegate refinery in Cork officially stood down; Cabinet to meet on Sunday
At a glance
Whitegate protest was called off out of concern for safety of local residents
10.30pm: Protesters called off the Whitegate oil refinery blockade after 5pm this evening out of concern for the safety of local Whitegate residents.Protest organiser Anthony Kelleher said that people not linked to his group had descended on the protest site on Saturday and there were concerns about their behaviour, believing their motivation was "to cause trouble" rather than to ca...
Whitegate protest was called off out of concern for safety of local residents
10.30pm: Protesters called off the Whitegate oil refinery blockade after 5pm this evening out of concern for the safety of local Whitegate residents.Protest organiser Anthony Kelleher said that people not linked to his group had descended on the protest site on Saturday and there were concerns about their behaviour, believing their motivation was "to cause trouble" rather than to ca...
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