2014-09-01 Ireland More Top Stories

  Irish Independent   

Tourists dive for cover as gunmen open fire in city pub  Irish Independent
Gunmen burst in and shot two men attending a Christening party in a pub packed with American tourists. Share. Go To. Comments. The owner of Oil Can Harry's in Dublin city centre said he screamed "Get down" at families after seeing men wearing ...

2014-09-01 Ireland Health

  Irish Independent   

'Coca-Cola ads target children aged seven' - obesity expert  Irish Independent
Children as young as seven are being targeted by Coca-Cola's "Share a Coke" campaign, a leading medic has claimed. Share. Go To. Comments. The campaign, which features popular names on the Coke bottles, is a form of advertising to children by stealth ...

2014-09-01 Ireland Science

  ABC News   

Incredible space vine: A spaceship burning up on re-entry  The Weather Network
Since the end of the space shuttle program in 2011, NASA has had to resupply the International Space Station using disposable space capsules. Aside from the Russian Soyuz capsules, NASA has contracted some of the resupply missions out to private ...

2014-09-01 Ireland Sports

  Irish Independent   

Written off by everyone - but Donegal tear up the script  Irish Independent
Pictured are (LtoR) heartbroken Dub Jude Barrett age 7 with his Mum Darina from Ranelagh after Donegal beat Dublin to take on Kerry in the All-Ireland final in Croke Park. Photo: El Keegan. A goalmouth scramble near the end of the game is cleared by ...

2014-09-01 Ireland Entertainment

The sun beams for 41000 thrilled revellers on final day of Electric Picnic 2014  Irish Independent
Freya Drohan. Published 31/08/2014 | 16:43. 0 Comments; Share. Despite a showery start, the sun has made an appearance at The Picnic - the mercury has soared and the atmosphere in Stradbally is incredible. Share. Go To. Comments. The 41,000 in ...

2014-09-01 Ireland Technology

  Gigjets   

Microsoft Lowers The Price Of Its Surface Pro 2 Tablet by $100  Gigjets
Microsoft decided to cut the price of its Surface Pro 2 hybrid tablet by $100. The device can now be found for the price as low as $349. The Surface Pro 2 won't be only tablet hit by discounts, but it seems that this offer will last only for a limited time.
Surface Pro 2 Vs Surface Pro 3 - Specs, Features And Price Comparison   The Fuse Joplin
Review: Surface Pro 3 is Microsoft's best tablet yet, but is it enough?   The Globe and Mail
Why a $100 Price Cut Can't Save Microsoft Corporation's Surface 2   NASDAQ
Siliconrepublic.com   
WA today   
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  Irish Independent   

Swiss giant Swatch faces threat as Apple eyes move into wearable tech market  Irish Independent
Published 01/09/2014 | 02:30. 0 Comments; Share. Swatch Group Chief Executive Nick Hayek Jr. SWATCH TOUCH PURPLE. Swatch Group is happy to go it alone with a launch next year of watches with "smart" features to compete with so-called wearable ...

2014-09-01 Ireland Business

  Irish Independent   

983 start-ups in August as growth continues in sectors hit by recession  Irish Examiner
Thirty-eight start-ups were set up every day last month as the total number of companies rose by more than 8% compared to the same period last year. In total, 983 companies were formed in August, with industries particularly hard hit by the recession ...

2014-09-01 Ireland Ireland

  Irish Independent   

Tourists dive for cover as gunmen open fire in city pub  Irish Independent
Gunmen burst in and shot two men attending a Christening party in a pub packed with American tourists. Share. Go To. Comments. The owner of Oil Can Harry's in Dublin city centre said he screamed "Get down" at families after seeing men wearing ...

2014-09-01 Ireland World

  Irish Independent   

Fears for five people missing after Paris explosion  Irish Independent
French firemen carry a victim in the rubble of a building after an explosion collapsed it, in Rosny-sous-Bois, outside Paris. An eight-year-old child and two women were killed and up to five people, including several children, were feared buried after a ...

2014-08-31 Ireland More Top Stories

  Mirror.co.uk   

Woman killed in Schull road traffic accident  West Cork Times
Fatal Collision Kilbrittan, Co. Cork Gardaí are investigating a fatal road traffic collision at Schull, West Cork which occurred at 4pm on 30th August 2014. The incident involved two cars and a mini-bus. A woman in her 60s, the driver of a car, was fatally injured.
Woman in her 60s dies after three vehicle crash in Ireland   Mirror.co.uk
A WOMAN has been killed in a three vehicle accident in Schull in Co Cork this ...   Irish Independent
Woman killed in three vehicle collision in Co Cork   RTE.ie
Irish Times   
Laois Nationalist   
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  Irish Examiner   

'It blows all other music festivals out of the water' - revellers reveal highlights of ...  Irish Independent
Published 30/08/2014 | 16:37. 0 Comments; Share. Freya Drohan catches up with revellers on day two of the 11th annual festival. Share. Go To. Comments. Impressively bright eyed, and on a smoothie run, we chatted to four girls from Kilkenny; Megan ...

2014-08-31 Ireland Health

  Irish Independent   

Brain tumour Ashya, 5, found in Spain with his parents  Irish Independent
The five-year-old boy with a brain tumour who was taken by his parents from hospital against medical advice has been located in Spain. Share. Go To. Comments. Ashya King's family took him from Southampton General Hospital on Thursday and travelled on ...

2014-08-31 Ireland Science

  BBC News   

Iceland's volcano ash alert lifted  BBC News
An eruption near Iceland's Bardarbunga volcano that briefly threatened flights has ended, local officials say. The fissure eruption at the Holuhraun lava field north of the Vatnajokull glacier stopped at 04:00 GMT on Friday. Before lifting air travel curbs, the ...

2014-08-31 Ireland Sports

  Irish Independent   

Mayo heartbreak as Kingdom eventually claim spoils in epic encounter  Irish Independent
Cliona Foley Twitter · Email. Published 30/08/2014 | 19:57. 0 Comments; Share. Kerry's Kieran Donaghy, centre, and James O'Donoghue celebrate with fans after the final whistle. Forget everything they say about sequels: this wasn't just one of the greatest ...

2014-08-31 Ireland Entertainment

  Irish Examiner   

'It blows all other music festivals out of the water' - revellers reveal highlights of ...  Irish Independent
Published 30/08/2014 | 16:37. 0 Comments; Share. Freya Drohan catches up with revellers on day two of the 11th annual festival. Share. Go To. Comments. Impressively bright eyed, and on a smoothie run, we chatted to four girls from Kilkenny; Megan ...

2014-08-31 Ireland Technology

Put road safety on your'back to school' checklist  Leitrim Observer
New research from the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has revealed that one child (0-14 years old) was killed and four children were seriously injured on Leitrim roads in the period 2006 to 2012. This report was published as the RSA and Electric Ireland teamed ...

2014-08-31 Ireland Business

  Irish Independent   

Nama sells almost 800 apartments worth €211m to a single investor  Irish Independent
Almost 800 Nama apartments in Dublin have been snapped up for around €211m - and all were purchased by a single investor in the city's fast recovering property market. Share. Go To. Comments. The flats - at Charlestown near Finglas, Lansdowne Gate in ...

2014-08-31 Ireland Ireland

  Mirror.co.uk   

Woman killed in Schull road traffic accident  West Cork Times
Fatal Collision Kilbrittan, Co. Cork Gardaí are investigating a fatal road traffic collision at Schull, West Cork which occurred at 4pm on 30th August 2014. The incident involved two cars and a mini-bus. A woman in her 60s, the driver of a car, was fatally injured.
Woman in her 60s dies after three vehicle crash in Ireland   Mirror.co.uk
A WOMAN has been killed in a three vehicle accident in Schull in Co Cork this ...   Irish Independent
Woman killed in three vehicle collision in Co Cork   RTE.ie
Irish Times   
Laois Nationalist   
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  Irish Independent   

Couple suffer serious burns as their candle sparks tent blaze at Picnic  Irish Independent
A woman and a man, both in their late 30s, suffered burns when their tent caught fire yesterday at the Electric Picnic. Gardai responded when the alarm was raised at the 'Pink Moon' festival camp site at Stradbally just after 5am. Share. Go To. Comments.

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  Irish Independent   

Ibrahim to quit strike over heart condition  Herald.ie
The Firhouse native faces charges along with hundreds of others in Egypt over protests at Cairo's Al-Fath mosque following the ousting of former president Mohammed Mursi last year. Ibrahim could face the death penalty if he is convicted but is now waiting ...

2014-08-31 Ireland World

  Wall Street Journal   

EU to Draw Up Russia Sanction Options Within Week  Wall Street Journal
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Jose Manuel Barroso, the president of the European Commission, hold a news conference after a meeting at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels on Saturday. Zuma Press. BRUSSELS—European Union ...

2014-08-30 Ireland More Top Stories

  Irish Mirror   

Pensioner secured court order to have her son and his wife kicked out of her ...  Irish Mirror
A pensioner today secured a court order to have her son and his wife kicked out of her home after she felt “under siege”. Elizabeth Stanley, who is in her 70s, went to the High Court to force her son Patrick Fitzpatrick, 46, and her daughter-in-law Aine ...

2014-08-30 Ireland Health

  Irish Times   

New proposals in hospital consultants' pay negotiations  Irish Times
Minister for Health Leo Varadkar has welcomed the revised LRC proposals for hospital consultants. Photograph: David Sleator/The Irish Times. Martin Wall. Topics: Business · Eilis Mcgovern · Kieran Mulvey · Leo Varadkar · Department of Health · Irish ...

2014-08-30 Ireland Science

  Irish Independent   

The short-beak common dolphin was discovered near Schull harbour in Cork in ...  Irish Independent
Horrified locals realised that the animal had got a plastic six pack ring snagged on its beak. As the dolphin desperately tried to free itself from the object, the plastic ring wedged ever tighter and prevented it from feeding. Wildlife enthusiast Sheena Jolley was ...

2014-08-30 Ireland Sports

  Irish Independent   

Torres ends his Chelsea ordeal with Milan move  Irish Independent
Jason Burt and Oliver Brown. Published 30/08/2014 | 02:30. 0 Comments; Share. Chelsea and AC Milan have agreed terms for the two-year loan deal of striker Fernando Torres to the Italian club. Walton/PA Wire. Fernando Torres has agreed a two-year deal ...

2014-08-30 Ireland Entertainment

  Irish Independent   

High-profile fans reveal the appeal of Electric Picnic  Irish Independent
Melanie Morris. Published 30/08/2014 | 02:30. 0 Comments; Share. David McWilliams, BP Fallon and Bob Geldof. Mary Moloney and Victoria Mary Clarke at the Electric Picnic. Triona McCarthy and Melanie Morris at Electric Picnic. As the fun starts in ...

2014-08-30 Ireland Technology

Budget isn't particularly cheap for LG Gpad tablet  Irish Independent
Adrian Weckler Twitter · Email. Published 30/08/2014 | 02:30. 0 Comments; Share. The LG GPad 7. LG GPad 7 Tablet. Price: €180, from Harvey Norman. Rating: ****. Share. Go To. Comments. I'm not one for budget tablets. I don't buy the line that they're ...

2014-08-30 Ireland Business

  Irish Independent   

Eircom sales fall 6pc ahead of possible IPO in weeks  Irish Independent
Thomas Molloy. Published 30/08/2014 | 02:30. 0 Comments; Share. Eircom is considering a possible return to the stock markets. Eircom could float within weeks but the telephone company's owners have not yet decided whether to list the shares or sell the ...

2014-08-30 Ireland Ireland

  Irish Mirror   

Pensioner secured court order to have her son and his wife kicked out of her ...  Irish Mirror
A pensioner today secured a court order to have her son and his wife kicked out of her home after she felt “under siege”. Elizabeth Stanley, who is in her 70s, went to the High Court to force her son Patrick Fitzpatrick, 46, and her daughter-in-law Aine ...

2014-08-30 Ireland World

  Telegraph.co.uk   

Australia's terror alert remains medium  The Australian
AUSTRALIA'S terror alert will remain at medium despite the United Kingdom increasing its assessment of risk from substantial to severe, the second-highest level. THE alert level is regularly reviewed by authorities and would be increased to high "if it were ...

2014-08-29 Ireland More Top Stories

  Irish Independent   

Frantic search for college student missing in Poland  Irish Independent
THE friends and family of a third-level student are carrying out a frantic search in Krakow, Poland, after he went missing hours before he was due to return to Ireland. Share. Go To. Comments. Commerce student at University College Cork Aidan Lynch was ...

2014-08-29 Ireland Health

  Reuters   

West Africa Ebola outbreak could infect 20000 people, WHO says  Reuters
GENEVA/LAGOS (Reuters) - The Ebola epidemic in West Africa could infect over 20,000 people and spread to more countries, the U.N. health agency said on Thursday, warning that an international effort costing almost half a billion dollars is needed to ...

2014-08-29 Ireland Science

Fota helps three species avoid extinction  Laois Nationalist
A frog called the mountain chicken (because it's hunted as food), a type of salamander and the Morelet's leaf frog are some of the species to avoid extinction thanks to Fota Wildlife Park in Cork. The British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA) ...

2014-08-29 Ireland Sports

  Irish Independent   

Keane doubt for Georgia tie as Given looks set for shock comeback  Irish Independent
Daniel McDonnell. Published 29/08/2014 | 02:30. 0 Comments; Share. Republic of Ireland manager Martin O'Neill with Robbie Keane. Shay Given. ROBBIE KEANE has emerged as an injury concern for Ireland's opening Euro 2016 qualifier in Georgia on ...

2014-08-29 Ireland Entertainment

  Reuters   

Joan Rivers in hospital after she stopped breathing during surgery  Sydney Morning Herald
Joan Rivers is "resting comfortably", after a cardiac arrest, her daughter says. The brilliant but acerbic US stand-up comic who blazed a trail for female comedians, suffered a heart attack and stopped breathing during a surgical procedure on her throat at a ...

2014-08-29 Ireland Technology

  The Mac Observer   

Apple tell developers they may not sell personal health data to advertisers  The Guardian
Its new rules clarify that developers who build apps that tap into HealthKit can collect the data it holds. Photograph: Mark Lennihan/AP. Apple has tightened its privacy rules relating to health apps ahead of next month's product launch, which is expected to see ...

2014-08-29 Ireland Business

  Irish Independent   

Soaring car sales behind July retail rise  Irish Examiner
Retail sales received a boost from the motor sector last month as volumes increased by more than 8%. Statistics released by the CSO yesterday show that motor sales jumped by 36% in July compared with the previous month as new 142 registration plates ...

2014-08-29 Ireland Ireland

  BreakingNews.ie   

Man shot in both legs in Bray park  Irish Times
Gardaí are tonight appealing for information after a man was shot in both legs in a park in Bray, Co Wicklow. The incident occurred at approximately 5.30pm in the People's Park. The alarm was raised by a member of the public who came across the injured ...

2014-08-29 Ireland World

  Xinhua   

UN council demands immediate release of detained peacekeepers in Golan ...  Xinhua
Southern Syrian city of Quneitra is seen on the Golan Heights, on Aug. 28, 2014. The United Nations demanded Thursday the unconditional and immediate release of 43 detained peacekeepers, who were abducted by "an armed group" in the separation area ...

2014-08-28 Ireland More Top Stories

  Irish Independent   

Netanyahu facing a cabinet revolt over ceasefire in Gaza  Irish Independent
Hamas militants display weapons as they celebrate what they say was a victory over Israel, in front of a destroyed house in the Shejaia neighborhood east of Gaza City August 27, 2014. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. A Hamas militant displays a ...

2014-08-28 Ireland Health

  Mirror.co.uk   

British Ebola victim Will Pooley 'may have caught virus from baby boy'  Mirror.co.uk
Britain's first Ebola victim may have caught the virus from a baby boy while working as a nurse in Sierra Leone. Will Pooley, 29, was flown back to Britain from Africa at the weekend and is receiving the experimental drug ZMapp in a London hospital in an ...

2014-08-28 Ireland Science

  Wildlife Extra   

Zoos stave off extinction for many reptiles and amphibians  Wildlife Extra
A frog that doesn't croak, the largest living lizard, and a tortoise that can live up to 100 years are just some of the species staving off extinction thanks to the help of zoos, according to a new report. The British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums ...

2014-08-28 Ireland Sports

  Belfast Telegraph   

Manchester United: How big are Louis Van Gaal's problems following new low ...  Belfast Telegraph
Manchester United plummeted to a new low with a 4-0 League Cup defeat at MK Dons last night. What does the result tell us about the club's steep and shocking decline? Related Articles. Manchester United fan unwittingly wins £1250 after accidentally ...

2014-08-28 Ireland Entertainment

  Irish Independent   

Former TMZ star Peter O'Riordan is new Xpose presenter  Irish Independent
Published 27/08/2014 | 14:10. 0 Comments; Share. Former TMZ presenter Peter O'Riordan has just been announced as the new presenter of Xpose. Share. Go To. Comments. The 30-year old broadcaster will join presenting foursome Lisa Canon, Glenda ...

2014-08-28 Ireland Technology

  Irish Independent   

One-third of children killed in collisions had no safety belt  Irish Independent
Roberta Connolly – who suffered brain damage when she was hit by a car at the age of 10 – with Clodagh Magee (5), Kady McKeown (6) and Bailey Wilson (5) at the launch of the Road Safety Association's 'Back to School' campaign in Dublin yesterday.
Warning over road safety as children return to school   Irish Times
Road fatalities among children double in 2014   HGV Ireland.com
Parents urged to make road safety a priority   RTE.ie
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  Irish Examiner   

Do a lap around the Top Gear track - or experience one with The Stig  Irish Examiner
Fans of the BBC's Top Gear can now experience spinning round the programme's test track with the mysterious Stig, as well as completing a lap themselves. The corporation's commercial arm BBC Worldwide is allowing viewers to be in the driving – or ...

2014-08-28 Ireland Business

  Irish Independent   

Dublin house prices rise €8100 in just one month  Irish Independent
House prices in the capital are rising as fast as they did in the boom. Property prices in the capital are now rising as fast as they did at the height of the boom. Share. Go To. Comments. New statistics show that Dublin home prices rose by 2.7pc in July ...

2014-08-28 Ireland Ireland

  Irish Independent   

'We might as well be jailed' - evicted couple  Irish Independent
AN elderly couple were left homeless last night after they were evicted from the house they had been living in for 15 years. Share. Go To. Comments. Pensioners Martin and Violet Coyne said they would have to "sleep in a van" after they were forced to vacate ...

2014-08-28 Ireland World

  Irish Independent   

Netanyahu facing a cabinet revolt over ceasefire in Gaza  Irish Independent
Hamas militants display weapons as they celebrate what they say was a victory over Israel, in front of a destroyed house in the Shejaia neighborhood east of Gaza City August 27, 2014. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. A Hamas militant displays a ...

2014-08-27 Ireland More Top Stories

  Haaretz   

Two Israelis killed near Gaza border an hour before cease-fire  Haaretz
180 rockets and mortars were fired into Israel from the Gaza Strip, mostly at communities near the Gaza border. By Gili Cohen , Jack Khoury and Shirly Seidler | Aug. 27, 2014 | 6:21 AM. Tweet. Kibbutz Nirim, near the Gaza border, after a heavy mortar attack.
UN chief welcomes Gaza truce deal   The Hindu
Ceasefire announced between Hamas and Israel   Irish Independent
Gaza conflict: Israel and Palestinians agree long-term truce   BBC News
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  Irish Independent   

Gardai step up enquiries into daylight rape claim  Irish Independent
Gardai have extended their enquiries into a claim by a young woman that she was raped by three men, who dragged her down a laneway in daylight. Share. Go To. Comments. The woman, who is aged 20, told gardai she was on her way to work when she ...

2014-08-27 Ireland Health

  Irish Independent   

Winter vomiting bug hits hospital criticised in hand hygiene report  Irish Independent
A hospital which has been criticised by hygiene inspectors for its standards of handwashing by staff is now in the grip of a winter vomiting bug. Share. Go To. Comments. South Tipperary General Hospital in Clonmel, which was the scene of an unannounced ...

2014-08-27 Ireland Science

  Irish Independent   

Fota a 'tropical' safe haven for endangered reptiles  Irish Independent
Fota Wildlife Park in Cork is a safe haven for some of the world's most endangered reptile species, a new report has shown. Share. Go To. Comments. The axolotl (a type of salamander), the mountain chicken (a type of frog) and the Morelet's leaf frog are all ...