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

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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 ...