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Actavis buying Warner Chilcott in $8.5bn deal

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:31:34 -0400

WASHINGTON/ DUBLIN - Actavis Inc, the largest US generic drug maker by market value, is acquiring Dublin-based Warner Chilcott in a deal worth $8.5billion (5.6billion pounds) including $3billion net debt, to create the third-biggest specialty pharmaceutical company in the country. Under the deal, Actavis, which itself has been the subject of bid speculation, would be offering $5billion in ...

Elderly cyclist killed in collision with car

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:52:52 -0400

A man in his 80s has been killed in a road traffic accident in Co. Kildare. The man was riding a bicycle when he was struck by a car on the Dublin Road at Clane on Sunday afternoon. The driver of the car, reportedly in his twenties, attended Naas Garda Station for questioning but left the station on Sunday night without any charges being laid. A post-mortem is expected to be carried out on ...

Busy weekend for Enda Kenny in United States

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:26:34 -0400

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has spent the weekend in Boston, Massachusetts furthering the strength of U.S. -Ireland relations. The head of Ireland's government attended a function on Saturday at the JFK Library to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of President Kennedy's 1963 visit to Ireland At the ceremony Kenny addressed an audience of U.S. lawmakers and representatives of the business ...

Kevin OBrien says no specific plans against Pak spinner Saeed Ajmal

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:00:04 -0400

Irish all-rounder Kevin O'Brien, whose team will face Pakistan in the upcoming two ODI series at home, has said that Saeed Ajmal is a "tricky customer" as well as "one of the best spinners in the world", but have admitted that they have no specific plans on how to tackle Ajmal in the upcoming matches. The 29 year-old, who was also part of the side that knocked Pakistan out of the 2007 World Cup ...

Author Dan Brown hints at novel set in Ireland

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:00:39 -0400

The international best-selling writer Dan Brown has hinted he may set a new novel in Ireland. The author of The Da Vinci Code was in the capital last night as part of the Dublin Writers Festival. It was his first time to visit Ireland. Last night, he addressed an audience at the National Concert Hall, which was not a sell-out. He told the crowd that his interest in science and religion ...

Great chance to show what Ireland can do- OBrien

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:49:51 -0400

Kevin O'Brien , the Ireland allrounder, has said the upcoming ODIs against Pakistan are a welcome chance for his team to match skills with a Full Member side. Ireland, who last played a top team during the 2012 World T20, are set to play Pakistan in two one-dayers in Dublin on May 23 and 26. "It'll be a great chance for me personally and for the team to show what we can do ...

Primary school IT tests in Northern Ireland no longer compulsory after litany of glitches

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:46:36 -0400

John O'Dowd has announced that schools would not be compelled to complete the evaluations next autumn but could do so voluntarily using software from a range of providers. Last autumn a number of schools reported difficulties in using the programmes, with some teachers feeling under pressure and pupils distressed, the minister told the Assembly. "In moving forward I am determined to ...

The questions surrounding Shatter’s use of confidential Garda information

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:41:50 -0400

Despite the continuing row surrounding his disclosure of confidential Garda information neither of the two rules seem to apply to him. The controversy is five days old and running. Furthermore, Shatter spend an excruciatingly long 16 minutes yesterday making a "few comments" of explanation. And still the Minister's self-confidence that he is right and everybody else is wrong ...

Geoghegan murder accused seeks more time for defence

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:41:50 -0400

John Dundon is seeking more time to prefer his defence in the case where he is charged with the murder of Limerick rugby player Shane ...

Celebrities fail to lift centenary Chelsea Flower Show

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:41:49 -0400

The Trailfinders Australian Garden has won the gold medal and Best in Show at the Chelsea Flower Show 2013 at Royal Hospital Chelsea in London today. Photograph: Tim P. Whitby/Getty ...

Calls for Fianna Fail to allow free vote on abortion

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:41:48 -0400

Fianna Fil finance spokesman Michael McGrath has publicly called on his party leader Micheal Martin to allow a free vote on abortion ...

Abortion legislation ‘incompatible with the core values of human rights’

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:41:47 -0400

Abortion legislation is incompatible with the core values of human rights, Prof William Binchy, legal adviser to the anti-abortion campaign, has told ...

Apple CEO Tim Cook faces grilling on Irish tax scandal

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:40:46 -0400

Apple CEO Tim Cook will face questions from U.S. lawmakers Tuesday about how his company managed to keep its tax burden so low in Ireland. (Robert ...

Ireland says not to blame for Apples low tax rate

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:29:28 -0400

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland said on Tuesday it was not to blame for Apple Inc's low global tax payments after the U.S. Senate said the company paid little or nothing on tens of billions of dollars in profits stashed in Irish ...

Apple saved billions in taxes using Irish subsidiaries

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:44:46 -0400

Apple CEO Tim Cook delivers the keynote address during the Apple 2012 World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) at Moscone West on June 11, 2012 in San Francisco, California. As Apple CEO Tim Cook awakens Tuesday morning to prep for a hearing on Capitol Hill about corporate taxes, the lawmakers set to question him are armed with a report saying his company kept billions in profits in Irish ...

Bank of Ireland reverses mortgage rate increase for 1200 borrowers

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:39:48 -0400

In February, Bank of Ireland told 13,500 customers on tracker mortgages it planned to increase the margin on their loans. Photograph: Luke ...

New UK power plants carry low risk for Irish people study says

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:17:42 -0400

The Radiological Protection Institute said that eight new nuclear power plants being built in the UK carry a very low threat to the health of Irish people. The group carried out a study of the potential risks of these plants during their day-to-day operations, and in the event of severe accidents taking place.It found that they hold a risk of one in 33 million per year. However, CEO of the RPII ...

New northern Ireland prisoner ombudsman named

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:17:36 -0400

Tom McGonigle, a Criminal Justice Inspector, is to be the new Northern Ireland Prisoner Ombudsman.The 58,400-a-year appointment was confirmed today by the Justice Minister David Ford. Mr McGonigle takes over from Pauline McCabe at the beginning of next month.Mr McGonigle, 56, joined the Northern Ireland Probation Service in 1980 where he worked in a variety of custodial and community settings.He ...

Search resumes at home of murdered former garda

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:38:19 -0400

Work on excavating the rear patio of a house where gardaí believe a murder victim may be buried has resumed in Cavan. The home at Cornaveigh near Bailieborough belonged to former detective garda John Kerins who was murdered there last November. Two men, both in their 30s, were arrested yesterday in connection with the fatal shooting. They remain in garda custody in Carrickmacross garda ...

UK nuclear accident would have impact on Ireland

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:38:18 -0400

An accident at one of eight proposed new nuclear power plants in Britain would have a socio-economic impact on Ireland, a new study claims. But the report by the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland found that even in the worst accident scenario, health effects on people living here would be limited. The study was commissioned by the Minister for the Environment, on foot of plans by the ...

Novice hurdlers stand out in 2012-13 Anglo-Irish Jumps Classifications

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:31:01 -0400

Jump racing has a collection of potential new star steeplechasers to sustain it in the post-Kauto Star era, according to ratings published on Tuesday. The sport can also take pleasure in a fine crop of novice hurdlers, promising high-quality action in the years to come.The news comes from the 14th annual Anglo-Irish Jumps Classifications, which offer handicap marks for the best horses that took ...

New Prisoner Ombudsman for Northern Ireland appointed

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:25:43 -0400

Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has played down suggestions he wants Rafael Benitez to be the club's new head coach and claimed the delegation that visited England on Monday was hoping to secure an exchange deal with Manchester City for Edinson ...

Barrister contests Taoiseach claim

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:25:41 -0400

A leading barrister has rejected claims from the Taoiseach and Health Minister that proposed legislation to change Ireland's strict abortion regime does not alter existing ...

Emigration story by far the most important of modern Ireland

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:21:33 -0400

Waterford cities put together. They amount to about 400,000 people. That's about the number of people who will be absent from the Republic of Ireland in 2026 if things continue as they are going. If emigration remains at the levels it has reached because of economic collapse and so-called austerity, the long-term effect will be ...

Allowing abortion for suicidal women marks change in law committee told

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:21:11 -0400

Barrister Paul Brady says draft legislation creates for the first time a statutory basis in Irish law for what may be a direct and intentional termination of an unborn child’s ...

Water treatment plant workers in Wicklow go on strike

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:21:10 -0400

Workers at a water treatment plant in Co Wicklow have gone on strike after management failed to refer a dispute relating to pay and shift premium payments to the Labour ...

Smoking at home may kill as many as road traffic collisions

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:21:09 -0400

Smoking in the home can generate pollution six times higher than the World Health Organisation's outdoor recommendations. Photograph: Susana ...

New proposals for teachers and nurses as marathon pay talks continue

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:21:08 -0400

Teachers who lose supervision and substitution payments as part of a revised Croke Park II agreement would receive the money back as part of their core pay within five years, under the terms of new proposals drawn up ...

Harte warning for Donegal ahead of Ulster clash

Tue, 21 May 2013 06:29:31 -0400

Tyrone manager Mickey Harte has warned Donegal of the tough challenge they face in Ulster and beyond after becoming All-Ireland champions. Donegal meet Tyrone in the Ulster SFC quarter-final in Ballybofey on Sunday, and Harte knows only too well how hard it is to continue winning following All-Ireland success. Tyrone were beaten in Ulster following their All-Ireland successes in 2003 and 2005 ...

British court to rule on abortion application

Tue, 21 May 2013 06:12:52 -0400

The British High Court will continue to hear evidence today in a case where it is being asked to decide whether a married 37-year-old woman with a mental disorder is capable of making a decision about terminating her ...

New Croke Park proposals being circulated to unions

Tue, 21 May 2013 06:12:52 -0400

It is understood that key engagements were still taking place between management and unions representing staff in the health and education ...

Government shows nursing unions draft pay cut law in final bid for agreement

Tue, 21 May 2013 06:12:51 -0400

It is understood that key engagements were still taking place between management and unions representing staff in the health and education ...

Happy new ear campaign demand meeting with Taoiseach

Tue, 21 May 2013 06:01:24 -0400

The parents of deaf children who are campaigning for cochlear implants are demanding a meeting with the Taoiseach Enda Kenny.The Happy New Ear campaign said the Health Minister James Reilly has refused to meet them.The parents want reassurance from Minister Reilly that EUR7m will be ringfenced to pay for double implants.Currently children in Ireland who receive the treatment - only have cochlear ...

Bank of Ireland eases mortgage hikes policy

Tue, 21 May 2013 06:01:22 -0400

The Bank of Ireland today partially backtracked on a steep rise in mortgage rates for customers who thought their repayments were fixed for life.It has written to 1,200 of the 13,500 homeowners facing sharp increases - despite taking out tracker deals linked to the historically-low Bank of England base rate - to tell them they will no longer be applied in their cases.The bank said the Financial ...

Tobacco smoke is biggest home pollutant in Ireland EPA study finds

Tue, 21 May 2013 05:03:00 -0400

Living in a damp and cool climate, it is not surprising that people in Ireland spend 90 per cent of their time indoors, and the majority of that in their own ...

Gatland expects Irish pair to be fit

Tue, 21 May 2013 04:14:50 -0400

Warren Gatland expects Leinster duo Brian O'Driscoll and Sean O'Brien to be on board Monday's flight to Hong Kong, where the tour opens against the Barbarians on 1 June. O'Driscoll should play in this weekend's RaboDirect PRO12 final against Ulster after making progress in his recovery from the back spasm that ruled him out of Friday's victory over Stade Francais. ...

PRESS DIGEST - Ireland - May 21

Tue, 21 May 2013 03:07:50 -0400

Tue May 21, 2013 3:07am EDT These are some of the leading stories in Ireland's newspapers on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and cannot vouch for their accuracy: THE IRISH TIMES - Apple has used a complex web of offshore entities, including two Irish subsidiaries which it claims are not tax-resident anywhere, to avoid paying billions of dollars in U.S. - The government last ...

Apple accused of using Ireland as tax haven

Tue, 21 May 2013 02:44:19 -0400

Apple has been accused of using Ireland as a way of avoiding billions of euro in tax.A US senate report said the iPhone set up companies in Ireland which paid little or no tax on sales of the company's products outside America.The 40 page report said that Apple agreed tax at a rate of just 2% with the Irish government - well below the corporation tax rate of 12.5%.Apple executives will be ...

Looted Irish treasures recovered in England

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:52:41 -0400

They include three 'gun money' coins, the emergency war money coined by James II from 1689-91 to pay his forces to fight William of Orange.The items, including a Bronze Age axe and spearhead and hundreds of medieval coins, will go on display today, then be stored for research.They were recovered after a tip-off from ...

Legal minefield looms if Northern Ireland opts out of new Same-Sex Couples Bill lawyers warn

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:52:41 -0400

A new vaccine is being made available to prevent a disease which causes severe birth defects and miscarriages in livestock, it has been ...

Irish P.M. Enda Kenny applauded at Boston College graduation

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:30:23 -0400

Boston College graduates gave Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny a standing ovation Monday while a small group of anti-abortion activists protested outside. ...

Rugby Rewards re-launches with focus on British Irish Lions Tour

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:34:31 -0400

Australian Rugby is set to launch a Facebook-based Rugby Rewards program which aims to foster team advocacy ahead of the British & Irish Lions Tour. Rugby Rewards is a digital engagement program which recognises and rewards fans for their support for Australian Rugby and the Qantas Wallabies. It was first launched in 2011 as an initiative to capture the support for the Qantas Wallabies ...

Apple called international tax dodger

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:20:34 -0400

A congressional report said U.S. technology giant Apple was using gaps in international tax laws to avoid paying tax on tens of billions of dollars. The report says Apple had moved $74 billion beyond the reach of the IRS from 2009-12 using a variety of loopholes to do so, some of which are used to declare tens of billions of dollars were earned unattached to any country. Apple seems to claim ...

Sentencing in robbery cases ’relatively consistent’ new report by Irish Sentencing Information System finds

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:35:06 -0400

Sentencing in robbery cases has been relatively consistent, with the offence most commonly attracting a sentence of one to five years, according to a new ...

Shatter’s robust defence of Wallace revelation causes unease in Labour

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:34:47 -0400

The robust defence by Minister for Justice Alan Shatter of his revelation that Independent TD Mick Wallace escaped penalty points for using a mobile phone while driving has created some unease within ...

Coalition’s credibility at stake in new pay deal

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:34:46 -0400

Minister for Finance Michael Noonan and Minister for Public Expenditure Brendan Howlin. Tough exchanges between the Government and the troika on a revised Croke Park deal can be expected. Photograph: Alan ...

NUI Galway and charity to run postgraduate cardiology course

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:34:45 -0400

NUI Galway plans to provide postgraduate training in cardiovascular disease prevention in a community partnership with the heart and stroke charity Cro. The new master's course in preventive cardiology will be the first of its type in the State, according to NUIG, and one of only two of its kind in the world. The founder course in this area at ...

Are senior church figures threatening or advising politicians

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:34:45 -0400

Fears around this were evoked during the 1960 US presidential campaign. It prompted JFK's address on September 12th, 1960, in which he said: "I believe in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute - where no Catholic prelate would tell the president (should he be Catholic) how to ...

Catholic hierarchy still on a learning curve in dealing with abortion

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:34:44 -0400

The Roman Catholic hierarchy has formally stated its position on abortion by declaring definitively that the direct and intentional killing of the unborn is immoral. Yet, my dog-eared old Maynooth textbook tells me ...

Charity has to return €130000 of fraudulent payments made through its website

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:34:43 -0400

A Co Kildare-based charity has had to return more than EUR130,000 in donations in recent weeks after its website was targeted as part of a credit card ...

Psychiatrists are being asked to be judges in assessing suicide risk abortion hearings told

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:34:42 -0400

Psychiatrists could be seen to be the "gatekeepers to abortion" if the provision allowing for terminations where a pregnant woman is suicidal is enacted, the Oireachtas health committee has ...

Irish politics and German filmmaking Crystals new boutique access in Northern Europe

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:23:59 -0400

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Crystal Cruises is expanding its uber-exclusive collection of intimate "Boutique Adventures" during summer Northern Europe cruises with two new experiences in Belfast and Berlin. The shoreside outings - none of which are available on any other cruise line - offer intimate access to Northern Ireland's political leadership and Germany's Soho -- Soho House, ...

€18 million to be spent on Dublin City Council housing repairs

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:29:23 -0400

Dublin City Council receives about 50,000 requests each year from existing tenants seeking repairs to their homes. Photograph: Frank ...

Feminism discussion opens 2013 writers festival

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:29:18 -0400

From left : Una Mullally, journaslist, Shami Chakrabarti, director of Liberty, the civil liberties organisation, and Louise Lowe, theatre director and playwright, on the opening night of the Dublin Writers Festival, at Smock Alley Theatre. Photograph: Eric ...

Cabinet to approve welfare scheme to allow lone parents re-enter workforce

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:29:17 -0400

Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton will bring a memo to Cabinet today on the Social Welfare Bill, which will be published later this week. Photograph: Eric ...

Funeral of man found in farm pit in Co Tipperary

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:29:16 -0400

The daughter of a man who was murdered and left in a farm pit for almost two years yesterday prayed for justice for her father as he was finally given the dignity of a proper ...

Missing woman probably died by drowning - Coroner

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:29:16 -0400

A woman who disappeared in December 2010 after withdrawing EUR60 from an ATM in Dublin and taking a taxi to Howth probably died by drowning, an inquest has ...

New class of drug targets skin cancer

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:29:15 -0400

The first human use of the drug, known as DZ13, was conducted at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney, Australia, but an Irish research clinician was principal investigator in the project. Details of the early phase one trial are published in the current edition of the ...

Doctors differ patients fly and majority in Leinster House give abortion Bill a wide berth

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:29:14 -0400

Jerry Buttimer TD speaks to perinatal psychiatrists Dr Anthony McCarthy and Dr Joanne Fenton outside Leinster House yesterday. Photograph: Gareth ...

Wheelchair user docked disability allowance

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:29:13 -0400

Frank Larkin missed signing on at his local post office in Letterkenny, Co Donegal, after cars were parked illegally in the disabled bay. Mr Larkin (41), who has spina bifida, drove around the town several times but could still not park. He managed to sign on to claim his money the following week. However, this week Mr Larkin, Long Lane, Letterkenny, received a letter from the disability ...

Josef Pavelka ‘remembered with love’ says Ennis priest

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:29:12 -0400

Ennis priest Fr Ger Fitzgerald told mourners last night that Czech national Josef Pavelka (52) was among the poorest of the poor and "is remembered here with love". Fr Fitzgerald was speaking at a service at Ennis Cathedral following the removal of Mr Pavelka's body to the church where he spent much of his time while in ...

Just a dozen nurses to start by June on HSE’s lower paid graduate programme

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:29:11 -0400

So far, only eight graduate nurses have been employed under the controversial two-year contracts on lower pay offered by the Health Service Executive (HSE) though, according to the Minister for ...

Nursing home used CCTV ‘as substitute for supervisory staff’

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:29:11 -0400

Mr Hawkes received a complaint in April last year in relation to the operation of CCTV cameras at a nursing home, which is not identified in the report. It emerged that two directors were monitoring the CCTV system live using ...

New hip replacement therapy halves hospital time says surgeon

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:29:10 -0400

An innovative form of hip-replacement therapy, which cuts time in hospital in half, should be rolled out across the health service, an orthopaedic surgeon has ...

Abortion Bill risks normalising suicide says leading psychiatrist

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:29:09 -0400

The Government's plans to legislate for abortion could have the unintended consequence of pushing more young men towards suicide, according to a leading ...

Irish treasure to be returned from the UK

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:29:09 -0400

Treasure hunters using metal detectors are believed to have been behind the removal of nearly 900 artefacts from Ireland that have been recovered in the UK. Pictured are 28 medieval silver coins which were recovered by Norfolk Constabulary. Photograph: Ciara Wilkinson / National Museum of ...

Three charged over weekend disturbance in Killarney hotel

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:29:07 -0400

The Quality Hotel in Killarney, Co Kerry: At least two staff members received facial and other injuries and a number of garda called to deal with the disturbance also received injuries during an incident involving ...

Still no clear answers as abortion debate goes on

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:29:07 -0400

Regardless of whether you are in favour of or against the planned abortion legislation, it is difficult not to be concerned by the divisions between the professionals on its contents. There was a clear divergence of opinion between the masters of the State's main maternity hospitals when the Oireachtas health committee began its hearings into the legislation last ...

Cantillon Big hitters just keep on winning in legal sector

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:29:06 -0400

Given that most of Ireland's big law firms so assiduously guard even their most basic financial information, outsiders will gratefully seize on any means of gauging how they're faring. One of these is the number of practising certificates at each firm, which gives us a glimpse at the latest hiring trends in the ...

Irish Prime Minister Speaks at Boston College Despite Pro-Life Protests

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:22:08 -0400

The prime minister, or taoiseach, of Ireland gave what some onlookers described as a "rousing speech" at Boston College despite fervent protests from pro-life students and ...

OConnell sings Warburtons praises

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:15:21 -0400

Much has been made of Warburton's age with the 24-year-old becoming the youngest player to lead the tourists for 58 years, but O'Connell was struck by his maturity when the two roomed together during last week's training camp ...

Apple parked billions in Ireland to avoid taxes U.S. Senate

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:26:23 -0400

A customer enters an Apple store on its opening day at Covent Garden in London in August, 2010. An Apple subsidiary in Ireland, a holding company that includes Apple's retail stores throughout Europe, has not paid any corporate income tax in the last five years. The subsidiary, which has a Cork, Ireland, mailing address, received $29.9-billion in dividends from lower-tiered offshore Apple ...

Abortion legislation is most likely to apply to pregnant teenage girls in care psychiatrist says

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:09:35 -0400

Consultant psychiatrist Veronica O’Keane says a patient’s GP should make the recommendation for an abortion and one psychiatrist should assess the suicidal ...

Hospitals turned suicidal people away study shows

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:09:34 -0400

Hospital emergency departments have turned people away who went on to die by suicide, a report based on interviews with families after the suicide of relatives has ...

Meet AOI Apples mysterious Irish subsidiary

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:09:11 -0400

, it's in the southern Irish city of Cork that Apple pioneered its famous "double irish with a Dutch sandwich" -- a tax avoidance technique designed to take advantage of a quirk in Ireland's tax laws that allows foreign corporations to move money around the world tax free. Perhaps anticipating that this is what the senators want to talk about, Apple spent nearly half of the ...

Irish mortgage lending hit fresh low in first quarter

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:04:19 -0400

DUBLIN (Reuters) - The number of new mortgages issued in Ireland fell to their lowest first-quarter level since data was first collected eight years ago, further tempering hopes that house prices would begin to rebound following a ...

Irish Bishops Respond to Abortion Legislation

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:49:49 -0400

Bill "is unnecessary to ensure that women receive the life-saving treatment they need during pregnancy"DUBLIN, May 10, 2013 (Zenit.org) - Here is a preliminary response from the Catholic bishops of Ireland to the Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013. The statement was published last Friday, May 3.* * *The Catholic bishops of Ireland stress once again the importance of ...

Apple defends Irish operation ahead of US hearing

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:20:01 -0400

Apple has defended the way it manages its tax affairs, including the role played by its Irish operations, ahead of its CEO’s appearance at a US Senate hearing. In ...

Redhead Conventions March Of 1000 Beards Insomniac Golf -- Summer In Ireland Is Back

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:14:04 -0400

The festival season in Ireland is about to take some wonderfully weird turns -- including celebrations of redheads and insomniacs on the links - thanks in part to a governmental initiative ...

Apples Irish arm not a shell company

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:57:54 -0400

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Boston cardinal skips event over Irish PMs role

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:25:29 -0400

Cardinal Sean O'Malley skipped Boston College's commencement today because of the involvement of Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny, who supports a bill in his country that would allow abortion. A few dozen protesters, some playing bagpipes, demonstrated at the college during the morning graduation ceremony. They held signs with messages that included: "Boston College Keep Your Pro Life Values. ...

Apple avoids tax with Irish firms - Senate panel

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:44:06 -0400

The world's most valuable company, Apple, employs a group of affiliate companies located in Ireland to avoid paying billions of dollars in US income taxes, a Senate investigation has found and its chief executive Tim Cook will be questioned tomorrow. Apple is holding overseas some US$102 billion of its $145 billion in cash, and an Irish subsidiary that earned $22 billion in 2011 paid only ...

Warning issued as number of fire deaths in Northern Ireland revealed

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:10:37 -0400

Five people were killed in fires caused by smoking materials during the last year, the Northern Ireland Fire Service revealed today. Crews were called to 811 accidental house fires - 66 of which were a direct result of the careless disposal of cigarettes, matches or other smoking related materials.Smoking in the home while drowsy or drunk was also another major factor in fatal house fires.Dale ...

Michael Gove suggests Wales and Northern Ireland split off school exams

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:06:14 -0400

GCSEs and A-levels are currently set to the same standard in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, but Michael Gove said it was hard to see how this could continue. Photograph: Chris ...

Actavis Execs May Love NJ But Ireland Has Lower Taxes

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:05:25 -0400

Actavis (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The reasons that Actavis is willing to pay $8.5 billion, including debt, for Warner-Chilcott are fairly straightforward. By doing so, the generic drugmaker limits its exposure to the end of the patent cliff. Compared to the past few years, there will simply not be as many big-selling brand-name medicines losing patent protection, which means generic drugmakers ...

O’Reilly announced as European ombudsman candidate

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:55:37 -0400

Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly has been announced as an official candidate in the European ombudsman election by European Parliament president Martin ...

Israeli Occupation Forces Shoot Irish Activist 6 Times 20-5-2013

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:50:05 -0400

PlanxtySumoud -- A very unsatisfactory interview with Keith Finnegan of Galway Bay FM radio station: not once did he enquire into the serious situation in the West Bank, instead, his line of questioning is anchored in establishing my bona fides as a card carrying journalist (non existent) and guilt tripping me with the accusatory "why do I put my life in danger," when the elephant in ...

Protests as Taoiseach receives honorary doctorate in Boston

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:43:41 -0400

A small group of demonstrators has gathered outside Boston College in protest at Taoiseach Enda Kenny's presence at the college's commencement ceremony.The Taoiseach is addressing some 3000 new graduates and 20,000 spectators at Boston College this evening - where he has just been awarded an honorary doctorate.Boston Cardinal Sean O'Malley is boycotting the event because he says ...

Future city life on display in Dublin technology showcase

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:42:19 -0400

The Voices of Dublin project / installation created by Intel Labs as part of their project to make social media more social at the Mansion House Dublin during the Your Future City digital technology showcase. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien / The Irish ...

Abortion legislation ‘could place young men at risk’

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:41:55 -0400

Oireachtas health committee that by highlighting suicide the State could be seen as legitimising it, sending the wrong signal to young men who are most at risk of ...

Dracula Film To Be Made In Northern Ireland

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:40:16 -0400

Dracula will be the next big-budget Hollywood movie to be filmed in Northern Ireland. Universal Pictures' Dracula, directed by Gary Shore and produced by Michael De Luca, will start pre-production in Belfast immediately. Filming will then begin in August and will last three months, with production based in Belfast with some filming in various other locations across Northern Ireland. ...

US drugmaker Actavis buys Irish firm for $8.5bn

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:53:40 -0400

DUBLIN (AFP) - US drugs company Actavis on Monday agreed to buy Irish peer Warner Chilcott for $8.5 billion (6.6 billion euros) including debt, in a bumper takeover that creates a key global player."Actavis, Inc. and Warner Chilcott plc today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Actavis will acquire Warner Chilcott plc in a stock-for-stock transaction valued at ...

Irelands Ryanair reports 13 rise in annual profits

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:47:15 -0400

(MENAFN) Ryanair's CFO, Howard Millar, announced that Europe's largest budget carrier's net profits climbed by 13 percent in the year ended March to USD730 million, reported Reuters.Millar said that at year-end, the Irish airline had net cash of USD78.29 million despite having returned nearly USD641.80 million to shareholders in November.Meanwhile, average fares rose by 6 percent ...

Pilkington out of Ireland squad

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:45:01 -0400

Anthony Pilkington has pulled out of the Ireland squad for their upcoming summer games under the advice of Norwich's medical team," a statement from the FAI said."Anthony will undergo treatment on his knee over the coming weeks in preparation for the season ahead. There has been no replacement called up."The 24-year-old - who qualifies via his Dublin-born paternal grandmother ...

Dracula to be filmed in Northern Ireland

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:39:46 -0400

Dissident attacks are likely to occur in Northern Ireland during the G8 summit despite the presence of thousands of extra police officers, the commander of the security operation has ...

Anti-abortion activists protest at Taoiseach’s attendance at Boston College

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:35:27 -0400

Taoiseach Enda Kenny visited a memorial in Copley Square near the finish line of the Boston Marathon to lay flowers today. Photograph: ...

Alcohol mental illness and bullying leading causes of suicide says study

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:35:23 -0400

Prof Kevin Malone at launch of a new suicide research report, 'Suicide in Ireland 2003-2008'. Photographer: Dara Mac Dnaill/The Irish ...

Actavis buys Irish rival for $A8.76bn

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:27:51 -0400

US pharmaceutical company Actavis has agreed to buy Irish rival Warner Chilcott for $US8.5 billion ($A8.76 billion) in an all-stock takeover, creating a global giant focused on women's health, gastroenterology, urology and ...

G8 summit sparks biggest police operation in Northern Irelands history

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:26:31 -0400

Police put up a security fence at the Lough Erne golf resort in Fermanagh before the G8 summit starts. Photograph: Police Service of Northern ...

Irish bank deposits drop 1.4 percent in April

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:23:02 -0400

DUBLIN | Mon May 20, 2013 12:23pm EDT DUBLIN May 20 (Reuters) - Deposits held by Ireland's locally-owned banks fell 1.4 percent in April, data from the country's finance department showed on Monday. Deposits at Bank of Ireland, permanent tsb and Allied Irish Banks Group fell by 2.4 billion euros ($2.8 billion) to 153.4 billion euros, the largest monthly fall in almost two ...

Pilkington out of Ireland squad

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:45:46 -0400

Norwich winger Anthony Pilkington has been withdrawn from the Republic of Ireland squad, the Football Association of Ireland has confirmed. Pilkington scored for the Canaries in their 3-2 win at Manchester City yesterday, but because of a knee injury will not be fit for the friendly against England at Wembley on May 29 and the game against Georgia in Dublin on June 2, in preparation for the ...

Dracula to be filmed in N Ireland

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:35:06 -0400

Belfast but will be filmed across other locations, Stormont's First Minister and deputy First Minister's office said.It will cover the story of the man who became Dracula, a vampire from Transylvania.The movie ...

Charity blames Irish culture of humiliation for high rate of male suicide

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:20:03 -0400

A suicide charity is warning that the "culture of humiliation" in Ireland is pushing young men to take their own lives.Ireland has the fourth highest rate of suicide amongst young males in the EU.Turn the Tide on Suicide is now calling for a Suicide Prevention Authority to reverse this trend. The charity lists a number of risk factors including alcohol abuse, life events and mental ...

Looted artifacts recovered from UK to go on display

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:28:04 -0400

Treasure hunters using metal detectors are believed to have been behind the removal of nearly 900 artefacts, including a bronze age axe and medieval coins, from Ireland that have now been recovered in the ...

Shatter stands over decision to reveal incident

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:28:03 -0400

Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan and Minister for Justice Alan Shatter at a memorial service for garda killed in the line of duty at Dublin Castle on Saturday. Photograph: Niall ...

Government firm on working hours increase in pay talks

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:28:03 -0400

Chief executive of the Labour Relations Commission Kieran Mulvey: to brief Minster for Public Expenditure and Reform Brendan Howlin today on progress in the pay talks. Photograph: Eric Luke/The Irish ...

FNC Speaker Irish Counterpart discuss visa waiver for UAE citizens

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:06:33 -0400

WAM ABU DHABI, May 20th, 2013 -- Mohammed Ahmed Al-Murr, Speaker of the Federal National Council (FNC) met today with Sean Barrett, the Speaker of the Lower House of the Irish Parliament (Dail) at the Secretariat General of the FNC, and discussed exempting UAE citizens from current visa requirements. Al-Murr affirmed that since the relations between the UAE and Ireland have reached an advanced ...

Low number of prosecutions in clerical child abuse cases noted by report

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:25:02 -0400

Fewer than one in 12 priests accused of child sex abuse has faced prosecution, according to latest annual report of the Catholic Church's child protection watchdog published ...

Shatter told about Wallace incident during garda briefing on penalty points

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:26:06 -0400

Independent TD Mick Wallace has said he intends to report Minister for Justice Alan Shatter (above right) to the Standards in Public Office Commission for bringing private information about him into the public domain. Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill/The Irish ...

Robert Fisk Where else but Northern Ireland would a killer on a school board even be mooted as a possibility

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:21:51 -0400

The Brits have always been sending their experts to Northern Ireland to show the locals how to do their job. The G8 summit is going to have 3,600 of the boys and girls in blue arriving from the mainland in a month's time to teach the Police Service of Northern Ireland - ...

LGI in hunt for O2 Ireland paper says

Mon, 20 May 2013 07:42:25 -0400

US-based Liberty Global Inc (LGI) is rumoured to be mounting a bid to take control of Irish mobile network operator O2 Ireland, owned by Telefonica of Spain, the Sunday Independent reports. To that end, the paper claims that Bank of America Merrill Lynch is involved in the process, while Telefonica's advisors are thought to include Citi ...

Ross ranks Bank of Ireland among best bets

Mon, 20 May 2013 07:40:21 -0400

US billionaire Wilbur Ross has said he ranks his investment in Bank of Ireland as one of the best he has made. The septugenarian took a 9.9% stake in the bank two years ago alongside a consortium of other US and Canadian investors. In total the group bought just under 35% of Bank of Ireland, keeping it out of public ownership. Asked in a Bloomberg TV interview what his "best bet" had ...

Everything is very far from rosy in the garden

Mon, 20 May 2013 07:27:01 -0400

The Chelsea Flower Show, which is the World Cup of gardening, starts today. Bloom, the Irish garden festival, runs over five days around the June bank ...

Wallace confirms gardai spotted him using phone while driving

Mon, 20 May 2013 07:26:59 -0400

Wallace confirms Shatter claim that Gardai showed penalty point discretion

Mon, 20 May 2013 07:26:59 -0400

Personal data about welfare claimants used inappropriately says data commissioner

Mon, 20 May 2013 07:26:58 -0400

Data Protection Commissioner Billy Hawkes highlighted the need for additional resources for his office when he published his annual report for 2012 at Government Buildings today. File photograph: Bryan O'Brien/The Irish ...

Two men arrested in Kerins murder case

Mon, 20 May 2013 07:26:57 -0400

Two men were arrested by garda this morning in connection with the murder of former detective John Kerins at his Cavan home last ...

Convert to the concept of human rights law now its champion

Mon, 20 May 2013 07:26:54 -0400

He used to see it as a bourgeois tool for thwarting radical change, and once opposed the very idea of a Human Rights Act. "When I came to England, which is where I have worked all my professional life, I saw an extreme negative judiciary, reactionary and, among other things, anti-Irish," Prof Gearty ...

Cardinal boycotts Boston College commencement because Irish leader there abortion is issue

Mon, 20 May 2013 07:17:11 -0400

BOSTON - Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny is speaking at commencement ceremonies at Boston College on Monday, so Boston's Roman Catholic Cardinal Sean O'Malley is staying away. O'Malley objects to Kenny's support for legislation in his country that would permit abortion in Ireland. The leader of the Boston Archdiocese traditionally gives the benediction at Boston ...

KBC Bank Ireland to launch debit card

Mon, 20 May 2013 06:43:38 -0400

KBC Bank Ireland is to launch debit card services to its Irish customers later this year. It is joining up with MasterCard for the new service. The debit card will be accepted at over 33 million retail locations around the world, on the internet and at two million ATMs - wherever MasterCard is ...

Key talks on public service pay deal to resume

Mon, 20 May 2013 06:30:39 -0400

Irish funds steam ahead with yet another month of positive returns

Mon, 20 May 2013 06:11:13 -0400

Irish pension funds are continuing on their upbeat paths with the sixth consecutive month producing a positive performance, with an average 2.8 per cent return, says Rubicon Investment Consulting. The best performing fund was Irish Life Investment Managers, at 3.9 per cent, and Aviva Investors, although bottom of the table, still managed to return a positive 2.0 per cent for August. For ...

Irish government releases hotly-anticipated report recommending Pensions Board merger

Mon, 20 May 2013 06:11:07 -0400

Merges between the Pensions Board and the Financial Regulator, and the Pensions Ombudsman and the Financial Services Ombudsman, have been recommended in the Irish government’s ...

Irish funds continue to record positive results

Mon, 20 May 2013 06:11:04 -0400

Irish pension managed funds have succeeded in another consecutive month of positive returns, according to both Hewitt Associates and Rubicon. ...

Rihanna blows her top over Northern Ireland T-shirt

Mon, 20 May 2013 05:38:43 -0400

Press Eye - Belfast - Northern Ireland - 26 September 2011 -International singer Rihanna pictutred this afternoon at a field near Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland where she was recording a video for one of her new songs.Mandatory credit:Picture by Stephen Hamilton/ ...

Locals asked to pay for road maintenance

Mon, 20 May 2013 05:34:54 -0400

Local communities are to be asked to contribute up to half the cost of repairs to their roads, as part of a State-wide scheme being promoted by the ...

Suicide in pregnancy a real risk committee is told

Mon, 20 May 2013 05:34:53 -0400

Fine Gael Jerry Buttimer, chairman of the Oireachtas health committee, which is today holding its second day of hearings on the Heads of the Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013. Photograph: Dave Meehan/The Irish ...

Oireachtas committee to continue abortion hearings

Mon, 20 May 2013 04:38:49 -0400

Irish funds back in the black

Mon, 20 May 2013 04:22:35 -0400

At last some positive news for Irish Pension funds, with Hewitt’s monthly Managed Fund Index reporting that the month of April 2009 returned 8.7 per cent. The global human resources services company released the monitor, which is an indicator of Irish Pension Managed Fund performance, which shows a continuing increase in returns, with March figures standing at 2.6 per cent. ...

Ireland granted further pension protection

Mon, 20 May 2013 04:22:34 -0400

Ireland’s defined benefit (DB) pension scheme members will gain further support with news that a new Pensions Insolvency Payment Scheme (PIPS) is to be introduced in the Social and Welfare and Pensions Bill 2009. Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Mary Hanafin T.D., announced that the new development will assist employees and former employees of companies where the employer ...

Irish scheme assets drop not as bad as expected – IAPF

Mon, 20 May 2013 04:22:31 -0400

Irish pension scheme assets fell by 23% in 2008, the Irish Association of Pension Funds (IAPF) has reported as part of its annual asset allocation survey, which, says the association, is less than might have been expected given recent market conditions At year end, assets under management amounted to EUR 66.7bn compared with EUR 86.6bn at the end of 2007, which brings the total value of ...

Irish private pensions ‘need support’ – IAPF

Mon, 20 May 2013 04:22:31 -0400

Irish private pension provision will be destroyed if the Irish Government goes ahead with a reduction in tax relief, says the Irish Association of Pension Funds (IAPF). Next month’s supplementary Budget will outline the proposals, and the IAPF has released a briefing paper in advance of this. It says that the reduction in relief on pension contributions to the standard rate would ...

No letup for Irish pension funds

Mon, 20 May 2013 04:22:28 -0400

The credit crunch is not letting up on Irish pension funds, with February recording further losses of 5.7 per cent. In January, the average fund declined by 1.9 per cent, brining the return for 2009 so far to -7.5 per cent. The best performing manager during February was Standard Life Investments, with -5.0 per cent, and Irish Life Investment Managers delivered the worst performance of ...

Cases mount up for Irish Pensions Ombudsman

Mon, 20 May 2013 04:22:22 -0400

The Irish Pensions Ombudsman saw a forty-three per cent rise in new cases compared to 2007, with the number of cases closed in 2008 up by ten per cent on last year. Around 450 cases are currently under investigation by the Dublin-based organisation, and its website has recorded over a third of a million hits annually. A statement regarding the provisional figures of the caseload in the ...

Irish funds record huge 2008 losses

Mon, 20 May 2013 04:22:19 -0400

A turbulent 2008 took its toll on Irish pension funds, with recorded losses of €27bn as managed funds declined by 34.8 per cent, according to Rubicon Investment Consulting. Leading a dismal set of results was Setanta Asset Management, with a return of -29.6 per cent, and Hibernian Investment Managers was the worst performing manager with a return of -38.8 per cent. Rubicon has ...

Irish DC funds given option to defer annuity purchase

Mon, 20 May 2013 04:22:15 -0400

A new option for members of defined contribution (DC) occupational pension schemes which will defer the purchase of a retirement annuity for a specified two-year period has been announced by Ireland’s Minister for Finance, Brian Lenihan. Under current provisions, member of DC schemes are obliged to purchase an annuity immediately upon retirement with their pension fund, after taking ...

Sarasin carves way into Irish market

Mon, 20 May 2013 04:22:11 -0400

The UK subsidiary of the Sarasin Group in Switzerland has its new offices in Dublin, and business operations have begun with immediate effect. The National Gallery in Dublin will host the official launch event of the office on 19 November ...

Irish pension funds lose third of value

Mon, 20 May 2013 04:22:10 -0400

Irish pension funds have lost a third of their value in just 12 months, falling by 33.4 per cent, according to investment consultant Rubicon. In October 2008 alone, Irish pension managed funds fell by 9.2 per cent on average, with the best performance coming from Eagle Star at -8.5 per cent. Irish Life Investment Managers delivered the poorest returns, with -10.5 per cent. So far in 2008, ...

Irish market opens up to China

Mon, 20 May 2013 04:22:07 -0400

The Irish funds market has opened its doors to Chinese investors in a move by the Irish Funds Industry Association (IFIA). The Irish financial regulator, IFSRA, signed a Memorandum of Understanding one Thursday 23 October with the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) and the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC), its Chinese counterparts. This will enable Chinese investors to ...

Pioneer Investments plans to break into Irish market

Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:52 -0400

Pioneer Investments has revealed that it is to enter the Irish Institutional Market, launching its institutional business in Ireland as part of the company’s ongoing growth strategy. The business will be led by Dave Santry as head of institutional business development, Ireland, and will be supported by Kate Parker, vice president of institutional sales in the UK and Ireland. Paul ...

Zurich Ireland outperforms market despite slump in new Life Insurance business

Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:51 -0400

The Irish branch of Zurich (Eagle Star Life) has revealed that for the six months ending June 2008 it has outperformed the market, with Pensions Annual Premium new business of €47.4 million. The same period in 2007 saw figures of €42.8 million, 11 per cent less than the current situation. This outperformed the market average of zero per cent for regular premium business. ...

Hewitt reports negative Irish returns

Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:48 -0400

survey. The return was the same as the average manager in the survey, and although continuing market volatility has resulted in a wide dispersion of returns, a year to date the difference between the top and bottom performing manager was 5.4 per cent over the seven months. Canada Life/Setanta was the best performing manager over the month at -1.1 per cent, yet their return over the last ...

LCP expands into Ireland

Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:25 -0400

Consulting actuaries Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP) has furthered its international expansion with the establishment of offices in Ireland following the merger with HLD Actuarial Consultants (HLD), creating Lane Clark & Peacock Ireland. The Ireland office follows the opening of the Netherlands office last month, and joins LCP’s presence in the UK, Belgium and Switzerland. Based ...

Irish pension funds feel the pinch as returns tumble

Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:19 -0400

Irish pension funds fell by 1.3% in 2007, the Irish Association of Pension Funds’ (IAPF) annual asset allocation survey has revealed, bringing assets down to €86.6bn at the end of 2007 from €87.7 at the end of 2006. Despite recent falls, however, the total value of assets managed by Irish pension funds has almost doubled from €44.8bn in the five years since the end of ...

Note of caution for Ireland’s trustees

Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:17 -0400

Irish pension funds lost €10 billion in the first three weeks of 2008, according to figures released from Mercer. This news follows a particularly poor year for Irish funds which, despite a strong first half, saw them suffer a €4bn loss in value, with the average pension fund losing close to 4%. Mercer, however, warned funds against taking any ';rash decisions'; in ...

Compulsion not the answer in Ireland

Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:12 -0400

Butchers, florists and hairdressers in Ireland would be more inclined to set up a pension if the monetary benefits were simplified in the current voluntary system rather than through the introduction of mandatory pensions, according to a new ...

Irish cruise past Wales in rugby cup warmup

Mon, 20 May 2013 04:18:54 -0400

DUBLIN (Reuters) -- Ireland began their rugby union World Cup buildup with a comfortable 35-12 victory over an inexperienced Welsh side on Saturday, outscoring the visitors by five tries to two. The home side never found top gear, but were too strong for an experimental Welsh lineup featuring six uncapped players in their 22-man squad. "These games have been called friendlies, and ...

Irish jockey Kelly dies from head injuries

Mon, 20 May 2013 04:18:49 -0400

DUBLIN (Reuters) -- Leading Irish jump jockey Kieran Kelly died in hospital Tuesday after suffering severe head injuries in a fall last week, the Irish Turf Club said Wednesday. The jockey, aged 25, had been on a life support machine in a ublin hospital since the accident at the Kilbeggan Races in Westmeath last Friday. He sustained severe injuries when Balmy Native came down in the Joe ...

Man killed in Galway road crash

Mon, 20 May 2013 03:58:13 -0400

A 24-year-old man has died in a single vehicle collision in Co Galway. The incident happened in the early hours of this morning on the N17 Galway to Tuam road. The section of road where the crash occurred at Knockdoe has been closed off and a technical examination of the scene is being carried out. Motorists travelling towards Galway are being diverted via Corrandulla and those travelling ...