Daily updated Irish National News from http://www.build.ie http://www.4ni.co.uk/news.asp Thu, 17 May 2012 14:29:41 +0000 xxxA 42-year-old man, who previously admitted trying to abduct a girl with the intention of sexually assaulting her, yesterday admitted attempting to falsely imprison another young woman.Dermot Murphy pleaded guilty at Portlaoise Circuit Court to attempted false imprisonment and threatening to kill the young woman in Laois in October 2007.It is alleged that Murphy, of Atlantic Coast Apartments, T..... http://www.build.ie/national_news.asp?newsid=144448 Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.build.ie/national_news.asp?newsid=144448 xxxA former Clare County Council official, 61-year-old Seán Leamy, has been jailed for six years for sexually abusing five boys over 27 years.At Ennis Circuit Court yesterday, Judge Carroll Moran said that the victims had “had their childhood stolen” by Leamy.The youngest victim was a seven-year-old and the oldest was 14.The judge added that it was “really scandalous” that the abuse had continu..... http://www.build.ie/national_news.asp?newsid=144447 Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.build.ie/national_news.asp?newsid=144447 xxxFianna Fáil TD Éamon Ó Cuív has called for an independent review into the preparation, editing and balance of current affairs programmes on RTÉ television and radio.Mr Ó Cuív was speaking at the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications hearing into the defamation of Fr Kevin Reynolds by RTÉ"s Prime Time Investigates programme.He said there could be a random selection made of last year's pr..... http://www.build.ie/national_news.asp?newsid=144446 Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.build.ie/national_news.asp?newsid=144446 xxxThe Rehab Group, which provides support services and job opportunity for disabled people, has announced that it plans to recruit 750 new staff over the next three years.Over 400 of these positions will be based in Ireland.The Rehab Group currently employs over 3,500 people, with 2,500 based in Ireland and another 1,000 in the UK, Poland and the Netherlands.The new posts will be in the areas ..... http://www.build.ie/national_news.asp?newsid=144445 Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.build.ie/national_news.asp?newsid=144445 xxxA row has broken out over an additional small green light that has been added to a number of taxis around Dublin city, which have been interrupted as being a racist gesture.Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar made comments that he considered the lights to be trying to signify that a taxi"s driver was Irish and that that made them “inherently racist” and “inherently xenophobic”.Taxi drivers hav..... http://www.build.ie/national_news.asp?newsid=144444 Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.build.ie/national_news.asp?newsid=144444 xxxA 32-year-old man is being treated in hospital following a shooting incident outside the Ruby Finnegans pub in Ballyfermot.The man was sitting in his car when an unknown male approached and fired a number of shots. The victim was able to drive himself to Cloverhill Prison where he received helped.He was taken to Tallaght General Hospital, his injuries are not thought to be life threatening.I..... http://www.build.ie/national_news.asp?newsid=144441 Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.build.ie/national_news.asp?newsid=144441 xxxThe UKs Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld complaints over an advert for Irish bookmaker Paddy Power featuring transgender people.The ad broadcast during February ahead of Ladies' Day at the Cheltenham Festival invited viewers to spot the "stallions" from the "mares".The ASA investigated 92 complaints that the advert was offensive and condoned harmful discriminatory behaviour and..... http://www.build.ie/national_news.asp?newsid=144435 Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.build.ie/national_news.asp?newsid=144435 xxxGardai and council chiefs have dismantled Ireland"s last standing Occupy protest camp.Officials removed Occupy Galway activists from Eyre Square at about 4.30am on Wednesday morning.Six men were in the camp, which was established almost seven months ago, when gardai began the operation. One man was arrested for a public order offence during the site removal.Galway City Council had raised con..... http://www.build.ie/national_news.asp?newsid=144433 Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.build.ie/national_news.asp?newsid=144433 xxxShopkeepers in the border town of Clones, Co Monaghan are offering to trade in the near obsolete punt to try and turn the clock back on the recession and euro currency crisis.Even though the old notes and coins of the Republic are no longer legal tender, 42 businesses are willing to accept them as payment and exchange them in the Central Bank.Tony Morgan, who runs the Liptons store, has champi..... http://www.build.ie/national_news.asp?newsid=144429 Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.build.ie/national_news.asp?newsid=144429 xxx b Dublin Airport To Brief Airlines On Security Issues /b A number of airlines are to be briefed today on the nature of security problems at Dublin Airport.The European Commission yesterday imposed additional security procedures on aircraft travelling from Dublin Airport to other EU airports.It followed what the Commission described as the Dublin Airport Authority's failure to deal quickly e..... http://www.build.ie/national_news.asp?newsid=144449 Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.build.ie/national_news.asp?newsid=144449