December
|
Day |
North |
Republic
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1st |
Ardoyne man Michael McLarnon innocent, HET report finds
William Mawhinney guilty of partner's bath tub murder
|
Quarterly reviews part of EU-IMF rescue deal
Dole queue getting shorter
Commuters' icy meltdown
|
2nd |
150 PSNI officers ' to be moved to guard duty'
Seized mortar 'was for attack north of border' |
Flights resume at Dublin airport amid snow chaos
Sinn Féin beats Fianna Fáil in poll
Man stabbed dead in Dublin
SNP minister John Mather brands Ireland 'incompetent'
|
3rd |
21-year sentence for killer dentist [Colin Howell]
Schools closed and travel disrupted in heavy snow
|
Sinn Fein set for huge gains in Republic of Ireland election: poll
Opposition parties unveil plans to cut deficit
|
4th |
Funeral for Irish Ranger Aaron McCormick
Number of PSNI officers fell too quickly - Matt Baggott
|
Government confirms records 32% deficit
€1m cigarettes seized by customs
|
5th |
Woman killed in Frosses Road crash
Part of man's ear bitten off in Newry attack
|
Ministers face pay and pension cuts
SF swing can make [Labour leader Eamon] Gilmore Taoiseach
|
6th |
Heavy snow causes travel chaos
West Belfast taxi group may withdraw route after attack |
Financial Times - Lenihan Europe's worst finance minister
New measures to protect struggling homeowners
|
7th |
Scores of NI schools to close on Wednesday
Equality report: Catholic workforce continues to rise |
Irish Republic's austerity budget passes first vote
Up to 500 protest outside Leinster House
Bank of Ireland ATM and online systems fail
|
8th |
Prison bosses slammed in report over John Deery death
Police fired at 'machete robber' in Portadown
|
Taoiseach questions opposition credibility
Water rationing hits 1.6 million as supplies run low
|
9th |
Students removed from Belfast Road protest
Arrests in Belfast and Preston over importation of guns
|
Social Welfare Bill passed by Dáil
Number of long-term unemployed doubles
Bailed out AIB to pay top staff €40m bonus
|
10th |
300 people at Derry protest against tuition fee hike
Terrorist activity 'played down' - Police Federation
|
Minimum wage cuts passed in Dáil
Gerry Ryan's death 'likely' caused by cocaine use
|
11th |
£1m worth of drugs seized by police in Northern Ireland
Masked gang beat men with baseball bats in Belfast
|
€1m stolen plant machine recovered
Arsonist who killed Irish jockey and friend jailed for six years
|
12th |
Man dies after lake fall at Lurgan Park
Pipe bomb left at PUP man's home in Antrim
|
Live explosive found under car in Dublin
Murder inquiry launched in Dublin
|
13th |
Swine flu warning to pregnant women in Northern Ireland
MI5 'offered to disclose Finucane murder files' |
Adams to stand for election in the Republic
AIB £33m bonuses stopped by Irish government
|
14th |
Londonderry couple's victory on sham wedding law
Remains were Disappeared man Peter Wilson's
|
Savings sought from DPP, Attorney General, CSO
Crucial banking bill published
|
15th |
Education loses £67m in draft budget plan
Legal liability unlikely in clearly footpaths of snow
|
Dáil approves restructuring of banking sector
Taoiseach: civil servants' payouts 'not a bonus'
|
16th |
Northern Ireland Executive to hold child abuse inquiry
Ulster to sell off family silver to ease pain of massive budget cuts
|
45 arrested over drugs in 48 hours in Dublin
Women's human rights violated by abortion ban
|
17th |
Emergency flash warning for heavy snow in NI
Northern Ireland budget protest by Nipsa members
|
Irish credit rating cut again by Moody's
IMF warns further adjustments may be needed
|
18th |
Newry security alert is declared hoax
City businesses damanged by severe weather |
Woman and son die in County Louth crash
Two bodies recovered from Dublin's Grand Canal
|
19th |
Warning is issued over more snow in Northern Ireland
Man arrested after two assaulted in Rasharkin
|
Gardaí investigate Cork sledding accident
Tram and car in Dublin collision
|
20th |
Northern Ireland road conditions 'worst in 25 years'
'Considerable sum' stolen from Park Avenue Hotel
|
European Central Bank raises concerns about rights to Irish Bank collateral
Officer caught carrying drugs into Mountjoy
|
21st |
Three to face charges over Robert Hamill death
NI teen who killed grandad gets his jail sentence doubled
|
Ireland's ESB buys Northern Ireland Electricity for £1.2bn
Government launches Irish language strategy
|
22nd |
'Grenade' found at policeman's Fermanagh home
Coalisland firm must pay £32m damages in pig meal case
|
Bank of Ireland fee decision criticised by consumer agency
CSO figures reveal Limerick worst place for life expectancy
|
23rd |
NI Policing budget to be cut by £260m over four years
Northern Ireland swine flu cases soar by 400%
|
40,000 passengers stranded as Dublin airport shuts
AIB €3.7bn capital injection approved
|
24th |
Victor Stewart killing: man, 23, in court over murder
Gritters in NI to operate on Christmas Day
|
New law to recognise gay couples in Irish Republic
Heating problems close Athlone nursing home
|
25th |
NI motorway closed after power lines collapse
Salvation Army hosts annual Belfast dinner
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Motorists advised to take extreme care
Man dies on M11 in Co. Wicklow |
26th |
Man is injured in Omagh assault
Shots fired at house in Clogher
|
Arrest over Christmas Day death in Dublin
Nama must hire insider 'to turn State's evidence' |
27th |
NI thaw leaves thousands without water supply
Lurgan houses flooded with sewage
|
Widespread water restrictions amid flood fears
Shoppers brave sub-zero night in search of bargains
|
28th |
Water chaos affects thousands in Northern Ireland
Three hurt during armed robbery
|
Device explodes at Limerick house
Two die in house fires in Cork, Galway
Pregnant woman among Monaghan crash dead
|
29th |
Leaders 'let down' as 36,000 struggle in water crisis
Two children mugged by men in west Belfast
|
Cigarettes worth €860,000 seized in Dublin
Man in hospital after Dublin shooting
|
30th |
NI First Minister calls NI Water's response to crisis 'shambolic'
NI swine flu cases 'have more than doubled'
|
Bertie Ahern to step down as TD
1980 files show mutual London-Dublin suspicion
|
31st |
NI golfer McDowell among New Year Honours recipients
Vehicles damaged in Lisburn arson attack
|
Fresh appeal for missing 33-year-old
Man 'critical' after Finglas shooting |