Finglas stab victim named

Gardaí in Dublin have named the man who was stabbed to death in Finglas on Friday.

Maurice Martin, 21, from Navan, Co Meath was discovered with stab wounds in the Cardiffsbridge Road area. Meanwhile, investigations are continuing into the discovery of the body of a 34-year-old man near Balbriggan in Dublin, just hours later on the same day, reports breakingnews.ie. He was shot dead.

Gardaí are appealing for anyone with information to contact them.

Meath hurlers easily overcome Louth

Meath 1-26 Louth 0-10

Meath powered to victory at Pairc Tailteann this afternoon, claiming a well-merited 19-point win against Louth in the Nicky Rackard Cup.

Meath led by 0-6 to 0-4 in the 21st minute after an entertaining opening quarter in which the sides were evenly matched. However the Royals suddenly took a stranglehold and profited from some clinical forward play, scoring the next six points without reply in a 10-minute spell, reports the Irish Examiner.

Meath held a 0-12 to 0-4 lead with five minutes to go before half-time, but Louth kept in touch thanks to the efforts of Diarmuid Murphy who hit four first-half points, Meath still led 0-12 to 0-5 at the interval.

Assisted by a strong wind in the second half, the home side kept control with Peter Dornan and Stephen Clynch in superb form. Murphy did his best to keep Louth in touch, scoring all of their second-half points, but Meath had laid the early groundwork for success and ran out easy winners.

Lotto win for radio man

The search for one lucky Lotto winner, who left a winning €350,000 ticket behind him in a shop in County Louth, is over.

After CCTV pictures from the shop were printed in today's papers it's emerged that the winner is Dermot Finglas Junior of Greenbatter in Drogheda, a former employee of radio station LMFM.

Dermot bought his winning ticket in Centra in Hardmans Gardens on Wednesday afternoon but left it behind him on the shop counter, reports breakingnews.ie.

Meath election candidate served with Book of Evidence

A candidate who polled over 700 first preference votes in the local elections in Meath was yesterday served with a book of evidence relating to criminal charges dating from 2001.

James Carey (26), of Preston Hill, Stamullen, Co Meath was arrested at Stamullen polling station last Friday after failing to appear in Drogheda District Court that morning, reports the Irish Times newspaper. Mr Carey stood as an Independent candidate in the Slane electoral area for Meath County Council.

He is accused of assaulting two people causing them harm, dangerous driving, unauthorised possession of a firearm and reckless discharge of a firearm in Gormanston or Stamullen, Co Meath, on dates in February 2001, when he was 17 years old. Judge Flann Brennan adjourned the case until July 9th.

Mid East counties record highest increase in jobless figures

The mid-east counties of Kildare, Meath and Wicklow recorded the highest proportionate increases in the number of people claiming unemployment benefit in the past year, Central Statistics Office figures show.

During the year to May, there has been an unadjusted increase of 195, 115 joining the Live Register, a rise of 96.7 per cent, reports the Irish Times.

The CSO said all regions showed significant annual increases with the largest percentage rise recorded in the mid-east region which saw the numbers signing on jump 117.6 per cent.

Davoren to miss Dubs campaign

Mark Davoren will miss the rest of Dublin's championship campaign.

A scan result today has confirmed the Kilmacud Crokes star has torn his cruciate ligament.

Davoren was stretchered of the pitch at Croke Park on Sunday after twisting his knee in the Dubs' win over Meath.

Enersol creates 30 jobs in Duleek

An electrical engineering company in Duleek hopes to create 30 new jobs in the next three years.

Set up in 2002 Enersol currently employs 12 people, its customers are generally large companies and utilities. Enersol works closely with its customers to identify and address energy efficiency issues and best engineering practice.

The company plans to expand its operations with the support of Meath Enterprise Ireland.

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Energy company announces 1500 jobs

A Cootehill-based company has announced an ambitious expansion to create 10 wind-farms in Ireland.

Gaeltech Energy plan to invest €740 million in the project which it says will create up to 1,500 jobs during the construction phase. Gaeltech energy says its wind farm project will be able to provide electricity to over 135,000 houses when completed.

The company will locate the wind farms in Cavan, Monaghan, Roscommon, Westmeath, Meath, Sligo, Offaly, Laois and Longford. According to a statement issued by Gaeltech, 1500 jobs will be created during the construction phase of the project and a further 3,500 will be created in supporting industries.

BT Announces 50 New Jobs In Navan

A new call centre for the emergency services will be opened by BT Ireland in Navan at the end of this year, creating 50 jobs in the town.

BT Ireland secured the contract to run the Emergency Call Answering Service (ECAS) and the company will locate one of its three call centres at the former Plaut Syntacom premises at the IDA Business Park at Johnstown. It is understood that BT Ireland intends to have the centre operational in December.

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EUR1.8m For HSE West Under Special Housing Aid For The Elderly Scheme

Minister of State and Clare T.D., Tony Killeen confirmed today that the Government has allocated EUR1.8m to the Health Service Executive (HSE) Western Area to carry out essential repairs to homes occupied by elderly persons living on their own.

The grant aid, provided under the Special Housing Aid for the Elderly (SHAE) Scheme, will enable works to be carried out on the homes of thousands of applicants. The Minister said that the EUR1.8m allocated to HSE West this week was the largest under the Scheme’s allocation for 2009. Elsewhere, EUR700k was allocated to HSE Dublin/North East, and EUR500k was provided to HSE Dublin/Mid Leinster and HSE Southern.

“I was delighted to receive confirmation of the allocation from my Ministerial colleague Michael Finneran, T.D., Minister for Housing, Urban Renewal and Developing Areas. The funding under the scheme allows for work to be carried out in homes at a minimal cost to the State, allowing older people to live in their own homes for longer, which is what this Government wants to encourage as much as possible”, explained Minister Killeen.

Burren set to become World Heritage Site?

The 32 members of Clare County Council are expected to back a proposal today to have the Burren included as a World Heritage Site, reports the Irish Times.

Currently, there are only two Irish heritage sites on the prestigious Unesco World Heritage List: Brú na Bóinne in Co Meath and Skellig Michael off the Co Kerry coast.

In a report to go before the council, acting council senior planner John Bradley states that the Burren "has the requisite designations and potential to meet the stringent requirements of Unesco World Heritage status".