Steve Neville

Cork

Assistant News Editor, Digital at Irish Examiner

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Ukrainian accommodation payment to be cut by €200 per month

1 month ago | irishexaminer.com | Elaine Loughlin |Steve Neville

The monthly payment paid to people who take in those fleeing the war in Ukraine is set to be cut by €200. The tax-free Ukrainian accommodation recognition payment will be reduced from €800 to €600, under plans being brought to Cabinet on Tuesday by disability and equality minister Norma Foley. However, the scheme is to be extended until the end of March 2026 to align with the extension of the EU Temporary Protection Directive. Since the start of the scheme, €272m has been paid to 22,900 hosts.
Breaking: Man, 60s, arrested in connection with 2022 Creeslough explosion

Nov 21, 2024 | irishexaminer.com | Steve Neville

A man in his 60s has been arrested by gardaí investigating the 2022 Creeslough explosion in Donegal. Four men, three women and three children, ranging in age from five to 59, died in the blast that ripped through the Co Donegal village’s Applegreen service station and a nearby apartment block on Friday, October 7 2022. The man was arrested on Thursday morning "for alleged offences contrary to the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997".
Met Éireann issues status yellow fog warning for most of the country

Nov 12, 2024 | irishexaminer.com | Steve Neville

Met Éireann has issued a status yellow fog warning for most of the country. The warning, which will come into effect at 6pm on Tuesday, has been put in place for all of Munster and Leinster as well as Cavan, Monaghan, Galway, Leitrim, and Roscommon. The forecaster has said there will be "widespread mist and fog" until 10am on Wednesday, when the warning will end. Potential impacts include poor visibility and hazardous travelling conditions, the forecaster said.
Watch: Taoiseach calls on hotels not to hike prices for Oasis gigs

Aug 28, 2024 | irishexaminer.com | Michelle McGlynn |Steve Neville

The Manchester rockers announced a 2025 Ireland and UK tour with two nights in Croke Park on August 16 and 17
Revealed: Here's when the homecoming for Skibbereen's Olympic rowers will take place

Aug 20, 2024 | irishexaminer.com | Steve Neville

After gold in the rivers of Paris, there will be celebrations on the banks of Skibbereen when the town's Olympic heroes are welcomed back on September 1. The West Cork town's gold medalists, Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy, as well as fellow Olympians Aoife Casey and Emily Hegarty, will be welcomed home with an open top bus parade through the town on Sunday week.
John Keaveney: Renewed appeal for man who went missing in Cork one year ago

Aug 20, 2024 | irishexaminer.com | Steve Neville |Eoin English |Mairead Sheehy

Gardaí have renewed an appeal for information on the whereabouts of a man who went missing in Cork City in 2023. John Keaveney, 43, was last seen near Centre Park Road on August 21 last year. Mr Keaveney, who lives in Dublin, was on holiday in East Cork with his wife and three daughters when he suffered an epileptic episode. He presented at Cork University Hospital for treatment on August 20. He discharged himself from CUH at around 9.30pm that evening and headed towards Wilton Shopping Centre.
Two arrests made by gardaí investigating murder of Josephine Ray in Tipperary

Aug 9, 2024 | irishexaminer.com | Mairead Sheehy |Steve Neville

Two people have been arrested by gardaí investigating the murder of Josephine "Josie" Ray in Tipperary. The body of Ms Ray, an 89-year-old mother-of-five, was discovered at a residence at St Joseph’s Park, Nenagh, last Sunday. A man and a woman, both aged in their 50s, were arrested on Friday in relation to this investigation. They are currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at Garda stations in the Southern Region. Gardaí said that investigations are ongoing.
Watch: Matt O’Neill's father calls for sentencing review after 'brutal attack' in Cork

Jul 31, 2024 | irishexaminer.com | Liam Heylin |Steve Neville

The father of a man killed in Carrigaline, Co Cork, in a "brutal attack" has called for a review of sentencing guidelines after two men were jailed for his son's killing. Two men were found not guilty of murder but guilty of the manslaughter of 29-year-old Matt O’Neill at Christmas time in 2022.
Road death toll for 2024 hits 100 as woman dies in Waterford collision

Jul 9, 2024 | irishexaminer.com | Steve Neville

The death toll on Irish roads has hit 100 after a woman in Waterford died in a two-car collision on Tuesday. The collision, involving a truck and a car, occurred on the N25 at Garranbane near Dungarvan at 9.20am. The driver of the car, a woman in her 70s, was treated by emergency services at the scene but passed away from her injuries. The male driver of the truck was taken to Waterford University Hospital where he is receiving treatment for injuries which are not believed to be life-threatening.
'Unclear' when car found with dead man in driver's seat left the road

Jul 3, 2024 | irishexaminer.com | Steve Neville

Gardaí say it is "unclear" when a car found with a dead man in the driver's seat left the road. Marcin Nowosielski, 47, was found dead in the car on Tuesday when emergency services were alerted to a vehicle found in a ditch on the roadside of the R395 at Teevrevagh, Castlepollard, in Co Westmeath. Gardaí said Mr Nowosielski had last been seen in the early hours of June 30.