Burglars in Ireland get away with three out of four crimes committed - CSO figures show?
Three out of every four burglaries committed on Irish homes are not detected, but eight out of ten homicides are solved, new crime figures show.
The detection rate for drugs offences is at 90pc, but serious and organised crime grew significantly in the five years from 2006 to 2010.
Kidnappings increased by 59pc, drug offences were up 40pc, gun and explosive crimes were up 30pc and robberies, extortion and hijackings soared by 28pc in that period.
The Garda Recorded Crime Statistics revealed a drop in all other areas of crime including burglaries and thefts, drug offences, road traffic incidents, public order and dangerous acts, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
Four out of every five crimes of damage to property and three out of four burglaries were not detected.
Figures showed that just a quarter of the 25,377 burglaries carried out in 2010 were detected, with only 38pc of 76,492 thefts solved.
However the detection rate for the 55 murders, five manslaughters and 30 deaths by dangerous driving was 83pc.
Criminal charges were brought in 64 cases, while 15 remain undetected.
The highest number of killings were recorded in Dublin’s north inner city, with 4.7 deaths per 100,000 people.
The detection rate for drugs offences was also high, with more than 98pc of the 19,943 cases closed.
There were also 4,092 recorded incidents of weapons and explosives offences, with more than 90pc solved.
A 51pc jump in the number of sexual offence cases was recorded following a review of all allegations, including historic child sex abuse cases.
“Some of these offences will have occurred at some distance in the past but are represented on the date of reclassifications,” the CSO said.
DONEGAL CONTINUES TO SNUB THE HOUSEHOLD CHARGE
WITH ALMOST A 75% REFUSAL RATE
It’s official – Donegal is still saying no to the controversial household charge in massive numbers.
75% NO 
The Latest figures show that 73% of homeowners here, the highest number in the country, have not registered for the controversial charge.
Government efforts to track down homeowners refusing to pay the household levy have moved a step further with new rules agreed on the sharing of personal data details with collectors.
The Local Government Management Agency (LGMA) — the body collecting the charge for the department — will now prepare to cross-check details of those who paid and did not pay with the Revenue Commissioners, the Department of Social Protection, and electricity suppliers as well as the Private Residential Tenancies Board.
Latest figures show that just 17,408 registered to pay the charge out of an estimated 65,331 estimated as liable to pay across Co Donegal.
Donegal is followed by Roscommon on 66%, Galway has a 63% non-compliance rate while 61% of householders in Cork have not yet registered.
Donegal has remained among the leading counties opposed to the charge.
It follows a succession of angry meetings across the county organised by the ‘Can’t Pay Won’t Pay’ lobby group.
The group continue to hold meetings to urge people not to cave in and pay the charge.
Environment Minister Phil Hogan continues to warn that local authorities will lose out on funds if there is a shortfall in the collection.
Anyone who doesn’t pay the €100 charge before the end of September will have to fork out an additional €10.
Those who don’t pay until between October and the end of March next year will have to pay an extra €20 charge. Householders who don’t pay until after Apr 1 will have to pay €130.
Mayo girl Marie Hughes wins the Miss Ireland crown
BEAUTIFUL Miss Mayo girl Marie Hughes has won the coveted Miss Ireland crown for 2012.
The stunning 21-year-old beat off competition from 33 other beauty queens to take the title.
And she celebrated with a smacker from proud boyfriend Stephen O’Connor after she wowed the judges in a full-length white evening gown and revealing swimwear designed by TV presenter and new mum Virginia Macari.
Marie was a latecomer to the competition, and won her Miss Mayo crown just one week before the final — making her the last entrant.
Marie will go on to represent Ireland at the Miss World pageant in Inner Mongolia, China, in August.
Runners-up were Miss Derry, Katie McAuley, and Miss Wright Venue, Rebecca Maguire.
Saturday night’s lavish event was hosted by morning telly presenter Sinead Desmond and DJ Ray Shah in the Ballsbridge Hotel, Dublin.
The judging panel included former Miss Ireland Emma Waldron, beauty expert Triona McCarthy, Dublin GAA player Eamon Fennell, celeb fitness trainer Paul Byrne, magazine editor Melanie Morris, crimper to the stars James Brown and telly host Elaine Crowley.
Miss Ireland 2011, Holly Carpenter, was at the event to hand over her crown.
And she told how her own journey to winning Miss Ireland wasn’t an easy one — she got glassed in a nightclub after being named Miss University.
Cisco Systems electronics and communications to announce more than 125 Galway jobs today
Taoiseach Enda Kenny will make announcement on Cisco jobs today.
Taoiseach Enda Kenny is due to announce more than 125 new jobs in Galway today at the Cisco Systems electronics and communications plant in Oranmore.
The US multinational intends to expand its presence in Oranmore, where it currently employs about 180 people in research and development and in its European customer “interaction” centre.
The posts have been secured with the assistance of IDA Ireland, and the company is expected to begin recruiting shortly.
Cisco, which was set up by a husband-and-wife team in California in 1984, is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of equipment for computer networks. It was valued at about €30 billion in 2010.
Earlier this year, its European president, Chris Dedicoat, said investment was part of the company’s growing commitment to Ireland. “Ireland is delivering exactly what it was expected to do and more,” he told The Irish Times at the Davos World Economic Forum last January.
The multinational recently signalled that it intended to be “aggressive” in its acquisitions when it bought the NDS Group in a deal valued at about $5 billion (€3.78 billion).
The company established its presence in Galway in early 2007, having already initiated a financial asset management operation in Dublin, which currently employs about 100 people.
Its first Galway base was in the Gaeltacht area of Furbo. It then moved to Oranmore, where it leased a 50,000sq ft premises in Oranmore Business Park.
The company has now earmarked another premises close by for its expansion plans.
Household lending in Ireland continues to decline this year
Lending to households in Ireland fell by 167 million in March, but lending to corporates/companies went up by €34 million.
Loans to companies rose in March, but lending to households continued to decline during March, new data showed today.
According to the Central Bank, non-financial corporates saw credit from financial institutions rise by €34 million during the month, compared with a decline of €167 million during the month for households. The decline was primarily fuelled by a fall in loans for consumption purposes, which were down €115 million, and a €59 million decline in house purchase lending.
However, both sectors were lower in the year to March, with household lending down 3.9 per cent and a 2.2 per cent fall-off for corporates.
The statistics from the Central Bank also showed Irish resident private-sector deposits were 4.5 per cent lower on an annual basis at the end of last month, slowing from a decline of 6 per cent over the year ending February. Household deposits were 0.9 per cent lower on an annual basis, and corporate deposits declined by 5.3 per cent.
Separately, the Department of Finance said deposits at the State-backed banks – AIB Group including EBS Building Society, Bank of Ireland Group, Permanent tsb and IBRC – rose by almost €2.1 billion last month, to €149 million. That represents a rise of almost 1 per cent, and was the largest increase recorded since September.
“Around half of the overall increase during the month came from Ireland which is an encouraging trend,” a statement from the Department said.
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