The Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has welcomed the HSE’s offer of engagement with health sector representative bodies regarding a scheme for Paid Leave for Public Health Service Employees unfit for work post-COVID-19 infection. The Department of Health, Health Service Executive, and Department of Public Expenditure and Reform have been engaged on proposals for a … Read more
The Republic of Ireland women’s team coach Vera Pauw reveals she was raped and sexually assaulted as a player several years ago. The Football Association of Ireland has given its full support to the women’s national team head coach, Vera Pauw, after her revelations of rape and sexual abuse. Pauw, who featured in 89 games … Read more
The notice periods that landlords should give tenants earlier than evictions are set to rise for tenancies below three years in duration- greater than tripling for tenancies lower than six months. Legislative amendments to extend the required termination notice period that tenants must receive (where there has been no breach of tenant obligations) were passed … Read more
Aldi Ireland is recalling the above batch of The Foodie Market Milled Brown Flaxseed due to the detection of Salmonella Typhimurium. Recall notices will be displayed in Aldi stores that sold the implicated L131315 batch, which was a 200g pack size and has a best before the date of January 2023. People infected with Salmonella typically develop symptoms between 12 and … Read more
After a two-year break the award-winning and hugely popular, Ireland’s biggest air festival Bray Air Display returns this July. And it will be back bigger and better than ever with an incredible lineup including none other than the world-famous Red Arrows. The free, family event is one of the most popular air shows in Europe … Read more
PhD students will be offered a €28,000 annual stipend from a new €100 million public-private partnership aimed at recruiting researchers from abroad and retaining doctoral students at home. Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris have announced a new partnership between industry and the government to recruit and retain research talent. Innovate for … Read more
A teenager has died in hospital following a road traffic collision with a car in Kildare on Wednesday. The collision, involving a pedestrian and a car, happened at approximately 11:55 am on Aghards Road in Celbridge. In an update on Friday, gardaí said the teenager had since died at Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown. “The pedestrian, a … Read more
With an aim to reform the private jet industry, a budding Indian entrepreneur named Kanika Tekriwal founded an aviation based startup at the age of 22. Now, after 10 years, Tekriwal’s business is flying high and she owns 10 private jets, reported Indiatimes. An MBA graduate, Tekriwal co-founded JetSetGo with her friend Sudheer Perla back in … Read more
From today, parents can avail of seven weeks paid Parents Leave and Benefit, as part of steps introduced by Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys and Children’s Minister Roderic O’Gorman. The measures will see the number of weeks that parents can take time off work, with financial support from the State, increase from five weeks to … Read more
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the squad for the three-match T20I series against England. Interestingly, the committee has decided to pick two separate squads of 18 members each – for the first T20I and combined second and third T20I, with Rohit Sharma set to lead the side in all … Read more
Isha Ambani is set to be named chairman of the Reliance conglomerate’s retail unit in another sign that her father, Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani, is pushing ahead with a plan for succession in one of Asia’s richest families. An announcement of Isha Ambani’s elevation could come as early as Wednesday, according to people with knowledge … Read more
Food prices in Ireland have been ranked the second-highest in the Eurozone in 2021, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO). The CSO report has revealed that In 2021, food prices in Ireland were 17% above the EU27 average, making them the second most expensive in the Eurozone, and the third … Read more
The Minister for Housing, Local Government, and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien, has issued Residential Zoned Land Tax Guidelines for Planning Authorities under Section 28 of the Planning and Development Act (2000), as amended. The Guidelines, which support Action 15.2 of Housing for All, set out the processes and considerations for planning authorities to undertake the mapping … Read more
Gardai have arrested a young man after seizing €325k worth of cocaine and €3,575 in cash following a search operation in west Dublin yesterday. Gardai said that at approximately 3 pm, officers raided a residential property in Ashfield Court where they discovered five kilograms of suspected cocaine, €3,575 in cash, and other drug paraphernalia. Five … Read more
The Government has approved the provision of 500 modular houses as part of its plans to address the need to develop capacity for Ukrainian arrivals. Once in place, the modular houses will accommodate 2,000 people across 20 sites across the country. The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage are assisting with finalising site selection. … Read more