Dublin was ranked one of the top five European ‘cities of the future’ according to the latest FDI European City of the Future rankings. Dublin has once again been ranked as one of the top European cities for investment, according to a report published by the FDI. The Irish capital scaled two places in the … Read more
A woman in her 80s has died after a collision involving a car and a van in Co Mayo. The incident happened on the R319 west of Achill Sound around 5.30pm on Friday evening. The woman, the sole driver of the car, was pronounced dead shortly after. Her body has been removed from the scene … Read more
Consulting firm Accenture stated on Thursday that it would eliminate about 400 Irish jobs. According to The Irish Times, the company currently has 6,500 employees working in Ireland. Over the next 18 months, Accenture will eliminate almost 19,000 employees throughout its global workforce. The New York-listed company stated that more than half of the cuts will … Read more
The TIPP Indian community wins St.Patrick’s Day parade award, held on St.Patrick’s Day at Clonmel, Co. Tipperary. “Together we can do great things” was the theme of the TIPP Indian community parade. This is the 3rd year in which this Indian community is winning prizes at the St.Patrick’s Day parade. Lijo Joseph, the TIPP Indian … Read more
Fast-growing Irish packaging company Zeus plans to create 40 jobs with the opening of a new logistics facility in Watergrasshill in Cork. The 70,000 square feet facility is on course to start operations in April. The new jobs, which will be created over the next 18 months, will be focused on logistics, distribution, commercial and … Read more
A women’s body was discovered in Sutton on Thursday morning, according to Gardai. At around 6:50 in the morning, An Garda Siochana first received reports of a body on Burrow Beach. After that,the woman’s body was subsequently recovered from the water. Gardai confirmed: “The RNLI life boat stationed at Howth Harbour recovered the body of a … Read more
Tax receipts were €11.4 billion to end-February, up €1.3 billion or 12½ per cent on an annual basis, driven by strong income tax, corporation tax and, in particular, VAT, although the latter tax head was inflated by a technical factor which boosted receipts. When this technical factor is adjusted for, total tax receipts increased by … Read more
Maternity services at the Wexford General Hospital, which was damaged by fire, will resume at 9 a.m. today, with outpatient activity starting on Monday, according to hospital manager Linda O’Leary. Ms. O’Leary said that in addition to the fire that started on Wednesday afternoon, smoke also caused to damage to the facility. She claimed that there … Read more
Following a short flight suspension on Thursday night at Dublin Airport due to drone activity, Ryanair has demanded the resignation of Transport Minister Eamon Ryan. Flights were suspended at 6.27 p.m. “due to confirmed drone activity,” the airport had earlier reported. By 6.59 p.m., flights resumed, and the incident was reported to gardai. In a … Read more
Early this morning, a man in his 20s died in a single-car collision. At College Green in Thurles, County Tipperary, the accident happened about 3.15 am. Paramedics treated the man on the spot after Garda and emergency personnel arrived, but he was later declared dead. Since then, his remains has been transported to University Hospital … Read more
Six children were among the 16 people who died in Ireland as a result of invasive Strep A since October 2022. Four of the children who recently died were under the age of ten, and two of them were between the ages of ten and seventeen. The ten fatalities among adults occurred between the ages … Read more
100 new IT jobs have been announced by Bank of Ireland. Engineers for cloud platforms, cybersecurity experts, engineers for data infrastructure, specialised project managers, and business analysts are among the positions. The new hires will be a part of Bank of Ireland’s technology and customer solutions unit. The company claims that the larger workforce, which … Read more
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue T.D has issued a warning to landowners and members of the public not to carry out any illegal burning of land during spring and summer. Minister McConalogue said, “In recent days, we have witnessed uncontrolled burning events in various parts of the country, which not only … Read more
As part of National Slow Down Day, over 600 drivers were caught speeding over the period of the last 24 hours. GoSafe monitored the speed of 173,811 vehicles from 7 a.m. yesterday to 7 a.m. today. In the course of these 24 hours, 628 vehicles were found to be driving faster than the posted speed … Read more
People in Ireland may be in for even more amazing views on Wednesday and Thursday night after the magnificent Northern Lights shots that were captured. Around the hours of sunset and eight o’clock on Wednesday and Thursday, the planets Venus and Jupiter will shine brighter than all the stars in the sky when they pass … Read more