The Dublinbikes rental scheme is going electric, with half of the fleet of 1,600 bikes being converted to e-bikes.While the per-trip rental rates will not change, the annual subscription charge will increase considerably, to €95 for e-bike users, with those choosing to stick with standard bikes remaining on the €35 annual fee. Half of the … Read more
In a March 26 press release, the Indian missions in the US said that in order to ease the travel of OCI card holders, it has been decided that the “time line for re-issuance of OCI cards in r/o OCI card holders, who may be required to get their OCI card reissued has been extended … Read more
Easing of the 5km limit, outdoor sports, and the possibility of larger groups meeting up outdoors are due to be considered this week by government. The National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) will meet today to discuss what recommendations it will give to government. The Cabinet sub-committee on Covid will then meet this evening to … Read more
Bank of Ireland paid three unnamed executives more than €1 million each last year, with two being pushed above the threshold as a result of severance payments and wages in lieu of notice as they left the group. The third is believed to be the head of the bank’s UK division, Ian McLaughlin, who joined the … Read more
The Student Grant Scheme is the main financial support scheme for students studying in Ireland and abroad. It also know as the SUSI grant because the Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) is the awarding authority for the Student Grant Scheme. Student grants are divided into Maintenance grants and Fee grants Maintenance grants help students with … Read more
The Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee TD, has announced that the Government, at its meeting today, has agreed a process for the nomination of a person to be appointed as Chief Justice by the President. The current Chief Justice, the Hon. Mr. Justice Frank Clarke, is due to retire in October 2021. The Government Secretariat … Read more
It was the most desperate night for Ireland, though Luxembourg deserve credit for a very good performance. They were the more relaxed team from the first whistle, and it was clear very early in the game that it was going to be a difficult night for Ireland. Gerson Rodrigues’ brilliant strike handed Luxembourg a famous … Read more
Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney said he was “deeply shocked and saddened by the abhorrent and indefensible killing of unarmed civilians, including childrenThe role of the military in society is to protect its citizens, not to murder and terrorise them. Today, the security forces have disgraced themselves and these actions leave another stain on … Read more
Kodland Coding School is launching an ONLINE-COURSE on programming for children and teenagers for the age group from 8 to 17.Course duration is for 8 months and this will enable children in creating new programs and learning, rather than playing games in computers. This curriculum will help them to acquire programming knowledge that will allow … Read more
EU nations have been specifically stung by the United Kingdom, which has received some ten million doses from EU plants while they say nothing came back from Britain. The European Union moved Wednesday toward stricter export controls for coronavirus vaccines, seeking to make sure its 27 nations have more COVID-19 shots to boost the bloc’s … Read more
GARDAÍ have issued almost 17,000 fines for breaches of Covid-19 regulations at a value of around €2.3 million. New figures from gardaí show the highest number of fines were issued for non-essential travel, with 12,336 incidents incurring a €100 penalty. More than 2,700 fines have been issued to people for attending or organising house parties.Some 554 … Read more
The Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee, T.D., has today announced a further temporary extension of immigration and international protection permissions to 20 September 2021. This applies to permissions that are due to expire between 21 April 2021 and 20 September 2021 and includes permissions that have already been extended by the previous 6 temporary extensions. … Read more
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) is set to introduce changes in how it processes applications for qualification recognition for applicants from certain overseas countries including India. Until now non-Directive applications for recognition of their qualifications from nurses and midwives– known as G3 applications included a need to provide evidence they had practised for … Read more
Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys TD, has today launched the Hot School Meals Programme 2021, which will benefit some 35,000 pupils in 189 primary schools. As part of Budget 2021, Minister Humphreys secured an additional €5.5 million for the extension of the Hot School Meals Programme to primary school pupils who had been availing … Read more
Ireland’s COVID-19 vaccination programme strategy is to distribute all available vaccine as quickly as is operationally possible, prioritising those who are most vulnerable to COVID-19. The programme is based on the principles of safety, effectiveness and fairness, with the objective of reducing severe illness, hospitalisations and deaths from COVID-19 infection. The following is an update … Read more