Colour copies shall be submitted instead of original passport from now on for citizenship application, department confirms new change

There is no need to submit the original passport during the initial phase of citizen application, the Justice Department has confirmed. Instead, the certified colour photocopies of every page should be submitted along with a letter which states that the copies are true of the applicant’s passport. The change has come into effect from January … Read more

French President discloses his Covid strategy is to ‘piss off’ the unvaccinated

French president Emmanuel Macron reveals his  government’s vaccination strategy is to “piss off” people who have not had coronavirus jabs by continuing to make daily life more and more difficult for them. “I am not about pissing off the French people,” Macron said in an interview with readers of Le Parisien daily on Tuesday. “But as for … Read more

House prices increased by 9.7% within a year; Homes for sale at record low of 11,300, says MyHome.ie report

The annual asking price for houses has risen by 9.7% within a year, finds a new report by MyHome.ie. Meanwhile the number of homes listed for sale across the country is at record low of 11,300 on MyHome.ie, says the quarterly property report documented by the website along with Davy. Currently the average national asking … Read more

Ireland ranks top in EU for number of people eating fruits and vegetables daily for health

Ireland ranked top amongst EU Member States where people eat more fruits and vegetables daily. A study by Eurostat tried to find out the percentage of people consuming the recommended 5 portions of fruits and vegetables daily in EU through a survey in 2019. The survey included people aged 15 and above. According to their … Read more

Naas chosen as the cleanest town in Ireland; Waterford stays the only clean city in the country

Naas has been crowned Ireland’s cleanest town for 2021 by business group Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL). Its latest survey of 40 towns and cities showed nationwide litter levels having risen slightly, with cities again faring particularly badly. PPE litter was found to be at its highest level since the pandemic began. This is the … Read more

Omicron could still kill many people, Health Minister Stephen Donnelly warns

Before the Cabinet meeting to discuss the ongoing situation with the Omicron variant, Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has warned that people are still getting “very sick” and dying from Covid-19. Mr Donnelly told there is still a lot of “uncertainly internationally” around the new strain of Covid but according to the data from Irish hospitals … Read more

Further 16,986 cases in Ireland today; Vaccine registration opened for 5-11 age cohort

Further 16,986 cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Ireland today. As of 8 a.m. today, there were 804 people in hospitals due to the virus infection and 93 of them are in ICUs. It was 17,071 Covid cases confirmed yesterday. The hospitalisations have been increased significantly within a day where 717 people were getting … Read more

Off Duty Firefighter and commoner helped drowning man come back to life on New Year’s Eve

An off-duty Dublin firefighter saved a drowning man’s life with the help of a commoner in Co Waterford on New Year’s Eve. The incident occurred around 9.30 a.m. at Counsellor’s Strand in Dunmore East where a male swimmer got into trouble in a rocky area. Alex Daly, a firefighter and paramedic working in Swords saw … Read more

Tesla recalls 475,000 cars sold in US following technical issues

The electric car maker giant Tesla is recalling 475,000 cars they sold in US following issues with rear view camera and front hood. The US electric vehicle manufacturer is recalling 356,309 2017-2020 Model 3 vehicles to address rearview camera issues and 119,009 Model S vehicles due to front hood problems, the US National Highway Traffic … Read more