Permanent TSB has signed an agreement to acquire €7.6 billion of assets from Ulster Bank. According to a report by The Journal, the assets include €7 billion of Ulster Bank’s performing non-tracker mortgage book, its performing Micro-SME/Business Direct, the Lombard Asset Finance loan business of Ulster Bank and 25 branch locations in Ulster Bank’s network. … Read more
Gardaí attached to the Clontarf Detective Unit have recovered laptops valued at €30,000 following a search of premises in the Dublin 22 area on Monday, 13th December 2021. During the course of this search, 21 suspected stolen laptops were seized by Gardaí. The combined value of the items recovered is believed to be in … Read more
Home rents across Ireland have been increased by 8.3% within a year, the newest index rate by Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) has said. It is the highest national increase since the last quarter of 2017, the report says. The index report evaluates the trends in the sector for the third quarter of the yea (July … Read more
Irish economy will see a growth in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 13.6% towards the end of 2021, the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) has predicted. The strong export and international trade will help Ireland to continue the growth despite of the ongoing pandemic situations. The unemployment will also decrease by 7% by the … Read more
The HSE chief Paul Reid has apologised to the residents and their families of an HSE-run Donegal care home following a report revealed that the residents there were sexually assaulted for over a decade. “These events, as we have seen them and from the reports, have shocking consequences for many people. The facts are very … Read more
The Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS) have issued an appeal for more blood donation from the public over Christmas period. According to IBTS, there is currently only two days’ worth of O- blood, four days’ worth of A- blood and three days of B- blood in stock. The group appeal for more donations especially from … Read more
Gardai have confirmed that the missing 13-year-old girl from Wexford has been located and she is safe. An Garda Síochána would like to thank the media and the public for their assistance in this matter, a press release said.
46 cases of spiking incidents have been reported to gardai so far in Ireland, Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has revealed. Among them, 25 of the incidents involved needles or syringes. “There were 46 incidents reported under the heading ‘spiking’ to our (garda) Pulse system from January to November of this year. Twenty-five of those … Read more
People aged 40 and above can book for their Covid vaccine booster shots from next week, Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has confirmed. The 15-minute waiting time for booster shots at the vaccination centres will also be waived off to allow more to receive it, the Minister has added. The decision to waive off the waiting … Read more
Residential property price in Ireland continues to soar as the latest price hike recorded is 13.5% for the country within the 12 months to October this year. The report by Central Statistics Office (CSO) shows price has increased significantly outside the capital especially in border areas. The price hike in Dublin is 12.3% and outside … Read more
Toll charges on eight of the State’s 11 toll-motorways, bridges and tunnels are set to rise next year, the Irish Times reports. The increases to come into force in January and this is for the first time in nine years a toll increase is happening for private cars. Under the latest increases tolls for private … Read more
A new road safety strategy is seeking to cut the number of deaths on Irish roads by 50% over the next ten years. According to a report by The Journal, The Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030 is a new plan from the Department of Transport that aims to halve the number of deaths and serious injuries … Read more
A woman from Donegal has been sentenced for 20 months in prison for helping her boyfriend and his brother for the assault and robbery of a taxi driver in Dublin. Nikkita Brogan (24) was arrested for helping her boyfriend Peter Collins (26) and brother Jason Collins (18) who assaulted a 60-year-old taxi driver during a … Read more
A Covid walk-in vaccination centre for booster shots has started operation in Cork City Hall for healthcare. The centre will be operational today (December 15) and tomorrow (December 16) where healthcare workers can approach and have the booster inoculation without an appointment. The timing is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. On December 17th, a … Read more
Covid vaccination for children under 12 will begin from 20th December, Taoiseach Micheal Martin has confirmed. The inoculation will begin with the vulnerable children and continue in the priority order. He has also said that the major cohort vaccinations in children will begin from 10 January onwards. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) had given green … Read more