Ulster Bank customers will get a six month period to close their accounts before the bank’s complete withdrawal from Irish Market. The 88 branches will be open for the first half of 2022 and serve the customers regarding their account closure, Ulster Bank CEO Jane Howard told an Oireachtas committee. Ulster Bank had earlier told … Read more
Representatives of National Lottery have been called to appear before Oireachtas finance committee next Wednesday following criticism over unwinnable €19 million jackpot. Many including TD Bernard Durkan, had criticised National Lottery as it cannot decide the winner even after six months of continued draws. The Kildare North TD had also called for an official enquiry. … Read more
We Don’t Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Ireland since 1958 by Fintan O’Toole was named as the book of the year 2021 by An Post. The announcement took place during a special television show on RTE One last evening. “To have a book that you hope speaks to people outside of a particular category, … Read more
Sheela Palace Restaurant is preparing tasty Malabar Beef Biryani with hot Indian spices and pure ghee. With festival offer, you can order three biryanis and a chicken 65 for just €30 on this weekend. Delivery available in Dublin and Waterford. The delivery will be on December 11th Saturday. Delivery at home will be free of … Read more
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has issued a recall notice for Beeline Food Supplements following the detection of unauthorized pesticide ethylene oxide in two of their products. The affected products are Beeline Effervescent Multivitamin + Minerals and Beeline Vitamin D3 + Multivitamin Teenager. The details are below: The pesticide ethylene oxide is not … Read more
Gardaí are seeking the public’s assistance in tracing the whereabouts of 25 year old Gbubemi David, who is missing from his home in Mungret Street, Limerick since 10a.m. on Monday 6th December, 2021. Gbubemi is described as being 5 foot 11 inches in height with a medium build. He has short black hair, with dark … Read more
Indian IT giant Infosys BPM plans to build a new delivery centre in Co Waterford, which will bring 250 new jobs to the county. The centre will be managed by the business process management arm of Infosys. The services at the centre will be voice support, customer service and technical support and the roles to … Read more
The Asian supermarket Select Asia opens their second store in Wexford. The new store will have a grand opening on Friday 10th December at 30 Selskar Street Wexford. The supermarket is known for a huge collection of Asian oriented foods, spices and other daily home needs. A third store is also due to open at … Read more
A man has been arrested for driving his car at a speed of 201 km/h during Storm Barra warning in place. The incident happened at M9 in Kilkenny on Wednesday. The Kilkenny Roads Policing Unit were conducting speed checks on the M9 in Kilkenny when they detected this driver speeding at 201 km/h. The maximum … Read more
The COVID -19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment scheme was closed to new applicants in July 2021, but it has reopened for a limited time to support people who lose their employment as a result of the new COVID-19 public health restrictions from Tuesday 7 December 2021. You should apply for the COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment on … Read more
India’s Chief of Defense Staff General Bipin Rawat, his wife and 11 others confirmed dead following a helicopter crash today. The helicopter by Indian Air Force crashed 10 KM prior to landing near Coonoor in Tamilandu at 12 PM IST. “With deep regret, it has now been ascertained that General Bipin Rawat, Mrs Madhulika Rawat … Read more
Gardaí are seeking the public’s assistance in tracing the whereabouts of 15-year-old Helen McDonnell, who is missing from the Carlow area since Friday, 3rd December 2021. Helen is described as being 5’ 1” in height, with a slim build. She has long, brown hair and has blue eyes. When last seen, she was wearing a … Read more
Gardai are renewing appeal for information on Trevor Deely, on the 21st anniversary of his disappearance. Trevor, who was 22, was last seen in the Dublin 2 area after attending his Christmas party on December 7th, 2000. Gardai say the investigation continues to focus on trying to establish the identity of the man dressed in … Read more
American doughnut company Krispy Kreme has opened their second store in Ireland. The new store is located at Swords Pavilions Shopping Centre. The working hours start at 8 AM on weekdays. Krispy Kreme had opened first store back in 2018 in Blanchardstown. The company is marketing doughnuts through Tesco and Circle K branches throughout the … Read more
Ireland has been chosen as the most generous country in the world by GoFundMe. This is the third time Ireland comes on top in the list. There were 800,000 donation campaigns in Ireland in 2021 and according to GoFundMe, the country was making one donation every second. The list is prepared by calculating the highest … Read more