Further 1,845 Covid patients have been reported today in Ireland, the Health Department said. As of Monday morning, there were 497 patients in hospitals with the disease, including 99 in intensive care units. Meanwhile the HSE’s new campaign to urge unvaccinated people to get inoculation is progressing as the vaccination number doubled since last week. … Read more
Retail chain in Ireland Tesco is going through a suspected cyber-attack. The company’s website and app were unresponsive for many hours on Saturday and are still facing issues with taking orders. “We’re still experiencing disruption with our groceries website and app. We’re working hard to get things back to normal, and we’re really sorry for … Read more
English Pop star Ed Sheeran has been tested positive for Covid days before his new album release. The album namely = (pronounced Equals) is set for a release on Friday, October 29. For the matter, the 30-year-old singer will give interviews from home, most likely online. “Quick note to tell you that I’ve sadly tested … Read more
A woman in her 70s has died following a house fire on the north side of Cork city. The incident took place at her house at Silversprings Court in Mayfield on Saturday shortly after 8pm. At the time of the blaze, she was the only person inside the house. A neighbour used alarm to alert Gardai after … Read more
Essay Competition on ‘Relevance of Mahatma Gandhi to 21st Century’ organised by Indian Embassy in Ireland have been announced. The competition was conducted on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti 2021 and received overwhelming participation from the Indian community. The first prize was bagged by Saanvi Kaushik for her excellent write up while Dr. Monika Gandhi … Read more
An asylum seeker from India has ended his hunger strike to grant permission to continue staying in Ireland. Indian man Nadim Hussain who is a native of West Bengal started his hunger strike nine days ago after his appeal to continue his stay in Ireland was rejected by International Protection Officer (IPO). Mr. Nadim reached … Read more
A group of eight homeowners who undertook expensive renovation and extension work from a Wicklow-based building contractor have opened up about the bad experiences with the builder in a programme at RTE news. According to the homeowners, the builder’s works were non-compliance with the building regulations where issues including the roofs started leaking and cracks … Read more
Namibian army crushed the dreams of Irish team today in a tension giving match in T20 World Cup 2021. In the important group stage match, after beating Ireland, Namibia marched to Super 12s with four points from two wins. Disappointingly, Ireland found their way back home. Score: Ireland 125/8 (20 Overs)Namibia 126/2 (18.3 Overs) For … Read more
Bank of Ireland confirmed they would buy KBC’s Irish performing assets for €5 billion. The move comes following the Belgian financial group owned KBC’s announcement to leave Irish market. Another bank in the country Ulster Bank had announced pulling out of business from the Ireland in February this year and almost completed the process including … Read more
Medial company Edwards Lifesciences will create 250 additional jobs in Limerick over the next four years, it was announced. The jobs will be created as the company is expanding their Castletroy facility which will bring the total number of employees to 850. The company had announced a €160 million investment at the facility back in … Read more
A woman has been injured after being struck in the face by a firework in Galway last night. The woman in her 20s is now being treated in hospital for serious facial injuries. According to the report, the firework hit her face while she was sitting at a bus stop in Eyre Square. It is … Read more
A cinematographer has been died and the director is in serious condition after a prop gun used for shooting accidentally fired. The incident took place on the set of a movie named ‘Rust’ in US on Thursday, where the gun was accidentally fired by popular American actor Alec Baldwin. Filming of the movie set in … Read more
The government has given permission to reopen nightclubs in the country from today. The move is part of the earlier proposed reopening plans of the government, where majority of the restrictions to be eased from October 22. Minister for Culture Catherine Martin confirmed that nightclubs will be able to return with 100% capacity. The clubs … Read more
The Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) have seized 11 vehicles from a dealership in Tipperary as part of its ongoing operation aiming money laundering and proceeds of crime investigation. The operation took place on Thursday morning while 24 CAB officers raided a car dealership. According to Gardai, the seized vehicles are linked to an Eastern European … Read more
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has issued a warning about the dangers of jelly sweets containing cannabis ahead of this year’s Halloween. Cannabis edibles are products such as jelly sweets containing the psychoactive cannabis component known as tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). During the Halloween celebrations there is a possible risk that children can unknowingly consume … Read more