A national litter survey by Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) has found Portlaoise is the cleanest town in Ireland. The survey was conducted for 40 areas in the country and also has found that 68% of the towns improved much in case of litter cleaning in the last 12 months. Portlaoise came to the first … Read more
Ethnic minorities who work in Irish Higher Education system are underpaid compared to others, a new research survey has found. The survey was conducted by the Higher Education Authority (HEA) by consulting 3,000 staff across the universities, colleges and technological institutes in the country during a period of the end 2020 and the beginning of … Read more
Indian company Takachar has been selected as one of the five winners of the first-ever Earthzone Prize. The prize also called ‘Eco Oscar’ is instituted by Prince William of UK to encourage innovators who work to reduce the environmental challenges we face. A prize money of £1 million will be given to each winners and … Read more
Aswathy Plackal, an Indian expat in Ireland and young poet will be presenting her work in the upcoming art event conducted by Indian Embassy in Ireland in collaboration with Embassy of Ireland. The event titled ‘Macedoine: The Irish Indian Medley’ is felicitated by The Narrators Performing Arts Society and Bunnacurry Poets. Aswathy’s first poetry titled … Read more
Former US Secretary of State Collin Powell dies at 84 due to Covid complications. Powell was fully vaccinated but the infection was taking his life. “We have lost a remarkable and loving husband, father, grandfather and a great American,” the family said in a statement on social media. Powell was the first black person to … Read more
Movies influence us for sure. But influence of the hit Netflix series ‘Sex Education’ is going to another level and will be even remembered by our next generation. Know why? According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) in the UK, the names of two protagonists in the series, Maeve and Otis are now two … Read more
Technology consulting firm Aspira will create 40 jobs at their headquarters in Cork, the company announced. The recruitments will be completed within the next 18 months to the company’s headquarters at Penrose Dock, which already employs 160 people. The company has had their best business last year and they are looking to expand the services … Read more
Indian man who made news after walking the equivalent distance of the circumference of Earth (40,075 km) once again makes headlines. This time the 71-year-old Vinod Bajaj becomes favorite face of the media by publishing a complete guide to the pension system of Ireland, titled ‘Pension Without Tension.’ Mr. Bajaj is a retired business consultant … Read more
The Russian film crew have landed earth after the first ever successful movie shooting to be taking place in space. The director Klim Shipenko, actresse Yulia Peresild and cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy returned to Earth from International Space Station after 12 days of shoot. They were carried in a space ship called ‘Soyuz’ which landed in … Read more
Fingal Ethnic Network is conducting a creative conference with exceptional youths today. The online conference starts from 5pm today (October 17) and through to 7pm. This is the second time such a conference is conducted and the much more is promised. People who love either football, boxing, singing, home decor, gymnastics or dancing can participate … Read more
The hunger strike by Indian man Nadim Hussain to remain in Ireland has reached day four. Hussaini has been staying in Ireland for last three years under Direct Provision in Cork. Last month, he received a letter from the International Protection Appeal Tribunal (IPAT) which stated that he should be refused a declaration as a … Read more
Turkey’s Rumeysa Gelgi has been named as the tallest woman living by Guiness Book of World Records 2022. She stands at 215.16cm (7ft 0.7in). Interestingly, Rumeysa was re-measured this year after she was first awarded the title for the tallest teenager living (female) back in 2014, when she was aged 18, as per the record website. … Read more
An Irish tourist has been found dead in the swimming pool of his luxury holiday home in the Costa del Sol resort of Marbella. His friends found him lifeless in the water on Friday morning after getting up following a night out. Police and paramedics rushed to the house but there was nothing they could … Read more
Celebrations were in full swing as the Indian community hosted the first-ever Durga Puja festivities at a brand new cultural centre in Dublin. Durga Puja is a 10-day festival that honours the Hindu goddess Durga and marks her victory over the demigod Mahishasura. This year saw massive celebrations as the Vedic Hindu Cultural Centre of … Read more
There has been an urgent recall for a popular coffee drink sold in the Irish supermarkets. Frank and Honest is urgently recalling batches of its cold brew that were wrongly packed with an oat latte drink The beverage company is recalling batches of its Cold Brew that were mispacked with an oat latte drink. This … Read more