No sewage; Newly built Dublin housing estate uses slurry tankers to remove waste water

Slurry tankers are being used to remove sewage from a newly-opened Dublin housing estate because it has not been connected to the sewerage network, reports the news talk. Wastewater is being pumped from the homes to a holding tank which is emptied by a slurry tanker several times a week. Irish Water has said it … Read more

Indian Ambassador Sandeep Kumar visits Irish President in farewell call

Indian Ambassador to Ireland Sandeep Kumar has visited Irish President Michael. D. Higgins. The outgoing Ambassador met with the President on his farewell call and the President extended full support. Sandeep Kumar presented an oil portrait of the President done by him and Mr. Higgins appreciated the work. As Mr. Kumar returns to India, new … Read more

Look what this Indian had done during the lockdown in Ireland!

Author: Priyadarshinee Nath Sujal’s Cherian’s life happily centred around his shop and home for the longest time, until one fine day everything hanged and stalled as the unprecedented pandemic hit the entire world.  Sujal, an expat in Ireland from India working at the local Tesco shop has been living in Tyrrelstown like any other normal … Read more

India plans tourism reopening; 500,000 free visas will be issued for foreigners

As the world economies started their recovery processes from the pandemic, India also plans to reopen tourism sector. On Wednesday, while addressing the Global Covid Summit hosted by US President Joe Biden, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said, “We also need to focus on addressing the pandemic’s economic effects. To that end, international travel should … Read more

Two Indian nurses appointed as first Renal Advanced Nurse Practitioners at Tullamore Hospital

The first Renal Advanced Nurse Practitioners have been appointed at Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore (MRHT). Jini Jacob and Sani George, both from India will be serving the positions from now on and both of them have been working in the hospital since 2006, reports Laois Nationalist. During the last 15 years, Jini and Sani have … Read more

Help-to-buy scheme in Ireland will be extended, says Varadkar as the house price increased €24,000 within a year

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said the help-to-buy scheme for the first time buyers in Ireland will be extended to a little bit longer, reports The Irish Times. He also confirmed that the details of the extension will be there in the next budget due to be presented in October. Help-to-buy scheme allows those buying or … Read more

Ryanair announces recommencement of services from Cork Airport; 20 routes will reopen to the UK and Europe

Ryanair has announced the restoration of services from Cork Airport as they reopen their base which stays closed since last October. €200 million will be invested for the reopening process and the services kick start from December. It will also create 60 jobs, the company added. The airport is now closed for a major rebuild … Read more

Fire fighters attend huge blaze at factory in Co Offaly; Workers evacuated

Firefighters are currently attending at a factory in Co Offaly following a large blaze. A number of fire engines have been rushed to the Glenisk factory near Tullamore. The incident is described as ‘serious’ and it is understood that the fire broke out during lucntime. The workers were evacuated safely and no casualties have been … Read more

German Federal Election 2021: Center-left SPD claims narrow win over Merkel’s party

The center-left Social Democrats (SPD) has claimed a narrow win over the outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center right Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) in the 2021 German federal election. SPD has won 206 seats and secured 25.7% of the vote while Merkel’s party was able to collect 24.1% of the vote by winning 196 … Read more

Health Minister announces policy change helping non-EU healthcare professionals easy enrollment for post graduate training programmes in Ireland

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has announced a policy change in the application process of the post graduate training programmes of medical professionals in Ireland. The change will benefit the non-EU citizens in Ireland who struggle to enroll themselves into training programmes and to qualify for higher ranks in the profession. Under the new changes, the … Read more