Children who have symptoms related to Covid-19 should avoid attending schools, INTO, the primary school teachers’ union said on Sunday. “Children can have sore throats, headaches, runny or stuffy nose. They can be feeling sick or vomiting (or have) diarrhoea. Up until the summer children could go to school with those symptoms.” Said John Boyle, … Read more
The outgoing Ambassador of India to Ireland, Mr Sandeep Kumar shares a touching account of his life in Afghanistan on diplomatic mission years ago, through his Facebook page. He penned about his years in Afghan during 2005-12 where he witnessed the lives of Afghan nationals, particularly women and children post war. There he wrote a … Read more
Gardai are appealing public help for information about a missing teenager from Limerick. Michealah Quinlan, 15 is missing from from Ballyagran, Co Limerick since yesterday morning, Friday, August 20. She is described as being approximately 5’2” in height, of slim build and has long brown hair with blue eyes. Details of her wearing during missing … Read more
Winners of ‘Food Presentation: Celebration of Indian Regional Cuisine’ competition organized by Indian Embassy in Ireland as part of 75th Indian Independence Day have been announced. The first prize is bagged by Sharanya Bharathwaj and the second prize is for Vilekha Narwane Bhave. Lekha Menon Margassery was selected for third prize in the competition by … Read more
Dharmendra Bollywood Dance School Ireland (DBDS) is conducting a dance performance on Sunday, August 22. The performance will be at Merrion Square between 1 pm and 2 pm as part of this year’s India Day Celebration. Entry would be free. The live programme will include the students who gave a spectacular dance performance on 75th … Read more
The Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (GNECB) issued a warning over a fake text message about Covid tests and vaccine appointments in Ireland. The messages are claimed to be from the Health Service Executive (HSE) and contain a link to book Covid tests or vaccination appointments. The URL seems to be legitimate as it is … Read more
The number of patients waiting for hospital appointments has crossed 900,000 in Ireland for the first time in history. As per the latest report from the Irish Hospitals Consultants Associations (IHCA), there are more than 908,500 people on waiting list for an appointment under the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF). The Covid surge is one … Read more
Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk said they will probably launch a “Tesla Bot” humanoid robot prototype next year, designed for dangerous, repetitive, or boring work that people don’t like to do. The robot would be around five foot eight inches tall and be able to handle jobs from attaching bolts to cars with wrench, or … Read more
A status yellow thunderstorm warning has been issued for Leinster, Cavan, Donegal and Monaghan over the weekend by Met Eireann. The warning will be in place on Saturday, August 21 from noon to 8 pm. Heavy showers and thunderstorm are expected and spot flooding may pose risk. There will be raining in the northeast parts … Read more
Four people died in a multiple car collision in Co Galway on Thursday. The incident happened at 7.40 pm on the M6 motorway at Poolboy, Ballinasole. Three vehicles were involved in the collision, the Garda confirmed. A couple and their infant child travelling in one vehicle are among the dead. Another person who lost his … Read more
Ireland has confirmed further 2,098 Covid-19 infections in the country today. As per the latest reports there are 251 people being treated in hospitals due to Covid complications. 52 of them are in intensive care units. Meanwhile the HSE has said 42 walk-in Covid vaccination centres will be operational from this weekend as more than … Read more
A study from the University of Oxford, UK has found that the protection from two Covid-19 vaccines weaken after 90 days of getting second dose with the Delta variant of the virus. Based on more than 3 million nose and throat swabs across UK, the study revealed that, after 90 days of getting second dose … Read more
Two higher education students from India have been attacked at Clarehall in Dublin on Sunday. The two students from Fresenius Medical Care, who also work part-time were attacked around 2am by unknown assailants while waiting to take bus. They got injuries on face and the assailants fled from the scene after the attack. The students … Read more
Parents of children born after November 1, 2019 are urged to avail Parent’s Benefit in Ireland by the department of Social Protection. If your child was born or adopted on or after November 1, 2019, you are entitled to apply for a leave of 5 weeks to take care of the child and to receive … Read more
The Taliban are showing their real face just after their hopeful statement that the women will be given freedom and no vengeance will be taken against former government supporters. On Wednesday, the Taliban terrorists shot fires at protestors in Jalalabad, a city nearer to Pakistan border and about 150km away from the capital city of … Read more