Dublin City Council announced details of the second Dublin City Public Art Programme which will run for five years from 2021 – 2026. Over that time, a number of new artworks, both temporary and permanent, will be commissioned for the city. Today DCC invited artists from across all artforms to submit applications to be part … Read more
Sulphur dioxide was detected in the above batch of Tung Ku Mushrooms – Dried Shiitake Without Stem, however, sulphur dioxide is not declared on the list of ingredients. This may make the batch unsafe for consumers who are allergic to or intolerant of sulphur dioxide. Summary Allergy Alert Notification: 2021.A17 Allergen(s): Sulphur dioxide and sulphites. … Read more
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 448* confirmed cases of COVID-19.As of 8am yestrday , 44 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 14 are in ICU. There have been 12 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours. Ireland is at the beginning of the fourth wave of Covid-19 and a “serious … Read more
Misna Mohammed Anvar, BA English literature student and an avid blogger . Her thoughts on time management during pandemic lock down is thought provoking for all audiences. Pandemic era – high time for self time How many hours do you surf through your favourite social media website? Does a single day pass without picturing our … Read more
The Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan T.D. today (Thursday, 1st July) announces the first approvals for funding under the SEAI’s on-street public charge point scheme for Local Authorities. These are the first grants under this particular scheme to roll out public Electric Vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure across counties and towns in Ireland. More and more … Read more
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) announced on Thursday, 1 July, that two doses of the COVID vaccines approved for use in the European Union appear to provide protection against the rapidly spreading Delta variant of the coronavirus, reported news agency AFP. The assessment came in the wake of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) recent warning … Read more
Chilled meats from Great Britain, such as sausages, which would otherwise be prohibited in Northern Ireland, will continue to move from Great Britain to Northern Ireland after the UK and the EU agreed to extend the grace period allowing this until 30 September. The extension means that Northern Ireland consumers will be able to buy … Read more
Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retail at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Damien English, has today announced the successful applicants approved for funding through the third call of the Covid-19 Online Retail Scheme, which is administered by Enterprise Ireland. 133 retailers have been approved €5M in funding as part of the … Read more
Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, has announced 2 new contracts for the provision of a ferry and cargo services to the islands in west Cork. A €1 million contract has been agreed between the Department of Rural and Community Development and Carberry Isle Ferries for the provision of a ferry service … Read more
Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ:TECH) announced the opening of its new Ireland facility located in Dublin. This new facility reflects Bio-Techne’s commitment to supporting the broader life sciences industry in Europe as well as expectations for continued growth and staffing needs in this geography. The Dublin facility is responsible for servicing Bio-Techne’s growing number of European-based academic … Read more
The below batches of bakery products are being recalled as the ingredients are not labelled in English. The implicated batches contain egg, milk, soybeans, sulphur dioxide and sulphites and cereals containing gluten, This may make the batches unsafe for consumers who are allergic to or intolerant of egg, milk, soybeans, sulphur dioxide and sulphites and … Read more
Councillor Alison Gilliland was elected the 353rd Lord Mayor of Dublin.Alison Gilliland is only the 10th woman to hold the office of the Lord Mayor of Dublin and succeeds Councillor Hazel Chu. Councillor Gilliland was elected following a voting pact between the Dublin Agreement parties of Fianna Fáil, the Green Party, Labour and the Social … Read more
Gardaí continue to receive reports from the public of Spam automated calls to mobile phones from fraudsters claiming to be from Government and State Agencies or Garda stations. Typically purporting to be from the Department of Social Protection.An automated message informs the recipient that their PPS number has been compromised and requests them to Press … Read more
European Union (EU) Ambassador to India Ugo Astuto has clarified there is no ban in the EU on the Covishield vaccine produced by the Serum Institute of India (SII) and developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University.The European Union has set up in place a new system of Digital Covid Certificate which is meant to facilitate … Read more
India’s Covaxin, developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research, effectively neutralizes both Alpha and Delta variants of Corona virus, the U.S.’ National Institute of Health has said. The National Institute of Health said results of two studies of blood serum from people who had received Covaxin suggest that the … Read more