The Milford District Drugs Unit, Donegal Division in an intelligence led operation seized and examined a vehicle which resulted in the seizure of 41kg of a substance believed to cocaine with an estimated value of €2,800,000. Investigating Gardaí at Milford are liaising with the Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau and the Police Service … Read more
Ireland has finally gained full access to the Schengen Information System (SIS II) on March 15, 2021, after the EU Council approved the Irish government’s request to join the system on December 10, 2020. The Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee TD, and Garda Commissioner, Drew Harris, have today welcomed Ireland’s connection to the Schengen Information … Read more
43 year old Maju Varghese, the son of immigrant parents from Thiruvalla in Kerala, who previously served as a key member of the Joe Biden for President campaign and the inaugural committee, was March 9 formally appointed as director of the White House Military Office. Varghese, is the first Indian-origin person to hold the post of … Read more
Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan is a Government backed mortgage for first time buyers. It is available nationwide from all local authorities from 1st February 2018. As a first time buyer you can apply for a Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan to purchase a new or second-hand property, or to build your own home.The loan is a … Read more
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue T.D., today advised farmers and advisors that the Beef Environmental Efficiency Programme – Sucklers (BEEP–S) under the new Beef Sector Efficiency Pilot for 2021 opened today, 16 March 2021. Applications for the scheme can be lodged through agfood.ie with the closing date on Monday 26 … Read more
Criminal Assets Bureau crackdown on crime in county Longford saw the law enforcement agency conduct a series of raids in the county this morning. CAB with the assistance of the Garda Emergency Response Unit and the Revenue Customs Dog Unit conducted a search operation in county Longford this morning. During this morning’s searches, CAB was … Read more
The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar TD will participate virtually in some major trade-related events. This will form part of the government’s St Patrick’s Day programme. The Tánaiste said:”Even though this year’s St Patrick’s Festival will be very different to previous years, we still intend to take the opportunity … Read more
As a commitment to position the company as a strong player in Ireland by leveraging the local talent pool, Tech Mahindra of India , a specialist in digital transformation, consulting and business re-engineering, opened a Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Dublin in 2017. The Centre of Excellence in Dublin is to focus on digital technologies … Read more
One of the largest and fastest asteroids about to zoom past Earth on 31 March 2021. Asteroid 2001 FO32 is considered a potentially hazardous asteroid by NASA says that it’s orbit is well known and the impact which it can make will be less in the Earth. The asteroid is expected to move at a … Read more