Ethnic minorities including Asians and Africans are underpaid in Irish Higher Education system, find new survey

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

Gardai and officers investigate ‘social welfare fraud’

After a massive operation on Thursday, Gardai have made five arrests after the arrested persons targeted social welfare fraud. the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) led a multi-agency operation, which looked at a number of premises in the Tullamore area of Offaly. The operation involved officers from GNIB, the Department of Social Protection and the … Read more

Protest by Non-European doctors in front of Leinster House; Call government intervention to restart IMC registration exam

A protest has been organised by the Non-European doctors who have been residents of Ireland and waiting for their registration exam nearly 1.8 years. The protest took place outside Leinster house on Thursday and the doctors shared deep anguish waiting for Irish medical council to conduct PRES 3 examination which is suspended since march 2020 … Read more

WestJet announces new non-stop flight service from Dublin to Toronto

WestJet have announced plans to introduce a new non-stop seasonal service between Dublin and Toronto from next year. The services become operational from May 15th, 2022 initially at four times a week. Then by June 2nd the services will be on daily basis, the company said. “As demand increases, we know travellers are looking for … Read more

Grand inauguration for Bihar and Jharkhand Association of Ireland; Indian Ambassador, Lord Mayor of Naas attend the event

There are thousands of Indians living in Ireland and there are various organizations and associations that represent different states in India. It has been a long dream for people from Bihar and Jharkhand to have their own association and now it has become a reality. The Bihar and Jharkhand Association of Ireland (BJAI) was inaugurated … Read more

Individuals can travel to India with existing OCI card bearing old passport number till December 31

The Indian Government has brought some changes to the rules and regulations of the Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) card holders recently.  You can get the full details of the news changes as well as the travel instructions to India during the pandemic. The Government of India has confirmed that individuals can travel to India … Read more

Irish citizens took Covid vaccine outside EU will also receive Digital Covid-19 certificate

Irish citizens who received authorized Covid jabs outside of the European Union will also be entitled to avail Digital Covid-19 certificate, it was confirmed. But the vaccine they have received must have approval in the Republic of Ireland. The vaccines that are approved for use in Ireland are Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson. … Read more

Great opportunity! Irish Government conducts virtual showcase for Indian Students to study in Ireland; Know the details

Education in Ireland has announced a virtual showcase for foreign students which helps them for migration to Ireland for education. The showcase will take place on Saturday, October 23, 2021, from 1 pm to 6 pm. The event is conducted for the government of Ireland by the Enterprise Ireland which is responsible for the promotion of … 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

Irish Government extends final temporary validity of immigration permissions until 2022 January 15

The government has extended the temporary validity of immigration permission for those whose permissions are due to expire between 21 September 2021 and 15 January 2022. According to the Minister for Justice, Heather Humphreys TD, and the Minister of State for Law Reform, Youth Justice and Immigration, James Browne TD, this extension will be final … Read more

Ministers Humphreys and Browne announce final temporary extension of immigration permissions

Ministers Humphreys and Browne announce final temporary extension of immigration permissions For permissions due to expire between 21 September 2021 and 15 January 2022 Extension is the final one and applies to people with permissions extended under previous notices For permissions registered by the Immigration Service in Dublin and An Garda Síochána nationwide This final … Read more