US president Joe Biden is set to give a historic address to the Oireachtas this afternoon. As the highlight of his day’s sessions in Dublin, Biden has arrived at Leinster House. Due to Mr. Biden’s other commitments running late, it was originally scheduled for 3.30 pm but has now been postponed. He has met with … Read more
Millions of Americans experienced danger and misery on Christmas Day as parts of the eastern United States were engulfed in heavy snow and bitter cold, bringing the total number of weather-related fatalities to at least 32. A crisis situation was unfolding in Buffalo, in western New York, where a blizzard has left the city marooned, … Read more
Kristen Stewart will preside over the international jury for the 2023 Berlin International Film Festival, according to the festival’s organisers. The American actor, screenwriter, and director, who appeared in the Twilight films and most recently portrayed Princess Diana in the Oscar-nominated film Spencer, will preside over the jury at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival. … Read more
A renowned Portuguese bookshop has purchased a series of private letters from a young Bob Dylan to a high school crush for close to 670,000 dollars (£564,000). The record of 42 handwritten letters, totaling 150 pages, will be preserved by the Livraria Lello in Porto, Portugal, which calls itself the “world’s most beautiful bookshop,” according … Read more
Texas-headquartered software company FileCloud has selected Limerick as a base for its new R&D center, in a move that will create 50 new jobs. Limerick city will also be the location for the company’s EMEA headquarters, and it expects to fill these technical and commercial roles over the next two and a half years. “We are … Read more
The Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation, and Science is seeking applications for the appointment of Ireland Co-Chair to the US-Ireland R&D Partnership Steering Group. The key role of the Ireland Co-Chair is to give strategic drive and direction to the work of the Partnership with the support of this Department and InterTradeIreland … Read more
A spokesperson for the Government has said that Taoiseach Micheál Martin is “feeling well and continuing with his work in Washington” after he tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday. The Taoiseach’s positive result was discovered on the eve of a planned meeting in the Oval Office with US President Joe Biden. A future visit to … Read more
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has tested positive for Covid-19 while in Washington for the St Patrick’s Day celebrations. It was detected as part of Covid-19 screening required to enter the White House for a planned meeting with US President Joe Biden on St Patrick’s day. The White House insists any person visiting must undergo tests for … Read more
The first person to receive a heart transplant from a pig has died, two months after the groundbreaking experiment, the Maryland hospital that performed the surgery announced Wednesday. David Bennett, 57, died Tuesday at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Doctors didn’t give an exact cause of death, saying only that his condition had begun … Read more
Leaders of US spy agencies said on Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is unlikely to be deterred and may intensify the assault on Ukraine, despite military setbacks and economic hardships resulting from international sanctions. “Our analysts assess that Putin is unlikely to be deterred by such setbacks and instead may escalate,” Director of National … Read more
A US-Israeli tech company Gong is to create 80 new jobs at its EMEA HQ in Dublin. Gong is expanding its EMEA headquarters in Dublin this year. The company is hiring for inside sales, marketing, recruiting, pre-sales, customer success, engineering, and information security positions to serve its growing customer base and demand for its product … Read more
The Department of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that it is continuing to monitor the situation in Ukraine, but it has no plans to withdraw staff from the Embassy of Ireland in Kyiv at this time. It also said it is in “ongoing direct contact” with Irish families scheduled to travel to Ukraine for surrogacy purposes … Read more
A leading US healthcare and biopharmaceutical firm, Eli Lilly, is going to create an additional 800 jobs as part of a new €400m investment into Ireland as part of its global expansion. The proposed project is expected to create new jobs for skilled engineers, scientists, and operations personnel, who will use the latest biologics manufacturing … Read more
The US has conducted an unmanned drone strike targeting the Islamic State terrorists in Afghanistan in response to the suicide bomber attacks near Kabul Airport. The terrorists used two suicide bombers near the airport on Thursday which remained 85 people killed including 13 US troops. The President Joe Biden had warned the terrorists that the … Read more