Volume of retail sales up by 2.8% in April

Retail sales volume increased by 2.8% in April, according to new data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO). This is an increase of 7.5% compared to April 2022, with sales increasing by 0.5% from March and 0.4% from the previous year. The highest monthly volume rise in sales in April came from bars with a

Fifty homes available to buy under affordable housing scheme in Dublin seaside town

Under Dublin’s affordable housing programme, more than 50 brand-new homes are available for less than €300,000. The homes in Hayestown, Rush, range in size from two to three bedrooms. A 2-bedroom mid-terrace property with qualified applicants starts at €228,000; a 3-bedroom mid-terrace house starts at €284,500; and a 3-bedroom semi-detached house starts at €299,500. The

Indian train collision in Odisha, nearly 300 dead, another 900 injured

The country’s biggest rail catastrophe in more than two decades, the collision of two Indian passenger trains in Odisha state has resulted in 288 deaths and more than 850 injuries, a state government official told AFP on Saturday. One passenger train is thought to have derailed before being struck by another on the adjacent track

Cork Indian Nurses to host Summer Fest on 11th June

Cork Indian Nurses (COINNs) will be organising Summer Fest on Sunday 11th June. The festival will take place in the St. Finbarr’s National Club in Togher, Cork, from 9 am to 9 pm. Mexican dance, a karate demonstration, a performance by the Anugraha School of Dance in classical dance, tug-of-war, and belly dancing by Dublin’s

Cork Indian Nurses to host Summer Fest on 11th June

Cork Indian Nurses (COINNs) will be organising Summer Fest on Sunday 11th June. The festival will take place in the St. Finbarr’s National Club in Togher, Cork, from 9 am to 9 pm. Mexican dance, a karate demonstration, a performance by the Anugraha School of Dance in classical dance, tug-of-war, and belly dancing by Dublin’s

WhatsApp introduces new feature to edit messages

A new feature that is expected to transform WhatsApp will be introduced. WhatsApp users may now edit their sent messages to correct any mistakes, whether they were embarrassing typos or mistakenly pushing “send” before finishing your statement . But there’s a catch as the edit option will only be available for 15 minutes after the

Finglas Cricket Club begins summer cricket coaching camp

The Finglas Cricket Club, which has quickly become the favourite club of Irish cricket fans by presenting the best players in the sports world, is beginning its summer cricket camp. Both kids and adults are eligible to take advantage of this opportunity. The camp is open to players in the Blitz (5-7 years), Cubs (8-11