Vinu Devan 
Shein, a major Chinese online retailer of clothing, has opened an EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) headquarters in Dublin. According to the company, the city centre office will house Shein’s regional strategic IT centre and serve as the focus of the enterprise’s EMEA activities. Shein plans to hire 30 people in Dublin by the … Read more
Irish Distillers has confirmed that it will no longer export Jameson whiskey to Russia. The company’s decision to start selling products to Russia again last year drew criticism. Irish Distillers said today that its parent business Pernod Ricard has decided to stop exporting all of its international brands to Russia. Additionally, it would stop distributing … Read more
A home fire in West Clare overnight claimed the life of an elderly woman. According to reports, a neighbour who saw the fire at the home in Farrihy near Kilkee called the fire department just before 11 o’clock on Thursday. Along with paramedics from the National Ambulance Service and garda, units from the Kilkee and … Read more
The intensive care nurses at University Hospital Limerick started a work-to-rule strike on Friday morning. The hospital staffing shortage was described as a “unprecedented step” by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO). With all ICU beds still available for admissions, the INMO claimed the ICU is now running at a 22% staffing shortage. Mary … Read more
The US Department of Justice has announced that a YouTuber accused of intentionally crashing his plane to boost his views has decided to plead guilty to obstructing a federal investigation. According to a statement by the US attorney’s office, Trevor Jacob, 29, may spend up to 20 years in federal prison for deliberately destroying the … Read more
Inflation slowed for a second successive month in April, although food prices continued to rise significantly, according to the latest Central Statistics Office (CSO) consumer price index. The report show that inflation fell to 7.2% in the 12 months to April, down from 7.7% in March. This marked its lowest level in a year. Prices for housing, … Read more
An Oireachtas committee has heard that workers in the Republic of Ireland are 40% more productive than those in Northern Ireland.The gap is considerably greater in monetary terms, with Northern Ireland’s per capita income being less than half of that of the Republic of Ireland’s.Dr. Alan Barrett, CEO of the Economic and Social Research Institute … Read more
Following a complaint regarding a lady acting threateningly at a home on Clare Street, Garda arrived and tasered and detained a woman in Limerick city yesterday. Last night at 11.15 p.m., when they arrived, uniformed Garda met with a guy who had sustained minor arm injuries. A lady who stayed inside the house was acting … Read more
Gardai in Limerick are appealing for assistance in locating a male teenager who they claim attacked a woman while she was exercising along a well-known running path in the city. According to the Garda, a lady in her mid-20s was struck in the face by a male when she was jogging on the Canal Bank in … Read more
The Minister for Justice is recruiting practising barristers and solicitors for the part-time position of Review Officer on the Garda Compensation Review Panel. The Garda Síochána (Compensation) Act 2022 (“the Act”) commenced on the 10 April 2023. The new 2022 Act repealed and replaced the Garda Síochána (Compensation) Acts 1941-1945 and introduced a new statutory scheme that … Read more
For some data charges incurred in 2016 and 2017, refunds totaling more than €700,000 will be given to almost 55,000 users of the mobile phone service provider Meteor. The communications regulator ComReg conducted an inquiry and found that Meteor had violated rules requiring it to inform users of out-of-bundle data prices at that time. “Meteor … Read more
Price cuts for own-brand bread are now being announced by Tesco Ireland, Aldi, and Lidl. The three stores will reduce the cost of their breads by 10 cents starting on Thursday. Tesco said that all of its own-brand sliced pans will be reduced in price, with the exception of the 800g white sliced pan, which … Read more
A man in his late 30s has died in a workplace incident in Co. Wexford. The incident occurred at 9.15 a.m. while he was working on a building site in Gorey. Gardaí and emergency services rushed to the scene and it is understood the man, a native of Co Wexford, was pronounced dead at the … Read more
The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin, and the Minister of State for Sport and Physical Education, Thomas Byrne, today reopened the application process for the Sports Energy Support Scheme. The purpose of the €35 million Fund, which was secured as part of Budget 2023, is to support the rising … Read more
Based on recent data, the number of registrations for electric vehicles in Ireland have increased by 46% so far this year. According to the Central Statistics Office, there were 9,828 new electric vehicles in the first four months of this year compared to 6,748 in the first four months of 2022. In comparison to 13% … Read more