Minister Coveney opens DFA Heads of Mission Conference

Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney opened a 3-day Conference for the Department of Foreign Affairs’ Ambassadors, Consuls General, and other senior officials from headquarters and missions abroad. The Conference is the first in-person gathering of senior management since the onset of COVID-19, and takes place against the backdrop of a devastating war in Ukraine. … Read more

Recall notice for popular chocolate ice cream bar due to the presence of pesticide

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland have recalled a popular chocolate ice cream bar due to the presence of an unauthorised pesticide The affected batch of Mars Bounty Ice Cream bars is being recalled due to the presence of the unauthorised pesticide ethylene oxide. Ethylene oxide is a pesticide that is not permitted for use … Read more

MGS Manufacturing Ltd announces €7 million investment in Co. Kildare facility

MGS’s ambitious expansion plans for its Leixlip plant in Kildare were announced today by Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar. MGS Manufacturing’s plans are being driven by the company’s continued success and growth within the healthcare sector. Focusing on the manufacture of high precision medical device components has expedited the company’s … Read more

Covid 19: 12,208 new cases and 1,081 patients in hospital, including 55 in ICU

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 1,715 PCR-confirmed cases of COVID-19. In addition, on Sunday 10 April, 2,049 people registered a positive antigen test through the HSE portal. On Saturday 9 April, the HPSC was notified of 2,756 PCR-confirmed cases of COVID-19. 2,521 people registered a positive antigen test through the … Read more

Basic Income for the Arts pilot scheme opens tomorrow

Applications for the Basic Income for the Arts pilot scheme will be welcomed from 1pm tomorrow (12 April) through the online portal at gov.ie/BasicIncomeArts . The scheme is being run by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media. The Basic Income for the Arts pilot scheme will examine, over a three year period, the … Read more

Nikon Precision Europe to expand operations with new office at Kildare Innovation Campus

Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar announced plans by Nikon Precision Europe (NPE) to expand its operations with the opening of its new offices on Kildare Innovation Campus. The offices will form part of its worldwide support network.This expansion was supported by the Irish Government through IDA Ireland.NPE has been in … Read more

Bus fares outside Dublin to be reduced from Monday

Bus fares on all subsidised public transport services provided by Bus Eireann and Local Link outside the greater Dublin area are to be reduced by an average of 20 percent from Monday. The plan to cut public transport fares was announced by Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan in February and was among the measures included … Read more

Leaving cert oral exams postponed for 500 students

Around 500 Leaving Certificate students had their Irish oral examinations postponed this weekend due to examiners being unable to attend because of high levels of Covid in society. The State Examinations Commission (SEC) said “deferring these examinations at short notice is a necessary step due to the high rates of Covid-19 in society”. Seven different … Read more

Ministers for Health establish the new Covid-19 advisory group

Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly, and Minister of State with responsibility for Public Health, Wellbeing, and the National Drugs Strategy, Frank Feighan, have today announced the establishment of a COVID-19 Advisory Group. The advisory group will be chaired by Chief Medical Officer Dr. Tony Holohan. The group will advise the Minister for Health and Government … Read more

Tesco recalls Digestive Biscuits due to possible presence of small metal pieces

Tesco is recalling their own-brand Digestive biscuits because they may contain small pieces of metal which make it unsafe to eat. The recall relates to the 160 gram ‘Tesco Free From Digestive Biscuits’ with a best before the date of March 2023. If you have bought the above product, It can return to the store … Read more

Minister Martin meets with Oleksandr Tkachenko, Ukraine’s Minister for Culture and Information Policy

Minister Catherine Martin met with Oleksandr Tkachenko, Minister for Culture and Information Policy, Ukraine, to discuss Ireland’s support for Ukraine. Discussions focussed on making Ukrainian news and content available to Ukrainian people in Ireland, cultural programmes in Ireland available to people arriving from Ukraine and cooperation on the conservation and restoration of Ukraine’s cultural heritage. … Read more