Vinu Devan 
Russia has blocked access to Facebook for its 146 million citizens amid the Ukraine invasion, a state regulator has said. The country’s communications watchdog, Roskomnadzor, said the social media platform was blocked on day nine of the war due to “cases of discrimination against Russian media”. It comes a week after Russia limited access to … Read more
The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade, and Employment, Leo Varadkar, today welcomed preliminary data released by the Central Statistics Office which shows the value of services exports from Ireland rose to €285.6 billion in 2021, the highest level on record. This is an increase of 17% when compared to 2020. The largest increase was … Read more
More than 1.2 million people have left Ukraine since the fighting began, according to the UN refugee agency. More than 165,000 people left the country on Thursday, down slightly from Wednesday’s count and well under the nearly 200,000 on Tuesday, which amounted to the peak one-day outflow of people from Ukraine since the conflict began, … Read more
Former Australian cricketer, and considered the greatest leg-spinner in the history of the game, Shane Warne has died aged 52 following a suspected heart attack in Thailand on Friday, 4 March. He was 52 and is survived by his three children with former wife Simone Callahan. Warne passed away in Koh Samui in Thailand and his … Read more
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 4,033 PCR-confirmed cases of COVID-19. In addition, on Wednesday 3 March, 4,304 people registered a positive antigen test through the HSE portal. It brings the day’s cases to a combined total of 8,337. As of 8 am today, 670 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of whom … Read more
A man aged in his 60s has died in an accident on his farm in Co. Cork. Gardaí and the emergency services have attended the scene of the incident in the area of Drimoleague in the southwest of the county. The body of the man was recovered at around 3:30p.m yesterday. It is believed he … Read more
An Indian student has reportedly been shot at and injured in Ukrainian capital Kyiv, minister of state for civil aviation V.K. Singh said on Friday. Singh is in Poland currently to facilitate the evacuation of Indians stranded in war-hit Ukraine. “Today, we heard reports that a student leaving Kyiv was shot at. He was taken … Read more
Aldi Ireland today announced the opening of its new store in Caherciveen, Co. Kerry, its 150th store in Ireland since entering the Irish market in 1999. The store represents an investment of over €5 million in the local area and is creating up to 20 permanent jobs with market-leading pay, the discounter noted. 50 jobs … Read more
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 4,042 PCR-confirmed cases of COVID-19. In addition, on Wednesday 2 March, 4,746 people registered a positive antigen test through the HSE portal. There were 661 Covid patients in hospital, with 46 in ICU, at 8 amCOV this morning.
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses in relation to a serious road traffic accident that occurred in Dublin last week. The crash happened at around 7.05 pm on Merrion Road in Ballsbridge, involving two pedestrians and a car. A woman, aged in her 40s, was taken to St Vincent’s Hospital for treatment for serious injuries following … Read more
Okta, Inc. (NASDAQ:OKTA), the leading independent provider of identity, today announced that it will be opening a new office in Dublin’s Docklands, Ireland, where it intends to create 200 new jobs by 2024. Okta‘s identity and access management solutions help connect people and organisations by providing seamless and secure access. This new office opening is part … Read more
Gardai have arrested three men at Waterford Airport in relation to the seizure of €3.5 million worth of cocaine in the UK. The three men were arrested last week after disembarking from an aircraft that had arrived from Belgium via an airfield in the British midlands. Shortly after that plane had landed in the UK, … Read more
An Irish Medical student stuck in a Ukrainian city 50 kilometers from the Russian border says conversations with family at home keep her calm amid ongoing fighting. Racheal Diyaolu from Carlow is sheltering in student accommodation in the city of Sumy, while Ukraine’s army battles to prevent Russian forces from capturing the city. The 19-year-old … Read more
The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar today published two surveys on the Irish economy, which demonstrate the strength of Ireland’s economy despite the challenges posed by the pandemic and Brexit. The Annual Employment Survey 2021 finds that jobs in client companies of government agencies, Enterprise Ireland, the IDA and Údarás … Read more
Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, today awarded a total of €37.3 million to 62 collaborative research projects between academics and institutions in Ireland and in Northern Ireland under the first funding call from the North-South Research Programme. The North-South Research Programme is a collaborative … Read more