Vinu Devan 
New and improved bus routes, as well as additional capacity, have been announced for Limerick and many other counties. Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan and Minister of State Hildegarde Naughton announced the routes, saying the new and improved routes link Limerick to its hinterland and nationally as part of the new Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility … Read more
Ellie Goulding has revealed the release date of her fifth studio album, which will be released early next year. Higher Than Heaven, her first album since Brightest Blue in 2020, is set to be released on February 3rd, 2023. Along with the album announcement, the 35-year-old singer released a new song from the album called … Read more
The Living Wage Technical Group (LWTG) has suggested that the reference hourly living wage rate be increased to €13.85 per hour, a 7.4% increase over last year’s suggested rate of €12.90 per hour. The LWTG is a group founded in 2014 by trade unions and NGOs to develop a methodology for calculating the living wage, … Read more
Due to the previous day’s severe weather, water poured into the Dáil and Seanad chambers. Leinster House has just recently been renovated. Cathal Crowe, a Fianna Fáil TD, was speaking at the moment the problem was identified. He said: “To the Leas-Cheann Comhairle, should it be suspended? [Dáil sitting]. It’s been inspected by some of … Read more
Grifols, a pharmaceutical company, is expanding its operations in Dublin with the opening of a new specialty unit and the creation of up to 200 jobs. Grifols has over 300 employees at its worldwide production and supply base in Dublin. It intends to increase the number of employees at the facility to roughly 500 over … Read more
An Indian national with a permit to work in an Irish restaurant has won his High Court challenge to a judgment that denied his visa application because he could not demonstrate sufficient skills in tandoori chicken cooking. Ms. Justice Marguerite Bolger ruled that the Minister of Justice’s decision was “legally faulty” for a number of … Read more
The Central Bank is scheduled to announce revisions to the mortgage lending rules on Wednesday. People can currently borrow just three and a half times their salary. There are also strict requirements when it comes to deposits required to secure a property. The stringent criteria have been criticised for keeping numerous potential purchasers out of the … Read more
Netflix has reversed previous member losses with a midsummer increase in the United States, ahead of the launch of a cheaper version of the video streaming service that will contain advertisements for the first time. It added 2.4 million subscribers between July and September, the US corporation said on Tuesday, reversing a 1.2 million customer … Read more
Following a series of searches as part of Operation Tara, Gardai arrested five persons and seized drugs worth about €350,000. A raid on a house in Dundalk, Co Louth, discovered €200,000 in cannabis. Gardai in Swords, Co Dublin, seized €110,000 in cannabis. Following the second search of a house in Blanchardstown, Dublin, a fresh batch of cannabis … Read more
Businesses that have opened in the last year will be able to avail of an energy grant scheme that was initially limited to those that had been established for longer, Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe said on Tuesday. The Government introduced the €1.25 billion scheme in last month’s budget, providing businesses such as hotels, shops, … Read more
The unadjusted exports of goods in August increased by €6.3 billion to €19.5 billion compared with August last year, according to the Central Statistics Office report. The unadjusted imports for August 2022 were valued at €12.5 billion, an increase of more than €4.7 billion on August 2021. Comparing the first eight months of 2022 with … Read more
Met Eireann has issued a Status Orange rain warning for five counties from 10 pm tonight until midnight on Thursday.. Cork, Kerry, Waterford, Wicklow, and Wexford are among the counties affected by the alert. Met Éireann forecasts heavy rain tonight and tomorrow, with thundery downpours and isolated floods possible. The national weather agency predicted disruption. … Read more
One in every three students has “seriously considered” leaving college for personal, financial, or other reasons. According to a recent student survey, eight out of ten would return to the same college if they dropped out. StudentSurvey.ie, Ireland’s largest annual survey of students’ experiences in higher education, has looked for the first time at the … Read more
The State Examinations Commission will issue the 2022 Junior Cert results on Wednesday 23 November. This year’s results will be published in schools on November 23, and candidates will also be able to see their results online beginning at 4 p.m. on that date. The State Examinations Commission cites a lack of examiners and the … Read more
EIRSAT-1, Ireland’s first satellite, is expected to launch into space between late January and late February from the European Space Agency’s centre in French Guiana on a four-year mission. Tánaiste Leo Varadkar called the effort a “big moment” for Ireland’s space sector and a “huge spin-off” for Irish firms and institutions. He was speaking after … Read more