Vinu Devan 
Ireland is being heralded as having a ‘brain gain’ jobs market, with staff flocking here after the pandemic. This week’s job figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show unemployment at a record 21-year low of 4.2 percent. Employers warn there are still pockets of difficulty – but overall, we’re performing really well. Speaking to Newstalk, … Read more
A 12-year-old British boy with brain damage at the centre of a legal battle over whether to continue his life support system died on Saturday after a hospital ended treatment, his family said. The parents of Archie Battersbee made unsuccessful appeals at Britain’s highest courts and the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) against ending … Read more
Ring, an Amazon company, has announced that it will hire its first 30 employees in Ireland. From its Amazon office in Cork, the home security business will provide about 30 technical customer support roles; however, the new workers are also permitted to work from home if they so choose. By the end of the year, … Read more
The Taoiseach has released four white-tailed sea eagle chicks into the wild as part of a long-term initiative to re-establish a population of the once-extinct native bird. These white-tailed Eagle chicks arrived at Kerry Airport on Friday, July 1st this year, as part of a long-term wildlife reintroduction project. The 2022 phase of this landmark … Read more
Following an incident in Arklow, County Wicklow, on Tuesday morning, a man in his 40s is in serious condition in the hospital.Garda officials are requesting witnesses to the assault. The attack took place at a home in the Ashfield estate, Arklow, Co. Wicklow, at around 2.30 am on Tuesday, August 2. Garda were alerted of … Read more
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is urging members of the public not to feed horses and donkeys without the owner’s permission. Many of us are enjoying walks along boreens and village roads this summer and will likely get the opportunity to see horses and donkeys up close. The Department is urging people, … Read more
Gardaí have seized cocaine worth €8.4 million, which was flown into Co Longford, on a private plane. Two men have been arrested and the plane was also seized by gardaí. The 120-kilo haul was seized when officers attached to the Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau, supported by other units, intercepted two vehicles shortly … Read more
According to the Central Statistics Office’s most recent data, autodiesel volumes decreased by 2% in June 2022 compared to the same month previous year. Autodiesel clearances dropped 2% from June 2021 to June 2022, totaling 298 million litres. Compared to June 2018, autodiesel clearances were 1% lower and remained unchanged from June 2019. This is … Read more
Vera Pauw’s Ireland have climbed to 26th in the latest Fifa World Rankings. The World Cup aspirants moved up one spot to 26th after a dominant win against Georgia in Tbilisi, moving them into the top 16 of the European countries. Since Pauw took charge in 2019, the team has moved up six places overall … Read more
Lidl Ireland has announced that it will remove the mandatory retirement age clause for all current and prospective employees. This indicates that all employees will have the choice to continue working after the age of 65. The low-cost supermarket chain said it is the first company in Ireland to announce the removal of the mandatory … Read more
According to the Banking Payments Federation Ireland, 297,000 new personal current accounts opened in 2022. (BPFI). Each week, 11,000 new personal current accounts were created on average. Through June and throughout the first part of July, the number of personal current accounts grew steadily. In the four weeks that ended on July 8th, about 71,000 … Read more
At Ballybunion beach in County Kerry, two drowning victims, both reported to be in their 40s, have passed away. It is believed that they were a brother and sister who were tourists in the area. Soon after 6 o’clock yesterday, when the man washed up on the shore, a teenager called the authorities. The Ballybunion … Read more
97 new cases of monkeypox have been reported in Ireland, according to the HPSC’s most recent data. More than 25,000 cases of the virus have been confirmed in Europe, North America and other countries worldwide where it is not endemic. The majority of confirmed cases in Ireland, according to the HPSC, are not related to … Read more
A woman was rescued overnight on Wednesday from the eastern slope of Mount Brandon, where she had been walking alone, and is now recovering in the hospital. The West Kerry call out was the second call out of the day for the Kerry Mountain Rescue Team. Earlier on Wednesday night, at around 8.30 pm, the … Read more
Amazon has officially opened its first Irish warehouse in Co Dublin, creating 500 new permanent jobs to help meet customer demand. The state-of-the-art fulfilment centre, will provide faster delivery for customers across Ireland seven days a week, including one-day delivery on hundreds of thousands of items. The company confirmed that the so-called fulfilment centre, located … Read more