Vinu Devan 
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for June 2022 rose slightly to 4.8%, up from a rate of 4.7% in May 2022 and down from 6.3% in June 2021, according to the Central Statistics Office. The seasonally adjusted number of persons unemployed was 134,900 in June 2022, compared to 128,100 in May 2022. There was a decrease … Read more
The fifth Test between England and India has been under racism row as a section of Indian cricket fans were racially abused towards the final moments of the fourth day of the fifth Test between India and England at Edgbaston. A number of allegations were made on Twitter on Monday evening after the end of … Read more
International building services engineering consultancy, Norman Disney & Young [a Tetra Tech Company] (NDY) has announced plans to expand its newly established Irish operation with a commitment to build its technical and leadership team by adding up to 20 staff here. NDY is actively recruiting engineers in Ireland, in core engineering disciplines such as mechanical … Read more
The Government has announced that the back-to-school allowance is to increase by 100 euros per child, as part of a 67 million euro package announced to help with the cost-of-living crisis. The €67 million package includes €50 million for Social Welfare Measures and an additional €17 million for Education Measures. The announcement was made by … Read more
An Irishman has died and another has been seriously injured following a horror road collision in USA after the vehicle they were in flipped over and burst into flames. Both of the men involved in the incident, which happened in Oregon, are Irish citizens. Hillsboro Police say it happened at 4.31 am on Sunday when … Read more
“Significant progress” was made in infant and maternity care in 2021, despite the challenges of Covid-19, Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has said while launching the National Women and Infants Health Programme’s Annual Report for 2021. The National Women and Infants Health Programme was established in the HSE to lead the management, organisation and delivery of … Read more
Trailstone Group, a global energy, and technology company announced plans to open a new office location in Sligo, Ireland, creating up to 20 new jobs over the next 3 years for the North West region and top tech talent graduating from the Atlantic Technological University Sligo. Trailstone provides risk management, asset optimisation, and energy trading … Read more
Almost 4,000 people have received illness benefits for long covid after receiving enhanced illness benefits (EIB) for up to 10 weeks prior. According to the Irish Examiner report, 3,783 people suffering from long covid received illness benefit, while 478,485 people received a short-term work-related covid payment called enhanced illness benefit. The maximum weekly payment for EIB … Read more
A man in his 60s has been seriously injured by three men during a robbery at his home in Co Carlow last Saturday. Gardaí are investigating the incident which saw the man seriously assaulted by three other males at his home in the Sleaty Street area of Graiguecullen on Saturday night. A sum of money … Read more
Ryanair had its busiest month ever in June as it flew 15.9 million passengers, up from just 5.3 million a year earlier and topping a previous high set in May. Its load factor, which measures how well an airline is filling available seats, reached 95% for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 … Read more
The government has approved over €70m Shared Island fund for cross-border initiatives including the continued restoration of the Ulster Canal. Shared Island Fund will support new cross-border initiatives on climate action, EV charging, sustainable tourism and recreation, and the arts. Cross-border local authority partnerships progressing new investment projects. The government allocated €70.4m from the Shared … Read more
A woman in her 20s who was arrested as part of an investigation into a hit and run in Limerick that left an off-duty Garda seriously injured has been released without charge. The off-duty Garda, who was a cyclist discovered with serious injuries shortly after 7 pm on Thursday 30 June. The hit and run … Read more
The government’s new Covid-19 Loan scheme is to be launched on Monday for small to medium size businesses struggling to cope with the impacts of the pandemic. The loans will range from €25,000 up to €1.5 m and provide lines of credit for up to six years, according to the Irish Examiner. Businesses including farmers, … Read more
The Department of Education confirmed that as of 30 June 7,285 Ukrainian pupils have been enrolled in schools across Ireland. Out of that figure, 5,047 of these pupils have been accommodated in primary schools while 2,238 pupils have enrolled in post-primary schools. The data is based on schools enrolling children and entering the data in … Read more
Minister Catherine Martin has welcomed the announcement by Music Network of funding totalling €306,096 awarded to performing groups and professional musicians through the Music Capital Scheme. This round of funding, under the Music Capital Scheme, is divided between 28 non-professional performing groups (€165,156), 18 individual talented musicians (€100,940) as well as 9 emerging professional performing musicians … Read more