The Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys, has announced the start of the National Fuel Allowance Scheme for the 2022/23 Season. The €400 lump-sum payment for all households in receipt of the Fuel Allowance will be paid on the week commencing November 14th. The additional payment was announced as part of Budget 2023, bringing the … Read more
Casc, a manufacturing firm based in Lisburn, is investing £1.7 million in its operations, which will result in the creation of 26 new employment as well as skill development programmes for its existing workforce. Casc provides renewable energy project management and skilled labour services. It also fabricates metal for the engineering, construction, and utility industries. … Read more
Additional funding for families who provide accommodation for students under the Irish Colleges system has been approved by the Minister of State for the Gaeltacht. While visiting the Galway Gaeltacht, the Minister of State for the Gaeltacht and Sport, and Government Chief Whip, Jack Chambers, announced that he has approved an almost 10% or €1 … Read more
A woman in her 50s has died in a road traffic collision in Stradbally, Co Laois. She died when she and another pedestrian were hit by a car in the Dunamase area outside Stradbally. The incident occurred at approximately 1.10 pm on Friday. Her body has since been transported to Midland Regional Hospital in Portlaoise, … Read more
The Minister for Public Expenditure & Reform Michael McGrath T.D. has today welcomed the announcement from the Public Service Committee of the Irish Congress of Trades Unions that all of the affiliated unions taking part in the ballot voted in favor of the proposals to extend the current Building Momentum public service pay agreement to … Read more
Houses, regardless of location, may now install unlimited solar panels on their rooftops without any requirement for planning permission (subject to certain conditions) Exemptions also apply to rooftops of industrial buildings, business premises, community and educational buildings, places of worship, health buildings, libraries, certain public utility sites, and farms. Certain restrictions continue to apply, including … Read more
Kranthi Ireland launched a local Shopping campaign with the slogan “Shop Local Help Own Lives”. Kranthi Ireland, the cultural, and social organisation of people of the Indian diaspora in Ireland, aims to provide a forum where members get to blend with the progressive values of Ireland and its unique tradition and culture of theirs. As … Read more
Fingal County Council has approved a 348-unit apartment scheme as part of a mixed-use development in Blanchardstown. Blanche Retail Nominees Ltd, which is owned by BNY Mellon, plans to build six apartment buildings with up to 13 stories on land next to Blanchardstown Library that is now used for parking. To facilitate the development, the … Read more
Fingal County Council’s Events Unit is pleased to announce that it is accepting applications for financial assistance for Festivals and Events taking place in 2023. The scheme offers an opportunity for funding under three Strands for Festival & Events taking place in 2023. The three strands of Events and Festivals funding are: S1: Delivery and … Read more
Financial services multinational Sun Life is now looking to grow its team and is currently hiring for a number of tech positions, including associate engineers, information security analysts, and an information security specialist. The company reopened its Waterford office last week following a renovation. The office originally opened in 1998 and has been a base for more … Read more
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has launched the new Farmer and Animal Welfare Network (FAWN). This new initiative sees the fulfillment of a commitment to the Department’s Animal Welfare Strategy 2021-2025, with the renewal and rebranding of what had previously been the Early Warning System (EWS). “I congratulate Dr. Feeney Reid … Read more
The International Monetary Fund is once again lowering its projections for global economic growth in 2023, projecting world economic growth lower by four trillion dollars (£3.5 trillion) through to 2026. Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the IMF, told an audience at Georgetown University in Washington DC on Thursday that “things are more likely to get … Read more
A man in his 30s has been arrested in relation to a fatal assault on a man who was attending a funeral in Co Kerry on Wednesday. He was arrested in the early hours of this morning in Cork and is currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at Tralee Garda … Read more
A woman in her 80s has died following a two-car collision in Co Mayo, which happened on Saturday, September 24. One of the vehicles ended up overturning on to its roof after the crash. Gardai are appealing for witnesses after the fatal collision at Liscosker, Kilkelly resulted in one of the vehicles overturning onto its roof. … Read more
Minister Coveney announced significant improvements in pay and allowances for new recruits Minister said the government will now implement two of the pay-related recommendations of the Commission on the Defence Forces report. The Report reveals that all personnel of Private 3 Star/Able Seaman rank will be paid the full rate of MSA applicable to the … Read more